NEWS & EVENTS BLOG

<p>This week a number of Year 1 pupils returned to school after a 12 week period of home learning. They were all so pleased to see some of their friends again and begin learning in school. Year 1 have completed some super Literacy and Maths activities in their Year 1  bubbles. Lots of our activities [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Newsletter 13 March 2020</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 all enjoyed a delicious Christmas lunch on Tuesday. A big thank you to Gillian our cook, the kitchen staff and the dinner ladies. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 enjoyed a day of Christmas crafts day on Thursday 13th December. We made a variety of glittery Christmas crafts and had a fun day.</p>

<p>To celebrate the end of The Year of Mercy The St Lawrence&#8217;s Mini Vinnies led a whole school collection of school bags and supplies for the charity: Mary&#8217;s Meals. We collected 24 backpacks in total. Well done this was an excellent effort and the back packs are now parcelled up and sent off to Africa.</p>

<p>EYFS and KS1 had a fun filled afternoon yesterday to mark the end of a very successful year. We played party games and enjoyed dancing. We even had a Strictly Come Dancing Competition! We ended by eating some delicious party food. What a wonderful end to a super year! &nbsp; &nbsp;</p>

<p>Early Years and Key Stage 1 had a fantastic visit to Northumberland Park yesterday. We all travelled together on two buses to Tynemouth. We started by having juice and biscuits together before we embarked on a carousel of exciting activities. We enjoyed collecting items from the environment and doing observational drawings. Everyone had great fun [&hellip;]</p>

<p>&nbsp; This Sunday 11 children from Year 4 received communion for the first time at St Lawrence&#8217;s Church. They were supported by a large number of their friends and teachers from school who sang in the choir. This was a memorable occasion for the school and the parish. The children performed a beautiful Liturgical dance to [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Reception Class, Year 1 and Year 2 got a lovely  surprise after lunch today; the Easter bunny had  visited school and had hidden some Easter eggs! We all had a great time hopping around the yard like bunnies to look for them. What a lovely end to our Spring Term! &nbsp;</p>

<p>We were happy to invite Mrs Cooper back to school to take part in our Prayer Spaces week. Mrs Cooper planned a fascinating Godly Play experience for every class in the school. Mrs Cooper also told a story to the whole school and parents after school. This was a very sociable occasion. A big thank [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We were pleased to welcome back The Vineyard Church last week for our fifth annual Prayer Spaces. The week was a beautiful spiritual week around the I am statements said by Jesus. The children were involved in a number of creative activities linked to the statements, joined by parents and parishioners. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Year 2 enjoyed experimenting with snow. We had a competition to make the roundest snowball. We made miniature snow people! We made snow castles. We then observed how long it took for our creations to melt.</p>

<p>In a few weeks time, Year 5 will be visiting Matfen Farm in Northumberland to see lambing in progress. Mr. Thompson, the farmer, visited our class today to talk to us about life on the farm, jobs that farming creates, how crops are grown and how animals are reared. Mr. Thompson brought in some wheat, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As part of our Design Technology topic, Year 5 designed and made a toy with moving parts. The children learnt about all the different parts inside a moving toy, and the movement they would create. Pupils then designed a polar scene as the front of their toy, and watched with joy as their polar animals [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Year 2 have finally won the weekly school attendance award for having a fantastic score of 99.2% attendance this week. Mr. Brown treated us to a choc ice for our efforts! Well done Year 2 keep it up! &nbsp;</p>

<p>Year 2 had great fun playing in the snow. We thought of lots of adjectives to describe Winter and snow and we wrote acrostic poems. We also painted some beautiful snowy pictures.</p>

<p>Key Stage 1 children take part in an Open The Book drama every Tuesday. This week our Open The Book friends told the story of the very first Christmas. Afterwards we prayed together . This is part of our Advent preparations; we are getting ready for the coming of Jesus on Christmas day. &nbsp; &nbsp; [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Year 2 visited The Toby Carvery to take part in a Science workshop. We learnt lots of things about healthy eating and sampled lots of fruits and vegetables. We helped to prepare some of the food and then we chose our lunch. We had a fantastic morning and we learnt such a lot. Full tummies!</p>

<p>Year 2 invite all parents to their weekly workshop. Each week parents work alongside their child working on different areas of the curriculum.</p>