Trips and Visits

Local Area Visits

Please see the document below regarding Weddington's Local Area visits.

Local area consent

Year 5 - Local Walk

In geography this half-term, Year 5 are learning about land use in our local area. We went on a local walk around Weddington and sketched what we could see around us. We then identified the many types of land use we had seen including recreational, residential and agricultural land use.

Year 6 - National Memorial Arboretum

To support their World War 2 learning, Year Six visited the National Memorial Arboretum. On their visit they discovered the significance of the memorials, participated in an act of remembrance and engaged with a classroom-based activity that expanded their knowledge of wartime life.

Year 4 - Compton Verney

Year 4 went Compton Verney to have a Viking day experience. They were split into 5 groups and experienced building a wall using the method "wattle and daub". They made dough for flat bread. They constructed homes using long branches. They looked at Viking artefacts . Finally, they had a go at creating a spark so they could start a "fire". They lit a small cotton ball with the spark they created.

Year 5 - Jodrell Bank

To conclude their science topic of Earth and space, Year 5 visited Jodrell Bank in Spring term 2024. We were able to use what we had learnt in school when we were in the space dome and also become inspired by the countless exhibits at the UNESCO World Heritage site.

Whole School Christmas Panto

Another massive thank you to Weddy Friends for funding a truly outstanding whole school panto performance of Jack and the Beanstalk. The children (and staff) all loved it and it really got us all in to the festive spirit!

Year 1 & 2 - Lego WeDo Experience

Weddy Friends kindly provided the funding that allowed us to bring coding to life for the KS1 children by providing them with a truly fantastic robotic experience. Do begin the day, Nao the humanoid robot danced with the children and told them all about himeself in the hope of inspiring children to learn and about jobs and computing roles for the future. Following this exciting meet and great, children learnt how to build and programme their own talking robot, using Lego WeDo2 and iPads. The children had a wonderful time and were able to use their previous coding learning to really engage with the robots and programming.

Year 4 - St James' Church

Year 4 went on a trip to the local church (St James') to explore symbolism to support them with their RE learning. They were able to further understand the symbols in the Christmas story, as well as ask Reverend Adrian about other important symbols within Christianity, such as the crucifix and the dove. The children also learnt that St James' Church has a special symbol of a shell too.

Years 3,4 & 5 - Innovation Pod

Children had an exciting visit from the Innovation Pod team where they found out how to both code and drive robotic cars.

Year 6 - Micro:bit Training & Amazon Class Chats

To support Year 6's coding topic, they undertook Micro:bit training.This training involved them creating codes that allowed them to use the devices for both fun and health purposes. Firstly, teams coded an algorithm that turned their devices in to a game called rocket / asteroid / black hole (a little like rock / paper /scissors), before challenging their classmates to duals. After lots of fun with this activity, they then considered how they could use the devices for fitness gains. After sharing lots of great ideas, they went on to create algorithms that turned their Micro:bits in to step counters and other fitness measuring devices.

Later in the week, they had some amazing Amazon professionals zoom in to their classrooms. During these sessions, they found out about technology and engineering careers prospects and how they could become the next Amazon superstars.

Year 5 - Jodrell Bank

Year 5 had an out-of-this-world time at Jodrell Bank where they not only got to see the world famous Lovell Telescope and find out how it works, but they were also wowed in the brand new space dome where they found out all about the constellations and how our view of the night sky changes throughout the year. They also took part in a fascinating workshop, 'Terrific Telescopes', and had a hands-on experience in the discovery centre.

Whole School - Santa Panto

A huge thanks to Weddy Friends for funding another wonderful panto! The children had a fantastic time and thoroughly enjoyed every minute! What a wonderful Christmas treat :-)

Years 5 & 6 - Christmas Bowling Trip

Years 5 & 6 had a wonderful time on their Christmas reward trip to Nuneaton Bowl. There were plenty of strikes, loads of laughs, wonderful singing and delicious chips too. Well done for being so wonderful and earning yourselves this treat!

Reception - St James' Church - The Scarecrow's Wedding

On Tuesday 11th October Reception walked to St James Church. Reverend Adrian Guthrie conducted a Scarecrow's Wedding as we have been reading the book The Scarecrow's Wedding by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. We had a fantastic time. We had a wedding party - bride, groom, bridesmaids, page boys and a father of the bride to give her away. Betty O'Barley and Harry O'Hay the characters in the story had the most amazing wedding. It was a most incredible trip.

Reception - Ash End Farm Trip

In July, Reception went on an amazing trip to Ash End Farm. We visited the farm to link to our topic Growing. We experienced many different animals, including feeding the lambs and goats. We even got to take home an egg that the chickens had laid. We held the baby chicks - they were so cute. We also saw lots of birds of prey. The children had a great time.

Whole School - Goldilocks and the Three Bears Panto - 17th December 2019

Many thanks to Weddy Friends for treating our lovely children to a fun afternoon watching a panto, they all had LOADS of fun and plenty of laughs. Well deserved by all who attended.

