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Please read all documents below:   Newsletter – March 2021 Parents Letter from County Risk Assessment for Parents Holidays 2021-2022 Behaviour Addendum

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DigiDucks Famous Friend – EYFS Story Chicken Clickin – KS1 Story Oscars Adventure – KS2 Story Mr Graham’s E-Safety Quiz Gaming – Staying Safe Online lesson Rights Respecting Assembly

Please follow the link to a video which explains how our remote learning for Y1-Y6 pupils is organised and has some visuals that will help explain how and why we do things as well as how you can access and share your child’s work. EYFS parents have received separate information about tapestry for our Reception Class pupils. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qJWBL-zMfnDoz7p9qphY4fdpgv0lS0uC/view?usp=sharing You can …

Hi Y5, Here are the last couple of chapters of A Boy Called Christmas. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and I hope that Father Christmas (or Nicholas as he used to be called) comes visiting tonight.  I am very sure he will – I’ve made sure to tell him what a fantastic bunch you all are! Love Mrs …

Hi Y5, Here are the next couple of chapters of A Boy Called Christmas. Maybe you could send me a message on Google Classroom to let me know if you’ve managed to watch it as I’m not very good at posting things without Mr Graham’s help! I still have one chapter to record which I will try to post tomorrow. …

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Social Media is one of the most popular aspects of the internet, and with the amount of apps available for download increasing constantly, keeping young people safe online has never been more important. But what exactly do we need to know about the age restrictions and safety on these apps in terms of internet safety? We answer some of your …

While we are unable to invite you into school to join us for weekly liturgies, we will be recording weekly Advent liturgies. Please join Year 5 in celebrating the first Sunday of Advent. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VzZSK7zhWE1cw8HvoCZWFEmqNKGkuKQB/view?usp=sharing

Year 5 are enjoying their very practical topic on materials. Mrs Parlett had spilt glitter in the salt. We had to work out how we could get them separated. Can you see what we did?

Year 5 have begun to learn a Bollywood style dance. This week we created group tableaus thinking about hand gestures and symmetry. We added them on to our whole class sequence.

We thought about the things we would find in an Anglo Saxon village and worked in teams to make strong structures using triangle supports and slots to secure the card. A lovely (if slightly messy) afternoon! Great to see our home learners who are isolating also joining in.  

We enjoyed writing some amazing transmogrification descriptions where a person turns into something spooky. The part where we read them by torchlight was most fun!  

Year 5 LOVED their visit to Jarrow Hall to learn about life in Anglo Saxon times.  This post is very late – apologies! All the photos were in a strange format that didn’t want to upload!  

October 17 was the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, so right now is a great time to explore Article 27. During the pandemic child poverty has increased by 15% globally, with almost 1.2 million children worldwide living below the poverty line – 4 million of these children live in the UK. Leading up to this important day in …