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Reception Class – Phonics & Reading Information
Thank you to all the parents who attended our recent Reception reading meeting in school. To support you further at home, we’ve attached a helpful information pack covering phonics and early reading. You can download the presentation as a PDF, which includes QR codes...
This Week in Reception: Creative Christmas Sparkle!
It might still be autumn outside, but inside Reception, the festive cheer has well and truly arrived! The children have been busy designing their 'Cauliflower Cards' with a burst of creativity and sparkle. Using their handprints to shape Christmas trees, they...
London’s burning, London’s burning!
Key Stage One had an amazing (though slightly wet) day when we saw first hand how destructive fire can be. We listened to Mark's safety talk and knew how to stay safe around fire. Mark then set up our houses to recreate Pudding Lane before we watched from a safe...
Bringing History to Life!
This week, Year 2 stepped back in time to 1666! Through drama and freeze frame activities, the children acted out key moments from the Great Fire of London. These powerful scenes helped us imagine what it might have felt like to live through the fire, and gave us...
Talking Maths!
Lower Key Stage 2 have been doing lots of oracy in maths lately. We have been taking time to discuss concepts and unpick everything we can learn. This week, we have been doing multiplication and groups have been talking and sharing their thinking in oracy activities....
Healthy Habits and Autumn Adventures in Nursery!
This week, we continued our focus on self-care and staying healthy. The children made a colourful fruit salad using pears and apples from our school fruit trees, along with oranges and bananas. We practised good hygiene by washing our hands before preparing food and...
Bluebells Homework 3.10.25
Bluebells homework this week is as follows: CGP Books English – Pg 40 & 41 - Question marks Maths - p24 - Written addition Daily reading – diaries will be checked on Mondays. Homework club is available for all children to access if needed on a Friday lunchtime....
UKS2 Study ‘The Planets Suite’
This term, UKS2 have been studying Gustav Holst, a composer who wrote The Planets Suite. We have listened to and responded to Mars and Venus, drawing images of what we heard, felt and imagined while the music was playing. We then came together as a phase to listen to...
Year 5/6 Homework 3.10.25
This week, homework will be in CGP Books. Year 5 Y5 Oaks – Maths- p.18 - Multiples and p.19 – Factors and Primes Y5 Oaks – English- p.9, 10 and 11 – Adverbs 1x arithmetic paper (optional) on https://mathsbot.com/primary/year5 Reading- 2 x reading plus texts plus at...
National Poetry Day 2025!
Let me be first to say, What a fabulous way! To have fun with rhymes And have a wonderful time On National Poetry Day! It was great to see the whole school enjoy National Poetry Day, with lots of fun activities going on in different classes. We even had poetry recital...
Elms Homework 3.10.25
Elms homework this week is as follows: CGP Books English – 10&11 Adverbs for possibility Maths - p16 & 17 Square and Cube Numbers Reading Plus – 5 texts to be completed by Thursday. Time is given in class and children are usually able to complete 3-4 in class;...
Supporting Gateshead Foodbank – Harvest Help for Our Community
Dear Parents, Carers and Children, As part of our Harvest celebrations, we are supporting Gateshead Foodbank by collecting donations to help local families in need. We would be very grateful for any contributions of non-perishable food items. Tinned meat and fish...