Year Four Residential - Skreens Park 

Cockle Morning Update

Sleepy Cockles ate a hearty three course breakfast and got involved with a jam packed morning of activities at Skreens. A big thank you to Mrs Hayhurst, Mrs Brown, Mrs Player, Mr Cotton and Ms Brown for a wonderful residential experience.

See you all later when we will hand back your amazing children.

Cockle Evening Update 

Cockle Class enjoyed a tasty pasta dinner after an interesting afternoon Stacking Crates and tunnelling in an old bus!

Hot chocolate and s’mores are waiting for us outside our dormitory before we get ready for bed and have a sing song and night time story.

Cockle Morning Update

Cockle Class arrived all excited at Skreens Park and have quickly settled into their new environment. The class have made their beds and unpacked their belongings.

The children have had fun on the low ropes and have taken part in an Archery competition shooting at targets. They are now tucking into a healthy and tasty lunch.

Oyster Morning Update 

Good morning from Skreens. Last night we enjoyed S'mores and singing. The sun is shining and the have woken, following a really good sleep! 

The children have eaten a two course breakfast of cereal and full English and are looking forward to their final two activities: archery and low ropes. 

Mrs Heffer, Mrs Helps, Mrs Moore, Mrs Brown and Ms Hayhurst would like to thank the children for their wonderful company. They have been enthusiastic, respectful and team players: a credit to their families. 

Oyster Evening Update 

What a day we have had! We are just back from our evening walk and you can see from the photos what a beautiful setting we are in. 

"The walk was really interesting. I loved seeing the baby chicks in the lake." Harry 

We have earnt our dinner tonight after a full on day of activity. 

Oyster have arrived and our adventures can be summed up perfectly by Maggie: "The morning has been really fun because we got to race wheelchairs and got to wear blindfolds while doing a sensory trail. The burgers for lunch were delicious and I especially liked the salad option."

This afternoon we have caving and crate stacking to look forward to. 

Paua Evening Update 

A full on day of activities has been had by the wonderful Paua Shell class. We’ve been diving through the caves, climbing up crates, shooting at targets and balancing along the low ropes.

After an hour long nature walk and a delicious dinner, their bellies are now full and looking forward to singing around the campfire!

Paua Arrive

We have arrived! The children have all made their beds and settled in nicely.

They’re now on the field enjoying the fresh air and anticipating their first activity- what excitement awaits!

Year Six Stubbers

Day Three

Our time at Stubbers is coming to an end and the most amazing memories have been made. 
What a group of children Our Leavers 2024 are! They can’t wait to see you all at 5pm on the Astro. 
 

Thank you Year Six for your company. 

It’s the morning after the night before... and what a night it was! We sang and danced until bedtime.

The children slept well and were very happy with the pancake breakfast, cereal, fruit and yoghurt that was ready for them in the canteen. 
 

They are now busy packing their bags and stripping their beds but the fun is not over yet. This morning they have two more activities before lunch and then a much anticipated play on the epic adventure playground. 
 

Day Two

Lunch was a huge success: pizza rolls and unlimited salad with a flap jack for pudding. Our children with dietary requirements are giving the canteen a big thumbs up.
As the day has continued the children have worked in teams. They have communicated to capture the flag in laser tag; worked together to balance on precariously stacked crates, and supported each other to hit the targets in axe throwing, archery and rifles. 



After dinner, there will be a disco and the children are already thinking about their song requests. 

A final update will be uploaded tomorrow. 

It is amazing how much you can fit in a morning. 

Wow that was a wet night! No sooner had we updated last nights blog when the rain came down and did not stop. 
We moved indoors and enjoyed a paper aeroplane tournament and game of Higher and Lower. 
Despite the awful weather, the children stayed safe and dry in their tents. The same can not be said for the staff on patrol!


The children have awoken to sunshine. There are one or two tired campers but a good breakfast has helped prepare them for another full on day. 
 

Day One 

The children had a good dinner.  They loved the salad bar and were rewarded with an hour of free play for excellent behaviour.
All tents have passed night one room inspection with no lost property so far! 

Silly olympics is now in full swing: complete with silly songs and dances. The rain is just starting but it is not dampening our spirits! 
What a great day with so much still to look forward to. 
 

The afternoon has continued with team challenges- giving the children the opportunity to gel in their groups.
Those that have been in the lake have showered and we are looking forward to dinner in the canteen. On the menu is burgers followed by waffles and ice cream.

Tonight we will be taking part in a mini Olympic Games. 

The Class of 2024 have arrived. 

We spent the morning doing two activities. Depending on the groups the children are in they might have combatted using lazers, stacked crates, whizzed round on a banana... The list goes on... 

The activities stopped for lunch and this allowed the children time to eat, recharge and make their beds. 

The afternoon is now in full swing. 

All the children have made an excellent first impression on the staff at Stubbers and are living out our ASPIRE values - proving that they run through each and every child of LNSPS. 

Year Five       Guideacres

Arctic Class 

What a fantastic close to the Year Five Residential. 

Arctic Class had a great evening around the campfire creating the best s'mores of the week by far! 

The children have been great company and a pleasure to take away. 

Before lunch the children took part in a geocaching challenge to introduce them to their surroundings. 

Lunch has been enjoyed: rolls, salad and pie and custard. 

The children are now back in woods and as soon as Pacific are back on the coach they will be changing into water clothes and shoes for some fun in the sun! 

Pacific Class

What an afternoon we have had! 

We cooked lunch on the fires we built and had so much fun on the Slip n Slide. We have had a life lesson in how to hang clothes out to dry on a washing line and have started gathering more fire wood to cook dinner on. 

The fun in the sun has continued! 

Arctic had an awesome afternoon of water games... Miss Restell could not resist a slip down the slide!  

As I write, the children are hard at work finding enough firewood to light their fires to cook their jacket potatoes on. 

Pacific have woken up and had breakfast. They have been joined by Arctic and are happily showing them all the best spots in the woods!

Last night was spent round the campfire toasting marshmallows.  

Pacific Class we hope you have enjoyed the adventure: your grown ups will be so proud of your impeccable manners and how bravely you all settled into your beds for the night! 

Despite weather forecasts filling the staff with worry about what conditions might be like today, Pacific class have arrived and the sun is shining. 

They have been allocated their tents, unpacked and are now exploring their new home. 

Atlantic Class

Atlantic had a fantastic evening and all slept well after an evening of campfire songs and stories. 

They have woken up, eaten breakfast, packed up (with limited lost property - that will be brought back to school) and are now enjoying a morning of geocaching. 

We are so proud of each and everyone of the children. They have played together, supported each other and met some personal challenges with success. Well done Atlantic Class.

After some time exploring in the woods it was time for the water games! The children loved catapulting water balloons and taking it in turns on the Slip n Slide. 

The sun has continued to shine and after a morning of gathering firewood and lighting fires the children cooked their own lunch of jacket potatoes and corn on the cob. This was served with a selection of salad and choice of cheese, beans and tuna. Dessert went down a treat: swiss roll and Angel Delight! 

The children all helped with the washing and drying up. 

Atlantic have arrived to glorious sunshine. They have applied sun cream and insect repellent and made their beds in their tents. 

They are now enjoying the freedom of exploring the woodland.