Year 3- Dinosaurs

20th October 2020Cheryl Henderson

Today, Year 3 had two palaeontologists come to our school!

 

Socially distanced of course!

We had a video conference with Dr Denver Fowler and Dr Liz Fowler from Dickinson Museum Center in North Dakota.
The children asked them lots of their own questions and they answered them brilliantly!
The children were shown fossils of a Tyrannosaurus Rex’s tooth, an ammonite, a skull of a young Stegosaurus and a full skeleton of a raptor.
They told how we can discover facts about dinosaurs by looking and studying their fossils.
Lots of the children would now like to be a palaeontologist!

Reception

16th October 2020Cheryl Henderson

Reception have been learning about where our food comes from as part of our Harvest celebrations. We have read the book Oliver’s Vegetables. We have used our senses to explore some vegetables and yesterday after predicting what they might be like on the inside , we cut them in half.

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Reception enjoyed working as a team to build an obstacle course today.

Meanwhile indoors we drew pictures for special people in the writing area.

Year 2 Art

16th October 2020Cheryl Henderson

Year 2 have been making their own rain makers as part of their Aboriginal Art topic. The children needed to follow a set of instructions to make their rain maker. They loved the papier-mâché part of the lesson – it was very messy!

Next week, the children will be painting their rain makers in their last Art lesson of this half term.

Christmas Cards

16th October 2020Cheryl Henderson

Yesterday, your child took home a sample of the Christmas card they designed this year.

If you wish to order cards, gift tags, mugs, tea towels or canvas bags, please return your order and correct payment with your child by Thursday 22 October 2020.

You MUST use the payment envelope provided to order your Christmas items.

 

Year 3- Italian Food

13th October 2020Cheryl Henderson

As part of our Geography topic ‘Where does our food come from?’, Year 3 have been trying some Mediterranean food today.

Originating from Southern Italy, we have tasted olives, figs, peppers, grapes, pomegranate, various cheeses, pizza and pasta.

The children really enjoyed it and tried some things they had never tried before.

 

Thank you to Asda South Shields for supplying the food. 

Mental Health Day

11th October 2020Cheryl Henderson

10th October 2020

World Mental Health Day

The World Health Organisation recognises World Mental Health Day on 10 October every year. This year’s theme set by the World Federation for Mental Health is mental health for all.

The day provides an opportunity to raise awareness of mental health and encourages people to prioritise their mental wellbeing.

Miss Coils will be putting new activities on our Virtual Mindful Moment Classroom to support our children’s mental health – some will have a limited availability so do not miss out!

Parents are welcome to use this booklet to support their Mental Health.

 

Download (DOCX, 4.86MB)

 

Year 4- Autumn Week 5 2020

11th October 2020Cheryl Henderson

Year 4 have had a very busy week…

 

English:

The children explored the different features of what makes a good persuasive advertising poster. 

 

Maths: 

We used the peg boards and loom bands to create symmetrical shapes with our partner. Can you spot which ones are symmetrical and show the line of symmetry? Can you spot any that are NOT symmetrical?

 

 

We even attempted to create a symmetrical repeated pattern later in the week. 

 

Science:

This week we explored the differences between conducting and insulating materials. Firstly, we made a complete circuit, followed by introducing different materials such as paper clips, rubbers, plastic rulers, metal spoons to name a few. We made predictions, experimented and explained why they were/ weren’t good conductors/insulators.