NEWS
Robot Programming
In Computing, we have been writing instructions for the Beebots and predicting the direction they will travel in. We have been practising debugging algorithms to get our robot to travel to chosen destinations on a map.
Can I make an appointment please?
Following the children’s interest and them finding resources of their own we changed our role play to our very own hairdressers.
What time is it, 2S?
In Maths, we made our own clocks help us to tell the time to the nearest five minutes. We have used lots of key vocabulary in our lessons such as minute hand, hour hand, clockwise, minutes past and minutes to.
Lily and the Snowman
In English, we have been using digital literacy to inspire us to write creative recounts of Lily and the Snowman. We built our own snowmen and made shadow puppets to immerse ourselves into the story. We have also worked hard to include key features in our writing such...
Moving Vehicles
Year 6 have been taking part in a vehicle project funded by Primary Engineers and the Reece Foundation. They measured and cut wood to create frames then used triangles to strengthen them. They then used pulleys and small electrical circuits to connect the batteries...
Where is Australia?
In Geography, we are learning about Australia and how it is different to where we live. We started the unit by using atlases to identify the continents and oceans of the world. We then discussed how Australia is both a continent and a country. We are looking forward...
Y5/6 – Basketball
Thankyou to Thorp Academy and their sports leaders who hosted the year 5 and 6 basketball tournament yesterday! All of the games were played in a lovely competitive spirit throughout the tournament. There was some great talent on show with some impressive shots from...
RSPB Bird Watching Week 🦅
Nursery children have took part in RSPB Bird Watching Week. We have listened to lots of stories, sang 2 Little Dickie Birds. We made bird feeders to feed the birds in our nursery garden, practising threading skills placing Cheerios onto pipe cleaners. To observe the...
Brilliant Basketball
The Year 3 and 4 Basketball team were outstanding recently when we visited Whickham to compete against other local schools. Their passion, skills and great sporting attitude meant that they came third overall! It was so much fun!
This Is The Way We Brush Our Teeth 🪥
This week we have been talking all about oral hygiene and visiting the dentist. We have learnt how to keep our teeth healthy by eating less sugary foods and practised brushing our teeth with our own tooth brushes. We enjoyed listening to the story Alan's Big Scary...
Investigating wheels, axles and chassis
Today we investigated how vehicles move. We found out that wheels are attached to vehicles by axles. We worked hard to attach fixed axles and rotating axles to different chassis and decided which we preferred and were more secure. We also enjoyed testing them to see...
Snip, Snip, Snip ✂️
We have been practising how to hold our scissors properly and used them to cut paper, card and tissue. We cut along straight lines, wiggly lines and enjoyed doing small snips to make an octopus.