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• Friday 30 January 2026 Year 3 Week 4: Magnet Magic Today in science, our class became magnet investigators as we tested how strong different magnets are. We carried out an exciting experiment to see how far away a magnet could be and still pick up a paper clip.
• Thursday 29 January 2026 Year 4 Hindu Visitor Year 4 were excited to welcome visitor Kirtida Devi Dasi from ISKON Hindu Temple in Newcastle into their classrooms this week. Kirtida talked to the children about Hindu beliefs, performed some music and helped them to do some philosophical thinking. Children learned lots and were able to ask some thoughtful and searching questions.
• Thursday 29 January 2026 Firefighters and Wellbeing Wednesday in Reception
• Tuesday 20 January 2026 Y4 TinkerCAD This week, Y4 have continued to investigate how to use TinkerCAD efficiently and effectively. Using Hogwarts Castle as the inspiration, they created viaducts, turrets and corridors. They used the duplicate button to recreate their detailed designs to incorporate them into other parts of the castle and explored how to create windows and doors in their designs too.
• Friday 16 January 2026 Year 3 Week 2: Times Tables Go Top of the Charts What a rocking day we had celebrating TT Rockstars Stars Day! The school was buzzing with energy as pupils and staff came dressed as rockstars, pop icons, and musical legends – all in the name of mastering our times tables.
• Friday 16 January 2026 Reception's People Who Help Us
• Thursday 15 January 2026 Year 4 - Philosophy for Children Today, 4W took part in an exciting Philosophy session with Anne de A'Echevarria. Anne is an expert in the Keystone pedagogy Philosophy for Children and works with both children and adults across the North.
• Friday 9 January 2026 Year 3 Week 1: Back from Break We were delighted to welcome students back after the Christmas holidays, refreshed and ready to learn. Classrooms have been full of positive energy, and it has been wonderful to see pupils settling quickly back into routines.
• Monday 5 January 2026 Nursery Christmas Nursery enjoyed celebrating Christmas, with their sing a long, a party and a visit to the cinema.
• Tuesday 16 December 2025 Year 4 Maths - Christmas Symmetry Today, Year 4 applied their understanding of symmetry to create beautiful Christmas tree patterns. They painted one side of the tree, then folded the paper to print the design onto the other side, successfully creating a symmetrical pattern with one line of symmetry.
• Friday 12 December 2025 Year 3 Week 6: Patterns of the Amazon: Our Collaborative Creation This week, pupils across the year group have been working together on a stunning collaborative art piece, inspired by the vibrant patterns and powerful messages of Nixiwaka Yawanawá, the Indigenous Amazonian artist and activist. Using bold colours, natural shapes, and repeating tribal patterns, the children combined their individual sections to create one large artwork celebrating the beauty and spirit of the Amazon. The final piece is a breath taking display of teamwork, creativity, and respect for Indigenous culture.
• Sunday 7 December 2025 Year 4 Hexham Community Grocery Visitors This week Year 4 were fortunate to have a visit from Dale and Neil who help to run Hexham Community Grocery.
• Friday 5 December 2025 Year 3 Week 5: Santa Dash Today our school hosted the annual Santa Dash, and it was nothing short of amazing! The Sele was transformed into a winter wonderland as children, staff, and even a few very enthusiastic parents took part in the big festive run.
• Friday 5 December 2025 The Christmas Story in Reception In amongst their second and last week of Nativity rehearsals, Reception learnt about the traditional Christmas story celebrated by Christians.
• Friday 28 November 2025 Year 3 Week 4: Rhythm of the Ramanyana Our school was buzzing with energy this week as pupils took part in an exciting Ramayana dance workshop led by the talented team from West End in Schools.
• Thursday 27 November 2025 Year 4 Tyne Rivers Trust
• Monday 24 November 2025 Year 4 Maths - Commutativity Commutativity is when two numbers can be added or multiplied and the same answer will be found no matter what order they are in. Year 4 found some creative ways to demonstrate this using arrays. Great work Year 4!
• Friday 21 November 2025 Year 3 Week 3: Let’s Talk Rainforests! This week, our budding geographers took their learning to new heights—quite literally—as they used oracy skills and creative materials to build the layers of the rainforest!
• Friday 21 November 2025 Snail and the Whale in Reception
• Friday 14 November 2025 Week 2: Striking a Pose with Hansel and Gretel! This week, our pupils stepped into the world of Michael Morpurgo's Hansel and Gretel through an exciting drama activity: freeze frames. Working in small groups, children recreated key moments from the story, thinking carefully about body language, facial expression, and the emotions of each character.
• Friday 14 November 2025 Room on the Broom Reception loved sharing their classroom for Stay and Play this week! They
• Thursday 13 November 2025 Anti-bullying Week 2025
• Friday 7 November 2025 NSPCC Pantosaurus Day
• Friday 7 November 2025 Year 3 Week 1: Science Behind the Snack This week in science, we've been learning all about nutrients — the special ingredients in our food that help our bodies grow, stay strong, and keep our minds sharp. We discovered that a healthy lunch isn't just about how many calories it has — it's about getting the right balance of foods.
• Friday 7 November 2025 Hibernation and Guy Fawkes in Reception
• Thursday 23 October 2025 Year 3 Week 8: Wood You Believe It? EGGER Visits Year 3! To finish our half term in style, Year 3 were visited by representatives from EGGER, our local manufacturing company in Hexham. The visitors explained how EGGER turns wood into a range of useful products, such as chipboard and furniture panels, which are used in homes, schools, and workplaces all over the UK.
• Friday 17 October 2025 Year 3 Week 7: Magic at Lilidorei Year 3 enjoyed a truly magical day out at Lilidorei, where imagination came to life among the twisting towers, secret tunnels, and enchanting stories of the mythical clans who live there.
• Friday 17 October 2025 Gingerbread Houses in Reception The Reception bakers were busy making gingerbread houses this week! Prompted by the houses on the Venetian waterside in the painting, children wrote lists of ingredients, mixed, squeezed, rolled, baked and of course ate, delicious gingerbread.
• Monday 13 October 2025 Year 1 Outdoor SPAG To bring English out of the classroom, each Friday in Year One we've been doing our Phonics and SPAG outside.
• Monday 13 October 2025 Year 1 Observing changes over time We've started a really exciting project in Science lessons! We might have gotten a little ahead of ourselves and gone and planted our very own CHRISTMAS TREES!

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