Year One had a fantastic day exploring the outdoors. Prior to our visit, we read Ava’s Destiny. A story of a half bird, half girl magical being that makes lots of good choices in protecting the environment . Year One were shocked to met Ava in Washington. They helped...
This half term, Year One are exploring plants. Recently, the scientists were identifying trees by their leaves and twigs. They identified ash, holly, birch and sycamore. Everyone in class is excited to explore Gateshead and find different trees in their local area.
Year 5 visited the Centre for Life this week. They thoroughly enjoyed their visit and have learnt a lot about the brain, space and science! Year 5 took part in activities relating to the brain and got to see a real life brain in part of the museum. We experienced the...
In Science this half term, we are learning about light. Today we enjoyed an interactive workshop at the Centre for Life where we were able to take part in lots of experiments investigating light. First we learnt about Isaac Newton and how he was the first scientist to...
As part of our Light topic, we learnt about how light travels and how we see objects. After finding out that light rays travel in straight lines, we created a scientific model using a torch, a range of objects and string to represent the light rays. We discussed the...
Year One had a wonderful time at Northumberland Zoo.They met so many animals from capybaras to snow leopards.We were lucky enough to walk in the wallabies’ enclosure.