This week, Year Two have been learning all about Advent, a time when Christians prepare for the birth of Jesus. Did you know the word Advent (Adventus) means the arrival of something important? The children found out that Advent marks the start of the Christian year and it begins on the Sunday close
Today we had a great time at our party with a lot of dancing, party games and prizes! The children had a great dance today, enjoyed Goldilocks panto in the classroom and wrote some exciting stories about a mystery Christmas gift….. Pass the parcel and of course the bauble and spoon race annual tra
For our Christmas RE focus, Year 5 have been looking at almsgiving. Traditionally, almsgiving is usually linked with lent. However, in Year 5, we have learnt that almsgiving can be done anytime, as it simply means to help someone who is in need. Firstly, the children thought about all the things
What a fantastically festive week Year 5 have had, in the lead up to Christmas. We have made calendars, cards and baubles, watched a Christmas movie and even a pantomime. However, our favourite part of the week had to be our Christmas party. The children were full of festive cheer (and competitive s
A busy term has culminated in a very busy, but positive, couple of weeks. This time is always a lovely period ion school as we have the pleasure of seeing children build towards the feeling of how special Christmas is, in a way only a child can experience. The organisation of Christmas lunch, perf
This week, the children have been posed problems in maths where they have had to find their own method to work towards a solution. Problem solving and having the resilience to keep going even when things aren’t immediately obvious are extremely difficult skills for children to develop. In maths, oft
Learning about digitally manipulated images from both a technical side but also an online safety perspective is more important than ever. In Computing this half term, the children have been learning about how images you see online are often not actually what they originally were! Digital enhanceme
The school choir were delighted to be able to go and perform again this year for the congregation at St Ninians Church. The choir sang a selection of traditional carols and some more upbeat Christmas hits. We invited our friends from Angel Court and Craigielee Care homes to come and join in the fest
This week in Reception, the children have performed ‘The Big, Big Nativity’ show to their grown ups. The nativity explores the birth of Jesus and why some people celebrate Christmas. We had the familiar characters such as, Mary, Joseph, donkey, wisemen, camels and shepherds. The children sang songs
Over the past two weeks, the children have been designing and creating their own bridge based on the design of Newcastle’s Swing Bridge. Firstly, the children spent some time investigating the inventor of the Swing Bridge, William Armstrong and then looked at different types of bridges found acros
