NEWS & EVENTS BLOG

<p>This week Reception have enjoyed exploring our key text Handa&#8217;s Surprise. They used cooking tools to prepare the fruit themselves and loved tasting the fruit! They then used the experience to complete some fantastic writing to describe the fruit! Well done Reception!</p>

<p>On Tuesday 14th December, our fabulous KS2 Choir and Orchestra performed in the Grainger Market in Newcastle city centre. We performed a twenty minute set twice, with a short break in between. Our KS2 Choir is made up of children from Year 5 and Year 6, and our KS2 Orchestra is made up of children [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Thursday 16th December and Friday 17th December, we are looking forward to performing for our parents and guardians. Every class in KS2 has worked so hard to learn carols, sing in a group, learn readings and also learn hand actions to complement the carols.Children in Year 6 have also learnt readings for part of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>&nbsp; In Year 4 and 5 Nurture Group, we have been using watercolours to paint Autumn sunsets. The results are absolutely stunning! Well done Nurture Group!</p>

<p>In their French lessons, Year 6 have been writing to their penpals in Paris with Madame Hewson. The letters are currently winging their way to Paris and we are excited to get our replies in the new year.</p>

<p>Today we had lots of fun producing our own collage in the style of contemporary British artist, Carl Warner. We discussed Warner’s work, where he uses fruit and vegetables to make landscape pictures. We adapted his ideas with our own to make fruit and vegetable art inspired by our local landscapes and landmarks. We really [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Year 3 have been working so hard with their tables this half term. We have revised our 2s, 5s and 10s and started looking at our 3s. We have found division facts particularly challenging! In a recent test of these tables, children were able to earn stars on their own flower times tables tracker when [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Today we practised our right to vote by voting for our School Council Reps. We discussed what it means to live in a democratic society.Congratulations to our winners: Harley and Amelia!</p>

<p>Dear parents/guardians, Please click on the youtube link below to watch our class liturgy on Homes which we pre recorded this afternoon. Please send me any lovely comments to go into the class prayer journal. We hope you enjoy praying with us. Many thanks,Mrs Garforth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjjNjYPavk4</p>

<p>Year 3 had a wonderful time today at Broxfield farm in Northumberland. It was our first trip since the beginning of the COVID pandemic. We started the day by going on a tractor ride into a field of cows! We then ventured into the fields and saw learnt how a combine harvester cuts the ears [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In Science we are looking at Plants! On Monday we each planted our own Sweetpea seed. We need to remember that plants need sunlight and water to grow. We will keep you updated!</p>

<p>As part of our Science topic on Plants, Year 5 were given the opportunity to dissect lilies. We have been learning about reproduction in plants and found out that a flower has both male and female parts. All living things need to make more of themselves so that their species does not die out. Reproduction [&hellip;]</p>

<p>St Lawrence&#8217;s Recovery Curriculum March 8</p>

<p>Year 3 have been producing some superb work this week from home! We have been looking at telling the time in maths, different word families in literacy, practising our 2s, 5s, 10s, 3s and 4s times tables and produced some imaginative writing about snowy and icy weather.Well done, Year 3! Click on the link below [&hellip;]</p>

<p>On Friday we made our Angel of the North replicas. to finish off our Geography topic comparing the North East to London. We designed the replicas last week, thinking about the intent of our models and how someone might buy one for decoration or how a smaller version could be made even as a Christmas [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Yesterday was the beginning of Advent and so we decorated our Prayer Area in purple cloths. Each child received a Travelling Crib to take home for the whole of the festive period. This is an opportunity for children and their families to reflect over this festive period of Advent and take part in activities at [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Today we enjoyed working in small groups to produce a presentation all about a piece of natural geography in London, the River Thames. We researched using the internet, books and fact sheets and collated our ideas on sugar paper. We then took it in turns in our groups to present our ideas to the class.</p>

<p>&nbsp; St Lawrence&#8217;s Recovery Curriculum Autumn 2020 We are very excited to be able to welcome all our children back to St Lawrence&#8217;s in September. Please download our Recovery Curriculum from the link above, which outlines our approach to teaching and learning in the Autumn Term.   We have followed advice from Department for Education, Education [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In Year 3, we have been enjoying reading Hansel and Gretel by Anthony Browne. We split the story into three parts; the beginning, the middle and the ending. We have discussed in small groups the features of a fairytale and how Browne’s version also includes these conventions. Over this topic, we have developed our skills [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We had a creative morning workshop with an artist from the Laing Art Gallery. We worked closely with the artist; learning new artistic skills crucial to creating print inspired by Thomas Bewick’s designs. We took inspiration from African emblems, creating our own design and transferring it to make a stamp like print. These prints are [&hellip;]</p>