Year 6 went on a retreat to St Lucy's Convent in Medstead. It was a day of prayer and reflection to find out more about ourselves and others. Mrs Wilson, Miss Swindells, Mrs Bird and Mr Berry came too. We were later joined by Father Tony Whale.

When we arrived we played some games like 'fruit salad' and a picture game. We had a short break before thinking about ourselves and what our dreams and expectations would be for both ten years time and 30 years time. It took us a while to do that, as it was harder than you think! We had lunch for an hour, which was great because we got to play in the gardens and everyone was playing together and having fun.

After lunch we did a few short activities. For the first one, we were put in pairs with people who we don't normally talk to. I was with Ellie, and I found out that she has a sister and over 40 pairs of earrings and hopes to have 365 , one for each day of the year! We then wrote a prayer for someone.

Our final activity was a short liturgy in the chapel, where we sang a hymn, read some passages from the bible and also lit some candles and placed them and our prayers on a cross. It was a really good day and one I will remember.

Margaret, 6W

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