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New girl Sienna captures Arthur's heart. George takes the other children's rejection of his family's 'Essex Noodles' recipe to heart. Alfie makes a breakthrough in a painting competition. (Part 2 of 2)

Meet a rambunctious group of 5 year olds and observe them in their daily play as they learn to make friendships, share, and stand up for themselves.

Primary Title
  • The Secret Life of 5 Year Olds
Date Broadcast
  • Tuesday 21 March 2017
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 21 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
Episode
  • 4
Channel
  • TVNZ 1
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Meet a rambunctious group of 5 year olds and observe them in their daily play as they learn to make friendships, share, and stand up for themselves.
Episode Description
  • New girl Sienna captures Arthur's heart. George takes the other children's rejection of his family's 'Essex Noodles' recipe to heart. Alfie makes a breakthrough in a painting competition. (Part 2 of 2)
Classification
  • G
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Television programs--United Kingdom
Genres
  • Documentary
1 Do you remember what it was like to be five years old? Yai! Yai! Yai! Yai! Hello? I can't get out! Oh, my God, that boy. This is where futures are formed. Are you going to be in love with me? Yeah. SHE BLOWS A RASPBERRY THEY LAUGH This year, new children... ..new challenges... I want to do this all day. ..in a brand-new school, where every corner has been rigged with cameras... Oh! They're watching us! ..and wired for sound. SCREAMING Argh! No! Look at that! You look ridiculous! This is epic. With unprecedented access to every tussle... You're not the boss of here. There he goes. ..every whisper... ..and all the raw emotion. Don't cry. I've never seen so much tears. We eavesdrop on their secret lives. I'm sorry. Just needed some time alone. Last week, Jude and Phoenix came to blows. And Ellie decided to move on. You're not my boyfriend. You in the dinosaur top is my boyfriend. Seriously? Aw! It's Monday morning, and some of our five-year-olds are returning for a brand-new week. Move out the way! Ellie, I'm back. I didn't know you was here. Ellie, I'm so happy to see you! What would I do without you? Today, there are some new faces in the playground. She's my favourite person. OK, chase! Also new this week is Nat. I wish to be a pop star. I do. Observing the children are Doctor Sam Wass and Doctor Elizabeth Kilby. This week is all about winning and losing. We're going to see how well our children cope with some challenges that we throw at them, but we're also going to see how they manage some challenges that they make for themselves. We don't help. We don't need help. Oh, my gosh! Do you know him? Do you know him? It's my first time in this nursery. Why do people have friends? To make them happy. There is nothing harder than being the newcomer, to be joining a group or a school. Even to arrive late at a party would be something that we'd find difficult. The initial relationship forming has begun, people have started to get to know each other. They're already one step ahead of you. You're starting on the back foot. You've got an uphill struggle ahead of you. Elsewhere in the playground, new girl Calla is also starting to make friends... ..by admiring Ellie-Mae's sorcery. INDISTINCT Make sure she stays well. Calla's being quite smart here. She's spotted two people she wants to be friends with, and she goes up and pays one of them a compliment. Praising someone is a great way to establish trust early on in a friendship. Where does Calla come from? Scotland. No, she came from Africa. (No, she didn't, Scotland.) She comes from Africa. Scotland. Did you find it easy to make friends? Yes. Because... Nearly everybody in the world likes me. Well, not in the world, but some people like me a lot because I'm their friend. And my family likes me a lot. It's just so... Quite common for me, that everybody likes me. Or even loves me. Right, come in here, then. Let's pop this into the middle. To help break the ice, the teachers have organised a game of dressing up. With a twist. We're are asking the children to dress up. The girls as their dads and the boys as their mums. It's a way of introducing their families and themselves to the group. We're going to be boys, they're going to be girls. We're dressing up as... ..mans. Ha! I've got a beard! I go in the aeroplane, then I take off with these. Costume complete, they step up to introduce their alter ego. My name is Glen. And I'm a builder! And I kick people's butts when they laugh at me! Glen, what do you like to drink? What is dizzy drink? What does it make you do? Fart a lot! SHE BLOWS A RASPBERRY What do you always say to Ellie-Mae? I always say, "Be good every day!" Is that because Ellie-Mae's a bit naughty? No, she's good every day. And I just have to