Some Osmington Pics

Osmington Day 5

Well it had to eventually arrive, although I don't quite think the children are ready to go home. Leaving day and everything is packed into one small room, we've had breakfast and it is almost time for activities.

The children have had an amazing experience, although it is not over yet. Quad biking and Jacob's ladder for some, indoor climbing and zip wire for others. What a final morning!!!

See you all later, but not until we've had lots more fun and overcome a few more challenges.

Osmington Day 4 - Sorry it's late!

Bags packed (mostly), children asleep (mostly) and teachers exhausted (completely)! Our final night in Osmington and wow how the week has flown! We have had another amazing day today, beach walking, zip wire, quad biking, abseiling, climbing, sensory trail and problem solving were all on offer and this evening brought the disco! Gladrags on, the children danced the night away to such classic dances as YMCA and Cotton Eyed Joe. It was also great to see them boogieing to tunes we had never heard before! The children enjoyed the range of activities and threw themselves into the different sessions and showed great determination to challenge themselves. We have been so impressed by their sense of fun and eagerness to succeed, one of the quad bike groups managed to beat the camp record of with 8 children completing the course without touching the tyres or crashing! The children have all pushed themselves out of their comfort zone which is what it is all about. We were very proud! See you tomorrow to hear the adventures first hand!!

Osmington Day 3

The weather has been different – rain, wind and sun but not in that order!!!! 

This morning we all did different activities such as abseiling, orienteering, problem solving and Jacob’s ladder which were good fun but then, after lunch we all went on a major hike together. One of the highlights was the stop at the ice cream shop where, despite the rain, we enjoyed different flavours although the Turkish delight ran out before the teachers got to it! Rain definitely did not stop play as we rambled across the coastal paths hearing tales of smugglers and King George. The waves were crashing and the rain was horizontal as we climbed yet another hill – there seem to lots locally unlike Fareham! Tonight’s activity was Cluedo where the children interviewed “witnesses” and solved the crime! All were ready for bed and even remembered to clean their teeth!! All are looking for another action packed day tomorrow!!

Osmington day 2

 Hello from day 2 at Osmington!

What a fantastic Tuesday! Dry all day and four fabulous activities. Today we have been; jumping off telegraph poles, exploring underground tunnels, swinging high into the sky and crawling through mud whilst blindfolded. After all that excitement, we have also been hiking around Osmington village in the dark. We can assure you, there are a few more tired faces than last night.

Trapeze if a personal favourite of ours, where the children have to challenge themselves to the limit and conquer their fears. Climbing up a telegraph pole on top of a windy hill and leaping into the sky would turn most people green, but every single one of the children gave it their all. They loved it.

There is brand new tunnel trail complex in Osmington this year. The children crawled through both large and small tunnels exploring the underground complex. The fabled light switch and tunnel to the beach seemed to elude them this time but they had lots of fun none the less.

Giant swing has to be one of the absolute highlights for the group. Strapped in in tandem, two children are hauled by everyone else high into the air and then propelled into a massive swinging arc. In all likelyhood, you would have heard the screams in Fareham.    

Sensory trail involved blindfolds, obsticles and mud. Loads of mud. Oh how the teachers enjoyed that one!   

An action packed day of excitement. More to come tomorrow. The children are in bed and sleeping (mostly). More updates tomorrow. Thanks. 

Osmington 2014 Day 1

So we have arrived safely to a wet but still Osmington Bay. The children are all very excited and looking forward to an action packed day tomorrow. We have had a tour and eaten a hearty dinner and are now looking forward to campfire (which is unfortunately indoors due to the weather). The accommodation is excellent, set up on the hill and we have a great view of Portland. (France as the instructors tell the children.) Check back tomorrow for a bigger update and some pics. Remember to leave comments if you wish! Hope you’re having a quiet night, someone has to be………..

Osmington Bay 2014!!!!

Check here for all your Osmington updates!! The children are very excited and we're off in just over 2 hours. Let's hope the weather clears up!

Production update

We have held a successful dress rehersal today and it went very well. We had fantastic feedback from KS1 and EYFS and are now looking forward to the big night. Well done to everyone for your hardwork, keep it up we're almost there!

Forget the Golden Compass, this was the Golden Frying Pan!

Year 5/6 competed in the annual pancake tossing contest today to see who would hold the glorious trophy of the Golden Frying Pan for the year. It was a fearsomely contested event, with a strong drive from Class 9 lead by the rapid Saffron and |Class 11 were hot on their heels. However, when it comes to flipping and running there was only ever going to be one winner! THE MIGHTY CLASS 10!!!!!!!!! From Josh at the start to Mustafa at the end, our amazing pancake heroes were steady flippers and quick runners to a child. Well done Class 10, you did great!!!

Building the Solar System

Solar System

Our project was to make a solar system, to scale using a beanbag as the sun and also using a roll of toilet paper, from the staff toilets, which represents the distance from the sun to Neptune (the furthest planet from the sun).

We had a sheet of paper that had the distance from the sun in million km and it also said the average diameter of the planets in km. We thought that every square of toilet roll represented 60,000,000km. It turned out perfectly going into 75 squares of toilet paper with Neptune at the end.

We marked out the planets and went to find objects that were about the right size and placed them on the corresponding marks.

