Category: Trips

Year 8 pupils headed off to London early on Thursday to get some first-hand experience of urban planning to support their studies in class about sustainable cities. Our first stop was to see the O2 to discuss brownfield development sites and how a venue such as the O2 can be a catalyst for further development….

Write up on the Year 8 Trip to Canterbury Cathedral On 4th February 2019 Year 8 went to visit Canterbury Cathedral; we left at 8.25am to board the school buses and, after a quick head-count, we were off to Kent. The main purpose of the trip was to help our studies on our research topic,…

This week Year 3 visited the museum in Bexhill as part of their Learning Journey on Ancient Egypt.  They listened well to Julian, the curator, who is an Egyptologist, as he showed them different artefacts including some clay pots and jewellery.  The children were fascinated and asked some excellent questions.  Everyone took part in three…

Year 5 have been studying factories and the industrial revolution in history​ and took the opportuinty to get out of the classroom with a visit to world famous cricket manufacturer, Gray-Nicolls. This was the perfect opportunity to combine both History and STEM subjects in an informative and enjoyable trip. Here is a report by Faris…

Saxton were the winning house for the Michaelmas term. They were rewarded for their hard work and good behaviour with a trip to Royal Tunbridge Wells for a morning of ice skating and fun at Calverley Park. Amazingly the morning passed with only two minor injuries that were resolved with an ice pack and a…

History – Crazy Celts, Year 4 have started to learn about the Celts in their learning Journey lessons.  On Wednesday we marched up Mount Caburn in Lewes to visit a Celtic hill fort.  The views from the top were stunning. We compared modern life to how it might have been when the Celts lived in the…

Tuesday seemed like a beautiful day to go up to London so Paul Borrows, Henry Arnold and I took Year 8 to the Houses of Parliament for the day!  It’s always a huge shame that it takes us so long on a bus but when we finally got there we ate our lunch by the…

Last Tuesday, seven Vinehall pupils set off to Benenden School for a String Orchestra day.  When we arrived we were greeted by Mr Whiting and Mrs Lewis – who was Mrs Sheppard’s piano teacher when she was at Benenden!  We were immediately sorted into four parts and started work on a Brahms Theme and Viva…

Year 3 visited Bateman’s, the home of Rudyard Kipling, last week as part of their Learning Journey topic on local history.  It was a beautiful day and the glorious sunshine helped us to make the most of the lovely grounds. The children smelt the herbs on the path down from the car park, picking out…

Year 1 had a brilliant morning becoming pizza chefs at Pizza Express. First we were given aprons and hats ready to begin cooking. We were shown a traditional method of rolling the sauce around the pizza base without touching it. The children all enjoyed this even though we had a few spills! We then added…