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Christmas visit to The Word

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Last week, our Year 2 children had a magical visit to The Word! The morning was filled with festive cheer as we listened to enchanting Christmas stories, sparking imaginations and setting the perfect seasonal mood.

The children then got creative, crafting delightful Christmas-themed pictures to take home and share with their families. Their creativity and enthusiasm shone brightly throughout!

Afterwards, the children explored the library’s wonderful collection of books independently, discovering new titles that piqued their interest. We were thrilled to bring back some exciting books to support our next school topic—our library is looking more vibrant than ever!

A huge thank you to the staff at The Word for making our visit so special. The children left inspired, creative, and ready to dive into their next literary adventures!

Y1’s Festive Fun at The Word!

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This morning, Year 1 enjoyed a festive visit to The Word library. The session began with the children listening to enchanting Christmas tales that sparked their imaginations and set the holiday mood.

Afterwards, the children got crafty, creating their very own Santas using paper and cotton wool—there were lots of smiles as they carefully stuck, shaped, and assembled their festive masterpieces!

To finish off the morning, the children were given the chance to explore the library shelves and choose books to bring back to class. We can’t wait to dive into our new stories and continue our love of reading back at school!

 

Y1 Christmas Multi-skills Festival

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The Year 1 children had an amazing time at the Multi-Sport Festival! The event was filled with festive cheer as the children took part in a range of Christmas-themed sports activities. From “Santa Says” to “Snowball Toss Challenges,” there was something for everyone to enjoy.

The festival was a fantastic opportunity for the children to try out new games, work as a team, and stay active while embracing the Christmas spirit.

It was a wonderful way to celebrate the season and promote the importance of staying active. Well done, Year 1!

Year 5 Celebration of the Word

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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

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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!

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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…

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