Educational Visits

On the 7th of December, a small group of children had the opportunity to visit the Stratford Circus Theatre with their parents. They watched a wonderful performance of, "We're Going on a Bear Hunt."

Year 1 and 6 pupils completed fieldwork in West Ham Park using self-made compasses. They enjoyed collecting specific leaves which would act as a boat for their magnetised paper clip.

Year 6 had the opportunity to visit one of the last surviving convoy ships from WWII, the HMS Wellington which is moored on the Thames. The children have been learning about how the war affected Britain and can identify ways in which Britain needed rebuilding. Aboard the ship, the children looked at the history of the ship in helping to secure food imports into the UK in her role as a convoy ship. This help supported their understanding of the need for rationing during wartime.

Years 1 and 6 travelled together to the Army Museum in Chelsea. Pupils then separated into two interactive workshops which linked to year 1's D.T. curriculum and year 6's computing curriculum. Year 1 pupils designed and built a shelter. They explored how it became stronger and more stable. They also evaluated their ideas against design criteria.

On Tuesday the 3rd December Reception went to Stratford Circus Arts Centre, to watch 'We're going on a bear hunt.' We travelled by coach and had a fantastic time.

Year 4 travelled on the train to Tate Britain to view the Steve McQueen Exhibition. The children took part in posing in a photography session when they were in Year 3 and therefore visited the gallery to view their photos alongside 3000 other school photographs. The children were so proud to be part of this amazing experience.

The Year 4 children visited The Cartoon Museum in London. They focused on caricatures and styles of comic strips alongside learning about the history of several famous characters. They developed their own drawing skills when drawing several famous people throughout history.

​Year 3 & 4 used compasses and their mapping skills to complete stewardship activities in West Ham Park. They had to use orienteering to locate various points around the park and think about the challenges they found when they arrived. These included discusses their views on the local area and using the compass to think about which direction photographs had been taken in.

On 12th November the 20 children from the choir had the memorable opportunity to sing at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the Newham Community Opera Full Circle. Our very own Mrs Venn was conducting a section of the large choir. The children were also able to watch many extremely talented young musicians from England and Wales.