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Celebrating Diwali!

Celebrating Diwali!

In Year 4 we have started our work this half term learning about Diwali. Hindus look forward to the festival of Diwali and it is a very happy time in the Hindu religion. We read the story of Rama and Sita and made finger puppets to help us remember it. The lights lit...

Column Addition

Column Addition

We have been using the base ten equipment to help us complete some column addition. Using hundreds, tens and ones we were able to to work out some tricky additions and have went on to subtractions.

All About Rocks!

All About Rocks!

In Year 3’s continued work about rocks, they have been investigating the different properties they have.They observed and made notes about the types of rocks in front of them and whether they were permeable using the water to see if the rock allowed water to pass...

Brilliant Burgers!

Brilliant Burgers!

As part of our DT topic this term, we have made and designed our own burgers. Over the last few weeks, we have learnt about the nutritional value of a burger, tasted different breads and sauces before designing and making our own burgers today. we discussed food...

Amazing Amulets!

Amazing Amulets!

In Art this term, Year 4 are looking at jewellery and learning what skills they would need to be designers. They spent some time looking at a range of jewellery from ancient civilisations then focussed on Ancient Egyptian pendants and amulets. They looked at the...

Rugby Tournament

Rugby Tournament

On Friday afternoon, Year 6 had the pleasure of representing the school at Gateshead School’s annual rugby tournament. Both teams played brilliantly and won many of their games. Well done Year 6!

Year 3 Geologists!

Year 3 Geologists!

Year 3 had a great visit from NUStem last week. Mel, a geologist, taught the children lots of facts about rocks. They then carried out an investigation to test the properties of different rocks.

‘That History Bloke’

‘That History Bloke’

This morning Year 1 had a very special visitor–Richard, That History Bloke! We had a full morning exploring ‘What home life would have been like for our Grandparents (or Great– Grandparents) during their childhood.’ We explored the clothes they would have worn, how...

Brilliant Body Percussion

Brilliant Body Percussion

In Music this term, Year 4 are working on their body percussion and rhythm skills. Today, they looked at trying to mirror the body percussion of their partner- keeping the same steady beat.

Interpreting Remainders

Interpreting Remainders

Today, we have been learning how to interpret remainders in context. We used concrete resources to help us visualise the problem and decide how to interpret the remainder. We used the strategies learnt to help us solve further problems.