This week in Reception we talked about Mothers’ Day and the important people who look after us. We read My Mum is Fantastic by Nick Butterworth and shared the things that make our mums or special people important to us. The children used watercolours to explore colour mixing and painted spring f
Year 3 enjoyed an exciting trip to a synagogue and the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead. At the synagogue, our host gave us a fascinating tour and explained the many different ways the building is used including religious services, celebrations, interfaith events and for study. The ch
This week in Reception we have been learning all about the Hindu festival of Holi. We began by sharing the lovely book Festival of Colours by Shirin Shrestha Sehgal, which follows two children as they prepare for and celebrate Holi with their family and friends. The children learned that Holi is a j
This week it has been so beautiful to have clear, expansive, blue skies, light shining down and not a breath of wind. A beginning of Spring filled with hope, after a very dark, wet winter. All Year groups are still learning about bird identification, playing games to help embed that knowledge but no
This week in Reception we took part in Safer Internet Day and spent time learning how to stay safe online in a fun and age-appropriate way. We read the story Chicken Clicking by Jeanne Willis. In the story, a little chick goes online and clicks on everything she sees without asking for help. She end
For the last couple of weeks, the children in Year 6 have studied different artists and styles of portraits and have then incorporated this learning into a producing a final piece. The children have learnt about how Picasso used a Cubist style, that was abstract and produced as if from different ang
This week in DT our Year 4 children have been busy developing their sewing skills by creating their very own hand puppets! The project began with the children exploring different puppet designs. They sketched their ideas, selected suitable materials and planned how they would join their fabric piece
As part of our whole school STEM Week, Reception had a fantastic time taking part in exciting science activities. We were very lucky to be visited by Mrs Old, our Science Leader, who helped the children explore forces through fun, hands-on learning. The children investigated pushes and pulls using a
In Art, our new topic is all about colours and how from three single primary colours, all other colours are mixed. In Key Stage 1, the children learn about primary and secondary colours, and in Year 3, we add tertiary colours and then start exploring tints and tones by using white to change those co
STEM week this week so we gave the children a Forest School style STEM activity. CHALLENGER BRIEF: Your team must design and build a product to move an egg from point A to point B without it breaking. Teams will be provided with a selection of scrap and resources to build their product. You have
