Archive 2022/23

This week, the children in Reception were treated to a visit from two police officers from Northumbria police service.  The police officers talked to the children about the job that they do including how they help people and keep them safe.  They showed the children their uniforms and some of the

This week, Reception have enjoyed taking part in a variety of Halloween activities.  Mr Bones, the skeleton, came to visit Reception and we learnt the names of some of the main bones in our body and talked about why we need bones.  The children made their own skeleton pictures by snipping paper an

This week in Reception, we have been talking about keeping clean. We started the week by reading ‘Wiffy Wilson the Wolf Who Wouldn’t Wash’.  We then talked about our own hygeine routines such as having a bath, brushing our teeth and washing our hands.  We learnt why these tasks are important to ke

As Year 4 had a historian in school this week to teach them about Anglo Saxon and Viking battles, Miss Rowe thought they might like to try their hand at some mock battling before their Forest School session started.  During the session, they had a clear grasp of battle formations, organised themsel

Construction will be the main theme across year groups during our Forest School sessions this term. Construction covers a huge breadth of activities, so the children will be encouraged to build using all sorts of materials. From wood and clay, sticks and stones, words and music, stories and song, a

All of the children in Year One have made an amazing start to their new class. This week, we introduced our class English reader ‘Tyrannosaurus Drip’. We started by going on a dinosaur hunt. We even sang a song We’re going on a dinosaur hunt We’re going to catch a big one What a beautiful da

To launch our new English text in Year 4, the children went on a treasure hunt around the school grounds to find clues. They followed a map showing the location of the clues that were hidden around the edge of the school field. The first clue was a huge black egg in a burnt-out nest, which the child

As the final part of our DT this summer, we chopped, sliced and diced up a Greek salad.  We have been looking at modern Greece after spending time studying Ancient Greece in History.  We have compared the Greek climate, geography, buildings, populations and culture with that in the UK and London a