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  • 26/06/24

    History with Durham University

    Today, Year 6 were visited by John Roxburgh from Durham University who delivered a fun and fascinating session based on the local history of Greenside. John provided the children with maps dating from the 1800s and early 1900s and asked them to identify similarities and differences between them. The...
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  • 22/06/24

    Don’t Stop Moving in Nursery and Reception

    On Wednesday, the children in Nursery and Reception took part in their Don’t Stop Moving fundraiser, to raise funds to further develop our outdoor area. The children took part in lots of movement activities throughout the day, including dancing, riding on bikes and scooters and ring games. All...
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  • 18/06/24

    Have a Go, Eat a Rainbow! Reception Class Challenge

    Reception class have been finding out about ways to keep ourselves healthy. We have set ourselves the challenge of “eating a rainbow” to encourage us to try new fruits and vegetables. We started today, choosing the colours red and yellow. We read a set of instructions about how to make a...
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  • 07/06/24

    Year 3 at Beamish

    This week, Year 3 had a fantastic trip to Beamish as part of their history learning. They experienced a Victorian lesson in the school, went down the mine and explored the colliery and the miner’s cottages. The children represented our school brilliantly and great fun was had by everyone...
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  • 23/05/24

    Year 4 Coastal Study at Marsden

      Yesterday, Year 4 went on a visit to Marsden rock to support their learning during their coasts topic in geography.
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  • 21/05/24

    Cooking in Year 5

    Year 5 worked as a class to make their very own bolognese sauce. They decided on a healthy alternative recipe to use during the cooking lesson. Year 5 helped to chop the vegetables, add the ingredients and combine everything to make a delicious dish to take home and enjoy.
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  • 20/05/24

    Pirate Fun in Nursery

    Nursery had a very exciting day on Wednesday! After reading the story, ‘Go Go Pirate Boat’, we decided we would become pirates ourselves and hunt for pirate treasure. We worked together to make a pirate boat and we all made our own pirate hats. We found a treasure map in the classroom, s...
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  • 17/05/24

    Year 2 Visit to Newcastle Castle

    Earlier this term, Year 2 visited Newcastle Castle as part of their history learning linked to their topic, ‘Medieval Castles of England‘. We travelled there by coach and spent the day finding out about the history of the castle and exploring the castle keep. We visited The Royal Chap...
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  • 14/05/24

    Seaside Fun in Nursery

    Nursery have been having lots of fun learning about the seaside. After reading the story ‘Sharing a Shell’, the children were very interested in rockpools, so we have been looking up information about which creatures might live in a rockpool and have been making some of our own. W...
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  • 13/05/24

    Healthy Foods in Nursery

    In Nursery we have been talking about foods that are healthy for us. We have been exploring different fruits and vegetables and have enjoyed feeling, smelling and tasting them. We have been using different words to describe the foods, such as sour, sweet, juicy and crunchy.  
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  • 10/05/24

    Reception Library Visit

    On Thursday this week, Reception class were invited to the newly refurbished library at Crawcrook to take part in an ‘Elmer’ themed workshop. We met Kyle who works at the library. He started by reading Elmer to us. We discovered that the story is 35 years old this year!
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  • 09/05/24

    Reception Class Visit The Rising Sun Country Park

    Reception class have visited The Rising Sun Country Park as part of their learning about mini beasts and habitats. We had a glorious day for the visit with our first sunny day this year. As we walked to the pond, we spotted lots of wildlife including rabbits, butterflies and a variety of birds...
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