Today, Years 3 and 4 went on a trip to the Great North Museum (Hancock) in Newcastle to take part in lots of different exciting activities related to animals and their habitats.

First, they completed a workshop called The Wild Escape, where they learned about all of the animals local to our area and the various habitats they live; uplands, lowlands, woodlands, seas and coasts. They had to choose an animal, think about how it had adapted to its environment and then think of how they could use their adaptations to escape!

Then, they were lucky enough to be one of the first school groups to visit MythQuest, which is a new interactive treasure hunt type activity in the museum, where children have to follow the clues, make decisions about what happens in the story, and collect rubbings on the way. All of the children worked so well in their teams and all achieved ‘Hero’ Status!

Finally, they received a lesson on biro art from Jane Lee McCracken which will become part of her online exhibition ‘Where did all the animals go?’