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Dear parents/carers, Please see the attached letter from Alice Wiseman (Director of Public Health for Gateshead) and Steve Horne (Director for Education, Schools & Inclusion) that is being shared by all schools with their families.

This week, Year Two have been learning how to use the column method to add two two-digit numbers. The children learned that they should always add the ones digits first (e.g. 57 + 12) and then the tens. Later in the week, things became a little trickier as the children had to learn how to exchange.

Over the past fortnight, Year 5 have been undertaking Art lessons during our afternoon slots. This work has focussed around Islamic style art, and the children researched and drew their own Geometric patterns (which got very confusing, but ended up looking beautiful!). The children then designed the

In geography, Year 3 have been exploring the UK through an atlas. After recalling the four countries which make up the UK; England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the boys and girls then learned about counties and the location of our school. They enjoyed searching for Tyne and Wear in an atla

In Year 6, the children have been learning about the Passover Festival. They have enjoyed learning about Moses and the plagues that were sent upon Egypt, resulting in the final plague where death of the first born son passed over the doors of the Jewish households, which were marked by lambs blood.

In English, we have been looking at using an apostrophe for possession. The classes have spent time learning how to use an apostrophe to show that something belongs to a singular or plural noun. They have had the opportunity to identify when and why an apostrophe has been used and have written some

This week, Reception have continued to explore new zones of our EYFS outdoor area.  They have enjoyed exploring moving water with our new hill water feature and water chutes.  They have also been busy planting Spring flowers and camping in our forest area and looking for fairies and pixies in our

Our commitment towards the health of our children as they have returned to school means that all of their PE sessions start or contain some fitness and high intensity exercise. Playtimes and lunchtimes are also a fantastic opportunity for them to enjoy getting outside and having fun whilst learning

This week, is the North East Festival of Languages. Year 4 had the opportunity to take part in an online Spanish workshop. The children learnt a set of phrases in Spanish to say what they were good at. For example- Bailo bien= I am good at dancing. To help them learn the Spanish, each class took par

As you may recall, we wrote to you earlier this month to inform you that the Government have made available Lateral Flow Device Tests (LFDs) to adults within households where children attend school or college.  The intention was to work in parallel with secondary schools and colleges to test the co