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Music Appreciation in Year 1
<p>As part of our Music lessons this half term, we have been listening to Jazz and Blues. We listened to Louis Armstrong’s ‘What a Wonderful World’. We thought about the lyrics, listened to his unusual voice and the instruments used. We then went on the create our own large-scale wonderful world pictures based on what […]</p>
Nov 2, 20221 min read
Music Appreciation in Year 1
<p>As part of our Music lessons this half term, we have been listening to Jazz and Blues. We listened to Louis Armstrong’s ‘What a Wonderful World’. We thought about the lyrics, listened to his unusual voice and the instruments used. We then went on the create our own large-scale wonderful world pictures based on what […]</p>
Nov 2, 20221 min read
Recognising Place Value in Year 3.
<p>In Year 3, we are continuing to look at our maths key performance indicators. This week, we have been making sure we are confident with recognise place value up to 9,999. We did this by using dominoes and dice and working in groups. We each selected a domino, or rolled dice, to make the biggest […]</p>
Nov 2, 20221 min read
Recognising Place Value in Year 3.
<p>In Year 3, we are continuing to look at our maths key performance indicators. This week, we have been making sure we are confident with recognise place value up to 9,999. We did this by using dominoes and dice and working in groups. We each selected a domino, or rolled dice, to make the biggest […]</p>
Nov 2, 20221 min read
Into University WWII Project Launch
<p>Year 6 started a week-long project about WWII as part of a scheme to encourage youngsters in the area to think about attending university when they are older.The Into University organisation runs homework clubs and works closely with schools across the country showing pupils what they can gain from getting a degree.Year 6 looked at […]</p>
Nov 2, 20221 min read
Into University WWII Project Launch
<p>Year 6 started a week-long project about WWII as part of a scheme to encourage youngsters in the area to think about attending university when they are older.The Into University organisation runs homework clubs and works closely with schools across the country showing pupils what they can gain from getting a degree.Year 6 looked at […]</p>
Nov 2, 20221 min read
Judaism Week in Year 3: The Synagogue.
<p>Yesterday we learnt about the synagogue, the place of worship for people of the Jewish faith. After learning about the key features of the synagogue, today we designed our own synagogues in groups using large paper and pictures of the key features including; the Torah, Ark, Bimah, Yad, Rabbi and Tallit. We discussed what it […]</p>
Nov 2, 20221 min read
Judaism Week in Year 3: The Synagogue.
<p>Yesterday we learnt about the synagogue, the place of worship for people of the Jewish faith. After learning about the key features of the synagogue, today we designed our own synagogues in groups using large paper and pictures of the key features including; the Torah, Ark, Bimah, Yad, Rabbi and Tallit. We discussed what it […]</p>
Nov 2, 20221 min read
Nursery Autumn visit to Jesmond Dene
<p>This term the Nursery children took part in their first educational visit and were very well behaved! We went to Jesmond Dene to look for signs of Autumn. We collected leaves and visited the animals in Pet’s Corner before sitting down for a drink and snack! On our return, we listened to the story ‘Leaf […]</p>
Nov 2, 20221 min read
Nursery Autumn visit to Jesmond Dene
<p>This term the Nursery children took part in their first educational visit and were very well behaved! We went to Jesmond Dene to look for signs of Autumn. We collected leaves and visited the animals in Pet’s Corner before sitting down for a drink and snack! On our return, we listened to the story ‘Leaf […]</p>
Nov 2, 20221 min read
Year 6 History Workshop
<p>Year 6 were immersed in our World War 2 history topic when Richard (“That History Bloke”) came to visit. Richard brought a number of primary sources from World War 2, which were based on the wartime experiences of a real North-Eastern family. We worked out the various jobs of the people that owned the artefacts […]</p>
Oct 31, 20221 min read
Year 6 History Workshop
<p>Year 6 were immersed in our World War 2 history topic when Richard (“That History Bloke”) came to visit. Richard brought a number of primary sources from World War 2, which were based on the wartime experiences of a real North-Eastern family. We worked out the various jobs of the people that owned the artefacts […]</p>
Oct 31, 20221 min read
Art Competition in partnership with Northumbria Police
<p>This term our children were invited to take part in a whole school art competition organised by Northumbria Police. The brief was to design a picture with a message to the police. The children produced some fantastic artwork which is going to be displayed at the ‘Pride in Policing’ awards ceremony and then in local […]</p>
Oct 31, 20221 min read
Year 2 Visit To Broxfield Farm
<p>Year 2 visited Broxfield Farm in Northumberland on Friday 21st October. This visit was part of our Geography work this term about making comparisons between Urban and Rural environments and with our Science work about growing and changing. We looked at the crops with Mr Thompson the farmer; We picked wheat and then we learnt […]</p>
Oct 22, 20221 min read
School Newsletter 21 October 2022
<p>School newsletter 21-10-22 </p>
Oct 21, 20221 min read
Year 5 and 6 learn about real-life scientists.
<p>Students from Newcastle University came in to talk about the role of scientists in our world. They explained to students in Year 5 and 6 that the title ‘scientist’ covers jobs from people building computers through chemists and biologist through to engineers. Pupils completed experiments based around their 5 senses – predicting, observing and coming […]</p>
Oct 21, 20221 min read
Y4 DT: making and evaluating our flavoured breads
<p>It was the climax of Year 4’s design and technology unit on flavoured bread today. We spent most of the morning mixing, kneading and proving the bread, before we shaped and added our special ingredients. Our extra ingredients included nutella, spicy sausage, whipped cream, crisps and halal gummy bears. Gillian our school cook baked the […]</p>
Oct 21, 20221 min read
An Autumn Day at Broxfield Farm for Year 3.
<p>We had a wonderful day out at Broxfield farm with Mr Thompson. We felt the wheat in the field, found worms in the ground, visited calves, bulls and cows in the field and ground wheat to make flour. The highlight of our day was making our very own scarecrow! We look forward to returning in […]</p>
Oct 21, 20221 min read
Teddy Bear invasion in Year 2!
<p>Yesterday Year 2 were asked to bring their favourite teddy to school. We enjoyed doing lots of activities with our teddy bears. We read our books to them; We did our LEXIA work with them; We did our PE lesson with them, they enjoyed flying on the parachute! In the afternoon we had a visit […]</p>
Oct 20, 20221 min read
Carl Warner Fruit and Vegetable Art in Year 3!
<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 […]</p>
Oct 17, 20221 min read
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