This half term, a small group of children have been taking part in an afterschool club where they will build, programme and drive a robot. The Reece Foundation have provided our school with a free competition kit with the prerequisite to take part in a regional competition hosted by Nissan. With the
In class Reception children listened to Aesop’s fable The Wind and the Sun. We talked about how powerful these two elements can be and how we prepare for different weather conditions. We wondered about any risks that the weather can pose and how as humans we keep ourselves safe, are there ways that
Years 1 and 2 are growing in confidence with every Forest School session that they enjoy, being mentored by our Year 6 Outdoor Workers really extends their learning too. This week they have been getting used to handling the new hens. We have 8 new ones, 3 Silkies, that are a small breed, 3 large fow
In our Science block, the children have been learning about different types of rocks and how they are formed. The children have identified three types of natural rock: igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. We have explored how each rock is formed and the children were excited to learn that igneous
Reception had some special visitors this morning, great eggcitement as they welcomed our new hens into class. Lots of the children saw the chicks during hatching so they were really interested to see how much they’d grown. They were surprised by how big they are now despite being only 4 months old.
Burning cardboard houses in Year 2 has become an annual event. In class the children have been learning about The Great Fires of London and Gateshead, during these lessons they have built their own street of houses using cardboard, paper, sticks and straw. They learned how the fire ripped through th
This week, Reception have enjoyed taking part in a variety of Halloween activities. Mr Bones, the skeleton, came to visit Reception and we learnt the names of some of the main bones in our body and talked about why we need bones. The children made their own skeleton pictures by snipping paper an
Over the past half-term, Year 6 have been learning about circuits and conductors and insulators. Firstly, the children learnt how to draw the circuit symbols and then used these to draw circuits. They considered circuit faults and how to fix them. Following this, the children learnt about insulators
This week in Reception, we have been talking about keeping clean. We started the week by reading ‘Wiffy Wilson the Wolf Who Wouldn’t Wash’. We then talked about our own hygeine routines such as having a bath, brushing our teeth and washing our hands. We learnt why these tasks are important to ke
Helping our friends at Angel Court to look after their new hens and garden is a very important task for the children to do. The residents really appreciate it especially as the weather is getting colder. Keeping the paths clear of leaves and moss enables the wheel chair users to get around safely, r
