Due to the kind contributions from parents and carers, we were able to collect a variety of food for Harvest. This food has now been collected by The People’s Kitchen in Newcastle to help those in need. The school received a thank you letter from The People’s Kitchen thanking us for our kind donatio
A big thank you to everyone who donated cakes and attended our Macmillan Coffee Morning today. Our Year Six children who are part of our Rights Respecting Group had an important part to play serving the delicious cakes. It was lovely to see so many people enjoying a coffee and a cake while raising m
As part of STEM week Year 5 were set The Egg Move Challenge. This exercise encourages the children to hone their problem solving and communication skills. Demonstrating an understanding of how to use a variety of materials, practically learning about forces, using estimation and prediction are just
Today tripod lashings were introduced to Year 3, bringing in more challenge to their tipee building. Being able to complete a tight fastenings will allow the children to be even more creative in their structure making. Article 6 – We all have the right to live and to succeed at whatever we do.
In DT this week, year 4 thoroughly enjoyed making 3D models of Viking homes. The brief was to design and build a model that showed some of their key features. From their research, the children identified that Viking homes were constructed from either mud or wood, were single story, had thatched or t
This half term, the children in Year 5 have been developing their Tag Rugby skills. They have worked on their passing skills, footwork and attacking and defending. This week, the children put their skills into action in small sided games. During the matches, the children showed how well their skills
In Year 5, for their Art unit of work, the children have studied batik. They looked at different artists’ examples of batik before creating their own design. The children thoroughly enjoyed applying wax or glue to material before using brusho paint to dye the fabric. The results were fantastic! Arti
For the next 5 weeks the children and Angel Court residents will be working with an artist focusing on ceramics. This week we got to know everybody and started to plan the theme for the next few sessions. A common topic of conversation, no matter what the activity, is food. Whether it be baking, mak
Year 6 parents, guardians and friends had the opportunity to visit their children in school today during their dance lesson. Health is one of the key drivers of the school’s curriculum and P.E. is an essential part of the school week. The children have been learning the Jive and the Jitterbug, dance
In Science, Year 3 have been learning about light. Today, they explored shadows. After learning how shadows are formed, the boys and girls thoroughly enjoyed investigating how to make shadows larger and clearer. They then had a go at creating their own shadow puppet shows. UNICEF Article 28: We all
