Exploring Patterns and New Life in Nursery
This week in nursery the children enjoyed a range of spring‑themed learning experiences. In maths they explored and developed early movement pattern understanding through gross motor actions, body awareness, and spatial reasoning. They created simple repeating...
Elms Speak Up!
Over the last two weeks, Elms class have started work on the Speak Up, Gateshead! project, which is designed to improve children’s oracy skills. We have worked on presentational skills such as voice projection and begun to put together our presentations about the...
Spring Flowers, Sorting Games and Creative Play in Nursery!
We have thoroughly enjoyed making the most of the spring sunshine this week and have spent even more time outdoors. Some of us worked hard using wheelbarrows to transport bags of sand to the sandpit, carefully cutting the bags open with scissors and tipping the sand...
Year 1 – Phonics Screening Information and Booklets
Attached is a PDF containing key information for parents about the Phonics Screening Check. Phonics Screening Check Parent Meeting Powerpoint Below you will also find the previous years’ Phonics Screening Check booklets. Please download one booklet per week to...
Hands‑On Science Fun: Helping the Dinosaur Reach the Top!
This week in Nursery we took part in Science Week by carrying out a fun water experiment. We began by half‑filling a bucket with water and inviting the children to notice the starting water level before placing a floating dinosaur into the bucket and observing how it...
Hello Spring! Exploring, Creating and Investigating
We then began our new Spring topic, and the children have enjoyed a range of seasonal activities. We made bright yellow spring playdough and used string, corks and green pipe cleaners to create spring flowers, thinking carefully about the different parts of a plant...
A Mysterious Landing in the KS1 Playground!
Exciting news from Windy Nook Primary School! Early this morning, it appeared that a mysterious spaceship had landed right in the KS1 playground. Before anyone could take a closer look, the Space Accident Investigation Authority arrived and carefully removed the...
Celebrating Chinese New Year and Shrove Tuesday in Nursery
This week in Nursery we have been learning about different celebrations, with a wonderful focus on Chinese New Year. The children enjoyed cooking their own vegetable stir fry and noodles, counting how many pieces of vegetables had been chopped and using mathematical...
Learning About Amelia Earhart
In English, our Year 2 children have been developing their non‑fiction reading skills by learning how to match subheadings to facts. We have been exploring the life of Amelia Earhart, the famous pilot known for her bravery and record‑breaking flights. This will help...
Celebrating the People We Love in Nursery
This week in Nursery, the children have been thinking about the people they love and those who are important to them. With Valentine’s Day approaching, we explored what love means, why certain people make us feel happy, safe and cared for, and how we can show kindness...
Owls and Robins investigate subheadings.
This week, Owls and Robins have been looking at subheadings. The children discussed how they could sort the vehicles and what the subheadings may be. They discussed and shared facts with partners. Once the facts had been sorted they then taught children from other...
Another busy week in Nursery!
The children enjoyed a busy and engaging week filled with purposeful play and learning. They took part in Squiggle While You Wiggle and Playdough Disco, where they used big arm movements, dancing and playdough actions to strengthen the muscles needed for mark‑making...