This week, the children have started to look at an animation called ‘The Piano.’ In this animation, an elderly gentleman is playing the piano and he flashes back to key moments in his life including the death of his wife; a comrade being shot in the war; and receiving a present as a young child. The
This half term, year 4 are using a new text as a stimulus for their work in English. To launch the text, they were given the mission to be Histronauts for the afternoon. This involved travelling back in time to visit a Viking settlement to learn about their way of life. The children needed artefacts
Burning cardboard houses in Year 2 has become an annual event. In class the children have been learning about The Great Fires of London and Gateshead, during these lessons they have built their own street of houses using cardboard, paper, sticks and straw. They learned how the fire ripped through th
In Reception, we have had a great time talking about Bonfire Night. First, we were keen to share our experiences of fireworks events with some children showing us videos and photos they had taken with their families on Bonfire Night. During the week we then took part in a variety of bonfire inspir
To launch Year One’s new English book, “Stone Girl, Bone Girl”, this week we all pretended to be Mary Anning – the most famous British Palaeontologist from Lyme Regis. First we discussed what tools and equipment a fossil finder would need. The children had so many wonderful suggestions inc
This week, Year Two started to read their new book – Vlad and the Great Fire of London. Before they began the story, they looked at what houses were like in London in 1666. They noticed that the houses were made of wood, with thatch on the roof. The houses were also very close together. Next the c
This week, the children have studied two different types of poems. Firstly, the children studied renga poems, which is a genre of Japanese collaborative poetry with alternating stanzas. Within renga poems, the first and third lines have 5 syllables and the second, fourth and fifth lines have 7 syl
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.
During their final week in English, year 4 have had the opportunity to experience writing in different ways. The week began with an introduction to Kenning Poetry, which links to our Viking History topic. Kenning is an old ‘Norse’ word meaning to ‘express a thing in terms of another’. For example, a
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
