Fun at the Chill Factor, Sunday 4th December, 2011
On the 4th December the boarders went to the Chill Factore Snow Dome in Manchester for an afternoon of fun. Before hitting the snow we all had to get our snow boots and gloves on and then were split into two groups. The girls had a great time tubing whilst the boys were luging. For tubing, you sat in a rubber ring and you told the instructor how fast you would like to go. Most of the time I wanted to go fast, spinning as you went down the slide and as you got to the bottom you went up a curved hill and then stopped - it was fab .For luging you had to lay on your back on a long board and went down so fast not really seeing where you were going. When you got to the bottom you finally realised just how fast you were actually going because you went shooting up the hill and then sliding back again. I am a weekly boarder but have stayed for the last three weekends. The activities are always such good fun and I would just like to top it off with saying a very big thank you to Mrs and Mr Carnochan, Mr and Mrs Dobbs and Mr and Mrs Gonzalez for planning the trip out and for coming with us – THANK YOU .
We had a great time in the snow!
By Tabitha Holdsworth, Y7
Clay Pigeon Shooting, Sunday 27th November, 2011
On Sunday 27th November, the Boarders travelled to Holmscales Activity Centre to enjoy a fun day of Clay Pigeon Shooting with Mr and Mrs Carnochan. When we arrived at the centre we all ate a lovey lunch made by the staff of Queen’s Hall, followed by the centres homemade cakes. After we had eater we were split into two groups to go off shooting. We shot 8 clays each on three different traps and were all quite good. I came joint first in my group with Lucas Marshall and Ben Hunt came first for the other group. Some of the younger children had not shot before and despite having a sore arm, they tried really hard and really enjoyed the day. On the way back to the centre we travelled on the off road circuit in the centre’s 4 x 4’s which in was so much fun. We all had a really great day and look forward to doing the activity again soon.
James Carutthers, Year 8