Woodlands - Thursday 19th October

10:10pm – Woodlands Manor

All is quiet! 😀    

The sun shone today! 😀   

We’ve had a fabulous final last full day! 😀😀😀  

The baked beans on toast for breakie set us up nicely for our day of exciting activities.  Groups C and D had a fabulous time on the canal, learning new skills and working well together to navigate themselves on rather a lengthy journey.   Groups A and B enjoyed jungle gymming it on site, and goodness did those children enjoy zipping down the zip wire.  They were fabulous on the high wires and were incredibly supportive and encouraging of others.    

Dinner this evening was de-lish – pasta bolognese with garlic bread and crudités.  Then, for pudding, we went back to the 1980s for the all-time classic of Viennetta!  Oh my goodness, it was all pretty amazing, and the plates were all cleared at the end of the meal!  

This evening has been a blast as the children entertained us all with the most spectacular talent show.  There was dancing, joke telling, singing and magic tricks to name a few, and the children truly shone!  

Actually, your children have shone this whole week.  They have shown resilience, determination and amazing teamwork.  They have grown in confidence, with their independence and (you’ll also be pleased to hear) they are cracking at tidying their rooms! They are all fabulous children, and it has been an absolute privilege bringing them away.  We are incredibly proud of them all.  We are also very proud of our school staff – they have worked tirelessly to support the children in every capacity this week.  A big thank you to Mrs Dowe, Mrs Reaney, Ms Maskell, Mr Baker and Mrs Knighton. 

We are all off up and down mountains tomorrow, then we will then be saying our goodbyes to the Woodlands centre and their staff at about 3:05pm and should be back at around 6:30pm (keep an eye on your phones please - we will ping a text if we are earlier or later than expected!)  And then, you are in for a real treat this weekend – get ready for some amazing tales of awesome adventures - sliding down canoes, going deep underground in phenomenal caves, going high overground on climbing walls, night hiking under a stunning full moon, zipping through the trees and much, much more.  Enjoy every minute! 

This is the 2023 Woodlands Crew signing off for the final time.  Over n out!