Bill Quay Primary School

Planting bulbs for Spring

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:20:08 +0000

On Monday the Eco School Council met Michael from Gateshead Council along with St Albans Primary School, to help plant bulbs and trees in Bill Quay Park. The children had a great time and are looking forward to seeing their plants bloom in Spring and watching their trees grow.

Nathan helping to plant bulbs.

Abbie helping to plant a tree.

Anti Bullying Week

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:09:43 +0000

This week the whole school has been looking at Anti Bullying in connection with National Anti Bullying Week. Our whole school assemblies have focused on why people bully and what can be done to stamp out bullying in schools. On Friday in the whole school assembly each class acted out their own anti bullying campaign performance and Mrs Messengers class sang thier own anti bullying song.

Tudor Lives Workshop

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:11:51 +0000

Year 3/4 had a great time when they visited a Tudor Lives Workshop at Segedunum in Wallsend on Wednesday. They learnt what it would have been like to live in Tudor times, whether you were rich or poor and the different life you would have lead. To understand this the children sorted various Tudor objects into the right categories. They also had the opportunity to get dressed as Tudors, plan a Tudor banquet and learn some Tudor dances.

Children dressed as Tudors.

Visit to Leon

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:58:08 +0000

The Comenuis project has now begun its second year, with staff meeting in Spain to discuss the next stage. Whilst visiting the beautiful city of Leon Mrs Messenger and Mrs Wearmouth took in the wonderful stained glass windows of Leon Cathedral. It was a sight to behold!
They watched lessons within the school, learned a Spanish dance (Mrs Wearmouth was excellent at this - or so she thinks!) and experienced traditional Spanish food.

We will be taking pupils to Leon in March as part of the project to develop their own Spanish experiences.

Bowes Museum

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:18:49 +0000

Children in Year 6 had a great day out at Bowes Museum on Wednesday 19th November when they took part in a Portraits and Portraiture Workshop. By studying painting by world famous artist Giovanni Antoni Canaletto, with artist Beth, they learnt things paintings can reveal through expression, setting and pose. The children then used expression, posture and pose to create characters from the paintings. During the workshop the children took turns posing as characters from the Second World War while the others sketched them. At the end of the workshop the children had the opportunity to look around the museum.

Children posing as different characters in the painting.

To make the most of their Bowes Museum visit Vicky, a professional artist from the museum, came into school the next day to show the children how to make sculptures. Year 6 children discussed and planned what character they were going to create based on the Second World War. They chose characters such as Hitler, Winston Churchill, German, American and British soldiers as well as a child evacuee. They talked with Vicky about what their characters actions, pose and stance would be then they sketched their character. When they had finished their sketch they worked alongside Vicky as she showed them step by step how to make an armature (frame) using garden cane, scrunched up paper and masking tape. This frame was then attached to a baseboard using wire, the children then painted their armatures. The children had great fun making them and the finished characters looked absolutely fantastic!

Sketch of one of the characters.

Children making the body of their character.

A finished armature.

Can you spot who the characters are?

Enterprise Day

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:26:49 +0000

Monday 17th November saw the whole school take part in an 'Enterprise Day' in the style of Dragon's Den. Children in Key Stage 2 were organised into mixed age groups with Year 6 pupils taking the lead. Each group designed and created something to sell at the Christmas Fayre. They presented their ideas to 4 dragons who then chose one group to produce a Christmas shaker for the fayre. One of the dragons was Mr Patterson a Governor for maths and business enterprise.

Children sharing ideas on their product.
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Children working together on their Christmas crackers idea.

The winning prototype.

News Real Project

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:57:14 +0000

This term pupils in Year 5 & 6 have been taken part in 'News Real' projects organised by the Tyneside Cinema. Both projects have engaged the children in filmmaking in a creative and exciting way. Inspired by watching original newsreels, pupils in Year 5 & Year 6 worked alongside professional filmmakers to create their own piece of newsreel footage on life in the Victorian times (Year 5) and life during the Second World War (Year 6). These projects will culminate with a celebratory screening of the children's films in the Tyneside Cinema, where the news was first screened over 70 years ago as well as in school.

Dates to be confirmed.

Year 5 children working alongside professional filmmakers to create their own piece of newsreel footage.

Zoo Lab

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:46:35 +0000

On the 5th November Zoo Lab came in to school to work with Year 1 and 2. It was a fantastic, fun learning experience which was linked to science. The theme of the session was 'Halloween' and the children were given the opportunity to view and handle some unusual creatures including, a spider, a large snail and a snake.

Road Safety Week

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:48:44 +0000

Our school took part in National Road Safety Week last week in conjunction with Brake, the National Road Safety Charity. Throughout the week the whole school took part in a variety of road safety activities including learning a song to help us cross the road safely and listening to PC Dixon who came into school to raise our awareness of the potential dangers when crossing the road.

