Year 1

This week, Front Street had a special visit from Gateshead Football Club and their FA Trophy, which they won at Wembley last month! Tony, one of the Directors of Gateshead Football Club told the children about the club, their games and how they managed to win the overall trophy. Each year group were

Our History Ambassadors spent the morning with Local Historian Richard Pears, who took them on a history tour around the village. During our walk, we learned all sorts of interesting facts about Whickham’s history. Did you know “Whickham” is Anglo-Saxon, meaning “estate with a quickset hedge”?

French club have had a fantastic time during their topic on Superheroes!

At Front Street, our children are encouraged to develop a greater understanding and knowledge of the world, as well as their place in it. Our curriculum helps to provoke and provide answers about the natural and human aspects of the world and encourages the children to ‘think like a Geographer.’

Over the last few weeks, year 2 have been working hard to write information leaflets all about African animals. Today we shared our leaflets with year 1 so that they could also learn all about Africa.

A beautiful selection of bookmarks were created last week for our World Book Day competition here is a sample, plus some of our winners!

Thank you to all the parents and carers who came to our sharing assembly on the great fire of Gateshead and Newcastle. The children had a wonderful time. This afternoon we spent time in R.E learning about the festival of Purim and the children made braggers. Article 28    

This morning a group of year one children went to Gateshead Power League to take part in the Gateshead SSP Girls Football Festival. They took part in team games, dribbling, running, taking penalties, relay races and passing to each other. All of the girls had a brilliant morning and their behaviour

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