Fossil making

Fossil making

Year 3 have been learning all about how fossils are formed. They enjoyed making their own fossils using clay, plaster of paris and mini dinosaurs. The children are very proud of their creations and can’t wait to take them home.
Palaeontologists in the making

Palaeontologists in the making

The children in Year 3 have been learning about fossils. They used paintbrushes to remove the sand from the dinosaur bones. They then matched it to the correct dinosaur. The children loved looking at some real fossils provided by NuStem. Some wonderful work was...
Marvellous Measuring!

Marvellous Measuring!

The children in Year 3 have been working hard in their maths lessons to measure using mm, cm and m. They enjoyed measuring some objects in the school environment thinking carefully about which unit of measure they would use. The children were excellent at making sure...
Blazing the Trail – we show excellence!

Blazing the Trail – we show excellence!

Well done to all the pupils who entered our recent competition to design a new logo for Gateshead School Sport’s Partnership. These were Barley Mow’s 3 winning entries from Destiny in Year 2, Lilly in Year 3 and Ellie in Year 6. Unfortunately, the winning entry...
We are pedologists!

We are pedologists!

Year 3 have enjoyed being pedologists today. A pedologist is a scientist who studies soil. The pupils had a walk around the school grounds to locate where they could find soil in their locality – we discussed what soil is, how it is formed and why it is...