Thursday 8th December

SPACE CENTRE TRIP!

Today we visited the very interesting National Space Centre in Leicester, which was linked with our current book- George's Secret Key to the Universe.

We had a bit of an early start so we could make it on time and when we got there, we went straight into our workshops; one about staying healthy in space and the other about what astronauts wear in space (watch the video of the children doing some exercise, measuring their pulse rates!). Both workshops were thoroughly enjoyed by both sets of children.

Afterwards, we had a short time to look around, before heading off to our 'Planets' theatre show, which was quite amazing! It's quite hard to describe, but the screen was pretty much the entire room and the children were truly immersed in the show they were watching. After lunch, we went on the space simulator (a few dodgy stomachs there!) and went up the rocket tower to see the 2 rockets that are housed at the centre.

All in all, a fantastic visit, where the children and staff learnt lots and lots of new information!

Wednesday 7th December

OLYMPIC PARK TRIP!

Ok, not officially a Year 6 event, but it did involve some Year Sixes, so I thought I'd put it up! Nine children from Key Stage 2 were selected to visit to the amazing Olympic Park, which is almost finished, in East London. We travelled by train from Leagrave up to London Bridge, then caught the underground to Canary Wharf before catching the DLR to Pudding Mill Lane (with no hiccups!). We arrived for our bus tour dead on time, although Mr Rowe nearly didn't take part as he had forgotten his I.D! After a quick phone call back to school, they confirmed who he was and he was allowed to take part!

We saw and learnt LOTS of fascinating facts about the upcoming olympics - 206 countries are taking part, 26 sports are occurring, the Olympic Stadium seats 85,000 people, the Orbit is the big red structure next to the Stadium and Saudi Arabia doesn't allow female athletes to take part!

After our bus tour, we had lunch at the 'View Tube', which had excellent views of the area before heading onto our bike ride around the area, led by a nice man called Joe. We went around the whole area, up canal tow paths (nobody fell in the water!) and then back again. It was very tiring although everyone had a fantastic time!

After our bike riding, we caught the trains back (nearly getting lost at Canary Wharf!) and got back to school at exactly 5pm (the first time I've ever been back on time from any school trip in my life!). A nice note to add, is that on the train back to Leagrave, a lady went out of her way to come and tell Mr Rowe how well behaved all the children were and what excellent role models they were for our school....a very pleasing thing to hear indeed!

Tuesday 6th December

Space Centre reminders
As I'm sure you're aware, the Space Centre trip is this Thursday. Below are some important points for you to remember:

• Any parents who haven't already made payment for this trip, please do so at the office ASAP.
• Children will need to be in school at 7:45am so we are able to leave at 8am. Unfortunately, we will be unable to wait for any children who are late as we must arrive at the Space Centre on time so we can attend the workshops at our allocated times.
• We will be visiting the Space simulator ride whilst there; if you wish your child to go on this, they will need £1.
  
• As well as the £1, your child may also bring an additional £3.50 spending money to spend in the shop. Please do not provide your child with more as they will not be able to spend it.
• If possible, packed lunches should be in a named carrier bag so we can dispose of it after lunch.
• We are aiming to arrive back at school around 4:45pm. If there are any drastic changes to this time, then please keep your mobile phones to hand as the office staff will text you,

If you have any further questions regarding this, please contact Mrs Hedley in the office.