Our Journey Days
Every Term, we choose one of our school values to explore during a 'Journey Day'.
Each Journey Day begins with collective worship to introduce the value chosen and then pupils explore what the value really means through a range of engaging activities throughout the day.
Each Journey Day begins with collective worship to introduce the value chosen and then pupils explore what the value really means through a range of engaging activities throughout the day.
Autumn Term 2024
Value: Inquisitive
Journey day in the Autumn Term 2024 was linked to our value of being Inquisitive with a focus on Celebrations Around the World.
Children were separated into 5 groups (mixed-up from Rec to Y6) and rotated around the activities during the day, learning about various celebrations across the globe.
The day included the following activities:
· Collective Worship (introduction to Celebrations around the World)
· Activity 1 – Diwali – Professional Indian Dance Workshop
· Activity 2 – Christmas Around the World—Christmas decorations with Christmas wishes
· Activity 3 - Thanksgiving—the ‘thanksgiving tree’ - what are we thankful for
· Activity 4 - Hanukkah—dreidel—a traditional Jewish game played during Hanukkah
· Activity 5 - Loy Kathrong– floating lamps
· Collective Worship (to discuss the day and end-of-day quiz)
Pupils were inquisitive about other faiths and religious festivals, learning about other cultures and beliefs, and celebrating diversity across the world. Pupils were able to spiritually develop through a growing awareness of self, others, beauty and beyond through the various activities.
The Indian Dance Workshop leader said that ‘it is the best school she has worked in’ and she was ‘impressed by the pupils behaviour and level of participation’ - well done Trinity for being ‘the best we can be’!
It was a great success and our pupils had a fantastic day!
Value: Inquisitive
Journey day in the Autumn Term 2024 was linked to our value of being Inquisitive with a focus on Celebrations Around the World.
Children were separated into 5 groups (mixed-up from Rec to Y6) and rotated around the activities during the day, learning about various celebrations across the globe.
The day included the following activities:
· Collective Worship (introduction to Celebrations around the World)
· Activity 1 – Diwali – Professional Indian Dance Workshop
· Activity 2 – Christmas Around the World—Christmas decorations with Christmas wishes
· Activity 3 - Thanksgiving—the ‘thanksgiving tree’ - what are we thankful for
· Activity 4 - Hanukkah—dreidel—a traditional Jewish game played during Hanukkah
· Activity 5 - Loy Kathrong– floating lamps
· Collective Worship (to discuss the day and end-of-day quiz)
Pupils were inquisitive about other faiths and religious festivals, learning about other cultures and beliefs, and celebrating diversity across the world. Pupils were able to spiritually develop through a growing awareness of self, others, beauty and beyond through the various activities.
The Indian Dance Workshop leader said that ‘it is the best school she has worked in’ and she was ‘impressed by the pupils behaviour and level of participation’ - well done Trinity for being ‘the best we can be’!
It was a great success and our pupils had a fantastic day!
Summer Term 2024
Value: Resilient
On Monday 1st July our Journey Day focused on our school value of being Resilient linked to the Olympic Games which are being held in Paris in Summer 2024.
Our day began with a special assembly with an exclusive promo video of the Olympic Games and what it means to be resilient like a past Olympian - Eric Liddell, 'The Flying Scotsman', who competed in the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris (100 years ago).
Our pupils from Reception to Year 6 were mixed-up into 5 mixed-aged groups to rotate around 5 activities throughout the day under the theme of the Olympic Games and being Resilient:
1. History of the Olympic Games—Much Wenlock
2. Resilient Olympic Athletes
3. How to be Resilient in Sport & Life
4. Olympic Games Values—Excellence (Be the best you can be), Respect & Friendship
5. Olympic Games Resilience Running Challenge
It was a super day, but an exhausting one after completing the running challenge! Well done Trinity for showing great determination and resilience!
Value: Resilient
On Monday 1st July our Journey Day focused on our school value of being Resilient linked to the Olympic Games which are being held in Paris in Summer 2024.
Our day began with a special assembly with an exclusive promo video of the Olympic Games and what it means to be resilient like a past Olympian - Eric Liddell, 'The Flying Scotsman', who competed in the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris (100 years ago).
