Rain doesn’t stop the children embracing their natural world, as you can see they have been very busy in their Forest School sessions. Making prey houses camouflaged from birds of prey. They also completed the RSPB Big School Birdwatch and were really surprised how many birds they saw despite the we
This week in Reception, we have been learning all about People Who Help Us, and we were very lucky to welcome some very special visitors into our classroom, our families! We invited parents and carers to come in and tell us about the jobs they do, and we were amazed by the wide range of interesting
The snow and ice certainly played its part in slowing down our planned work for the yard but could not stop it! With hard work, determination and reliance, Bill finally completed his work creating our newest play area. With the small apparatus removed, a large soft surface area has been developed
As part of our whole school STEM Week, Reception had a fantastic time taking part in exciting science activities. We were very lucky to be visited by Mrs Old, our Science Leader, who helped the children explore forces through fun, hands-on learning. The children investigated pushes and pulls using a
This week we have been learning about birds of prey, their characteristics compared to our familiar garden birds and how and what they hunt. With this in mind once out in the Forest school the children tried their hand at making prey homes that were camouflaged from the sky so no hovering kestrels c
STEM week this week so we gave the children a Forest School style STEM activity. CHALLENGER BRIEF: Your team must design and build a product to move an egg from point A to point B without it breaking. Teams will be provided with a selection of scrap and resources to build their product. You have
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
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
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
