Last week, some of our fantastic Year 6 athletes walked to Lyndhurst Bowling Club to take part in a tournament against different local schools. All the children had lots of fun trying out this new sport and both teams came third! Article 29 – We all have the right to develop our talents and abilitie
We spent a lovely afternoon in the garden, helping the residents to revamp their communal garden. Many hands made light work of the weeding and planting. Article 27 – We all have the right to a good standard of living.
After a gloriously warm weekend, the children have all come into school today with a positive outlook but with, understandably, a little apprehension regarding their new classes. Once the first hurdle of getting to their new classrooms was achieved (which went very well!), the children listened to M
Today, 24 of our amazing Athletes competed in an athletics festival at Gateshead International Stadium. The children competed against 48 other schools in a range of track and field events. We had some fantastic results as well as the children showing maturity and skill in their events! We had an ama
As a reward for having the best attendance last half term, Miss Ledger’s class chose to enjoy an exciting afternoon filled with films and pizza. What a treat! UNICEF Article 12: We all have the right to say what we think and to be listened to.
This week, we visited the Oriental Museum in Durham, to consolidate our learning surrounding the ancient city of Baghdad and our RE work about Islam. We began our visit by studying various rare artefacts from C.900. We worked with a partner to search for answers to questions about the period a
Year 3 have had a fantastic trip to Newcastle Castle Keep! The boys and girls learned all about the features of a castle and joined in a Castle and Courts workshop, to re-enact a feast fit for Kings and Queens. The children climbed over 100 stairs to the roof of the castle, where they experienced so
Though not everyone has enjoyed the wet weather of late, the plants have certainly benefited. Year 1 children took advantage of this and were set off to collect leaves, grasses and interesting objects. Once they’d gathered their items they then put them together to create their own woodland scene. P
The Nursery children were very excited this week, when one of our parents brought some ducklings to visit. The ducklings were only one week old. The children asked lots of questions about the ducklings: finding out what they eat; where they live; how big they will grow and the type of ducks they
Last week, Year 5 got an insight into teaching when they undertook sports leadership with Year 1. They worked with staff from Joseph Swan Academy to design a quick, five minute activity for students in Year 1, making sure they were staying active and having fun the whole time! All students worked
