Our very excited Y5&6 pupils have been given the ‘save the date’ for our London experience day – this year it will be on Friday 26th June.
We organise the London experience day to provide our pupils with the opportunity to visit our capital, to travel by train, take in key sites and experience city life for the day. We usually go every other year, close to Christmas, but we have decided to change this going forwards to a summer event, meaning we have a longer day and more options to visit landmarks. This links with school themes of monarchy, sustainability, British Values and much more! It’s a magical day, something staff and pupils look forward to as a staple KS2 Hodnet experience.
At the core of our trip this year is visiting the Houses of Parliament, which we were lucky enough to secure this week when the tour booking slots opened for schools – thanks to the staff members who were eagerly waiting for the time slot and ready with fastest fingers first to get the booking!
We have also secured workshops in the Royal Mews and Buckingham Palace. Our next steps are to confirm the other activities – tour of Westminster Abbey plus one other yet to be confirmed, possibly a river cruise! Watch this space for more information, but for now please save the date. Letters with full information will be sent to Y5&6 families in the coming weeks when our travel and full itinerary is confirmed.