Residential Trip to Magdalen Farm

We had to build a waterproof den for our team. Rose

It was so much fun staying with my friends in the dorm. Isla

MAGDALEN FARM

Year 3 had a taste of organic farming life on their residential stay at Magdalen Farm.

After exploring the woodland and building some survival dens, the children learned how to use tools to create wooden jewellery. In the evening, lots of laughs were had around the campfire singing the silliest songs ever. The next day, it was up early to carry out the farm jobs: feeding the hungry piglets, collecting eggs and meeting the friendly goats and horse, as well as a tour around the greenhouses to taste some of the fresh produce. After lunch, we said goodbye and set off back home for a wellneeded bath and early night! There was a door you could open in the hen house to take the eggs. It felt like we were stealing them! Jacob

The piglets were very greedy! Cecily

The piglets kept running off into the sunset. Esme

Jenny the horse was really calm and gentle with us. Tiggy

We had to collect the horse poo to help the vegetables grow.

When we were in our dorm we could hear the boys snoring next door! Matilda

We went inside a polytunnel and tasted the vegetables. My favourite was sorrel - it tasted fizzy! Oscar

We sawed a round bit of wood, drilled a hole and tied on some string to make a necklace. Henry

Everyone sang themselves silly around the camp fire and then toasted some gooey marshmallows to end a perfect evening. My favourite was the banana song. Cecily