Events and Visits
Year 2 – Grace Darling Museum
What a fantastic day we have had today! The children have very much enjoyed themselves. After a long journey on the coach, we first looked at some artefacts and recalled lots of facts about the historical event in the Grace Darling Museum. We then visited Grace...
Year 5 Science Day
Today we had a great day at the Discovery Museum. We started with Professor Pumpernickel’s Science Show where he wowed us with tricks, chemistry and lots of fun. There was fire, explosions, chemical reactions….. and magic? Or was it really science?!?! We even watched...
Mental Health Awareness week 2023
Last week we celebrated Mental Health Awareness week, we learned about anxiety and how it effects many people in society including, celebrities, footballers, teachers, parents and young people. We discussed how anxiety can present in people, both physically and...
Year 2 – Visit to St Chad’s Church
On Friday, Year 2 walked to St Chad’s Church in Bensham. Margaret and Brian welcomed us into the church and gave us a guided tour. We looked at the different features of churches such as the altar, the lectern, stained glass windows and the baptismal font. The...
Wellbeing Day
This week is Mental Health Week and today was Wellbeing Day.To help us understand more about having a healthy mind as well as a healthy body, we spent time at forest school using our senses to help us relax and enjoy our surroundings. Using our nature spotting sheets...
Washington Wetlands Visit – Year 2
As part of our science topic ‘Living Things and Their Habitats’ Year 2 had a wonderful day at Washington Wetlands. In the morning, we spent some time exploring the nature around us. We looked at different areas and saw ducks, geese, otters and flamingos. Just before...
Year 1 visit Washington Wetlands
Wow! What a fantastic day we have had spending the, whole day outdoors exploring nature! Our trip led on from a story we listened to in class called Ava the bird girl. Ava is an Osprey who has migrated with her family but gets lost and that’s where the story ended....
Year 5 at the Discovery Museum
Year 5 had great fun at the Discovery Museum. During the morning session they learned about changes in Newcastle over the last few centuries, how the river has been used over time and they investigated the history of the army. After a well deserved lunch they were...
Easter egg competition
We were blessed with so many entries this year in our Easter egg competition and it was down to Mrs Steele and Mrs Lain to pick out the winners and runners up. Thank you to everyone who took part, it was a hard choice choosing between all of the fantastic efforts!...
Forest School in Year 2
Mr Dunnigan led us in our forest school session today and we had so much fun. The rain did not stop us as we took part in a range of activities, including arts and crafts, bug hunting and a blindfolded nightline challenge. But that’s not the end of our fun as our most...