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. To recreate the gunpowder theme Nursery took par
This week, we’ve had a fantastic time exploring all things Halloween! The children have really embraced the spooky theme with lots of curiosity and creativity. We began by reading ‘Funnybones’ and learning about the main bones in our bodies, including the skull, spine, ribs, and pelvis. The ch
This week, Year 6 have been carrying out an investigation in science to complete their ‘Circuits’ topic. They were set the challenge of making a bulb brighter/dimmer in a circuit. Each group came up with a different idea – from adding more components to the circuit to adding more wires or cells. The
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
The Gardening Club have been busy in our pond area, laying new stones in for the path, cutting back some of the trees and beginning the task of revitalising the ponds. When Miss Rowe and Bob first put our ponds in, around 10 years ago we had an abundance of frogs and toads in all three ponds. We wou
We have had a great week learning all about Harvest and enjoying the story Oliver’s Vegetables. We went on autumn walks, collecting leaves and natural materials to make lovely autumn pictures. At snack time, we tasted a variety of fruits and vegetables, and even used some to create paintings. We v
This week, we were thrilled to welcome a teacher from the Royal Grammar School, Newcastle, who brought along their amazing LEGO Spike Essential kits for a special STEM workshop. The children had a fantastic time using the kits to design and build their own moon buggies. Each creation was completely
In Science, Year Two have been learning all about living things. They have explored what a plant or animal needs to survive and how they adapt to their environment. To begin, the children discussed whether something was alive, dead or had never been alive. They were able to identify living things
This week we have had fun reading ‘Whiffy Wilson, The Wolf Who Wouldn’t Wash’ and we enjoyed exploring different items we use to keep clean. We also talked about going to the dentist and how to keep our teeth clean. We had a fantastic time using toothbrushes and toothpaste to brush the plastic tee
Over the last few weeks children have been focusing on teamwork in their Forest School sessions. As their confidence and collaborative approach has developed so they are now ready to be given more freedom. They now can choose who they work with and the theme becomes more open ended rather than a set
