This week, we launched our new English text ‘The Firework Maker’s Daughter’. The book, by Phillip Pullman, is set in Indonesia and tells the story of a young girl’s journey to become a firework maker against her father’s will. Firstly, the children had to use the clues of a packet of sparklers and a
In English, Year Two have been learning all about Amelia Earhart. The children used the front cover of the story to predict why they thought Amelia was so important. Using the illustrations, they identified that she was a famous pilot. As part of their book launch, the boys and girls made their own
Some of the Year Two children have been taking part in a Lego STEM club. Each week they have found out about a different STEM related career and then taken part in an activity to link to these careers. First the children found out about civil engineers and mechanical engineers and completed their ow
This week, the school have launched an outdoor library, where children can come and choose a book to read and share during playtimes and lunchtimes. The children have wondered over the last few weeks why two new sheds were placed next tot he gazebo and this week the secret was revealed in assembly –
This week, Reception were getting ready for Easter. We started the week by reading the Easter Story and looking at how we might celebrate Easter. We learnt that Easter eggs represent new life and discussed the new life we might see at spring time. The children had a lot of fun painting their Easter
In Art this week we’ve been looking at how collage can be used to create quite abstract images of ourselves, whilst our brains can still decipher and understand complex images and make sense of what is sees. We have looked at work by the artist Deborah Roberts and how she mixes different mediums t
In Art, Year Two have been learning all about tie-dye. Did you know tie-dye has been around for a very long time, but it looks different around the world? First, the children learned about an artist called Yoshiko Wada. She uses a dying technique which is very similar to tie-dye. It is called Shibor
Year One had a fantastic time at Beamish this week and luckily, the weather remained dry. The children were thrilled to be going on a coach at last and after an immensely exciting bus journey, we arrived at Beamish. We tried to visit as many places at Beamish as possible. The children visited th
In R.E. the children have been learning about Pentecost. Year 6 were all familiar with the Easter Story, but the events after Jesus’s ascension to heaven were something new to them. They enjoyed finding out about key symbols and their relevance and then completing a storyboard to show the key events
Year 5 and 6 were lucky enough to be visited by the local MP for Gateshead Ian Mearns on Friday. He has been the MP for Gateshead for the past 13 years and has served as a local Councillor for the Saltwell area for over 40 years. Ian shared with the children some of the work that he had done around
