The children had so much fun at today’s teddy bears’ picnic. Everyone assembled their own teddy biscuit. They all selected a filling and made their own sandwich using their spreading and cutting skills to help. After PE we all sat together and enjoyed our picnic.
The children had so much fun at the Santa Magic event at the Elgin Centre today. They were able to make decorate biscuits and reindeer dust, take part in a whole host of Christmas crafts as well as have a snowball fight and Christmas sing-a-long. Everyone got to see Santa Claus and left with a … Continued
Yesterday, we enjoyed an amazing visit to Long Sands beach in Tynemouth. We started our adventure by travelling on the Metro to Cullercoats, which for many of our children was their first experience of travelling on the Metro. The sun was shining and we enjoyed building sandcastles, playing cricket and football and having our picnic … Continued
Our Key Stage One pupils have enjoyed visits to West Bolden Lodge over the last few weeks. The children used this visit to consolidate their learning about habitats and enhance our science curriculum. We had the opportunity to explore micro- habitats. The children searched for bugs in the forest and went pond dipping in the … Continued
The children in Key Stage One have visited Thornley Wood this week to explore a woodland habitat. We followed the sculpture trail and looked for some of the trees and plants we have been studying in our science curriculum. We had a great adventure and the children enjoyed identifying and sketching woodland creatures. The highlight … Continued
Here at Carr Hill, we are huge supporters of the NSPCC and over the years, as a school, we have raised lots of money for the charity. Today, we took part in this years NSPCC Number Day where the whole school enjoyed a day full of maths! As a result of our donations, we have … Continued
In Design and Technology this half term, our Year 5/6 children have been learning about gears and pulleys. Last week, the children explored the mechanism for a pulley and then made their own using string and cups. We then tested our pulleys around the classroom.
Please find a copy of our latest Spring Newsletter. 202324 Spring Term 1
Please find the 4th Newsletter of the Autumn term here at Carr Hill attached. Thanks for all the support over the past few weeks and for the gifts and cards. We are very lucky to be part of such a special and unique community! Have a lovely Christmas with your families and a Happy New … Continued
Reception children were feeling very festive as they went aboard The Polar Express! The children were very cosy dressed in their pyjamas and dressing gowns. We started by practising writing our names on our very own train tickets. Then we built our own trains using blocks, shapes and paint. We watched The Polar Express movie … Continued
