Science
Science In science this half term we are learning about plants and what they need in order to stay healthy and grow. We designed an experiment to investigate this which involved us planting seeds in different conditions, one with soil, one without soil, one without...
Junk Model Castles
Junk Model Castles This week Reception Class looked at castles and learnt the names of some key features of castles. They worked in pairs to make their own castle using junk modelling materials. They selected the boxes and other materials they wanted to use. Then...
World Book Day
World Book Day In Reception Class we love stories and we had a great time celebrating World Book Day. The children dressed up as their favourite story characters. It was wonderful to see their outfits, from Matilda and Cinderella to Mr Bump and Mr Twit. The children...
Save Our Sandwich
Save Our Sandwich On Monday, the Mad Alice Theatre Company came to our school. The show was called ‘Save our Sandwich’ and it was so funny. They did a lot of fun stuff that included some of the children as well! Also, they did a quiz, which was super fun. Both of...
Pancake Day
Pancake Day Reception Class made pancakes for snack on Shrove Tuesday. They mixed together flour, eggs and milk to make the batter. Then Mrs Rogers cooked the pancakes in the frying pan. The children chose what they wanted on top of their pancakes. The pancakes were...
Addition
Addition This week in maths, Reception Class have been learning how to add. We looked at addition number sentences and started using the + and = signs. They used lots of different resources to practise adding two amounts together.
Painting
Painting In class 3 this week we have started our new topic in art which is painting. We are looking at LS Lowry’s paintings and eventually will produce our own Lowry inspired piece of art. In this lesson, we started looking at how mixing colours with white and black...
World Book Day
KS1 Visit to Beamish Museum
KS1 Visit to Beamish Museum The children in KS1 enjoyed a trip to Beamish. They were put to work doing household chores, ironing, washing and cleaning. They looked at lots of different types of transport. Some children were brave enough to go down the pit. We even...
Powering the Future Project
Powering The Future Project As part of a ‘Powering up the Future’’ project that we are doing with the Centre for Life, we investigated gears and turbines. We discussed what renewable energy is and why we need to move towards it. We then talked about how a wind...