Calshot 3

Thursday

Another sunny day although very cold.  The day started with cooked breakfast and then off into the forest for orienteering. Some of the children got to see a herd of deer very close up and Ruby Kay got to see a muddy puddle very close up!  They all enjoyed map reading and found most tags. Except for Mrs Morgan's group - massive fail 😂😂

Lunch was far too much food again and then we went off to the afternoon sessions groups of velodrome, abseiling and archery.

Everyone slept well and there are lots of happy faces.

Calshot 2

All  children have slept well and eaten well. Full English was breakfast along with cereal and toast. It’s roast this evening.

We are back to skiing, team swing, low ropes and beach scavenging today. 

Everyone is well and having fun. 

Apologies for short posts and no photos. My phone won’t let me upload pictures atm. I’ll do it when I’m back. 

Calshot

Hi all.

We arrived without a hitch with the sun shining. The staff are incredibly welcoming. We had lunch on the beach and everyone skied and climbed. Evening meal was cottage pie with macaroni cheese, salad bar and jacket potato. In the evening we orinteered and ringo’ed down the dry ski slope.


Skiing was a hoot. Mrs Morgan, Mr Wildman and I have never laughed so much. Let’s just say ‘dominoes’. We have all slept well too.

Ronald McDonald House

 We spent a Thursday morning at The Ronald McDonald  

House in Southampton.  In Max’s words “It was amazing!”

 It was a fantastic opportunity for us to see how the charity

chosen by us works and the difference the house makes to

people’s lives. We found out that the house supports

families who have children who are been looked after by

Southampton General Hospital and The Princess Anne

Hospital. We saw first-hand how having a ‘home’ right

next door to their children makes a difficult time a little easier.

The house really was like a big home, with lots of rooms where people could stay over – 53 in total! There are also lots of kitchens which makes cooking and eating regularly easier – lots of food is donated too so the families don’t have to worry about shopping. There were 4 rooms where the families could relax, read, play with toys, access the internet, watch TV or DVDs and also an outside balcony where families can get some fresh air and a view.  We were all touched again by the amount of donations the house receive. Faye said “I thought it was really generous that lots of people have donated fabulous things.” We all felt that there was so much for the whole family, from baby brothers and sisters to grandparents. Isobel felt it was great that families could be close by. “I think it is good that the house has things to brighten up sad times – like Waffle Wednesday!” Some families use the house for as a little as a day, whilst their child is in hospital as a day patient whilst another stayed for as long as two years whilst their baby was being looked after. We saw lots of photographs of the families as we looked around.

 Before we left w had the opportunity to hang a disc on the Giving Tree, which recgnisers fundraisers who raise over £500 – we rasied £825. William said “I felt proud and honoured to hang the metal disc engraved with our school name.” To finish I think Emily sums up the whole experience well. “I felt sad and happy because you could see the hard time the parents have but happy because the house supports them and is right next to the hospital so they can visit their children whenever.”

The children were all an absolute credit to the school and made the trip enjoyable for everyone involved. The staff from the Ronald McDonald House also commented on the impeccable behaviour, care and compassion shown by our children. 

End of year with new beginnings...

Plastic-Free Christmas Tree: 'end of a year, start of change'

Here at Wicor, we are very aware of the damage that plastics are causing to our planet and the wildlife, people, plants and trees that are dependent on it.

One of the biggest occasions in the calendar that contributes to the discarding of single use plastic is Christmas. As part of a whole school enquiry we are looking through out a year at plastics during seasons. How can we make our school community aware of the value of materials sourced from finite resources?

This Christmas all 440 children took part in making a decoration that was made from recycled or natural materials that fits within their national curriculum studies.

Year R collected pine cones from our Scots pine tree in the orchard and decorated them.

Year 1 dried oranges and bay leaves, looking at how Victorians would have decorated their tree before plastic.




                                                           Year 4 explored how in wartime Britain's decorated their homes creatively by folding paper to make decorations.