Learning about WWI at St Alban’s Church
This week children in upper KS2 had the chance to visit St Alban's Church as part of their WWI history topic. The children went up the church in search for some war graves. After a brief discussion about the timeline of WWI, the children were on the hunt to find the...
Saint Cuthbert Workshop in Year 4
This morning, the children in year 4 had a visit from Reverend Danie and Reverend Ken. The children were told the story of Saint Cuthbert. They were lucky enough to see a special replica copy of the Lindisfarne Gospels. This copy is so important that Reverend Danie...
Y5 Present Their Cranes at Beamish
Today, year 5 set off to Beamish to present their K'nex cranes that they have been working on over the last few weeks. The children have completed the project as two class teams and the results have been fantastic! The children enjoyed presenting and testing their...
KS1 and KS2 Sports Day
On Friday, children in KS1 and KS2 had a fantastic day taking part in their sports day. With some help from Gateshead School Sport Partnership, the children competed in 6 different events. The events were split into scored and non-scored events and the children won...
A final hello from Kingswood!
Since yesterday morning, the children have once again taken part in an array of fun activities (orienteering, buggy build, areoball and nightline). Lots of laughs and giggles have been had as children have been taking part in the tasks and trying to work together....
More fun at Kingswood!
We have had more fun this morning taking part in a climbing wall challenge at the start of the day. Many children were able to beat their previous height on their second try! We then split off into our three groups and took part in the leap of faith, buggy build and...
A good morning from Kingswood!
Good morning all! A successful first night last night with children taking part in a mini Olympics before bed time where the red team were the champions! Children were then able to head back to their rooms and have some final chats before children were fast asleep. We...
Kingswood Day 1!
A big hello to everyone from Kingswood! We have arrived safely at Kingswood and have spent our day enjoying the wonderful sunshine. During the morning, children were able to have some free time to play games, sit and chat and take lots of pictures on their own...
Year 6 Dance Festival
Yesterday afternoon, a group of year 6 children participated in the Gateshead Schools Dance Festival at the Sage. Over the last several weeks, the children have stayed after-school choreographing and rehearsing their routine. The theme this year was unity. The...
Celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Article 13: You have the right to find out things and share what you think with others, by talking, drawing, writing or in any other way unless it harms or offends other people. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go...
‘Bee-ing’ nosey about bees!
This week, we have been very lucky in Reception to have a visit from a beekeeper from ‘The Travelling Bee Co’. We learned all about 3 different types of bees; wasps, honeybees and bumblebees and the roles they take on in the hive. We had the opportunity to taste two...
Y6 get their running shoes on!
This morning, year 6 headed to Satlwell Park bright and early to take part in the Gateshead Fun Run. They joined many other schools across Gateshead for this fantastic event and the atmosphere was brilliant! The course took us around the lake and through the park and...