Year 6 took part in a scientific enquiry and investigating rivers workshop at the River Wandle at Morden Hall Park. In the morning, the children were taken on a walk of the river where lots of key river vocabulary was discussed such as source, mouth, a meander and tributaries. The children then had to make…
Year 1 visited Windsor Castle and explored the life of the Royals. The children were amazed by the collection of the Castle and the building itself. They had great fun admiring the Queens’s Dolls House, even though it is not a toy. “I liked the Dolls House because it had so many things to look…
Year 6 children enjoyed a visit from Banstead Historical Society to help bring to life their current history topic. Mr Sweetman brought with him several WW2 artefacts and shared with the children some fascinating information about the town and life in Banstead at this time. The town was heavily protected during the war as it…
This term, Year 5 have stepped back in time; back to the time of Shakespeare, Henry VIII and The War of the Roses – The Tudors. To kick start our topic, Year 5 visited Hampton Court Palace. This was an information packed day where the children discovered plenty about Henry’s favourite home. They also participated in…
Year 3 enjoyed a Virtual workshop led by The British Museum on Wednesday 2 October. Connected via video link, the children talked to Bella who was speaking live from The British Museum. Children learnt about what life would be like in prehistoric Britain, studied different objects discovered by archaeologists and even saw a digitally animated video…
On Monday, Year 4 had a wonderful time visiting Fishbourne Roman Palace. When they arrived, they watched an informative video taking them back in time almost 2,000 years when the palace was an important place. They learnt how it was a family home as well as an administrative center, with the owner most likely being…
Year 5 spent their history lesson this week on a guided walk of Banstead, to find out what the village looked like 100 years ago. Two volunteers from the Banstead History Research Group led the tour, enlightening the children with information about and photographs of the past. The children found out that All Saints Church…
On Wednesday, Year 6 spent the day at Box Hill completing a Geography Fieldwork Investigation into the Impact of Tourism on the area. The children learned that there is a conflict of interest on Box Hill between the need to protect the area and allowing people to visit. The children went to five different…
Year 2 have visited Hever Castle. Both classes really enjoyed the guided tour of the castle and they especially loved studying the portraits of Kings and Queens hanging in the main gallery. We learnt all about King Henry 8th and his six wives and the children were keen to point out the physical features of…
Year 6 children have been learning about WW2 this term. To find out how Banstead was impacted by the war, a volunteer from the Banstead Historical Society came into school to talk to the children. He told us how Banstead was heavily protected as it was feared that the enemy would pass through Banstead on its…