remind her. Last up is new girl Calla. My name is Leslie, and I help farms. And I put the sheep in their pen for him. Leslie, what's something you say to Calla a lot? I love you! Aw! I need that. No, I got it first. Now it's time for the boys to dress up as their mums. And Nat gets stuck in straight away. Can you do the zip up? There is no zip. There is, at the bottom. There is. Can you zip it up? Do you think boys should get to wear nail varnish and make-up if they want to? And I think they should play with dolls more oftenly. Look at me! You choosed it. I know, I like it. It's interesting, isn't it? Because Nat's really jumped at this task, but Phoenix hasn't at all. What kind of clothes do boys wear? Well, stuff that isn't dresses and stuff. I hate what I'm wearing! I hate this. It's interesting how early we become aware of what's social acceptable and what's not. You look ridiculous! Oh. Why do I have to look like this? Nat's clearly aware here of what's socially acceptable amongst his peer group and what's not. Look at me. I hate it. It's almost as if he's embarrassed of enjoying himself, and that's a very grown-up emotion for a five-year-old. Hi, girls! Now we're all girls! Nat showing us how sometimes when you're very nervous and embarrassed about something, you can just laugh your way through it. So, who do we have up here on stage at the moment? Emma. Oh, Emma looks so pretty! I don't! Yes, you do. OK, please tell us about yourself. What do you do for fun, Emma? I play with my two childs, Nat and Ruby. He's a very cuddly child, isn't he? He's not a typical boy in that sense, I don't think. He's very... His sort of default is to kiss and to love, rather than to fight or hit. Yeah. Nat lives in Wales with mum Emma, a teaching assistant, Dad James, a lecturer, and big sister Ruby. When his friends come and play, they want to be bit boisterous and kick a ball around and do that kind of thing. And he's more sort of... Let's put on a show! The arty side of things and wanting to play with dolls and dress them up. It's... Teaching them the songs and... It's his sister's influence. Yeah. Who wants their hair done? Oh, me. I'm going to have one ponytail, just one. It's not a problem that he plays with dolls at all. Woohoo! I had a Hoover and kitchen set and a cookery set, and an ironing board when I was younger. You still do all those things now. I still do those things now! So yes, exactly. So it helps. Yay, we're back in Monster High. It's the afternoon, and Nat has his eye on Calla. Dear Calla. I like you. Calla! There's your letter. Quick, get it! Quick! "Dear Calla. I like you." Oh, thank you, Nat! It's OK. I will keep this. But this sparks a competition for her affection. Calla! Coming, Jude! Here's your first one, Calla. Thank you. Look. Let me get you two pieces of paper to do two for me. Which colour would you like? Blue. Calla! Calla! We often think about competition as something that we want to keep our children shielded from. But in fact, they're competing every minute of every day in the playground. INDISTINCT Best day ever! What? Look. "Dear Jude. I love you the most." Nat didn't even realise it was a competition, but Jude's turned it into one. Is Jude really interested in Calla here, or is he interested in winning against Nat? Wow, that's a big piece of paper! And I drew you and me on it. Let's go! 1 What is that? It's the morning of the second day, and the children are taking part in a test of bravery. Three people are going to get a chance to win something for somebody else. They have to dip their hand in the tank to retrieve a photo of a classmate. Ughhhhhh! 'Do you know what bravery means?' If you see a tiger, you're brave to scare it away. 'Who's the bravest person you know?' She's about 51. But she's not scared of nothing! 'What's the bravest thing you've ever done?' Tried. Tried a green bean. We know that this is just a tank of green jelly with some insects. But for some children, it's the unknown that makes them really anxious. So, the first person to go and pull out somebody's picture from the bucket of green slime is Jenson. No, I don't want to! Are you sure? I don't want to do it! Go on, Jenson. Give it a go, it's not as bad as you think it is. Yeah, yeah! No! Oh, dear. That's the major psychological component of anxiety. It's what we make it up in our minds to be. People become very fearful of some very rational and everyday things, because it's the anticipation, the anxiety, the fantasy of what it's going to be like. Then you build it up in your mind, and then you can't do it at all. 