You can click on the link below to find out more information about Brake, The National Road Safety Charity.

www.brake.org.uk

How We Teach Reading in Reception Class

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:56:06 +0000

Phonics power point

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Multi Skills Challenge

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:10:45 +0000

On Wednesday 12th November pupils from year 1 attended Heworth Grange Comprehensive School where they participated in a multi skills challenge. The large hall had twelve stations where pupils had the opportunity to practice throwing, kicking, jumping, balancing and a varity of other skills; along side pupils from other schools. One of our teams came third overall. Well done Bill Quay!

The Wow Workshop

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:58:52 +0000

Year 3/4 visited Gateshead CLC to learn how to make an information film. They were taught how to add voice, music and visual effects to a film strip about the lifecycle of a caterpillar. The children will be taking part in the WOW Awards in Gateshead this year and will be using the latest technology to document change.

Children adding visual effects to a film strip.

11 Million Take Over Day

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:27:28 +0000

On Friday afternoon Year 6 children all became teachers as they took part in 11 Million Take Over Day. They taught various subjects such as ICT, Art and Craft, Cookery, Music, Dance and PE. Children throughout the school had a great afternoon and I think Year 6 enjoyed it as well however, they said it was very stressful!

Children having a great time cooking with Abbey, Kate S, Liam and Ewan.

Children learning ball skills with William and Callum.

Harvest Festival

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:15:42 +0000

Harvest Festival took place at Bill Quay Church at the end of half term. Children in both Key Stage 1 and 2 took part singing and performing to the community. Thanks to all the parents who attended and who donated food, which was given to the residents of Cromwell Court.

Reception 'The Little Red Hen'

Year 1 & 2 'Tattybogle'

Key Stage 'Harvest Rock & Roll'

Zoo Lab

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:19:58 +0000

On Wednesday in Year 5 , Martin from Zoo Lab came in to tell us about food webs. Martin drew a food chain on the board and we started the food chain off by looked at an actual cockroach. Some pupils even got to hold the cockroach and some other creatures! After the cockroach he explained the next level of the food chain. With the help of a large snail, a frog, a tarantula spider and a snake, he demonstrated how a food chain could be turned into a food web.
It was exciting, informative and challenging.

Tudor Workshop

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:04:40 +0000

Year 3/4 had a very special visitor on the 5th November she had travelled all the way from Tudor England! The children found out lots of new information about life in Tudor times and had the chance to handle artefacts. The children thoroughly enjoyed this experience it also allowed them the chance to ask lots of questions.

Tag Rugby Team

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:56:48 +0000

Bill Quay Tag Rugby Team took part in the Gateshead Tag Rugby Tournament at Low Fell Rugby Club on 22nd October 2008. The team played brilliantly, well done to everyone for taking part!

The Day a Giant Came to School

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:23:27 +0000

To celebrate 'Everybody Writes Day' on Friday 24th October, a giant came to school!
The day involved children writing police reports, letters back to the giant and newpaper articles. PC Dixon and a photographer spoke to pupils about their jobs and Mr Stott, Mrs Brown and the school cook acted as witnessess. Clues such as a giant key, a huge biscuit and a giant footprint were used to stimulate pupils' writing.

Footprint left by the giant!

The Key the Giant left behind!

Money the Giant dropped.

Year 5 work with Beamish

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:54:00 +0000

On Monday we were visited by a lady from Beamish who came to work with us on our topic about the Victorians. We had lots of tasks to do to gather evidence about a miner called James Harris who travelled from Cornwall to Cramlington during Victorian times. We had to use rubbings of his gravestone and census records to fit together the pieces of his life and were able to see some of the tools he would have used in the mine. Two days later, we went to Beamish and had a Victorian style lesson in the school. We had to sit with straight backs and call the teacher Ma'am. After that we went down the mine to see what life was like for James Harris and visited the miner's cottages. We spent the afternoon looking around the town. It was a fantastic day out and everyone enjoyed seeing the Victorian times come to life!

Children working alongside the lady from Beamish.

Poetry Workshop

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:46:05 +0000

Christopher, JP, Jack, Julian , Aaron and Kieran from Year 5 had the opportunity, over a few weeks, to visit the Dryden Centre. They met Gary Cordingley a local story teller, who told stories to the boys from different countries around the world including Norway. The boys were very eager to listen to some spooky Halloween stories too including The King of Cats.

Give Racism the Red Card

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:11:57 +0000

Year 6 visited Gateshead Civic Centre on the 15th October for the opening of Give Racism the Red Card.

This is what Daniel Brunskill had to say about the trip.

Give Racism the Red Card, is an event which targets racism and tries to stop it. The campaign has been going for many years and Gateshead joined this year to make Gateshead a place with ZERO tolerance for racism. When we got to the event at the Civic Centre there were children from other schools already there then we were joined by children from a secondary school. Then councillors arrived and sat down with Newcastle Falcons rugby player Joe and Dean an ex Middlesbrough player. We then watched a DVD about famous footballers getting racial abuse from the crowd. Some players are using their role model status to stamp out racism by getting everyone involved in Gateshead.
Then Jane from Give Racism the Red Card spoke to us and the other schools given us an example of racism she said "all the people with blue eyes are going home and people with brown eyes are staying". She then asked us how we felt and we said sad, cross and angry. After that a man from South America danced for us and got some people up to dance with him. including children from Year 6. Then Newcastle United footballer Shola Ameobi joined us and we got his autograph and a photo with him. We then had a question and answer session and the best two questions asked won a pair of tickets to see Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion.

