As part of STEM Week, our Year 2 children had great fun learning about different careers—such as doctors and engineers—to help inspire their scientific thinking. They also enjoyed taking part in a range of exciting investigations throughout the week.   Slime Investigation They mixed cornflour, water and food colouring to make some amazing slime.This slime is special because it doesn’t behave like normal liquids. When you poke it, squeeze it or press it, it suddenly becomes ha

Year 5 had an exciting Science Week all about curiosity and exploring how the world works. We carried out a series of amazing investigations that helped us think like real scientists. We began with Dancing Fruit , where we explored chemical reactions. Tiny carbon dioxide bubbles acted like little life jackets, sticking to the raisins and lifting them up through the water. Even though raisins have smooth skin, they still floated brilliantly! Next, we tried Mutating Milk . We

In their Geography lesson, Year 2 children named, located, and identified the key characteristics of the four countries and capital cities of the United Kingdom and its surrounding seas, our Year 2 children took part in a collaborative research activity. Working in small teams, the children explored facts about each of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom. They gathered information, created colourful and informative posters, and then proudly presented their work

In Year 2, the children have been learning about Living Things and Their Habitats . They explored the school grounds to investigate real-life habitats, carrying out observations and collecting data about the different plants and animals they found living there.

This week in Nursery, we continued exploring our topic of traditional tales , with a special focus on The Three Little Pigs . The children have absolutely loved this story — retelling it with their friends and getting into character. Our wolf faces were very  convincing and a little bit scary! 🐺😄 Using our Understanding of the World  knowledge and fantastic teamwork skills , we tested different materials and worked together to build a house using the strongest  one. 💪🏠 Th

This week in nursery, as part of Science Week , we continued our learning based on our focus story “The Little Red Hen.”  📚🐔 In the story, the hen grows wheat, turns it into flour, and then uses it to bake a cake. Inspired by this, the children made their own biscuits using flour. 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳 While baking, we explored lots of important science concepts. We talked about measuring ingredients  and how recipes help us follow steps in the correct order. The children also learned

This week in nursery we had the pleasure of inviting our wonderful mums, aunties and grandmothers  in for a special afternoon to celebrate them. 👩‍👧‍👦✨ We started the session by gifting them special handmade cards , where the children shared all the lovely reasons why they love their grown-ups so much. 💌 Together we then enjoyed making beautiful crafts , sharing stories, and spending some lovely quality time together. 🎨📚 The children were also very excited to decorate d

This week in nursery our focus story has been “The Little Red Hen.”  📚🐔 The story follows a hardworking little hen who grows wheat, turns it into flour, and then uses the flour to bake a delicious cake. Inspired by the story, we put this to the test and used flour to make our own biscuits ! 🍪 The children carefully followed a recipe , measured ingredients, and mixed everything together before baking them. The results were absolutely delicious! 👩‍🍳👨‍🍳 We also had lots o

Safer Internet Day 2026 was marked on Tuesday 10 February, centred around the theme “Smart tech, safe choices – Exploring the safe and responsible use of AI.” This important event encouraged children and young people to think carefully about how they use artificial intelligence, voice assistants, and online content, helping them make safe and informed choices in the digital world. Across the whole school—including Year 2—children took part in an online assembly featuring safe

This week in Nursery we continued our topic of Traditional Tales and focused on The Gingerbread Man . 🍪📚 We had lots of fun listening to the story and retelling it with our friends. The children enjoyed acting out parts of the story and talking about what happened to the Gingerbread Man as he ran away. 🏃‍♂️ In maths, we used our number recognition and counting skills  to give the Gingerbread Man the correct number of buttons. 🔢 We also worked together to build bridges  t

Year 4 used playdough to create models of the different types of human teeth. They labelled their models and described the function of the teeth. Great work Year 4!

Year 4 used clay to explore how mountains are formed. They went on to label their model using key vocabulary. Well done everyone.

Year 5 had a brilliant start to their Hoops4Health basketball coaching programme with the Newcastle Eagles this week. The children threw themselves into the session with fantastic enthusiasm—listening carefully, working as a team, and learning a range of new basketball skills. The coaches were hugely impressed with their focus and effort, and the class are already excited for the sessions still to come. The programme will conclude with an exciting competition at the Vertu Mot

Year 5 have had an exciting start to their Hidden Treasures Art and History project in partnership with North East Museums. The project began with a fantastic visit to the Great North Museum, where the children took part in hands on activities focused on exploring, analysing, and interpreting real artefacts. They listened brilliantly, demonstrated excellent behaviour throughout, and impressed the museum staff with their curiosity and teamwork. Back at school, the class were j

Year 2 carried out a fair scientific investigation to explore the question: “Do plants need light to grow healthy?” The children planted cress seeds and placed two pots in a dark cupboard and two pots on a sunny windowsill where they could receive natural light. After one week, they observed a noticeable difference. The cress grown in the light was fresh, green, and strong, while the cress grown in the dark became tall, thin, and had yellow leaves. From their observations, th

Children in Year 2 have been learning about the religion of Islam. This week, they explored how and why Muslims pray (Salah), deepening their knowledge and understanding through discussion and new vocabulary. The key words they focused on included Salah, Allah, Wudu, and Halal. We were especially fortunate to have Muslim children within Year 2 who were enthusiastic about sharing their faith. They helped their classmates understand the beliefs and daily practices that are an i

Year 2 dressed in their party best and joined Year 1 for a fantastic end of term disco. The children enjoyed plenty of dancing and games, followed by a drink and a hot dog treat. Everyone had a wonderful time!

This week in Nursery, we started our exciting new topic, Traditional Tales  📚✨ We began with the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears  🐻🥣. The children had lots of fun creating and designing their own bears in the creative area 🎨✂️. In our role-play area, we enjoyed retelling the story with our friends, using wonderful expression and imagination 🎭🗣️. In maths, we made patterns using the bears 🐻🔢, and we developed our fine motor skills and practiced letter formation

Working in teams, we created sequences that involved at least two mirroring movements and two matching movements. The performances demonstrated a variety of levels, formations and speed between the movements as well as at least one movement in canon and one in unison. Our final pieces were great fun to perform, showcasing teamwork, creativity and fluidity. Thank you to Year One for being a great audience!

This week in Nursery, we continued our exciting learning all about Chinese New Year  🎊. Our focus story was Goldilocks and the Three Pandas 📖🐼, which the children really enjoyed. We created lots of beautiful decorations for our classroom ✨, including lantern collages 🏮 , Chinese fans 🎐 , and dragon artwork 🐉🎨 . We also stretched our bodies and moved like dragons during dragon yoga 🧘‍♀️🐲 , which was great fun! To finish the week, we enjoyed a fantastic Spring Disco �