Year 3 have had an amazing time travelling thousands of years into the past as part of their Stone Age learning! To celebrate the end of the topic, the children took part in a fantastic hands-on workshop led by Jo, who helped bring history to life in the most exciting way. Using a giant string timel
As part of our All About the Birds topic, the children have been looking at the structures of different nests. They’ve watched videos of the nest building in action and looked at some real birds nests in class. They then took this information and applied it to their own nest building. Before the chi
This week in Reception, we have been learning all about our local area as part of our topic on Journeys. The children became keen observers as they carried out a traffic survey, watching the dual carriageway from the school fence and using tally charts to record the different types of transport they
In Geography, Year Two have been learning all about life in rural Uganda and have compared this to their life here in the UK. To begin, the children learned what rural and urban areas are. They sorted pictures to explain that a rural area is the countryside, whereas an urban area is a town or city.
This week, in Geography, we started our new unit of ‘Human and Physical Geography within a region of South America and the UK’. The children started the topic by locating South America on a world map. Once we had located South America, we took a closer look at the countries within it, focusing o
Today, Year 6 had a visit from a university project co-ordinator to talk about careers and opportunities. It may seem like a long way off, but it is never too early to begin to think about goals and aspirations for the future. During a session today, the Year 6 children were able to reflect upon the
All of the children in Year One were excited to start their new topic of Houses and Homes. We started off the week by looking at photos and pictures of different kinds of houses. The children loved showing their class photos of their house and we learnt the names of different kinds of houses – det
This week, Year 4 have been practising their volleyball skills in PE. We practised our dig shot and the children really impressed us with their control and power. They took turns at throwing and returning the volleyball with accuracy and really showcased their turn-taking skills. Although the ball w
A small group of our Reception children had a fantastic time today at Gateshead Stadium, where they were chosen to take part in an Early Years Under the Sea themed multi-sport festival hosted by Gateshead Schools Sports Partnership. The children worked brilliantly as a team to complete a range of fu
This half term, Reception have been enjoying weekly workshops led by Gateshead School Music Service. We have taken part in two sessions so far, where we have been learning new songs linked to our topic journeys and also songs about the snow. The children have been developing their musical skills by