Thanks for that brilliant report Daniel!

Visit to Aldi

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:41:48 +0000

Year 1 took a trip to Aldi to find out about the final part in a fruit or vegetables journey from seed to sale. First we searched for unusual foods that we had not seen before and wrote down their names. We saw butternut squash, avocado, chilli peppers and asparagus. Next we tasted a range of fruit and vegetables and described how they tasted. Lastly, Mrs Lane gave us a bag of fruit and vegetables to talk about back at school.

Book Week

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:02:13 +0000

To coincide with National Poetry Day and National Book Week, all pupils took part in their own book week which had a magic theme! Children listened to, read and wrote the own poems throughout the week, and produced work based on a magical story. All children visited Pelaw library to hear poems, and poetry recital winners from each class were chosen to recite their poems to the school. The book fair visited school and children were given the opportunity to purchase books of their choice, also on the Friday of book week everyone got the chance to dress up as a magical character from a book, it was great fun! Each class will display their work in the classroom or corridors.

Magic Planet Workshop

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:09:04 +0000

Year 5 visited Gateshead City Learning Centre on Friday to take part in a Magic Space Workshop linked to their Science topic, Planets. They took on the role of a 'Space Ranger' finding out lots of information about space and the planets using the internet. They put the information they found into their own powerpoint presentation. In order to quickly recall the order of the planets orbiting the sun, they had great fun making up their own mnemonics!

Children finding out lots of information about space and the planets.

Cycle Safety Course

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:57:26 +0000

Year 5 took part in a 6 week cycle safety course. They learnt how to use hand signals and road positions to stay safe. Unfortunately the weather wasn't kind to them but all the children had a great time and learnt a lot.

Meet the Staff

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:19:25 +0000

Mrs Hilton Head Teacher

Mrs Lees Deputy Head Teacher and Year 6 Teacher

Mrs Harrison Reception Teacher

Mrs Neal Reception Teacher

Miss Moore Year 1 Teacher

Mrs Bone Year 2 Teacher

Mrs Messenger Year 3/4 Teacher

Miss Newsham Year 5 Teacher

Miss Forster MSB for children with autism Teacher and SENCO

Mrs Martin Teacher

Mrs Welsh HLTA

Mrs Wearmouth Teaching Assistant

Mrs Rose Teaching Assistant

Mrs Burrel Teaching Assistant

Mrs Adams Teaching Assistant

Mrs Turner Teaching Assistant

Miss Shorthouse Teaching Assistant

Mr Stott Caretaker

Mrs Brown Secretary

Ena Dinner Lady

Linda P Dinner Lady / Cleaner

Fran Dinner Lady

Kelly Dinner Lady

Shelly Dinner Lady

Janet Cook

Janice Cook

Linda N Cleaner

Lily Librarian

The Big Draw

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:50:06 +0000

On Friday 17th October our school took part in a national event happening throughout October called The Big Draw. This event is to try and encourage children to do more drawing. On Friday every child in school got the chance to design and draw their own super hero. Andrew Adams from year 3 said "I really enjoyed painting my super hero."

Bill Quay Farm

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:44:53 +0000

On the 14th October year 1 visited Bill Quay farm. They looked at the animals and the difference between the straw used for their beds and the hay they eat. Then they looked at berries and talked about harvest time and what the berries could be used for, pies, ice cream etc. At the end of the visit before they came back to school the children played a harvest game on the cafe lawn. They all agreed it was great fun!

South Sheilds Museum

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:39:54 +0000

On Thursday children from Year 6 visited South Shields Museum where they learnt about what it would of been like, living in Britain, during the Second World War. They listened for the sound of an air raid siren and then took part in an mock air raid. The children were then given various artefacts from the war which they linked to the clues on their worksheets.

The children working together to solve the clues.

In the afternoon the children turned detectives as the 'Phantom Claw' had planted a device in the museum. They looked for clues in riddles and codes around the museum to help them find the 4 digit number code, which they needed to enable them to deactivate the device.

The children had great fun finding the code and saving the day!

Newcastle Falcons Tag Rugby Training

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:49:10 +0000

Children from Year 5 and Year 6 had a fantastic day at the Newcastle Falcons rugby ground last week. They spend the morning touring the ground with Danny, then they watched some of the players training in the gym and saw the player's dressing room. They even had the chance to sit on the bench where Jonny Wilkinson sits before a match. Then Danny took them on to the rugby pitch for some tag rugby training. The afternoon was spent in the computer suite where all the children were engaged in an advertising campaign for the Falcons. They each made an advertising DVD which they were allowed to bring home with them.

Can you spot Mrs Hilton on the bench, thats where Jonny's sits?
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Children having great fun tag rugby training.

They even got the chance to meet the Falcons mascot.

