This week, our school has been buzzing with creativity, problem-solving and innovation as we celebrated STEM Week. Every year group took part in exciting hands-on activities designed to develop skills in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths, and it has been fantastic to see our pupils thinking
It has been STEM Week in school this week, and Year 5 have been busy taking part in a range of exciting and hands-on activities. On Tuesday, the children were introduced to their Flying Vehicle challenge. They were tasked with designing a futuristic plane that focused on being quieter and more envir
This week in Reception, we have been learning all about our local area as part of our topic on Journeys. The children became keen observers as they carried out a traffic survey, watching the dual carriageway from the school fence and using tally charts to record the different types of transport they
This term, Year 3 have been learning about word processing and creating various documents on the PCs. There are a huge range of skills here including holding and using the mouse, typing on the keyboards, cutting, pasting and resizing, and navigating round the menu options and functions on the comput
The Reception children rounded off their first week of term with a virtual workshop from the Postal Museum, kindly supported by Royal Mail. The session was based on The Jolly Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg, and the class followed along as our jolly postie guided them through a simple retelling o
This half term in Computing, the children have been creating vector drawing using computer software. Vector drawings are drawings made on a computer using lines and shapes. We looked at some examples of vector drawings as a class and how these skills could lead into a career as a graphic designer.
In Computing, Year Two have been learning how to take good-quality photographs. They have compared different photographs, including their own, explaining which ones are better and how each image could be improved. To begin, the children sorted a range of devices into those that could be used to take
We have had a great week learning all about Harvest and enjoying the story Oliver’s Vegetables. We went on autumn walks, collecting leaves and natural materials to make lovely autumn pictures. At snack time, we tasted a variety of fruits and vegetables, and even used some to create paintings. We v
This week, we were thrilled to welcome a teacher from the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle, who brought along their amazing LEGO Spike Essential kits for a special STEM workshop. The children had a fantastic time using the kits to design and build their own moon buggies. Each creation was completely
In Computing this term, we have learned all about the different digital devices in our lives, and how networks link them all together. We have learned about network switches that help direct and organise material, how information travels down the various wires and cables around school and how all th
