This week has been full of festive fun for Year 6 – their final Christmas at primary school! The children have had a great week this week celebrating Christmas together. They all enjoyed dressing up for their party and it was lovely to see their excitement playing party games like musical statues an
This week, the children really enjoyed a festive music workshop, courtesy of the live band from Gateshead Music Service. They have visited the school annually for a few years to help us celebrate, sing and dance our way to Christmas with lots of games, songs, activities and fun. Plus, it is great
A busy term has culminated in a very busy, but positive, couple of weeks. This time is always a lovely period ion school as we have the pleasure of seeing children build towards the feeling of how special Christmas is, in a way only a child can experience. The organisation of Christmas lunch, perf
This week, the children have been posed problems in maths where they have had to find their own method to work towards a solution. Problem solving and having the resilience to keep going even when things aren’t immediately obvious are extremely difficult skills for children to develop. In maths, oft
The school choir were delighted to be able to go and perform again this year for the congregation at St Ninians Church. The choir sang a selection of traditional carols and some more upbeat Christmas hits. We invited our friends from Angel Court and Craigielee Care homes to come and join in the fest
The much-loved, children’s book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is coming to Newcastle’s Theatre Royal. Step through the wardrobe into the magic kingdom of Narnia where a world of wonder awaits. Join Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter as they meet new friends, face dangerous foes and learn the less
Gateshead Library have an exciting Christmas workshop on Monday 23rd December. It should be a fun event that gives the opportunity to children to visit the library and also engage in some Christmas crafts. Let’s get creative with Gateshead Libraries Children’s Team this Christmas. Reindeer acorn tr
This week, Year Six have been studying Judaism as part of their R.E lessons. At first, the children learned all about what followers of Judaism believe and created fact files all about the religion. They learned that the synagogue is a sacred building where Jewish people go to worship; a Rabbi is
Today, the Year 5 and 6 children have performed their Christmas Carol Concert for the parents – with one showing in the morning and another at the end of the day. Over the last couple of weeks, the children have been working hard to learn their lines, rehearse solo and group singing parts and practi
Year 6 have been learning some vital geographical skills over the last two weeks which have linked to their Peacekeepers topic and World War 2. Within their lessons, children have used atlases, compasses, tube maps, street maps and grids to study the geography of the UK – and London in particular. T
