Stocksbridge Junior School

Hi we are going to tell you about when y3 went to Jorvik.We went to York on the tuesday 13 of  July. First we went on a walk to a place near the museum.We ate are lunch there.

We ate some gougous stuff it was delicious.After we ate our lunch  all the y3’s split up.We had four groups for each class.Then we went to the big dig and we found lots of stuff like the remains of a toilet!

 We had to work out whitch bone come from which farm animal and were in the farm animal. after we found out that dust was old poo. At the end of the day we got in to our pairs  and got on the coach back to our school.

by Amelia , william, Joe,Elliep in y3cd

On June 23rd 2010, the first day of peer mediation training was here, and we had no idea what was coming to us! Just after register, those of us doing cresst left to go to Miss Caudwell’s classroom, and that was where our training took place for the next to days. Our first job wasn’t hard; we had to move the chairs into a huge circle, big enough for 30 pupils and teahcers. We all sat down, and a lady called Cheryl talked us through what we were going to do. We were given handbooks, and all signed our names on them and flicked through it. There was a lot of pages! We did activities to mix us all up and we played a short game called Me Too! It was quite easy: one of us stood up in the middle of the circle and Cheryl took our chair away. We had to say something about ourselves, and then any other person who also had that about themselves and we would swap places, and the person left had to  do the same as the first. It was really fun! After that we were asked if we still wanted to do this. No one said no! We were all committed to the job, and in our handbooks, we had to sign something to say that we were. We went through lots of activities, including mini plays, and we were almost done for the day. We were told some actions to remember what we had to do and not to do, and went through the mediation progress and we were done for the day.

It was the second (and last!) day of the training. We remembered all of the different actions, and started to work on our handbooks. We had to see how well we could control an arguement between to people, and we did it as a play. We had to keep calm and use a soft voice, but we couldn’t be to soft on them. We gave them three rules, and if they broke them, we had to remind them that they promised to keep the rules. It was quite hard to remember what to do, eventhough there was words, actions and phrases in our hanbooks to guide us through the mediation process. There was more activities and after a while, we could remember everything we had to learn. It wasn’t easy, but it was a lot to look forward to when we get into year 6!

30.06.10 Y5/6 sports day. It was scorching and we were boiling! So many parents came to watch this annual day. The first race was very entertaining and the applauring was very loud. So many  races were raced and the mini games were fun. This had been the hottest sports day in my time at S.J.S. Everybody had to do at least 1 race and the 4 houses: Hunshelf, Ewden, Broomhead, Wharncliffe got split into4 groups! At the end of the morning the results from Miss Caudwell hsad been couted in 4th was broomhead 3rd was Hunshelf 2nd was Wharncliffe and 1st was Ewden! we all had a great time and are all looking forward to the House games!

This summer tearm ,14   y5s went to SWFC ground to get some  suport in there  learning.We had a great time learning new things and differnt skills.SWFC study centre has lots of first class computers and lots of other different ICT tecnoligey.It is run by a man called Mike and bobby.

We had lots of fun doing….

Crateing bages,Watching how many times SWFC coud hit the crossbar,Desining a trainer,Count the seats in the nouth stand,Speed stacing,A ground tour and much more.

We have breakes wich we have biscuits and fruit and a refreshing drink.We get there by minibus wish with talk on while lisening to galaxy wich we sing along to.

We go there evry Thusday and we have lots of fun and giggls.Saddly our jurny is coming to a end and are soon graduateing.

Robin wood was amazing; we had Sam Moss as our group leader, who helped us through it all.

Crate Challenge!

This was our first challenge, it was extremely hard. We had to get into groups of 3 and stack crates on top of each other which doesn’t sound that hard but we had to stand on top of the tower while being harnessed on to a Robin Wood Flying Machine (Not Comfy at all) my group got to 9 stacks but some one else bet us with 12.

Piranha pool!  

Before we could start Sam locked us in this room. Well before we could cross the water we had to salve some puzzles to get the key back (quite difficult) there was a small swing that hovered over the pool and one by one children had to go across with tools to help salve the 10 different challenges. Then when we were all across to the other side the only way to get across to the door and out of the room was over a slippery slimy pole it was so difficult no one in out group got across without falling into the freezing cold water, Brrrr!

Zip wire!

