NEWS & EVENTS BLOG

<p>Year 2 visited the Discovery Museum today. &nbsp; We enjoyed trying out all of the experiments in the Science Maze. After lunch we had a fun time  in the circus exhibition. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; In the afternoon we took part in a history workshop about the Great Fire of Newcastle. We learnt all about life in Victorian times and we acted out the story of the fire.</p>

<p>Year 2 visited the Discovery Museum today. &nbsp; We enjoyed trying out all of the experiments in the Science Maze. After lunch we had a fun time  in the circus exhibition. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; In the afternoon we took part in a history workshop about the Great Fire of Newcastle. We learnt all about life in Victorian times and we acted out the story of the fire.</p>

<p>Year 4  took part in the &#8216;Heritage Lottery Fund WW1 project from the 5th of November to the 14th of November 2018. The children gained a wealth of knowledge about World War 1 through various tasks,visits and visitors. Neil Tonge and Peter Hepplewhite were the fantastic historians who lead this project. They did huge amounts [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Yesterday, Y6 found out what it was like to be evacuated.  Dressed as wartime children, we travelled back in time, to Home Farm, Beamish. We learnt how to look after livestock (pigs, geese and cows), tape up windows for the blackout and use our rations to bake carrot cookies &#8211; they were very tasty!  Next [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Yesterday, Y6 found out what it was like to be evacuated.  Dressed as wartime children, we travelled back in time, to Home Farm, Beamish. We learnt how to look after livestock (pigs, geese and cows), tape up windows for the blackout and use our rations to bake carrot cookies &#8211; they were very tasty!  Next [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Year 6 enjoyed a fantastic Japanese day as part of their topic looking at the Michael Morpurgo book ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’. John, from the Oriental Museum in Durham, helped arrange a variety of activities such as origami and Japanese calligraphy. He also allowed the children to handle different Japanese objects including kimonos, ceremonial displays and domestic [&hellip;]</p>