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St Lawrence’s School Newsletter 1 December 2023
<p>Newsletter St Lawrences Dec 2023</p>
Dec 1, 20231 min read
Creating Maps in Year 1
<p>This week in geography we have been drawing maps of the classroom. To do this we used a key with symbols representing the different areas of the classroom. These included: home corner, reading corner, red table, blue table, green table and teacher’s desk. We began by moving large versions of the symbols around on the […]</p>
Dec 1, 20231 min read
Creating Maps in Year 1
<p>This week in geography we have been drawing maps of the classroom. To do this we used a key with symbols representing the different areas of the classroom. These included: home corner, reading corner, red table, blue table, green table and teacher’s desk. We began by moving large versions of the symbols around on the […]</p>
Dec 1, 20231 min read
Teddy Bear Hospital Visit Year 2!
<p>We had a wonderful visit from the Teddy Bear Hospital this afternoon! The Teddy Bear Hospital is made up of medical students from Newcastle University. We took part in four different activities: healthy eating and exercise, inside my body, sensory play and what to expect at the doctors or hospital. We arranged the internal organs […]</p>
Nov 29, 20231 min read
Teddy Bear Hospital Visit Year 2!
<p>We had a wonderful visit from the Teddy Bear Hospital this afternoon! The Teddy Bear Hospital is made up of medical students from Newcastle University. We took part in four different activities: healthy eating and exercise, inside my body, sensory play and what to expect at the doctors or hospital. We arranged the internal organs […]</p>
Nov 29, 20231 min read
Remembrance activities in Year 6
<p>Year 6 had the opportunity to attend a beautiful Service of Remembrance at St Lawrence’s Church today, along with children from Byker Primary, veterans of the armed forces and the charity Launchpad, which works with ex-service people. We also spent time contributing painted poppies for a local Remembrance Day service. Our week of remembrance activities, […]</p>
Nov 24, 20231 min read
Remembrance activities in Year 6
<p>Year 6 had the opportunity to attend a beautiful Service of Remembrance at St Lawrence’s Church today, along with children from Byker Primary, veterans of the armed forces and the charity Launchpad, which works with ex-service people. We also spent time contributing painted poppies for a local Remembrance Day service. Our week of remembrance activities, […]</p>
Nov 24, 20231 min read
Other Faiths Week: Judaism
<p>We celebrated the end of our week of RE work on Judaism with a whole-school assembly this week. Each class, from Reception to Year 6 has spent their their RE lessons this week covering different aspects of the Jewish faith. It was lovely to see the connections growing as we progressed through the presentations. We […]</p>
Nov 24, 20231 min read
Other Faiths Week: Judaism
<p>We celebrated the end of our week of RE work on Judaism with a whole-school assembly this week. Each class, from Reception to Year 6 has spent their their RE lessons this week covering different aspects of the Jewish faith. It was lovely to see the connections growing as we progressed through the presentations. We […]</p>
Nov 24, 20231 min read
Experimenting with rocks in Year 3
<p>Year 3 have really been enjoying their ‘rocks and soils’ science topic. We have looked at different rocks and learned how sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks are formed. We experimented on 6 different types of rocks to see how permeable they were and how durable and tough they were. After that, we learned a new skill: […]</p>
Nov 22, 20231 min read
Experimenting with rocks in Year 3
<p>Year 3 have really been enjoying their ‘rocks and soils’ science topic. We have looked at different rocks and learned how sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks are formed. We experimented on 6 different types of rocks to see how permeable they were and how durable and tough they were. After that, we learned a new skill: […]</p>
Nov 22, 20231 min read
Dog’s Trust Visit St Lawrence’s
<p>We were visited by Rachel from the Dog’s Trust. Following a whole school assembly with Rachel, she then came to our classes to talk about safety around dogs. She gave us five dog rules: 1 If a dog is sleeping, leave them alone. 2. If a dog is eating, leave them alone. 3. Try to […]</p>
Nov 15, 20231 min read
Dog’s Trust Visit St Lawrence’s
<p>We were visited by Rachel from the Dog’s Trust. Following a whole school assembly with Rachel, she then came to our classes to talk about safety around dogs. She gave us five dog rules: 1 If a dog is sleeping, leave them alone. 2. If a dog is eating, leave them alone. 3. Try to […]</p>
Nov 15, 20231 min read
Year 2 visit Byker Library!
<p>What an exciting afternoon we had! We visited East End Library on Shields Road, linked to our work on ‘Luna Loves Library Day,’ by Joseph Coelho. Our lovely librarian read a fantastic picture book to us, ‘Luna Loves Art,’ also by Joseph Coelho and part of the ‘Luna’ series. We then got the opportunity to […]</p>
Nov 13, 20231 min read
Year 2 visit Byker Library!
<p>What an exciting afternoon we had! We visited East End Library on Shields Road, linked to our work on ‘Luna Loves Library Day,’ by Joseph Coelho. Our lovely librarian read a fantastic picture book to us, ‘Luna Loves Art,’ also by Joseph Coelho and part of the ‘Luna’ series. We then got the opportunity to […]</p>
Nov 13, 20231 min read
Year 2 trip to Broxfield Farm!
<p>We had an amazing trip to Mr Thompson’s farm, Broxfield, near Alnwick. We started off our trip by exploring our way through his brand new pumpkin patch. It was fascinating to see the seeds inside a pumpkin and to find out how they grow. We then visited the cows in their shed. We learnt that […]</p>
Nov 8, 20231 min read
Year 2 trip to Broxfield Farm!
<p>We had an amazing trip to Mr Thompson’s farm, Broxfield, near Alnwick. We started off our trip by exploring our way through his brand new pumpkin patch. It was fascinating to see the seeds inside a pumpkin and to find out how they grow. We then visited the cows in their shed. We learnt that […]</p>
Nov 8, 20231 min read
Supervisory Assistant Posts
<p>We have three Lunchtime Supervisor Assistants available at the moment. Details can be found by following this link https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Supervisory_Assistant_(Level_1)/254051 If you would like further details, or an application pack, please call the school office or email office@stlawrences.co.uk The closing date for applications is noon on Friday 17 November Supporting Documentation 1. Letter to Applicants 2. […]</p>
Nov 7, 20231 min read
Supervisory Assistant Posts
<p>We have three Lunchtime Supervisor Assistants available at the moment. Details can be found by following this link https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/job/Supervisory_Assistant_(Level_1)/254051 If you would like further details, or an application pack, please call the school office or email office@stlawrences.co.uk The closing date for applications is noon on Friday 17 November Supporting Documentation 1. Letter to Applicants 2. […]</p>
Nov 7, 20231 min read
Attendance prize winner at the match!
<p>Thanks to our friends at Byker Community Trust, school was able to offer a very special prize for our lucky attendance prize winner at the end of last half-term: tickets to St. James’ Park. What is more, they got to see Newcastle United’s triumphant 4-0 win over Crystal Palace. This fantastic experience was truly deserved, […]</p>
Nov 2, 20231 min read
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