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Trips out and a visiting theatre group were a few of the highlights for Year 3 across the year: 1. London Zoo: As part of their geography topic, The Rainforest, the girls were ‘Rainforest Explorers’ for the day at London Zoo. They were taken to the rainforest enclosure to predict, then measure the temperature and humidity of the rainforest. There was an ‘I spy challenge’ to spot rainforest animals. Piranhas, tamarins, cockroaches, giant Madagascar Hissing Cockroach and a two-toed sloth hanging in a tree just above their heads were some of the successes. As well as being rainforest explorers, there was the chance to see many of the other animals at the zoo. A fun learning day was had by all! 2. Butser Farm: ‘The Celts’ was a favourite History Topic, and crossed into Design Technology in the making of Celtic Roundhouses. The girls had to use a variety of skills such as measuring, cutting and joining techniques in the construction of their roundhouses, which were then creatively filled with items that the Celts would have used inside their homes. A day trip to Butser Ancient Farm really brought classroom work to life. Butser Farm is a unique experimental archaeology site nestled into the rolling countryside of the South Downs National Park. The girls were taken back in time as they were shown ‘Celtic’ crops the farm grows and the rare breeds of animals. The girls were then set to wattling, jewellery making, chalk carving and Celtic excavation of iron tools. 3. Freshwater Theatre Workshop: The Freshwater Theatre workshop took the girls back to ‘Roman Days’. The girls were a fantastic audience, participating in Freshwater Theatre’s modern day ‘Roman Show’, where special guests the courageous Centurion Maximus, the fiercely powerful Queen Boudicca and the graceful Lady Livia were encountered. In the afternoon the girls enacted living life in the Iron Age, Celtic Britain with Queen Boudicca of Iceni, then put on their thinking caps to be Roman road-building engineers. The combination of History, Maths, Science and teamwork made for a day of great variety.
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URSULINE PREPARATORY SCHOOL WIMBLEDON • REVIEW MAGAZINE 2017 – 2018