Year 3 had great fun in their P.E. lesson playing dodgeball. Today we focused on the skill of catching and played down, down, down. After this they played original and king/queen dodgeball.

Year 2 started their new P.E. topic today, basketball. They were learning how to dribble correctly using their fingers to push the ball down and not to slap the ball. They were also learning to move with the ball whilst bouncing it, trying not to catch the ball and then dribble again (double dribbl

e). Finally, they put all these skills into practice and played a 1v1 game.

After a great night sleep last night, the children went out on their second day of adventures.

Group D took on kayaking on the lake and pushed themselves to the limit by taking on the infamous Dol-y-moch dive. After lunch, they went off on a rock scramble on a local beach and independently navigated the route to get to the beach. Despite getting a little lost along the way, they preserved and ended up at the beautiful Borth-y-gest beach.

Group E went wild canoeing on the river this morning. Working in teams, they navigated down stream despite facing tricky wind and current conditions. Having stopped for a hot chocolate, we were entertained by two members of our team who treated us to an Irish dancing lesson and we were pushed to join in and dance in our canoes with them. In the afternoon we visited Borth-y-gest beach and took part in some rock climbing on natural rock formations and took in the glorious scenery as the sun was setting over the coast.

Group F had a day of exploring different ecosystems around the local area including woodland and beach. In the morning they had to independently use maps to navigate around the woodland and find their way from one point to another, it was tricky to keep upright in some places so teamwork was key. The afternoon was spent enjoy Criccieth Beach, exploring nature’s treasures and paddling in the sea, finished off with an ice cream (Thanks Mr C).

We finished the day trying to escape the Labyrinth by working in teams!

What a wonderful day! We were up bright and early ready to continue our adventure.

Group D and E went off on an orienteering challenge for the morning and then out to the beach for this afternoon. We were blessed with beautiful weather and even enjoyed an ice cream (Thanks Mr Cooke) as the sun began to set.

Group F went off for a mountain and mine day and challenged themselves with different terrains as well as working as a team in times of struggle.

We have arrived safe and sound in Dol-y-moch. The children have been absolutely fantastic.

Making our beds was an interesting task and, for some of us, our first challenge. The children all slept soundly and were up bright and early, dressed and fed ready for our first day!

We had some very happy children in Year 2 today! Young Writers have written and said that we have 14 children in our class who are having their work published in a book! Letters have been sent home today to order your own copy if you wanted one. Hope you have a lovely weekend!

We are going to the library on Monday so please remember your library card.