After school today, it was the return of Forest School After School Club for children between Year 1 - Year 3 with Phil from Muddy Monsters. The children enjoyed building large dens with rope, tarpaulin, sticks and trees, as well as playing games of Archery with Phil,...
Art and Design
EYFS – Forest School
This morning, it was the return of Forest School Thursday’s for Nursery and Reception class with Phil from Muddy Monsters. Phil had set up a new game for the children to play; Archery. Phil led the game and showed the children how to correctly hold the bow and how to...
Pointilism
In ART this half term, Year 3 have been learning about the artist; Georges Seurat, a French artist who is famous for pointillism. We used photographs of landmarks of our home town such as; Saltwell Towers, The Tyne Bridge and The Angel of the North to create our own...
Year 4 at Forest School
What a contrast of an afternoon Year 4 had today compared to Early Years’ morning at Forest School. We were SOOOO happy we were well prepared for every kind of weather, because we weren’t expecting the weather to change so much! At first, it was incredibly warm, full...
Clay Sculptures inspired by Barbara Hepworth
This half term, we are learning about the artist and sculptor Barbara Hepworth who uses clay, wood and metal to create abstract sculptures to be displayed in art galleries and natural spaces. Having researched her style using iPads and creating collages in our...
Early Years at Forest School
This morning, Nursery and Reception were again thrilled to be attending Forest School with Phil from Muddy Monsters! The weather has been a mix of wind, rain, sunshine, warmth and even hail stone this week, so we made sure to wrap up warm and put on our waterproofs...





