STEM at Nissan

7th December 2021A Stelling

A fantastic day had by some of our Year 6 children at Nissan. We chatted about STEM careers particularly engineering and have worked as a team as part of a production line. Our visit to the shop floor saw us being introduced to Woody the Robot who drew us some lovely pictures and even wrote some of our names. We have sat in Nissan cars, hammered out dents, picked parts and even tested our reaction time. A fabulous day had by all and the staff at Nissan were very impressed with our behaviour, listening skills and sensible questions.

Cop26 Competition Winners

6th December 2021A Stelling
During COP26 the children took part in assemblies, workshops and discussions about climate change. There were many debates about the causes and solutions. All children were given the opportunity to enter our climate change awareness poster competition. They all did a fabulous job and it was very difficult to choose winners from each key stage.
Well done to everyone and to our key stage winners:

Newcastle University Visit Year 4

18th November 2021A Stelling

Year 4 had a brilliant morning working with Newcastle University discovering more about their science topic about looking after our teeth.

Children discussed teeth type and how sugars in foods and drink effect the mouth. They investigated using dental tools to remove cavities and fill them!

There appears to be many budding dentists and orthodontists among our pupils… watch this space!

EYFS: World Nursery Rhyme Week 2021

17th November 2021A Stelling

Nursery rhymes play an important role in early childhood development and education. As well as being fun they are excellent teaching tools so this week, all of EYFS (Nursery and Reception) have chosen to take part in World Nursery Rhyme Week! On Tuesday16th November 2021, both children and staff got dressed up to mark the occasion and kick off a week of all things Incy Wincy, Humpty Dumpty and Hey Diddle Diddle. Please check out your child’s Tapestry account or Dojo account for any photographs that were taken.

Year 5 Sports Day Race Winners and PE PASSport

20th July 2021A Stelling
The children had a super day competing in a somewhat different Sports Day this year. Congratulations to Readhead who emerged victorious. We managed to have our normal races at the end. Fun was had by all.
PE PASSports were also awarded to our children which demonstrated their commitment to school sport and physical activity. Well done everyone.

Y4 Ancient Greece Day 2021

20th July 2021A Stelling

What a day Y4 had yesterday to bring their topic on Ancient Greece to an end!

Lessons using the Greek Alphabet and Greek Numbers marked the start of the day. Followed by a history of the Greek Olympics and a little bit of research about the coming Modern Olympics starting this week!

The children enjoyed perfecting the skill of discus throwing, javelin and chariot racing – all with a little modern twist.

After all this hard work it was time for a Greek feast! Many of the children tried lots of different delicacies and couldn’t wait to come back for seconds.

This was an absolutely brilliant day, made even better by the effort of the costumes being worn! Well done to all the mums, dads and grown-ups who helped to robe the children. It really did make the day.

We hope you enjoy the photos.

Y4KA Art Exhibition 2021

19th July 2021A Stelling
Way back in October Y4KA had the privilege to work with a fantastic artist. Jane McCracken enjoys working with different mediums and introduced the children to using coloured pens to create their artwork. After overcoming their initial hesitancy, with a lot of encouragement from Jane, of not being able to rub out mistakes, the children did a fantastic job of creating their works of art.
Jane had teamed up with the Born Free Foundation and the Great North Museum (Hancock) to raise awareness of the real threat a lot of animals around the world have of becoming extinct, by creating an exhibition of children’s artwork.
Schools from across the North East and around the world have taken part and now the exhibition is ready at the museum to be viewed.
Excitement does not fully describe how our children were feeling last week when they finally got the chance to not only meet Jane in person for the first time, the art class had been done via zoom, but to see their own piece of artwork on the walls at the Hancock.
The exhibition is open to be viewed across the summer holidays and it would be fabulous for as many of our families as possible could visit the museum to view it.

Digging for Victory

16th July 2021A Stelling

Our Year 5 gardening monitors have cared for our vegetable garden all term and today Mrs Mackay encountered four Year 6 evacuees who needed to be put to work.

The evacuees worked hard digging up the much needed veg for the war effort and were astonished at what Year 5 had grown. Mrs Cunningham (owner of the land) also pitched in and has taken the crop to be made into some stew.
A huge thank you to the Year 5 monitors for their care and diligence this term and of course to the evacuees who worked in hot conditions digging for victory!

Reception Teddy Bear Picnic 2021

14th July 2021A Stelling

Today was a very special day, we got to bring our Teddy Bear’s to school. It was great to introduce our bears to each other and we even got to see our teacher’s favourite bear. We showed our Teddies how much fun we have at school and they even got to see the big hall. We did Teddy Bear Yoga to start off our day and ended the day with a yummy Teddy Bear’s picnic. We can not wait for their next visit!

 

Friends of the Readhead Park: Y4 Bird Box Update

13th July 2021A Stelling

This morning our Y4 pupils delivered their hand made bird boxes to the Friends of the Readhead Park and South Tyneside Council, who will now place them on designated trees around the park. A tree specialist has conducted a survey to say where the boxes would be best situated.

All materials were supplied by the Friends of the Readhead Park and, along with the 26 created for the park, we now have a  number of boxes to be placed around our own outside area too.

This project enriched the pupils’ science curriculum about habitats and many of the children have said this was one of their favourite activities of the year.

The children discovered an area of the park that is ear-marked to become a habitat area for minibeasts and other creatures. Year 4 will now be creating plans and designs which they will send to the developers.

All our bird boxes have a number in “Mortimer Blue” underneath them, can you find all 26?