Rainforest skills!

The Bear Grylls survival team instructors have really put the team through their paces today during the rainforest skills challenges. 

The team have had to cross crocodile infested waters, create bridges across rivers where piranhas are known to swim and zip between treetops to avoid snakes and other creatures below. 

They have crossed other rivers and ravines on rope bridges and rope swings. Exhausting work! There were lots of problems to be solved on the way. Grit, determination and courage were needed! 

Teamwork has been essential!

Trouble in the Survivor Camp!

Yesterday we had some troubling news in a letter from Bear.





 One of the camera crew almost got seriously injured on their latest expedition and Bear found out that he hadn't been included in the most recent survival camp training. We received a letter telling us that, if we wanted to join Bear Grylls in his next adventure, we would all have to pass his rigorous training. 

We phoned to find out more about it and we have to go Monday! The training booklets have clues in them as to what we need to pass: rainforest skills, shelter building, problem solving and working in the dark. It's very exciting, but we are a little apprehensive too! 

Sticky nature hunt!

Did you know that Charles Darwin loved collecting thing natural things when he was a child? In order to get to know what he was like, The Bear Grylls research team have recreated a Darwin style collection in The Nest, using sticky tape bracelets to collect little natural wonders.

 

Bear Grylls Survival Mission!

Today we have been wondering what it would be like to work on the Bear Grylls Mission Survive Production Team ...

Bear Grylls sent us a message telling us about his latest idea. His son is learning about Charles Darwin and he wants to try and recreate Darwin's 1831 expedition and subsequent adventures. We're not sure we can do that ... We will have to research it and plan it very carefully!

listen to ‘Message from Bear Grylls’ on audioBoom

Oliver Jeffers needs our help!

We had a message from the author Oliver Jeffers on Monday morning!

 He has asked us if we have time to help him improve one of his books - of course we have! We recognised his work straight away from The Day the Crayons Quit, which we thought was marvellous. When we read The Incredible Book Eating Boy, we thought that was pretty marvellous too and we weren't sure it needed improving, but we thought we would have a go because the author had requested it. We hope we can do him proud!

Image from www.seymourcentre.com

Perfect puppets!

We have been sewing very carefully in Class 2 and our puppets are looking fabulous! Here are some of them. They will be on display very soon, when they have all had the finishing touches added to them. 

Delicious homework!

It seems like ages ago since Faith brought in her delicious homework - we all enjoyed eating them! Well done Faith!