Year 5 enjoyed their transition time with their new teachers. It was a chance to meet the people in their new class and find out a little bit about life in Year 6. They enjoyed the opportunity to play team games and challenges, which made them think about how to co-operate and communicate with each
Today, 4 children went with Mrs Blinkhorn to the Dryden Centre to take part in the Times Up Challenge against 11 other schools from Gateshead. We had a great time undertaking six challenges based on multiplication and division facts for the times tables. We had to work together to complete the
In maths today the children in Year 2 have been using the cuisenaire rods to help them solve an investigation. The children begun by having some time to play with the equipment and exploring what they noticed about the rods. The boys and girls had lots of wonderful observations about the rods incl
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
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
