NEWS
Paper Mâché
Today in Art, year 6 started the process of making their own Mayan masks using paper Mâché and balloons. The technique was modelled to them before starting their own. Children ripped up pieces of kitchen roll and carefully dipped it in the glue before layering...
Tasty Fruit Salad
We all thoroughly enjoyed making our fruit salads today. We followed our plan and practised chopping the fruit using the bridge hold and claw grip. Our favourite part was tasting our creations! We were able to evaluate our work by thinking about which fruit was easier...
Net Madness
Today in maths, we have been learning what the net of a shape is. We made out own so we could see the link between the net of a shape and the 3D shape.
Electrical Conductors
We have been learning which everyday materials are able to conduct electricity. We set up electrical circuits to see which ones created a complete loop- this made the bulb shine and told us that electricity was able to flow through some materials and not others. The...
Newsletter 23.1.2023
Please see the link to our latest newsletter here:
Celebrating Chinese New Year – the year of the rabbit
The Island
Today, we created our own 'Readers Theatre'. We took parts and wrote lines for our characters. We chose our language so carefully.
Ratio
In year 6, we have been learning about ratio. We have been creating ratios and building towers to help us solve problems.
Y5/6 Basketball
As we look to next week where we have some of our year 6 children out for a basketball tournament at Thorp Academy, let's take a look at what the children got up to in their basketball PE unit. The children developed their ability to: dribble the ball at a jogging...
Multi-Skills
Reception children visited Gateshead Leisure Centre and took part in a range of multi-skills activities. It was a lot of fun but exhausting! The children worked very hard and worked well together as a team to complete the different activities. They used a range of...
Potential Strike Action
Please see the letter from Mrs Clarke below regarding potential strike action during February and March.
