IN an attempt to ease the transition between primary and secondary school, The Kingswinford School is hoping to send pupils out of this world.

Year 6 pupils from St Mary’s Primary and Blanford Mere Primary Schools are being invited to spend two weeks discovering strange and distant planets as the Water Street school sends them on ‘A Space Race to Mars’.

The annual transition project will see the children split into groups with each one imaging a new planet. They then have to decide what their planet will look like and who will live with them on it.

Helen Perks, staff member at The Kingswinford School, said: “Last year we have had planets with chocolate waterfalls, gummy bear neighbours, unicorn guards, money tunnels and most planets don’t have school or any rules.

“We await this year’s planet descriptions with anticipation.”

The pupils will spend a fortnight doing planet related activities in their own school as well as at The Kingswinford School, including painting their planets flags, designing space suits, baking moon rock, testing soil samples from Mars and completing a cosmonaut countdown.

As part of the project, children, teachers and parents will attend a celebration event on Friday (June 26) at 1.30pm, where the students wear their space suits and the planets compete for the best planet award.

Dudley councillor Nicola Richards, an ex pupil of the school, will be guest speaker.