Today in school we had ‘Dress Like a Pumpkin’ day where everyone was encouraged to come in wearing orange if they could. As well as this we had a ‘Name the Penguin’ competition and a really exciting LEGO Sale as well (thanks to James B’s dad!) which helped us raise lots of money towards our trip.
We’ve heard from other teams who have been in International Finals that it’s quite common to bring a sweet treat from your country to share with all the other teams. We really hope this is true (who wouldn’t want to try 80 different sweets?!) so
A quick stop at Leigh Delamere for some breakfast and we’re back on the road again, just an hour and a half from London Heathrow. The Pumpkins are starting to reflect on the adventure ahead of them and what they’re looking forward to the most…
Well, that was intense! The Lightning Round is a special event that only happens at large events like this, where teams are paired up together to complete the challenge in a slightly different way. For this competition the two teams were assigned at lunchtime and