Brookside Primary School, High Lane, Stockport

Fully Inclusive Extended Primary Education

Northumberland Trip 2011

This was a very successful week, enjoyed by all, go to the bottom of this page for the photo gallery. The children’s behaviour was excellent. Staff commented that this group’s behaviour and attention to keeping their rooms tidy was the best they had encountered over many years!

On our behalf I would like to thank Mr Tavernor for organising, planning and leading the trip and to Mr Aherne, Mrs Warner, Mrs Pogson, Mrs Berndt, Mrs Ross and Mrs Cavanagh for taking such excellent care of your children throughout the week.

The children returned happy and full of news on Friday afternoon. The highlight of the week was either Alnwick Castle or Beamish. Memorable and enjoyable for all!

Thursday June 30th

Fantastic day at Beamish Open Air Museum! This has been enjoyed by all. Beamish is a ‘living history’ museum on a huge site with buildings, a farm, a Victorian street, bandstand, sweet shop, old Co-operative store…a chapel and original pit village with a mine and colliery houses and gardens.

The children loved participating in the Victorian school lesson and seeing what a Victorian classroom was like. They even tried the original ink pens! Not a computer in sight!

Wonderful opportunity to see living history and real buildings – very successful and enjoyed by all! The children will have so much to tell you when they get back.

Last evening of activities tonight. Your children’s behaviour has been excellent throughout the week and the Staff are proud of them all.

All parents please note that Brookside will be in touch with the coach driver and Mr Tavernor throughout the day. They will give us a call when they are about an hour or so from Stockport, as they will have driven through some of the traffic by that time. We will text everyone to give a definite idea of possible arrival time ( considering Friday traffic and the rush hour ) This could be around 3pm at the earliest.

Please park considerately – (and remind others to do the same!) as you come to collect your child. Remember that a large coach will need to drive into our school feeder road.

It sounds as if the children are all happy and have had an excellent week and that they have had many exciting ‘adventures’ to tell you all about on their return.

See you all at Brookside tomorrow afternoon!

Wednesday 29^th June

Weather wonderful!

Staff report that the children’s behaviour is excellent and that everyone is having a superb time. Today has been a visit to Alnwick Castle. The children especially enjoyed the ‘Knight’s Quest where they were able to dress as Knights, Lords or Ladies They loved making pottery tiles.

It was really exciting to find out about Alnwick castle and explore its grounds. The special Harry Potter tour was fantastic! Being able to hear about the filming of the famous Harry Potter stories, and to find out about the history of the castle was fascinating. Samantha from year Six proved to be the real expert when she won the Harry Potter quiz on the tour. Well done Samantha.

The afternoon has also been great fun: visiting the ‘biggest tree house ‘ with the beautiful gardens….just amazing!

Tonight they are looking forward to more games and activities on the beach – and tonight there will be time for that special CHIP SUPPER!

Already looking forward to the trip to Beamish tomorrow………

Tuesday 28^th June

Children had a good night’s sleep, very tired after an exciting journey and evening on the beach

Today they have been across at Holy island, then returned and had a picnic lunch, watching and waiting for the causeway to be covered over by the sea.

Afternoon at Bamburgh Castle.

All children having a wonderful time ! Weather brilliant- bright and sunny but not too hot as it was yesterday.

Tonight they will play on the beach before visiting the lifeboat station at Seahouses……possibly chips for supper?!

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