Educational Visits

On June 7th our year 4 and some of our year 6 children travelled to Boulogne in France for an overnight stay at the Stella Maris resort.

In March, pupils from St Helen's and St Joachim's visited Rome. We toured the city and visited some very important places such as; Vatican City, St Peter's Basilica, St Paul's Outside the Walls, The Holy Steps, The English College, the Colosseum, the Sistine Chapel and many more places. We also went to the audience with the Pope and listened as he gave us his important message, blessed us and our families.

The children in year 2 enjoyed a visit to the Bubble Planet where they explored and played using all of their senses.

The children in Year 3, had the exciting opportunity to ride on the London Eye. As they walked from Waterloo station and turned the corner, they gasped in awe at the sight of the imposing structure.

Year 5 enjoyed an Educational Visit to the Ragged School. It was so much fun to experience what school was like in the Victorian times. We explored different artifacts and how they lived.

Year 6 took part in a workshop: Locks, Lifting and Load. We discovered the secrets of the 200-year-old sugar warehouse and the people who worked there. We also explored the technology that helped unload and transport the heavy cargo that arrived in London's docks from around the world. We uncovered how locks helped ships move in and out of the docks from the Thames and learnt how levers and pulleys put the science of forces and motion to good use!

Year 5 enjoyed a visit to City Hall and were able to ask lots of questions to the Greater London Authority. It was interesting to learn a lot of London’s history and its plans for the future.

As part of their History unit, year 2 have been learning about the Great Fire of London. We visited central London and had a workshop all about the great fire. We used ink and feather pens. We dressed up and we saw some important landmarks.

We are lucky to be part of the YES! Music Project (Youth Ensembles Scheme) that supports music leaders to lead high quality group music opportunities for their students, with a focus on creative, student-led music making. On Tuesday 5th March, pupils from the Strings & Flute clubs, plus some year 4 pupils, attended the launch event at the Stratford Youth Zone.

It was a very exciting adventure going on our first trip in Reception. A special coach took us to the Unicorn Theatre and where we enjoyed a special production of the Three Billy Goats Gruff. It was very funny and full of fantastic songs and excellent dancing by all the actors. We really enjoyed it!