Year 2

Dear Parent/Carer, On behalf of staff and Governors, I would like to wish families a Happy New Year and we very much hope everyone has had an enjoyable and safe Christmas.  It has been great to see children back in school, albeit with some looking a little tired having enjoyed their holiday so much

We started this project in 2021 as a legacy collectable for children who move through our school.  This year we introduced a new set of baubles for each year group so that the children can collect one each year as they get older, and hopefully keep them way into the future.  Reception / Nursery an

Across school at the end of term, all the children take part in a quiz using the app Mentimeter.  This quizzes them on all things to do with foundation lessons such as History, Geography, Art, PE, Science and more….The classes ring out with cheers and drum rolls. The children are really used to t

As we come to the end of our first term, it is important to reflect on some of the successes that we have achieved over the last fifteen weeks.  In addition to our usual class work, we have been able to further develop our wider curriculum.  We have been able to schedule educational visits and org

In the penultimate week of the term, Christmas stars arrived early as our children put their best theatrical feet forward and staged performances that were enjoyed by hundreds! After a two-year break from live performances, December 2022 was the chance for us to entertain again and share important m

This week, children from Reception to Year 6 enjoyed a music workshop by the fabulous band from Gateshead Music Services.  We were entertained with Santa Time! and jokes, Twelve Days of Christmas, dancing Santa and of course full sing-a-longs of all our favourites which we sung very loud!  The chi

A final Reading Corner post for 2023. there have been so many great book recommendations throughout this year – from the children and from me. I hope that you have been able to read some of the books. The Christmas holidays are a great time for reading – there is so much free time and it’s so cold t

This week in PSHE, Year Two have been learning about how to work co-operatively. The children thought carefully about what it means to work as a team and they identified that it is important to work together to achieve their goals.  They discussed the fact that we can use our own strengths to help

Thank you to all parents and carers who supported us by collecting food donations for the charity Feeding Families. Once again, we are blown away by your generosity.  Feeding Families were thrilled with the donations and will be making Christmas hampers to support people in our community. Our Righ

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