This week, our big topic highlight was the highly-anticipated den building! After lots of fantastic contributions to our construction resources, Thursday arrived and we couldn’t wait to get started.
First, in class, we discussed what a den actually was, and all the equipment we would need to be successful. Our first task was to group ourselves into teams of four, which was easier said than done!
We divided our building resources between our groups and found an area in the hall. Thank you so much to everyone who contributed something!
One of the hardest parts was tying our resources together and making everything secure, but we worked together in our teams to make our dens as strong and sturdy as possible. There were a few times where an emergency evacuation was needed to rescue children from inside falling bed sheets, but we lived to tell the tale…
Some of us had the brilliant idea of having strength in numbers and decided to band together to form larger teams! What a great idea! (This came in very useful when it came to packing away some very confusing clothes horses.)
Once our dens were assembled, we walked carefully around the hall to give feedback to each group and to note ideas for how to improve our own!
Next, to enjoy the fruits of our labour, we all relaxed inside our dens with our books, using torches, and listened to music. We think we have the explorer life cracked!
We even invited other classes to come and see our hard work, and we escaped with only one collapsed den!
Finally, it was time to clear up. This was probably the most tiring part! We had to work together really well to make sure everything went back to how we found it.
We had a brilliant, but exhausting, day and we couldn’t have done it without your generosity, so thank you very much for sending in your supplies once again. We do, however, send our apologies to the fallen pegs that didn’t make it home.
Please look through our pictures from the day below!
-Mrs Burgess and Miss Wilson