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Outdoor Adventure

Wow! What a day. After a monster breakfast we set off on our adventure. We started by climbing Hound Tor where we went “weaselling”. This basically involves crawling like weasels through tiny crevices in the granite rocks. Lots of challenging routes were navigated including the toblerone of doom and the king kong tower. We had […]

Night walk

Breakfast

After a beautiful nightwalk (photo to follow) we came back for hot chocolate and flapjacks before heading off to bed. We all slept really well and have just filled up on breakfast ready for the busy day ahead. Thanks for all your comments.

Team building

We have had  an excellent afternoon, working together in teams, completing various challenges. First we had to complete an orienteering course. We had to work out how to cross the river of lava, how to transport cups of water through the dark tunnels and how to transport a ball without touching it. Just chilling out […]

Lunchtime

22 beds made in record time. Having lunch now before embarking on our first adventure!

Arrival

We have arrived safely Pixies Holt. A great trip down through the Devon countryside. 

Rosemoor Garden

We had a lovely day at Rosemoor. We travelled there on a big bus. The teddy bears had all gone and hid in the woods. We had to follow the trail in order to find them all. Then we went on a bug hunt and found all sorts of fantastic creepy crawlies! After a story,we […]

Wise Owls

Stroxworthy Farm

Cranford class had a fantastic trip to Stroxworthy Farm today. We rode on a trailer to get there, being pulled along behind a tractor. We had a great time feeding the calves and giving them water to drink. We also saw the dairy cows and had a tour of the milking parlour. We learned all […]

Forest Fun

Cranford Class had a fantastic day out at Burford Woods. It was great to be able to explore and investigate in the natural environment. The children worked together to build dens and erect hammocks. We went hunting for bears and played in the mud. We even had time to do some cooking on the campfire. […]

Clovelly Trip

We had a fantastic time on our trip to Clovelly today. Larry showed us around the lifeboat station and explained how everything works. We also made our own pots. A glorious picnic in the harbour and ice creams in the sun rounded off a lovely day.

Baby Chicks

After three extraordinarily long weeks our chicks have started to hatch! So far we have three.

Bug hunt

Today, we for a bug hunt to try and find a hungry caterpillar. Then we all tried to move like bugs. We crawled, slithered, hopped, flew and wriggled.

Creepy Crawlies

Cranford class investigated the similarities and differences in the wide diversity of creepy crawlies that we found. Which is your favourite?

Rosemoor

Today, Cranford and Sunflowers had a brilliant day out at Rosemoor. We used all our senses to explore the beautiful gardens. We enjoyed making our potions and had a lovely time in the playpark.

Goodbye Paignton

After a fantastic few days at Paignton we are finally on our way home. This morning our workshop was all about habitats and adaptations. We learned all about camouflage and the different defence mechanisms that animals have. The hotel and zoo have both commented on how well the children have behaved. They have been a […]

Black Macaques video

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Baby Giraffe and other photos

Due to inclement weather conditions Captain Ashley unfortunately had to cancel our boat trip. Instead we are having a movie night with hot chocolates. Lots of tired children tonight. I forgot the photo of the baby giraffe earlier (sorry Mr Cole) so am including it now. I’m also including some previous photos in higher definition […]

Sulawesi Black Macaques

This afternoon we had a workshop to learn about the black macaques. We heard how their numbers are declining due to hunting and deforestation. We made enrichment feeders for them and threw them into their enclosure for them to find. Then we had some free time around the zoo. We managed to see the baby […]

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