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In year 2 we have been learning all about China.  At the end of our topic, we enjoyed taking part in a Chinese school day.  We completed Chinese maths, crafts and enjoyed a Chinese restaurant in our class.  We had lots of fun.

Class 3 went to the Synagogue in Newcastle, we met a lady called Deanna.  She showed us around.  We learnt lots of things we didn’t know.  I enjoyed the trip to the Synagogue. Tia 🙂

Thank you to Stuart Thompson of www.adventurexperiences.com. An experienced outdoor practitioner and teacher, who has worked with children and adults in an outdoor environment for over 20 years. Day 1 Arriving at Grinton Lodge Grinton Lodge is a 19th-century former shooting lodge that has been a youth hostel since 1948. A Grade II listed building, it is situated above the …

Last week Katherine from asda taught us about different types of fruit and how they are good for us.  We then went on to make fruit kebabs, trying to make repeat patterns on our stick.

This week we visited our local library for World Book Day 2015.

Parents Afternoons We will be having parents meetings on Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th March from 2.30pm until 6.00pm. This is an ideal opportunity to see how well your children are progressing and to discuss how we can work together to make things even better for them. Please try to attend. These afternoons are; KS1 ( Reception, Year 1, & …

Ofsted!! As you know the inspection process for schools carries on. Under this process we know that at some point this year we will be being inspected. One of the things that inspectors look at is the views of parents. I would urge as many parents as possible to log on to www.parentview.ofsted.gov.uk to register their views about the school. Parents …

This week Year 1 have been finding out about instructions.  We found out that lots of things need instructions such as games, recipes and making crafts.  We had fun writing and following instructions to make fossil jelly, sock puppets and bookmarks.

On National Wear Red Day, thousands of people will wear red to support the cause. Everyone everywhere are encouraged to join in to show their support by wearing red on Feb. 6. The colour red symbolises our support in the fight against heart disease.  Everyone at school today supported this cause.  

Last week Reception had lots of fun playing and sledging in the snow

70% of our children had 100% attendance for the autumn term 2014. Well done to all those children.

This week we went to mass with our buddies.  Father Hastie then baptised our baby who we called Katie.  

This week we were looking at the story of Goldilocks and The 3 Bears.  We made porridge in class and then visited Pizza Express at The Metro Centre to make a pizza.  While we were there we visited Santa!

Last week we celebrated Youth Friday.  These pictures are of the children’s prayers of outrageous hopes for the future.          

Last week we looked at the story of the 3 little pigs and we have been investigating what material would be best to make a house. We have also been investigating how balance scales work.

Earning a black belt is an incredibly difficult achievement for a reason; to give you even more feeling of accomplishment, pride, and self-worth upon completing the goal. By sticking it out class after class (while you also go to school) – is an amazing achievement. Maya in Year 5 and Jackson in Year 4 have recently received their black belt …