The heavy rain brings some advantages, the soft ground being one. Year 2 took the opportunity, before this weekends predicted cold snap, to get some daffodil bulbs in the ground. Year 6 prepared the ground and the younger children placed in the bulbs, making sure the roots were pointing down. The ch
What an incredible start to Mission Christmas! Thank you to those who have kindly donated gifts already. For any of those needing a little inspiration, please check out the gift ideas. UNICEF Article 2: All children have these rights no matter of their circumstances.
Our Rights Respecting Group have been celebrating children’s rights through joining with other Gateshead Primary Schools and their Rights Respecting Groups and celebrating World Children’s Day at the Baltic Gateshead. They designed and made a banner, learnt a Rights Respecting song, which they sang
At the beginning of the week, children received a visit from Metro Radio, to launch the Mission Christmas Appeal. The boys and girls enjoyed learning about how they can help others this Christmas and were clearly enthusiastic about supporting a local cause for children in the North East. More inform
Today, the children had a lovely surprise when they went for their lunch. The cooks had baked special Pudsey Bear biscuits and decorated the dining hall with lots of different coloured spots! Everyone enjoyed supporting Children In Need with their Pudsey Bear ears and wearing non uniform and spots.
Yesterday, our Year 5 and 6 choir visited Grace College to perform some wartime songs in a 1940s tea dance. They were joined by other local schools and residents from local care homes as well as some war veterans. The children sang songs including ‘We’ll Meet Again’ and ‘Keep the Home Fires Burning’
Year 3 continue to apply their observations of the world around them into their construction. This week some of the children tried to see if they could increase stability in their tower building by adding vertical sticks. Torrential rain meant the second session stayed inside, hopefully giving the f
Year 2 took a break from their construction work to create a bug hotel. Beginning in class, using leaves and sticks, the children filled small boxes. Then outside they re-purposed an old cupboard, first padding it our with dried leaves and then transferring all their houses into the wooden slots. Th
To commemorate Remembrance Day, Year 6 attended a memorial service in Low Fell. They were joined by the Deputy Mayor, community members and children from other schools to pay their respects to those who fought for their country and those who serve today. They wrote a message of remembrance and laid
After all the rain it was fantastic for our nursery children to enjoy some time outside planting daffodil bulbs ready for Spring. First they found some good spots for planting that will be in the sun. Then they dug out some soil and carefully placed in the bulbs checking that they were the right way