Our pupils from Reception to Year 6 were mixed-up into 5 mixed-aged groups to rotate around 5 activities throughout the day under the theme of the Olympic Games and being Resilient:
1. History of the Olympic Games—Much Wenlock
2. Resilient Olympic Athletes
3. How to be Resilient in Sport & Life
4. Olympic Games Values—Excellence (Be the best you can be), Respect & Friendship
5. Olympic Games Resilience Running Challenge
It was a super day, but an exhausting one after completing the running challenge! Well done Trinity for showing great determination and resilience!
Spring Term 2024
Values: Compassionate
This term's Journey Day – linked to our value of being Compassionate – had a focus on protecting the planet and our environment.
This also coincided with World Book Day so most activities had a book linked to our theme for the day as a stimulus for each session. Staff and pupils dressed-up in ‘green’ for our environmental focus or a ‘book character’ as it was World Book Day! Sarah Corkhill, a local artist/author, also came in to read her new story about recycling which was fantastic!
The day began with a special assembly, with a reading of the Creation Story and how God wants us to look after our planet, and then pupils rotated around 5 activities throughout the day including the following: The Big Plastic Count, Maggie the Magazine by Sarah Corkhill - local author/artist, Plastic Pollution, Fashion Recycling - Where do my clothes come from?, and the Forest Book - Protecting Nature.
It was an excellent day, learning about ways to be compassionate towards our planet and how to look after our environment for ourselves and future generations.
Values: Compassionate
This term's Journey Day – linked to our value of being Compassionate – had a focus on protecting the planet and our environment.
This also coincided with World Book Day so most activities had a book linked to our theme for the day as a stimulus for each session. Staff and pupils dressed-up in ‘green’ for our environmental focus or a ‘book character’ as it was World Book Day! Sarah Corkhill, a local artist/author, also came in to read her new story about recycling which was fantastic!
The day began with a special assembly, with a reading of the Creation Story and how God wants us to look after our planet, and then pupils rotated around 5 activities throughout the day including the following: The Big Plastic Count, Maggie the Magazine by Sarah Corkhill - local author/artist, Plastic Pollution, Fashion Recycling - Where do my clothes come from?, and the Forest Book - Protecting Nature.
It was an excellent day, learning about ways to be compassionate towards our planet and how to look after our environment for ourselves and future generations.
Autumn Term 2023
Values: Healthy & Global Citizens
This Journey Day explored our values of being Healthy and Global Citizens under the theme of the Rugby World Cup in France (Mr Pittaway couldn’t let the opportunity pass!).
We started the day with a Traditional French Breakfast and pupils, parents and staff came to school wearing the French flag colours of red/white/blue, or a rugby kit, or traditional French attire e.g. beret, etc.
Pupils participated in a collective worship which reflected upon the Fiji Rugby Team's Christian Faith with pupils singing their victory song: 'We have Overcome' which gives thanks to God.
Pupils then mixed-up across the classes into 5 groups to rotate around the 5 activities which linked to the theme of the day, including: First Aid, French Healthy Cooking, Tag Rugby, Design Your Own Rugby Jersey, French Language & Culture, and Rugby Themed Music & Dance - World in Union, Haka and Fiji Victory Song.
It was a fantastic day, celebrating the Rugby World Cup and French culture!
Values: Healthy & Global Citizens
This Journey Day explored our values of being Healthy and Global Citizens under the theme of the Rugby World Cup in France (Mr Pittaway couldn’t let the opportunity pass!).
We started the day with a Traditional French Breakfast and pupils, parents and staff came to school wearing the French flag colours of red/white/blue, or a rugby kit, or traditional French attire e.g. beret, etc.
Pupils participated in a collective worship which reflected upon the Fiji Rugby Team's Christian Faith with pupils singing their victory song: 'We have Overcome' which gives thanks to God.
Pupils then mixed-up across the classes into 5 groups to rotate around the 5 activities which linked to the theme of the day, including: First Aid, French Healthy Cooking, Tag Rugby, Design Your Own Rugby Jersey, French Language & Culture, and Rugby Themed Music & Dance - World in Union, Haka and Fiji Victory Song.
It was a fantastic day, celebrating the Rugby World Cup and French culture!
Spring Term 2023
Value: Ambitious
Using the Little People, Big Dreams series, children learnt about the lives of inspirational people who demonstrated great courage and ambition to make a difference to our planet.
