Hello everyone
I have just returned for 4 days back in the mountains with my class and 2 other year 5 classes. We had a great time and managed not to lose anyone. The bus journey took about 5 hours but the scenery towards the end was amazing. The lodges we were staying had traditional Japanese rooms with tatami (staw matting) floors, rice paper shutters and futons to sleep on. The week included lots of team building activities, mountain biking and an adventure race. For the adventure race the children had to do a tyrolean traverse where they are harnessed up and have to zip wire across a river, they also took part in rappelling which is a bit like abseiling. The lodge had a climbing wall for our free use and a river running through the rounds which provided perfect oppurtunities for getting very wet and building dams! All in all the week was exhausting but very enjoyable. On the way home we got our first glimpse of Fiji - it completely dominated the horizon and is so stereotypically shaped like a volcano - very cool! Check out the pictures of our trip in the gallery.
I have a busy week at school ahead with 2 parents evenings and a class assembly on Thursday so I will sign off for now.
Anna x
Norikura
Hello everyone
I have just returned for 4 days back in the mountains with my class and 2 other year 5 classes. We had a great time and managed not to lose anyone. The bus journey took about 5 hours but the scenery towards the end was amazing. The lodges we were staying had traditional Japanese rooms with tatami (staw matting) floors, rice paper shutters and futons to sleep on. The week included lots of team building activities, mountain biking and an adventure race. For the adventure race the children had to do a tyrolean traverse where they are harnessed up and have to zip wire across a river, they also took part in rappelling which is a bit like abseiling. The lodge had a climbing wall for our free use and a river running through the rounds which provided perfect oppurtunities for getting very wet and building dams! All in all the week was exhausting but very enjoyable. On the way home we got our first glimpse of Fiji - it completely dominated the horizon and is so stereotypically shaped like a volcano - very cool! Check out the pictures of our trip in the gallery.
I have a busy week at school ahead with 2 parents evenings and a class assembly on Thursday so I will sign off for now.
Anna x
Posted by anna on October 1, 2007 4:27 AM
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