In Reception our children are very involved in their own learning. Children plan their ideas and adults support the development of next steps through play partnering. We explore all areas of the curriculum ensuring the children are immersed into different experiences...
Class 1 have recently visited Souter Lighthouse. We really enjoyed learning all about how the lighthouse works and how it keeps our sailors safe. Every one of us climbed all the way to the top - that was 76 steps! On the afternoon, we took part in an art session,...
Across the year we look at how we and others celebrate. We have focused on Halloween, Christmas, Diwali, Ramadan, Easter and birthdays. Today we planned and carried out our own birthday party. We linked everyhting we had learnt about decorations, presents, cards and...
Hello families! This week, Year 3 stepped back in time to become archaeologists. We investigated some incredible artefacts to find out how the Romans lived in Britain. Fun Fact: Roman soldiers were sometimes paid in salt instead...
We worked very hard as a class to order the timeline of the Titanic, learning the true story of the ‘unsinkable’ shop.
We had a lovely but windy day visiting RNLI Newbiggin, learning all about how they rescue people in the water and how to keep ourselves safe around the water. We then enjoyed making sand sculptures on the beach after a very windy picnic.
Today, we were lucky enough to receive our lone box from the museum. This box was filled with WWII artefacts which we could handle, try on and read about.
The children had a great day visiting Victoria Tunnel yesterday. They experienced what it would be like to be in an air raid during the war- listening to the sirens, hearing stories and exploring the tunnel- which stretched an impressive two miles!
We all had a great time celebrating VE Day in reception! All week the children discussed the theme of bravery as we remembered those from the war. We then helped to organise a street party to mark the occasion. Children helped by making biscuits, writing invitations...
