This week, Reception visited the Donkey Sanctuary in Wroxall!

The children have been comparing some of the differences between seaside holidays from now and long ago. We looked at bathing huts, bathing costumes and traditional entertainment and food as well as traditional donkey rides on the beach. We wondered if the donkeys enjoyed working all day in the hot sun. Before our visit to the Donkey Sanctuary, we looked at some pictures of working donkeys around the world and discussed how some of these donkeys end up in sanctuaries just like the one in Wroxall. 

The children enjoyed travelling by bus and were delighted to see all the donkeys! We were able to meet a few of the donkeys and our guide told us that boy donkeys are called jacks and girl donkeys are called jennies. We also found out that when donkeys 'talk' it is called braying. We used our Makaton for donkeys. Some of the donkeys wore jackets and head covers to protect them from flies.

After meeting some of the donkeys, we enjoyed a picnic lunch in the meadow and a quick visit to the shop before travelling back on the bus and saying bye bye donkeys. Thank you to our parent volunteers for joining us!