The school trip

Tess is very excited. “Wake up, Ben!” she shouts. “Look at the calendar, today’s date is June 5th. It’s time to go on our school trip!”

Mum and Dad wave as Ben and Tess walk down the lane. “Have a good time!” they smile. Sam and Pam nod at each other and decide to go with Ben and Tess.

When they arrive, Mr Duke and his wife are waiting at the gate to welcome them.
“It’s time to go to the lake!” says Mrs Duke. Sam and Pam smile because they know what a lake is.
“Lake, lake, lake!” they laugh as they point at the picture on their spypad.

The children hop across the lake on the stones. “One stone, two stones, three stones, four stones, five stones!” whispers Pam. Then it’s time to dive in. Splash!

Next, they go into the forest. Ben and Tess can see a line of ropes in the trees. They are very brave and swing from rope to rope.
“Rope?” Sam offers Pam a rope.
“Aaah!” screams Pam as she swings on the rope.

After lunch it is time to ride a horse. Tess is very excited. “The horse is so cute!” she says. “Yeehaa!” she shouts as she rides her horse down the slope.

Mr Duke takes the children to explore a cave. “Don’t be scared, I’m not,” whispers Ben. Sam feels brave. He takes the spypad and goes into the cave.

The children tiptoe along. They shine their torches and look around. They can see leaves, stones and even bones. “Are you sure you’re not scared, Ben?” smiles Tess.

Suddenly, the children see a strange shape. “Quick! Shine your torch on those stones.”
“Aaah! Run for your life!” screams Tess. Tess and Ben run out of the cave!

On the coach ride home the children talk about their school trip. “The horse ride was great.”
“I liked it in the cave.”

In their spaceship Sam and Pam look at their photos.
“Lake.”
“Gate.”
“Stone.”
“Bone.”
“Cave.”
They have learnt lots of words and zoom happily into space.