FORM 1 PORTSMOUTH HISTORIC DOCKYARD

Form 1 had an interesting trip to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. They learnt all about HMS Warrior and after having lunch and visiting the shop, they had a tour around the dockyard with the highlight definitely being looking at all the different large naval ships moored up in the dockyard!

Form 2 Butser Ancient Farm

A highlight in the Form 3 Summer calendar is the yearly trip to Butser Ancient Farm where the children get to experience a glimpse of lron Age life in the UK. We know huge amounts about the lives of Ancient Egyptians or Greeks but our knowledge of the Iron Age Celts remains scant. Places like Butser are trying to correct this imbalance by using archaeological evidence to rebuild the homes of this time and rediscover lost skills and techniques. It’s also a fabulous place to visit!

During a fun packed sunny day the children experienced; the smoky interiors of various roundhouses, carved their own chalk house gods, built walls using muddy ‘clunch,’, dug for artifacts in archaeological pits, handfed an ancient breed of goat and visited the Butser shop. It was an exhausting day but it was packed with precious memories!