In Music this half term, the children have been learning about how to develop beat within music, listening to different beats and styles of music and then composing some basic rhythmic patterns using different pieces of equipment. We put these together with some sounds created by ourselves, like cla
Children in Year 4 spent a challenging morning in our Forest School trying all sorts of different activities. As we’ve all been taking part in the RSPB Big School Birdwatch Miss Rowe thought the children may like to try their hand at nest building, bird style. That means one-handed! The children cou
Reception children continued to use their map reading skills today to plot out sounds that they heard on the listening walk. They are becoming much more familiar with the layout of the grounds and the landmarks that help them orientate themselves. Principle 1: Forest School is a long-term process of
Reception children have been making music Forest School style. In class they worked with Mrs Holt to create musical beats using objects around them. Thinking about the different sounds that can be created, tapping with a metal stick is very different from a wooden one but also different types of woo
This term, Year Six have been studying World War Two. As part of this, in PE lessons, the children have been learning different types of dances that came about during wartime. They have enjoyed practising the Jive to the song Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley – a song that they have also been lear
This afternoon, Year Six were given the opportunity to take part in a fantastic singing taster session to promote Gateshead Youth Choir led by singer Sharon Durant. The children had lots of fun singing mash-ups of songs such as Old Town Road and Montero, Rip Tide and the Cup Song. They played clappi
This half term, 4B are enjoying Forest School and 4A are learning about Music and French. After half term we will swap. In Music, 4A are enjoying looking at different Abba songs, looking at the rhythm, beats and variations between them and this week started to practice on their tuned musical instr
Well done to the children for a busy week 1 in Year 4! We have worked on our Science, PE, PHSE, English, Maths, Reading, Spellings, Outdoor Learning, French and Music! They have been brilliant in getting to know new times and timetables and we can’t wait to get stuck in on Monday again. The chil
This half term, Year 5 have been watching and learning songs from Rob’s Kitchen, which is a YouTube channel dedicated to learning how to create music without instruments! The children have thoroughly enjoyed attempting different methods, with some of their favourites being the ‘cup songs’ and the bo
Free play sessions are integral to our Forest School ethos, ensuring the children have a confidence and ownership of their environment. Different activities are introduced in these lessons that children can chose to engage in or interpret themselves, alternatively they can use the space and resource
