This week, our school was filled with festive creativity as we welcomed Reverend Danie and Reverend Elaine from St Ninian’s Church to lead some Advent window workshops. It was a fantastic, hands-on experience for our students and their families! Together, they crafted beautiful Advent windows using
In History, Year Two have been learning all about the Great Fire of Gateshead. They visited St Mary’s Heritage Centre to find out where and how the fire started. Did you know that St Mary’s is one of the few buildings to have survived the fire? To begin, the children sequenced the key events of
This week Year One have been introduced to a new subject – design and technology. First we investigated how toys could move . We discovered that some toys need to be wound up – like our toy caterpillars. The children also learnt that some toys with wheels needed to be pulled backwards firs
This half-term, Year 6 have been reading ‘Tales of World War Two’, a book containing true stories from the war, within their English lessons. This book has allowed them to learn about real events and the effects they had on people in the war. The section on Dunkirk was very informative and reall
Playing a favourite boundary game is a whole different experience in the snow. Reception kept warm by finding the different landmarks around the site. This week as an additional challenge they were given more than one instruction, for example You’re only safe if you go the the Big Cherry Tree then t
We have been learning about coasts in Geography recently. This includes the features of coasts, human uses and how coast lines change over time. We then focused in on ports, and compared ports we have in the UK to ports in Egypt, which links to our History topic. This week, we’ve been looking
What a busy and meaningful week we’ve had in Reception! We began by learning about Remembrance Day, talking about why people wear poppies and how they help us remember those who kept us safe. The children explored painting their own beautiful poppy artwork, using different tools and techniques t
Friday 14th November marks the Children in Need Appeal night. To celebrate Pudsey Bear and raise some money all the children, and staff, came into school dressed in their Pudsey Bear attire, spots and accessories. The school has been covered in yellow and thousands of spots today to show our support
To start off our History topic on the Anglo-Saxons, Year 5 took a visit to Jarrow Hall. After arriving, Year 5 were split into two groups. The first group was taken around the functioning farm at Jarrow Hall and looked at animals that would have been used on an Anglo-Saxon farm. The children enjoyed
This term, Year Two have begun their new English text, Vlad and the Great Fire of London. They have taken part in a range of activities to help them engage with the story and have enjoyed learning about London in 1666. To launch the book, the children explored what houses were like in London at that
