We headed out into the clear, crisp, frosty morning, first a game of sticky feet. Whenever the leader shouts “Sticky Feet!” the children group together, joining up their feet. Once in the circle we talked about woodland creatures, the children pick an animal and discuss it’s recognisable characteris
In Computing, Year Two have been learning all about photography. To begin, they sorted devices into those which can take photographs and those which can’t. The children quickly realised that these devices can be found all around us – on roads, in buildings and, of course, on phones and tablets. Afte
The children in class 2B have enjoyed Art Club this half term. They got creative through a range of cutting, colouring and drawing activities. In December, they experimented with tie dying, They tied a piece of white fabric using elastic bands and then used a dip dying technique to colour thei
To begin our Christmas festivities, the staff and pupils came to school dressed in their Christmas jumpers. They all enjoyed school Christmas lunch, which our cooks from Gateshead School Meals Service, worked so hard to prepare. Everyone enjoyed a lunch of roast turkey, mashed potato, roast
Our Forest School wanted to honour Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth by taking part in the The Queen’s Green Canopy, this project is proud to be creating a living legacy with over a million trees planted in Her Majesty’s name across the nation during the first planting season, October 2021 to March 20
It has been a busy few weeks at Angel court, where the children, residents and artist, Neil Canavan, have been building the new henhouse. It takes pride of place in the Platinum Parterre sensory garden we’ve created to celebrate the Queens Jubilee. This community space encourages the residents to co
In Year 4, the children have been experimenting with and developing their sketching skills. First, the children experimented with different ways to make marks using a pencil. They shaded, created different lines and used their pencils to fade from a darker colour to lighter colour. Then, the childre
This week, Year 5 have started learning about the Anglo-Saxons in History. We started the week by looking at why the Anglo-Saxons invaded Britain and where they came from. We learnt that when they invaded Britain, they split it into seven different kingdom – one of them was Northumbria! We then ex
In our Geography work this term, the children have learnt about the characteristics of a desert region and how the River Nile supports life in Egypt. While learning about the River Nile, the children have labelled a map of its journey through Egypt. They have learnt about different types of flooding
Year 6 have been started a block of work about the beliefs and customs associated with the Jewish faith. This week, they have been researching some of the key symbols, the place of worship, holy book (The Torah) and important figures. they had to produce a fact-file to demonstrate their knowledge. A
