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Pixie Photos
Posted on May 1, 2018 | By spenningtonwoolsery | 10 responses
Outdoor Adventure
Posted on May 1, 2018 | By spenningtonwoolsery | 3 responses
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
Posted on May 1, 2018 | By spenningtonwoolsery | 7 responses
Breakfast
Posted on May 1, 2018 | By spenningtonwoolsery | 12 responses
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
Posted on April 30, 2018 | By spenningtonwoolsery | 20 responses
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
Posted on April 30, 2018 | By spenningtonwoolsery | 9 responses
22 beds made in record time. Having lunch now before embarking on our first adventure!
Arrival
Posted on April 30, 2018 | By spenningtonwoolsery | 4 responses
We have arrived safely Pixies Holt. A great trip down through the Devon countryside.
Rosemoor Garden
Posted on April 25, 2018 | By spenningtonwoolsery | 1 response
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
Posted on September 20, 2017 | By spenningtonwoolsery | 2 responses
Stroxworthy Farm
Posted on September 15, 2017 | By spenningtonwoolsery | 6 responses
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
Posted on July 14, 2017 | By spenningtonwoolsery
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
Posted on June 14, 2017 | By spenningtonwoolsery | 2 responses
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
Posted on May 17, 2017 | By spenningtonwoolsery | 3 responses
After three extraordinarily long weeks our chicks have started to hatch! So far we have three.
Bug hunt
Posted on May 11, 2017 | By spenningtonwoolsery
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
Posted on May 11, 2017 | By spenningtonwoolsery
Cranford class investigated the similarities and differences in the wide diversity of creepy crawlies that we found. Which is your favourite?
Rosemoor
Posted on April 28, 2017 | By spenningtonwoolsery
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
Posted on April 26, 2017 | By spenningtonwoolsery | 4 responses
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
Posted on April 25, 2017 | By spenningtonwoolsery | 1 response
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Baby Giraffe and other photos
Posted on April 25, 2017 | By spenningtonwoolsery | 16 responses
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
Posted on April 25, 2017 | By spenningtonwoolsery | 14 responses
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 […]