Before we even got near the Zip wire, we had to put our harnesses on. Then Dean walked us up to the zip wire while Sam waited for us at the end! We played some games, and first we played the… screaming game!!! Firstly we got clipped onto the zip wire so we couldn’t fall off. Then when we said 1, 2, 3, Dean pushed us and we had to see how long we could scream. I and Megan both got 5/5! (Also Mrs Akroyd and Miss Cush had a race)!

Big swing!

The big swing was absolutely wicked. To start with Sam helped us sit onto the swing and clipped us on. Then she clipped us onto a rope, so everyone in the group could pull us up. Then when we were fully pulled up, we had to go and stand under the PP, (puke place). Then we had to say: banana split, they karate chopped the yellow banana and they went flying up on the big swing!

Overall we had a great time and I’m absolutely sure we would all go back and do it all over again.  

Wood Group was amazing because we had a great team leader Mike Olsen. What we did on our fabulous trip:

Raft Building:

Raft Building was the first activity we did when we arrived at Robin Wood. What we had to do was build a raft that floated and held 2 people. We built ours and called it smiley as we found a smile that we did with ropes accidently. Smiley made me and Megan A proud as we won the first race but unfortunately lost the other two racers but at least we won one.

At the end was probably the best bit as we all got to super dive into the freezing cold water including Miss Robinson! It was so funny because Miss Robinson was dripping with cold water all over. Then again we had to do the same!  Brrrrrrrrr……

 Zip Wire

Zip Wire was OMG ( Oh My gosh!) amazing. We were 7meters high in the sky and only one way to get down… The zip wire!!!!!  We had to wear a “too tight” harness ( My favourite saying at Robin Wood Megan’s was ” turst “(toast)  anyway, we were in a harness and attached to a rope where we would jump off of the 7metre ledge trying to get to the bottom ( Where Alice was) and once we were at the bottom we would just let go of the rope so Alice could grab it and safely pull us down. Now that activity was ace! The expression for the zip wire was ” Zip Zip Zip Have A Nice Trip!” that everyone else would say while the person on the zip wire would jump. After we did the ” Normal” zip wire we had to dance so the expression we did then was ” 1,2,3,4 evacuate the dance floor!” and we had to sing that! Zip,Zip,Zip!

Climbing 1

Climbing was Climb- Tastic!! The first lesson was when we didn’t go high but low. We played loads of different games such as: Cookie Jar. What we had to do was climb low on the wall trying not to make any noise and trying to reach the cookie Jar without waking magic Mike up ( His nickname to Wood Group) who was pretending to be the Cheif Ninga. I made a bit of noise with no luck but Megan however got to the cookie Jar without being suspected. Hiiiiiiiiiiiii Yaaaaaa!!!

Team Challenge

The team challenge was when we made up a nickname that had a kind of fruit in it our team leaders name in it and World Cup related so Wood Group decided on Mikeland Apple, a great team name! The challenges were all difficult but our favourite was the lost shoes. What we did was we had to take off our left shoe and give it to our team leader and they hid our shoes which we had to find before all the other teams did. We came 2nd which isn’t bad but came 1st in another game called the orange game!! What we had to do in that one was pass back an orange  with our neck! Wood found it farley easy but dropped it a few times but the 4th time we got it to the end and won the golden nuggets!! Hip Hip Hurray!!!

Piranha pool!!!

Ok probably the scariest ting there. They were actual piranhas and they had teeth and everything!!! Well we got locked in a room and the key got locked in a box. We had to solve 10 puzzles in 45 mins. If we don’t they let the piranhas in the pool that we had to cross!! Ahhh!!!

Robin Wood was by far the best trip we could have done ever and we really want to go back there again soon but we can’t unfortunately!! The highest age is 11 and we are all 11 now so we will miss Robin Wood forever and ever!!

By Eleanor L  & Megan A

On Friday the 11^th of June most of the y6’s travelled out of Yorkshire, into Lancashire to Robin Wood. Hill group’s, group leader was John Baker. He was ace. The course leader was called Dean (but we all called him Geraldean. It went from Diana to Denise to Geraldean!)        

I was in hill group with Mrs. A, John (team leader), Katie Allen, Emily Legdon, Megan Shaw, Bethany Jennings, Joshua Watling, Joshua Shelley, Henry Acaster, Jacob Wragg, James Foster, Thomas Bridger and me (Melissa Minshull). The first activity we did when we arrived was obstacle course it was awesome. We had a person spotting for us which is when a person is in a ninja pose ready to catch you if you fall. The last activity of the day was team challenge. We THRASHED the other teams!!!!  

