Archive of Latest News
Latest news is now shared via our Head Teacher blog which is published in the Parents section of the website. Please also visit our Twitter feed for a window into our curriculum offer and to see the purposeful and memorable learning experiences in each year group. Our Twitter feed can be accessed on the Home page of our website or by clicking on the Twitter icon in the top left corner of this page.
Please find below an archive of the news stories that we published before we started to use Twitter.
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Year 5 OWL Trust Rugby League Festival
Fri 11 Oct 2019Children in the Year 5 classes have been receiving rugby coaching this term from the Newcastle Thunder Rugby League Club. All of their learning was put to the test today in a festival of rugby which was held at Walbottle Campus. This programme has given the children the opportunity to learn a new sport, meet friends from other local schools and compete on the fantastic new sports pitches at Walbottle Campus. Thank you to Newcastle Thunder for including our school in this project. The Newcastle Thunder Community Coaches are starting a new rugby league team which will train at Walbottle Campus for children who are 7 - 12 years old. If your child is interested in joining this team, please contact Steve Beaty on 07984630083 for more information. -
Y5 WOW Traffic Survey & Air Pollution Monitor Maths Lesson
Fri 11 Oct 2019As part of our Walk to School ‘WOW’ project and year 5’s current maths topic (statistics), we took a trip down to the school gates and conducted a traffic survey on Hexham Road. Our observations found that cars were the most commonly used mode of transport and this is causing many detrimental effects to people’s health and safety in our community. We displayed our results in a table and made several conclusions and comparisons using the data.
In another lesson, we used the data from our Air Pollution Tracker that sits on Hexham Road. We compared the morning data from 18th September (a normal school day) to the data on 20th September when we held our ‘walking bus’ event from Sainsbury’s. The data showed a reduction to the pollution levels from cars and other vehicles. We displayed the data on a line graph like the one in the photograph below to show the difference our walk to school event made. Well done again to everyone who walked to school on that day - we all helped to reduce the pollution levels in our community.
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Y5 at Dilston Physic Garden
Fri 04 Oct 2019In order to explore their class reading book, Year 5 visited Dilston Physic Garden where they enjoyed a magical day experiencing authentic Hogwarts lessons of potions and herbology just like Harry Potter! Each plant in a physic garden has the power to heal or keep you healthy. They learned all about the science of how the plants work and which chemicals act on which body system. Using the plants from the garden, they designed a healing lip balm infused with cherry which they then decorated and brought home to use. The children also took part in a botanical brain booster quiz and had a chance to discover the beautiful garden. The children had a wonderful time learning in the sunshine and fresh air. -
Y4 at Segedunum
Fri 04 Oct 2019As part of their Roman topic, Year 4 visited Segedunum Roman Fort where they trained to be Roman soldiers and had the opportunity to look at Roman artifacts. Throughout the trip, the children thought about their enquiry questions, ’What does it mean to be strong?’ and ’Was the Roman invasion good for Britain?’. While exploring these History questions, they handled Roman artifacts and some equipment which would have been used by Roman soldiers. They also toured the site and completed activities in the museum which helped them to understand the Roman invasion and its consequences. -
National Poetry Day
Fri 04 Oct 2019On Thursday we celebrated National Poetry Day. Each class received a special gift: a wrapped book which had been chosen just for them. The children loved unwrapping their present and sharing the wonderful poems inside. Lots of children rehearsed different extracts and had fun performing them with their friends. Ask your child which poet they focused on. Can they recite any poems for you? -
2019-20 School Council
Fri 04 Oct 2019Year 1 - Year 6 classes have held elections for our School Council for 2019-20. Two children have been elected from each year group and they will have the responsibility of representing the children in their classes in School Council meetings with Miss Liddle. These elections help children to learn about the British value of Democracy and the democratic process and through their representatives, the children in school have a pupil voice. With their classes, the School Council will decide on the projects that they would like to work on throughout the year and they will have the opportunity to present the ideas and opinions from their classes to Mrs Stuart and the Governors. We have also created two new roles of School Sports Captain and Vice-Captain. These children will be responsible for reporting sporting events and announcing sporting awards in assembly. Congratulations to:
Year 1 - Ted & Olivia M
Year 2 - Lydia & Jasmine
Year 3 - Finley & Charlotte
Year 4 - Lillie-Mai & Alfie
Year 5 - Daniel G & Amie
Year 6 - Jack & Abgail
School Sports Captain & Vice Captain - Jack & Elliesue