Last week , our Year 5 and 6 Netball team took part in the Gateshead Finals which was held at Gateshead Stadium. The team had to win a competition just to qualify for this event which was already a fantastic achievement. 10 Schools made the finals and we were in a group of 5 and had to fin
At school, our lessons are planned and adapted where necessary to ensure all our children are included within the activities and topics we cover. In PE, Years 3, 4 and 5 also have some specific sport and activities that have been fully adapted and played at competitive level by people with a range
Nursery have been learning all about modes of transport this week. We have learnt that a mode of transport is the way in which people and/or goods can be moved from A to B. We enjoyed watching a Hey Duggee song, from CBeebies, all about different types of transport and recalling transport we had b
In History, Year Two have been learning all about King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth II. They explored their family trees and identified the similarities and differences between the two monarchs. To begin, the children learned about the family of Henry VIII. They were fascinated to learn that Henry
This week in Reception, the children have been learning about people who help us. After reading, ‘When We Grow Up’ by Melanie Walsh, the children thought about the people in their community who help them, for example, dentists, doctors, shop assistants and postal workers. They also had the oppor
This week, the children in Year 5 have been writing sentence stackers in preparation for their next piece of writing. Today, the children were introduced to the language feature similes. The children learnt that similes compare something to something else using the words ‘as’ or ‘like’. After iden
This half term, the boys and girls have been busy in their art lessons. They began by looking at colour mixing to create a colour wheel which included the primary, secondary and tertiary colours. They then moved on to changing the tint and shade of primary colours by adding white to make the colour
Year 4 enjoyed a fantastic opportunity to visit Wates’ construction site in Washington, where they are building a huge new car battery factory. The purpose of the trip was to learn about careers in construction. Although the site was enormous, all the staff and workers they met made them feel really
For the past two weeks, the Year One children have completed their Design and Technology block, with a focus on weaving. Our project is to design, make and evaluate a table mat. The week started with conducting some research about table mats. The children were able to look at table mats and say what
As part of the lead up to the Big School Birdwatch we have been learning about British birds of prey. Understanding how they hunt and what they prey on helps the children to understand these birds. In class we looked at the different types of birds and then what kind of animals they prey on. Underst