Year 5 & 6 - Christmas Bowling - 16th December 2019

Our Year 5 & 6 children have been working so hard that they earned themselves a treat, a trip to Nuneaton Bowling for a morning of bowling and a treat of some chips. Well done to all the children for being so fantastic.

Year 1 - St James' Christingle Service - 11th December 2019

St James' Church in Weddington welcomed Year 1 to their traditional Christingle Service where the children found out all about the candle-lit Christmas tradition.

Year 2 - Beaumanor Hall - 10th December 2019

Our Year 2 children were transported back over 100 years to the reign of Queen Victoria when they visited the ostentatious Beaumont Manner. The children found out exactly what it was like to be a child in Victorian age by experiencing all aspects of their daily life, including going to school and ... getting the cane! They performed a beautiful carol concert for the guests at the manner and were lucky enough to meet Sinterklaas as he arrived at Beaumont.

The Choir - The Chines - 4th December 2019

Our wonderful choir made their annual visit to The Chines sheltered housing complex in order to spread Christmas cheer by performing their beautiful Christmas songs to them.

Year 5 - Jodrell Bank - 8th November 2019

Year 5 had a fantastic trip to Jodrell Bank where they found out lots of fascinating information. They found out about how scientists study the universe; learned all about stars and the night sky; saw the impressive radio telescopes up close and took part in the Mars Rover Challenge when they were tasked with safely landing the 'Rover' on to the surface of 'Mars'.

Year 6 - British Museum - 28th January

On Monday 28th January, Year 6 enjoyed a long but amazing day when they visited the British Museum in London, enriching their topic on the Ancient Egyptians.

The day began with a very informative talk on mummification, the children were told all about naturally mummified sand mummies and were also given interesting information on the wealthy 1% of people who chose to be artificially mummified.

After a spot of lunch, it was time to visit the galleries so we could view the ancient relics, the children especially loved seeing Ginger.

Before heading home, we undertook a whistle stop tour of London - seeing all the famous landmarks our glorious capital city has on offer.

Year 2 - Beaumanor Hall - 30th November

On the 30th November, year 2 travelled through time to Victorian age. They spent the day as Victorian children at Beaumanor Hall, finding out all about how Victorian children lived and how they celebrated Christmas, with a very special visit from the one and only ... Mr Santa Claus himself!

Year 5 - Jodrell Bank Discovery Center - 26th November

On 26th November, Year 5 had a fantastic trip to Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre. They learnt so much about the universe and solar system and found out how the giant Lovell telescope uses radiowaves to image the universe.

The Power of One - Anti-bullying show - 6th November

Today we welcomed “The Power of One” anti-bullying show into Weddington Primary.

Two actors used coloured boxes and masks to vividly portray what bullying is and what can be done about it.

Their message focused on how every child has the power of one, the power to report and deal with bullying when they see it.

They began by outlining the different types of bullying that can occur:

Physical
Verbal
Exclusion
Cyber bullying.

Their scenes showed examples of each type of bullying and progressed to outline the different roles in bullying: Bully, Target, and Bystander.

The children were shown that Targets need help and intervention.
Students were encouraged not to be bystanders and instead be 'upstanders'.
The need for individual action to make the community a safer, better place was emphasized.
Children were referred to trusted adults such as parents, carers and teachers for further assistance and instruction.

All of the children in the audience then took the Power of One anti-bullying oath and will be signing a poster board showing the oath:

I will not bully others,
I will not stand by while others are bullied,
I will report and deal with bullying whenever I see it,
Because I have the Power of One.

The Ned Show - 21st June

"The NED Show® produced by All for KIDZ®, Inc., is an innovative, character education assembly. Using humor, storytelling, audience participation and amazing object lessons including yo-yo and magic tricks students learn through the adventures of NED, a character kids (and adults) can relate to. His name is an acronym for: ever Give Up ncourage Others o Your Best® The NED Program uses a multi-sensory learning model to motivate, encourage and inspire students to become Champions at school and in life.

The aim is to:

Improve Student Behavior

Strengthen Test Scores

Enrich Instructional Time

Increase Academic Achievement

Complement Existing School Themes

Enhance Motivational Climate at School"

British Museum and London Tour - 9th February

Year 6 had a very long but awesome day in London on 9th February, their visit initially took them to the British Museum's education suite. Here they had an incredibly infomative and interesting talk all about the mumification process and how it evolved over the long reign of the Ancient Egyptians.

Once our talk was concluded, we gathered our work sheets for a fact finding hunt around the Ancient Egyptian sections of the museum. We loved seeing all the mumified remains and the immense statues housed within the museum.

After absorbing a wealth of knowledge from the museum and before we headed home for the day, we had time for Miss Bilson's guided tour of London. The tour allowed us to take in many of London's famous sites, The London Eye and Westminster for example.

Cadbury World - 8th February

On the 8th February, Year 4 had a truly magical experience when they visited Cadbury World. The day began over 2000 years ago, in a Mayan rainforest, with them discovering exactly how many cocao beans were traded for items such as rabbits.

