Year 1 visited the Life Science Centre in Newcastle and had a fabulous day. The day was split into different activities, which included a super fun opportunity to explore the play zone. We also participated in a ‘Life in Space’ workshop linked to our science topic materials. We met Spaceton and explored what it would be like to get dressed, eat and live in space. We also visited the Planetarium, to watch the ‘Little Bear’ show. We looked around the Space Zone and the Wow Zone of the Science Centre. It was a very interesting and exciting visit.

Year 4 looked at ceramics and the work of the ceramic artist, Susan- Smith James. The children created a mood board to record their ideas around the theme of dragons. They went on to design a dragon eye and then used clay to make their models. They used construction and joining methods and used tools to create texture. They look great!

We created our own Easter Garden. We planned our own celebration and decided to place our garden in the Prayer Garden as we reflected on the importance of Easter.

May is a special month for Catholics and many Christians because it is known as the Month of Mary , the mother of Jesus. During this month, we show extra love and honour to Mary for saying "yes" to God and becoming the mother of Jesus, our Saviour. May is full of flowers, sunshine, and new life. Just like spring brings beauty and joy. Mary brought Jesus into the world and that was the most beautiful gift of all! During May children are encouraged to: Say a Hail Mary each day. Draw flowers for Mary. Be kind and loving, just like Mary was. Using iPads, Year 2 children drew pictures to honour Mary. They also took part in a whole school Mass dedicated to Mary.

Year 2 children have been looking at the art of Martin Bulinya's African artwork about the Maasai tribe. The paintings show the Maasai people in a variety of stances and formations. Many of his paintings have very complex detailing into the material worn. The children in year 2 were inspired to draw their own patterns and used both card and felt to design their work.   Application of skills   ·        Be able to design and make a product linked to other traditions and cultures ·        To take inspiration from an artist that works with 3D textile materials  ·        Be able to reference 2D design when working in 3D ·        To create repeated patterns with positive and negative space

We enjoyed some practical activities today based around our exploration of Place Value in Maths.

We have been learning about the importance of sequencing our instructions.

The School Council took part in the School of Sanctuary workshop at  Scotswood Nature Garden in April. We brought back ideas to school and recognised the importance of welcome.

This week in Nursery we have had so much fun learning all about our chicks and handling them! We have also been enjoying our new role play area- The Ice Cream Parlour. We have been doing some super maths practicing our number representation.

This week in Nursery we have had a very exciting delivery! We have been observing our new eggs and making predictions on what we think they may hatch into. We listened to the story “Chickens aren’t the only ones” to learn about all the different animals that lay eggs. We have been learning all about the chicken life cycle and learning 2D shapes.

This week in Nursery we have been busy preparing for our trip to Hall Hill Farm! We have been talking about all the animals we might see and learning some fun facts about them. We had lots of fun playing in our farm shop, washing the muddy animals and practicing our number formation.

This week in Nursery we have been having lots of fun in our outdoor area with our new friends who have joined our class. We have been busy doing lots of cooking in our mud kitchen, making music, planting and much more!