The next day was ace (even though I was a little home sick that night). There where 3 high lights of the day zip wire. It was 15 meters long! Piranha pool was really good. It’s a bit like crystal maze (Fort Boyard in France) Where you get locked in a room and you have to solve some problems to get the key. On giant swing I felt weightless I went on with Mrs. A John took off Mrs. A’s shoes for being a lazy bum!

Overall every one who went to Robin Wood thoroughly enjoyed it.

By Melissa Minshull

On Friday 11th of June - Sunday the 13th of June. Y6’s went on their residential to Robin Wood. Our group leader was great he was called Jon he was awesome. The course leader was called Dean, however everyone called him Geraldean; the name stuck. Whenever he was around Henry would pour water on him and he would squirt water straight back with his water pistol.

The funniness will now continue…

We will now tell you the funny part about the dorms. Sleep walking! There was two people who slept walked and that was me (Katie) and Keavah Reilly, they were very unusual. I actually got down off the top bunk and started dancing and singing to: Follow the yellow bricked road. I (Emily) got really freaked out and hid under my covers (this was Saturday morning at 2am)! Keavah’s was really freaky she got out of bed and went into the toilet and she was sick and she went to get back in bed and slipped of the ladders and climbed back in bed! And that was all sleep walking! Poor Mrs A, Keavah woke her up to tell her she had been sick in her sleep.

We will now tell you about all the activities that we did at Robin Wood.

Giant Swing was absolutely brilliant and terrifying at the same time. Nearly everyone screamed in our group because you get swung from at least 5meteres high.

Piranah pool was terrifying and brilliant as well. We had to do 13 challenges before the piranhas were released out of there cage. The mode of transport from 1 side of the pool to the other was by the swing which you had to find a code for as well. Unfortunately the code for it was on the opposite side, so Josh Shelly went through a gap which released a trap door which trapped him on the other side! We made sure it was the same amount of people on each side. So it was the same amount of people trying the puzzles.

Nightline was absolutely amazing! We had to put on some weird looking goggles and we only had mirrors in the back of them so all we could see where the people were behind us. So you could only see what you have just been through. You got squirted by water pistols which were apparently “Squirrels”!

We would love to carry on the fantastic time we had but we wouldn’t want to go on and bore you.

Emily & Katie

We thoroughly enjoyed the residential trip to Robin Wood, once we got off the enjoyable coach journey, we had a 1.4 mile walk, which isn’t that long, however, uphill it seems about 5 miles!

Once we got to the castle, we had lunch, which had 3 sandwiches; jam, ham, and cheese, I traded mine for 3 cheeses!

After lunch, the activities began, by that time, we knew our group leaders, and the course leader, Dean, who everyone called GeralDEAN!

Our first activity was the obstacle course, where our group of 3 came last, due to the fact I had 2 girls on the team! 

The day passed, and we did extremely fun activities, including raft building, trapeze, and caving.

Our dormitories were cool; they were a bit cramped though. We got told to shut up and go to sleep about three times on the first night.

The next morning, we had the piranha pool, where we had loads of puzzles to figure out so we could unlock the box, which had the key to unlock the door. We dropped one of the keys in the pool, (which by the way we had to get across to do some of the riddles) so I, the almighty Toe, with no fears, completed the brave deed of fetching the key at the bottom.

Basically, we had an awesome time, the highlights for me were the zip wire and the giant swing, which applies to Jimbo next to me, I should think. On the coach ride home EVERYBODY was not sick *wink wink*

Robin Wood!

Over the weekend most of the y6 pupils went to Robin wood on a, extremely awesome, residential. It was an pleasant residential jam-packed with activities such as the obstacle course , giant swing, zip wire which was 15 meters long , night line and there was many more  activities.

There were 5 groups in our schools course Forest, Hill, Desert, Wood, and Valley. On the other hand there were 5 leaders Jules, Mike, John, Sam, and Luke.

Robin Wood also has a tuck shop in which you get to buy

sweets and pop. Don’t eat sweets in bed though because the night guards will confiscate people’s sweets if you are caught eating sweets in bed. Also no talking in bed because there are consequences to pay E: G: being in the black book or missing out in activity.

Overall we had a great & grand time!

All thanks to the teachers for booking it.

By Declan Crofts