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 Arctic Explorers
Fri 20 Nov 2020This half-term, Year 5 have become Antarctic explorers as they learn all about the continent in their geography lessons. This has been especially exciting as Miss Richardson’s brother, Connor, is currently travelling to Antarctica as part of his job with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS). Because of this, Year 5 have been given exclusive access to videos, photos and lots of information about what makes a successful expedition. BAS have also asked Year 5 to create flags for Antarctica as part of a national competition. The winner will have a photo taken of their flag in Antarctica with the BAS team!
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Mr Reid Milligan's Science Challenge!
Fri 20 Nov 2020Over half term, children from Reception to Year 6 completed Mr Reid Milligan's Science Challenge: how can you propel a foil boat with only washing up liquid? The results were brilliant with a special well done to those of you who tested different designs of boat! The children's video explanations were amazing; they were able to explain their findings confidently and used lots of scientific vocabulary!
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Parent Zone Online Safety Assembly
Fri 13 Nov 2020On Wednesday, Years 3 to 6 had a fun afternoon participating in a live assembly with Google Internet Legends. They covered the different pillars of internet safety together, virtually, over YouTube. This included secure passwords, sharing images, the dangers of phishing, being kind online and being brave to report concerns to an adult.
All the class teachers were able to send in the children's ideas and answers to the presenters, who then gave a shoutout to everyone! Throughout the assembly, the children were looking for hidden letters, which in the end spelt 'INTERLAND.' This is an online safety game that children can access via: https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_uk/interland.
Just before the end of the assembly, the presenters reminded all the children to share their learning with families and friends to help everyone to be safe online. If you would like more support, you can access online safety tips here: https://www.parents.parentzone.org.uk/legendaryparent.
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Remembrance Day
Fri 13 Nov 2020Classes across the school observed Remembrance Day with special activities such as:
- Reception watched 'Poppies' on CBeebies, which is a short, child friendly animation about the war and shows the poppy fields afterwards. They also learned that people wear purple poppies to remember the animals that were involved in the war too. The children’s favourite task was making their own remembrance crosses using cutting skills and placing them in the flower beds beneath Mrs Stuart’s and Mrs Cunningham’s windows.
- Year 1 used a number of different skills including cutting, colouring and drawing, to create a beautiful poppy picture.
- Year 5 investigated how square numbers came to have their name. The children found out that because you multiply a number by itself, you can make squares with four equal sides. Inspired by Remembrance Day, the children created their very own square poppy fields to represent as many square numbers as possible, and then used reasoning and problem-solving skills to calculate the area.
- Year 6 did some work around The ‘Last Post’ in their History lesson. They listened to the music and then discussed the different emotions this evoked. They then analysed the poem ‘In Flanders Fields’, by John Mcrae, before creating a poppy of their own that analysed words which symbolised fallen soldiers.
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Children In Need 2020
Fri 13 Nov 2020Classes across the school have had a relaxing Children In Need day today learning about ways to boost their physical and mental well-being using BBC’s Five to Thrive resources. Five to Thrive is a programme which has been developed to help everyone at school feel healthier and happier. The children have practised mindfulness activities and taken part in growth mindset challenges. They have also had lots of fun in Get Active activities with Mr Meyer.
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'The Light In The Night' in Nursery
Fri 06 Nov 2020Nursery have been reading a special book this week and they have used it for inspiration to create some amazing work. They have used chalk to make pictures of a light that twists and turns, just like in the book. They then used scissors to practise their cutting skills and make lanterns and used counters to place the correct number of teddies in each boat. If your child is in Nursery, please see Tapestry for more photographs.
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Black History Month at Throckley Primary
Fri 06 Nov 2020Children across the school completed age appropriate work to celebrate Black History Month during October. Below are some examples of the exciting learning which took place in the classes:
· Year 1 celebrated Black History Month by learning about the life of Bessie Coleman, the first African-American woman to hold a pilot licence. On paper they wrote down their dreams and what they had learned. They then transformed these into paper aeroplanes!
· Year 4 learned about Diane Abbott for Black History Month. She was the first black female British politician, and is an inspiration to all of us.
· Year 6 looked at the influence of Nelson Mandela. Through learning about Nelson Mandela’s life and some of his most famous quotes, the children wrote an acrostic poem focussing on the great things he achieved.
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Dare To Be Different Day With Haunted House Obstacle Course
Fri 23 Oct 2020We have had so much fun today! Thank you to our parents/carers for all of the amazing costumes. Thank you to the PTFA for organising the day, decorating the dining hall and for providing the prizes. Thank you to Chartwells for a special spooky lunchtime. And last but not least, thank you to Mr Elliott for a really spooky, super fun obstacle course!
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Spooky Potion Lesson in Reception
Fri 23 Oct 2020Reception started spooky writing week with a bang by making potions! Miss McGregor and Mr Metcalf needed apprentices (with witch and wizard hats!). To begin with they filled a glass 1/4 full of water, added food colouring and sparkles then filled the rest of the glass up with vegetable oil. Then we added a vitamin C tablet and said the magic words! Head to Tapestry to see the videos!
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World War 2 History Day in Year 6
Fri 23 Oct 2020On Thursday, Year 6 were transported back to 1939, when World War Two began, to spend a day in the life of an evacuee. During the day, children got to: write a postcard home; shelter from terrifying air raids; listen to the wireless and Chamberlain's speech; protect the school by putting up black outs; recreate propaganda posters for the War Office; and play traditional games from the war.