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Y3 Museum Visit

Y3 Museum Visit

On Tuesday morning, Y3 visited the Great North Museum to see the Egyptian exhibition. We got to see a real mummy, journey through the afterlife, see a replicate of the Rosetta Stone. We even got a chance to visit the Stone Age exhibit and the gems and fossils too.

Dance Festival 2023

Dance Festival 2023

Today our Year 3 and Year 4 classes performed at the Gateshead Schools Dance Festival. They opened the show with a fantastic dance to Believer. All the effort that has gone into each PE lesson was worth it for every child to have this experience. We are so proud of...

The River Tyne

The River Tyne

We have been learning about the River Tyne. We have drawn maps, identified settlements along the river and looked at the uses of the river. We have published our work in the form of a double page spread.

Children’s Mental Health Week

Children’s Mental Health Week

It is so important to look after our own mental health. This week, we have completed a Mood Booster and learnt a line dance, meditated and had a go at some yoga. This all helped us feel happy on the inside!

Bird Workshop

Bird Workshop

Today we had a visit from Miss Bell who told us all about birds. We became bird experts, identifying their features, colours and their song. We even got the chance to use binoculars to help spot any birds in the school field.

Stone Age Stew

Stone Age Stew

Last week, as part of our Technology work, we made Stone Age stew! We learnt how to chop the vegetables carefully with a knife. Some of them were a bit tough. Once it had cooked in the slow cooker we finally got a taste!

Gymnastics

Gymnastics

Our PE lesson today was all about asymmetry. We create asymmetrical balances on our own and then with partners. We also created short gymnastic sequences. To be excellent gymnasts, we hold our balances for 4 seconds and extend our fingers and toes. "Gymnastics makes...

3D Shapes

3D Shapes

Today we looked at 3D shapes. We counted their faces, edges and vertices. Then we tried to make a 3D shape with playdough. It was easy to make the curved faces but it was tricky to get the flat faces. Eventually, we had a playdough shape that we could describe.