Monday 18 May 2015

And off we go!

Year 5 have had an action packed day at Derwent Hill. After a slightly late start we arrived in sunny Keswick where we met our tutors for the week. Our first task in dormitories was to make our beds with mixed results!

Today we met the rest of our groups from Seaburn Dene and St Paul's and some of us climbed the mountain next to Scafell, meeting lots of sheep along the way. Others stayed on the Derwent Hill site and completed challenges with new friends. The weather held until the night walk when half of us  became absolutely drenched and others tested their engineering skills building newspaper skyscrapers for team challenge.

Finally, we finished the day with cake and singing happy birthday to Jamie who is 10 today! Looking forward to a fun filled Tuesday with canoeing, hill walking and...the death swing!

Unfortunately due to technical difficulties we are not able to put our photos up just yet, hopefully we will have this sorted before tomorrow and will have plenty to share with you.

21 comments:

  1. Hi Madison and the gang,
    Sounds like you have all had a fab day... Happy birthday Jamie.
    Enjoy the death swing.. Madi is so looking toward to this!!! Missing you loads.. Lizzie dog says hi, Bertie Bot also says hi, Mini is enjoying her sleep over at Jessica's.
    Love you lots.. Mam, Dad, Mason (who is enjoying the peace) and Nana & Grandad xx
    😊

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  2. HI Jamie and friends. Hope this comment posts as my other one has disappeared! Sounds like you have had a great first day and what a way to spend your birthday Jamie. We missed you today but know you will have had great fun with your friends. Looking forward to following all the fun. Enjoy what's left of your birthday and hope you enjoyed the cake.
    Love Mam Dad Sam and Livvie xxxx

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  3. Hi Layla and the rest of year 5.
    Happy birthday Jamie
    Sounds like your all having a great time.
    Enjoy the hill walking and canoeing tomorrow and try the death swing as Lois-Eryn never and wished she had
    Looking forward to seeing the pictures.
    Lots of love hugs and kisses mam dad Lois-Eryn Buster and Sonny xxxxx

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  4. Happy Birthday Jamie! What a fabulous way to spend your birthday. Hope you all get to see this message, my last one disappeared.
    Hope you all enjoy the Death Swing Year 5, it's the whole point of Derwent Hill, right?
    Hope you don't have too many spiders up there. It looks like Aragog moved into The Joneses went he saw Anthony head off for the week. Dad loved getting up at 2am to chase him around the living room!
    Have a wonderful time everyone and we shall see you all on Friday!
    Love Mum, Dad, Aaron, Alex and Leah xxx ( not to mention the slightly flat Aragog! )

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  5. Moring Lyla and everyone in y5 hope you slept well after your busy day and Jamie enjoyed his birthday.

    Have a great day on the death swing and everything else but stay safe, I don't fancy taking you to Turkey on crutches ;)

    Lots of love

    Mum Dad Maya and Bixie xxxx

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  6. Good morning year 5. Hope you all had a great first night and you didn't keep the teachers awake to late 😉. What a great day ahead. Looking forward to seeing pictures of the "death swing"! You are all braver than me!
    Have fun guys.x

    Jamie hope you have a blast.Livvie wants to go camping with you!!
    Lots of love Mam,Dad,Sam and Livvie xx

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  8. Good morning Hannah and Y5
    Sounds like a fab start to the week and another action packed day ahead! Miss you lots but have a great time and stay safe.

    Lots of love
    Mam, Dad & Jake xxxxx

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  9. Hi Joe and the rest of BB. Sounds like you are all having an amazing time. Can't wait to see the photos.....especially of the death swing. Enjoy making lots of awesome memories.
    Lots of love
    Mam, Mark , Jack, Molly and Tommy xxx

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  10. Hi Olivia and the rest of Y5, sounds like you've had a great start to your adventure. Looking forward to seeing all your pictures and listening to your stories. Olivia the house was not the same last night we missed your singing!!
    Have lots of fun and stay safe

    Love and miss you mam dad and Neeve xxx

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  11. Hi Bonnie

    Hope you have had a great first day, and managed to have a little sleep last night.

    Dont forget to make sure you give the death swing a try, Zac and I are looking forward to hearing all about it.

    We are missing you lots.

    Enjoy the week

    Lots of love Mum, Dad, and Zac xxx

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  12. Hello Lucas hope you are having a good time we are missing you loads.
    Alexis keeps shouting you all the time hope you enjoyed the death swing.
    Hope you and all of year 5 enjoy the rest of your time there see you on Friday love from mum dad travis and alexis xxx

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  13. Hi Harry,

    Glad to hear you all had a lovely time yesterday, hope Jamie's cake was nice.
    Can't wait to hear about your adventures today.

    Love Mam, Dad & Laura

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  14. Hey Dan and friends, hope you are all having an amazing time and that you've actually eaten something today! Lucy says she is missing you very much and she is even feeding the cat in your absence.

    Lots of love from yo momma, Ailan Bones and The Kracken xxxxx

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  15. Lucy P and family19 May 2015 at 10:11

    Hi Emily and year 5,

    Derwent hill sounds fab! Hope you all are having an amazing time! Looking forward to hearing more about it later. The death swing sounds terrifying, I would never be able to go on that. Missing you lots!

    love from lucy, mum and dad xxx

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    1. Colleen Russell19 May 2015 at 10:49

      Hey Leon and friends, it sounds like you're having a fab time. We hope you enjoyed the canoeing and gave the death swing a try.... I think I would have chickened out. Hopefully you are braver than your mam.

      We are missing you loads and the house is too quiet and tidy without you.

      Enjoy and make the most of the time you have left. Friday will come round too soon...

      See ya , miss ya, love ya bye... mam and dad xxx

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  16. Victoria Merrie19 May 2015 at 11:06

    Hi Ethan,
    Sounds like you are having an exciting adventure! We are all very jealous! We cant wait to see the pictures and have you tell us all about it!
    Miss you and love you tonnes. :)
    Mam, Dad and Imogen xxx

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  17. Colleen Russell19 May 2015 at 12:08

    Hey Leon and friends, it sounds like you're having a fab time. We hope you enjoyed the canoeing and gave the death swing a try.... I think I would have chickened out. Hopefully you are braver than your mam. 

    We are missing you loads and the house is too quiet and tidy without you.

    Enjoy and make the most of the time you have left. Friday will come round too soon...

    See ya , miss ya, love ya bye... mam and dad xxx

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  18. Hi Gabriel and Y5,

    Hope day 2 was as good as day 1 sounded, bet the death swing was ace! Dad and Brooke are jealous as they would love to try it again!
    Enjoy the rest of the week, the house is too quiet without you, can't wait to see you Friday!

    Love and miss you millions, mam, dad and Brooke xxxxx

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  19. Hi Alyssa and the BB gang. Hope you're all having a great time at Derwent Hill. Don't know if I'd be brave enough for the death swing but a big well done to everyone who gave it go. Guess who's missing you Alyssa??? Yeah that big teenage sister who was determined not too!!!! Have lots of fun remember to give things a try. Love you lots and looking forward to hearing all about your adventures. See you soon ( big licks from the fluff monsters Ted and doll) love from us all at home xxxx

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  20. Hi Clara and friends!
    Great to see the pictures - it looks like you are all having a great time! And you have had some sunshine, even better. Be brave and enjoy all the challenges you are faced with. Angela sends her love, and misses you loads, as do your mum and dad! Have a brilliant day, XXXXXXX
    PS Mishu is also missing you - but I think that's because you are always the one who remembers to feed him!

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