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  • 19/10/25

    Exploring Diwali in Early Years

    This week, the children have been learning all about the Hindu festival of Diwali, which will be celebrated on 20th October. We explored how and why Diwali is celebrated, including listening to the story of Rama and Sita through puppets and learning a fun traditional dance. The children enjoyed tryi...
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  • 19/10/25

    Tangram Fun

    This term, our Reception children have been having lots of fun exploring tangrams on the light table. They've been using the colourful shapes to make animals, patterns and all sorts of creative designs! While they play, they're also learning about different shapes, building up their fin...
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  • 16/10/25

    Making Apple Crumble in Year 3!

    In our DT lesson this week, we explored why it's important to eat seasonally. We talked about how we could help the environment by eating locally too. We looked at why food hygiene is important and then explored an apple crumble recipe! We really enjoyed learning how to cut the apples safely...
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  • 16/10/25

    RE in Year 3

    Last week we were very lucky to have a visitor come into our class to tell us all about what it is like to celebrate Diwali. We listened to the story of Rama and Sita and learnt all about light over darkness. We even took part in some dancing! We really enjoyed taking part in some of the celebration...
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  • 15/10/25

    Building Bridges in Year 5

    In Year 5 Design Technology, we have been exploring different types of bridges, including beam, arch, and truss designs. As part of our investigation, we tested which structures are the strongest and most stable. Using a variety of materials, we built and experimented with different bridge models. A...
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  • 12/10/25

    National Poetry Day 2025

    On Thursday 2nd October, children across school celebrated National Poetry Day 2025 with enthusiasm and creativity!
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  • 08/10/25

    Year 5 Visit Harehope Quarry

    Today, Year 5 took a trip to Harehope Quarry to carry out a river study as part of our geography topic on rivers. It was a fantastic day filled with hands-on learning. The children measured the width and depth of the River Wear, tested its velocity, and explored a range of river features. Everyone s...
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  • 05/10/25

    Library Time in Year 4

    Year 4 are thoroughly enjoying their library sessions this term.   
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  • 02/10/25

    Year 3's Great North Museum Trip!

    Year 3 thoroughly enjoyed our trip to the Great North Museum! They explored the Ancient Egyptian gallery and saw a real mummy! They enjoyed working out secret messages using hieroglyphs and learning all about the Egyptians' journey to the afterlife. They even found a replica of the Rosetta Stone...
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  • 26/09/25

    Cross-Country 2025

    Today, we took part in our annual cross-country event on both the KS2 yard and the Temp field. Starting off the day, it was Year 1 and 2’s turn to take part in their running around the KS2 playground. All children participated in the event and completed the course with excellent enthusiasm and...
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  • 25/09/25

    Forces

    In Year 5, we have been learning about gravity and how it affects everything around us. We have used Newton meters to measure the force of gravity on different objects, which helps us understand how gravity pulls objects toward the Earth. The children enjoyed finding out how different...
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  • 24/09/25

    Marvellous Maths

    This week, Year 1 have been learning to compare numbers and use greater than, less than and equal to symbols. They have worked very hard and are now able to use the symbols < > = correctly when comparing two numbers. Well done Year 1!  
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