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Summer 1 – After School Enrichment Clubs

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March 24th, 2023

Summer 1 – After School Enrichment Clubs The Summer 1 after school enrichment club enrolment form has been emailed out to parents. Enrolment is from Monday 27th March 2023 and  closes on Friday 31st March 2023.

Paper copies of the application form are available from the school office. Forms and monies to be put into an envelope with your child’s name on and these will be processed at the office in the order we receive them.

When a club is full you will receive a text to confirm your child’s place, otherwise all text messages will be sent out by Friday 31st March to confirm your child’s place or if

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Colour Mixing Week In Nursery!

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February 3rd, 2023

Colour Mixing Week In Nursery! The Nursery children have enjoying experimenting with colour this week. We have read stories, looked through cellophane circles and explored what happened when we painted our hands different colours and rubbed them together!

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Year 1 Art and Geography 3D Map and Sculptures

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January 27th, 2023

Year 1 Art and Geography 3D Map and Sculptures Year 1 have started our Art and Geography project of making a 3D map of Newcastle using papier-mâché. So far we have a river, a Sage building and developing the landscape. Over the next few weeks we will be developing the landscape using different material linking to our materials topic in Science and creating sculptures linked to our Art unit.

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Year 2 Fire, Fire!

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January 20th, 2023

Year 2 Fire, Fire! The Great Fire of Redesdale Primary!

Year 2 have enjoyed learning about The Great Fire of London. We designed wooden doors, wrote a set of instructions and today we watched as our houses burnt down in a matter of minutes! The children were able to talk about their senses in preparation for their next piece of writing.

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Y3 DT Project Week

avatarLower Key Stage Two
December 21st, 2022

Y3 DT Project Week Year 3 have loved their DT project week learning all about Mechanical Systems: Levers and linkages.

They investigated and evaluated a range of lever systems.  They focused their attention to the purpose of the output and where to place the fixed and loose pivot points.  Some great focus when using craft knives too.  Children then designed a Christmas card with a moving part and used a lever system of their choice to make it work.

 

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Spring 1 – After School Enrichment Clubs

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December 11th, 2022

Spring 1 – After School Enrichment Clubs The after school enrichment clubs for Spring 1 have been emailed to parents and enrolment starts on Tuesday 13th December 2022.

Please print off the enrolment form or collect a paper copy from the school office.

There will be a new lunch time running club for Key Stage 1 on a Wednesday lunch time plus years 3 and 4 can join running this this half term on a Friday lunch time.

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Year 3 Charcoal Project

avatarLower Key Stage Two
October 21st, 2022

Year 3 Charcoal Project Year 3 have been exploring the use of gestural marks created using Charcoal.  Throughout the project children have developed their understanding of creating mood and atmosphere within their work.  Today they created a final masterpiece inspired by artist Heather Hansen.  It was very messy but lots of fun!

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After School Enrichment Clubs – Autumn 2

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October 16th, 2022

After School Enrichment Clubs – Autumn 2 Enrolment for Autumn 2 term after School Enrichment clubs starts from Monday 17th October and closes on Friday 21st October 2022. All parents and carers have been emailed the form and paper copies are available from the school office.

There are 11 different clubs running including three new clubs which have never run before. Mrs Smith and Mr Carruthers are running a Ninja Yoga club for Year 1 and 2 and Mrs Meddour is running a French a club for Year 1 and 2. Mr Shackleton is running a Lego/Vex robotics club for years 3,4,5 and 6.

Football training will run on a Fr

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Year 3 Stone Age Day!

avatarLower Key Stage Two
October 6th, 2022

Year 3 Stone Age Day! Year 3 have been studying the Stone Age in their history lessons.  They enjoyed a great day at the Rising Sun taking part in a range of workshops to deepen their understanding of life in the Stone Age times.  They learnt how to grind wheat, made bread and cooked it on a fire and made shelters!

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Spiral Snails – Year 1 Art

avatarFoundation Stage
June 16th, 2022

Spiral Snails – Year 1 Art In Art, Year 1 have been using pastels and chalks to create Spiral Snails. We have explored making patterns and exploring blending colours.

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