School Trips and Activities

IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM - OCTOBER 2009 Children at St Margaret Ward are evacuated! Class 4 visited the Imperial War Museum on the 19 October 2009. The trip was organised to enhance the teaching and learning of their history topic World War Two. The children were so inspired by this topic that they decided to dress as evacuees for the trip as this had also been their focus in literacy. The staff at the War Museum were delighted that they had made such an effort and there were lots of positive comments too from members of the public. This was a wonderful experience that really brought the topic to life.

CRUCIAL CREW - SEPTEMBER 2009 The Year 6 children had a thoroughly enjoyable afternoon at Crucial Crew, where they took part in an informative and educational course on personal safety. As part of this course the children enjoyed games and tasks given by representatives of the Fire, Ambulance and Police Services as well as being involved in a range of exciting activities based on Road and Water Safety. The children were able to learn many things that will hopefully help them to make the right choices in situations later in life.

MANCHESTER MUSEUM- JULY 2009 Class 4 enjoyed a trip to Manchester Museum to enhance their history unit on the Egyptians. They handled lots of different Egyptian artifacts, some of which were 4000 years old and also had the opportunity to see other exhibits on display.

ANIMAL HANDLING - JUNE 2009 On Thursday 25 June, Class 1 had a fantastic fun filled day as they took part in a range of activities. They created a whole class artwork which included hand and feet painting and then after a picnic they were visited by Jay, an animal handler who gave them the chance to handle lots of different animals.He also taught them to play a didgeridoo and how to create aboriginal artwork.

ECO SCHOOL ACTIVITIES In an effort to make our school and local area a more environmentally friendly place, we now have an Eco-Schools Committee at St Margaret Ward. The team of ECO-WARRIORS meet together every week to represent the “green” views of their school. The Eco-Warriors already have plans in place to make our paper recycling more efficient, cut down on the energy we waste and make sure that the grounds are free of litter. The team have also had some great ideas about how we could make our two new classrooms, which are in the process of being built, more energy efficient. We can be very proud of our Eco-Warriors at St Margaret Ward, who have shown great dedication and understand that saving our planet is everyone’s responsibility.

SPONSORED WALK - MAY 2009 All our children took part in our annual school sponsored walk and thankfully it turned out to be a beautiful afternoon. We raised a grand total of £939.50 and this has greatly helped us to equip our two new classrooms to the highest standards. Thank you to all the parents who contributed and supported the children in their efforts.

SCIENCE WEEK - APRIL 2009 Here at St Margaret Ward School we had a 'Magical Science Week' from Monday 30 March to Friday 3 April. Children from Year 1 through to Year 6 explored a selection of the themes Magnetism, Mirrors, Indicators, Codes and Static Electricity. They were involved in daily investigations which they all thoroughly enjoyed. Each class presented their findings in an assembly at the end of the week. The children certainly enjoyed the week and were both mystified and entertained by their activities which have hopefully inspired them and enhanced the appeal of science.

ROBINWOOD- MARCH 2009 Twenty four of our Year 5 and 6 children enjoyed an action packed 3 days at The Robinwood Activity Centre in Alston where they took part in a variety of activities including climbing and abseiling, canoeing,problem solving, the Giant Swing and the Trapeze.They worked together to try out new skills and learn the importance of team work and team spirit.It was a wonderful experience for them as they worked through from 7.30am to 9.30pm on the various activities.

PANTOMIME AT STOCKPORT PLAZA - JANUARY 2009 As a Christmas treat, our Reception and Class 1 went to Stockport Plaza to see the pantomime 'Cinderella'.It was the first time that most of the children and also some of the accompanying parents and staff had ever visited a theatre.Awe and wonder springs to mind as the children sat in their seats and gazed around. As we had practised the usual panto responses with the children beforehand, they could all fully participate.The visit was followed up by class art work in our Reception Class. A magical experience was enjoyed by all - 'Oh no it wasn't!'- 'Oh yes it was!'

Previous Trips

DELAMERE FOREST - NOVEMBER 2008 Our Nursery children enjoyed their Christmas trip to Delamere Forest on Monday 17 November. Following an adventure walk along the nature trail, they gathered leaves and twigs to make collages and then searched to find the name plaques of all the reindeer. They then helped to choose three different sized trees for school and watched them being prepared and wrapped to go in their coach. Of course the main event was a visit to Santa's Grotto where they had the chance to let Santa know what they hope to get for Christmas.

STOCKLEY FARM VISIT BY CLASS 1 - JULY 2008 The children in Class 1 had a funpacked, enjoyable day at Stockley Farm on Tuesday 1 July.Their many activities included feeding the animals, a tour of the farm, making bookmarks, a visit to the dairy parlour and a tractor ride

CHESTER - JUNE 2008 On Thursday 26 June Class 3 and 4 visited the Chester Grosvenor Museum. Both classes had been focusing on the Romans as their History topic this term and the trip was planned to enhance their learning experience. Within the museum each group had the opportunity to handle a range of artefacts, guessing what they may have been used for. An interesting object was a block which formed the structure for walls and floors which was especially designed to allow warm air to flow. The Romans designed their building with central heating - we were particularly impressed because they had underground heating. In the afternoon we paraded along the walls dressed as Roman soldiers.The children were led by a guide who chanted a typical Roman chant and the children had to follow - they all enjoyed this and found it great fun.They learned lots about the work of a Roman soldier and the importance of keeping safe from their enemies.

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