Trips & Activities Messing about on the River The Pre-Prep’s first residential trip was a resounding success. 26 PP2 children and four members of staff spent a fun-filled and action-packed three days at Whitwell Hall in Norfolk. Amazing team-work and organisational skills were displayed by the children who had enormous fun in all the activities including orienteering, tracking and mini beast hunting. The group even set about making boats and, on the final morning, strolled down to the river to race them. There was great competition, lots of capsizing and some sticking in the mud before the winning boat crossed the finishing line!
How Green is Britain? Children in Lower 1st enjoyed a day of weather watching and eco-friendly activities at the Green Britain Centre in Swaffham. They all made it up the 305 steps to the top of a 60m wind turbine to see amazing views and watch the clouds rolling in. They learnt about different forms of energy and investigated making electricity using wind-turbine models. Included in the trip was a recycling game in which they sorted materials into buckets from a conveyor belt including using a magnet to find steel or aluminium. The children listened with interest as they were shown different types of electrical and wind-powered vehicles. It was a fascinating day for all reinforcing the geography and science topics this half-term.
Geography Trip Recently 23 L6 geography pupils travelled to North Yorkshire for their unit 2 fieldwork and research. After a lovely evening at the Cranedale Centre in Kirby Grindalythe they travelled to Scarborough to assess the success of rebranding in the seaside town. A transect down the high street, fish and chips on the harbour and a walk around The Sands enabled pupils to evaluate the spatial patterns of rebranding. The trip culminated in a drive through the Vale of Pickering followed by walking a transect from Old Malton, along the River Derwent, assessing the risk of flooding in the area. The fantastic teaching of the Cranedale staff, enthusiastic Culford pupils and a weekend of sunshine resulted in a great field trip.
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PPR Visit RAF Lakenheath Our Reception group visited RAF Lakenheath to learn more about birds and machines of flight. The children met several birds of prey that are used for bird scaring, including a 27 year old owl called Twinkle and a 7 month old bald eagle. The children watched in amazement as the busy airfield was used by jets and helicopters, before being shown the equipment that pilots must wear when flying.They were able to try on helmets and life vests, and look through night vision goggles.The highlight of the day, for both children and teachers, was being allowed to sit in the cockpit of an F15 fighter jet alongside the pilots; an incredible and unique experience for them all.