NEWS & EVENTS BLOG

<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>This half term, Nurture Group have been learning about hibernation. We have been learning about why animals hibernation, which ones hibernate and exactly what hibernation is. Did you know for example, that frogs hibernate at the bottom of ponds over Winter? In response, the children have been creating stunning watercolour sunsets with their chosen hibernating [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This week, Nurture Groups in Years 4 and 5 have been producing stunning Autumn sunsets in watercolour. The animals silhouetted against the sunset are all creatures that hibernate in the UK. Well done Nurture Group!</p>

<p>This week, Nurture Groups in Years 4 and 5 have been producing stunning Autumn sunsets in watercolour. The animals silhouetted against the sunset are all creatures that hibernate in the UK. Well done Nurture Group!</p>

<p>This week Early Years and KS 1 have been celebrating Mrs Mcweeny&#8217;s long career in teaching and her 10 years at St Lawrence&#8217;s. She has been much loved by staff and children alike and will be missed greatly but we wish her a happy and healthy retirement. She will always be a part of our [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Nurture Group from Year 3 and Year 4 had a fabulous afternoon out to Scotswood Community Garden, where they took part in pond-dipping, learnt about bees and pollination and went on a mini-beast hunt! The children were beautifully behaved and an absolute credit to the school and their families.</p>

<p>Last week, the whole school celebrated Languages Day. The theme was food from French speaking countries which made everyone happy! Natalie Paris, a French story-teller performed stories in French to the children, there was a pop-up French cafe in school and each class enjoyed watching a film in French. It was a fantastic day full [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Whole School Letter 21 June 2021 (2)</p>

<p>We have some new members of the group in Year 4 Nurture Group- 5 caterpillars! We will be watching them go through their life cycle before releasing them as Painted Lady butterflies when they finally emerge from the chrysallis in a few weeks time. Today we looked closely at the caterpillars and made sketches of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We have some new members of the group in Year 4 Nurture Group- 5 caterpillars! We will be watching them go through their life cycle before releasing them as Painted Lady butterflies when they finally emerge from the chrysallis in a few weeks time. Today we looked closely at the caterpillars and made sketches of [&hellip;]</p>

<p>This week, Mrs.Villalobos needed help constructing a wheelbarrow which arrived flat-packed much to her dismay. Cohen came to rescue and single-handedly put the wheelbarrow together. Thank you Cohen!</p>

<p>This week, Mrs.Villalobos needed help constructing a wheelbarrow which arrived flat-packed much to her dismay. Cohen came to rescue and single-handedly put the wheelbarrow together. Thank you Cohen!</p>

<p>We were inspired by the mechanical animals in the story of ‘Leon and the Place Between.’ We designed and created our own versions. We chose either a lion, tiger, bear, horse or elephant to bring to life. We used cardboard templates, paint and split pins to bring our creations to life. We used black felt [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We were inspired by the mechanical animals in the story of ‘Leon and the Place Between.’ We designed and created our own versions. We chose either a lion, tiger, bear, horse or elephant to bring to life. We used cardboard templates, paint and split pins to bring our creations to life. We used black felt [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We were inspired by the mechanical animals in the story of ‘Leon and the Place Between.’ We designed and created our own versions. We chose either a lion, tiger, bear, horse or elephant to bring to life. We used cardboard templates, paint and split pins to bring our creations to life. We used black felt [&hellip;]</p>

<p>If you need more mobile data for home learning, school can apply to have your data allowance temporarily increased. Please fill in this simple web form, or ask the school office for a paper copy, Please note that the networks that are currently part of this scheme are EE, O2, Sky Mobile, SMARTY, Tesco Mobile, [&hellip;]</p>