Drug Awareness in UKS2
Last week, Years 5 and 6 had a visit from Northumbria Police to talk about the legal and health implications of drugs. Suzanne discussed the different types of drugs and how these can have a very negative impact on a person's life. The children learnt about the legal...
Gateshead School Sports Awards
Last week, some of our children were lucky enough to attend the Gateshead School Sports Awards at The Fed. We had 2 individual award winners- Riley for Young Primary Achiever of the year and Emilia McDonald who was highly commended for Primary Young Sport Leader. Our...
Muddy Monsters fun!
Well what a fantastic day the Ladybirds and Dragonflies have had with Phil from Muddy Monsters! There were many stations for us to choose from; a physical area with many swings and monkey bars, mud painting, watercolour paints, dinosaurs, a mud kitchen and a hammock!...
Science at Heworth Grange with Year 5
Year 5 had an exciting visit to Heworth Grange to take part in a Science workshop with some of the teachers at the school. They learnt about acids and alkalis before investigating different substances using universal indicator. The children learnt all about how to...
Year 5 Visit Safetyworks!
As part of our PSHE curriculum, Year 5 had an exciting visit to Safetyworks! today. Each group visited a different interactive area of the centre to learn about staying safe inside and outside of the home. During road safety, children learnt how to cross a road...
Art Bytes Winners!
The Art Bytes winners were finally announced and a massive congratulations to Georgia (1st Place), Jackie (2nd) and Freya (3rd) place. Well done to all the contestants who were entered into the competition. The judges and I were very impressed with the standard of art...
Athletics Festival
we had an amazing day at Gateshead schools partnership athletics festival at Gateshead stadium. Lots of semi finalists and finalists, a silver medal and lots of smiles! well done everyone. Article 24: You have the right to the best quality healthcare. Article 29:...
Year 5 trip to Beamish!
Yesterday, all of year 5 went along to Beamish to present their cranes for the 'Crank it Up' challenge. The children had to explain how they made their crane and test it with a panel of engineering judges. They also had the opportunity to take part in a rocket...
Reception Class New Starter Welcome Meeting
Please find attached a PDF copy of the parent information power point from the Reception New Starter Welcome meeting. Reception Class new starter induction powerpoint for parents 2024 In the PDF there is information about the transition days in July and the transition...
Olympics Day!
On Wednesday, we held an Olympics Day to celebrate the upcoming summer games. As part of this, children all came dressed in the colours of an Olympic country and made flags and banners in class for our final parade. They also took part in a number of physical...
Kingswood Day 2!
Good evening from day 2 of Kingswood! We've enjoyed another jam packed day filled with den building, climbing, high ropes courses and obstacle courses. Some of the children have really conquered their fears and done themselves proud. We've enjoyed Mexican night in the...
Good morning from Kingswood!
Good morning from Kingswood! The children had a great night's sleep and have INCREDIBLY full bellies ready for the day ahead. We have a jam packed schedule of shelter building, fire lighting and fencing to name but a few activities. Watch out for more updates!