Active Hope

Tuesday 15th May

This morning we were at Brook Acre Primary School for our first build up session with Year 3. We started off in the classroom where we got to know the children and then we headed outside and started off with the hoop game. We then played a game of chain tag, they took part in the crossing the swamp challenge and finally took part in the adventure line. In the afternoon we were at Sycamore Lane Primary School for the last Which Way Now session with the Year 5 class. During the assembly I went outside and put out all of the orienteering markers and then the class took part in the activity. The class then took part in gutterball and in the freezing fingers game.

Monday 14th May

I went over to the container to help two of the other instructors load the mountain bikes into the van and then we headed over to Dallam Primary School for the final after school club. We took the 7 children to a park and we rode around the park practicing some skills like drop offs and small jumps.

Friday 11th May

We started the day off by having an IKEA breakfast and then we had a meeting about the next two residentials coming up and we talked about what we needed to get for those residentials. We then headed back to the office where I started sorting out the diaries for the St Margaret’s residential.

Thursday 10th May

Today I was in the office and I started off by sorting out the lanyards and sticker charts for the St Margaret’s residential and then I carried on working on my portfolio.

Wednesday 9th May

Today I was at Green Lane School and I started off by marking maths homework and then sorting out the maths folders. We then had the mixed Year 7 and 8 class for maths. After break the Year 8 class were using paint and designing some patterns on the computer. In the afternoon we had PE with the Year 7 class and then the Year 8 class. We carried on looking at cricket and we looked at throwing and catching again and then we finished the lesson off by playing a game of kwik cricket.

Tuesday 8th May

I started off in the office where one of the other instructors and I were having a discussion on what activities to do with on the WWN project. In the afternoon we were at Sycamore Lane Primary School for our third session with the Year 5 class. During the class assembly, I went outside and put out the orienteering markers and then the class took part in the activity when they came outside. The group then took part in the get knotted activity whilst I put up the adventure line. The adventure line today was where in 4 groups they had to get a hoop around the course without letting go of the hoop. After the adventure line they played a game of sharks in the pool and I took the adventure line down.

Friday 4th May

I was in the office today and I was sorting out a map for the orienteering activity at Sycamore Lane and then I carried on sorting out my portfolio for University.

Thursday 3rd May

I spent today in the office where I was sorting out certificates for our Which Way Now project at Sycamore Lane Primary School and I was looking at buying some wristbands for our tuck shop.

Wednesday 2nd May

Today I was at Green Lane School. In the morning we had the assembly and then half of the Year 7 class joined half of the Year 8 class for a maths lesson. After break the Year 8 class were designing a new school logo. In the afternoon we had PE with Year 7 and then Year 8 where two people from Warrington Wolves Foundation came in and taught them some more cricket skills.

Tuesday 1st May

This morning I was leading an archery session at Brook Acre Primary School with 8 kids from Year 4. They learned about the equipment, how to shoot an arrow and how to collect an arrow. In the afternoon we were at Sycamore Lane Primary School where we were doing our second session of the Which Way Now project with the Year 5 class. During the assembly I went outside and set up netball numbers and the adventure line. Once the assembly had finished, the class came outside and took part in the netball numbers challenge and then did a get knotted challenge. The class then took part in the adventure line where in pairs, one of them was blindfolded and their partner had to guide them around the course. We finished the session off with a game of sharks in the pool.