24/10/25
Diwali
Yesterday, we celebrated Diwali in school! We worked with Jammi Arts to weave wool and make mandalas. Here are some photos from our workshops. Happy Diwali to all who celebrate!
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- 24/10/25
ORDER ORDER! SILENCE IN THE COURTROOM!
In History, Year 5 have been debating in 'court'. We were given the question "Was Henry VIII right to close the monasteries?". Half the class debated that Henry VIII was correct, half the class debated that he was wrong. The class were brilliant at listening and r...Read Full Story - 23/10/25
Early Years Stay & Play
On Wednesday we welcomed our Early Years parents into Nursery and Reception for our first Stay & Play of the year. It was wonderful to see everyone enjoying time in the learning environment, completing Autumn and Halloween activities and having fun. We have more dates in the diary for later i...Read Full Story - 22/10/25
Girls football team
Congratulations to our girls’ Y5/6 football team who came in 2nd place in the final leg of their tournament with Gateshead School Sports Partnership today. The girls played a round robin of 7 games and played some lovely football, working hard for each other on the pitch. Their attitude...Read Full Story - 22/10/25
Just One Tree Day
Last Friday we took part in Just One Tree day. The aim was to raise awareness of the importance of trees and protecting the environment. The children took part in a range of activities across the day. Thank you to everyone who made a donation we raised £108.62Read Full Story - 22/10/25
Year 3 Maths
In Year 3 we have been exploring our new topic of addition and subtraction. In particular, we have been beginning to look at subtraction where we have to exchange. We've been using cubes to help us build and visualise the calculation whilst also practising how to set it out in formal method. We...Read Full Story - 20/10/25
Reception number 5
In Reception this week we have been exploring the number 5. We used hands to count out collections of 5 and then used a die frame too which we hadn’t seen before. We worked with partners to find different collections - sometimes we found 5 objects that were the same and sometimes we found 5 di...Read Full Story - 20/10/25
Ford Castle Day 3
FINAL DAY PGL and Ford Castle kept our best activities till last. The children have had a blast playing Laser Tag - they are going to request we get some for school!! The children definitely faced their fears on the trapeze! Climbing 30ft high before jumping to reach the ball. We have been...Read Full Story - 17/10/25
Nursery exploring pumpkins!
Our nursery children have been exploring pumpkins. We cut into a pumpkin and passed it around the circle then explored inside. We discussed how the pumpkin and its seeds are edible and decided to roast the seeds and the pumpkin with some cinnamon. We discussed the texture of the inside using words l...Read Full Story - 17/10/25
Ford Castle Day 2
DAY 2 Wow! What a day we have had! River Raft Building Zip Wire Fencing Balloon Splash The children have loved it! They have pushed themselves and got stuck into everything! We are starting to get a little tidied so are heading to bed but enjoy some of our photos! Keep an e...Read Full Story - 17/10/25
Y2 experiments
Year 2 have had a fantastic afternoon conducting an experiment to test the suitability of different materials to make a Winter jacket. We tested nylon, cardboard and felt and our investigation concluded that nylon was the most suitable material due to it being waterproof, warm and dry...Read Full Story - 16/10/25
Ford Castle Day 1
Day 1 After quite a long journey we have had a brilliant day exploring the castle and completing some activities. We started with Orienteering, reading maps to find hidden signs. This got a little competitive (especially with the adults). Then we tackled Aeroball, Basketball on trampolines...Read Full Story