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New Class September 2023
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Class 1
KS1 RNLI Cullercoats Trip
We have had a fantastic day today at Cullercoats. The coast guards at the lifeboat station provided us with lots of information about how to stay safe at sea and we even got to have a paddle!
Sketching and shading
We had enjoyed experimenting with different types of pencils and looking at when we should use them. We undertook a first sketch of the Titanic experimenting with the shading on different parts of the ship.
Outdoor and Adventurous OAA Festival
Children from Year 1 and Year 2 spent the day at Gibside National Trust today, taking part in orienteering and woodland activities provided by Gateshead SSP. The rain certainly didn’t stop us - we had a brilliant time! ...
Stories and songs
Year 1 thoroughly enjoyed having a story and songs with our visitor today. We enjoyed singing along to 5 little men and acting it out too.
Meeting the author
Year 1 had a brilliant afternoon meeting the author Lauren Hoffmeier who has written Mula and the fly amongst other stories. We enjoyed listening to the story and why and participated in a yoga session about the book.
Forest school
We had a brilliant time at Forest school, lighting fires and cooking hot dogs on the fire for our friends. We went on mini east and leaf hunts, identifying different types of trees we have at school as well as creating dens and an animal sanctuary for mini beasts.
Creating wind vanes
We learned about what wind vanes were and what they do, and then created our own. We made sure to include the points of the compass on the wind vane to tell us the direction of the wind. We then took them outside to test them.
Dog’s Trust Workshop
Year 1 had a brilliant session learning about how to stay safe around dogs and thinking about their feelings. We learned the 5 key rules to remember around dogs, as well as what we can do if we meet an unfamiliar dog in public.
Glockenspiels
We have started to learn how to play the glockenspiels to support our song ‘You Imagination’. We worked hard to find the different notes we needed and remember the order we needed to play in.