Year 1 went to the Open Zone @ The Word to learn more about coding, algorithms and debugging. The used the the Bluebots to create a set of simple instructions, as well as the Code-a-Pillar. The then moved onto the Sphero’s, which were much harder to control.

Year 1 enjoyed an autumnal day at Gibside, as part of their science topic, ‘Seasonal Change’. The children looked for signs that autumn was here and collected leaves, acorns and conkers to take back to class. They have also been learning about animals that hibernate, so decided to make some hedgehog homes. The children used materials around them to create a warm, waterproof shelter for them.

Although it rained most of the day, year 1 made the most of it and enjoyed a treat at the playpark for their amazing efforts.

 

The Year 2 children had a fantastic time on their trip today to The Rising Sun Country Park.

We began the day looking at different habitats including pond and woodland habitats. The children had the opportunity to take part in a pond dipping activity where they caught and identified lots of different living things. The children caught fish, diving beetles, nymphs, pond snails, water boatman and plenty of pond weed! We then took part in a natural art workshop where the children created pond creatures using only natural materials.

After lunch the children completed a mini beast hunt and identified and classified the mini beasts based on their number of legs. The children ended the day by creating mini beast hotels, some of which included hot tubs and cinemas. Those bugs were really living the life!

It was a pleasure to take the children out on their first school trip and their behaviour was perfect! Thank you again to all adults who came along to support us on the trip, it was very much appreciated.

Miss Langley

 

The children in Year 4 have enjoyed a great day out to Arbeia Roman Fort in South Shields.

We enjoyed a tour of the fort learning about the history of the fort and what it was used for centuries ago. We also enjoyed taking part in an artefact handling session. The children also visited the Museum where they did a bit art work and after lunch went to the top of the West Gate to take in the beautiful views before taking a visit to the ‘gift shop’.

It was a pleasure to take out the children for their first school trip in a long time and their behaviour was impeccable. A great day out by all and after all that walking, they will definitely sleep tonight!

Mrs Davis

Y3 have been researching Stone Age art and investigated what early man would have used to create drawings.

The children experimented using natural materials to make shapes and lines.  They used berries, leaves, charcoal and spices like cave men would have done thousands of years ago! 

Y3 then produced their own fantastic prehistoric images. The fantastic art produced would not have been out of place in the spectacular artistic caves of Lascaux (France) or Altamira (Spain).

Year 1 have made a fantastic start to their ‘Colour Creations’ art topic. So far they have looked at art work created by Piet Mondrian, Mark Rothko, Paul Klee and Jackson Pollock. We observed their use of primary and secondary colours, as well as tints, shading and techniques which they used to create their art work. We then took inspiration from them to create our own masterpieces.