St Peter's Catholic Primary School Romford

After a hearty cooked breakfast and the joys of the children’s sandwich making, Brown Pike set sail on Coniston Water. We learnt how to sail against the wind by tacking across the water and only 3 of the group fell in ‘accidentally.’ In the afternoon we scrambled up the ghyll enjoying the pools waterfalls and keeping our balance over the boulders. We had fun finding out how much water we had collected in our wellies.

It was back in October that Year 6 worked on 6-figure grid references, but Coniston Group still remembered and made use of these skills as they completed their Journey Day, which included traveling through a quarry and mined tunnels. They have kept the maps and charts they completed as souvenirs. Their day finished back at the Water Park identifying cleverly disguised pictures of parts of the House and grounds. 

In the morning the team showed their excellent climbing skills on the indoor climbing wall. All children managed to reach the top of the wall and were also very skilled at controlling the ropes to support their team members. The children were also set challenges which they succeeded in 😊

Swirl How set sail on Coniston Water in the afternoon and Miss Griffin was very impressed with the children’s steering and control of their fun boats (not Miss Griffin as she fell in the water) which the children did find very amusing! The children’s reward for a great sailing session was to jump off the jetty 😊

Brown Pike were aiming high today as they  climbed the Tree of Terror . They took turns in managing the ropes and particularly enjoyed absailing down from a great height. The only fitting task to come after that was a new activity called 'The Leap of Faith' which involved climbing high onto a platform and jumping off whilst trying to hit the target. 

The children just loved the afternoon activities on Coniston Water and counted it as one of their favourite days. They kayaked and paddle boarded and had no end of fun capsising themselves and others. 

We enjoyed our minibus treck to begin our lowland fell hike. The children mastered the skills of map reading and plotted our course to Cathedral Quarry (which can be seen in the film Snow White and the Huntsman). 

On our journey, the children were struck by the stunning views and the wildlife we encountered including blue dragonflies. 

The children were eager to explore the Quarry and enjoyed challenging themselves to walk in pitch black tunnels. After the visit to the Quarry, the children hiked back to the minibus and were treated to an ice cream which was fully deserved.