Miscellaneous

Reception have been learning about and celebrating Chinese New Year. We have found out about the story of Chinese New Year and the order of the animals. We figured out which animal represented the year the children were born as well as the reception teachers! We also know that 2020 is the year of th

We were so lucky today to have Raya’s mum in our class to talk to us about her job as a nurse. We learnt about the job she does, the equipment she uses and what she loves about her job.

We have been learning about how cam mechanisms work. We learned about cams and followers, and tested our own ideas to see how they worked. We also learned about the history of cams, and where they are used today.

We created self portraits inspired by Roy Lichtenstein, the Pop Artist, who used bold primary colours and patterns of dots to give a ‘comic book’ style to his work. Can you spot anyone you know?

We’ve learned various hockey skills this term. Before our sessions, we took turns creating warm up routines and leading the class through them. Articles 29, 31

Our kitchen team are simply amazing and made a splendid lunch for all to enjoy, yesterday. Thank you for all of your hard work. The children loved their lunch (and staff too!). Article 24, 31.

In Year 5, we’ve been learning to play the glockenspiels. We’ve also been using them (and online programs) to help us compose our own music. Look out for us headlining Glastonbury in a few years! UNCRC Articles 28, 29 and 31

RE teachers, specialists and school leaders from all over Gateshead met recently for the SACRE RE Conference. Our RE ambassadors gave a presentation they had written about the job they do at Front Street. They were calm and confident, even taking questions from the audience! Afterwards, lots of the

In Year 5 we’ve been developing our programming and debugging skills using the Sphero robots. We made them move, make sounds and even speak!

The lunch staff have worked their magic again and made all the children some lovely treats for their dinner today! In true Children in Need style our dinner staff have also dressed up for the day!   Article 1,4,6,28.