Educational Visits

Year 4 are learning all about Shell Structures as their Design and Technology Unit and therefore went to the Museum of Brands to look at the history of how packaging has changed over time.

Today, Year 6 visited the Houses of Parliament as part of our Citizenship focus weeks. Throughout our educational visit, we got to experience all the events that take place in the Houses of Parliament as well as visit the historic ‘House of Lords’ and ‘House of Commons.’

On Monday 20th January over 120 children from St Helen’s enjoyed Treasure Island, the PwC Pantomime 2020, at the Peacock Theatre.

Year 5 visited City Hall in Central London to understand more about the job of the Mayor of London. We went on a tour of building and learnt a lot about how London is run. We even caught a glimpse of the Mayor, Sadiq Khan!

On the 7th of December, a small group of children had the opportunity to visit the Stratford Circus Theatre with their parents. They watched a wonderful performance of, "We're Going on a Bear Hunt."

Year 1 and 6 pupils completed fieldwork in West Ham Park using self-made compasses. They enjoyed collecting specific leaves which would act as a boat for their magnetised paper clip.

Year 6 had the opportunity to visit one of the last surviving convoy ships from WWII, the HMS Wellington which is moored on the Thames. The children have been learning about how the war affected Britain and can identify ways in which Britain needed rebuilding. Aboard the ship, the children looked at the history of the ship in helping to secure food imports into the UK in her role as a convoy ship. This help supported their understanding of the need for rationing during wartime.

Years 1 and 6 travelled together to the Army Museum in Chelsea. Pupils then separated into two interactive workshops which linked to year 1's D.T. curriculum and year 6's computing curriculum. Year 1 pupils designed and built a shelter. They explored how it became stronger and more stable. They also evaluated their ideas against design criteria.

On Tuesday the 3rd December Reception went to Stratford Circus Arts Centre, to watch 'We're going on a bear hunt.' We travelled by coach and had a fantastic time.

Year 4 travelled on the train to Tate Britain to view the Steve McQueen Exhibition. The children took part in posing in a photography session when they were in Year 3 and therefore visited the gallery to view their photos alongside 3000 other school photographs. The children were so proud to be part of this amazing experience.