--- title: "Year 3 Trip to Forbury Gardens" url: "https://thepalmeracademy.com/news/2019-05-23-year-3-trip-to-forbury-gardens" school: "The Palmer Academy" --- # Year 3 Trip to Forbury Gardens ![](https://files.schudio.com/thepalmeracademy/images/news/20190517_103112.jpg) 23 May 2019 The Year 3s went on an exciting trip to Forbury Gardens. After taking the bus into town, we made a short walk to the Gardens. Here we learnt about the history of the gardens and the Maiwand Lion which was built in 1884 and named after the Battle of Maiwand. The children enjoyed sketching the lion and put lots of detail into their drawings. After drawing and having a snack, we explored the Abbey Ruins and learnt about its history. The children enjoyed looking at the before pictures and comparing it with how the ruins look today. We then made our way back to the bus stop and headed back to school. Despite the forecast of rain, we were lucky enough to return to school dry. The Year 3’s were equipped with knowledge and experience of the Lion and Gardens and used this to write their own adventure stories about the Forbury Lion. ### Year 3 Trip to Forbury Gardens [![](https://files.schudio.com/thepalmeracademy/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/28496/20190517_103112.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/thepalmeracademy/images/gallery/28496/20190517_103112.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/thepalmeracademy/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/28496/20190517_103128.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/thepalmeracademy/images/gallery/28496/20190517_103128.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/thepalmeracademy/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/28496/20190517_110634.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/thepalmeracademy/images/gallery/28496/20190517_110634.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/thepalmeracademy/imagecache/100x100c/news/yr_3-4_mixed_football.jpg)](https://thepalmeracademy.com/news/2019-05-21-yr-3-4-football) Previous ### [Yr 3/4 Football](https://thepalmeracademy.com/news/2019-05-21-yr-3-4-football) [![](https://files.schudio.com/thepalmeracademy/imagecache/100x100c/news/IMG_6612%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://thepalmeracademy.com/news/2019-05-24-under-the-sea-in-nursery) Next ### [Under the Sea in Nursery](https://thepalmeracademy.com/news/2019-05-24-under-the-sea-in-nursery) ### News & Events - [News](https://thepalmeracademy.com/news) - [Upcoming Events](https://thepalmeracademy.com/events) - [Newsletters](https://thepalmeracademy.com/news-events/Newsletters) - [![Absence Reporting Link](https://files.schudio.com/thepalmeracademy/images/partners/1(1)_(1).png)](https://thepalmeracademy.com/absence-reporting) - [![Accelerated Reader](https://files.schudio.com/thepalmeracademy/images/partners/2(1)_(1).png)](https://login.renaissance.com/12d2ca4f-6beb-4887-82ee-ddfbdb0b88d4?state=145e0c43-7ae1-46eb-a2d3-c9224036ffb3) ##### Location 70 Northumberland Avenue Reading Berkshire RG2 7PP ##### Contact Us 0118 9375481 ##### Stay Connected - [X](https://twitter.com/R2PalmerAcademy) - [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/c/ThePalmerAcademy) © Copyright 2015–2026 The Palmer Academy School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://thepalmeracademy.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)