Class 6

Day 4 - The beach boys and girls!

Many children (and at least one adult) awoke to the same strange and ghastly nightmare…a Tottenham European win. Only joking! After all of the exertion of River Study yesterday, it was no surprise that we had another event-free bedtime and every dorm slept through till the 7.15am wake up bell (which this morning was Mrs Kavanagh ‘singing’ “Rise and Shine!”)

Caswell Bay near Mumbles was the destination for our beach trip. The sun was well and truly out for us today, especially on our coastal walk! Rock pooling was up first, and the children worked collaboratively, patiently and carefully to collect many different species amongst the rocks. We had:
- [ ] Shrimps
- [ ] Various crabs
- [ ] Sea snails
- [ ] A blenny
- [ ] Lots of seaweed!

After a quick lunch, we played games on the beach until the tide rudely interrupted our fun. No matter! We tucked into ice creams and slushies before going on our coastal walk. No seals unfortunately but we did see a scuba diver!

We are currently polishing off our tuck shop sweets and finishing off our Pendarren diary entries for Thursday before our attention turns to a camp fire and a reflection on the week - an opportunity for us to look back at all of the things that we've achieved; all of the new skills we've learned; all of the fun that we've had whilst doing it; all the times that we have laughed (and we've had a few!) and all of the challenges and fears that we faced head on!

What a wonderful week we have had! But it is nearly time for this adventure to end. We are looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow to tell our tales and share our memories with you.

Lost property update:
Not bad at all! (Honestly!)

Reminder: Keep checking your emails regarding an my updates and changes to the estimated new arrival time of 1pm.

Thank you and goodnight for one last time from South Wales.

Day 3 - caves, rivers and getting wet (again)!

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Eat. Sleep. Cave. Repeat.

After stuffing our faces with cereal, fruit, toast, hash browns (very popular!), sausages, and beans, we set off for more adventures and even more memories!

Day 3's activities brought about the most talked about activity of the week…River Study. I won’t talk too much about it as the pictures clearly show just how much fun was had by all. Always a great day and this year was no different. Well done Class 6 - you did it!

A memorable quote from one child to describe one part of the River Study activity:

“I was a bit worried but I’m so glad I did it!”
This quote brilliantly sums up this week - overcoming fears in a patient, safe, supportive environment. This is exactly what the Pendarren Experience is all about and Class 6 are well and truly embracing and it!

This evening, after a dinner of curry and rice, we will hopefully get the chance to watch 2 extremely average football teams battle out their mediocrity in a European final (of sorts).

Spoiler alert:
On our last full day at Pendarren tomorrow, all groups will go on a coastal visit to the seaside near Swansea. Very excited!

One memorable quote from today:

“The drying room is for drying your hair,” said one child, still working out where everything is on day 3. (Slightly concerned where their wet clothes have been going up until now???)

Lost property update:
Drying room actually looks quite good. (Famous last words?)

Enjoy the ‘football’ everyone! 😊

Day 2 - surf & turf!

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After an excellent night's sleep, we all stirred to the anticipation of our first full day in sunny Pendarren. Cereal or fruit (or cereal and fruit in a lot of cases) followed by sausages, potato waffles, beans and toast - a breakfast Mr McNicholas would be jealous of! It was perfect fuel for the fun-filled, fear-facing, action packed day ahead!

Both groups 5 and 6 enjoyed a slightly different feel to their day with 2 very different activities: canoeing and horse riding. Many children managed to not only face their fears but completely knock them down, and it was delightful to see so many children rush back to tell their teachers and peers over lunch and dinner, "I did it!"
Perseverance, determination, bravery, and soaking wet were all words used by Ms Donald, Ms Kavanagh and Ms Griffin to describe the groups today.

This evening was just as busy with the annual tradition of Daniel Morden and his fantastic Welsh storytelling. The children were amazed and completely transfixed by his fantastic Welsh tales.

Diary writing and a bit of story time (Goodnight Mister Tom) meant some very tired eyes started to emerge. So off to bed they went to recharge their batteries once more.

A few memorable quotes from today:

“Welsh water is wetter than your average water.”

“Food! Glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard!”(I think they may be ready for dinner!)

“Get your horse away from my horse’s butt…”

Spoiler alert:
Tomorrow’s activity is…
River Study

Goodnight all!

Day 1 - arrived safe and sound! And headed up a mountain

After waving off parents, brothers, sisters and teachers, our coach (quite literally full to the brim!) set off for our Welsh adventure we've all been looking forward to so much! The children amused themselves with their books and games (well done parents), and it was genuinely lovely to overhear the numerous conversations about what they were looking forward to about their week in Wales. It was less of a pleasure to overhear some truly awful ‘Dad jokes’…

What did the farmer say to the cow on his roof?
Get off.

(I still don’t get it).

After a quick toilet and snack stop at Membury services we arrived at Pendarren 1pm exactly.

Neil, Adam and Claire (our Pendarren instructors for this week) greeted us with warm smiles and we quickly settled into our new routines and surroundings including making our own lunch on day one. Some real professional sandwich making on show. (Note: one anonymous child threatened an experimental jam and tuna but was quickly talked down!)

Sun screen. Check. Sun hats. Check. Water bottles. Check. 5 hours of coach energy. Check. Off we went!

After a short drive in our 2 activity groups we went to complete our afternoon activity: mountain walking! We didn’t just complete it, we smashed it! Sugar Loaf was conquered by all!

Beds. Made. Bags. Unpacked.

Dinner tonight was homemade breaded chicken, wedges, sweetcorn, and salad, and chocolate brownies and cream for pudding which was all very quickly polished off by Class 6!

Dormitory inspection. Passed with flying colours. Fire drill. Completed impeccably.

Currently we are discussing our aims and wishes for this week, followed by a small bit of time for diary writing in the common room. Then it will be teeth brushing and definitely sleep after a long first day!

Some memorable quotes from today:

“I saw a goat!” (It was a horse)

And of course the inevitable “Are we still in London?” as we got on the A406!

Goodnight and farewell from Pendarren on Day 1! We’ve had a really great day and it feels like we have achieved so much already! Tune in tomorrow for more pictures, tales and memorable quotes! (And maybe an experimental sandwich or two).

Spoiler alert:
Tomorrow's activities are...canoeing and horse riding! Lots of excited (and tired) faces tonight!

Welcome to Class with with Mr. Quin, Ms. McDonnagh and Mrs. Kennedy

Useful Links - How to Help your Child at Home

Reading, Writing and Maths in Year 6: https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/at-school/year-6-at-primary-school/

Spelling: https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/english/primary-spelling/spelling-year-6-age-10-11/

Punctuation & Grammar: https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/english/primary-grammar/grammar-year-6-age-10-11/

Science: https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/at-school/science-at-primary-school/

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