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 received a sandy message in a bottle from Grandad at the beginning of this half-term! We used read aloud, think aloud to ask some very important questions about the front cover of our new Power of Pictures book- Grandad’s Island. We have loved reading it so far and have written some excellent setting descriptions… 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
Today a group of children led a Collective Worship on the theme ‘Growing Up’. The children brought in items from home that were precious when they were babies and they put them on the prayer table. They had a planned a worship that included singing, watching a short clip about Jesus at the Temple, a… Continue Reading
Year One have been learning all about Traditional Tales over the last few weeks. They have enjoyed hearing lots of stories and have had fun retelling them to each other. They have had a go at writing their own retell of Jack and the Beanstalk. They retold the story of Beauty and the Beast through… Continue Reading
This week, Mr Turner and Mrs Mackenzie had the pleasure of visiting all the children’s classrooms looking at their learning environments. It was wonderful to see all the children’s work and all the great learning displays on show. Each class have fantastic areas that promote the love of reading to all our children. Children can… Continue Reading
Today the children were working on coding in the ICT suite. The children are working their way through a series of lessons that develop their skills and knowledge about coding. Today the children learnt about moving the mouse and how to click and drag. Some children were programming a code to make the icon move… Continue Reading
We love reading here at St. Teresa’s and to celebrate, we have a new reading corner in Year 4! We read everyday and we are adding new books regularly to our bookshelf, to encourage reading for pleasure. Continue Reading
