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  • 06/10/24

    Our Skeleton

    This half-term in science, Year 3 has been hard at work learning about one of the most important systems in the human body—the skeleton! As part of our ongoing science lessons, the children have been identifying different bones in the body, understanding how they fit together, and di...
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  • 06/10/24

    Computing in Year 3

    Year 3 has been exploring the Paint tool on laptops this week. They have demonstrated their understanding of digital devices, processes, and inputs and outputs leading up to this lesson in order to describe what is happening when using technology in certain ways.  
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  • 03/10/24

    Athletics Festival

    This morning, Year 2 attended the indoor athletics festival at Gateshead Stadium. The children participated in various activities, including the long jump, hurdles and sprint, alongside other local primary schools. It was a great morning and the children put so much effort into every...
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  • 02/10/24

    Life On The Wall!

    On Tuesday, we visited the remains of two Roman forts. Our day started with a visit to Vindolanda, where the children engaged in an activity to investigate the different rooms found amongst the site. After the children found the hidden message on their worksheets, it was time to climb to the to...
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  • 01/10/24

    Noun fun in Year 6

    Year 6 have been learning about nouns in English. 
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  • 27/09/24

    Derwent Hill Day 3

    We have had a great final day.  After breakfast and packing bags, we had another action-packed morning on the high ropes course. Everyone challenged themselves and showed great resilience.  We have all had a fantastic three days; the children have been a pleasure to take away and...
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  • 26/09/24

    Learning Fun in Reception Class

    The children are enjoying lots of new activities to develop all of their skills. We have been making pictures, models, drawing characters from stories and retelling stories with puppets to name a few things! Have a look at the fun in action.  
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  • 26/09/24

    Derwent Hill Day 2

    Good morning from Derwent Hill.  All rooms have had a good night's sleep and are filling up at breakfast ready for today's activities. 1pm Update Both groups had a great morning ghyll scrambling in Whinlatter Forest. Excellent teamwork, helping hands and resilience. We went ba...
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  • 25/09/24

    Year 6 Derwent Hill Day 1

    Year 6 have arrived in Keswick! They are all very excited! The first activity for Group 1 is walking and the first activity for Group 2 is canoeing. It's been a great first day!  We have paddled, hiked and even made our own beds! Tea was a hit with a choice of chicken fajit...
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  • 22/09/24

    A busy start to Year 1

    What a busy few weeks! In RE, Year 1 children have been learning about Rosh Hashanah. Rosh Hashanah is a Jewish festival which is celebrated in October. In class, the children have been learning about the different traditions people do during the festival. One of those traditions is eat...
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  • 19/09/24

    Year 5 Violins (Week 2)

    In just their second violin lesson, Year 5 were very proud to learn how to play two songs using the notes D and A. 
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  • 18/09/24

    Cross-Country 2024

      Today, children from Year 1-6 participated in our annual Cross-Country event. The day started with our Year 3/4 races, where, after a short walk to the Temp field, the Sports Leaders led the classes through a short warm-up before marshalling and encouraging the children around the cou...
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