Today, our Key Stage 2 Rights Respect Officers visited the People’s Kitchen in Newcastle. They met a volunteer who gave them a tour and described how they support adults in the local area. They found out that in 1995, a lady called Alison Kay had an idea to provide food for people who were una
This week, the whole school has had a change from their normal English lessons and there has been a focus on writing and performing poetry. This is an important element in the National Curriculum and one that enables children to develop their creativity and confidence performing in front of others.
Over the last two days, the children have enjoyed getting ready for Halloween. A huge number of children from Years 1 , 2,, 3, 4, 5 and 6 enjoyed our Halloween discos. They played party games and danced with their friends. Many children came in Halloween costumes which were ‘spooktacular’.
Today, the children in Year 3 enjoyed an amazing visit to the Great North Museum. They spent some time in the Egyptian gallery looking at the exhibits about Egyptian life and in particular the Afterlife section. Here they explored mummified people and were fascinated by the two women, Bakt en Ho
Over the past 8 weeks, the children in Year 3 have thoroughly enjoyed working together to create their class dance. They first practised movements in beats of 8 and learnt how to create an effective canon by working together in groups. They children then created their own dance movements using the t
Year 3 took on the Stick Tower Challenge which is harder than it looks. This is a construction task but it also requires good, positive team work. How do you use your knowledge of construction to build a tower of sticks? work in teams minimum of 2 people maximum of 4 only use sticks; no large bran
Over the past two weeks in Art, the children have been exploring different methods of printing. We have focussed on monoprinting and stamp block printing. First, we explored creating textures with the ink using materials such as bubble wrap, corrugated cardboard and felt. The children then used th
Over the past couple of weeks, the children in Year 3 have learnt about digital devices and how they need an input, a process, and an output. This week, the children have been learning about the advantages and disadvantages of digital devices. We explored the idea of drawing on paper and drawing on
The new year has seen children taking initial assessments in Accelerated Reader and Reading Plus. This provides them with a level to begin their reading journey from for this academic year. The children are then able to access these programmes in school, but, perhaps more importantly, with your supp
The children have been back at school for a few weeks now and are all taking books home from Accelerated Reader, Read Write Inc, Class Treasure Chests or Reading Schemes. The outdoor library has re-opened and children are accessing this at breaks and dinnertimes. As the nights draw in, it is the per
