Around the School
Grass camps!
We have had great fun making camps with the freshly cut grass today. Our camp started off as a 'circle with a path' and then at snack time it became our restaurant! This afternoon, it evolved into a roundabout with three roads! Article 24: You have the right to the...
Mona Lisa Mayhem in Robins!
This week, Robins have been learning all about Leonardo da Vinci and his work on the Mona Lisa. They've taken part in lots of activities to recreate the Mona Lisa in a range of different ways. We've made a HUGE class piece where the children had to colour in a section...
Art week in Bluebells!
This week, to mark the anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death the Bluebells have been looking at some of his work and recreated a modern version of the Mona Lisa. Using the techniques they learnt during last term's Pop Art topic, they traced an image of the Mona...
The Puzzling Snowdrops!
This week, Snowdrops have been working on various aspects of time. As part of this learning, the class really enjoyed trying to solve a Tarsia puzzle. Similar to a jigsaw puzzle, Tarsia requires us to find pieces that 'fit' together. In this time puzzle, the Snowdrops...
Cricket Skills
Tulips have been introduced to cricket this week, developing skills in catching and bowling. We worked hard on accuracy when aiming at the stumps and keeping our arms straight to bowl. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be...
Year 3/4 Rugby League
Children from Year 3 and 4 playing tag rugby league at Gateshead Stadium this afternoon. Both teams played extremely well, only losing one game between the two. Not only did they show great skills and teamwork but got a chance to do some speed work with a member of...
Mrs Broomhall’s Oaks Am Group Homework 2.5.19
This week the Y6 pupils need to complete 5 of their 10 mins tests from their revision guides, 2 from each book for English and maths and 1 for comprehension. They must return the book to school to be checked. The Y5 Children have worksheets for homework this week....
Money, Money, Money!
The children have been working with money. They have looked at different coins and tried to work out the value. They then bought monsters from the monster shop. Some children even worked out different ways of making the same amount. Article 28: You have the right to a...
Fruit salad fun in the Dragonflies
This week we have been reading Oliver's Vegetables by Vivian French. We have also read a non fiction book about healthy food. We discussed health eating and the importance of eating 5 portions of fruit and vegetables every day. We then decided that we would like to...
Gateshead Library
Christina from Gateshead library came to visit us today. She told us that the library is free to join and that you can borrow twenty books at one time! Christina also read us a story which we really enjoyed! We all agreed that books and reading are fantastic and we...
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