'What was in the gunge tank?' Spiders. A lobster. A snake. Snake! Calla, would you like to go and put your hand in the green stuff? This is really interesting, because anxiety is hugely contagious. And Jenson's anxiety's really got in her. Not for Jet, it's not. Jet's desperate to have a go. Why don't you want to, Calla? I think it's quite scary. It looks quite scary. What do you think's going to happen? I'll do it. You'll do it? THEY CHEER BOTH: Go, Calla! Do it! You can do it, Calla! You can do it, Calla! Do it! Do it! You're making her nervous. I'll do it. Absolutely sure? Not even for a chance to win a present for one of your friends? Jet's saying, "Me, me, me!" I really want to do it! Jet. Yes! Stand in front of the box. So you're going to pull out one photograph. Oh, she's in with both hands! She's loving it! She was really up for it, Jet. She touched one of the bugs. You're touching a tarantula, you know, Jet. Jet is the bravest girl at the play school. Keep going, Jet. You need to find a picture. Keep going. Yay! Well done, Jet! She's got one! Now, that's called taking one for the team. Jet's very feisty. She'll have a good go at anything. She's not scared of anything. Yeah. She likes a challenge. And she's very good. Jet lives in London with stay-at-home mum, Molly, and dad, Blue, a site manager. Who's in goal? You. Oh, really? She's been doing football practice since she was two. And she's... Yeah, she's pretty good. Oh! I think Jet's quite competitive. If there is something in place where you could get a silver or gold, she will be going for gold. Yeah. Ah! I'd say Jet's a massive tomboy. Jet is a tomboy, yeah! SHE SHOUTS She likes baggy shorts, baggy T-shirts. You're not going to find her in a dress. She had a voucher, and for the first time, got to choose her own clothes. She got a Spider-Man costume and Batman pyjamas. I would say Jet is probably the most entertaining person I've ever met. She's amazing. OK. I am going to ask Calla again. I'll try one finger, but I don't think I'm going to do it. See how you go. All right, she's being very brave by having a try. I think Calla's being braver here, because she was actually scared, and then she fought her fear. Yes. Whereas Jet wasn't scared at all, so Jet didn't have to be brave. She's just genuinely fearless. Yes. I've got one! You got one? All right, pull it out. THEY CHEER Well done! Good stuff! That wasn't bad! That wasn't bad! Calla often acts older than her age. I think that's because she's around adults a lot of the time. Calla lives in Scotland with mum, Pamela, a hairdresser. And dad, Leslie, a civil servant. Calla is home-schooled. We thought home-schooling Calla would give her that one-to-one. It frees up for Calla what she wants to learn. If you want to talk about the human body, or geography, or science. She kind of picks the subject a lot of days. As-salamu alaykum. I feel like at school you can be influenced by other kids. We wanted her to have her own personality, and have her own thoughts and decide herself what she wanted to do, rather than being taken in by a crowd and then maybe they're making the decisions for her. Who's Mum going to be? I don't think we've got any concerns with Calla in a social aspect. She's got lots of friends that are always at the door for her, or she's going for them and they spend a lot of time together. She fits in really well. I've seen her kind of being a peacemaker, I suppose, a wee bit. She listens to what everybody has to say. And if somebody's upset, she'll be the first one, I would say, to go over and make sure that they're fine. Hide away! I know where to hide! It's playtime. Ellie! Under the bridge! And Calla is playing hide-and-seek with new best friends Ellie and Ellie-Mae. It is amazing to watch Calla join this group, because she has shown such great social ability, initiating herself into the play, in a way that's quite seamless. SHE GROANS But after a few minutes, Ellie decides she's had enough of the game. Ellie! Ellie, what's wrong? Ellie-Mae found me and I didn't want her to find me. Because I was really hiding in a good spot! And she found me! Who? Ellie-Mae. And I'm not her best friend any more. Go on. Quick! Before she's really sad! What is it? Is it because Calla's going dysfunctional? Are you hiding? No. Not any more. CALLA: Ellie! Ellie. Yeah? Look... She didn't actually mean to find you, did you? I didn't know you were hiding there. I just really, really want you guys to just leave me alone for a minute. Leave her alone! Just leave her alone! She did not want some time with you! She wanted time alone! From Calla's perspective, she's really motivated to try and resolve the conflict quite quickly. Her relationship with the girls is still quite fresh, it's new. So she's very keen to patch up any difficulties. She wants everybody to move back to a position of stability. After some time out, Ellie has a change of heart. I'm sorry, guys! I am still your best friend, but I just needed some time alone. I'm sorry. Really sorry. It's OK. Now. I think we should go and apologise for Ellie-Mae. Yeah. Ellie-Mae, you have to say sorry to Ellie. Ellie, you have to say sorry to Ellie-Mae. I'm sorry for finding you. I just found you there. I'm sorry. I forgive you. I forgive you too. Thank you. Ellie and Calla, you get to go to my beach party in Blackpool. 