Stretch workshop

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 12:56:23 +0000

On the 15.10.08 year 2 attended a Stretch workshop in Newcastle. Stretch is a sculpture made up of different length of elastic which the children could pluck, climb through and strum to make different sounds. Tyne Tees News also attended this event and in Novemnber the children are going to be asked to eveluate it.

Gateshead CLC

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:23:11 +0000

Year 5 visited Gateshead CLC which had been transformed by the WOW spacebus team into a scene from outer space. During the morning they made and tested their own rockets, programmed a moon buggy to follow q route, composed some space music and visited a planetarium, everyone thoroughly enjoyed the trip and learnt lots about space.

Multi Skills

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:56:10 +0000

Year 2 and Year 3/4 children visited Heworth Grange Comprehensive School to take part in a Multi Skills Challenge against other schools in the Gateshead area. This involved completing a variety of PE challenges including, golf, obstacle courses, football and basketball. Unfortunately Bill Quay didn't win but they had great fun taking part. Congratulations to both classes for completing the tasks!

They look like they are having fun.

Excellent jumping!

Fire Station

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:50:31 +0000

When year 2 visited Hebburn fire station. They had a tour around the building, watched a fireman slide down the pole and use the hoses. It was very exciting finding out about the fire station.

Discovery Museum

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:43:57 +0000

Year 2 went to the discovery museum to learn about The Great Fire of Gateshead which linked in with their History topic. They watched a puppet show which told the story of The Great Fire of Gateshead. The children really enjoyed it and they learnt a lot.

Forthcoming Events and Trips

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:49:02 +0000

Key Stage 1
26.11.08 - Gymnastic festival at Gateshead leisure centre for year 1 and year 2 gymnastic club
15.12.08 - Reception, year 1 and year 2's Christmas show at 10 am

Key Stage 2
6.11.08, 20.11.08, 27.11.08 and 4.12.08 - Activate gym at Gateshead Stadium for year 3/4
26.11.08 - Gymnastic festival at Gateshead leisure centre for year 5 and year 6 gymnastic club
26.11.08 - Year 3/4 are visiting Segedunum for a Tudor lives workshop
3.12.08 - Year 5 are going to the National Railway Museum
9.12.08 - Choir are singing at Eldon Square
15.12.08 - Year 3/4's Christmas show at 1.30 pm in school
16.12.08 - Year 5's Christmas show at 10am and Year 6's christmas show at 1.30 pm in school

Whole School
17.11.08 to 21.11.08 - Anti - Bullying week within school
12.12.08 Christmas fayre

We would also like to invite parents into school the week beginning December 1st to join their pupil's class and help make Christmas decoration. Please see the following dates and times below:
Reception Class - 11:15am to 12:30pm - Monday 1st December
Year 1 - 1:30pm to 2:10pm - Monday 1st December
Year 2 - 1:30pm to 2:10pm - Tuesday 2nd December
Miss Forster's Class - 1:30pm to 2:10pm - Tuesday 2nd December
Year 3/4 - 1:30pm to 2:10pm - Wednesday 3rd December
Year 5 - 1:30pm to 2:10pm - Thursday 4th December
Year 6 - 1:30 pm to 2:10pm - Friday 5th December

Stories at Saltwell

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:37:09 +0000

Year 2 went to ‘Stories at Saltwell’. They all dressed as their favourite book characters and listened to stories for various storytellers. They even heard the story of The Three Little Pigs in French. There were lots of entertainers there including a flame thrower and an acrobat. Cameron added “I liked the acrobat the best, especially when he did a backwards flip!”.

Design and Technology with Tom Mulholland

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:14:03 +0000

Tom Mulholland came into work with year 2 for three afternoons last week on a vehicles topic. The children all made their own land yacht which they personalised, some children made limousines and racing cars. Mr Mulholland then linked their work to the science topic of Forces and the children investigated ways of making their vehicles move.

What a great racing car.

The year 2 children used balloons to make their vehicles move.

Music workshop

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:50:37 +0000

On Friday Dr Brendon Renwick came in to do a music workshop with key stage one. The children really enjoyed the music session with Dr Renwick investigating and distinguishing between high and low sounds. children were invited to try a variety of strange instruments, ranging from a carrier bag to a piece of garden hose. Dr Renwick also taught us some action rhymes.

The children look like they are having great fun

Operation Christmas Child

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:49:24 +0000

This week we had a visit from Operation Christmas Child which we support every year. It gives our children a great opportunity to share gifts that are personal to them with some of the poorest and most marginalised children in the world. All you need to do is follow the instructions in the promotional leaflet and send your shoe box into school with your child if possible, before the end of October.

Children listening to the story about Mungo the bear as he travells from a toy shop to a shoe box heading for Liberia.

Monkwearmouth Station Museum

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:21:56 +0000

On Friday children from Year 6 visited Monkwearmouth Station Museum where they were introduced to Roy who told them all about what it was like to be an evacuee in the Second World War. After listening to Roy the children turned detectives as they were given bags and suitcases. They then used the clues inside to identify who the bags belonged to and what they were doing during the war. The children had great fun!

