Author: Mr Wheatley

Year 5 have had a ‘cool’ afternoon exploring thermal insulators as they designed and carried out their own experiment to find which material was best to stop an ice cube melting.

There were lots of predictions and hypothesis’ as well as close observations with lots of detailed scientific discussion about what they could see happening.

Reception and Nursery children thoroughly enjoyed inviting parents and carers into their classroom and spent a lovely afternoon taking part in Easter crafts.

Thank you to everyone who came along and made it such a memorable afternoon.

In Year 2 the children have been developing their drawing and painting skills in Art by focussing on portraits.    They are working particularly hard on their portraits of Queen Elizabeth II.

On Monday, the children in Year 2 visited Alnwick Castle after a very busy term learning all about Castles.  They understood more about defending and attacking a castle by having a battle between the Scottish and the English!  Everyone had a fabulous day.

 

On Monday, the boys and girls in Early Years had a delivery of chick eggs. By Friday, seven healthy chicks had hatched out. The children have absolutely LOVED watching nature in action! We cannot wait until next week when they will be old enough for us to hold.

Year 6 have been exploring negative space in art through exploration of Nōtan. Nōtan is a Japanese design concept involving the play and placement of light and dark elements as they are placed next to the other in the composition of art and imagery.

Year 6 created some Christmas messages for their pen pals at La Salle School in Amiens in France on coloured paper strips so that the French pupils could make some paper chains. We were delighted to receive some back and enjoyed reading and translating these festive greetings!

Joyeux Noel!

The children in Early Years really enjoyed their sponsored Welly Walk from School to Hadrian’s Wall. There were lots of opportunities to test out their wellies in muddy puddles! Together you and the children have raised an amazing £842.80 which will be spent on buying additional outdoor equipment for Early Years.

Everyone enjoyed wearing their Christmas jumpers in School. The bright colours and designs really brightened up everyone’s day! We are pleased to let you know that we have raised £144 which will be donated to Save the Children and be used to help children where it is needed.

We are aware that during lockdown and over the summer some children have spent a lot of time online.

We would like to share a number of ‘What parents need to know leaflets’ about a variety of the games and social media platforms which the children may be accessing.

These leaflets are produced by National Online Safety and aim to inform parents about the platforms, any risks and practical steps to help the children stay safe.

Hopefully these guides will support you in having conversations with your children about thieir online activity.

Whatsapp – Click Here

Tik Tok – Click Here

Netflix – Click Here

Houseparty – Click Here

Fortnite (Chapter 2) – Click Here

YouTube – Click Here

Minecraft – Click Here

Instagram – Click Here

Snapchat – Click Here

To find out what Age and PEGI ratings mean – Click Here