Next, their journey took them through the ages (and across a few oceans) to 19th century Britain, a time when chocolate was only drunk by the rich and not eaten by anyone. They found out all about the history of Cadbury, from their humble beginnings in a small tea shop in Bull Street, to the huge factory that still stands in Bourneville today.

With an understanding of how Cadbury had evolved over the years, it was time to find out the process that transforms a tiny bean, growing in a pod, on a tree close to the equator to rthe delicous, mouthwatering chocolate that we enjoy eating so much.

Brains brimming with newly aquired knowledge, it was an ideal time for a tour of the infamous factory (wow it smells amazing) and a ride around Cadabra to see what the chuckle beans are up to. Of course we had to make sure not to miss the opportunity to design and sample our very own chocolate pot creations. Whilst enjoying our masterpieces, we were able to watch a very interesting demonstration explaining how moulded chocolates were made by hand before the machines took over.

All our activites had left us hungry for lunch, a quick recharge and a spot of dinner and we were ready to continue our journey. On to the 4D cinema to for an exciting 4D adventure through Cadbury Land, following Mr Parrot on his mischevious escapades. Finally, our day was topped off by an interesting insight in to the advertising techniques used by Cadbury, and other confectionary companies, to entice us to buy their products.

NSPCC - Speak Out, Stay Safe - 5th February

Weddington welcomed the NSPCC into school on 5th February in order for them to deliver their incredibly important message.

The children found out about different kinds of abuse & what to do if they're worried (tell a trusted adult).

The message was delivered via a KS1 & KS2 assembly and additional information was delivered directly to Y5&6 in 1 hour class sessions.

Peter Pan Panto

Thanks to Friends of Weddington Primary School, the whole school were treated to a fantastic panto performance of Peter Pan. The children and staff all loved watching this truly amazing end of year extravaganza.

Beaumanor Victorian Experience - 6th December

Year 2 had a truly amazing day when they visited Beaumanor. They had many great experiences, including what it was like in a Victorian classroom and a magical visit to Santa too.

National Space centre - 23rd November

Having studied Earth and Space, as part of their Science work, Year Five recently visited the National Space Centre, Leicester. It was a fantastic day out and was great to see the children getting so involved in the Earth and Space workshop. They also really enjoyed their trip up the rocket tower and the 'Astronauts' planetarium show. We were very proud of their behaviour throughout the trip - they were a credit to our school!

Severn Trent - 23rd November

Today we welcomed Malcolm from Severn Trent in to school, Malcolm spent the first part of the morning in 3CS before holding a whole school assembly and moving in to 3ER after break.

Thanks to his visit, we now know loads of fascinating information about the water cycle. Amongst the information we found out were facts about where our water comes from and how it gets to us, how long it takes to clean the water and how it gets back to the rivers after we have used it. We were given valuable lessons on how we could save water and discovered that we only actually use 1% of the Earths water, 2% is frozen and 97% of the worlds water cannot be accessed.

Odeon Cinema Trip - 17th November

Thanks to the 'Into Film' Festival, Year 5 and 6 went to see Rock Dog at the Odeon. It was a brilliant film, had us all laughing out loud on more than one occasion. A great morning out, enjoyed by all the children and staff.

Odeon Cinema Trip - 15th November

Thanks to the 'Into Film' Festival, Year 3 and 4 went to see Moana at the Odeon. Wow, what a fantastic film! Thoroughly enjoyed by everyone on the trip.

Mini Grey - 9th November

WOW! It was magnificent to welcome author and illustrator Mini Grey in to school on the 9th November. While in Year 2, Mini ran a work shop centred around her book Traction Man, they have really enjoyed reading it in Year 2 as part of their topic. She spoke about her well loved characters and showed the children how to draw them too (she kindly donated her 2 bespoke illustrations to the school). After her demonstration the children had a go at drawing Scrubbing Brush for themselves.

Knowing that the current Year 3 children had fallen in love with Traction Man last year when they were in Year 2, Mini went to run a workshop especially for Year 3!

Our Year 2's were also treated to a personal book signing session and then Mini was kind enough to stay after school too, signing books for the rest of her fans (there were lots!).

Special thanks to Friends of Weddington Primary School for funding this visit and giving the children a truly special day.

RNLI - 7th November

Year 3 were honoured to welcome the RNLI in to their classrooms, they found out incredibly important information on how to stay safe when they visit the seaside or when near a river. The children were fascinated to find out the history of the RNLI and to learn about the different roles the organisation undertake.

Dogs Trust - 31st October

Weddington School welcomed two representatives from the Dogs Trust to our assembly on Tuesday 31st October, in the assembly we learnt all about dogs behaviour, what to do if we are frightened by a dog and how to approach a strange dog.

Year 4 were then lucky enough to have the ladies go back to their classes and continue their teaching, back in classrooms they found out all about the dogs senses.

Water Safety

Thank you to Steph, the swim manager from the Pingles Leisure Centre, who came to visit us today (2nd February).

She delivered a fantastic assembly telling us exactly how we can stay safe when we are swimming. We found out about dangers we may face, not only in the swimming pool but also in open water areas such as the beach. Also, she told us how to raise the alarm if we see someone in danger.