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• Y1 Fieldwork Trip to Lilford Park

  Wed 14 Feb 2024

  Year 1 went to Lilford Park to carry out some geography fieldwork. We were so impressed at how far they all walked! We think you might have some sleepy children tonight! Despite the rain, the children behaved impeccably and were super smiley throughout. They were a pleasure to spend time with. 
  Whilst at the park we carried out some data collection. This term we have been talking about how people spend their leisure time. We observed people in the park and the ways that they used the park for leisure time. We gathered this information using a tally chart and we will transfer this data into a pictogram. 
  We also thought about how different people would like to use the park depending on different age categories. The children put themselves in the shoes of other people and used the masks to view the park through the eyes of a grandma/grandad, teen boy/girl and a child girl/boy. 
  Our final activity was to sketch some of the human and physical features in the park to help us to make our map of Lilford Park back in class. 
  Before we headed back to class, we had time for a snack and a play on the playground. 
  What a brilliant morning! 

  

• Y6 Manchester Museum Trip 🗿

  Tue 06 Feb 2024

  We spent a fantastic day at Manchester Museum as we experienced what it would be like working as a curator responsible for creating a museum exhibit. 

  The children were challenged to answer the question: What is the most important artefact in the ancient Egyptian collection? 

  The children worked in small groups and each one was up given a theme that their artefact had to link to; the themes were rarity, story, material and beauty. 

  In the workshop the activity leader had selected four artefacts for the children to discuss and justify links to their theme. It was great to see the children using the source analysis skills to develop their understanding. 

  We then moved into the museum and the children looked at a larger collection of artefacts. Once again they had to choose an artefact that best suited their theme and they had to justify their opinion. 

  We then moved back to the classroom to compare our two chosen artefacts and make our final decision. 

  The children worked brilliantly as teams and showed a great understanding of historical source work. 

  We then spent the afternoon exploring the rest of the museum’s exhibits with the vivarium being a particular highlight. We were also treated to the impromptu dragon dance to celebrate the Chinese new year. 

  A fantastic day all round!

  

• Y3 Chester Trip

  Mon 05 Feb 2024

  We have had a blast on our trip to Chester! 
  It was the perfect trip to learn more about our topic about the Romans. The museum educational team were blown away with how much the children could remember about our Roman’s topic. 

  When we arrived, we enjoyed a Roman soldier tour to the Roman amphitheatre in Chester. At the amphitheatre, the children completed a range of different soldier formations, and they had to defend their army line against the barbarians (school staff). 

  This afternoon, we enjoyed looking at a range of Roman artefacts and guessing what they were used for during the Roman period. After this, the children had an opportunity to take part in a range of challenges from dressing up as a Roman to building a Roman building. 

  Before we left, we had an opportunity to look around the two Roman museum rooms. 

  We had such an enjoyable trip! 

  

• Y1Bolton Museum Trip

  Fri 02 Feb 2024

  We had a wonderful time at Bolton Museum. The children were impeccably behaved and a pleasure to spend time with. 🥰 When we first arrived we went to the aquarium and watched the different varieties of fish being fed. We then had our lunch with our friends. 💛 After lunch we went on a hunt around the different areas in the museum searching for a variety of items. We visited the nature gallery, the Egypt gallery, the art gallery and Bolton’s history museum. The children were brilliant history detectives! We then took part in a workshop based on childhoods in the past. The children learnt about the different games children played in the past and they had the opportunity to have a go at playing with some replica old fashioned toys. 
  We had a brilliant day and there were some very sleepy children on the coach on the way home. 😴😴