Hello all!
Year 4’s residential to Herd Farm was absolutely fantastic! For some of the children, it was their first time staying away from home but they all were incredibly mature and were having too much fun to worry about much else. After we arrived, we made our beds, had dinner and went for a moon walk. The children found some geocaches, which are hidden, by GPS.
They all completed three different activities; the giant swing, the zip-wire and bushcraft. The most nerve-wracking activity was the giant swing but nearly everyone overcame their fears and had a go, even if that meant just sitting on it. Some went to the very top!
The zip-wire was great fun because they could go down in pairs. They could share the nerves and the excitement. Who could get to the bottom first?! The trickiest part was having to run back up the hill to pass the rope back!
Finally, bushcraft consisted of three activities; foraging, den-building and fire making. We foraged for different plants that we could eat such as nettles, wild garlic and ‘Jack By The Bush’. We learnt that if we can’t identify it, we can’t eat it! The children then made dens in the woods with anything they could find and finally, we used flint to build a fire and roasted marshmallows. Look who also found an antler!
All of the staff were impressed at how enthusiastic and brave our class were. At each meal time, the children helped to set the tables. They sat and ate their amazing food and some helped to tidy and clear up too!
I hope the children managed to get a good nights sleep on Friday night – I know we did!
Miss Birch, Mrs Charlesworth, Miss Gilliland and Ms Canning
