Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Zoolab

  Fri 09 Jul 2021

  Zoolab came to nursery on Wednesday and they brought some creepy crawlies with them. We were very brave and had a hold or feel of the animals.

  

• A busy day in Year 1!

  Thu 08 Jul 2021

  We had a very busy day in Year 1 yesterday. The day started with a fantastic Disney workshop which we all enjoyed and took part in. Then, we had a surprise visit from the Zoo Lab. We thoroughly enjoyed learning about all of the mini-beasts and some of us were even brave enough to have a hold.

  Here are some pictures from the extremely FUN day.

  

• Zoolab

  Thu 08 Jul 2021

  Rob from Zoolab came to show us his pets…but they were no ordinary pets. Rob brought in a snake, a giant African snail, a cockroach, a tarantula and a millipede. He taught us all about their special features and how we should look after them. Rob then let us handle them. Lots of us tried holding, stroking or just observing the different animals.

  

• Zoolab

  Thu 08 Jul 2021

  As part of our topic ‘How does it grow?’ we had a visit from Zoolab. The children absolutely loved meeting the (not so mini) minibeasts and were very brave holding them and enjoyed finding out lots of facts about them. Did you know that a cockroach has two brains? One in its head and another in its bottom!
  Here are some questions you could ask your child-

  What is snail slime used for?
  What part of our body is like a snails shell?
  What does a tarantula do when it is scared?
  What happens to a cockroach if you put it in the freezer?

  

• Zoolab – End of Week Nursery

  Thu 08 Jul 2021

  Zoolab visited nursery. They brought lots of creepy crawlies to show us. Some of us were brave enough to hold them, some of us weren’t.

  

• Super Singing

  Wed 07 Jul 2021

  Today we had a wonderful visit from our friends at Gateshead Music Service. They treated us to a fun-filled hour of Disney songs. Lots of us got dressed up for the occasion. We clapped along and got to use some different instruments to provide a musical accompaniment. We were brilliant at recognising the different tunes.

  

• Felling Colliery Disaster Memorial

  Wed 30 Jun 2021

  As we have been learning about the Felling Colliery disaster as part of out local history unit, we spent the afternoon walking along to St Mary’s Church to visit a few memorials of local historical importance. First we looked at Thomas Hepburn’s grave, as we found out during our lessons the important role he played in setting up the Northern Miners Union and fought for shorter hours, better education and pay for miners. We also found the memorial for the Felling Colliery disaster, which displays the names of the 91 victims whole were buried in the graveyard. It was devasting to see how many family members lost their lives that day and at such young ages. Finally, we read the blue plaque that had been placed on the wall infront of the memorial as part of the 200th anniversary of the disaster.

  

• Ice Cream

  Fri 25 Jun 2021

  Year 6 had a lovely surprise today when an ice-cream van came with a treat for them all for all of the hard work they’ve done over the last 7 years.

  

• Rainbow Run – Nursery

  Mon 17 May 2021

  Please see the nursery class page for details.

  

• Who Wants to be a Reading Millionaire?

  Wed 05 May 2021

  This week we launched our Reading Challenge “Who wants to be a Reading Millionaire?”

  The challenge runs from Monday 3rd May until Friday 28th May.

  Each class is competing to become reading millionaires!

  Our aim is to earn 1 million pounds as a class by the end of the challenge.

  We are earning special prizes along the way. Many of us have already earned our first bookmark.

  As a special prize for earning 1 million pounds each class will be able to choose a selection of new books for their class reading area for us all to enjoy.

  We hope everyone enjoys lots of reading activities and earns lots of money towards their class target!

  Good luck and happy reading everyone!