After the sad loss of The Queen, it was lovely for the children and residents to celebrate her life and love of the outdoors in The Platinum Parterre garden, we created together, to mark her Jubilee. The new greenhouse is going up and the planting has taken root, the foliage is flourishing and the p
Year 6 wasted no time getting back out into the Forest School this week. Miss Rowe asked them to investigate any changes across the site and then they worked together to set up some new areas and make any necessary repairs. During the holidays our tree surgeons removed a large lime tree from the gro
This week, the children in Reception have been settling in well to their new classroom environment. We have been getting to know our new teachers and classmates while exploring all the different areas and new resources. We have started learning our class routines, our schools rules to be Ready,
Over the last two weeks, we have been learning about forces in Science. We identified key forces that we encounter during our every day life, such as: friction, air resistance, water resistance, applied force and gravity. After looking at examples of each force, this week we completed an investigati
In music this half term, Year 4 are learning how to play the Ukulele. Mr Langford, from Gateshead Music Service, gave the children a great introduction to the Ukulele this week and also performed some of his own songs which caused a lot of excitement. The children learned all about the history of th
In Maths, Year Two have been learning how to partition numbers. They learned that partition means to split a number into different parts. First, they used a part part whole model to partition numbers into tens and ones. The children used base ten to represent each number. Then, they wrote the number
In Maths this week, Year 3 have been partitioning 2 digit numbers using place value counters and part whole models. They were excellent at partitioning the 2 digit numbers into tens and ones. We then challenged the children by asking them to find a different way to partition the same 2 digit number.
This week Year One had their very first whole class computing lesson. They were so excited to use the I-pads independently. Firstly they learnt about different tools such as the paintbrush and how they could use a thick or a thin brush. Also the pupils had ago at changing the colour of the pai
In English, the Year 6 children have started to study ‘Friend or Foe’ by Michael Morpurgo. In the first week, they did lots of reading activities to immerse them in the text and to understand the feelings and actions of the characters. This week, they have written a variety of ‘sentence stackers’ to
The rain didn’t stop us enjoying being outside in the Forest School. So unusual for it to be raining but still be warm, with no wind! The children’s task today was to mix soil, sand, clay and anything else they fancied until they reached a consistency that would hold a shape. A kind of rustic cobb.�
