This week, Nursery have been learning about Autumn. The children enjoyed going on an Autumn walk in the school grounds. They collected lots of Autumn treasure which they have used to create pictures with, count and talk about. On our walk, we also collected some tomatoes to eat that were gro
In our English lessons, Year 5 have been learning how to construct sentences that include relative clauses. We wrote simple sentences on strips of paper about Beowulf (our class novel) and then added information about the noun by using a relative pronoun to start a relative clause. Next we added it
Linked to their local landmark work in geography, the children have been creating some artwork of The Angel of the North. Their final pieces include the use of pastels to create mood as well as line drawings in the style of Vincent Van Gogh. The children are incredibly proud of their art work. Well
Children in Year 5 and 6 have been enjoying tag rugby club with Mr Allen and Mr McMann on a Monday night. From the first week, when passing backwards was difficult, to the last week, where fast-paced games were being played, the progress has been incredible. They have all enjoyed the sessions and
Year 5 spent a lovely afternoon planning and creating their own river beds. They had a variety of materials to choose from: rock, wood, soil, clay, sand, and any other natural materials that they could find in our Forest School. By using any combination of these resources they were tasked with makin
Year 4 loved investigating which materials were conductors and which were insulators. They built simple circuits with bulbs, buzzers or motors, then tested different materials such as copper coins, wooden pencils and plastic rulers. They all agreed that the only material that was an electrical condu
In RE this week, year 4 have been learning about the miracles that Jesus performed and thinking about their importance. The children displayed some excellent acting skills when they performed as a group to tell the story of the miracles.
Year 3 have been learning how to ink up a slab and use a roller to create different effects. The boys and girls etched into a slab to create a monoprint and they rolled over different surfaces and textures. The children will apply these skills next week to create a monoprint inspired by the Ancient
In Year 3 the boys and girls have been learning about addition and subtraction using 3 digit numbers. The children used Base10 apparatus to support their learning.
During plan, do and review, the boys and girls made a bus in the outdoor area. It even had stairs as it was a double decker bus. The children said it was the number 10 bus and it was going to Newcastle. They made signs and tickets for the bus. Everyone worked together as a team.
