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• Tuesday 27 October 2026 Do you wanna build a scarecrows? While visiting Hall Hill Farm, the children of Reception had the opportunity to build their own scarecrows. The children worked in pairs and teams, gathered the clothing they needed and then began stuffing it with hay.
• Monday 26 October 2026 Reception visit Hall Hill Farm The children in Reception have had a wonderful visit to Hall Hill Farm. We were introduce to a wide range of farm animals, explored where they live, learned about what they eat and drink and can now name different parts of animals.
• Thursday 22 October 2026 Reception make pumpkin soup After reading the story 'Pumpkin Soup', the children in Reception became chefs and worked as a team to prepare, cut and cook their own pumpkin soup (with the support of the adults).
• Tuesday 20 October 2026 Silver Class - Wrekenton Library - October 2026 To tie in with our story Little Red Reading Hood, Silver Class visited Wrekenton Library to learn how library works. We discovered how books are organised and how libraries help the community. We enjoyed exploring the library, finding out how to borrow books and develop our love of reading even further.
• Tuesday 20 October 2026 Year 3/4 - No Outsiders - Autumn 2026
• Tuesday 20 October 2026 Silver Class - Black History Month - October 2026 This month Silver Class celebrated Black History by looking at the achievements of Barack Obama. We created posters showing his famous sayings and created a large mural of him to show our admiration.
• Friday 16 October 2026 Orange Class Saltwell Park Orange Class had a brilliant time at Saltwell Park looking at Saltwell Towers and how the building has been repurposed. We have used this to inspire our non-fiction writing.
• Friday 16 October 2026 Afternoon Nursery-Spooky Animal Party! The children had a wonderful surprise when Wizard Martin and Witch Dawn came to visit! They told us a story all about their spooky spell party and the animals that came to visit. The children got to meet and handle the animals. They were all fantastic at listening to the facts about each creature and handling them with care! Our incredible Nursery children even performed some magic tricks! A fantastic and spooky time was had by all!
• Friday 16 October 2026 Morning Nursery- Spooky Spell Party! The children had a wonderful surprise when Wizard Martin and Witch Dawn came to visit! They told us a story all about their spooky spell party and the animals that came to visit. The children got to meet and handle the animals. They were all fantastic at listening to the facts about each creature and handling them with care! Our incredible Nursery children even performed some magic tricks! A fantastic and spooky time was had by all!
• Wednesday 14 October 2026 Year 6- Ford Castle- October 2026 Have a look at some more photos of the fantastic year 6 children taking part in lots of different activities during their time at Ford Castle.
• Tuesday 13 October 2026 Who can help the Little Red Hen ... Reception can! The children have been reading the story of 'The Little Red hen' this week and have put on their baker hats to create their very one bread buns.
• Monday 12 October 2026 Nursery Hedgehog Bread! The children in Nursery read the story 'The Happy Hedgehog Band'. They made their own hedgehogs from bread dough, baked and ate them.....yum, yum! The children worked hard to follow instructions, count ingredients and watched how they changed during the cooking process. They all tried the their bread. It was delicious!
• Friday 9 October 2026 Year 5/6 History Source Work
• Friday 9 October 2026 Parachute PE in Nursery! The children in morning Nursery have loved working in the large school hall to complete lots of physical activities. Their favourite has been using the parachute to complete different games, working on their physical development as well as their listening and attention.
• Tuesday 6 October 2026 Autumn Time in Nursery! The children in Nursery have been exploring the seasonal changes that take place in Autumn. They have observed changes in the outdoor area and completed lots of activities inspired by Autumn trees and leaves.
• Wednesday 30 September 2026 Orange Class phases of the moon
• Monday 28 September 2026 Year 5/6 - Turquoise Visit Saltwell Park Pupils in Turquoise class visited Saltwell Park today to look at Saltwell Towers and all of the features of the park that draw in local and regional visitors.
• Monday 28 September 2026 Year 5/6 No Outsiders - And Tango Makes Three
• Friday 25 September 2026 Reception's September Multi-skills event The Reception children have have an amazing time at the multi-skills event this month. the Disney themed games, activities and music created a magical experience for all involved. Not only did the children show their determination in taking on new challenges, but they supported and encouraged each other throughout the afternoon. Organiser of the event were so impressed that they awarded Fell Dyke with the Honesty Award and badges for showing values associated with sports and sporting events. Well Done Reception!!
• Friday 25 September 2026 Nursery Super Stars! The children in Nursery have made a fabulous start to the new academic year! They have had lots of fun exploring their new environment and learning the rules and routines. They have shared things they know about themselves and their families and started to develop new friendships. They are trying hard to take care of their classroom and each other. Well done Nursery!
• Tuesday 15 September 2026 Reception's first weeks It has been a wonderfully busy time in Reception over the past 2 weeks. The children have settled into the routines of the classroom and the school day quickly. They are developing relationships with their peers and teachers, and have had a lot of fun exploring all of the new areas and activities available to them inside and outside of the classroom.
• Friday 11 September 2026 Year 1 No Outsiders - Bathe the cat The children in Pink Class read the story Bathe the cat. They thought it was such a silly story when the characters were all doing the wrong things because they weren't working together. They decided it was very important to work together as a team to get jobs done. The children then drew pictures of things they did with other that showed working together.
• Friday 11 September 2026 Welcome to Pink Class The children in Year 1 have had an excellent start to life in Pink Class.
• Thursday 10 September 2026 Brilliant Bronze! The children in Bronze class have had a brilliant start to Year 2. They have quickly learned the routines of the classroom and are demonstrating our values of being respectful, committed and safe. The children have already shown that they can work as a team and be kind and considerate. They have worked hard with their writing of Jack and the Beanstalk and done some fantastic counting in 10's in maths. A great start to the year!
• Friday 17 July 2026 Reception's pirate party Reception staff and children have had a wonderful year and thoroughly enjoyed their last hurrah in the form of our pirate party.
• Monday 13 July 2026 Y5/6 End of Year Show: Cinderella & Rockerfella The Year 5 and 6 production of Cinderella and Rockefella was a tremendous success and a wonderful celebration of the pupils' talents. The standard of singing was exceptional throughout, with confident performances and impressive enthusiasm, while the acting brought humour, energy and personality to every scene.
• Friday 10 July 2026 Reception's Sports Day All of the children had an amazing time at this year's sports day. They gave every activity 100% effort and had so much fun while doing it. Thank you to the parents who came along to watch.
• Wednesday 17 June 2026 Nursery Tiny Tweeties Session-Seaside and Pirates Nursery have had a wonderful day singing and dancing with Rachel and Chris from 'Tiny Tweeties'. We sang lots of songs linked to the seaside and pirates. We learnt new vocabulary, followed the rhythm of the music and showed off our fantastic singing skills. The children had so much fun using their imagination and pretending to be pirates. We will continue our learning on pirates and journeys by sea over the next few weeks.
• Wednesday 17 June 2026 Reception's beach visit To round off our visit to Tynemouth Aquarium and reward the children for all of their hard work, we took a trip down to the beach. The children happily played together, digging for treasure, building sand castles, burying each other and digging some very large holes.
• Friday 12 June 2026 Reception's Rockpool experience Reception took part in a Rockpool experience while visiting Tynemouth Aquarium. We were taught how rockpools are formed, the types of creatures that you might find in a rockpool and had the opportunity to touch starfish and a sea urchin.

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