Kingfishers at the Blue Reef Aquarium

Kingfishers enjoyed an exciting trip to the Blue Reef Aquarium yesterday to compliment their topic Underwater world.  They saw sharks, turtles, seahorses and stingrays that seemed to be waving hello! Also marvelled at many different and wonderful species of fish. They enjoyed a close encounter with a starfish that was a little shy because it stayed in the corner of the tray, and a large crab named Olive!   They had fun in the playground and enjoyed a picnic outside in the sunshine.
The children were a credit to Bitterne Manor and a big thank you to the adult helpers. We cannot do trips like this without you 😊

Swallows go to the ZOO!!!!

Well what an exciting day Swallows have had! Marwell Zoo was a success... from the giant giraffes, to the mischievous meerkats, to the lounging leopards, there was plenty to see! Swallows were extremely brave when having the opportunity to touch a 'Madagascan hissing cockroach' and a SNAKE... they certainly had more courage than me! I was blown away by the children's excitement to learn and explore... I've never seen so many happy smiling faces! I'm sure there are some very tired Swallows now!

Thank you so much to all the helpers! You were all amazing and we could not have done it without you!

Take a peak below at some of the many highlights of the day...

SUPER SWIFTS LOVE THE ZOO!

Wow! What a great day it has been for Year 2 today!  We had the pleasure of visiting Marwell Zoo:)  As children have been learning about Africa and different animals it gave them a chance to explore what they had researched in the flesh!  From seeing the cool penguins, adorable giraffes to those cheeky meerkats, the class were in awe.  I could not fault their attitude but most importantly their sheer ability to walk around the whole zoo!  They will most definitely sleep well tonight :)

The most memorable moment was probably seeing a REAL snake up close in the educational workshop.  My goodness were they brave! Ebony the snake loved being stroked by the children (More so than the adults!) All in all it has been the BEST day!

Here are some highlights of our FAB day...