Year 2 created cup nests using clay as a base, many birds use soil and clay, sticking it into the shape to give a more solid structure. They searched out moss, bark and lichen to create camouflage. Some children who wanted to challenge themselves attempted to make adherent cup nests, probably the m
Cup nests are perhaps the most recognisable types of birds nests and Year 1 created some beautiful ones this afternoon in their Forest School session. They tried to really focus in on the weaving aspect of their builds, taking care to wind and loop each blade of grass, each stick. They wound around
Throughout spring term Year One have been reading a variety of traditional tales in English lessons. This term, our focus is on The Ugly Duckling. To launch the book, the pupils watched a video of how cygnets grow into graceful swans. Everyone noticed how their feathers changed from fluffy grey
This week Nursery have been learning all about Goldilocks and the Three Bears. We enjoyed joining in with the story and repeating the parts we had heard before. We learnt that Goldilocks was very fussy with which seats she liked to sit on. She said Daddy Bears char was ‘too hard’ and Mammy Bears cha
As the RSPB Big School Bird-watch comes to an end, we finished our Forest school sessions with the Great Woolly Worm Hunt. This is a fantastic challenge that helps the children to understand how birds feed. In reflection we talk about how time consuming it can be and how tired the birds might get
This is a really interesting challenge that the children threw themselves into with gusto. In class the children were asked “How do I move an object that’s too heavy for me to lift?” They talked in their table groups and came up with some really interesting solutions. We looked at the paramete
This week, Year 6 had an exciting opportunity to visit Gateshead Library and the Shipley Art Galley to view art exhibitions. The artist, Leanne Pearce, was exhibiting some of her portraits – including the ones from the school foyer, and invited the children to come and see them. During the visit, ch
Today, the Rights Respecting Officers visited Ravensworth Terrace to gain ideas about outdoor playtime. Thirteen of our Rights Respecting Officers had the opportunity to visit Ravensworth Terrace to see how playtimes are ran and the provision there is to access at this time. We thoroughly enjoyed se
In Design and Technology, Year Two have been learning how to make a healthy sandwich. The children learned about an incredible inventor named Otto Rowedder, who invented the bread slicer. Did you know, he was known as “the father of sliced bread”? To begin, the children conducted some research into
This week the Year 5 children have started their new unit of Islam. We started the week by recapping their learning from Year 2. The children could remember a great deal. They were able to recall facts about mosques, the Qur’an and worship. We then compare the key feature of the religion to our Autu
