Keystage 1 children took part in a Water Safety Assembly. John came into school to talk to the children about how to stay safe near water. The children learnt the top 10 reasons people have accidents e.g: - diving in shallow water, being silly and thinking you are abetter swimmer than you actually are.

Dr Renwick came into school for 6 weeks to work with Reception class children.

The children learnt about different instruments and the different sounds they make. They had great fun using different parts of their bodies to make sounds.

Reception class had a visit from the talking visual aids demo healthy teeth team. One of the dental nurses discussed with the children about good food/drinks for our teeth and those with sugar in. They watched a visual storyboard about Postman Pat and different food he was eating. All the children practised brushing the large model teeth accompanied by various songs about cleaning your teeth.

Reception class went to Newcastle to watch a performance of Shh - The Christmas Story. Everyone loved joining in with this exciting play and had a brilliant time!

Reception class visited the library to take part in a story reading session.

Everyone received a lovely backpack of books to take home as a special gift.

Rebecca from Nexus spoke to Keystage1 children about the dangers of playing near the metro and how to be safe when using the metro.

Owen said he would remember some of the rules to help keep him safe.
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On Friday 14th January 2011 Reception class visited Whitehouse farm near Morpeth. This trip had been cancelled due to snow in December but luckily Santa came back to Morpeth with his reindeers. The children played on the tractors, fed lots of different animals, petted mice, rabbits and a snake! They also got the chance to meet Santa who asked them all about the presents they received. They played a part in the nativity play with a real donkey. Shannon who took the part of Mary, rode into Bethlehem on it.

A big thank you to Whitehouse farm from Reception Class for a great day!!!

Reception class has been visiting Bill Quay farm where they have been taken part in lots of different activities. On their first visit they investigated newly planted fruit trees which had been planted by individual members of staff at the farm. They have been in competition with each other to see who could grow the biggest fruit tree! They got the chance to learn about different animal habitats as well as meeting lots of chickens, goats and different types of sheep, including some new babies. During another visit the children fed the sheep and sat on hay in the classroom to learn all about the sheep's wool. They even got the opportunity to feel the wool. Before leaving they coloured in some sheep pictures. Another activity the children took part in was cleaning Twiggy and Ruby the resident pig sisters. Once the pigs had been hosed down the children used soap and a sponge to scrub them both clean. During their bath, Twiggy took a liking to Mrs Wearmouth and nearly knocked her over! Mrs Wearmouth stood her ground and calmed down the very excited Twiggy. Reception then rubbed baby oil into the pigs to keep them nice and soft.

10 chick eggs arrived in Reception class from Bill Quay Farm. Reception class have been keeping an eye on them in their incubator, checking the water levels and humidity.

The great news is 9 chicks hatched on Wednesday 19th May 2010.

Reception class would like to introduce you to Lola, Bertie, Fred, Sunny, Violet, Joanne, Charlotte, Rolin and Becks!!

Reception class had a fun day when they visited Seven stories on Tuesday. They listened to stories about Charlie and Lola by Lauren Child. Afterwards, they took part in a workshop to find out all about their senses. Later, they even got the opportunity to look around the galleries.

This week our pupils have been performing their Christmas Shows and they have all been a great success.

There are certainly some budding stars in the making!

Reception Class performed 'Jesus in a Manger' a traditional nativity play, their acting and singing was tremendous!

Year 1 and Year 2 performed 'A Creepy Crawly Christmas' a thoroughly entertaining show along with brilliant acting and singing from all of the children!

Year 3 performed 'A Tale of two Birthdays'. This tale had action, adventure, magical characters, lots of laughs along with a superb performance from all the children!

Year 4 & 5 performed 'Dick Whittington and his Cat' a popular and well-loved story about Dick, who was down on his luck and decided to head for the city of London to see if the streets were really paved with gold. The show had catchy songs, lots of laughs and of course a 'happy ever after' ending. Providing a great recipe for a thoroughly entertaining show along with fantastic acting and singing from all of the children.

Year 6 performed 'Hansel and Gretal an adaptation of the popular fairytale. Hansel was imprisoned while Gretal 'force fed' him in order to, as the old witch put it 'fatten him up for the Christmas pot! It was great fun to watch with its witty script, catchy songs and some real 'character acting' from the children.

Children rehearsing for their shows!

Reception children went on a visit to Whitehouse Farm as part of our current topic 'Animals. The children got to handle lots of cuddly animals such as rabbits, mice and guinea pigs, and some more unusual ones like snakes and lizards. We had great fun on a very bumpy tractor ride, and in the soft play area. Mrs Wearmouth loved the guinea pigs so much that she bought 2, and they are now living happily in her house.

We had a fantastic day!

Reception class visited Seven Stories to take part in a Workshop on Friday 6th February. During the workshop the children listened to a story 'The Bear wants a Friend' which was about a bear who lived in a cave at the seaside who was very lonely and wanted to make friends, so he went into the nearest city to find them. After the story the children played a guessing game, they had to guess what different smells the bear would of came across when he went into the town. They also got the opportunity to dress up in a variety of costumes of the book characters and play all kinds of instruments. They all had a fantastic time!

The children are having great fun dressing up.

Kai looks great as the bear character!