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
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
The children had a great day on Science day! They got to enjoy a visit from Newcastle University street scientists and they got take part in some fascinating science activities throughout the day. The activities the children took part in included making rocket mice, exploring shadow puppets. creating their own moon dough and making and … Continued
The children in Key Stage One have visited Newcastle Castle as part of their History topic. The children enjoyed a tour of the castle and were amazed by the beautiful views of Newcastle from the top of the castle keep. They also took part in a ‘Knight School’ workshop where they learnt all about the … Continued
What a fantastic day we had on Thursday to celebrate World Book Day! Take a look at our photographs below to see what some of our classes got up to! Reception Year 1a Year 1b Year 2a Year 2b Year 4a Year 4b
A huge thank you to the amazing author Naomi Barley who visited our Reception and Year 1 children today. We had the opportunity to listen to Naomi read her brand new children’s book “The Zig Zags”. We also enjoyed discussing and drawing the different characters from the story.
What a fantastic day we had on Friday to celebrate this years NSPCC’s Number Day! The whole school enjoyed a day dedicated to Maths and we managed to raise lots of money for the amazing charity! – take a look at our photos below to see what we got up to! Nursery Our children in … Continued
