Today, Year 5 enjoyed an exciting trip to Kew Gardens!
We set off early, making our way across London towards Richmond, ready for a day of exploration and learning. Although we knew the journey would take some time, we had an unexpected 12 minute wait at Baker Street which tested our patience slightly. Thankfully, our excitement for the day ahead kept spirits high.
When we arrived, we split into two groups. One group began with their workshop, Rainforests: People and Plants, while the other set off to explore the gardens. Later in the day, we swapped over so that everyone had the chance to experience both parts of the visit.
Those exploring the gardens used maps from the Kew Gardens website to navigate their way around. This was a brilliant opportunity to apply our geographical skills, as we located key landmarks and found our way through the vast grounds with increasing confidence. We visited the impressive glasshouses and discovered a huge variety of fascinating plants from around the world, even making our way up to the viewing galleries for a different perspective.
We also took on the tree top walkway, with many of us showing real bravery as we made our way up high above the gardens. It was well worth it for the views and the sense of achievement at the top!
At lunchtime, we all came back together and enjoyed eating our lunch outside together. Despite the windy weather, it was lovely to share this time as a whole class before continuing with our afternoon activities.
The workshop was a real highlight of the day. We learned about the climate of the rainforest and where these environments are located around the world, linking closely to our geography learning. We also discussed the importance of rainforests and the impact that humans can have, including deforestation.
Inside the Palm House, we explored how plants have adapted to survive. We learned about drip tips and how they help leaves shed water quickly, and we spotted plants such as vanilla and even saw how quickly giant bamboo can grow. Our workshop leader, Stella, also shared stories from her time teaching in Borneo, which helped bring our learning to life.
We also explored a range of everyday products that come from the rainforest, using our senses to investigate different textures and smells, and thinking carefully about how much we rely on these natural resources.
It was a fantastic day filled with curiosity, teamwork and discovery. We would like to say a huge thank you to the parents who supported us on the trip and to the SVPA for helping to fund this wonderful experience.
Year 5, what was your favourite part of our day at Kew Gardens?
I enjoyed this trip so much! My favourite part was definitely the workshop but I loved going in the big glass houses.
Thank you teachers and parents for keeping us safe! But thank you Stella for teaching us in the workshop.
THIS WAS A BLAST! My favourite part was the Treetop Walkway, because I faced my fears of heights. Thank you to Stella for teaching us.
i really enjoyed this trip! My favourite part was in the big glass house with lots of plants inside
I loved this trip and my favorite part was the palm house but I loved the workshop.
Thank you teachers and everyone that took us there.
it was so fun! thank you.
I loved this trip! I enjoyed tasting different things and doing the treetop walkway but my favourite thing was going into the temperate house!! THANK YOU!
I really liked this trip.The best part was when we went to the glasshouses.
This trip was so fun! I really enjoyed seeing all the plants.My favourite part was the treetop walkway.Thank you to all the parents and teachers who made the trip so special.
I loved it so cool!
I learnt the same things but in more detail.
Thanks to all of the wonderful teachers and shout out to Miss Forster Adams,Miss Robertson and last but not least Miss Izimova for organizing and for getting over their fears 💯!
I REALLY enjoyed this trip.It was our first class trip in the year that wasn’t cancelled.I really enjoyed going in the glass house with the rainforest plants,some flowers were really nice.Thank you so much to those who organised it!😆
I loved this trip so much! In our group, Leopold, Joseph and I guided our group perfectly! The two glass houses were huge and had so many different plants from so many different countries!I learned that vanilla that lives in the Rain-forest gets eaten by tree-bats.As you might know, vanilla seeds are very sticky, and stick around the bat’s mouth.This annoys them when sleeping and they itch it off.This then falls to the ground and creates a new plant.
Thank you so much to all who helped to provide us with such a unique oportunity to go to Kew Gardens . It was so fun and I think one of my favourite trips!
I really enjoyed this trip but definitely the glass houses ,thank you for planning this!
It was so fun i loved it. I want to go again sometime, thanks so much for making this happen.
I loved this trip so much.There is so much you can do with plants in the rain forests.
I enjoyed exploring the temperate house and the workshop a lot but we did not have much time for lunch!
I really liked going to kew gardens it was really fun.
Thank you for all the teachers and svpa for letting go to lots of fun trips
Thank you sooooooooooo much for taking us to Kew Gardens !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was so so fun !!!!!!!
I enjoyed this trip alot.My favorite part was the palm house and the glasshouse.
THIS WAS SUCH A FUN TRIP AND I LEARNT SOOOO MUCH!!!!!!
The best!!!My favourite part was the palm house and I really enjoyed the workshop. I learnt lots of things I didn’t know about before.
The trip was SUPER fun ,Its so sad the palm house will be closing in 2027😥 .The workshop was cool and stellla was really nice.thank you for organising the trip and thanks parents.I had a great time!
I enjoyed this trip so so so much!
I loved seeing the rainforest plants in the Palm House.
Thank you for the people who organised this trip.
Thank you for the parents for taking care of us.
Yesterday was an amazing day at Kew Gardens. I enjoyed the workshop and learning about all the interesting plants in the Temperate House and the Palm House.
Thank you to everyone who helped on the trip and also thank to everyone who helped organise the trip as well.
I really liked this trip especially the glass house.
Thank you for the teachers and SVPA for planning this trip
This trip was so fun! My favourite bit was when we walked across the treetop walkway. Another really fun thing was when we went into the palm house. It was really humid and was a change from the windy weather outside.
i was sick 🙁