On Thursday 24th October, the children at Swanbourne took part in the inaugural House Orienteering competition. This involved the children working as a team, using a map to find specific locations and collect information from each one. This was in the form of a series of letters, which then had to be unscrambled to make a word.

The children in Years 5 and Year 6 went first and took part with great enthusiasm. Everyone took their part and the competition was fierce. The children in Years 3 and Year 4 followed with an equal level of excitement. Despite having the Sports Captains assisting, some of them found it challenging to reach the right location, but the perseverance on display was brilliant to see.

For each event the winning house scored 10 points, with subsequent finishers scoring 8, 6 and 4. After both events two of the teams had 18 points, which meant that it was necessary to look at the accuracy of the teams' work. The team that made the fewest number of errors and are therefore crowned House Orienteering Champions for 2024 are Elizabeth House. Well done to Elizabeth House, but also well done to everyone for taking part with such energy and enthusiasm.