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Super Sculpture
In Art, Year 5 have used their research into the creation of the Chinese Terracotta Army to create their own sculptures in clay. The children enjoyed designing their warriors and were very determined to emulate the designs, facial features and positioning of the...
Year 3 Poetry
Overheard on a Saltmarsh by Harold Munro (1917) Year 3 have explored a haunting, mysterious poem this half term. Overheard on a Saltmarsh is a conversation between a nymph and a goblin. We read, analysed and performed the poem, then wrote critical reviews to explain...
Reverso Poems in Year 2
This half term we have enjoyed reading and performing reverso poems from Marilyn Singers’s book, Mirror, Mirror. The poems are based on fairy tales and can be read from top to bottom to create one voice, or from bottom to top to create another. We are currently...
Testing Circuits
As part of our Electricity unit, Year 6 have been investigating the relationship between bulb brightness and the number of cells in a circuit. We discussed how we would conduct our investigation, including how to create a fair test, before conducting our experiment....
Problem Solving
In maths, we have been using multiplication and division facts to solve word problems. We knew that Susie Snake had between 10 and 30 eggs and that when she counted them in fives, she had 2 left over and when she counted then in fours, she had 3 left over. We learned...
A Giant Dose of Gross
In our English lessons we have been reading 'A Giant Dose of Gross' by Andy Seed. We looked at how he presented the information about animals and identified features of non-chronological reports he used in his work. We went on to learn about animals that can perform...
The Birtley Belgians
Year 3 have really enjoyed our local history topic, The Birtley Belgians. We learned that during WWI, Belgian refugees came to work in the National Projectile Factory in Birtley. To house the refugees, a self sufficient village was built in Birtley called...
Safer Internet Day
The theme for Safer Internet Day is, "Too good to be true?" We talked about the different reasons we go online and how we need to be aware that we can't always trust everyone and everything we see online. Some people might pretend to be someone else or offer fake...
Unifying England Under Viking Rule
In our lesson on the Vikings this week, we investigated how England eventually became unified under King Cnut. We sorted the information to identify how the events of different rulers led to the establishment of England.
Solid, liquid or gas?
To begin their new science topic, ‘States of matter’, Year 4 looked at a range of materials and tried to decide if they were an example of a solid, liquid or a gas. They had a go at sorting first using their own knowledge, then they were given more defining qualities...
Amazing Arrays
In maths, Year 2 are working on multiplication. We have looked at equal groups and the x sign. Here we are making arrays to represent our calculations.
Target Games
Year 1 have been enjoying our PE unit - Target Games. We have been developing our underarm and overarm throwing using balls and beanbags. Today we focused on accuracy, trying hard to throw our beanbags to land in the bulls-eye for 10 points, the inner hoop for 3...