Etz Chaim Jewish Primary School

Year 5 and 6 Trip to London

The children had a really interesting trip to the City of London. Year 6 linked their trip to Mary Poppins, their class reader. The children arrived at the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral where they learnt about Christopher Wren's architecture and important people who had entered the doors or were buried on the site. Danielle, the Blue Badge Guide was a mind of information and the children learnt about the similarities and differences of the various buildings in the area.

From there, they went to the New Change building, where the children were so excited to go up in the glass elevator to the roof! From there, they saw the rooftops of the city and could clearly see the various architectures - the old with the new, the ancient with the modern. 

Walking through to Postman's Park, there were so many things to see and learn about. Whilst having lunch the children were able to ponder over the display of memorial tiles on the wall which depicted adults and children who had saved others during the war and who had perished themselves.

They then walked through to Guildhall and saw the ancient ruins of a Roman Street in the art gallery before noting Goldsmiths Hall and statues of Isaac Newton, Shakespeare and Christopher Wren.

Our last stop was the Bank of England Museum, where the children studied the history of money, how it is made and they even tried to lift a gold bar!

The children had a great time and learnt so much.

Trips like this really enhance the children's learning and Years 5 and 6 learnt about similarities and differences in localities around them, the features of particular localities, how people affect the environment, using a variety of sources to gather geographical information, collecting and recording evidence to answer geographical questions, interpreting maps, symbols and keys, explaining how places are linked through goods, movement and people,  comparing  old and new in terms of art and buildings and have an understanding of how money is made and what happens to our money in the bank  in the wider context.