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
Friday 15th November marks the Children in Need Appeal night. To celebrate Pudsey Bear and raise some money all the children, and staff, came into school dressed in their Pudsey Bear attire or accessories. The school has been covered in yellow and thousands of spots today to show our support towards
Our creative sessions continue at Angel Court with Rosie, a mixed media artists from the Equal Arts Council. Rosie works with Elizabeth the Storyteller and this week, linking to her story of the North Wind, we started to create some textile leaves, these will become part of our final piece of work.
This week in Computing, the children have been creating vector drawing using computer software. Vector drawings are drawings made on a computer using lines and shapes. We looked at some examples of vector drawings as a class and how these skills could lead into a career as a graphic designer. We w
Reading is such a powerful tool. We talk to the children a lot about how it can open doors to other worlds and allow them to use their imagination. Reading can also be used to help promote diversity and the world around us, acceptance of others and a greater understanding of our place in society. Th
This morning, some of our KS2 children took part in a multi-sport festival which was held at Gateshead Stadium. The children took part in a wide range of activities involving Football, Curling, Boccia, and Volleyball as well as a few other sports. Our team participated in every activity with such en
On Tuesday, one of our Year 5 and 6 Rugby teams took part in the Gateshead Finals which was held at Blaydon Leisure Centre. The team had to win a competition just to qualify for this event which was already a fantastic achievement. 8 Schools made the finals and we had to play every team once in a le
Yesterday, we all enjoyed a wonderful Halloween lunch prepared by our cooks. The children enjoyed eating in the hall, which was decorated with pumpkins, ghosts, bats and a range of other spooky images. After school, children in Years 1, 2 and 3 enjoyed their Halloween disco and which was closely
This week, the children have been learning about renga, free verse and narrative poems for poetry week. On Monday, the children learnt about renga poetry, which is a traditional form of free-verse Japanese poetry. The children learnt about how renga poems are made up of tankas, consisting of short
This week has been poetry week across school. It is a week where children get to enjoy listening to poems from different poets; performing extracts from published poems; and, then writing their own poems to share. The poems are linked to the topics across school, meaning that the children have a wea
