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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...
EYFS Forest School – Pizza Making
This morning, Nursery and Reception attended Forest School for the last time this half term and WOW what a treat we had in store… Phil told us we would be making pizzas! We worked together in groups by flattening the pizza dough, then spreading Phil’s home made tomato...
Rounders
Yesterday in PE, Year 5 had a friendly, fun game of rounders. The children showed brilliant batting, fielding and bowling skill. Some of the children in class also attend Rounders Club with Mrs Gourley, so they were able to transfer skills they have learnt from there...
Basketball Rhythm
Yesterday in their Music lesson, Stuart explained to the children in Year 5 that they’d be using basketballs to create rhythm in the hall. The rhythms we used to the song ‘Natural’ by Imagine Dragons included; eighth notes, half notes, whole notes and half rest. The...
Science – Light
In Science this half term, Year 3 are learning all about light In their lesson today, the children worked in pairs with torches and recognised that shadows are formed when the light from the light source is blocked by a solid object. They experimented with a range of...
Breakfast Club
Every morning from 7.40am-8.40am, the children from Nursery - Year 6 are welcome to come into school and join Breakfast a club. It is the perfect way to start the end alongside friends, eating a healthy breakfast ready for the day ahead. Our Breakfast Club also gives...
Rounders
Yesterday afternoon, Year 3 gathered all of the skills they have learnt this half term and put them into a practice game of rounders, Over the last few weeks the children have learnt batting, bowling, fielding and team work skills.
Robots and algorithms
This half term, the children have been learning all about using floor robots and algorithms. Building on our previous topics, we revisited the idea that an algorithm is a clear set of instructions given to a computer to help it complete a task. Working in teams, the...
Year 1 Collective Worship
This morning, Year 1 showcased their last Collective Worship of this academic year and WOW what a fabulous assembly it was from start to finish! Their Collective Worship involved lots of singing, actions, prayers and wonderful memories from their time so far in Year...
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...