Dunstanburgh Class 2023-24
Beach Day - 18th March
Dunstanburgh castle class had another super, sunny beach day. We started our day in the forest making different types of nests. The children very carefully considered the materials they selected and did a fabulous job! Following this, we discussed the human body and worked in teams to make a giant body in the sand. Before lunch, we took some time to enjoy the surroundings and recorded some lovely poems/stories in our beach books. The afternoon involved creating human and physical geography features in the sand. We had a wide range including the Eiffel Tower, Etihad stadium, Mount Everest and pyramids! We ended the day with an extra long play in the park since we didn't have time during our last visit!
Beach Day - 12th February
Dunstanburgh Castle class had the most lovely beach day on 12/2/24. The weather was beautiful, blue skies and sunshine all day! On the way to the beach, we hunted for signs of Spring coming such as daffodils and snowdrops growing. We also explored the many different habitats present along the walk such as wetland and woodland. We were super lucky to see a pheasant in the woodland who surprisingly came up very close to us! Following this, we consolidated our geography knowledge about the USA and created North America and it's many landmarks in the sand. In the afternoon, we walked up Bracken Hill which had the most beautiful, clear view. We drew the habitats we had seen and the view from the top of the hill. Some of the children even wrote and shared poems about the view to the class! Alongside this, we explored many different points of interest such as the St John's Church and the Battery. It was a super day.
Christmas Beach Day
On Friday the 15th of December, Dunstanburgh class had their Christmas beach day. It was a fabulous day. In the morning, we played lots of fun warm-up games and created our own sand tower. Following this, we made Santa's sleigh in the sand. After our lunch, we made Santa traps. The traps included lots of inventive ideas such as trip wires, slides and nets! Our final activity was to make and decorate a Christmas tree in the sand. We had a great day!
Beach Day - Monday 2nd October
Dunstanburgh Castle class had a fabulous first beach day! We used all of our knowledge about the Great Fire of London to build what London looked like during 1666 in the sand. Each group included key features such as close houses, narrow streets, St Paul's Cathedral, Thomas Farriner's bakery and even a hole for Samuel Pepys to bury his cheese! Following this, we had a go at creating sparks using a flint and steel. Throughout the day, we discussed the season Autumn and collected different types of leaves that had fallen off the trees. After lunch, we collected materials that had been washed up on the beach. In groups we created museums to display and categorise our collected materials. We had an amazing day!