Children listening to Roy telling them about when he was an evacuee.

Children using the clues to identify who the bag belonged to.

Sunderland Museum

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:10:23 +0000

Year 3/4 and then Year 5 went along to Sunderland Museum to take part in a family portraits workshop. They explored feeling within portraits and then created their own by dressing up and showing emotions in a giant photo frame.

Can you guess what emotions these children are creating?

Visit from Mr Mulholland

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:01:23 +0000

Year 3/4 were lucky enough to have a visitor last week. Mr Mulholland, design and technology
specialist, came into school to teach the pupils how to make electrical games. They learned about different materials and which were conductors and insulators.
They then went on to use their knowledge of materials to create a 'buzzer game’ using electrical circuits. It was then that they made a class 'operation game' where parts needed taking out of the body without setting off the buzzer! "We made electricity, made games and had lots of fun" Jack.

Andrew is hard at work making his buzzer game.

Heritage Open Day

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:53:54 +0000

In the main school hall, on Friday 12th September 2008, our school held a Heritage Open Day. People from within our local community had the wonderful opportunity to come into school and find out about Bill Quay's journey through time in a special talk by Mary Richardson.

Skeleton Workshop

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:38:17 +0000

Year 3/4 took part in a skeletons workshop as part of their ‘Funny Bones ' topic. The Hancock Museum brought in a selection of animal bones for pupils to study and match with the animal pictures. They measured the length of a dog's skull and humerus (arm) and compared it with the size of their own.. It was amazing to see how small and delicate the bones of several of the animals were particularly the mole and fish.

Pupils studying and matching the animal bones with the pictures.

Welcome to Year 5

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:47:02 +0000

Welcome to year 5 our class teacher is Miss Newsham.

Welcome to Year 3/4

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:36:57 +0000

Welcome to year 3/4 our class teacher is Mrs Messenger.

Welcome to Year 1

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:30:46 +0000

Welcome to year 1, our class teacher is Miss Moore

Welcome to Miss Forster's Class

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:58:40 +0000

Welcome to Miss Forster's Class.

The children in Miss Forster's class are intergrated throughout the school into there appropriate year groups.

Welcome to Year 6

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:55:00 +0000

Welcome to Year 6 our class teacher is Mrs Lees.

Welcome to Year 2

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:50:25 +0000

Welcome to Year 2 our class teacher is Mrs Bone.

Welcome to Reception Class

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:41:39 +0000

Welcome to Reception Class our class teachers are Mrs Harrison and Mrs Neal.

Visit From A Famous Author

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:04:02 +0000

Keystage 1 and 2 children had the fantastic opportunity this week of meeting Jose Hofstede, author of the children's books Brave Hunter, who came all the way from the Netherlands to visited our school. She talked to the children about writing her books (which took her about 6 hours to write just 3 pages). She also told the children about the characters in her books and showed them her website. Then she read them a chapter from the first Brave Hunter book she wrote. The children thoroughly enjoyed listening to the story and are looking forward to buying her book and finding out what happens next in the story in.

Children reading some of the characters in her books.

Junior Engineers for Britain

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:17:45 +0000

This year, Aidan and William from Year 5 took part in the Gateshead area final of the Junior Engineers for Britian Knex Challenge, against Katie and Alisha from St. Aidans Primary School. The children had to design a lifting mechanism made from Knex, the model was then judged and tested on its strength, frame and cranking mechanism. Geoff Clack from the Engineers Employers Federation judged the competition and announced Aiden and William the winners.
They went on to represent the Gateshead area in the Regional finals at Sunderland University on 27th June 2008.

Well Done both of you the school is so proud of you!

Science Storytime: The Lighthouse Keeper's Catastrophe

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:08:52 +0000

Year 1 visited the Discovery Museum in Newcastle to take part in 'Science Storytime' linked to their Science and Literacy topics. The pupils listened to a story ' The Lighthouse Keeper's Catastrophe' by Ronda and David Armitage. Then they participated in a series of group activities to develop the central themes from the story; exploring light, electricity, pulleys, life processes and floating/sinking.
The children had great fun while taking part in all these activities.

St. Mary's Lighthouse

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:58:54 +0000

Cloudy skies and summer showers did little to stop Year 6 children having fun when they visited St. Mary's Lighthouse in Tynemouth linked to their Georgraphy topic Coasts. They took part in a 'Rock Pool Ramble' and spent time looking at creatures found around the coast in the aquarium inside the Lighthouse. The rain didn't even stop them from making a beautiful mermaid from seaweed they found on the beach!

Children taken part in a 'Rock Pool Ramble'.

Children looking at creatures in the aquarium.

How beautiful does the mermaid look made from seaweed?

Writing Competiton

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:23:13 +0000

Five children from Year 6 Lucy, Amy, Holly, Natasha and Jordan had a fantastic opportunity this week as they visited Lord Lawson School in Birtley to represent Bill Quay in a writing competition. They met Peter J Murray, award-winning author of Mokee Joe, as he launched the writing competition. He read an introduction to a story then the children were asked to come up with a fantastic ending to it, in no more than 1000 words. The top three story endings were then to be selected by the judges. Unfortunately Bill Quay didn't get chosen but, this challenge certainly ignited the children's imagination and they had great fun sharing ideas for their story.

