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 to the rest of the class. During the presentations, pupils confidently shared what they had learned and answered a range of questions from their peers.

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. 💪🏠 The keyword strong has become part of our daily vocabulary, and the children have been confidently using it throughout the week. We also enjoyed creating our very own pig models  🐖🎨, which the children were very proud of. Our older children learned the ‘d’ sound  in phonics this week and showed brilliant listening and blending skills. 🔤✨ Well done, boys and girls — what a wonderful week!  🌈👏

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 about irreversible changes , noticing how the ingredients changed when mixed together and baked in the oven – once the mixture became a biscuit, we couldn’t turn it back! 🔬⚖️ After baking, the children had great fun decorating their biscuits before sharing them with their families during our parent workshop. It was a wonderful way to combine science, storytelling, and creativity . Delicious and fun for everyone! 🍪✨

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 delicious biscuits  they had baked especially for their grown-ups. 🍪 It was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the important people in the children’s lives and spend time together. What a lovely afternoon!  🌷😊

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 of fun retelling the story together , helping to build our confidence with storytelling and remembering the sequence of events. To link with our early maths skills, the children practised number formation by writing numbers in flour , which was a fun and sensory way to develop their mark-making skills. 🔢✋ What a fun (and messy!) week  of learning, baking, and storytelling! ✨

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 safety talks and thoughtful discussions about the theme.Following the assembly, pupils designed and created their own AI safety posters to share the messages they had learned.

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  to help the Gingerbread Man cross the river safely. 🌉 In phonics , we learned the letter ‘n’  and practiced recognising its sound in different words. 🔤 It has been a fun and busy week of learning!

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 Motors Arena, the home of the Newcastle Eagles Basketball Club—an experience the children are very much looking forward to!

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 joined by Morgan from the Great North Museum for a follow up workshop. The children deepened their thinking about what “treasures” can be—both historical and personal—and began to develop ideas for their own treasures that will inspire their artwork. The project will continue later this term with a visit from a professional artist, who will guide Year 5 in creating a large scale collaborative artwork. Their finished piece will be proudly displayed in the Great North Museum’s Hidden Treasures gallery from May to September—an incredible opportunity for our young artists to showcase their creativity to the wider community.