Kingswood Day 1!
A huge hello from Kingswood! The year 6s have had a fantastic first day taking part in loads of different activities. We've been on the zipwire, scaled the high ropes, took part in problem solving challenges and did our best Robin Hood impressions in archery. A...
Sports Day 2024!
On Monday, we were lucky enough to have our sports day. 3 representatives from the GSSP came into set up and run the day with a range of exciting activities. In the morning, KS1 began to earn points for their house teams with the Rubies gaining the most in the morning...
Rotting Rotbots in Nursery!
Our topics this half term are Summer and transport so we have shared stories with those themes during snack times. This week we have focussed on counting again in maths which we did through a variety of games both inside and outdoors. We made our own playdough and...
A New Greenhouse for Nursery!
This week we have spent a lot of time in our nursery garden. We used compost from our compost bin and re-potted our sunflower seedlings into bigger plant pots. We discovered some tomato seedling growing in the sunflower plant pots which are a result of tomatoes being...
Not a Stick!
During snack time we have shared the story, Not a Stick. We found a stick outdoors and re-enacted the story. We used our imagination to pretend the stick was an object. Some of chose items from the story and some of us thought of our own items like a flower and a...
UKS2 Take a Trip to Felling!
This term in geography, UKS2 have been looking at trade. In class, we learnt about how trade has changed over time and what is classed as local, national or international. We then had the opportunity to go out on a fieldwork trip where we looked at the different types...
Excellent counting skills in nursery!
On Monday we made some playdough. We demonstrated excellent turn taking and teamwork. We measured the ingredients accurately and counted the appropriate number of cup as we followed the recipe. We chose red food colouring to dye the playdough. During our maths...
Cricket Tasters
On Friday, we were very lucky to have Mr Mawson back in school to deliver some cricket taster sessions. Mr Mawson now works for Durham Cricket and came in to give the children a taster of a cricket session. He did a range of different activities and games with all...
Another Wonderful Week in Nursery!
Our new children have continued to thrive and make us proud. We have continued to be fantastic mathematicians again this week by sorting items into groups. We have continued to care for our sunflower seedlings by checking the moisture levels in their soil and watering...
Seedlings and much more!
We have had an excellent first week back after the Easter holidays. We have welcomed some new friends who have embraced nursery life and made us really proud. During our maths sessions we have focused on sorting. We categorised items into groups of straight...
Happy Easter from Nursery!
This week we have continued to focus on Easter. We read The Easter Story and found out what Christians believe. We finished our Easter cards which look fantastic. We made Easter themed pictures on the interactive white board. We baked biscuits, added some icing in the...
Easter Preparations in Nursery
This week in nursery we started to make Easter cards. We folded some card by lining up the corners and made some finger prints on the front of the card using yellow paint. When the paint was dry we transformed them into Easter chicks by drawing eyes, beaks and legs...