Well done to all the children in Year 5 for leading our Celebration of the Word this week. It was wonderful to have time to reflect on this special time of year – a time of waiting in joyful hope. You all spoke clearly and sang so beautifully. Well done!
Year 5 Art Trip
Year 5 visited South Shields Museum for a wonderful art workshop which tied in perfectly with our ‘Portraits’ topic. We were lucky enough to explore some portraits from the gallery’s stores, and complete activities using artwork in the exhibitions. We also had time to create a personal response afterwards by drawing self-portraits using a mixture of materials. What a lovely afternoon!
Year 3 Advent Drama- Preparing For the Visit of Jesus!
After reading scripture from the prophet Isaiah, Year 3 have been working in drama groups to demonstrate how we should behave during Advent, as we prepare for Christmas. We explored and depicted giving alms to the homeless, looking after the elderly, praying regularly to talk to God, showing love in our friendship groups and showing understanding with our friends. All of the children collaborated and showed excellent oracy skills with their friends.
Reception Coordination Challenge at the Urban Factory
Yesterday the children in reception visited the Urban Factory to take part in a coordination challenge. The activities allowed the children to practice climbing, balancing and jumping all whilst having a lot of fun!
Whole School Celebration of the Word
Year 4 enjoyed sharing their class Celebration of the Word with parents so they decided to share it with their peers in school as well.
Y3 History Debate – When was the Greatest Age in Prehistory to live – Stone, Bronze or Iron?
The young historians in Y3 took part in an oracy session, where they took sides and respectfully debated the advantages and disadvantages of living in each period in Prehistory ( considering the changes that had occurred). They came up with many logical arguments, that they bravely stood up to articulate with confidence to the group. They listened, understood and then responded to the view of their fellow historians.
It proved to be a great session, where the children not only thought like historians, but also spoke like ones too. They then went on to write a response to the question with the disciplinary knowledge they had developed from the debating lesson.
Reception Visit the Post Office
This morning the children in reception walked to the Post Office to post their letters to Santa! We know that Santa is very busy at this time of year but we are hoping that he can squeeze in a reply…
Year 2 Writing
This half term, the children in Year 2 have thoroughly enjoyed their Goldilocks and the Three Bears writing unit. It’s been wonderful to see their enthusiasm and effort throughout the process.
The unit began with an exciting ‘hook’ during our visit to West Boldon Lodge, which sparked their imaginations and set the scene for their learning. From there, they’ve embraced our whole-school writing unit, which has included skills lessons, identifying the key features of a narrative, comprehension based on a model text and detailed planning.
This week, the children completed their Big Write task, and we couldn’t be prouder of their hard work and dedication. They have exceeded expectations, writing at length and including a fantastic range of the skills they’ve been learning so far in Year 2. It’s also been delightful to see how much they’ve improved the presentation of their work—many of them are already joining letters!
Well done, Year 2! We are so impressed by your determination and progress. Keep up the great work!
Year 4 Fire Safety in the Home
Year 4 welcomed a visitor from the Tyne & Wear Fire and Rescue Service yesterday afternoon. Rachel taught the children how to stay safe at home to prevent fires from starting and what to do in the event of a fire occurring.
The children identified potential hazards in the home and how to stay safe.
They were very knowledgeable and came up with some great responses, including;
- Always turn off electrical appliances once you’re finished using them
- Do not leave pans on the hob unattended
- Do not leave food in the oven if you pop out of the house
- Do not keep anything on top of a microwave
- Do not put anything metal into the toaster
- Do not leave tea towels hanging up above the cooker
- Do not leave anything charging on your bed
- Do not leave your phones/technology on charge overnight
- Do not put clothes over an electric heater
- Do not overload plug points or extension cables
The children then learnt about the importance of a correctly functioning smoke alarm in the home and that these should be tested weekly, Rachel suggested ‘Test it Tuesday‘.
If a fire alarm was to be heard, the children were informed of how to raise the alarm and stay safe with this Escape Plan, as well as how to ring 999 and what to say when questioned:
Sportshall Athletics Silver Success!
The Sportshall Athletics squad achieved a brilliant team silver in the District Competition today!
Our young athletes have shown great dedication to train for the event, while everyone performed superbly contributing to our team. There were many fantastic performances, which saw lots of our children achieving personal bests!
I was so proud of how everyone supported each other; congratulations to everyone in our team! Thank you also to our fantastic parent helpers today, who supported the children so well throughout.
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