Well done to everyone who took part.

Robin Wood

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:31:56 +0000

Year 6 have had a fantastic time at Robin Wood Activity Centre. They integrated and developed as a team throughout their stay through problem solving, team challenges and orienteering. The giant swing was great fun, relying again on fantastic teamwork to give each team member a fabulous swing at the height they were comfortable with.

An unforgettable time was experienced by all!

Summer Fayre 2008

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:05:53 +0000

Initially cloudy skies did little to cast a shadow over the fun we had at our annual Summer Fayre. We had lots of attractions for everyone’s amusement including stocks, coconut shy, hoop-la, netball shoot, nail painting, decorate a biscuit, cake stall, adopt a teddy, tombola, raffle and a penalty shoot-out game amongst many others.
A big thank you is given to everyone who gave their time, energy and enthusiasm to help out on the day and indeed to everyone else who came just to be part of the fun and help to raise approximately £1,000 towards our school fund.

We hope to see you all again next year!

Sports Day

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:21:11 +0000

Children enjoyed taking part in the annual sports day this week, representing different countries around the world. Key Stage 1 children had to complete a circuit of PE activities where they accumulated points as they moved from one activity to another with Portugal, winning overall.
Key Stage 2 children took part in a more traditional sports day based on athletic-type competitions with Brazil hopping their way to victory in the sack race.

Well done everyone!

The Portugal and Brazil teams receiving their medals.

Visit from Artist Pippa Bell

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:21:36 +0000

Year 6 children enjoyed a visit from artist Pippa Bell, they spent time with her looking at Maritime paintings. Pippa discussed the different techniques the artists had used to create the sea in their paintings such as ' Divisionism’ a technique used by artists which involves breaking colour into its basic elements and painting in very small and regular dots. From a distance the multiple dots form an optical mixture of colour. She also showed the children the way in which the artists had used oil or watercolours, blending, different brush sizes and brush strokes to create the surface of the sea and the formation of the waves.

Children helping Pippa show the class different painting techniques.

Gateshead Primary School Athletics Festival

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:13:47 +0000

A team of 22 pupils from Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 represented the school at the Gateshead Primary Schools Athletics Festival on Friday 27th June 2008. Events included the cricket ball throw, javlin throw, long jump, sprint, relay, skipping as well as the long distance run.
Well done to all the children that took part it was a fantastic team effort from everyone of which the school is really proud!

Our Fantastic Team!

School Council Quiz

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:12:48 +0000

The school council organised a general knowledge quiz between Bill Quay and our link school Colgate Primary. Six children were chosen to represent their schooI in each team, answering 20 general knowledge questions from our very own quizmaster Mrs Clark. Bill Quay won the first round at Colgate school on 13th June they then went on to win the big re-match held in school on the 24th June.

Well done BIll Quay!

Children taking part in the first round at Colgate school on 13th June.

The big re-match with our very own quizmaster Mrs Clark!

Stadium of Light

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:02:16 +0000

Year 5 and 6 had a fantastic day at the Stadium of Light. They spent time with Phil Cowler, one of the resident teachers at the stadium, working on 'Healthy Living'. Everyone produced a beautiful poster incorporating tips for keeping fit and healthy. The highlight of the visit was the stadium tour and the chance to run through the tunnel onto the edge of the pitch. Newcastle fans were nearly tempted to change their team!

Visit to Poland

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:25:37 +0000

Sixteen pupils from Years 5 & 6 spent 4 days near Krakow, along with pupils from Hungary & Poland. They visited the famous Salt Mines and Krakow city. Despite mislaying the passports for 10 minutes the trip was a fantastic success. A great time was had by all in Poland and we are looking foward to visiting Hungary and Spain next year!

This was part of the Comenius project.

Lego NXT Robotics Competition 2008 Final

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:55:16 +0000

Joseph, William, Megan and Kayleigh from Year 5 represented the school in the Robotics Competition Final against 5 other Gateshead schools at the City Learning Centre on Friday 4th July 2008. The children were given the challenge of programming a robot to do 3 different movements using a light sensor, ultrasonic sensor and a sound sensor. The children then worked together, rising to the challenge with 'The Bill Quay Robots' winning overall. The children won individual prizes and Mindstorm Robotics for the school. Well done!

Kayleigh and Megan rising to the challenge.

Joseph, Megan, Kayleigh and William receiving their winning prize from Mr McKenna.

Visit to Durham

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:34:01 +0000

The beautiful city of Durham was the destination of Year 2/3's latest visit. They went to the Archaeology Museum on the banks of the River Wear to take part in a Greek Workshop.
Pupils learned about the Ancient Olympic Games and the events included within them. They then made laurel wreaths - the sign that someone had won their event. No gold medals in those days!
Greek artefacts were handled and examined, while children tried to determine what they were used for. They then had to work out what this object told them about Greek life.
In addition to this, the children learned to write their names using the Greek alphabet and to make some lovely posters decorated with Greek designs.
After lunch they all went on a walk through Durham to admire the Cathedral, Castle and the beautiful cobbled streets.

