Swallows - Hall Lee Bank Park Visit

Date: 7th Dec 2020 @ 9:41pm

Hall Lee Bank Park

Today was Swallows turn to visit Hall Lee Bank Park as part of their learning into rainforests and Geography. The children visited the park and walked from school, making thier first enrichment experience of the year. We discussed everything from the forest make-up and foundations, to the visual comparisons we could make with an actual rainforest, immersing ourselves in the 4 'layers or strata' that a rainforest is made from. The children learned about the forest floor, undergrowth, canopy and emergent layers as we will use this as a theme to create a setting description as part of our English topic writing. 

The he children also worked in pairs and with the 3 teachers to learn some valuable map-reading and field working skills, finding points of interest and looking at the visual side of maps. We discussed compass directions and the children had the chance to undertake a mini 'orienteering' style map game within the forest. Well done Swallows, you pushed yourselves and your learning to the reach the park and return safely to school!