Hey guys!

Well you guys were awesome! I had so much fun, it was great to be able to see both groups working away and really getting on. Although I was working with Holy Trinity, who were awesome! I also loved the opportunity to get to know you guys from Mount St Mary as wel, you were a great laugh and I particularly liked socializing with both groups of people on the walk and in breaks! It’s been a weekend full of laughter and fun and I hope you take that back home with you!

Good luck and God Bless,

Dave

Well what a fun packed few days this was! I really enjoyed myself and I really hope you guys did as well! A big up to my small group, you guys were awesome and I had a real laugh, we had some great chats and you were all really polite and nice. Our pizza that we made was awesome and a really good idea, so big up! The role play we did in mass was also hilarious so well done!

Overall, I had an awesome few days and you were such fun!

Good luck!

Dave

Easy guys,

Well what a really good weekend this turned out to be, I really loved how you just went for everything and how enthusiastic you were! My small group were awesome so a big up to them for that, as we had loads of fun but also did really well on Morning Prayer and other activities we completed during the week like the posters, ours were clearly the best! Everyone else’s posters looked amazing in mass, and it turned out to be a great celebration for everybody, and the singing was awesome again!  Nice one for a great weekend!

Dave

Although I was floating for the few days you were here I really enjoyed getting you know you guys at mealtimes and on the walk! It was a great few days, and your group leaders obviously loved having small groups and I wish I had one! You really did put your all into everything and the singing in mass was amazing, the role-plays and prayers were also really nice to see. Your friends looked really good, possibly some of the finest I’ve seen in my time here!

Well done for making it a great couple of days!

Dave

Hellllo!

Really nice to spend 3 days with you guys, we had great laughs and such fun. Big shout out to my small group, we had such a laugh and you guys did really well for Morning Prayer which was awesome! Mass was a great celebration and I loved how everyone got involved! I really loved the walk and the disco looked awesome so thanks for a great few days!

Dave

Well guys for saying it was the first time there was an upper school split retreat it was amazing to see how you all got on with each other! The way you went for the activity on the first night was really good to see as you just threw yourselves straight into the swing of things.

It was great to see old faces both staff and students from the Year 11 trip, and awesome to hear how you guys were getting on, not forgetting; ‘a bit of banter.’ It was also well good to meet new people and get to know you guys over the weekend.

Mass was a great celebration and you definetly impressed our parishioners! It topped off a great day (for the Derby fans amongst us) after listening to the Mighty Rams defeat the lowly Forest! Sorry just had to throw that one in there!

Overall it was a really fun weekend and I loved every minute of it!

Take care,

Dave

Easy guys,

Well I got really excited for this week, I’m not going to lie, because it was my old school! And I was not disappointed, you guys represented Benedict’s really well and I was well proud!

It was such a fun week full of laughter and fun, especially in our small group time, big shout out to; ‘the Nigelettes’ you guys were awesome and we had some great chats, and you did so well in the mass roleplay!

Reconciliation was really good, and the reflections were very thought reflecting so well done to everybody on that one. Mass was an awesome celebration and the sound you guys made was so so good.

Bowling was big time! I absolutely loved it, especially managing to get a decent score for the first time in ages, but unfortunately I didn’t come close to Miss O’Hanlon’s score! That was legendary!

Well guys it was an awesome week and I had loads of fun and I hope you guys did too!

Good luck in Year 9,

Peace

Dave

Well what an awesome week we spent together! It was well fun and I had so many laughs. I loved how you guys went for everything straight away which was shown by how awesome the ‘Equestrian of Sport’ was on the first night. Everyone knows our horse was the best, and the formation we pulled out for the last with the splits was amazing!

The men versus woman session was awesome, and the questions the lads were fielding to me, Don and Joe and the discussions we had was amazing. So big up on that! Big shout out to my small group, I absolutely loved spending time with you guys, we had so many laughs and the discussion we had in the sharing sheet was so good to see and hear!

The week was so good as you guys really made the most of it so thankyou!

God Bless,

Dave

Hello everybody!

I’ve properly loved having you around this week, you guys were so much fun and willing to just throw yourselves into every activity, from dancing with Joe and I, to reconciliation and the awesome roleplays in mass. Big shout out to my small group, “Team Pamplemousse”, you guys really made my week, in every group session, being so enthusiastic and funny, made me really look forward to all the group sessions. You all did awesomely in Focus even in sub zero temperatures, I was amazed!

Take care,

Dave

Easyyyyy everybody!

Man, what an awesome week we had together! It was so good to see two schools, who had no clue about each other at the beginning of the week mix so well together! Big up to my small group; “Whats cooler than being cool?…ICE COLD!”, possibly one of the finest group names ever. You guys were amazing in small group time, from discussions to role-plays you  gave your all, but we always had so many laughs!

I particularly enjoyed the debating session, as you guys got really into it, and it was great to see people standing up for what they believed passionately but respectfully. Reconciliation created an amazing atmosphere and all the groups did amazingly well. Also, drum and bass in disco…not much more needs to be said, quality! I also really enjoyed the walk, and the advantage of the being at the back lobbing snowballs and people can’t see! Apologies if you were hit…

Any who, well done for making it an absolutely awesome week and a great start to 2010! Good luck with your future and I hope to see you again sometime.

Peace out,

Dave