With Christ at our side to guide us,
we shine in all that we do.
Our young scientists in Y3 have been investigating how much fat various liquids and foods contain. They pressed each item against plain paper and once it had dried looked for translucent stains when the paper was held up to the light.
They discovered, like many predicted that foods like cake and margarine left greasy stains due to the fat content. The children did really well working together and made sure they conducted fair tests.
Y3 have enjoyed exploring both 2D and 3D shape this week. The children have identified the number of faces, edges and vertices in 3D shapes and have also produced their own 3D shapes from a variety of nets. Meanwhile, the children showed excellent oracy skills as they asked questions to guess the shape in the bag!
Thank you to our new playtime sports leaders who have worked tirelessly to support the Infants to keep active at lunchtimes. You have also been great role models for them and a friend – thank you for being fantastic!
Thank you to the children who led lunchtime activities during 2023-24 and for supporting others to keep active. Today they received their belated medals for their fantastic efforts!
This week Year 3 have been learning to read the time on analogue and digital clocks. Time can be a tricky concept so it is important to practice each day when you are around a clock. However, if your lucky enough to have your own analogue watch you could practice as often as you like.
Our Y3 mini-archaeologists enjoyed a very interesting and fun Stone-Bronze Age event today!
We learned about the chronology of Prehistory and analysed an exciting range of ancient artefacts. Y3 constructed a skeleton and investigated what we could deduce from the bones. Our young historians also used clay to mould some creative Bronze Age pottery. Thank you to Paddy from Durham University for leading a brilliant day!
Y3 had a wonderful morning at the library where everyone chose a new book and listened to a fantastic story. We are so lucky to have such a fantastic library on our doorstep; while the children are already looking forward to going back!
After reading scripture, Year 3 have been working in drama groups to freeze frame how we should live out the gospel values in our school community. They explored sharing, friendship, conflict resolution, turn-taking and did a great job together!
We are delighted to announce that we have retained our School Games Platinum Mark status. The School Games Committee has awarded St. Bede’s the accolade for “consistently high commitment to school sport and development of PE”.
Uniquely, we were the first South Tyneside school to achieve the Platinum status in 2018 and our dedication and commitment to wide participation in school sport has seen us maintain this prestigious status for the past 6 years! We are still one of only a small number of schools in the area who have ever reached Platinum, while we are by far the longest standing recipient of the award.
Our school provides children with a wide range of sports provision in both curriculum time and after school. This includes taking part in large numbers at inter-school competitions, by entering multiple teams so boys and girls of all abilities can be involved.
Meanwhile, this term we look forward to children in the Juniors, Infants and Early Years attending local sport festivals. We are determined to keep striving to improve opportunities for everyone.
Thank you to everyone who has supported PE and school sport at St. Bede’s. Sport has the ability to enhance pupil’s discipline, character, communication, resilience and team work skills, which provide the tools to success in all subject areas and future life.
Everyone at St. Bede’s should be proud of this award, as everyone has played their part. Lunch time supervisors keenly encourage activity, while parents keep their children moving outside of school and get them involved in local community clubs. But most importantly, this award is recognition for our fantastic children who seek to lead healthy lives and enthusiastically get involved in school sport.
Well done to our lovely Y3 children who have shown a lot of courage in not only moving to a new class, but also a new Key Stage in the juniors. They have settled in to their new class really well and are all enjoying their learning with their friends.
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