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Forest School -Easter themed
Today in school, Nursery and Reception class were very excited to take part in Forest School, because it had a very special, tasty Easter treat included! At the start of the session, Phil told us that Oscar Monster wanted to find worms and ladybirds underneath logs....
Easter Week
On the run up to Easter this weekend, Reception class have been super busy with lots of fun Easter activities! On Monday, the children who wanted to enter the Easter Egg competition in school brought in their entries. We have had some wonderful creations ranging from;...
Basketball
In our basketball lesson this week, the children played in teams of 5 or 6, high passing and bounce passing to each other, whilst other members of the other team were defending. A team member was transferred to the other side, if an incomplete amount of 5 passes were...
Easter Card Delivery
The school council have made Easter cards for the residents at Armstrong House in Gateshead. The children enjoyed visiting the residents this morning to deliver their cards. Everyone at the home was delighted to see the children and receive their Easter treats.
Easter Egg Hunt
The School Councillors planned, prepared and led an Easter Egg hunt for our youngest children in Nursery and Reception. The children packed the eggs with easter treats then carefully hid them around our school garden. Children in Nursery and Reception had lots of fun...
Building birdhouses
This half term in DT, we have designed, built and evaluated our own birdhouses. We began by finding out about the different kinds of bird houses and the birds that live in them. Mrs Fraser challenged us to design and build a birdhouse for a blue tit, great tit or...
Pneumatic Devices
This half term in DT Year 3 have been looking at pneumatic systems that use air pressure to make something more. We started by constructing various investigations using straws, syringes and balloons before designing a toy car for 7-9 year olds that included a...
Boom Whackers
Over the last two weeks in Music, the children in Year 3 have used Boom Whackers. Stuart explained to the children that when their coloured Boom Whacker appeared on the board during each song, they had to tap theirs on their hand to each beat. Some of the songs they...
Spring – The Flower
In Drawing Club last week, Reception class have been reading ‘The Flower’ by John Light. “When Brigg discovers a book in the library labelled ‘Do Not Read’, he cannot resist taking it home. It leads him to an unexpected discovery, which brings brightness and beauty to...
Interviewing a World War II survivor
Year 3 enjoyed an informative discussion with Lilian, who was a child during World War II. Lilian told the children all about her memories of the War. Lilian was 10 years old when war broke out. She remembers the Prime Minister announcing the start of the war and the...