Year 6 enjoyed a sport morning at Joseph Swan Academy. The children were able to participate in table tennis, trampolining, basketball and rock climbing activities. It was lovely to see so many children having a go at something which they might not usually do.
The children love to visit the playground to play with the equipment. They have been developing their gross motor skills by riding the balance bikes and scooters and pedalling the trikes. They have also been climbing and balancing on the play frame.
This week, Nursery have been learning about Autumn. The children enjoyed going on an Autumn walk in the school grounds. They collected lots of Autumn treasure which they have used to create pictures with, count and talk about. On our walk, we also collected some tomatoes to eat that were gro
In our English lessons, Year 5 have been learning how to construct sentences that include relative clauses. We wrote simple sentences on strips of paper about Beowulf (our class novel) and then added information about the noun by using a relative pronoun to start a relative clause. Next we added it
Linked to their local landmark work in geography, the children have been creating some artwork of The Angel of the North. Their final pieces include the use of pastels to create mood as well as line drawings in the style of Vincent Van Gogh. The children are incredibly proud of their art work. Well
Children in Year 5 and 6 have been enjoying tag rugby club with Mr Allen and Mr McMann on a Monday night. From the first week, when passing backwards was difficult, to the last week, where fast-paced games were being played, the progress has been incredible. They have all enjoyed the sessions and
Year 5 spent a lovely afternoon planning and creating their own river beds. They had a variety of materials to choose from: rock, wood, soil, clay, sand, and any other natural materials that they could find in our Forest School. By using any combination of these resources they were tasked with makin
Year 4 loved investigating which materials were conductors and which were insulators. They built simple circuits with bulbs, buzzers or motors, then tested different materials such as copper coins, wooden pencils and plastic rulers. They all agreed that the only material that was an electrical condu
In RE this week, year 4 have been learning about the miracles that Jesus performed and thinking about their importance. The children displayed some excellent acting skills when they performed as a group to tell the story of the miracles.
Year 3 have been learning how to ink up a slab and use a roller to create different effects. The boys and girls etched into a slab to create a monoprint and they rolled over different surfaces and textures. The children will apply these skills next week to create a monoprint inspired by the Ancient
