EYFS went to the farm…
Our trip to the Farm! This week we all went on a trip to Whitehouse Farm to continue our learning about farms. We loved seeing all of the animals and even getting to feed some too!
Year 4 are attendance winners!
Year 4 have won the attendance prize for the 2nd week running. Class 10 won last week and then Class 11 won this week.
We are all looking forward to our hot chocolate treat next week
Year 4 reading stars!
We have been having a great week in Year 4!
Not only did Class 11 win the ‘Accelerated Reader Group of the Week’ after reading 34 books altogether but Bryony Anderson won ‘Accelerated Reader Star of the Week’ because she read 8 whole books in 1 week!
Well done Bryony!
Reception’s visit to the farm
In Reception we have been learning all about the Farm. We have been learning all about the different animals on the farm, the names of their offspring, where the different animals live, the produce these animals make and the various jobs on the farm. We have been looking at the job of a farmer and the different roles and responsibilities they have. Such as
Year 2 had some special visitors with Angela’s Ark
We had a very special visit from Angela’s Ark. Angela brought lots of animals into school for us to look at. We learnt about each animals habitats, adaptations and what they eat. We even got to hold them! we think the yellow crested gecko was our favorite, we loved when it jumped!
Year 1 Virtual Beamish Visit
Year 1 joined Mr Woolley from Beamish on Monday afternoon to go searching for some toys. These toys were special because they are what children used in the past. There were no ipads, games consoles or computers! We had a fantastic afternoon playing with ‘cups and balls,’ flick books, Pick Up Sticks and marbles. Here are some of our photos.
Year 6 and Show Racism The Red Card
We were very lucky to get to the Beacon of Light for a workshop on Show Racism The Red Card. We did lots of work on understanding what a hate crime is and the groups that can be affected. We also had a tour of the Stadium of Light and met some of the players! We came home with a very important message: racism
Year 6 Mayan Day
Year 6 had a visit from a Mayan gentleman to tell us all about life in the era. We learned some of the language, counted to 10, looked at methods of human sacrifice, had a food tasting and then acted out different Mayan scenarios-we had a great day!
Year 6 had a visit from Redhouse Comp…
We did some KS3 science to get us excited for our move to secondary school!
Year 1 Geography
This week, we have bee learning about the United Kingdom. We know that it is made up of 4 countries, and all of the flags mixed together to make the Union Jack Flag. We have ‘visited’ each country; looked at their landmarks, capitals, flags and special flowers. Then we made a large United Kingdom map for our classroom. Well done, Year 1!
