Music

Year 4 decided to use the Forest School Stage to tell jokes, very entertaining. The hens are enjoying the sunshine and the attention. The Mud Kitchen Cafe is in full swing with all sorts of delicious muddy dishes being created. Then Reception took over the stage. It all started with one boy, a stick

In music, Year 2 have been listening to different genres of music and have been identifying the dynamics of each song. The children have been listening for loud and quiet sounds and have been responding with movement. The children had to be as tall as the loud sounds and as small as the quiet sounds

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

Our Sports England sessions have been truly inspiring. The children and residents have formed such strong relationships. The activities are designed to bring them together and it’s certainly worked. The relationships give everyone more confidence to extend themselves, physically and emotionally, all

This half term, Reception have been enjoying weekly workshops led by Gateshead School Music Service. We have taken part in two sessions so far, where we have been learning new songs linked to our topic journeys and also songs about the snow. The children have been developing their musical skills by

Our annual choir visit to St Ninians church was a resounding success. The children were fantastic and brought plenty of joy and energy. This year they introduced some new songs which included more duets and solos. It was very impressive to see the confidence of the children to sing in front a large

This week, our Reception children shone brightly as they performed their nativity play. Their confident singing, joyful dancing, and clear retelling of the nativity story filled the hall with festive cheer. It was wonderful to see how proudly they took on their roles, whether as narrators, shepherds

As we come towards the end of our first block of work for the Sports England project it is really easy to see looking back through the photos the positive effects of the sessions. The confidence the residents now have in their own capabilities has really increased as has their range of movement. The

As part of National Nursery Rhyme Week, we have spent time learning 4 rhymes; sing a song of sixpence, two little dickie birds, Humpty Dumpty and I hear thunder. This week we have been exploring the sound of rain and thunderstorms. To do this we learnt the song “I hear thunder” and performed it

The children have fully embraced this terms Forest School theme All About the Team. With new teachers and new classes and some being mixed, it’s so important to support the children through this time. We want to help them to build strong relationships, open up to new experiences and treat others wit