Year 1 got creative this week, Journey Sticks are a lovely way of encouraging the children to observe the changes in nature around them. They can be made at any time of the year and as well as helping the children to develop their fine motor skills give them a lovely memento of their Forest School s
Yesterday Morning our Year 5 and 6 Indoor Athletics teams took part in the Gateshead SSP Competition which was held at Gateshead Stadium. Our team was made up with 12 boys and 12 girls and they all worked together as a team to earn points for our school. The competition was split in to 2 sections fi
On Tuesday two of our year 5 and 6 rugby teams took part in the Gateshead SSP Tag Rugby competition which was held at Winlaton Rugby club. Both Teams played against other schools and played really well as a team in every game they have been working really hard in PE and clubs leading up to this ev
As part of the school’s expectation that children and staff will have high standards of themselves and will grow, happy, healthy and successful, together, the first sports contracts were issued. After an assembly by Mr Malik reinforcing the school rules of Ready, Respectful and Safe, Year 4, 5 and
The new term has seen the start of the school Tennis Clubs once again, with the Year 4 programme getting into full swing this half term. Mr Malik’s club is always popular but only 8 children – 4 boys and 4 girls – can be part of the team and so names had to be pulled from a hat! After two sess
Today we celebrated an incredibly successful year of sport in an assembly with Years 4, 5 and 6. Mr McMann has steered clubs, teams and events across the year to deliver an incredible year of winning sport, with over 230 children at sports clubs and 15 gold medals out of our 27 tournaments attende
Reception had a spectacular Sports Day today. The boys and girls have loved taking part in the different events from sprinting, an egg and spoon race to a space hopper race. Thankfully, the sky stayed bright so we could welcome parents and carers to share the event together. There was lots of laught
Today, 20 children from years 3, 4 and 5 took part in the annual Gateshead Athletics Festival at Gateshead International Stadium. It is always a fantastic day of sport and excellence from over 40 schools across Gateshead, and this year, with a few downpours dotted in between, we came home with two g
Today Nursery had a visit from Little Movers! Donna came to teach us lots of songs with a focus on listening. We also learnt how to work as a team, follow instructions and how to wait our turn when doing relay races. Article 29 – We all have the right to develop our personalities, talents and abili
This half term, the boys and girls have been learning the skills needed for a game of basketball. They started by practising how to chest pass and bounce pass and then moved on to the skill of dribbling. They were very enthusiastic and showed great sportsmanship when applying these skills within tea
