Year 3 had a fantastic day out at St. Catherine’s today! Children had the opportunity to participate in a desert trek survival day. The activities focused on building six essential teamwork skills such as communication, listening, problem solving, critical thinking, collaboration, and leadership skills.
Year 3 unexpectedly had the chance to visit High Heaton Library today! Children learned how to locate books by looking at the surname of the author, locating both fact and fiction books, and scanning out their own book! Children also listened to Bob’s Best Ever Friend, which is a sequel to Man on the Moon:… Continue Reading
Year 4 worked really hard responding to their Lent topic in RE by designing these Easter Cards to take home! They very clearly show what the symbol of the cross means to them, particularly at Easter ✝️ Continue Reading
Y4 had their Easter Forest School crafts morning with Ms Bell and some parent helpers today! Thanks very much to those who came along to help out! You can see some of our fantastic work tonight at our work showcase in the hall! 😁🌳🐣 Continue Reading
Y4 took part in a Sponsored Walk Against Hunger for CAFOD. We walked through Heaton Park and Jesmond Dene! Continue Reading
This half-term, Year 4 have been learning about disappearing coastlines in their geography topic. Today, we visited Whitley Bay to carry out some fieldwork. We collected pebbles and observed longshore drift, we looked for signs of coastal erosion, defences and landforms, we recorded data in tally charts, took pictures and were able to interview a… Continue Reading
Y4 have enjoyed a brilliant STEM week this week, where they have took part in two workshops and completed their own design and technology project. The first workshop was with Dr. Neesha, a dentist who taught us all about the importance of looking after our teeth! The second workshop was with some chemical engineers and… Continue Reading
Y4 have been learning to write poetry in the style of Michael Rosen. Today, they independently composed their own metaphor poem about ‘happy is …’ All children performed theirs to the class and here some examples! Click on the links to listen to a few: 😀🌟 IMG_3207 IMG_3209 IMG_3210 Continue Reading
In Year 3, children have been learning all about plants. Children have learned about the main areas of a plant, including the roots, stem, leaves, flower etc. As well as challenge areas such as the stigma, anther, filaments, petal, and sepal. Children have also looked at plant life-cycles and used food dye to show how… Continue Reading
Please find below the First News Special Edition on Ukraine, that parents/carers might like to share with children at home. FIRSTNEWS_820 Continue Reading
