A Week of Imagination, Independence and Outdoor Learning in Nursery
This week in nursery we have continued exploring the It’s Not a Stick book and theme. Children added to our It’s Not a Stick display through lovely 1‑to‑1 conversations and mark‑making sessions, and outdoors in the sandpit they used a stick to mark make, saying, “It’s...
Family Learning Fun!
We have been delighted to welcome families into school for our recent Family Learning sessions. These sessions give children the opportunity to learn alongside their parents and carers, strengthening learning experiences both at school and at home. During the...
Turning Simple Materials into Big Ideas!
This week in Nursery, we continued to support our new friends by helping them become familiar with daily routines and understand how to access all areas of the nursery. The children are growing in confidence and independence as they settle in and build relationships...
Speak Up Gateshead!
This week saw Elms and Tulips reach the final stage of the Speak Up Gateshead project. Three children from across the two classes were chosen to go on a very special visit to the civic centre in Gateshead. They went into the council chambers along with representatives...
WANTED: Goldilocks
In English this week, Nightingales created WANTED posters for Goldilocks. We talked about the crimes Goldilocks committed, such as breaking into the house, eating the porridge and breaking the chair. We also described what she looks like using adjectives. The children...
This Is Me: Creativity and Confidence
We would like to extend a very warm welcome to all of our new children and their families. It has been a pleasure watching everyone settle in, and we are incredibly proud of how our “older” children have welcomed, supported, and nurtured our new starters. Their...
Presentation Skills in Action
This afternoon, Elms and Tulips got together to share the hard work they put into their presentation skills with Mrs Forrest. A group of children from each class took it in turns to deliver a presentation about their Perfect Playtime. Although this was our biggest...
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...