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St Mary's CE Primary School,
Kendal Road,Kirkby Lonsdale,
Cumbria LA6 2DN

Year 5 in York

This week, Year 5 have been on a residential trip to York. Their history topic is ‘The Vikings Are Coming!’ In science they are starting to look at the unit on ‘Materials’. It has been a full, action-packed two days; there hasn’t been a spare moment! It started on Monday with a look round the Railway Museum and a workshop on which materials railways use to make the tracks and the reasons behind it. The children were  then hiked up to York Minster and were treated to a, highly recommended, tour round. The tour guide had worked there for 26 years and relayed many fascinating facts, from the materials used to Blue Peter competitions. It really was spectacular: the children were mesmerised. After that, it was a search in town for a secret monks door and a walk around some of the infamous York Wall, with a good nose at some breath-taking residential properties. The Minster looked very different from every perspective. The coach then ferried everyone to ‘Stableside’ at York racecourse. After dinner, there  arrived two Vikings to show some amazing artefacts and re-in-act some gruesome tales! The staff and children were enthralled with over two hours of entertainment. As expected, the children behaved superbly overnight. They were served a hearty breakfast, fit for Vikings and rooms tidied- although we think they need a bit more practise with changing bedding! Day two began at ‘Jorvik’ for some and ‘Dig’ for the others, with a swap at lunchtime. They experienced a variety of rides, smells, investigations, archaeology explorations and handling of authentic artefacts. There was even time for an ice-cream before having a look at the castle and then departing for home.

 

At St.Mary’s we pride ourselves in how polite and considerate the children are, and this trip really does relay why. Year 5 were outstanding, a real pleasure to take away and commented on by all the facilitators on their manners and demeanour. A lot was learned and this new experience and information gathering will aid their future learning in the coming weeks.

Well done Year 5!