1 After lunch, it's time for a competition. Jet and Nat have been picked as captains... Yay! ..in a game called Stepping Stones. So hold on to that one. And hold on to this one, Jenson. This is a task that's going to need good teamwork and leadership. So these three things are the only things you can stand on. This is going to be hard! First up, it's Jet's team. While Nat's team are kept out of sight in the treehouse. The children have to get to the other side without touching the ground, using just two planks and a box. Three, two, one. WHISTLE BLOWS How can you walk on that? You work it out as a team. The secret is that they have to work together and form a human chain. Not like that! You need to move the box! Oh, I give up! Kick the box. LAUGHTER I can't think why that's not working, Calla. Come on. I don't know how we're going to do this. Seven minutes have passed, and Jenson's at the end of his tether. I give up! Bye! No, penalty point. One, two. You have to go back to your team. You have to go back to your team, Jenson. Oh, my goodness, me! Are you going to join in, Jenson? Because they've got the idea. OK, I'm coming. Thank you. The penny drops! Bring it. I want to fly the flag for female perseverance at this point. Come on, Jet! Yes! We're nearly there. Jet has blown me away with her grasp of leadership. She's got it! As Nat's team get started, Jet's team retreat to the treehouse. With only 2.5 minutes on the clock, Nat's team seem to have made a breakthrough. Yes. And then you can both step onto mine. They've got there quicker! But they've left their plank behind. This is a real brainteaser. They have got to go backwards in order to go forward! Yes! We may have a breakthrough. I know, I know. Right, everyone step onto that one, maybe. SHE GROANS Do you think that green box could help you get that other plank of wood? Yes! Move back, move back. And now put it on there, put it on there. Now we can get that piece of wood! OK, I'll get it. I'll push it. Wait, Aaran. Aaran! Got it! Now, pass it on to me. OK, here. The box, the box! Please get the box! Pass the green box to me. No, me. Yes! Yay! Yes! Yes! Now go, go, go! We're nearly at the steps! Come on! I'll do it first. Ring it! Come on! Wahoo! Ring the bell. Yes! The times are tight, and Simon has the results. I know who it is. Who? Me. I know. Me. Orange team rock! Well done. The times are so close. So, yellow team. You did it in 14.39. OK? Purple team, you did it in 14.58. So that means the yellow team is the winners. Yay! What do we get? So, well done. For children of this age, competition has different layers of meaning. It's not just about winning a prize. It's about how others see you, and about how you see yourself. 'Why do you like to win at things?' So people like, more people like me. # Will it be far away # Or maybe real nearby? # He may be pouring her coffee # She may be straightening his tie! # Won't you please come get your baby # Maybe. # 1 It's midweek and to start the day, teachers Kate and Simon have organised a game of musical statues. Calla's got a nice little boogie going there. UPBEAT MUSIC MUSIC STOPS I'm going to do stiff dancing. He moved. UPBEAT MUSIC MUSIC STOPS Oh! You call it. I'm going to say Jude and Ellie-Mae were moving there. CRIES: No, I don't want to! I don't want to sit down! Well, stand, Jude. That's fine. I'm not going to sit down! Just stand there, then. I'm not out! Then stand. I'm not out. See, we've seen this reaction so many times from Jude. He can't lose without making a big deal of it. I tried my best and I'm still out! UPBEAT MUSIC MUSIC STOPS JUDE CRIES From a psychological point of view, it is vital to be able to learn to lose, to experience failure. That teaches us a whole lot more. How you respond emotionally, how you manage yourself. How you carry on and persevere when you're feeling like things are really difficult. Jet's out! Jet's out! Go sit down, Jet. Jet was still dancing the whole time. I think he's looking at Jet now and thinking, "Why does she not care?" You just play fun. It's just fun a game. It's just a game. When you lose, why do you get upset? Oh, because I just hate people winning. Stop it! I hugged Jude. It wasn't me! Because he was crying a lot, because he wanted to win. Phoenix. CHILD CRIES Oh, no, now Phoenix is in tears. I didn't see that coming. Why do they cry when they don't win? Oh, I don't know. I don't know. Is it OK for men to cry? Well, a little bit...only if their hearts are breaking. How are you doing today, Jude? Good. Yeah? Come sit with me for a second. After yesterday's game of musical statues, Kate wants a word with Jude. I was thinking about the musical statues game. Remember when you got out quite quickly? Crying a little bit, and you were also a bit angry as well. Do you remember that? Mm-hm. Yeah, but if we lose, Jude... Jude? Mm-hm. Can you look at me? That's a newborn spider there! Jude, come