This week, in Mathematics, Year Two have been partitioning two-digit numbers. They found out that partitioning means to split a number into smaller parts. First, the children used base ten apparatus to partition numbers into tens and ones using a part-whole model. They had to think carefully about w
Our History topic this term is all about the Vikings! We started with looking at where they invaded from, when and how and also why! We have enjoyed looking at how many places around where we live and across the UK have names that date back to Viking times. Over the term we will study how they f
We are very proud of our Great North Runners who took part in last weekend’s event! Well done to all our families and children who took part in the various different running events last weekend. The weather was very mixed but it was great to see so many children take part, some of them moving up t
This term in Science, Year Six are studying electricity. This week, the children have been drawing circuit symbols and working circuits. It was important to remember to use a pencil and a ruler to draw the wires. The children constructed circuits using wires, bulbs, buzzers and batteries. Everyo
We are delighted to share how well the Reception children have settled in during their visits this week. It has been a joy to watch them enjoy staying for lunch, where they sampled new foods and engaged in lively conversations with their peers. The children have also thoroughly explored both the cla
This week, the children in Year 5 were introduced to their new English class read, ‘Beowulf’. During our book launch, the children went outside to investigate clues that had been left around to try and work out what our new book could be. The children found some old Viking letters various Viki
This afternoon, Year One were so lucky to have visitors from Animal Encounters. Firstly, they introduced the topic of dinosaurs and explained how they lived thousands of years ago but now they are extinct. The children listened carefully to the possible explanation, including a meteor or a volcanic
In English this week, the boys and girls were set a challenge. The children were asked to use some clues to guess a very famous character from a book. Firstly, the children were given some cleaning items including an apron, a duster, a cloth and a spray bottle. The second clue had arrived in the p
This week saw the launch of our class text ‘Friend or Foe’ by Michael Morpurgo – and the children were in for a surprise when a siren led to them being taken on an air raid into a shelter and then preparing for evacuation to Devon! The book links to our topic on ‘Peacekeepers’ and is set during the
This week, in English, Year Two found out that they will be reading One Day on Our Blue Planet: In the Ocean, written by Ella Bailey. To launch their new text the children made a wax resist – a piece of artwork created using oil pastels and watercolour paint. The boys and girls were each given an
