This week we have been studying design and technology. It all started by investigating which foods are healthy and which are unhealthy, and sorting foods into a table. The pupils all decided that fruit was a healthy option and we used this as a basis for our design for fruit kebabs. Everyone p
Over the past couple of weeks, Year 6 have been looking at the invasion of the Romans in 43AD and how this left a lasting legacy on life in Britain. They have looked at the initial rebellion by Boudicca when the Romans took over, to the gradual acceptance of Roman ways and the influence they had ove
In Year 3, the children have been using the program Scratch to develop their coding skills. They have explored creating code to move the sprite and altered the costume of their sprites. The boys and girls have identified that event blocks enable them to start a program in different ways. This has en
Over this half term, some Year One children have been taking part in a STEM club, specifically using Lego. Each week the children have learnt about a different STEM career, with linking attributes and putting their skills into practise. First the children found out about civil engineers and mechanic
Year 6 have been to Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum as part of their ‘Leaving a Legacy’ topic work. For some of the children, it was the first time they had ever visited a museum and being able to see artefacts that had been excavated from the Vindolanda site itself really helped to bring the t
Three of our oldest Rights Respect officers visited Caedmon Primary School on Thursday with Miss Bradshaw. We were invited, along with some other nearby schools, for a meeting to share ideas talk about their roles as Rights Respect Officers and tour the school. The children found the meeting v
This weeek in Reception, the children enjoyed listening to the story of ‘The Gruuffalo’ by Julia Donaldson. The children enjoyed describing the Gruffalo and using his description to make some clay models of him. The children descovered that the clay is much harder to manipulate than playdough bu
Our visits to Angel Court continue with printmaker Hannah. This week the residents and children scored nature inspired designs into polystyrene sheets to create print blocks. For inspiration the children picked flowers and blooms from the garden and looked at images of garden flowers and insects.
On Tuesday, both classes from Year 5 visited the Life Science Centre in Newcastle. Our jam-packed day started with a visit to the planetarium, where the children got to see a visual of the different planets in our solar system. As well as exploring the constellations, the children also discovered ho
It was a pleasure to take Year One to Souter Lighthouse this week. Our first activity was rock pooling on the beach. All the children were given buckets and nets and after a long walk down to the water’s edge, everyone was excited to start looking for some sea creatures. They were extremely
