Peel Clothworkers' School

'Enjoyable Learning for Life'

Year 6 - Venture Centre - Week 2 - Day 4 & 5
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A brilliant final two days at the Venture Centre! On Thursday, after a day filled with sailing, power boating, axe throwing, assault course, zip lining, high ropes and crate stacking, the children had a barbecue before getting together in the common room for a pyjama disco. On Friday, the final act…

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Year 6 - Venture Centre - Week 2 - Day 1 & 2
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What a fabulous start to the week the children have had! The weather has been kind, behaviour has been great and a lot of fun has been had. Day 1: After arriving at the Venture Centre on Monday, once dropping bags off in dorms, the children set off for some orienteering before lunch. The children w…

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Year 6 - Venture Centre - Week 1 - Day 3
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Day 3 - Storm Agnes did not dampen the spirits yesterday! It was a dry morning whilst abseiling, crate stacking, doing the high ropes and the huge zip wire. The best part of the day was doing the assault course in the pouring rain, getting soaking wet and muddy then warming up with a hot chocolate.…

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Year 6 - Blitz Art
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The Year 6 children who aren’t at the Venture Centre have been staying warm and dry this week, and having been delving into their topic of World War 2. They’ve enjoyed learning about life as an Evacuee, and had a great time recreating scenes from the Blitz using chalk.

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Workshops with Simon Murray
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Simon Murray, author of the Icky Doo Dah books, visited Peel Clothworkers' this week. Year R, 1, 3 and 4 were lucky enough to have a workshop with him, where they learnt how to draw the main character from the stories. This was a fantastic addition to Year 3's Roald Dahl topic this half term.

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Year 6 - Venture Centre - Week 1 - Day 1 & 2
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The first group of Year 6 children are at the Venture Centre this week. Despite some spells of very heavy rain, they have been having a fantastic time! Day 1 - Upon arrival, the children embarked on their first task of orienteering in the sunshine. After lunch, it was time to head down to Mooragh P…

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