Trips and Events
Trips and events offer an exciting diversion from day-to-day life at school. They are also useful for helping children place their academic learning in the context of the wider world, giving it greater meaning. From Reception onwards, each year group enjoys at least one trip a term, visiting a place relevant to their studies. We also invite outside speakers or groups to the school to run events that explore an area being studied. For example, a group called Mexicolore ran a creative workshop on the Aztecs for Year 4.
From Year 5, children go on overnight trips – an enjoyable first experience away from home for many children – building up to the five-night French Trip in Year 6, when children participate in a variety of activities where they are encouraged to speak French. Typical trips include:
Year | Trip | Purpose |
Reception | Local Post office & Fire Station | Related to their Term Topic ‘People Who Help Us’ |
Year 1 | Chiltern Open Air Museum | Related to Term Topic ‘Houses and Homes’ |
Year 2 | Aylesbury Museum | Supporting work in Science, English and History |
Year 3 | British Museum | Related to Term Topic ‘Ancient Greece’ |
Year 4 | Verulamium | Related to Term Topic ‘Invaders and Settlers’ |
Year 5 | Ironbridge (overnight trip) | Related to the History Curriculum |
Year 6 | National Gallery | Supporting Art Education |
Gateway in Pictures
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Year 2 - Units, positional language and diaries
6th May 2022
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Year 1 - Farm fun
6th May 2022
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Reception - Growth and amazing animals
6th May 2022
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Preschool - Trains, planes and automobiles
6th May 2022
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Year 2 - Traditional tales and marvellous Maths
11th March 2022
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Year 1 - Telling time and selling houses
11th March 2022
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Reception - Year 5 fun
11th March 2022
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Preschool - Habitats and pirates
11th March 2022
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