This half-term, Year 6 are developing their fundamental skills, working particularly on throwing, catching and passing. They are now learning how to use these skills tactically in a range of team games to improve their chances of winning. Lots of determination has been shown and their skills are imp...

Reception were excited to wear non uniform for children in need. We started the day thinking about the question; Who is pudsey bear and how can we show kindness like him? The children knew he was a bear and recognised he was different because he wears a patch. We talked about the meaning of childre...

Which liquid makes the most effective lava lamp? For our enquiry during Science week, the Key Stage 2 children investigated whether acids or alkalis would create the best lava lamps. They used litmus paper to test what type of liquid they had for their lava lamp and what ph level it was. Then the...

Children in Year 6 visited Beamish Museum to learn all about ‘carbon footprints’, as part of their new science topic about Climate Change and Sustainability. The children interviewed the staff and explored the exhibits to identify the carbon footprint in the 1820s and the 1950s and made...

As part of our “Monster Mash-Up Morning”, children from across KS2 visited the Year 3 classroom to take part in two different investigations: Pattern Seeking – Do you get better at collecting potion ingredients the older you get? Identifying and Classifying – How many...