SafetyWorks!

5th February 2020R Smith
Year 6 visited SafetyWorks! where we experienced a range of interactive safety scenarios in impressive, true-to-life settings, helping us learn how to prevent danger and live safely.
the workshops involved were:
  • metro safety
  • how to act around dogs
  • how peer pressure can influence your decisions and how the consequences of those actions may involve the police
  • we found out what to do in the event of a fire and how to minimise the risks of fires
  • We learned about first aid placed our friends in the recovery position
An interesting and enjoyable afternoon was had by all!

Wild!

5th February 2020R Smith

Year 2 have been reading ‘Wild’ by Emily Hughes about a little girl who lives in the forest with the animals. We visited West Boldon Lodge to experience a woodland setting for ourselves. Whilst there we learnt about nocturnal woodland animals and their habitats, and we made dens for hedgehogs! We also made our own hedgehogs using clay, pine cones, sticks and other natural materials. We were able to hunt for minibeasts and think about where in the woods we would find them. Year 2 had a great day exploring in the fresh air!

How far will a car travel?

5th February 2020R Smith

In Year 3 we are looking at forces and magnets. As part of this topic we investigated how far a car will travel on different surfaces, and why this happens. We each made a prediction, which surface will cause the car to travel the furthest; grass, tarmac, wood or carpet. We had to make sure our investigation was a fair test by only changing the surface each time, and keeping every other variable the same. We then made large a graph of our results.

Pompeii

5th February 2020R Smith

In Year 3 we have been writing newspaper reports about the events of Pompeii. We talked about how we could describe to the reader exactly what happened using adjectives and lots of detail, and some of us even began to add in quotes using inverted commas. Once the children had written their reports, we edited and improved them, before typing them up on the Chromebooks.’

Friendships and relationships

2nd February 2020R Smith
During our friendships and relationships topic, we created a class charter thinking about how we need to behave towards one another in school. We then wrote a recipe for friendship and recognised why people make assumptions and why we shouldn’t judge people. We looked at compliments and put downs and understood the difference between conflict and resolutions and how friendship can naturally end.

What is Civil Engineering?

2nd February 2020R Smith

Stuart from Constain Group came to school to deliver a whole school assembly on civil engineering. The children learned what civil engineering is and how it affects our whole lives, from our sewage system to our buildings and everything in between. In particular, Stuart told us of theTestos roundabout engineering project for the improvement of the A19. Stuart emphasised the importance of maths of science and what career paths are available in civil engineering.

He then showed EYFS and Year 1 some PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) that is used by workers on the site.

Year Two Spring Term Focus Text

14th January 2020R Smith
We have just started out Literacy topic using the book Wild.
We are linking to closely to another book called “The fox and the star”.
The children will be focusing on characters and how they can live in different settings that can sometimes be unusual. This will link to our science topic plants. We will focus on the main character from the book Wild and created our own representation of her. We will think  about what type of character she may be based upon only her appearance.
Here is a retelling of the story Wild

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Year One Spring Term Focus Text

14th January 2020R Smith

During Spring 1 we will be reading ‘Beegu’ by Alexis Deacon as part of our literacy lessons.

Beegu is a lovely story about a small creature who is lost on Earth.

We will use this book to make predictions about what might happen based on what we have read and talk about how the main character is feeling. These activities will enhance our understanding of the story. We will write lists and character descriptions. As part of Talk for Writing we will rewrite our own stories based on Beegu.

Watch this animated version on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBYcwGZa8WE