Activities:
- Activity 1 - David Attenborough - Nature trail and classification in the wildlife area
- Activity 2 - Alexander von Humboldt - Discovering new species using ICT
- Activity 3 - Mary Anning - Learning from fossils and making fossils from salt dough
- Activity 4 - Stephen Hawking - Learning about his life and his theories
- Activity 5 - Greta Thunberg - Protest march to save our planet
This also coincided with World Book Day later in the week in which pupils dressed-up in an outfit inspired by an inspirational person from the Little People, Big Dreams series.
Value: Ambitious
Using the Little People, Big Dreams series, children learnt about the lives of inspirational people who demonstrated great courage and ambition to make a difference to our planet.
Activities:
- Activity 1 - David Attenborough - Nature trail and classification in the wildlife area
- Activity 2 - Alexander von Humboldt - Discovering new species using ICT
- Activity 3 - Mary Anning - Learning from fossils and making fossils from salt dough
- Activity 4 - Stephen Hawking - Learning about his life and his theories
- Activity 5 - Greta Thunberg - Protest march to save our planet
This also coincided with World Book Day later in the week in which pupils dressed-up in an outfit inspired by an inspirational person from the Little People, Big Dreams series.
Autumn Term 2022
Value: Respectful
Activities:
- Activity 1 - Learning about school rules through playing Respectful board games
- Activity 2 - Respectful art - making stained-glass windows that represent being 'respectful'
- Activity 3 - Listening to the story about 'Jesus Cleansing the Temple' to learn about respect towards others and what God says about respect
- Activity 4 - Remembrance - learning about the symbol of the poppy to show respect to those who fought and died in past wars
- Activity 5 - Football Association - 'We only do positive' (previously 'Respect') campaign in the up-and-coming World Cup in Qatar
Value: Respectful
Activities:
- Activity 1 - Learning about school rules through playing Respectful board games
- Activity 2 - Respectful art - making stained-glass windows that represent being 'respectful'
- Activity 3 - Listening to the story about 'Jesus Cleansing the Temple' to learn about respect towards others and what God says about respect
- Activity 4 - Remembrance - learning about the symbol of the poppy to show respect to those who fought and died in past wars
- Activity 5 - Football Association - 'We only do positive' (previously 'Respect') campaign in the up-and-coming World Cup in Qatar
Spring Term 2022
Value: Inquisitive
Activities:
- Activity 1 - Dictionary vocabulary games
- Activity 2 - Learning about the Queen’s Jubilee through non-fiction texts to design a Jubilee medal using the knowledge they acquire
- Activity 3 - An escape room by finding facts from non-fiction books
- Activity 4 - Learning about the Commonwealth Games and trying new events through P.E,
- Activity 5 – ‘Shared reading’ with non-fiction books
As this Journey Day coincided with World Book Day, children dressed-up as someone or something from their favourite non-fiction genre e.g. cookery books - chef or cupcake, space - astronaut or planet, etc.
Value: Inquisitive
Activities:
- Activity 1 - Dictionary vocabulary games
- Activity 2 - Learning about the Queen’s Jubilee through non-fiction texts to design a Jubilee medal using the knowledge they acquire
- Activity 3 - An escape room by finding facts from non-fiction books
- Activity 4 - Learning about the Commonwealth Games and trying new events through P.E,
- Activity 5 – ‘Shared reading’ with non-fiction books
As this Journey Day coincided with World Book Day, children dressed-up as someone or something from their favourite non-fiction genre e.g. cookery books - chef or cupcake, space - astronaut or planet, etc.
Autumn Term 2020
Value: Resilient
Activities:
- Forest Schools - resilience & independence challenges
- P.E - Physical and mental endurance
- R.E - iSingPop - interactive bible stories and songs about resilience
- D&T - Incy wincy spider broaches and tower building
- Art - The Royal Mint - Diversity Built Britain 50p Coin challenge
- PSHE - Inspirational people who have demonstrated resilience
Value: Resilient
Activities:
- Forest Schools - resilience & independence challenges
- P.E - Physical and mental endurance
- R.E - iSingPop - interactive bible stories and songs about resilience
- D&T - Incy wincy spider broaches and tower building
- Art - The Royal Mint - Diversity Built Britain 50p Coin challenge
- PSHE - Inspirational people who have demonstrated resilience
