Broomlands Primary School
Kelso - Scottish Borders
Day 1 ...
Everyone arrived safely after a good journey. Lunch today was baked potatoes or wraps.
Activities this afternoon include Bushcraft - firelighting, orienteering, buggy build and problem solving. After dinner children will take part in a Trail of Mystery before going to bed for an early night (hopefully!)
Menu for Monday - Pie in the Sky
Lunch
jacket potates and filling
Baguette or wrap
Soup of the day
Pasta of the day
Salad bar/fruit
Dinner
Chicken Pie
Sausages
Vegateab;e pie
Mash potatoes
Seasonal veg
gravy
salad bar/fruit
Brownies
Day 2....
Everyone slept well and were all raring to get to breakfast this morning.
After a wet night the weather has cleared and outside activities for today include: abseiling, fencing, side-by-side, nightline, problem solving and scrapheap challenge.
The dry weather didn't last for long so lets just say that the waterproofs have been well and truly tested!!!! Not that the kids are complaing :)
Everyone has a "can do attitude" and are encouraging everyone to try all the activities.
Menu for Tuesday - Anerican Diner
Breakfast
Sausage
hash brown potatoes
baked beans
scrambled eggs
selection of cereals
fruit compote
yoghurt
toast
fruit
Lunch
Jacket potato and fillin
sausage roll
soup of the day
pasta of the day
salad bar/fruit
Dinner
Beef burger
Hot dog
Vegetarian burger
cheese
fries
corn on the cob
sala bar/fruit
Doughnuts
Everyone exhausted after a long day (and after eating all this food!) so lights off early tonight.
Day 3....
Again everyone slept well and nobody missing home (well not too much). After breakfast and tiding dorms activities today are fencing, obstacle challenge, archery. 3G swing, nightline and zip wire. Weather mixed - mostly rain again.
Kids all testing themselves and staff are very proud that everone has managed to push themselves to do things they didn't think they could do. Lots of team work going on and lots of encouragement.
Menu for Wednesday - The Italian Job
Breakfast
Same as Tuesday
Lunch
Same as Tuesday
Dinner
Beef lasagne
Chicken ratouille
Vegetable pasta pomme
Seasonal vegetables
Garlice bread
salad bar/fruit
Ice cream
After dinner kids will take part in the campfire and will get marshamallows and hot chocolate.
More tomorrow....
Day 4....
Good morning from sunny Dukeshouse Wood.
Everyone enjoyed the campfire and quiz last night and there was not a peep from anyone after nights were turned off!!!
Lots of fun things to do today which include shelter building, zipwire, fire lighting, obstacle challenge, leap of faith, 3G swing and after dinner it is the highlight of the week THE DISCO.
The menu for Thursday is - Home from Home
Breakfast
Same as Tuesday
Lunch
Same as Tuesday
Dinner
Hunter's BBQ chicken
Pork loin
Hunter's quorn
Herb diced potatoes
seasonal vegetable
gravy
salad bar/fruit
fruit crumble
Further updates tomorrow and photos to follow.
