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Thursday 15 January 2026 Reception's Multi-skills event Some of the Reception children visited Gateshead Stadium to take part in a multi-skills PE event.
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Friday 9 January 2026 Orange Class Soup Making Orange class had a lovely morning making seasonal soup for our Design Technology unit. We explored a range of chopping skills and our eyes were very sore after cutting all those onions!
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Friday 9 January 2026 Purple Class Live Tales Last half term Purple Class visited the Live Theatre in Newcastle to take part in a creative writing workshop. They worked alongside a writer, editor and illustrator to create their own unique story and character.
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Friday 9 January 2026 Year 3 - September 25- Design and Technology In design and technology, the children have been designing, making and evaluating a sandwich to meet a specific brief. They have enjoyed applying all of the skills they have learned, including: cutting, grating and slicing. Everyone agreed being able to taste it at the end was the best part!
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Friday 9 January 2026 Year 3- January 2026- PE In PE, this half term Jade Class are doing ‘outdoors and adventurous'. This week we have been working on our team work skills.
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Friday 9 January 2026 Year 3 -November 25- Stone Age to Iron Age Workshop Jade Class loved learning about the Stone Age to Iron Age. They had a special visitor who taught them all about how life changed during this time period. Ask them to tell you some of the facts they have learned.
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Wednesday 7 January 2026 Bronze class and the Tin Forest Our new text in Bronze class this half term is 'The Tin Forest' by Helen Ward. Before we even read the book we made some pictures of tin forests using our creative skills. We discussed whether we would like to live in a tin forest and what the positives and negatives would be of living in a forest made of metal!
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Wednesday 7 January 2026 Tasty Soup Making In December Purple class made some tasty soup dishes. We used a step-by-step method and seasonal ingredients to create their dish. The children took their soups home and rated them. We got some great reviews!
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Friday 19 December 2025 It’s Christmas…! The children in Blue, Pink and Bronze classes enjoyed a fantastic Christmas party! There was singing, dancing, party games, party food and the arrival of a very special visitor…
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Friday 19 December 2025 Reception's Autumn celebrations The children in Reception have been working incredibly hard this autumn term to achieve a range of awards, including 'Excellent Behaviour' certificates, Power of the Letter and our Bronze multiplication badges. The children also try to impress our class bears Rainbow Bear and Buddy Bear, with the hope that they will be chosen to take a bear home for the weekend.
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Friday 19 December 2025 Reception Christmas Stay and Play Reception staff would like to say a big thank you to all of the parents who attended our Christmas stay and play event. I know the children love to show you what they can do and all that they have learnt so far in their Reception journey.
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Tuesday 16 December 2025 Nursery Christmas Party! The children had lots of fun at our Christmas party! They enjoyed dancing together, playing games and eating party food. The most special surprise was a visit from Santa who brought everyone a gift for their excellent behaviour in Nursery!
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Tuesday 9 December 2025 Christmas Lunch 2025 Thank you to Mrs Atherton and her team for cooking a delicious festive meal for the children at Fell Dyke today. Also, a big thank you to all of the staff who made sure the feast ran smoothly. We all had full bellies and happy faces afterwards and it was a great way to start the festivities.
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Monday 8 December 2025 Nursery Christmas Stay and Play Our Nursery children had a wonderful day sharing their learning environment with their families! They completed different Christmas themed games and activities and sang some Christmas songs too!
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Wednesday 3 December 2025 Tiny Tweeties at Christmas Tiny Tweeties visited Reception this half term and taught us some brand new songs all about Winter and Christmas. We followed the actions, dance routines and played musical instruments in time to the music. One of the children even got to have a ride in Santa's sleigh. We always have so much fun with Rachael and Chris and look forward to seeing them again in Spring and Summer.
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Wednesday 3 December 2025 It's Christmas time... The children in Reception were given the very important job of decorating the school foyer tree. They worked hard together to spread out all of the branches and to use their fine motor skills to hang each bauble carefully. Our theme this year is red, gold and green and Reception have done a fantastic job. Check out our photos...
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Friday 28 November 2025 Afternoon Nursery Christmas with Tiny Tweeties The children had a great time getting into the Christmas Spirit with our friends from Tiny Tweeties this week. They sang, danced and play instruments along to different Christmas songs. Let the festivities begin!
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Friday 28 November 2025 Morning Nursery Christmas with Tiny Tweeties The children had a fantastic time getting into the Christmas spirit this week with our friends from Tiny Tweeties. They sang, danced and played instruments along to different Christmas songs. We can't wait to continue our celebrations over the next few weeks.
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Wednesday 26 November 2025 Bronze class visit the Quayside As part of our geography learning this term, Bronze class visited Newcastle/Gateshead Quayside. We crossed over the Millennium Bridge to Newcastle and spotted all the bridges and buildings we had been learning about in the classroom.
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Tuesday 25 November 2025 Year 1/2 Visit to the Quayside The children in Pink and Blue class travelled to the Quayside. They used public transport and were fantastic all morning, showcasing just how fabulous the children at our school are. Members of the public commented on how excellently behaved they were when travelling on the bus.
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Monday 24 November 2025 Nursery- Super Snowday! The Nursery children loved exploring the outdoor area following last week's snow! They noticed different sounds and textures as they ran through the garden and made snowballs.
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Monday 24 November 2025 Nursery Pennies for Pudsey The children in Nursery had a wonderful time raising money for Children in Need.
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Monday 24 November 2025 Orange class - Live Tales Orange class had a wonderful trip to the Live Theatre on the Quayside. They took part in a creative writing workshop where they created an amazing story as a class and then finished it off independently. The editor was very impressed with their imagination and creativity!
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Monday 17 November 2025 Meet the Author The children in Years 1 and 2 were very excited to meet the author, Kate Rolfe, in school this week! Kate shared two of her books with us: Wolf and Bear and Wiggling Words and spoke to us about the process she went through to write them. After sharing how her book, Wiggling Words, started with the illustrations made from letters, we had a go ourselves at creating our own illustrations from letters. We then had a Q & A session with Kate before she signed copies of her book for some of the children. What a treat!
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Monday 17 November 2025 Diwali 2025 in Reception The children in Reception learnt all about the festival of light Diwali - a Hindu celebration. They explored a range of rangoli patterns before making their own using coloured sand and glue. They read the story of Rama and Sita before re-enacting with puppets. We explored mehndi patterns and made our own after cutting out templates of hands plus a lot more fun and engaging activities.
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Monday 10 November 2025 Reception's trip to Hall Hill Farm Reception had a wonderful time visiting Hall Hill Farm. We were able to see and feed a range of animals - pigs, cows, llamas, alpacas, wallabies, sheep and goats to name just a few.
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Wednesday 5 November 2025 Super STEMFest Turquoise Class had a great time at STEMFest this year. We explored many job roles, which are local to us. We asked lots of questions and took part in many different activities.
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Wednesday 5 November 2025 Year 3 - November 2025 - Jade Class PE Jade Class have loved their first PE lesson this week. They are very excited to learn all about gymnastics and create some routines together. Have a look at some of their skills.
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Wednesday 5 November 2025 Spooky season in Reception The children in Reception have had a wonderful time exploring Halloween and Autumn in all of its glory.
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Friday 24 October 2025 Nursery's Spooky Fun! The children have had a great week with some spooky activities. They loved exploring the gloop and describing how it felt. They got very creative both indoors and outdoors and especially enjoyed making a Halloween treat to take home. Happy Half term everyone!