THE River Mead School enjoyed several trips and visits last year, learning from the community and beyond, following the disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Head teacher Karen Austin said, “After so many restrictions in recent years, it has been absolutely wonderful in the past year to be able to get out and about again with a full programme of learning outside of the classroom with some fantastic trips and visits, enhancing the learning experiences. There’s more planned in the New Year including residential adventures, camping, museums, local churches and visitors into school too!
“The year six children enjoyed a thrilling day out to Braeside; everyone took part in various activities that required them to be courageous and determined and push themselves out of their comfort zones and a trip on the water was welcomed on the hottest day of the year!
“The year three children were excited to visit Stonehenge, exploring how invention and ingenuity helped people live their daily lives in Neolithic Britain. It was fantastic to visit such a historical monument and see our local history first hand.
“Some of the children in our complex needs resource base discovered where our food comes from with a brilliant visit to a farm to see how cows are milked, then a visit to Waitrose to see what happens to the milk and all the different milk products.
“Pupils across the school learned some vital lifesaving skills with Wiltshire Air Ambulance and all the adults also learned how to use a defibrillator – you are never too young or old to learn how to save a life!
“The year two children loved their local Melksham geographical walk, and interactions with the residents. It was a real joy to be able to show off some of historic Melksham to the children and finally year four battled the winds of Westbury White Horse to re-enact the Battle of Edington, they were all pretty fearsome putting their history learning into action!”
