Today, Reception and Year 1 have spent a fun-filled day at Hertfordshire Zoo (formerly Paradise Wildlife Park), seeing how many animals they could find and exploring the different habitats.  For both classes, this closely links to current learning and will provide rich experiences which will help next term too.  

I really liked looking at the dinosaurs.  The T-Rex was my favourite.  Francis

I loved seeing the lion.  It roared really loud!  Roman

The penguins were my favourite.  They looked funny waddling around!  Hope

Year 6 learned so much about history on our trip to Bletchley Park and got to see first-hand where the magic happened. We saw all these old buildings where the codebreakers did their magic. It was like going back in time! 

There were machines everywhere, all clunky and ancient-looking, but back then, they were cutting-edge tech. It was mind-blowing to think about how they used these machines to crack the enemy's codes and save lives! We even got to see some of the actual codebreaking machines they used! 

But the coolest part of the trip was learning about the people who worked there. They were like the unsung heroes of the war! There were men and women from all walks of life, working day and night to crack codes and keep our country safe. 

They were real-life superheroes!

Each year, to celebrate our involvement in the Commonwealth, a special service is held at Westminster Abbey in London.  The service is always well attended by members of the Royal Family, Heads of State from around the World and other key dignitaries.

This year, we were fortunate to have eight of our Year 5 pupils invited to attend the service.  They began the day with a little bit of sightseeing, before heading to Westminster, where they saw the Queen and heard from a number of interesting speakers and performers.  

It was a fantastic experience for all involved and an excellent example of how working together can prove so rich and interesting.