18/11/23
Investigating Gears
Year 5 used their investigation skills to make gears during a science lesson. The children investigated how changing variables affects the way in which the gears move.
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Reception Visit to the Discovery Museum - Old and New Toys
Today, Reception class visited The Discovery Museum and took part in a workshop called “Lost in the Toy Museum”. We followed clues to look for lost toys and handled artefacts from the past. We investigated how toys have changed over time and made our own replica of an old toy called a th...Read Full Story - 16/11/23
Year 3 Visit the Great North Museum
Year 3 had a fantastic day at the Great North Museum. In the morning, they completed a range of activities in the Ancient Egyptian Gallery which included learning about the Book of the Dead, cracking codes in hieroglyphics, dressing up in costumes, building pyramids and more. They then explored a...Read Full Story - 10/11/23
Remembrance Reflections
The whole school paused for Remembrance on Friday 10th November. Children in school attended a Remembrance assembly and Year 5/6 paid their respects at the war memorial by reading poems, holding a silence and taking time to read the information cards around the memorial, finding out abo...Read Full Story - 09/11/23
Year 4 Life on the Wall!
In Year 4 this term, we have been learning all about the Romans and what life would’ve been like in Roman Britain. To bring our learning to life, the children were able to visit two Roman forts at Vindolanda and Housesteads. Our morning began with an investigative look around Vindolanda where...Read Full Story - 09/11/23
Year 6 Visit The Victoria Tunnel
Year 6 headed to Ouseburn to The Victoria Tunnel to support the children’s learning in their history unit of World War Two. The Victoria Tunnel is a preserved 19th-century waggonway under Newcastle, stretching from the Town Moor to the Tyne river. It was originally built to transport coal f...Read Full Story - 27/10/23
Year 3 Mummify Oranges!
Year 3 have had great fun following the mummification process to mummify their oranges. As part of our English learning, we are going to write step by step instructions on how to do it.Read Full Story - 26/10/23
Reception Village Walk
Yesterday Reception class had their first visit out of school. We walked down the hill and stopped to talk about how to cross the road safely. We noticed lots of places along the way such as the chemist, the gym, the hairdressers and the community centre. We then found the postbox where we all to...Read Full Story - 18/10/23
Gymnastics in Year 3
Year 3 have been working really hard in gymnastics this term. They have learnt how to create different balances, do different types of jumps and complete different types of rolls.Read Full Story - 18/10/23
Times Table Rock Stars Launch Morning
Yesterday, Key Stage Two launched Times Table Rock Stars for 2023-24. The children were invited to come to school in their rock star costumes and they all looked brilliant and ready to rock! We started the morning getting warmed up with some Super Movers times table dances in the hall and then br...Read Full Story - 16/10/23
Year 5 River Study - Hamsterley Forest
Year 5 visited Hamsterley Forest as part of their Rivers geography unit to carry out some field work. In the morning, we looked at the features of a river as we walked through the forest. In groups, the children carried out a field sketch and created a river depth profile. In pairs, Year 5 crea...Read Full Story - 06/10/23
National Poetry Day
We celebrated National Poetry Day on Thursday 5th October. Each class was given their own poem to read and perform in our National Poetry Day Assembly. The children had great fun learning a wide range of poems: nursery rhymes, limericks, tongue twisters, rhyming couplets, classic poetry and narrativ...Read Full Story