With Christ at our side to guide us,
we shine in all that we do.

Reception visit the Discovery Museum

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Reception have been on a very exciting trip to the Discovery Museum as part of our ‘Toys Through Time’ topic. The children took part in a workshop where they had the opportunity to handle and play with a range of old and new toys. They were then asked to sort them into groups including; old and new, what material they were made from and whether they were dull or colourful. After the workshop the children enjoyed their packed lunches (something they had been talking about for days at school!) On the afternoon the children completed a toy trail around the museum and had great fun in the science exhibition. The children were exceptionally well behaved and represented our school so beautifully.

Year 2 Programming @ The OpenZone

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Year 2 have enjoyed a day of programming at The OpenZone @ The Word. The children experimented with some exciting codes on a variety of programmes including WeDo2 and ScratchJnr. The children build a range of lego models and programmed them to move and detect motion. They also created their own characters and backgrounds on ScratchJnr and began to programme their own stories using speech. All of the children worked so hard and had a brilliant day. Thanks again to our wonderful parent helpers!

World Book Day

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This week, we celebrated World Book Day in school. We talked about our love of reading in an assembly with Mrs Devine (or Mrs De Vil in this instance!) and the benefits of sharing a story. Pupils then took part in some World Book Day activities in class.

Pupils were invited to come into school dressed as one of their favourite book characters. Everybody looked wonderful!

Reception World Book Day

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Yesterday Reception celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as their favourite book characters. We had characters from Winnie the Witch, The Little Mermaid, The Highway Rat and Matilda to name but a few! It was lovely to see the children sharing their favourite books with each other.

Y1 World Book Day

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Year 1 looked amazing in their costumes for World Book Day. The children enjoyed a drawing lesson from Axel Scheffler and listened Julia Donaldson’s new book, The Baddies, read by the author on the computer. The children then showed off their writing and illustrating skills as they created their own pop up books.

BCCET KS1 Maths Challenge

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Four students from Year 2 were selected to take part in the BCCET KS1 Maths Challenge at Our Lady of The Rosary in Sunderland. They spent the afternoon working their socks off with arithmetic, problem solving and reasoning activities. They worked so hard that they won the group challenge and came 2nd overall out of 22 schools. What a fantastic achievement!

Y3 – Egyptologists!

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Y3 enjoyed an exciting Ancient Egypt learning day led by a History specialist from Durham University. Our young archaeologists used their observational and enquiry skills to form theories about what a collection of objects were used for in Ancient Egypt.

 

We located Egypt on a map, identified the longest river in the world- the  Nile and considered the surrounding trading areas. Children went on to consider what amulets were used for, then made their own from clay.

 

Then we explored a Mummy and what they can tell us about the individual, their life, their beliefs and culture.

 

Finally the children enjoyed a drama session which involved the weighing of the heart ceremony. Some of the children became mummified and were sent to meet the Ancient Egyptian Gods and Goddesses who decided whether they would get to go to the afterlife or not!

 

The children really enjoyed the day and I’m sure this will act as a springboard for our Ancient Egypt learning!

 

Y3 Gymnastics – Symmetry & Asymmetry

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Y3 enjoyed performing symmetrical and assymetrical routines in gymnastics last term. Here are a few of their creative shapes!

Y3 Liturgy- Journeys

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Y3 celebrated their Journeys Liturgy with their families today. The children shared their own personal journeys and interests; while thoughtfully acknowledging the people that support them along the way. Y3 read and sung beautifully as we all shared a lovely community spiritual experience.

 

 

 

 

 

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