Year 1

Year One have been busy creating moving pictures in their Design Technology classes this term. After designing their pictures to meet a set of criteria which included adding one or more moving mechanism; drawing a subject that would appeal to younger children and...

Here are a sample of the model lighthouses made on our recent visit to Souter Lighthouse. The children created a switch which completes an electrical circuit and lights up the bulb so they can switch the light on and off. They decorated their model lighthouses to...

Year One went on a tree hunt around the our wonderful school grounds and using the leaves alone they were able to identify a great number of common British trees growing there. In the Key Stage One playground there are many oak trees and a beautiful Hawthorne still in...

What fun we had visiting Souter Lighthouse! It was so interesting finding out what life was like when lighthouse keepers and their families lived on site and about how the lighthouse worked to warn ships that the dangerous North East coast was so near. We were invited...

Well what have Year One been up to in our science lessons lately? Well they have been looking at plant life and as part of this they have been growing broad beans in the classroom over a six week period. Keeping diaries of the growth of their plants from seed,...

Year One have been creating some rather colourful fish as part of their Art and Design lessons focusing specifically on 3D modelling. Using two litre plastic bottles (thanks you to parents and grandparents who collected them for us) the bodies were shaped and formed....

Our recent trip to the Hall Hill Farm was really interesting and of course educational and what a glorious spring day it turned out to be! We enjoyed feeding the animals in pens and finding out about them thanks to our informative guide, Rosie. As you can see by the...

Year One performed their class assembly to gathered school friends, teachers and teaching assistants parents and grandparents. They guided the audience through what makes a balanced diet and why all of us should be aiming to consume a variety of fruits and vegetables...