Coquet Park First School

Monday

Luckily, the weather was kind to us and rained while we were eating lunch inside, then the sun came out for our first activity – Bell Boating on the reservoir. For our first activity, we split into three teams and set off on the water. We battled the windy conditions, showed great resilience and teamwork to make it to the other side. When we got to the other side, we discovered some giant spinning chairs that could spin around to make a flower shape. Mrs Cairns and Miss Foster took a twirl. The way back was even harder because we were paddling against the strong wind. Thankfully, we had Jonny on the speed boat who kept us on track. Mrs Glenwright’s and Mrs Willson’s group kept shouting Coca Cola because they thought the water looked like coke. On the walk back it began to rain but we are now busy in our rooms playing games and starting to phone home. Later this evening, we plan to go on a hike around the site before getting ourselves ready for bed. Fingers crossed for a good sleep so that we’re ready for action tomorrow!

Wednesday

We’ve had four seasons in one today, we’ve had hail, rain, wind but eventually the sun shone through during our visit to the Birds of Prey Centre. This morning, we continued to complete the activities in our three groups. We took part in climbing, crate stacking, archery or low ropes. The children are becoming much more confident in the harness now and are challenging themselves to go further. They are also becoming more independent and everyone has had a chance to clean up after meals under the guidance of Mrs G. I’m sure you’ll be looking forward to them using these new acquired skills at home!! The children all had a go at holding a Bird of Prey today and took part in the show. We actually had the centre to ourselves as no one else wanted to brave the rain! We’ve just finished dinner and are getting ready for our evening activity of pioneering where we’ll need our team work and listening to complete the challenges before settling down for bed.

So sorry about the late posts and fewer photos but the WiFi is incredibly slow here.

Friday

Sadly it's our last day in this incredible place, but we're looking forward to returning home and telling you all about it. We've got fantastic memories of our trip away that we'll cherish forever. This morning we split into two groups to complete some Bushcraft challenges. To make a fire and to create a shelter using only the tools that nature provided. A super fun (albeit tricky) task. The bus journey home was quieter than the one here with many children taking the opportunity to have a little snooze. We're predicting early nights all round with dreams of our wonderful trip. Thanks to everyone - children, staff and the Hawkhirst team for making this trip amazing.