Year 6 children headed out to the Forest School this week to begin in a block of sessions that have a definite theme running in the background but still follow the guiding principles of the Forest School. Last lesson we stayed in class avoiding the torrential rain and set the scene for the next few
This week the Nursery children had their first Forest School session. Miss Rowe was so impressed with how well they sat and listened in class and had a very lively discussion about what our school rules Ready, Respectful and Safe look like in the Forest School. Then we headed out onto the woods. We
This week in Nursery, we have been learning all about the season of Autumn. We went on an adventure around our school grounds to start looking for signs of Autumn. We started by looking at the trees on our school grounds and we noticed the leaves were all different shapes and sizes, as well a
Fire lighting can be a tricky affair, add in the rain and the wind and the task can get really challenging. The Year 4 children watched as Miss Rowe battled the elements to get the campfire lit. A little bit of help, in the form of a well placed ball of cotton wool, meant that eventually the tinder
In PE, Year Two have been practicing their throwing and catching skills. They had to make sure they kept their eyes on the bean bag and always had their hands ready to catch. To begin, the children practiced throwing the bean bag up and catching it with two hands. At first, some of the children were
We were lucky to have two fire officers from Tyne and Wear Fire Service visit today to talk to Year 4 about fire safety in the home and dealing with emergencies. The children learned about the fire triangle and the risks you can find around the house. Of course we talked about the importance of ha
As part of the school’s expectation that children and staff will have high standards of themselves and will grow, happy, healthy and successful, together, the first sports contracts were issued. After an assembly by Mr Malik reinforcing the school rules of Ready, Respectful and Safe, Year 4, 5 and
In Reception’s PE lesson this week, we have been off on an adventure to the jungle. We started our adventure by packing our suitcases with the things we would need for the jungle. The children enjoyed jumping on the suitcase to close it before having to make their way to the airport. We moved our bo
All of the teachers have been impressed with the fact recall in Year One. Following on from learning about one more last week, this week we have focused our learning on one less. The week started with some counting backwards. We are learning to count backwards starting from any number under 10. Why
As part of our topic, we have been thinking all about birthday and how we celebrate. This week we had some messy fun by baking cakes and decorating them. We had a set of instructions to follow to make the most delicious cakes! We learnt that we need four key ingredients – eggs, butter, sugar and flo
