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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Secret 'Room on the Broom' Spell in Reception
Fri 04 Dec 2020A huge old spell book appeared in the Reception classroom on Monday with a shopping list and recipe inside. All of these things were from the witch in the book, ‘Room on the Broom’. Each day that the children worked hard, they were rewarded with one of the ingredients from the list. At the end of the week they had all the ingredients they needed and then followed the recipe to find out what it was. If your child is in Reception, please ask them to tell you all about the recipe from the witch in ‘Room on the Broom’!
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Year 6 Interactive Poetry Lesson
Fri 04 Dec 2020Year 6 used the Seesaw App for an interactive English lesson. The children read aloud the National Poetry week poem, 'Refugees’ by Brian Bilston and then answered questions about it. They then explored the stereotypes used by the poet, which led to a fantastic discussion surrounding why refugees leave their own country to move to a different one. After the discussion, they read the poem backwards and, to their surprise, it changed the meaning of the poem altogether! They used Seesaw to capture their thoughts and discussions about the more caring meaning that they discovered in the poem when they read it in reverse.
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'Stick Man' Activities in Nursery
Fri 04 Dec 2020Nursery have been learning about the book, ‘Stick Man’ this week. Their activities have included: making their own Stick Man, making a collage out of natural materials and figuring out how to rescue Stick Man from out of the ice.
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Y2 Vincent Van Gough Inspired Collages
Fri 04 Dec 2020In their art lesson this week, Year 2 have been thinking about the textures in Van Gogh’s ‘Fishing Boats on the Beach at Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer’. They each made a collage to represent the different textures that they found in the painting. They used some interesting materials such as lentils and rice which helped them to explore the textures in an unusual way.
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Reading Advent Calendar
Fri 04 Dec 2020The countdown to Christmas is under way! The Christmas decorations are up and classes across the school have been enjoying their daily Reading Advent Calendar. Everyday, waiting behind a door, is a seasonal reading surprise for the children so that they can enjoy listening to festive poems and classic Christmas stories with their class. Be sure to ask your child about the stories they have listened to this week!
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New Modern Foreign Language Hub
Mon 30 Nov 2020Throckley Primary is pleased to be a member of the new MFL Network for teachers and schools in Newcastle. Mr Reid Milligan is the first leader of the new network and he is looking forward to bringing together the abundance of talent, resources and passionate practitioners in and around the city. Please follow this link to the network's website.
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Y4 Science Lesson About the Digestive System
Fri 27 Nov 2020Year 4 loved investigating the digestive system in science this week. They used plastic bags to break down the food like a stomach would, then pushed the food through a pair of tights to mimic our intestines. They squeezed out the liquid which showed nutrients being delivered to the body and finally snipped a hole in the tights to show any waste leaving the body.
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Year 3 Persuasive Writing
Fri 27 Nov 2020This week, year 3 have been writing to persuade. They researched adverts from a range of different newspapers to gain a broad overview and to identify the specific language features they liked. They then used this knowledge to help them to create their own advert for a product they wanted to sell!
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Launch of Our New Website!
Fri 27 Nov 2020We hope you like our new website which is full of useful information such as:
· Who’s Who
· School calendar and term dates
· Policies
· Menus
· PTFA News
Additionally, the Latest News section and Twitter feed will keep you up to date with all of the exciting things that are happening in school. We are particularly proud of our Curriculum section which gives you comprehensive information about our purposeful and empowering curriculum and how it prepares learners for the next steps in their school career and opens doors for them to the wider world. Please be sure to visit this section for an overview of the areas of study in each year group (and to see the lovely animations!).
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Year 6 Science Lesson About the Circulatory System
Fri 27 Nov 2020As part of our studies in ‘Animals, including humans’, Year 6 have been investigating the human circulatory system and the functionality of the human heart. The pupils covered a range of science skills when they took a (very!) close look at an ox's heart. As the heart of an ox is similar to that of a human, the dissection gave the children a real insight into the human circulatory system. The Throckley scientists carried out a careful risk assessment to ensure that everyone stayed safe during the lesson. At first, some of the children were a little nervous about getting so close to a real animal heart, but once they got started, they were fine, and it was interesting for them to see such a vital organ up close. Before the teacher did any dissection, the class observed the external appearance of the heart and observed that muscle is red, and fat is white. Then, the teacher – very carefully – sliced the heart open so that the children could identify and discuss the important sections of the heart.