In our history lessons, we have been learning about toys from the past and present. Year 1 have been very busy exploring a variety of toys and even created their own puppet show! We then sorted the toys into different groups and discussed how they have changed over...
Today, we enjoyed a visit to the Great North Museum and visited both the Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Greece exhibitions. We looked at many artefacts and talked about what these artefacts could teach us about life in Ancient Egypt and Ancient Greece. We talked about...
Today Year 1 went to Beamish to have a taste of what school life was like a long time ago. Th children found that there was a lot of similarities but also a lot of differences.The teachers were very strict and didn’t smile very much ,unlike the teachers they have...
Today Year 3 enjoyed a trip to the Roman fort of Segedunum in Wallsend. We started off with a workshop about Roman clothing, battle formations and the different jobs of the infantry. We then visited the panoramic tower so we could get an aerial view of the fort. After...
What a fantastic day we had on Monday! Our visit to Holy Island was filled with awe and wonder as we visited an unknown destination. The children in Year 2 shouted with excitement as we saw Bamburgh Castle, which we had seen only weeks before, pass by the window. We...
Last week, St Aidan’s marked VE (Victory in Europe) Day. We found out that it had been 80 years since peace was declared in Europe at the end of the Second World War, and enjoyed looking at photographs and videos of celebrations at the time. We thought about the...