Year One had a great visit to the Castle keep this week. First they had a very interesting tour of the castle. The children learnt all about the different parts of the castle and listened to some historical stories. They even pretended to be an invading Scottish army!
In the afternoon the children took part in a ‘Castles and Courts’ workshop. The children learnt all about the different jobs in a castle. The children then designed their own shield following the heraldry code.
This week Year One has continued to learn about plants. The children went to Heaton Park for a walk with the objective to find and name as many different kinds of plants and trees as they could. They had a great time searching the park. Continue Reading
Year One had a great time on World Book Day. All the children came to school in their pyjamas with a cuddly toy. They took part in a whole school assembly and then listened to a stories read by a librarian from Heaton library. The children then got a special treat provided by the PTA… Continue Reading
Year 4 had a visit from some engineers last week! They had a visit from an optical engineer and some mechanical engineers. We absolutely loved it! We can’t wait to get started on our projects… Continue Reading
Year 4 used the iPads to research facts about Wylam. They looked at Wylam’s human and physical geography and explored using Google Maps and Google Earth to locate Wylam in relation to the North-East. Continue Reading
Year 2 have been reading Man on the Moon (A day in the Life of Bob) over the last few weeks and have created their own original story about an alien called Zorg. There character is witness to the events in Man on the Moon and the children have done an incredible job of exploring… Continue Reading
Last week, Year 4 celebrated Shrove Tuesday by having some pancakes. They shared their Lenten promises with each other while discussing the meaning of having pancakes the day before Ash Wednesday. They also looked at Mardi Gras and Carnival in their French lesson. Continue Reading
A fantastic session in class all linked to our primary engineering work. We had employees from Grundos come in and talk to children about the work that they do on hydraulic pumps and what it is like to be an engineer. Children had the chance to observe, interact and discuss examples of engineering and saw… Continue Reading
Shine Time activities started today and group of children chose to be part of ‘Cosmic Stretching’. The children all took part in a Harry Potter themed stretching session. The children listened to a condensed version of Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. As the story was told the children all tried different stretching positions, for… Continue Reading
Reception have been reading the story of The Three Little Pigs. Last week they looked at different materials and objects and predicted whether the big bad wolf from the story would be able to blow them away. Reception used the word ‘predict’ and gave reasons for their predictions e.g. I predict that the feather will… Continue Reading
