NEWS
Sequencing our story
We have enjoyed reading our new story for this half term - The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad. We have contributed to class discussions about what it means to be proud of something or someone. This week we began to sequence our story to prepare us for our big write...
Division
This week in Maths, we have been learning about division in. We know that to divide means to share into equal groups. We started by dividing bean bags into 2 equal groups and we recognised that this was the same as halving. We then went on to divide counters into 5...
Athletics silver medals!! Congratulations!
Wow! What an afternoon we have had at the Gateshead indoor athletics competition. 20 children from year 5/6 were selected to take part in this competitive event, competing in track and field events. Each school was working as a team, rather than individual events. The...
Visit to TESCO
Thank you very much to Rowlands Gill TESCO for donating the contents of our shopping list for our ‘Bonfire night chocolate breadstick sparklers’ cookery. While there we explored the different aisles, looking at how things were stored and the cost of items. We had lots...
What a fantastic surprise!
Identifying Trees
We went on a tree hunt in our school grounds and used their leaves to identify them. We know that a deciduous tree begins to lose its leaves in Autumn but an evergreen tree keeps its leaves all year round.
Where in the world is the UK?
We have been using atlases and globes to find the continents and oceans of the world. We also identified that the United Kingdom is a country within Europe.
Families North East Magazine
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Who is my special person?
In Year 2 we have been learning about Relationships in RE. We have learning, who our own important people are and what makes them special to us and why we value them. For Christians, we have been learning that Jesus is an important person and that Christians believe...
Pass the hat
One of our nursery children explained she had learnt a new game pass the hat, she explained it was just like pass the parcel but it was Halloween game, therefore you and to pass a hat not a parcel. We listened to the rules of the game and then all joined in, what fun !
Happy Rosh Hoshanah and a sweet New Year
During our lessons we have been learning about the celebration of Rosh Hoshana, and Yom Kippur in the Jewish faith. We found out that one of the ways Jewish people celebrate the new year and it's sweet beginnings by eating apple and honey. We even got to try it and...
