The Arts

We spent a long time designing and practising our Anglo Saxon board games so we could teach our parents during our Sharing Assembly. We spent a long time adding our Anglo Saxon art using Celtic Cross influences and knot art.

On Monday the school choir spent their day at the Sage Gateshead to have their final practise for the concert which was held for the public on the evening. A truly breath-taking concert featuring 400 fantastic voices from North East Primary Schools, joined by pupils from the ‘Bommel Musical Theatr

We were lucky enough to have Clare from Chase Park come in to nursery and speak to us about mini-beasts. We talked about spiders, bees, ladybirds and much more. Then we made a bug hotel outside. A few days later we made some fat balls for the birds so that they would have something to eat over the w

We all took part in Children in Need in nursery. We enjoyed painting pictures of Pudsey, playing games and making Pudsey crafts.

5G this week got to explore Chase Park inconjunction with its relaunch, Heritage Lottery Funding and Gateshead Council. Working with local artist Sara Cooper, we made live walking maps, collected leaf samples, made rubbings, measured the trees using our arms and visited some of the features and art

As Britain fell silent at 11am on Sunday to mark 100 years since the end of World War One, so did pupils and staff from Front Street. In London the Prince of Wales lead the tributes, laying a wreath at the Cenotaph on behalf of his mother for the second year in a row; in Whickham, pupils from school

After seeing so many fireworks on 5th Nov we had lots of fun making, drawing band painting some of our own. Article 28

Today we talked about why so many people are wearing poppies. Some of us had some on our coats. Some of us have seen people on the telly wearing them. It was an interesting discussion. Then we made our own poppy field using the paint. Article 28.

Our first Book Swap was a real success. The children really enjoyed being able to get an almost brand new book for FREE! Next half term there will be another chance, so if you missed out this time, don’t worry!  

Reception have celebrated the end of their Super Me topic today! Everyone dresssed up as their superhero for our sharing assembly. We made capes, masks and necklaces with our grown up and sang our superhero songs. We have swapped our books with friends for the book swap day and had a special tuck sh