Class Visits

Crescent on tour again as Y5RM travelled to York!

Just after New Year, 5RM travelled to York as part of our Anglo-Saxon and Viking unit for History. We absolutely loved our trip to York!! We followed in the footsteps of previous year groups and made our own memories as we travelled up north in search of Vikings. We visited the Jorvik Viking Centre to learn all about Viking life. We also visited Jorvik Dig to become archaeologists and dig up the past. At Jorvik DIG, we learnt about Viking Sagas from a very convincing Norseman! We absolutely loved our visit to York Hollywood Bowl for a round of mini-golf - a Crescent first! More than a few hole-in-ones were celebrated as we beat our friends - but in some cases not our teachers! We finally arrived at the now legendary Holiday Inn Express - we enjoyed a comfortable nights sleep and a superb tea and breakfast!

During our visit, we were able to visit York Minster to learn about the history of the building from the Roman to the Viking period (and beyond) and also learn about monarchy from the time of the Romans to the late Queen, Elizabeth II. We got to see her statue, that was unveiled by the King and Queen, in York too. We also visited Cliffords Tower where we learnt about the end of the period and how the Normans came to be part of British History. Finally, we took a spooky dive into crime and punishment at York Dungeon: it was very interesting and gave us a laugh and a ‘jump-scare’ into the bargain! It will live long in the memory!!