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Year 2 working from home!

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Mrs A. Hagon • 0 Comments

Well done to Year 2 for their hard work over the past two weeks. Here are some of the activities which the children have been completing;

Fabulous Rainbows!

Year 2 were asked to make a poster showing a message to their friends.

Art work and model making.

Literacy and Maths activities

History work; finding out about our family history.

Den making was a really fun Geography activity, then the children were asked to write an imaginative story about their den; what fabulous story writers and making a den was great fun!

Keep up this fabulous work boys and girls.

KS2 Mindfulness Group

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Mrs C. Maxwell • 0 Comments

Hi, my name is Lily and my name is Learnna. We are in Y6 and have set up our own Mindfulness Group. We run it every Tuesday lunchtime with some help from Cath – our family support worker. Our goal is to help children relax and forget about their worries. We make sure children enjoy… Continue Reading

Listening and Sharing in Year 3

Posted on February 25, 2020 by St Lawrence's Primary • 0 Comments

Yesterday we began our new RE topic, Listening and Sharing. To explore our topic, we read and used drama to act out the story of ‘Stone Soup’ using props. We discussed and thought about what it takes to be a good listener. Continue Reading

Finding our brave in Year 3

Posted on February 13, 2020 by Miss L. O'Hare • 0 Comments

As a part of Children’s Mental Health Week, and thinking about the motto, ‘Find Your Brave,’ Year 3 looked at the story ‘The Wolf’s Colourful Coat,’ by Avril McDonald. The story encourages children to find their inner strength and to try to be brave when something worries them. In the story, the character Spider showed… Continue Reading

School Choir and Orchestra spread Christmas joy to residents of St Joseph’s.

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Miss L. O'Hare • 0 Comments

On Wednesday 11th December, children from Year 4, 5 and 6 entertained residents of St Joseph’s retirement home. We have visited the home in the summer term and spring term and it was a pleasure as always to be back. Miss McDonnell conducted the school orchestra which consists of children in Year 4, 5 and… Continue Reading

General Election 2019 in Year 3

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Miss L. O'Hare • 0 Comments

Today we discussed the 2019 General Election in Year 3 and even had our own election! We discussed the topic of democracy and what it meant to have the right to vote. We looked at the three main policies and looked at child friendly versions of each manifesto. We watched reports from Newsround which showed… Continue Reading

The Linking Project in Year 2

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Mrs A. Hagon • 0 Comments

Year 2 are taking part in a National project called The Linking Project. We are linking with a Year 2 class at Belsay school in Northumberland So far we have exchanged letters, postcards and a video with our pen pals. Yesterday we met our pen pals and their teacher at the Laing Art Gallery. We… Continue Reading

Friendship Week

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Mrs R. Woodley • 0 Comments

Last week, the children of St Lawrence’s celebrated ‘Friendship Week’ in school. They thought about what makes a good friend through the various activities delivered in each class. They were particularly excited about ‘Odd Socks Day’ when they were given the opportunity to wear odd sock combinations to celebrate how unique and special we all are. Continue Reading

Meet Our School Councillors

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Mrs R. Woodley • 0 Comments

After a democratic vote during British Values week, our new school councillors were elected. They are all very excited about their new roles in school. Meet the team below….! Continue Reading

Respect for Remembrance

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Mrs C. Maxwell • 0 Comments

Armistice Day honours the end of World War One and always falls on the eleventh day of the eleventh month at the eleventh hour. This year marked 100 years since the first two-minute silence was observed on in 1919. We held a short service to remember the people who bravely fought in this war. We… Continue Reading