This week in Nursery, we’ve been learning all about spiders!  Our focus story was Spider Sandwiches , and we’ve been very busy practicing our fine motor skills, creating lots of spooky spider art, and even making our own spider sandwiches — they were delicious!

Year 4 enjoyed their visit to Scotswood Garden where they took part in a tree trail. They also created some wild art using charcoal from the fire pit and turmeric mixed with water to paint. We had a great time.

Year 2 visited Scotswood Nature Park to learn about different trees and habitats. The children looked around the park and identified different types of trees. They also learned whether they were evergreens or deciduous. Different types of animals and their habitats were then looked at. In groups, children made their own habitats for their chosen animal. The children ended their visit by making a clay animal using natural materials they found around the forest.

Year 2 visited Beamish Museum to learn about life in Victorian times. The children started their visit in a Victorian Classroom. They learned all about the expectations and got to experience a real-life Victorian Teacher! They practiced writing on a slate and used a graphite pencil. They looked around the pit village as well as the 1900 town. They enjoyed the visit to the farm and experienced travelling on a tram!

This week, Reception have been exploring the wonders of Autumn through the story Pumpkin Soup . The children were captivated by the tale and inspired to dive deeper into all things pumpkin! We’ve had a fantastic time: Weighing pumpkins and comparing their sizes. Scooping out seeds to discover what’s inside. Using our senses to explore the textures and smells. Our creativity was sparked by the work of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. Inspired by her iconic dot patterns, the children decorated their own pumpkins with spots and dots, creating vibrant, eye-catching designs.

Stem Fest 2025 was amazing! Our pupils were engaged and inspired in equal measure.

Year 6 visited the Laing Art gallery in Newcastle city centre. We were invited to look around the gallery and experience the wide variety of paintings and sculpture displayed there. We were also lucky enough to experience the temporary exhibition of the work of Nerys Johnson, a local artist whose work we have been studying.

We carried  out a class Liturgy entitled ‘Loving’ to mark the end of our first RE topic of the year.   Father, creator of all, you ‘ordered the earth’ to bring forth life and crowned it's goodness by creating family life. Teach us the beauty of human love, show us the value of family life and help us to live in peace with everyone. Amen.

Our Year 5 class have been outstanding ambassadors on recent science adventures! From hands-on exploration at STEMFEST to an inspiring journey through space at the Centre for Life, they’ve shown curiosity, enthusiasm, and brilliant teamwork while diving into the wonders of science and technology.

PICCOLO MUSIC   Children in Year 2 have been enjoying participating in music lesson provided by Piccolo. Piccolo Music sessions focus on learning through play, moving to music, singing, inventing actions and sounds and experimenting with musical instruments. Year 2 children have been focusing on using their own bodies to create music by making a repeating pattern and rhythm.

Year 2 children learnt the importance of being a First Aid responder.  The skills they learnt were: ·        To phone 999 during and emergency. ·        To put the person into recovery position. ·        To check for any injuries. ·        To put a simple plaster on. ·        To put on a bandage. ·        To use a cold compress. ·        To keep the person calm. The children did fantastically, and all made great first aiders!

This week in Nursery we have been feeling the Autumnal vibes! We have been busy with lots of learning all about pumpkins. We have been investigating real pumpkins using our five senses, baking pumpkin mud pies outdoors, creating pumpkin art, and recognising numbers. We fully immersed ourselves in our focus story of this week- Pumpkin Soup- by cooking and tasting our very own pumpkin soup, it was delicious!