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- 14/06/21
Holy Island | Group 3/8
This week, Groups 3 and 8 went on a joint trip to Lindisfarne. The weather stayed good for long enough so we could enjoy a full day exploring the beach and the village.Read Full Story - 04/06/21
How we Change as we Grow | PSHE
During PSHE lessons, Group 2 are looking at how we change as we grow. The group all brought in a photo from when they were a baby or a toddler and we discussed the changes. We talked about how we have physically changed such as growing taller, hair is longer, hands are bigger and shoe size has incre...Read Full Story - 27/05/21
Mental Health Awareness Week | Group 2
As part of Mental Health Awareness week, Group 2 looked at various activities to get close to nature. Being outside has many benefits and we looked at the different things that we can do such as planting different things, looking at wildlife, playing sports outside.Read Full Story - 25/05/21
A load of ‘Knitt Wits’
Group 4 have stepped up the mindfulness game for ‘Mental Health Awareness Week’ by learning the relaxing skill of finger knitting and what started out as a relaxing activity soon escalated into something bigger with them combining their efforts to produce knitting over 44 meters long. We...Read Full Story - 20/05/21
Mental Health Awareness Week | Group 3
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, Group 3 went on a Nature Walk to the Dene. We collected lots of petals, feathers and leaves and took them back to school to turn into pieces of art.Read Full Story - 18/05/21
Mental Health Awareness Week
In PSHE this week we have focused on the topic of mental health. During each lesson, we have discussed the meaning of mental health and how we can achieve good mental health whilst in school and at home.Read Full Story - 18/05/21
Mental Health Week | Group 6 | Blaydon Burn
This week, Group 6 took a trip out to Blaydon Burn for fieldcraft lessons as part of Mental Health Week.Read Full Story - 18/11/20
Persuasive Writers
Group 3 are learning how to write persuasively in their English lessons. We have been focussing on the topic of plastic pollution and were shocked to read about how devastating plastic can be for our environment. However, we were also impressed by the many uses of plastic.Read Full Story - 28/10/20
Lessons in Gravity
As part of their science studies, Key Stage 3 learners have been learning all about gravity. As part of the day’s activity, learners competed in a practical experiment to protect an egg from a 7 foot drop. The teams were given a variety of materials and free reign to do whatever they wanted wi...Read Full Story - 19/10/20
Archery Skills
Group 6 spent their PE lesson learning all about Archery with Mr Clyde. The class were taught all about how to hold bows, as well as aim and shoot arrows. We also went through the safety steps of being able to use an archery range.Read Full Story - 12/10/20
Mount Vesuvius | Dear Diary
Remote Learning Legend! Well done Kai for this amazing diary entry of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD.Read Full Story - 05/10/20
The Meaning of Resilience
During this week’s PSHE lesson Group 6 were learning about good mental health and developing our resilience. We discussed some of our personal stressors and gave each other advice on how to potentially overcome them. The focus was on trying to be more optimistic in our day to day. Remembe...Read Full Story