over here. You're getting distracted by that spider while I'm trying to talk to you. Kate, he's listening. Trust me, he's listening. Got it. So, if we lose, it's really normal to be upset and to be sad. Everyone goes through that. But even though we might lose some games, there's others that we do get a chance to win. I think Kate was saying, "Yes, it's overwhelming, yes, it's real, "but we don't have to catastrophise it." Yeah, yeah. Are you going to show me how you might react if you lost? Mmm. OK, so we're dancing. And the music stops! You're out. JUDE CRIES So, are we going to do that one next time? No. It's lunchtime. And the children are discussing French cuisine. No, frog. Frog legs. Frog legs. In France, they eat that. This is called toad in the hole. Toad. Toad is a type of frog. We are eating toad. We are eating frog! Eugh! Excuse me, I don't like this. I don't like that either. Have you eaten your sausage? OK. Yes! It's the afternoon, and the children are lining up for a football match. I love football. I love football! Me, too! Nat and Jet are team captains again. Whoever wins, the captain of that team will win this amazing trophy. CHILDREN GASP Look at that. Oh, my gosh! Team competition is really important at this age, because they've mastered managing themselves individually. What they really need to work on is how they operate in a group. How you get along with other people, how you manage conflict, how you communicate. And this is what gets tapped into when you do a team activity. Green team, are you ready? Yeah! Yellow team, are you ready? Yeah! Supporters, are you ready? Yeah! Good job. Right, here we go. Kick off in three, two, one! Go on, girls! Go on, girls! Come on, Jet! I should be sticking with my gender, but I'm rooting for the girls here. Give it to me! No, no, wrong way! Wrong way, Ellie! No, no, this way, Ellie! Ellie, this way! Oh, no! Yes! I love you! Whoops. Ellie, what happened? I thought this was the girls' goal. You're going for that one. Oh. Kick off! Go on, girls! Go on, girls! Gosh, she's good! Go, Jet! Go, go, go! No, Jet! Oh...she's got some games, hasn't she? She's good! So close, Jet. Goal! It doesn't matter! Come on, give me a group hug. Yay! Aw, look. Nat's got the hang of it. Let's have a group hug. It's currently 2-0 to the yellow team. Here we go. In three, two, one. Play! Go, girls! Go Nat! Go Jet! Goal! Good goal, Jet. Oh! The goal is good. Captain, give it to me. Jet is so caught up in the game but she sees herself as an individual within it. Yeah. There's no "I" in team, Jet. Come on. Yeah. Goal! Oh, look, she's scored another one. No! It's half-time. Aaron, you're off. Phoenix, you're on. And Nat is struggling to manage his bench. Phoenix, you've got to be the goalie. No. Oh! What Nat is having to do here is having to realise we've got a lot of competing egos on their team. Everybody wants it all to be about them. I want to be the captain, though! How can I make everybody happy at once so that we work together? You know, these are really tricky, emotional, social challenges. Can I be the captain, as well? OK. Yes! You're the second captain. What(?) You're the second captain, and I'm the first captain. I mean, for me, Nat has employed United Nations level diplomacy skills throughout this game. Yeah. At 2-2, it's time for a golden goal. I'm ready. It's going to be 2-3. No, 3-2. Yellow team, ready? Yeah! Green team, ready? Yeah! Play football! Good save. Good save, Jude! Good save. So close! Oh! Saved! Jet is like a tornado. Yay! Goal! Well done! Wow. Jude, you've got it! Well done, Jet. Well done. He has congratulated the girls on their win, and it must be agony. But he's really done it! I'm impressed, well done, Jude. Really good. Jet's the captain, so I'm going to pass the trophy to Jet. The captain of the green team. Careful with it. It's so shiny! But Nat is struggling with losing to Jet yet again. This is a really tough lesson for Nat, because despite doing everything right, he still wasn't successful in the outcome. And we can see that's really hard for him to bear. Why are you sad? Why are you sad? Because you got the trophy and I really wanted the trophy. I know. But... I was! There is something so incredibly logical and straightforward about Jet. Can you wake up? I want the trophy. I have zero. How many do you have? Oh, none. Oh. I have none. Oh. Now I have one... She made me feel very happy. She made me feel 'ar ben y byd'. What's does 'ar ben y byd' mean? It's on top of the world in Welsh. Next time... No, no, I don't need it! I've already got a plan. What's your plan? Come here. Come here. 1 It's the final day for our five-year-olds. Whoever can hold the cuddly toy above their head for the longest gets to take it home. Ready? Three, two, one, go! This is a task really looking at grit and determination - how much do you want to win this prize? This is easy. 