Following our exciting visit to Jarrow Hall, the children have continued to dive deeper into our History topic on the Anglo-Saxons. The trip really inspired them, and their curiosity and enthusiasm have shone through all of our lessons this half term. We began by exploring the seven Anglo-Saxon king
This week in Reception we celebrated National Nursery Rhyme Week 2025, and the children had a wonderful time learning this year’s five rhymes: Sing a Song of Sixpence, Humpty Dumpty, When I Was One (I Played the Drum), I Hear Thunder, and Two Little Dickie Birds. Throughout the week the children t
In History, Year Two have been learning all about the Great Fire of Gateshead. They visited St Mary’s Heritage Centre to find out where and how the fire started. Did you know that St Mary’s is one of the few buildings to have survived the fire? To begin, the children sequenced the key events of
What a busy and meaningful week we’ve had in Reception! We began by learning about Remembrance Day, talking about why people wear poppies and how they help us remember those who kept us safe. The children explored painting their own beautiful poppy artwork, using different tools and techniques t
To start off our History topic on the Anglo-Saxons, Year 5 took a visit to Jarrow Hall. After arriving, Year 5 were split into two groups. The first group was taken around the functioning farm at Jarrow Hall and looked at animals that would have been used on an Anglo-Saxon farm. The children enjoyed
This week, year 4 enjoyed an exciting and interactive visit from a Viking! The children heard stories about real Vikings and learnt about how they lived, fought, played, raided and died. They enjoyed taking part in a mock battle, they dressed up in armour, held a Viking axe and sword, and watched a
Learning about fires is particularly important at this time of year. Year 2 children have been learning about the Great Fire of London, in class they created their own houses using cardboard boxes. They decorated the houses marking on the wooden frames that would have been part of the houses origin
Today, Year Two visited St Mary’s Heritage Centre. They learned all about The Great Fire of Gateshead and how it spread. For the first part of their visit, the children took part in a workshop. They learned that the great fire took place in 1854, when Queen Victoria was the monarch. The boys and g
Everyone in Year One enjoyed our history lessons in which they have been learning about Mary Anning, the first person in England to excavate dinosaur fossils. They firstly listened to the story ‘Dinosaur Lady’. They then became artists and drew a detailed portrait of Mary Anning. Some even incl
This week, Year 6 have been learning about life on the Home Front and the impact war had on society. The focus in lessons this week has been on the role of women. We considered the ‘traditional’ role of women prior to the war as housewives and mothers and how this was even the focus in school, compa
