Personal & Social Education

Nursery had a very busy morning, in class we looked at plants that may be a bit “risky”. Thistles, nettles, brambles etc. Miss Rowe showed the children which insects only live on these plants and why it’s so important we allow areas for these habitats to thrive. We watched a short film about all the

This week, Reception were getting ready for Easter. We started the week by reading the Easter Story and looking at how we might celebrate Easter. We learnt that Easter eggs represent new life and discussed the new life we might see at spring time. The children had a lot of fun painting their Easter

Year 5 and 6 were lucky enough to be visited by the local MP for Gateshead Ian Mearns on Friday. He has been the MP for Gateshead for the past 13 years and has served as a local Councillor for the Saltwell area for over 40 years. Ian shared with the children some of the work that he had done around

This week, we had a special visitor in school.  Nurse Wendy, who works at the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Gateshead, visited Reception and Year 1 to talk about what happens if you have to visit the hospital.  She reassured the children that there is nothing to worry about if you have to visit the

Great excitement in our Forest School this week as Oliver’s tree surgeons came in to carry out some routine work. The children were very curious to know who these “orange men” were, so in class Miss Rowe explained why woodland needs active management to ensure that the trees are healthy and safe. We

This week in PSHE, we have explored the way of communicating. We started by looking at the different ways people have communicated throughout history and how this has changed to the modern day. Then, we explored the terms ‘secret’ and ‘confidential’ thinking about what they mean and where we have he

On Friday, pupils had fun whilst raising money for Comic Relief.  During assembly, the children learnt that Comic Relief is a charity event  that raises money to support incredible projects and organisations who are making a difference for people across the UK and around the world.  At Harlow Gre

This week, Reception have been making their Mother’s Day cards. The children began by reading ‘My Mum is fantastic’ and discussed how their own mam or people who care for them are fantastic too. The children then practiced their fine motor skills by sewing thread on a heart ready to put onto card. S

Over the last term children across school have been learning about birds. They have been looking at the feeding habits of birds of prey. To try and help them understand the sheer speed of these birds and what it might feel like to be their prey we have been playing a game of Kestrels and the Mice. H

On Tuesday, we were privileged to receive a visit from the Worshipful Mayor of Gateshead Councillor Dot Burnett. The children were excited to see our VIP visitor as she was given a tour of the school by our head boy and head girl.  Madam Mayor then lead an assembly for our year five and six pupils