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To celebrate Valentine’s Day, reception made some delicious jam tarts.
Read More...Year 4 consider the importance of Internet Safety.
Read More...Year 6 have been creating art inspired by the Fibonacci sequence for the NSPPC Numeracy Day.
Read More...We weighed, mixed and rolled our dough to make some delicious Gingerbread Men. We then added our icing and toppings! Yum yum!
Read More...A big well done to all the year 6 pupils who attended our first revision club of the year!
Read More...Year 4 have used mindful geometric designs to create beautiful Islamic inspired book covers.
Read More...Reception were posed with the question, ‘How could we have saved The Gingerbread Man from the Fox?’ We had some super ideas but the winner was…a bridge!
Read More...Year 5 ST/PC have enjoyed writing letters in French this week!
Read More...Reception are immersing themselves by exploring lots of Traditional Tales. Last week we explored The Three Little Pigs, this week it is The Gingerbread Man.
Read More...Pupils from Year 5 attend the Holocaust Memorial Event at North Tyneside Council Chamber.
Read More...At Star of the Sea, we joyfully kicked off the Jubilee Year 2025 – Pilgrims of Hope with a special whole school celebration and pupils from every class created their own Holy Doors, symbolising the invitation to open our hearts to faith, love, and compassion.
Read More...We made a special door to celebrate the year of the Jubilee
Read More...Ancient Egyptians workshop learning about the Pharaohs and what happened to them when they died.
Read More...That History Bloke came in to school to help us launch our new History topic of Romans.
Read More...Year 4 have been busy preparing for Christmas by thinking of the meaning of Advent and preparing decorations for Christmas.
Read More...We learned about the tradition of how Norway brings a tree to Trafalgar Square every year and how that came to be. We now know that a pine tree is a symbol of peace and friendship. Something lots of us have in our homes at Christmas time and something we all wish to have.
Read More...Year 6 have been creating beautiful Advent prayers and illustrations for the church.
Read More...Y6 were challenged with making a set of working traffic lights this week.
Read More...In PE this term, Year 3 has been learning to play tag rugby with the Newcastle Falcons.
Read More...We had such a festive afternoon with our families making lots of Christmas crafts. Gently piano hymns and a ‘crackling fire’ made it feel very cosy! Thank you to all who could attend!
Read More...We looked at the work of Kandinsky and used our ‘Creative Studio’ to use different media to create our own concentric circle artwork.
Read More...Famous author, Catherine Bruton, came to visit Y5 and Y6 today.
Read More...We celebrated and remembered all the soldiers who fought for us and our country.
Read More...We talked about Remembrance Day and why poppies are used.
Read More...Year 6 have been writing poems to commemorate Remembrance Day.
Read More...‘scaly’, ‘firey’ and ‘swoop’ are just some of the words Reception have learned as part of their ‘Get up, stand up’ vocabulary this week in Drawing Club.
Read More...Y6 have been investigating circuits in science this week.
Read More...“Who will help me make the bread?” said The Little Red Hen… “We will!” said Reception. We put our baking skills to the test by baking some delicious bread to finish our learning of The Little Red Hen.
Read More...Year 6 had a fantastic time at Robinwood Activity Centre!
Read More...We celebrated the lives of famous black figures throughout history and remembered those whose lives were cut short.
Read More...4BC had a very special afternoon sharing their thoughts and reflections on the topic of ‘People’ that they have been studying in RE.
Read More...Y6 investigated evolution in science this week after learning about Charles Darwin’s voyage to the Galapagos Islands.
Read More...We celebrated St Francis on his feast day and because he is our year group Saint, Friday was an extra special day for us!
Read More...We learned that God loves us all and we celebrated that today! 😊
Read More...Y6 have been trying to solve the mystery of who killed Chico Mendez in Geography this week!
Read More...We have been very busy creating manifestos and voting for our new Year 4 School Council representatives!
Read More...Making the most of the weather before the rain came!
Read More...Year 4 really enjoyed their visit from the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service.
Read More...After learning our first 5 sounds; m,a,s,d and t it is the start of our ‘word time’ sessions in phonics.
Read More...Year 6 have been very busy campaigning for their School Council representatives!
Read More...We have been developing our debating skills, identifying the features of a balanced argument.
Read More...We have welcomed all of our wonderful Reception children and we are so proud of how they have settled into school!
Read More...The children were amazing today as they have been all year! Running, singing and celebrating. Well done nursery!
Read More...Students have enjoyed exploring STEM careers, taking a closer look at engineering through the use of Lego, and trying their hand at designing, building and racing their own vehicles in a fun competition.
Read More...We had a fantastic day researching the human and physical geography of our beautiful coastline.
Read More...Presentation of equipment we sent to Aunt Mary’s School in Zambia
Read More...We had the pleasure to welcome Bishop Stephen to our school.
Read More...Reception had a wonderful morning with Year 6 who had created their own games using the iPads.
Read More...We learned about university and animation from our visitors.
Read More...We went to the Youth Village and had a great time and did activities.
Read More...Year 6 enjoyed a fantastic sports afternoon. We had sprint races, a football challenge, golf putting, cricket stump throw and the howler throw. Although the rain cut our afternoon short we still had a lot of fun!
Read More...Everyone showed amazing determination and resilience today! We are so proud of you all!
Read More...Year 5 Mass, celebrating their RE topic, ‘Reconciliation: Freedom and Responsibility,’
Read More...Y6 visited Safetyworks to learn about staying safe when we are out and about.
Read More...Y6 went to the Discovery Museum and learned about 5 famous local inventors.
Read More...We built periscopes as part of our science topic, 'Light'.
Read More...Year 6 worked so hard this week during the SATs. We are so proud of them and thought that they deserved an afternoon of fun, with ice lollies and biscuits. Well done Year 6!
Read More...This week’s focus in Maths is all about spatial language and visualisation using Rekenreks to support us.
Read More...We had an amazing trip on Tuesday to find out more about the Romans in our local area!
Read More...Year Two have enjoyed fun and games in P.E. this afternoon and cooled ourselves down with some lollies!
Read More...We have published our own finding tale narratives.
Read More...Year 6 learning how to use CPR with Newcastle United Foundation.
Read More...Nursery had great fun planting this week!
Read More...This week, Year 3 have been writing their own finding tales based on the story ‘The Tear Thief’ by Carol Ann Duffy. Today’s task was to edit our stories so we could publish them tomorrow.
Read More...Year 6 completed the Restart the Heart workshop today. We learnt about CPR and using a defibrillator.
Read More...’The Big Seed Sow’ campaign by the Royal Horticultural Society started this week and Reception were eager to start.
Read More...Reception making the most of ‘The great outdoors’!
Read More...Nursery have made some fantastic repeating patterns this week.
Read More...Year 6 showing off their dances moves today in PE.
Read More...Investigating Victorian mining artefacts.
Read More...Reception are thoroughly enjoying their dance lessons this half term.
Read More...Promoting reading for pleasure with our youngest children.
Read More...Well we are back after our Easter break and the children in Reception ‘wowed’ us with their writing!
Read More...Year 3 visited Beamish Museum to learn about mining in Victorian times.
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