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Mrs Carr’s class enjoyed Art Club this week.  The children made their own Halloween witches and wizards hats, decorating them with stars and pumpkins.

In Forest School we will be introducing some knot work as part of our focus on construction.  Last term the children learned about pivot points, how to create rotation points and in class investigated triangulation used in bridge building. We will now extend this topic so the children can build a v

In Reception, the boys and girls have been reading the story ‘The Scarecrows’ Wedding’. The children enjoyed making their own scarecrows using different shapes. Reception talked about which shapes they had used for their scarecrow and why. The boys and girls really enjoyed looking at all of the

This week in Reception, the boys and girls have been building an obstacle course in the outdoor area. They used a variety of objects such as bricks, tyres, hoops and blocks. The children used their balancing skills to walk along the obstacle course.    

Year 2 have really enjoyed their Science topic. They have been learning about habitats and this afternoon enjoyed making their own bug hotel to keep on the field. The children filled their pots with dry grass, sticks, leaves and rolled up cardboard. We hope to see that lots of bugs and insects have

The children have had loads fun this week making pressure pad alarms in DT. We even got every design working successfully!  

In Science, Year 6 have been investigating how to make bulbs dimmer and brighter in circuits. They have added cells, other components, made wires longer and used different thicknesses of wires. It was interesting to make conclusions and give reasons for the observations that they made.

This term, our Early Years team held the local authority’s Early Years cluster meeting. The meeting involved working with an artist from the Baltic Gateshead and exploring shapes through different kinds of artwork. People came from local schools and everyone enjoyed investigating and trying out some

In Year 3, the boys and girls have been learning about how shadows change over time. The children made predictions and completed an investigation to explore what would happen to their shadows at different times of the day. The boys and girls had great fun using opaque shadow puppets to block out the

In Year 3 the children have been learning about the advances made by the ancient Egyptians. The boys and girls found out about how the obelisks were used as shadow clocks to help tell the time. The childrens’ learning about how shadows change in science helped them to understand how this could work.