Stubbington - Day 1

Our Stubbington adventure began today! We met this morning in the music room and were surprised by how much luggage the children had:

After managing to squeeze it all on the coach, we set off!

When we arrived, we had time to look around and settle into our rooms. It was then time for our first set of activities.

Group A built shelters first. We had to work in teams to build a shelter that would protect us from the rain. It was a slow start...

...but we got there in the end.

It was then time to test them out. All children climbed into their shelters whilst the adults tipped a bucket of water over them (we didn't enjoy this at all - honest!). Some children got a little more wet than others!

A big well done to Milly, Lydia, Matthew, Jason and Emily S who were chosen as the winners for building the most successful shelter. 

We then did some orienteering where we used picture clues to navigate around the Stubbington grounds. Each clue lead us to part of a message which lead us to a prize at the end (a Stubbington badge).

Meanwhile, Group B went pond dipping. 

Luckily nobody fell in and we found a range of interesting creatures, including pond skaters, snails and water boatmen. Well done to Ben who was an excellent fisherman. 

It is also a very special day for Milly today - her 9th birthday! The staff at Stubbington very kindly made her a cake and we all sang to her...

Each day we will be choosing children to receive a Stubbington fox award. Today's winners were Hannah Gamblin for helping a friend on the adventure playground and Milly Webster for demonstrating great teamwork skills whilst building a shelter. 

Overall, we have had a fantastic day and everyone is smiling. Come back tomorrow for another update :)

Only 2 more sleeps...

There's only two more sleeps to go until we are off to Stubbington Study Centre - are you as excited as we are?

Luckily, the weather forecast for next week is not looking too wet! However, please remember to pack lots of warm clothes as the temperature will still be cold and we will be spending the most of our time outside. 

We will meet you in the music room on Monday morning where you can leave your bags and hand in any pocket money or medicines to the teachers (please remember to put your name on everything). Until then, try and get some rest and we will see you on Monday when our Stubbington adventure begins!

Le Stubbinton, c'est fin!

The last update of Stubbington 2014

Wow, what a week! We were sad to be leaving this morning but knew we had one last highlight - Stubbington Fox. We were hunted by nasty farmer Parsons and smelly farmer Stubbs. We had to find clues in the conservation area while avoiding getting caught by the farmers and stamped on the face!

Well done to Megan and Ellen who won Stubbington Fox.

Packing our bags!

We have some Stubbington experts here to give us their views.

Molly: Stubbington was so cool, Earthquake was awesome because we worked as a team and we got so muddy! I sailed across the lava pit though without falling in. I would give Stubbington 10 out of 10!


Emily: At Stubbington I ran out of clothes. Don't go there if you do not want to get muddy (just saying) but on the other hand it's awesome. The food was luxurious because of the wonderful puddings. I would give Stubbington 10 out of 10!


Amber: Mr Scarborough was really funny, he pretended to tell people off but was just teasing. When it was someone's birthday he would call them to the front and tell them they had been very naughty because they did not have his permission to be born on that day, we then sang happy birthday in the noisiest way possible. During inspection would get us in the face with the flag and pretend it was an accident. He was great!
I would give Stubbington 10 out of 10!

Mr Stubbs: I'm very tired. 10 out of 10.

And the final word goes to our successful trip leader.....

Mrs Parsons: Well done to Year 4 for a fantastic trip, you made Redlands proud!

Thanks for looking at the blog and leaving your comments. We have many more photos and hope to make them available after we have sorted through them.

Goodbye from Stubbington!

Stubbington Day 4

Hello from a very wet Stubbinton!

Wow, what miserable weather, but we have fortunately been keeping our spirits up even in these damp conditions.

Well the small mammal hotel project yielded excellent results, with Redlands successfully trapping three Long Tailed Field Mice and a vole. We carefully studied the animals, being careful to be extra quiet, before releasing them back to where we set the traps.

The three mice and the vole.

Group B went pond dipping today. Well done to Sirlo who proved to be a master fisherman. 

It was finally group A's turn for Earthquake and it was wet! Despite the weather the children had a fantastic time and displayed excellent teamwork. 

Still smiling despite the weather.

The highlight was the rope swing over the lava pit. Some got across safely..........

...and some didn't!

This is what Keeley thought about it.

Stubbington Stars go to Ryan and Serlo who both have had excellent trips, well done!

That's it from day 4. Home tomorrow but still plenty to look forward to, most notably Stubbington Fox! See you all tomorrow!