Giraffes@taddy

 At Whitehall, on Thursday morning, Mrs Storey led a pond dipping activity. They caught a wide variety of creatures including dragonfly larvae, juvenile newt, mayfly nymphs and biting midge larva. (We all saw and felt the effects of a lot of the live ones each evening!) Neon damsel fly Forget-me-nots The pond  Swimming mayfly newt Biting midge larva Juvenile newt Water boatman and biting midge larva Cuckoo spit Pond Beetle  Dragonfly larva Thistle Burnett Moth Yellow Flag Iris They also watered the allotment, which was much appreciated by staff at Whitehall. 

 We had a brilliant time at Whitehall. The children have been amazing - polite, helpful, organised, up for a challenge, resilient and fun. On the way back, we thought of our favourite activities. (We weren't allowed to say all of it!) N "Canoeing -tipping the boat over by accident was hilarious. " S " Rock scrambling. I liked going through the tunnels and holes" T "Canoeing, when we jumped in at the end and had a swim. " C "I liked the zipline because we went really fast." I "I liked the rope course. I went on  top of the tunnel and we were pretended to be wildcats." (Wildcats was their dorm.) E "On the indoor rock climbing, I liked playing the games when we hid the ducks and people had to find them Some people put them really high and hard to get to." J "I liked the zip wire because it feels like you're flying." H " Watching H and I's canoe flip over was funny at canoeing. I also  liked the zip wire...

All kitted out and very excited to set off to Combs reservoir Paddles at the ready Carrying the boats needs teamwork. Weve got this! Fun and games on the water 9 in a boat Oops! Some of us liked the swimming most. Carrying the boats needs determination.  Its uphill to the trailer. Flipping it over ready to load. Time to relax  At Combs reservoir