We took part in the whole school careers day. Lots of businesses and people with interesting careers came and joined us for the day. We have been learning about civil engineers and their role in building bridges, I’m sure you’ll agree our bridges were much better than any you see on your travels! We looked at the world of advertising through the use of media videos and green screen. The children enjoyed watching Mrs Chisholm discover her new career, she is obviously wasted as a Teacher and needs to be on the big screen!! We also looked at Halfords and their cars and what they do everyday. We found today very interesting and we now have lots of fun ideas and goals for our future – watch this space!
Today we were lucky enough to have a truly memorable visit from the author Stuart Reid. He read from his books and we helped him to reenact his favourite ( but disgusting !) parts. I think we have all been inspired to follow our passions and write about what makes us happy and makes us laugh!
Well done to the children in Reception who entered the competition to design a new superhero and were given a ‘Young Writers’ award! They were amazing and are now going to be published in a book this summer! We are so proud of you.
Today we have been learning all about the different parts of a plant and their jobs. We looked at a Lilly and cut it up to be able to see inside and this helped us to understand how it worked.
Upper KS2 had a super fun afternoon with our OPAL equipment today. We made trains in our junk yard area, found some interesting rocks in our mud area and practiced our ball skills on the MUGA.
Our theme this half term has been ‘Law and Order’ and we have considered what makes a good leader and why we need leaders. We have learned about the meaning of democracy and identified examples both locally and nationally. We have also explored the importance of rules. At the end of our theme we went Global and learned about pacifism, the belief that conflicts should be settled in a peaceful way. The word (but not the concept) is only a century old, being first used in 1902 at the 10th International Peace Conference. We watched a ‘Peace Day’ video from the International Peace Conference and it inspired us to make our own ‘Peace Day’ video.
Is your child eligible for free school meals? Check out the activities South Tyneside Council have available throughout the Easter holidays. Scan the QR code on the leaflet to look through the different events and book places before they’re full. Spaces are limited.