Then Mr Stubbs came out and took our photo.

We think that this project went very well seeing as we only had 1 hour to complete the project!!

-         Josh W, Declan, Darcey, David Y, Connor P, Emily SG and Ellie R

Book reviews

Book reviews are really helpful, as they share your thoughts with other children. Sometimes it can be difficult to find a really good book to read and you just need a helping hand.

Visit our blog - Read this book!

Add books that you would recommend and tell us a little bit about why this is. Remember to keep yourself safe online and only use your first name.

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UK Space Agency - DT

Class 9

Class 10

Class 11

Fair trade resources

Links to resources about fair trade

http://www.funkidslive.com/features/a-to-z-of-food-health-and-the-environment/f-is-for-fairtrade/

http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/what_is_fairtrade/default.aspx

http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/press_office/facts_figures.aspx

http://www.wbcoft.org.uk/Attachments/Fair%20Trade/Fantastic%20Facts.pdf

http://www.youtube.com/user/Fairtradefoundation

Dragon's Den comes to Redlands

Our focus this week has been on explanation texts. We were given a weird invention (such as electric jewellery or a Bed Piano) and had to explain how and why it worked.

This morning we put our explanations to the ultimate test. Intrepid entrepreneurs from Year 5/6 pitched to 4 fearsome dragons (Mr Harcombe, Mrs Bowie, Miss Cull and Miss Rogers) in order to gain investment for their weird inventions. We even had the theme music playing as the children walked up the stairs to the den.

Some were more successful than others but it was a brilliant experience all round. Here are some photos and thoughts from the children.

Slowly walking up the stairs, we hear the music going. Feeling nervous, prickles gradually climb up our backs. What are we doing? One step into the room, and there’s no going back! The dragons stare at us like ferocious bears and we’re two pieces of stake. The butterflies turn in our stomach as we spurt out our lines. Will they like it we wonder?

“Is there any questions?” we ask. Oh dear, there goes the pudding!

“What percentage of the business will you give us?” they say. There is a break of silence… We offer them 25% of our company, but they reject easily. There goes 45% of our company, but they want 50%, that just went too far. The cheek of 50%, how dare they!! We wonder if there would any more mad questions which they will try and smear on us. Our brains turn into a maze, there’s no way out!

We hear laughter and then see a sudden smirk one dragon making a fool of us! Nothing was funny, we were trying hard. First dragon… turns us down, second, third, fourth, we’re out!!

Safffon and Beth

Dragons Den

We crept up the stairs to hear the tune of Dragons’ Den. We opened the door to pure awkwardness, then I spoke, “Our product is the bed piano!” Mr Harcombe looked intrigued.

My partner, Annie, said her bit, I said mine, and then the presentation was over. There was lots of questioning asking, “How many will we make in a year?” I thought of £50,000 at first, then I thought, THAT’S TOO MUCH! So I backed down to £10,000, which was still too much, but I said that anyway, Annie looked at me with shock, I wonder what she was thinking but, Mr Harcombe looked at me like I was an fool, (which I was). He whipped out his calculator then said “£285” I was speechless, I knew it wasn’t EXACTLY £10,000, but £285

Most of the awkward questions stopped, that’s when they came to a conclusion…

Mr Harcombe,”Great idea! But you never thought it through, therefore, I’m out”

Mrs Bowie “I love the idea, Therefore, I’m going to make you an offer, £100,000 for the first year, 60% of the company.”

I talked to Annie and we both realized, “60% is a lot, BUT I’LL TAKE ANYTHING!” So we said yes to her offer. We both smiled vigorously.

Miss Cull “Love the idea, but same as Mr Harcombe, I’m out.”

Mrs Rogers “Same as Miss Cull, I’m out.”

We felt like jumping up and down in excitement, but instead, we just kept our cool.

By Sam and Annie

Dragons Den

When we found out we were going through, we were so nervous with excitement. As we walked up the stairs we were trembling with fear. Calmly, we knocked on the door KNOCK-KNOCK – we stepped in. Tristan fumbled for the page in the book. Our mouths were forced to open – a childish squeak came out. The four dragons gave us an eerie look, we knew that one wrong move and we could be OUT! We carefully explained our invention without a single mistake – our hands were shaking. After that it was time for the offers.  Mr Harcombe glared at us – “I shall give you 30K,” he said “If you stick to your other designs”. Tristan and I considered this offer. “I ask for 60% and I will give you 40K,” challenged Miss Cull. The other two dragons decided they were out because we had two great dragons to choose from. As Tristan and I quickly whispered we eventually became upon the idea of Mr Harcombe gave us the best offer. Joyfully we skipped out of the room our hearts beating with sudden happiness. We jumped into the classroom. “We are IN” we yelled. Loud applauses finished this nerve-racking experience! 

-Fran +Tristan

Homework reward film afternoon

Popcorn, cushions and minions, the Year 5/6 homework reward treat was a great success. We watched the incredibly funny Despicable Me 2 whist chomping down tons of popcorn! Well done to all those who received an invite, keep up the great work. For those who were not invited, make sure you get your homework in every week and you'll be invited to the next treat.

Stay posted for details of what the next treat will be.

Graffiti!

In art we have been studying graffiti and we have been trying some of our own to promote change in the world, to inspire people or to just express ourselves.

Hope you like our work....