Archive 2019-20

3Oct2019

There once was a girl called Mia, Who lived in Tyne and Wear, She loved going to school, She thought it was cool, And she’s so very glad you’re all here. This was the introduction to Mia Gordon’s assembly to her class today on National Poetry Day. During her session, Mia talked about poetry and how

1Oct2019

This week the children have been reading the well known traditional tale ‘The Little Red Hen’.  The children have enjoyed exploring the characters’ thoughts and feelings in the book.  They have also learnt how bread is made and made their own bread rolls.  During an outdoor learning session, the

1Oct2019

In Year One we have been learning all about volcanoes. Each class made their own volcano eruption. They used washing-up liquid, vinegar, baking powder and red food colouring. The results were explosive! The children thought of so many words to describe the sound, colour and action of the volcano. F

30Sep2019

In maths in year 5, the children have been learning how to estimate and approximate. They used their rounding knowledge to answer problems that required approximate answers. Working in groups, the children had to discuss and agree an appropriate approximation. There was a great deal of discussion ge

27Sep2019

As Autumn unfolds so our weather has changed this week. Therefore during our Forest School sessions in Year 2 we took the opportunity to practice getting into and out of our waterproofs, no mean feat in a class of 30. The children were so enthusiastic, they followed instructions really well. You can

26Sep2019

Operation Encompass visited the Year 6 children.  Operation Encompass is a new innovative project which Northumbria Police is running in partnership with schools through out the force area. The project aims to safeguard and support children and young people who are involved in, or affected by, inci

26Sep2019

In Science lessons, during our learning about forces, the Year 5 children have been investigating the effect mass has on gravity. Although many of the children predicted that objects with greater mass would fall more quickly and land first, they learnt that this was not the case: mass does not affec