'Is grit and determination something you're born with 'or is it something we can nurture into children?' It's a good question. This is so hard. How many more minutes? My arms are aching. Ow. Ow. Ow. Jude, that's out, Jude. Ellie May. Ellie May is out. Thank you for sitting down, Ellie May. '"I don't need a cuddly toy."' Devalue the prize as a way of exonerating yourself from having quit. 12 minutes in and it's down to the final two. But neither Calla nor Jet show any sign of throwing in the towel. We've got two girls in it. It's a two-girl final! Jet versus Calla. How long is this going to take? Until one of you drops. 'Calla is the one who's getting the cheering.' What must that be like for Jet in terms of her motivation? She is watching like a hawk. You're doing great, Jet. CHILDREN CHEER Calla! Calla! Jet! Jet! Jet! My arms are aching. SHE GASPS You can hear Jet panting. I mean, their arms must be killing them. I couldn't do it for anything like that long. I think if you girls can both bring them down now. Well done, Calla. Well done, Jet. It was just really hard to win the teddy. My arms was aching! So, Jet and Calla, you each get to choose one toy you would like to keep. We had to pick any teddy that we wanted, cos we won... But claiming Bert for her prize has upset best friend Ellie May. Winning isn't always what it's cracked up to be. If you've won and that means other people are upset with you or it's affected your social relationships, then there's a cost as well as a gain. Ellie May, what about this? Don't want a costume! I want a cuddly, snuggly teddy. So Calla could not be behaving with more grace and empathy in winning, you know. She deserved this task but she's been so sensitive to the other children who didn't win. 'Oh, no, look at Calla! Oh, poor thing.' She's taken herself away cos she feels so guilty about winning. I felt super sad... ..about it. So... Little Red Riding Hood! Wait! Why did you feel so sad? What made you so sad? Because I should have given it in the first place because she would have been happy if I gave her it. Calla, why are you sad? Because Ellie May wants to take the dog that I won. She does want it really much and it's sad, but you don't need to be sad. You can keep the ted but you don't need to be sad, OK. I'm sad because she was a friend and now she's not. But you can be my friend. Thank you, Jet. Jet has just come into herself this week. Four teeth came out. Where? Oh. Oh, yeah. Four. None of yours came out yet, none. Yeah, I know, but can I tell you something? Yes. One is going to come out when I'm six years old, a long time. One is...might come today and one might come tomorrow. Oh, yeah. What cheered you up when you were so sad? When Jet started doing funny things. OK, let me push you. Wait, wait, wait, and do it. Wait, wait, wait, and do it. Wheee! Magic, magic, magic, magic, make me invisible. It's the final challenge of the week and Nat's last chance to win a trophy. All right, so, this is a cake decorating competition. And the winning team will each get one of those amazing spoon trophies. I really want one of those. OK. And I really... I really don't want them to win, because Jet already has a trophy. I will be judging who has decorated it the best. OK? Ready, steady, go! Do you want marshmallows? Yes. Ours is going to be lovely, isn't it? I'm really impressed to hear Nat and Calla talking about how they are going to manage this task cos it would be so tempting to dive in. Yeah! What makes a really good cake? Sprinkles. Remember to always do that. Icing. Isn't it? Oh, my gosh. I want to do this all day. Jet is genuinely high on life. High on whipped cream. We have the bestest cake. Our cake is amazing, isn't it? Look at ours, look at ours! Look at our cake, guys! All right. So, both of them look amazing for different reasons. This one is quite high, it's got cream and sprinkles coming down the side. And this one has got lots of different colours all over it. The winning team is... Nat and Calla. Calla and Nat. THEY CHEER Come and get your trophy. Hold it at the bottom. Be careful with it. After all his hard work this week, he's got a trophy. It's my first-ever trophy. How does it feel to win? Very good. HE SQUEALS You two done well. You have a trophy. Well done, Nat. And well done, Calla. And look at that. A olive. No, no. It's a cherry. It's a cherry. It's a olive. Cherry. Olive. Cherry. Olive. Cherry. Olive. And there's just time for one last dance. UPBEAT MUSIC Look at those two go! It's like every family wedding I've ever been to. Competitiveness is not a negative trait, but learning to win or lose gracefully takes practice. The children have been on a real journey this week, but it's not the victories or defeats in themselves that are important, it's what they've learnt from them. This is what they will be taking forward and ultimately what's going to shape their future. APPLAUSE WOMAN: Well done! Whoo. Whoo.
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