Meridian Community Primary School & Nursery
Y6 IoW Trip - 2024
It is that wonderful time of year again when our Year 6 team fly the nest and venture across The Solent to Little Canada. On this link you can experience a virtual tour of Little Canada.
Our staff will be updating this page throughout the week when they get the chance. Please be aware that the wifi at Little Canada can be a bit temperamental so we cannot always update the page at the same time each day. Keep checking back and enjoy having a little insight into what we hope will be a wonderful experience for our children.
A reminder that photos must not be shared on social media.
Monday 24th June 2024
We have all arrived safely at Little Canada and have settled into our cabins. For dinner, the children had a choice of chicken meatballs and tomato sauce, fish fingers and chips or vegetable chow mein with a delicious pudding of fun-fetti cake. After dinner, the children enjoyed a game of water balloon splash and had fun trying to protect their water balloon from popping. The children then had some down time where they enjoyed some more sweets and played some games with their friends. They are very excited for tomorrow's activities.
Tuesday 25th June 2024
The children enjoyed the first night in their cabins and didn't stay up too late. We woke up at 7am and had the choice of a cooked breakfast or cereal and toast for breakfast. During the day, some children had a range of climbing activities including Jacob's Ladder and Vertical Challenge where they showed great perseverance! Some children worked as a team during problem solving and also had the opportunity to get muddy in sensory trail. We have been so impressed with the children's behaviour and attitude throughout the day.
For dinner, the children had the option of chicken curry or mac and cheese then brownie for dessert, which they were all very excited about! This evening, the children completed an orienteering activity around the PGL site. After this, they had the choice to watch England play or play card games, ping pong and giant jenga.
Group 1 - Vertical Challenge, Aeroball, Jacob's Ladder, Survivor
Group 2 - Aeroball, Vertical Challenge, Survivor, Sensory trail
Group 3 - Jacob's Ladder, Aero Ball, Problem Solving, Sensory Trail
Group 4 - Jacob's Ladder
Group 4 - Problem Solving
Group 5 - Abseiling
Group 5 - Aero Ball
Group 5 - Problem Solving
Group 2 and 4 - Sensory Trail
Group 3 and 5 - Sensory Trail
Wednesday 26th June 2024
Today the children had another fantastic day packed full of activities ranging from canoeing, abseiling, giant swing, Jacob’s ladder, trapeze and problem solving. They finished the day with a fun game of laser tag and managed to beat the teachers! Throughout the day, the children enjoyed a cooked breakfast, pasta bolognaise, curry and sausage rolls. After lunch, the children enjoyed their first trip to the shop where they bought more sweets, snacks and souvenirs. While on the beach canoeing, a member of the public commented on how well behaved the children were being. They are a credit to our school!
Group 1 - Abseiling and Problem Solving
Group 1 - Trapeze
Group 1 - Sensory Trail
Group 2 - Abseiling
Group 2 - Jacob's Ladder
Group 2 - Problem Solving
Group 2 - Trapeze
Group 3 - Giant Swing
Group 3 - Vertical Challenge
Group 4 - Giant Swing
Group 4 Vertical Challenge
Group 5 - Giant Swing
Group 5 - Jacob's Ladder
Groups 4, 5 and 6 - Canoeing
Thursday 27th June 2024
Today the children had yet another exciting day! Group 1 and 2 began their day at the beach with canoeing, whilst the other groups completed a range of activities such as climbing, archery and vertical challenge. After a tasty lunch of burger and chips, all groups completed activities on site such as giant swing, low level ropes, survivor and trapeze. In the evening, the children enjoyed their final meal of lasagna, garlic bread and potato puffs. The children were very excited to get ready for the disco where we saw some impressive dance moves! Before the children packed their bags and went to bed, they received their very own ‘paper plate’ awards. The children have had the best time and have done us proud! They are very much looking forward to telling you all about it when they arrive home tomorrow!
Group 1 and 2 - Canoeing
Group 1 - Giant Swing
Group 1 - Low Ropes
Group 2 - Giant Swing
Group 2 - Low Ropes
Group 3 - Archery
Group 3 - Climbing
Group 3 - Survivor
Group 3 - Trapeze
Group 4 - Trapeze and Survivor
Group 4 - Archery
Group 4 - Climbing
Group 5- Vertical Challenge
Group 5 - Low Ropes
Group 5 - Trapeze
Group 5 - Survivor
Disco
Friday 28th June
On Friday, the children started the day with a filling breakfast. They then packed up the rest of their things and stored their luggage for the morning, leaving their cabins for the last time! The morning activities ranged from climbing, archery, abseiling and low level ropes. After their final activity, the coach was loaded with their luggage and the children said goodbye to the amazing PGL staff. The children have been a credit to the school. We've had so many comments from members of the public about their behaviour - they really have done us proud. Thank you for a wonderful residential!
Group 1 - Archery
Group 1 and 5 - Climbing
Group 2 - Climbing and Archery
Group 3 - Abseiling and Low Ropes
Group 4 - Low Ropes and Abseiling
Group 5 - Archery
