Educational Visits
We are proud of the rich and varied curriculum we are able to offer our children at Kirk Ella St Andrew’s Primary School. Our Year 6 children have the opportunity of taking part in our award winning residential trip every year in the Lake District. This is a fantastic trip and the children take part in a range of activities across the week.
Below are examples of some of the educational visits and extra-curricular activities arranged by the school in the last two academic years 2023-24:
| Year Group | Visits |
|---|---|
| Foundation | Williams Den, Hall farm park |
| Year 1 | Pink pig, Sundown Adventureland, Animal encounter workshop |
| Year 2 | Great fire of London workshop, The Deep, Yorkshire Wildlife Park, Florence Nightingale workshop, Little Brid sing |
| Year 3 | Eureka, Burton Agnes |
| Year 4 | Forest schools trip, Egyptian workshop, Murton Park, Far Ings |
| Year 5 | Welton waters, Greek workshop, National coal mining museum, River hull field study trip, Mambo Jambo workshop |
| Year 6 | Murton park, Residential to PGL |
Other Out of School Activities
We also take part in a wide variety of sporting competitions locally, regionally and nationally. The school choir visits various places around the area and, choir opportunities and we also visit our local church.
| Activities | Visits |
|---|---|
| Sporting | Football, Swimming Festival, Netball, Cross Country, Sports Hall Athletics, Haltemprice Athletics, School Biathlon Championships, National Biathlon Championships, School Dodgeball |
| School Choir | Kirk Ella St Andrew’s Church, Methodist Church, Willersley House, Little Brid Sing, Brid Big Sing, |
| Musical Theatre | Gotta Dance |
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