Trips

Lepe Beach 

Lepe beach is a stony beach that forms part of Lepe Country Park situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. As a part of their Integrated Learning Unit the children were considering the physical and human features of Lepe. This trip helps strengthen their understanding of the geographical line of enquiry and enhanced their locational awareness.  

Hurst Point Lighthouse and RNLI Calshot 

As a school within a mile of the coastline and the weather starting to improve, it became increasingly important for the children to develop an awareness of water safety. The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch was the perfect platform for the children to learn about the men and women who keep us safe along our shores. In advance of the trip, the children became increasingly familiar with the text and, before writing their own narrative, this trip allowed them to visualise first-hand the inner workings of a lighthouse and meet a lighthouse keeper himself (and his dog!). Integrated with their science topic of materials, the children also had the opportunity to see how the materials within lighthouses have evolved over time with the advent of new technology and more refined systems. Followed a couple of weeks later by their trip to the local RNLI station, this allowed them to consolidate their understanding of water safety and the work of others in the local community. 

Marwell Zoo

Tawny Owls love their trip to Marwell Zoo in Colden Common. Their day is packed full of herbivores, carnivores and omnivores with the children coming face to face with penguins, giraffes, zebra and more! They particularly enjoy their workshops with the zoo keepers are introduced to poo of all shapes and sizes and learning how this helps them both manage the animals in these conservation projects and in the wild.

Sea City Museum 

Tawny Owls had an amazing couple of weeks learning all about the Titanic, which was hugely supported by their trip to Sea City Museum. They were thoroughly entertained by being able to smell the sweat of the Titanic gymnasium and shovelling coal into the burners! They became fully immersed in the lives of the first and third class passengers and the local significance  of the ship, which set sail from Southampton.