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November 2024

  • 28/11/24

    Hancock Museum

    This week, Year 3 had a great visit to the Hancock Museum in Newcastle, where we explored exhibits linked to our history topic on Ancient Egypt and our science unit on animals, including humans. In the Egyptian gallery, we saw real mummies, ancient artefacts, and fascinating hieroglyphs, which helpe...
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  • 27/11/24

    Design and technology

    This week, Year 3 have been hard at work, applying their skills in design and technology to create beautiful and tasty seasonal fruit and vegetable tarts. As part of their unit on food design, the children have explored the importance of using fresh ingredients and considered the nutritional benefit...
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  • 21/11/24

    Nursery Welly Walk

    This week, the nursery children enjoyed taking part in a 'Welly Walk' in our local area. On our walk we explored the noises we could hear when we were walking over the crunchy leaves and the frosty grass. We found lots of mole hills and even some squashy mud to sink in too. The children all...
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  • 21/11/24

    Geography in Year 5

    In Geography this week, Year 5 have used laptops to research about the 10 longest rivers in the world. They worked really hard and found out some great facts.   
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  • 21/11/24

    Year 1 Art

    In Year 1, we have been printing using different sized Lego pieces. We experimented with different primary colours before mixing them together to create new colours and shades. We had to be careful when applying the paint to ensure the print was clear.    After we focused on...
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  • 20/11/24

    Anti-Bullying Week

    Last week, was anti-bullying week in school. All of our children focused on the theme "Choose Respect" which of course, is one of our school values. We explored the meaning of bullying and different scenarios where this can occur. This was alongside considering what respect is and how w...
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  • 18/11/24

    Year 6 Willow Weaving at the Community Orchard

    Year 6 had a great time at the Greenside Community Orchard today. They worked with the team and a willow artist to create a giant willow apple structure at the entrance to the Orchard. This is an amazing community project and we are looking forward to being involved in more events and activi...
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  • 15/11/24

    Year 2 Discovery Museum

    Today, Year 2 visited the Discovery Museum. They took part in a workshop about The Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead, linked to their learning this term.  The children learnt about how the fire started, how it spread, and what they did to put it out. They then looked at various items fro...
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  • 15/11/24

    Reception Class - Lost in the Toy Museum!

    Today, Reception class visited The Discovery Museum in Newcastle. We participated in a workshop based around the story "Lost in the Toy Museum". We enjoyed listening to the story and then followed clues to find the missing toys in the museum. We handled lots of toys from the past and ta...
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  • 15/11/24

    Children in Need

    Today, everyone has been involved in raising money for Children in Need. The children had great fun laying out their money to create a giant Pudsey head! We raised an amazing £250.58 which has been sent to Children in Need. Well done everyone and thank you for your generosity...
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  • 14/11/24

    Celebrations in Nursery

    This week, as part of our learning about different celebrations, we explored how we celebrate a birthday. We read the story 'Happy Birthday, Spot'. The children had lots of fun baking a delicious cake for Spot's birthday, decorating the home corner for a birthday party, playing...
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  • 14/11/24

    Design Technology in Year 2

    Year 2 has been investigating the strength and stability of different materials. We used play dough to mould various shapes and tested to see which would be the most stable. We also rolled paper in different ways to see which would be the strongest to hold a pile of books. The cylinder was a clear w...
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