Even the ipad struggled in the low temperatures and cold finger tips makes taking photos tricky, but here is a round up of this weeks adventures in our Forest School. Year 3 created Blobsters. In class they listened to a traditional tale of how Mother Nature created our planet, she pushed her hand
In PE, Year Two have been learning how to play dodgeball. They learned that dodgeball is played with two opposing teams on either side of the court. There is not one, but two, aims in the game. The first is to eliminate players from the other team, by hitting them with the ball. The second is to avo
In PE this half term we have enjoyed two sports….one being Boccia (an inclusive version of bowls) and we have just started golf! We have been using all of our crazy golf seaside experience to start to perfect our golfing stance, the correct ways to hold the clubs and then how hard or gently to str
Last Thursday our Year 5 and 6 Indoor Athletics teams took part in the Gateshead SSP Indoor Athletics Finals which was held at Gateshead Stadium. We qualified a few weeks ago which meant we were one of 10 schools to take part. Our team was made up with 12 boys and 12 girls and they all worked to
Last week some of our KS2 children got the opportunity to go to Sunderland Bowling Alley and play some games of Bowling. The children did really well and some even manged a few strikes! All children who took part received a participation medal to bring back to school. Well done everyone you all repr
This term in English, Year Two are looking at their new book,’ Vlad and the Great Fire of London’ To launch this book, the children were shown images of houses that were similar to those that were around in 1666. They quickly identified that they were very different from modern houses because th
The children in Year 1 began their first block of Geography this week. They learnt that we live in England and that it is part of the United Kingdom. They enjoyed looking at a map of the world and then looking at the four countries that make up the United Kingdom. The children made their o
To pay homage to all those who have fought in wars, both past and present, Nursery took part in a 2-minutes silence at 11am on Monday 11th November. This week, we learnt all about the meaning of Remembrance Day and paid our respects by wearing our poppy’s and taking part in Remembrance themed activi
This half term, the children in Year 3 are learning how to play hockey. They started by being introduced to some of the main skills – dribbling, passing and stopping the ball. The boys and girls learned how to hold the stick correctly and understand that they can only use the flat side. They star
On Monday and Tuesday, the Year 6 parents attended curriculum workshops. Mr Hollingworth shared a little information about the non-core subjects and how these are planned and taught. This was followed by a presentation of work by the children. They shared a little information about remembrance and s
