Bude Residential for Year 5/6
Day 1 - Monday 13th June
19:35
We arrived safely and enjoyed a tour of the grounds. After checking into our 'cool' and 'wicked' accommodation the groups took part in fencing and abseiling. Free time was spent in the Pleasure Park before a feast of sausages, mash, beans and peas. Pudding was chocolate sponge with custard. Everyone gave thumbs up to the food and are now raring to go for our evening activity of 'It's a Knockout'.
Bye for now.
Day 2 - Tuesday 14th June
07:36
Rise and shine! We wake to a beautiful morning. All of the children slept well and are ready for breakfast and morning activities.
11:02
We have just finished our morning activities of fencing, climbing and wide games. Quick drink refill, application of sun cream, lunch and then an afternoon of canoeing.
12:49
Lunch finished, canoeing here we come!
Tuesday 14th June - A little message from the year 5 and year 6 children at Oakhurst, to you all at Bude.............
"We are sad that we couldn't be there with you but we are having so much fun at school with Mrs Dove and Mrs Smith. We have been doing lots of work about the weather. We are going to be doing art this afternoon - painting watercolour pictures.
We can't wait to see you all again! We have moved class for the week, and we are now in Houston which is interesting. Hope you are having fun. Andre and Matthew are lonely without the other guys! It is certainly very quiet without you all and especially quiet without Mr Evans!!"
19:04
Dinner over, a bit of free time before evening games.
See our view below:
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21:38
The children are now in bed and should sleep well after a day of climbing, fencing, games and canoeing. Fortunately Mr Burr's canoe was 'water free' as he was looking after the school camera and mobile phones, however everyone else ended up very wet!
Fingers crossed the rain stays away as we are having a tremendous time.
All of the children send their love.
Day 3
08:59
We have just finished breakfast (cereal, sausage, eggs, bacon and toast) and now the children are putting on their waterproofs for today's activities. Light rain is falling, but we hope the sun comes out in time for our beach walk in the afternoon.
13:05
The sun came out for our morning activities and now we are eating lunch in our rooms. Beach walk for the afternoon. All children well behaved and having a great time. We will post children's comments on our blog tonight.
17:52
Back from the beach walk and getting ready for dinner then the disco.
21:13
Disco over, children very tired and now heading to bed. There is no internet access until the morning so we will post children's comments tomorrow.
Day 4
09:25
Cooked breakfast eaten up and the children are ready for morning group activities. Here are quotes from the children about their trip:
Dan: My favourite activity was the rock climbing and throughout the week I have enjoyed everything.
Megan C: I've really enjoyed this holiday and all of the exciting activities.
Sophie: The accommodation is really good and the instructors have been really helpful. My favourite activity was abseiling.
Lauryn: I’ve really liked the activities and the instructors are funny and awesome. My favourite activity was canoeing.
Jordan: It is one of the best holidays I have had. My favourite activity was abseiling.
Joshua: It is amazing. My favourite activity was abseiling.
Kieran: One of my best holidays ever. My favourite activity was canoeing.
Joey: I am having an awesome time. My favourite activity was canoeing.
Joseph: I think the holiday has been fun because of the activities. My favourite was canoeing.
James H: I have loved it here. It is small, fun and secure. My favourite activity was canoeing.
Liam: It has been good. My favourite activity so far is fencing.
James S: I think it is amazing, wonderful, and brilliant! My favourite activity has been abseiling.
Megan H: I think it has been a fun trip. My favourite activity was abseiling.
Chloe B: I’ve liked being on my residential. My favourite activity was canoeing.
Holly S: I’ve had a good time here, it is not what I expected as I thought we’d have small caravans but they are big. My favourite activity was abseiling.
Aleshya: I think this trip is amazing. My favourite activity has been abseiling.
Karis: My favourite activity was abseiling; I was scared at first but more confident on the way down. Overall it has been amazing.
Jade: My favourite activity was running in the sea and getting wet. I think it has been a good experience.
Connor: I’ve loved it. My favourite so far is archery.
George P: It’s the best residential I have been on. My favourite activity was archery.
George A: As my first residential it has been awesome. My favourite activity was climbing.
Kim: I’ve liked the trip. I really enjoyed the abseiling, as first it was scary but then easy.
Chloe N: I liked walking along the beach and going in the water.
Holly N: I have really liked it, especially canoeing.
Dionne: It is my first residential trip and I’ve had a great time. My favourite activity was canoeing.
Kelsey: My favourite activity was canoeing. I think it has been a really fun week.
Day 5
07:28
We wake to a very wet morning as we start packing our belongings. We have breakfast at 08:25 and then some team building activities. We expect to leave the centre at 12:00 and arrive at Oakhurst at 16:00. We will provide the school with regular updates if timings significantly change.
The children have been a real credit to Oakhurst and a delight to take on residential. We look forward to seeing you all this afternoon.
Bye from Bude.