Emma having great fun taken part in a Greek Workshop.

Life Centre

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:24:09 +0000

Whilst the rest of their classes were in Poland, Years 5 and 6 went to the Life Centre to link in with Year 5's Science topic - Keeping Healthy. They looked around the museum and took part in a workshop where they had a go at making a plaster cast for a broken arm, making fake scabs, looking at skulls and planning a healthy diet. They all had a great day.

Aidan had great fun making a plaster cast.

Job Week

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:13:02 +0000

Bill Quay parents and children took part in International Job Week 19th - 24th May where parents were invited into school to talk about the jobs they do. We had a wide range of occupations from Tax Inspector to Model Maker. We also had a visit from the Northumbria Police and the Tyne and Wear Fire Service. Children also had the opportunity to visit thier parents place of work.

Model Maker Mr Tomlinson showing children examples of his work.

Visit to Heworth City Learning Centre

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:23:25 +0000

Children from Years 4 & 5 visited the CLC over 2 days. Year 5 worked on composing a sound track, selecting different sound effects to add to it, using a software programme called ‘Garage Band’. They went on to add their music to a short space film using the software programme 'I movie'. They also had the opportunity to use data loggers to collect and graph information about light, sound and temperature. Year 4 children had the challenge of helping Harry Potter rescue Professor Dumbledore. In their quest to help Harry they had the chance to fly on broomsticks, retrieve magic treasures and write their own spells, using the latest technology equipment. During the visits both classes had the chance to make their own short animation using a software programme called 2 Animate.
They are now looking forward to having a film premiere and watching all their work back at school!

Year 5 working together using data loggers to collect and graph information.

Children sharing their ideas to make their own short animation.

In their quest to help Harry Year 5 children flew on broomsticks!

Visit to the Sand Park Bill Quay

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:26:06 +0000

Year 1 visited the Sand Park at Bill Quay on Monday 2nd June as part of their literacy topic. They are looking at sequencing and will be re-counting the visit in order, using text and photographs.

Looks like they are having great fun!

Laing Art Gallery

Wed, 21 May 2008 14:21:30 +0000

Year 6 children took part in a workshop at the Laing Art Gallery this week. First they were met by Simon, a professional artist at the gallery, who showed them work by artist Charles Napier Henry, a well known outstanding Marine and Landscape artist in the North East, from 1841 to 1917. The children looked at how he had painted waves in his paintings then starting with a 'ground' of blue, they worked alongside Simon creating their own painting using ideas from the paintings.

Children working alongside Simon creating their own painting.

The Sage

Wed, 21 May 2008 13:52:29 +0000

Year 5 went to 'Exploring Strings' at The Sage to see Simon Mayor and Hilary James from BBC schools music. They took us on a 'Musical Mystery Tour' of silly songs and talked about the instruments, some of which we'd never heard of before like the mando-bass. Afterwards the children got the chance to go up on stage and have a go at playing some of the instruments.

Definitely some budding musicians in the making!

Sunderland Winter Gardens

Wed, 21 May 2008 13:42:32 +0000

Year 4 had a super time taking on the role of explorers at Sunderland Winter Gardens and Museum. First they were taught about the different plants that live in the tropical rainforests around the world. Then they set off on a mission to help Larry Lemur protect the forests from tree cutters.

What a great way to learn!

Science Workshop ' Investigating Animals'

Sat, 17 May 2008 14:54:04 +0000

Year 4 and Year 6 children had the opportunity this week to take part in science workshops when they were visited by the Hancock Museum. The children had great fun looking at the different stuffed animals the museum had brought along with them. They worked together researching and investigating how these animals are adapted to survive and were encouraged to share their findings and document their discoveries.

Year 4 children researching and investigating.

Year 6 children having great fun looking at the different stuffed animals.

Path Head Landfill

Fri, 16 May 2008 17:28:47 +0000

Y4 had a great time discovering how this landfill site works. They were met by Victoria the site manager who took them into the office and viewing point.
After completing a wordsearch, watching the huge 'compactor' and asking Victoria lots of questions the children met Chris the falconer. The birds were beautiful and a vital part of the team - making sure those pesky seagulls were scared away.
Finally the whole class went on the weighbridge.

Guess what they weighed over 1 tonne!

Whickham Thorns

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:06:58 +0000

Year 5 had a fantastic and fun packed day at Whickham Thorns. We all had a go at archery trying to hit the Archery Association badge, it was a challenge.
Snow tubing (slide down the dry ski slope in an inflatable ring) was great fun an a bit scary when you started spinning down.
In the afternoon some people got very muddy on the assault course whilst the others got very lost orienteering around the grounds then we swapped over.
We all had a great day and will be putting our orienteering skills into practice back in the school grounds.

