Year 5 and 6 had a fabulous trip to Selwyn Primary School, in Plaistow, East London, this Thursday. We travelled by train and underground on Thursday morning and were met by our Selwyn friends as we emerged at Plaistow Underground Station. We walked together to West Ham Park (a certain year 6 teacher was very excited at the prospect of a claret and blue park .... but it was actually green!!) where we dared to go and speak to our new friends; it really helped when we found a huge pile of leaves to jump into together!
We then walked to the school and were amazed by all their absolutely amazing wall displays, their dedicated ICT suite and all their other facilities and resources. What an incredible school. Every child gets a free lunch which is freshly cooked within the school. We had tours around the school led by their Head Boy and Head Girl, plus other members of their school council. After eating lunch, we had fun playing together on the playground. It is amazing how quickly sport quickly breaks down barriers.
After visiting the school, we walked to Green Street and tried to buy something that we couldn't buy in 'our' Plaistow, People bought amazing bangles, henna, unusual lama toys, chilli sweets and much more.
Miss Clark, Mrs Cave and Mrs Powell want to thank all the parents for giving their permission for their children to take part in this trip which we feel is hugely enlightening and meaningful for us all. We also give our heartfelt thanks to all the adults who accompanied us on the trip - we could not have done it without you! Fingers crossed that Selwyn will be able to visit us in the Summer Term.
