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Wings Deer Park Primary School
T HE Year 5s of Deer Park Primary enjoyed a two-night school trip to
Hollowford Residential Centre in Castleton. On the coach there was an excited buzz as
Mr Debic revealed the room-mates for the next couple of nights. As they walked up the drive of the centre, most children stared in awe of the majestic building.
As the children rushed into the building to escape the cold and gloom of the cloudy day, they were sorted into their day groups, ready to start the tour.
After about ten minutes, several groups
were escorted out of the building, where they spotted school icon, Mr Soar, our ex- headteacher, who left in 2016. As the day went on, the children retired to their rooms after a long day for the first time.
It was Thursday morning, but you could tell who hadn't slept well as they plodded slowly into the dining room filled with the smell of bacon. When breakfast was finally over, there was a morning rush as a flurry of children raced to get changed for their second activity. The activities were as follows: weaseling, caving, high ropes, low ropes, obstacle
course and a zip wire.
The five groups did many different activities
but everyone had a go on everything and had an amazing time.
When all the activities had finished, we enjoyed a final, amazing lunch.
The Y5's had an amazing time and wish they could go again. It has been an amazing experience and they are all waiting for Isle of Wight to arrive in Year 6 and can't wait to go there.
By Zara Grosse and Freya Morrell
So much happening at our school!
R ENOWNED basketball player Paul Sturgess visited Deer Park Primary School to demonstrate how to play basketball. At 7ft
8in, Paul is officially the tallest person in Britain.
The children’s first sighting of him was in their assembly with most
people gasping and staring at him due to his immense height. One of the children, Charlie, exclaimed, “I thought he was going to be tall, but not that tall.”
Paul explained that he was a famous basketball player known for his time in the Harlem Globetrotters.
The classes had a chance to meet him and train to play basketball, most of them asking for his signature. All of the children enjoyed training with Paul and learnt that it is important to embrace our differences.
By Dillon and Brooks
D EER Park School was visited by Robin’s Arrows, who taught children how to become archers. The five steps to archery are:
stance, load, draw, aim and release.
We played a game where many children lined up opposite a cone with a bow and arrow in front of it.
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We had to run up to the cone and load, draw and aim the bow then release. The person who won was the person who was the quickest and did the best.
Another game was who could load, draw, aim and release as many arrows as possible in one minute. We played another game where you pair up with one of your friends and you get five shots each. We all really enjoyed the day and hope to use a bow and arrow again soon.
By Ella, Juhaina, Jessica, Ryan and Charlotte
S PORTS Day was here, the children were hyped, lined up and ready to go.
“Ready, set, go!”
The whistle was blown. All of the children performed in a sprint
race against their classmates. There were many future stars.
After all of the sprints had been completed, each child performed in
a novelty race; such as the egg and spoon race, spacehoppers or the wheelbarrow race.
At the end of these, the scores were extremely close, with the Blue team on 89 points, one ahead of Green.
The final two races were the Year 6 relays, which the Green team won, meaning that once again they were crowned champions.
By Woody Nightingale-Smith and Charlie Young
T HE Deer Park Garden Project goes from strength to strength. The Junior Project has been Highly Commended in the Better
Energy School Awards 2018 Outdoor Project Scheme.
We will receive a cheque for £100 which will go directly to continue the wonderful work that is taking place with this project.