In Science, year 4 have been learning about food chains as part of their topic on living things. In order to know what is eaten by what within a habitat, the children firstly had to revisit what they knew about the organisms that share the same habitats. They matched pictures of plants and animals w
This week, Year Two have been learning how to sew and have created a piece of bunting. They learnt that bunting is rows of small, coloured flags used as a decoration when celebrating special occasions. The children found out that in the past bunting was used to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Jubilee and
This week Year One have been introduced to poetry. The children began the week by listening to, and joining in with the poem “Walking Round the Zoo”. We learnt the poem off by heart and added actions. After this, we looked at rhyming words and thought of our own. Towards the end of the week, we made
Over the last few weeks Year 3 have been taking part in various Forest School activities, writing rhymes, tower building and this week, creating simple games. The common link is the need for the children to collaborate no matter what the activity and no matter whos in their team. This over-arching t
This afternoon, Year 5 were lucky enough to have a visitor in school! As we haven’t had one all year due to COVID, the children were very excited – as were the staff! Omair from Newcastle Central Mosque came in to help the children develop their understanding of Muslim prayer and worship, with a foc
After learning about castles, our art topic has allowed the children in Year 3 to design a flag that they could have flown above their own castle. The children created sketches of four important things in their lives and designed symbols to represent these drawings. They then used their knowledge
Dear Parent/Carer, I know I only wrote to you on Sunday, but I am doing so again in order to provide further clarity, as it is amazing how quickly things change. As of this morning, we have closed a second Year 6 class bubble and, as one Year 1 class has returned, the other has had to isolate. T
Please find attached the home learning for Year 1A for the week beginning 6.07.21. All of the resources needed are provided below. If you need any help or support with this work, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Hopkins, the class teacher, via Class Dojo and they will respond as soon as possibl
Having Symptoms It is essential, where children or household members display one of the COVID-19 symptoms, that the household self-isolates and a PCR test is organised for the symptomatic individual, as soon as possible. IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT A LATERAL FLOW TEST IS NOT USED. These tests are for adu
On Friday, Year 5 went to Gibside! Luckily, the weather was good for most of the day so although we did get a little bit damp at lunchtime, we dried off quickly! The classes split up and took it in turns to undertake the activities: orienteering and the low ropes. When orienteering, the children put
