NEWS
Moving Sprite Computing 3M
Peace at Last ☕
We listened to the story Peace at last, Mr bear couldn’t sleep because it was too noisy. At the end of the story Mrs bear made a nice cup of tea and we decided it would be lovely to finish our day at nursery with a nice cup of tea just like Mr and Mrs Bear. We sat in...
Multi-skills event
Today 14 children from Reception represented our school in the Gateshead Schools Partnership multi-skills event at Gateshead stadium. It was a super morning and we found the venue to be amazing. Lots of “wows” as we entered the stadium and saw the pitch and track.
Hygienic Hands
In Science we have been investigating ways to keep ourselves clean. We carried out an experiment using different coloured glitter and shook hands with our partners to see how easily germs can spread from one person to another. We then tested different ways of washing...
Newsletter 17.01.24
A Home for a Hedgehog 🦔
After listening to the story One Winters Day, about a hedgehog who needed to find a home to keep him warm on a snowy day, we wrapped up nice and warm and went on a walk around the school to look for any signs of hedgehogs. We talked about how they might be hibernating...
DT in Year 3 – Pulleys!
Year 3 have started their new DT unit - 'Pulleys'. We looked at what a pulley is and why pulleys can be helpful. We also started to think about how we could use a pulley to raise a flag up a flagpole...we had some interesting ideas, not least one design that used...
Perseus and the Monstrous Medusa- Freeze Frames
Sharing books with friends
As well as sharing books in our classroom throughout the day, Reception enjoy coming to our school library. We choose books that interest us to chat about then we always share a book as a class with our grown ups.
Digital Photography
We have really enjoyed learning about digital photography in our Computing lessons. We have practised taking photographs in landscape and portrait formats, using framing to ensure our photographs were focused and effective. We also practised editing our photos by...
Tudor Houses
This half term, we have been learning about the Great Fire of London in our History lessons. We learned that many houses were made of wood which led to the fire spreading so quickly. In DT, we tested out different materials to construct our own and decided that...
Early Bird Programme Offer (2-5 Years)
Gateshead HINT Team are offering a support programme for parents and carers of children with autism, who are aged 2-5 years old. The programme - Early Bird - is highly regarded and is open to any parents living in Gateshead. If you are interested, the referral form...