Year 5's Mersea Adventure

The children had an absolute blast at Mersea this week and were able to try a lot of new activities and get to know other children in their year group better. Highlights of the trip included the zip wire, which many children had a go at and challenged their fear of heights, and 'It's a Knockout', in which the teams battled against each other on wet, inflatable constructions! 

The delicious, hot food brought much needed fuel after hours of tasks and challenges and was so popular with the children. Evan, from Maple class, told Miss Chau "The chicken korma was delicious! I wish I could have it again!" The highlight for a lot of the children was the warm bakewell cake and custard which they ate after a huge portion of spaghetti bolognaise! 

The Broadford staff accompanying the children were very impressed with how resilient and mature the children were when faced with their fears and everyone tried something they hadn't previously done before, including eating smores (a biscuit sandwich filled with melted chocolate and toasted marshmallow) by the campfire. Jessica, from Elm class, managed to climb to the top of a pylon tower to complete 'the leap of faith' although the very tall tower was much higher than anything she had experienced before. "I wasn't sure I could do it but my team mates and adult cheered me on and I took it step by step!"

Well done to Year 5 for building on their teamwork skills, making new friends and demonstrating resilience and reciprocity during the three days away!