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