Curriculum

In Nursery the children have been learning about the celebration of Bonfire Night. We learnt that Bonfire Night happens on the 5th November each year, as a remembrance of Guy Fawkes who tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament with gunpowder in 1605. We enjoyed watching videos of firework displays

This morning, some of our KS2 children took part in a multi-sport festival which was held at Gateshead Stadium. The children took part in a wide range of activities involving Football, Curling, Boccia, and Volleyball as well as a few other sports. Our team participated in every activity with such en

On Tuesday, one of our Year 5 and 6 Rugby teams took part in the Gateshead Finals which was held at Blaydon Leisure Centre. The team had to win a competition just to qualify for this event which was already a fantastic achievement. 8 Schools made the finals and we had to play every team once in a le

Miss Rutherfords class had their first Forest School session for this year. In class we had a class discussion about what our school rules, Ready, Respectful and Safe, looks like in the Forest School. The children were confident in their knowledge, Ready is not just getting our bodies ready for the

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 origina

Being safe, is one of the school’s key rules and, in Year 6, the children get the opportunity to visit SafetyWorks! to consider how they can keep themselves and others safe outside of school and also show responsibility for their actions. This week, Year 6 were excited to visit SafetyWorks! in Newca

Last half term, a group of boys and girls in Year 4 participated in Games Club. Each week, they gathered to learn and play different games designed to boost their strategic thinking and teamwork skills. One of the highlights was learning to play the game UNO. The children had fun getting to grips wi

In Reception this week, the children enjoyed the Halloween activities that were set up in the classroom and in our outdoor areas. Some of the activities included, making spiders out of playdough, printing with Halloween shapes in the painting area, making magic wands in the outdoor area and potions

This week, the children have been learning about renga, free verse and narrative poems for poetry week.  On Monday, the children learnt about renga poetry, which is a traditional form of free-verse Japanese poetry. The children learnt about how renga poems are made up of tankas, consisting of short

This week Year One have been introduced to a new subject – design and technology.  First we investigated how toys could move .  We discovered that some toys need to be wound up – like our toy caterpillars.  The children also learnt that some toys with wheels needed to be pulled backwards firs