Community in LKS2
This week, Lower Key Stage 2 have been learning about communities for their RE lesson. The children conducted a poll in class about which clubs and communities we each belonged to. Our results showed that communities can take on many forms. We learned that a community...
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Conscience Alley in Elms
In this half term's English lessons, we're reading and exploring the story 'Knockdown Row', about a boy who goes into a house due to be demolished to steal money from a vulnerable old lady. Today, we used conscience alley to explore reasons why Nick should or should...
Mixing it up in the Reception classes
After reading the story - Mix it up! by Herve Tullet, the children were very excited to explore colour mixing, seeing how mixing the 3 primary colours made different colours. Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged...
Reversible and Irreversible Change in UKS2
Our science topic last half term was all about reversible and irreversible changes. We carried out an investigation to find out which materials wold dissolve in water. We considered whether this was a reversible or irreversible change, and how we could reverse then...
Los Helados
This half term, Lower Key Stage 2 have been learning all about ice-cream in their Spanish lessons and for the past four weeks we have prepared them to be able to order an ice-cream in Spanish. This afternoon, staff arranged for children to come down and order the...
Reading and much more!
In maths this week we focused on counting and recognising numbers. We played a game with baking trays and pictures of biscuits. We counted the amount of chocolate chips in each biscuit and matched it to the number written on the tray. We also played a game called Miss...
Get it in Perspective in UKS2
This half term, UKS2's art unit focussed on developing the skill of using perspective in our artwork. We first created 3d shapes using a vanishing point. We then took inspiration from Van Gogh's 'My Bedroom' to create a perspective drawing of our own bedrooms. We then...
Musical Fun in KS1
In KS1 we have been learning about beat, pitch, pulse and rhythm in Music lessons. We were really good at the clapping game 'Hi Lo Chickalo' and we loved taking different roles with the song 'We will Rock You'! We had to really concentrate to get it right but it was a...
Y4/5 Girl’s Football
Students from Year 4 and 5 took part in a exciting football competition at Gateshead power league. Throughout the day, they demonstrated fantastic teamwork, determination, and sportsmanship. one of our teams finished 2nd out of 32 teams an incredible achievement! well...
Researching Attenborough in Bluebells!
Bluebells have made a start on their new English topic this week which links closely to our Science topic (living things and their habitats). We have been researching David Attenborough and using the chromebooks, books and digital clips to find out about his...
KS1 Investigate Terrific Trees
Key Question: Can I identify trees found in our school grounds? (Identifying, Classifying and Grouping) This week, we used our knowledge of deciduous and evergreen trees to try to identify the trees in our school grounds. We explored our school grounds with a leaf...