With Christ at our side to guide us,
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Year 2 Electiricity

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After an exciting journey exploring the world of electricity, the children in Year 2  have successfully completed their Science topic with a hands-on, practical lesson in building simple circuits!

Throughout this topic, the class has learned all about how electricity powers our everyday devices. They discovered the key components of a circuit—batteries, wires, and bulbs—and explored how electricity flows through them. This final lesson allowed the students to put their knowledge into action by creating their own circuits!

Each student had the chance to connect wires to batteries and lightbulbs, making sure to form a complete circuit to get the lights shining.   The lesson not only helped solidify their understanding of how electricity works but also encouraged teamwork and problem-solving skills. There were plenty of “Eureka!” moments as the student figured out how to make the circuits work, and they were thrilled when their circuits lit up or made noise.

Year 1 @ The Open Zone

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Our Year 1 children had an amazing time at the Open Zone, where they became digital animators for the morning! Using iPads, they explored creative storytelling through the ChatterPix and Puppet Pals apps.

The children brought characters to life by adding images, toys, and even themselves into their mini videos. They loved recording their own voices, making their characters talk, and watching their animations come to life! This hands-on experience helped them develop important digital skills while having lots of fun.

It was wonderful to see their creativity shine as they worked together to produce fantastic short animations. A big thank you to the staff at Open Zone for an inspiring session!

 

Y3 Celebrating Chinese New Year & National Story Telling Week at the Word!

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The Y3 children had a great morning at the Word celebrating both Chinese New Year & National Story Telling Week.  Firstly, the children enjoyed being read David Walliams’  brilliant story, ‘There’s a Snake in my School.’ Afterwards, they used their creative skills to design and make wonderful Chinese lanterns.  Finally, the children changed their books, before eagerly starting the first few pages of their exciting new stories.

 

 

 

 

Year 2 Celebration of the Word

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Year 2 has had an exciting and meaningful exploration of the different books used in church and in everyday life as part of our current RE topic, Books. The children discovered the significance of these books in our faith and how they help us grow in our understanding of God’s word.

The highlight of their learning was their excellent retelling of the story of Jesus’ Baptism. With great enthusiasm and confidence, the children shared this important moment in the life of Jesus, projecting their voices excellently and bringing the story to life for everyone to enjoy.

Mrs. McHugh is incredibly proud of the children for their hard work, dedication, and effort. Their ability to recall and share the story with such clarity and passion is a testament to their deep engagement with the topic.

A huge thank you to everyone who came along to support the children and make this event even more special. Your presence meant a lot to the children and added to the joy of the celebration.

As a well-deserved treat for their hard work, the children enjoyed some biscuits back in class, sharing their excitement and reflecting on the celebration together.

Grand Final Basketball Qualifiers – Vertu Motors Arena Newcastle!

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Today our basketball squad enjoyed the prestigious Hoops4Health Tournament at the Vertu Motors Arena, the home of the Newcastle Eagles. Amazingly, three of our teams reached the semi-finals! One of our teams successfully qualified for the District Grand Finals event ( date TBC) which will take place on the same night as an Eagles match with a capacity crowd watching on as St. Bede’s take to the court!

I was very proud of the determination, skills and teamship the children displayed, which took them all deep into the competition. It was wonderful watching all of our teams cheering for one another on the different pitches.

In preparation, all of the children had trained keenly over the winter months at lunchtimes. The children’s training efforts really showed today as they performed superbly at a great venue alongside their friends. Meanwhile, throughout the day it was lovely to see our teams display good sportsmanship by shaking hands with their opponents after games.

Thank you to our brilliant parent helpers who enabled us to have so many teams involved in the event. Finally, thank you to all of the children for your positive attitude and relentless efforts today, which carried you all a long way.

Meanwhile our Basketball journey will continue together, as we begin to prepare for the Grand Finals night- Let’s Go St Bede’s Let’s Go!

Spring Term House Captains and Vice-Captains

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Introducing our new House Captains and Vice Captains for the Spring term.

Our New Peer Mentors

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A huge “well done” to our fabulous Year 5 pupils who recently completed the Peer Mentor programme.

The children recently took part in a series of workshops with Marie from The Healthy Minds Team. Marie was very complimentary about our wonderful pupils and the brilliant work they had produced. We are sure they will make excellent Peer Mentors, promoting wellbeing and positive mental health in our school.

A Visit from the Police

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Police Officer Darren paid reception a visit this afternoon to talk all about ‘stranger danger’, how the police look after us and what to do in an emergency. The children were so engaged and asked Darren lots of excellent questions! Darren was amazed at how many children knew their address and what number to ring in an emergency!

Y5 Library Visit

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Year 5 enjoyed another trip to The Word this week for our library session. The children made lanterns to celebrate Chinese New Year and browsed for new books to loan. This time, it seemed to be all about ‘Little People, Big Dreams’ books, with many pupils choosing to take one of these titles back to school. I think we might have borrowed all of them from the library!

It’s wonderful to see the children engaged with some lovely non-fiction books. The library staff said it was lovely to hear the children talking so enthusiastically about their book choices, which put a huge smile on my face.

Keep up the brilliant reading, Year 5!

Mrs Usher

 

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