Last week the Year 5 team travelled to the North Star lodge in Norikura for the second time this academic year. The winter wonderland that greeted us was almost unrecognisable from our sunny summer destination! The first afternoon saw us unloading all the thermal filled suitcases before settling into the welcome haven of the lodge. The children then got the chance to take part in activities that included igloo building, sledging (my favourite) and wall climbing before a warming dinner. This was followed by a group task to construct a model ski lift from basic materials; the children came up with some ingenious ideas which put the BST adults to shame! The next two days were spent on the slopes learning and perfecting skiing and snowboarding skills. There was a huge range of abilities within the year group but everyone made amazing progress with the beginners even negotiating a black slope by the end of the second day! Our final morning was a new experience for all of us – snow shoeing. This was a superb morning walking (and stumbling!) around in the deep, fresh snow that had fallen overnight. A great end to a great week; staff and children all returned exhausted but with big smiles on our faces. More pictures in the gallery.
Ski Trip
Last week the Year 5 team travelled to the North Star lodge in Norikura for the second time this academic year. The winter wonderland that greeted us was almost unrecognisable from our sunny summer destination! The first afternoon saw us unloading all the thermal filled suitcases before settling into the welcome haven of the lodge. The children then got the chance to take part in activities that included igloo building, sledging (my favourite) and wall climbing before a warming dinner. This was followed by a group task to construct a model ski lift from basic materials; the children came up with some ingenious ideas which put the BST adults to shame! The next two days were spent on the slopes learning and perfecting skiing and snowboarding skills. There was a huge range of abilities within the year group but everyone made amazing progress with the beginners even negotiating a black slope by the end of the second day! Our final morning was a new experience for all of us – snow shoeing. This was a superb morning walking (and stumbling!) around in the deep, fresh snow that had fallen overnight. A great end to a great week; staff and children all returned exhausted but with big smiles on our faces. More pictures in the gallery.
Posted by anna on March 17, 2008 8:53 AM
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