Curriculum

13Mar2025

This week, parents and carers of children in Year Two were invited into school to attend an assembly linked to the children’s learning in History.  The theme of the assembly was Marvellous Monarchs and focused on the reign of Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth II. The children shared facts about each m

12Mar2025

This week in Nursery we have been looking at signs of Spring. As part of our topic, we have been learning all about signs of Spring. In order to observe growing, we have been growing cress. We first watched a video about to understand what cress is and then learnt how to plant the cress seeds by fol

12Mar2025

Today, the boys and girls started learning about the Jewish faith.   They began with a visit to Newcastle Reform Synagogue and found out about why it is such an important building and what happens there.  After their visit, the children have reflected on the activities which take place in a synag

7Mar2025

The children have begun working on their new text in English called ‘I am Henry Finch’. It is a picture book about the power of thought, and how you need peace and quiet to be able to hear your thoughts properly. The children have loved reading a different kind of text where they have to use their i

7Mar2025

This week in English, Year Two have started their new book for this half term. They received a parcel and a letter and were very excited to discover what was inside. First, they read the letter which explained that they needed to unwrap each layer of their parcel to discover clues that would tell th

7Mar2025

This week, the children got an insight into what they would be learning about in Year 6 – Shakespeare!  The children were introduced to the story of Macbeth. After hearing the story, the children were put into groups and tasked with coming up with a maximum of five freeze frames to retell their sec

7Mar2025

In PSHE, the boys and girls in Year 3 have started learning about the importance of clear communication. They began by discussing all of the ways in which we can communicate with each other, including face to face conversations, text messages, phone calls, sign language and facial expressions, among