Our First Residential Trip to Hooke Court by Year 5
Our school trip was a once in a lifetime experience! All of us enjoyed the fun activities, such as rafting, shelter building, team building and orienteering. The visit was based on the Viking era. We had a Viking feast; Vikings have such good food! As well as being a safe, enjoyable environment, it also benefited our learning. During the trip, we had a Viking wedding, in which two of our fellow students got married! Did you know that you and your partner had to pee in a can to know that you were wedded?
Alya Hassan (Starlite, Year 5)
The residential trip was an amazing experience. In my group, our first activity was raft building and, at the end, we were allowed to jump into the river. It was hilarious, as one of us lost her shoe and all the children who had jumped in had to dive for it in the murky river.
Amelie Baghaei (Starlite, Year 5)
Last week we went on an exciting trip to Hooke Court in Dorset, our first every residential. We stayed in large bell tents in groups of 8, which was very fun. On our trip we did rafting, shelter building, team building as well as loads of Viking themed activities (even attending a Viking wedding). Our favourite activity was rafting because you got soaking wet with your friends. One of our friends even lost their shoe in the mud at the bottom of the pond, and it took an hour to get it back! We were very excited for the trip and when we arrived we were ecstatic because many of us had never been camping before. Hooke Court: an unforgettable experience.
Angel Wahome and Sophia Dimitrov (Peridot, Year 5)
