Last week, one of our Year 5/6 Football teams began the league campaign and were on the hunt to try and retain the trophy for the third time in four years. There were two games to start us off. The first game was a very close affair against Larkspur with both teams pushing to get the win. The only g
In Reception class, we embark on an exciting journey of exploration through our ‘Plan, Do, Review’ process. During our sessions, we express our preferences by writing down where we would like to play. This method allows our teachers to support us in following our interests, extending our learning an
In PE the boys and girls have been developing their ball and racket skills. To begin, they worked with a partner to roll a small ball, taking care to bend their legs and trying not to let the ball bounce. They also practiced their throwing and catching skills, using an under arm motion and tryin
Last week one of our year 5/6 Football teams took part in the cup finals which was held at Harlow Green. We qualified for the finals just before half term by winning our group. Four schools made it through to the finals night and we would play everyone. The team played exceptionally well in every ga
This week in our Forest School we have been learning about predators and how they hunt. Linking to last weeks lesson about kestrals, the children played a game where they were the prey. Miss Rowe was the kestral on the hunt. The mice have to creep and forage in the woods, trying to stay out of sigh
Last week , our Year 5 and 6 Netball team took part in the Gateshead Finals which was held at Gateshead Stadium. The team had to win a competition just to qualify for this event which was already a fantastic achievement. 10 Schools made the finals and we were in a group of 5 and had to fin
At school, our lessons are planned and adapted where necessary to ensure all our children are included within the activities and topics we cover. In PE, Years 3, 4 and 5 also have some specific sport and activities that have been fully adapted and played at competitive level by people with a range
This week, we learnt about the Chinese Lunar New Year festival, a vibrant celebration filled with rich traditions and fun activities. Our journey began with exploring authentic Chinese cuisine; we had the delightful experience of eating noodles, spring rolls, prawn crackers, and fortune cookies usin
After the children played some bird identification games, where they had to find birds from name only rather than images, the children were encouraged to build some Mega-nests. First as a whole class, then in teams. They could only use fir trees and they had to make sure all team mates were off the
This term, Nursery are looking at the sport of gymnastics! We have started a new unit of work for PE, called Jumping Jacks. We will be looking at lots of different ways of travelling, moving and jumping to become fantastic gymnasts. This week we started by doing some mat work which focused on di
