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  • 07/12/23

    Reception Visit to Crawcrook Library

    Today, Reception class visited Crawcrook library and joined in with lots of Christmas-themed activities. We met Kyle who works in the library. He read us two fantastic Christmas-themed stories which we all enjoyed. Then we showed our brilliant singing to Kyle by singing some Christmas songs with him...
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  • 06/12/23

    Reception Visit to St John's Church

    This morning, Reception class enjoyed a visit to our village church to find out why it is a special building in our community and to learn more about the first Christmas. Rev. Tom met us at the church and talked to us about why the Bible is a special book, and he read us some of the Christmas story...
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  • 28/11/23

    Anti-Bullying Week – Make Some Noise!

    The theme of this year’s Anti-Bullying Week was Make Some Noise and during the week we encouraged the children to make some noise by discussing what bullying is, what we can do to make sure bullying doesn’t happen at our school and what the children’s should do if they experience b...
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  • 26/11/23

    Year 1 Village Walk

    In Geography this half term we have been learning about our locality. As part of this unit we went on a village walk around Greenside. The children used their observational skills to identify human and physical features such as houses, the gym and the war memorial. Despite the rain, Year 1 thoroughl...
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  • 18/11/23

    Investigating Gears

    Year 5 used their investigation skills to make gears during a science lesson. The children investigated how changing variables affects the way in which the gears move.  
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  • 18/11/23

    KS2 Choir at the Community Centre Fair

    Well done to our KS2 Choir who sang beautifully at the opening of the Community Centre Fair today. There were so many lovely comments from parents, members of the audience and the organisers of the fair. Thank you to Mrs Moir and the children for all their hard work in Choir each Friday and for bein...
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  • 16/11/23

    Year 3 Visit the Great North Museum

    Year 3 had a fantastic day at the Great North Museum. In the morning, they completed a range of activities in the Ancient Egyptian Gallery which included learning about the Book of the Dead, cracking codes in hieroglyphics, dressing up in costumes, building pyramids and more. They then explored a...
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  • 16/11/23

    Reception Visit to the Discovery Museum - Old and New Toys

    Today, Reception class visited The Discovery Museum and took part in a workshop called “Lost in the Toy Museum”. We followed clues to look for lost toys and handled artefacts from the past. We investigated how toys have changed over time and made our own replica of an old toy called a th...
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  • 10/11/23

    Remembrance Reflections

      The whole school paused for Remembrance on Friday 10th November. Children in school attended a Remembrance assembly and Year 5/6 paid their respects at the war memorial by reading poems, holding a silence and taking time to read the information cards around the memorial, finding out abo...
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  • 09/11/23

    Year 6 at Newcastle Central Mosque

    After learning about Islam in their RE sessions last half term, Year 6 had the opportunity to visit Newcastle Central Mosque. When we arrived, we were greeted by Brother Khadim who welcomed us into the Mosque. He talked to us about the features of the Mosque and the five pillars of Islam which the c...
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  • 09/11/23

    Year 6 Visit The Victoria Tunnel

    After our visit to the Mosque and a quick lunch break, Year 6 headed to Ouseburn to The Victoria Tunnel to support the children’s learning in their history unit of World War Two. The Victoria Tunnel is a preserved 19th-century waggonway under Newcastle, stretching from the Town Moor to the...
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  • 09/11/23

    Year 4 Life on the Wall!

    In Year 4 this term, we have been learning all about the Romans and what life would’ve been like in Roman Britain. To bring our learning to life, the children were able to visit two Roman forts at Vindolanda and Housesteads. Our morning began with an investigative look around Vindolanda where...
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