Today, Year 5 took a trip to the Breamish Valley in Ingram to explore how the river has had an effect on the surrounding landscape as well as looking at what creatures live in the river.
Across the day, the children got to experience two amazing activities. Mrs Morton’s class began climbing one of the large hills along the course of the river. After reaching the look-out point, the children took in the amazing views and landscapes that the Breamish Valley had to offer. The class discussed the history of the landscape (which was used during the Iron Age over 2,500 years ago) and talked about how the river would have affected the surrounding land. The views were incredible! Then, the class were given the task of sketching the landscape around them.
Mr Hockaday’s class began their day in the river looking at different species which lived there. The children loved wading through the river in their wellies and being fully immersed in the experience! The children were fascinated at what types of creatures they captures using nets and specimen jars.
After a spot of lunch at the rivers edge, the classes swapped over activities. The children thoroughly enjoyed their day and next week they will summarise their experience and build upon the school trip during our Geography lessons.
