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The Easter Story
In our RE lessons we have been learning about the Easter story and why Easter is important to Christians. We have found out the events of Holy Week including Palm Sunday, The Last Supper, the death of Jesus and his resurrection.
DT Stay & Learn
This half term in DT, Year 1 were set the task to design, make and evaluate a chair fit for Baby Bear and what a fabulous job the children (and parents) have made! They began by drawing out their designs and testing out some different attachment strategies. They then...
Young Scientist Workshop
Year 3 enjoyed our Young Scientist Workshop with Reece from Newcastle University. He helped us to understand the importance of science in our everyday lives. We found out about different science careers such as electrical engineering, computer science, zoology and...
Newsletter 28.3.25
Newsletter 28.3.25
The Bug Man.
Reception had a visit from the ‘The bug man’ this week. We spent the afternoon learning about some interesting facts about mini beasts from around the world and we were all super brave at touching and holding the animals. Reception also sat very smartly and quietly to...
What the Ladybird Heard
Following our trip to the farm, we were very excited and inspired about what we had seen. We used this excitement to inspire our learning this week. In our tuff tray, we sorted animals into ‘live on a farm’ and ‘do not live on a farm’ categories. We strengthened our...
Measuring Worms
Year 1 have had lots of fun this morning learning how to use a ruler to measure worms. We carefully lined up the worm at the start of the ruler (zero) and then read and recorded the length in centimetres. We were also able to compare the lengths of our worms.
Geography Field Trip
Year 6 have been investigating the links between population, traffic and litter. We used a Likert scale to interview members of the public about how they felt about the local area and used tally charts and sound recordings to capture the flow of traffic. We have then...
The Easter Story at Birtley Methodist Church
The children in Year 5 visited Birtley Methodist Church to learn about the Easter Story. At the church, the children re-enacted parts of the days before the crucifixion , including welcoming Jesus into the town and visiting the temple. The children had the opportunity...
Gateshead Dance Festival
A huge well done to Year 3 who performed their dance ‘Make That Change’ at The Gateshead Dance Festival at The Glasshouse. We were a bit shocked to find we were first up to perform, but that didn’t stop our amazing class of dancers from producing a fabulous...
Subtraction Superstars!
During this term one of the units we have covered in Maths is ‘Adding & Subtracting.’ We were so impressed with how hard they all worked on their subtraction skills. The children all know how to subtract by counting back and using a number line to help them! Keep...
Colour Creations
During the beginning of Spring term Year 1 have been exploring colours. They can all recognise primary colours, mix them together to make secondary colours and add tint and shade to make their colours warmer or cooler. We ended this unit by exploring the work of...