During our WOW Day for bridges and rivers, we looked at the human and physical geography, as well as the structure of bridges. The children created bridges out of Lego first as prototypes and then created their own designs out of spaghetti and marshmallows. After lunch, they created relief maps using salt dough, to represent … Continued
As a whole school we completed our own Mini London Marathon challenge. Over the course of a week we ran a total combined distance equivalent to the 26 Mile London Marathon. We had such fun running and cheering on our friends.
We enjoyed a fantastic day in Saltwell Park! We got the chance to explore the plant and tree life in the park by taking part in a scavenger hunt. We also made our own 3D art work and sketched some plants and flowers. We also got to have some time in the park and maze … Continued
Last week, the children in Year Two enjoyed a visit to the library to selected some books to bring back to school. They also got to enjoy a scavenger hunt and a story telling session with one of the library staff.
On Friday we joined together as Key Stage One to complete our final run our Mini London Marathon challenge . With ‘Local Hero’ playing and our friends cheering us on we completed our final 8 laps. The atmosphere was eclectic and the children completed their marathon in style. Well dine to everyone who took part, … Continued
Our Year Three children had a great time at Saltwell Park last week. They were exploring the plant life as part of their science work this half term.
Last week Year 1B and 2B visited Gateshead Library. We had a great time finding out all about the Library. First we completed a scavenger hunt where we had to look for different books then we got to choose our own book to borrow. We took our books back to school and enjoyed reading them … Continued
Our new topic in art is called ‘ Flora and Fauna’ and we will be exploring how to create collages throughout this half term. However, to start our new unit of work we looked closely at some plant and animal life, sketching carefully with a black pen. Here is some of our fantastic art work!
The children in Year 1B have had a great week clocking up their running miles. The children’s fitness levels have got better throughout the week and the children have done a great job of supporting and cheering each other on. We can’t wait for our final day of running on Friday when we will be … Continued
In Key Stage One this half term we have been exploring and experimenting with watercolour paint. We have investigated how we can apply paint to paper and move it around. We especially enjoyed using the ‘wet on wet’ and splatter techniques. We then looked at the work of Paul Klee, exploring the colours and shapes … Continued
