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
This week the children have been splitting into small groups for welcome time. They have enjoyed completing the group message board each day. This consists of counting how many children are in the group, discussing the weather and learning what day of the week it is. Staff also tell the childr
Since starting Reception, the children have thoroughly enjoyed going into the hall and having their lunch. They have been sampling lots of lovely dishes from our school menu and enjoying packed lunches brought from home. After washing their hands, they have been practising how to line up smartly in
On Wednesday, our fantastic runners went to Watergate Forest Park to compete in the Cross-Country. A team of Year 3/4 and a team of Year 5/6 boys and girls competed against 52 other teams from schools across Gateshead. All the runners tried their very best and really enjoyed the afternoon. Fantast
In our first History block about the Vikings, the children have been learning about how long the Viking invasion and settlement of Britain lasted. They looked at key dates and events from the time of the first invasion in 787AD, up to when the Viking’s were finally driven out of England in 1066AD
