In maths in year 5, the children have been learning how to estimate and approximate. They used their rounding knowledge to answer problems that required approximate answers. Working in groups, the children had to discuss and agree an appropriate approximation. There was a great deal of discussion ge
In our assembly today, Mr Malik explained that this Thursday was National Poetry Day. It was explained how poems come in many different forms and how they can express how we feel and what we think about at different times. Mr Malik shared a poem called ‘If I were King’, by A.A. Milne (the author o
As Autumn unfolds so our weather has changed this week. Therefore during our Forest School sessions in Year 2 we took the opportunity to practice getting into and out of our waterproofs, no mean feat in a class of 30. The children were so enthusiastic, they followed instructions really well. You can
Whilst the Shaduf building continues and the children hone their ideas, this week we added in the tipee build challenge. Using only the christmas tree branches the children were tasked to build a free standing tipee shaped structure. To create a robust build with a good amount of space inside requir
Operation Encompass visited the Year 6 children. Operation Encompass is a new innovative project which Northumbria Police is running in partnership with schools through out the force area. The project aims to safeguard and support children and young people who are involved in, or affected by, inci
In Science lessons, during our learning about forces, the Year 5 children have been investigating the effect mass has on gravity. Although many of the children predicted that objects with greater mass would fall more quickly and land first, they learnt that this was not the case: mass does not affec
Year 3 enjoyed creating giant human number lines during maths. The boys and girls began by rolling the dice to create 2 digit numbers. They showed impressive place value knowledge and placed themselves in the correct position between the marked divisions. They followed this by writing their own 3 di
Year One have been learning all about fossils and how they teach us about dinosaurs. They made fossils using clay. We had to use our hands to roll out the clay and then using a shell or ammonite create a fossil. The fossils looked very realistic. We can’t wait to be a paleontologist and excavate our
Year 3 enjoyed an afternoon with their grown ups, recapping the story of The Egyptian Cinderella and creating their very own Egyptian collars. The boys and girls have been learning about the ancient Egyptians during history and approached this with lots of enthusiasm. As part of the workshop, parent
In Science lessons, Year 6 have been learning about electricity and circuits. They have looked at the different components required to make a working circuit and have tested circuits to ensure they produce an output. When they have encountered circuit problems, they have had to try to solve the prob