Safety Works Centre

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:52:08 +0000

Year 1 children visited the Safety Works Centre at Benwell this week where they learned all about road safety, metro safety, fire safety and stranger danger. They took part in role play activities, watched a video and revised The Green Cross Code using a real pelican crossing. The children had a great time and met some Police Officers and a Fire Fighter. Phoebe-Bea dressed up as a policewoman and Ethan posed as a stranger who was arrested and put in the mock prison cell.

Children revising 'The Green Cross Code'.

Mercy Ships

Wed, 07 May 2008 14:41:00 +0000

During African Week we were visited by Heather and Colin who told us all about the Mercy Ships. A global charity that operates a fleet of hospital ships in developing nations to promote health and well-being. It does this by serving the urgent surgical needs of the people. The Anastasis and the African Mercy ships serve the poor countries in Africa helping to give the people who live there a better quality of life.

Heather telling us all about the Mercy Ships.

Podcasting at Gateshead City Learning Centre

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:15:58 +0000

Year 4 visited Gateshead City Learning Centre on Tuesday 29th April where they had great fun learning all about podcasting using a recording software programme called Audacity. Using this software was great for practicing and developing the children's speaking and listening skills as well as learning some amazing new ICT skills. Podcasting was also a wonderful way of allowing the children to share their work and experiences.

African Drumming Workshop

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:09:47 +0000

Linked to our African week in school Mr Treherne came in to do some African drumming with us. We learnt how to sound out our names on the drums, play some different rhythms together and how to do an African dance.

Mr Treherne showing us different African drums.

We had great fun playing them!

Robotics Challenge

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:49:15 +0000

Joseph, William, Megan and Kayleigh from Year 5 represented Bill Quay school in a Robotics Challenge against other Gateshead schools at the City Learning Centre on Friday 25th April. The children were given the challenge of programming a robot to do 6 different movements. The children then worked together, rising to the challenge with 'The Bill Quay Robots' winning overall by a clear 60 points!!

They will now represent the school in the finals later on in the year.

Taffy Thomas a Storyteller from Grasmere

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:50:04 +0000

Taffy Thomas, a storyteller from Grasmere, and his wife Chrissy came into school to tell us some stories. Key Stage 2 children spent an hour with him first then it was the turn of Key Stage 1. Taffy told us some riddles and some stories which some people got to join in with. He then showed us his £4,000 ‘Tale Coat’ and ‘Porky Pie Hat’ which was made by Paddy Killer, a textile artist from Gateshead. Each picture on the coat refers to a story in Taffy's repertoire and some of the children were able to choose a story by pointing at a picture. Each class were also left a picture of Taffy in his coat to colour in.
Finally, Taffy reminded us that if speaking was more important than listening we'd have two tongues and only one ear!

Wow Taffy's coat looks amazing!

Day Out at Cragside House & Gardens

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:48:53 +0000

Year 2/3 had a fantastic day out last week when they visited Cragside House & Gardens linked to their topic work on Lord Armstrong. They had a guided tour around the house and saw lots of interesting rooms. Crayside House was the first home to have hydro-electric power and Lord Armstrong was very interested in using hydraulics for moving and lifting things. They found out lots facts about Lord Armstrong's life and really enjoyed looking at his fascinating home.
Did you know his nephew inherited £600 million when Lord Armstrong died in 1900 and that he had lost all the money within ten years? They were very shocked by this!
Many of the children had already been back to have another look around as they loved it so much.

Music Workshop 'Nowt As Strange As'

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:25:22 +0000

Key Stage 2 children were visited last week by the 'Nowt As Strange As' music workshop. Each class spent an afternoon with Lily and Dave learning about music from the North East. They listened to 'When the boat comes in' more commonly known as 'fishy on a dishy' and learnt to sing the chorus. Children in Year 5 had a go at step dancing to the Morpeth rant before finding an instrument each to join in playing along to a flute tune from Durham called the Rusty Gully. Year 6 children had the opportunity to accompany Lily and Dave on the penny whistle playing along to the tune of Hot Cross Buns.

There's most definately some budding musicians in the making!

Keeping Up With The Children

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:40:05 +0000

Thank you to all the parents who attended our Calculation workshops. The events were a great success with parents and carers learning how we teach addition, subtraction, multiplication and division at Bill Quay Primary. The children enjoyed this opportunity too - check out our photographs.

Look out for future events soon!

Meet the Governors

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:50:57 +0000

Mr T. Harbron - Chairperson

Mrs B Tomlinson - Vice Chairperson

Mr S Conlan

Councillor Stanaway

Mr McAdam

Mrs L Burrell

Mrs Clayton

Mrs Doyle

Mrs Paul

Mrs Stewart

Launch of Eco-Schools Action Group

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:34:01 +0000

You may have read in our Friday Letter that we have recently formed an Eco-Schools Action Group. This group will work together with all the children at the school, governors and the local community to make our school grounds more environmentally friendly. We are aiming to achieve the status of an Eco-School with-in the next 2 years. Keep watching this space for details of our work!

Meet the Team!

Shark

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:14:05 +0000

As part of our literacy topic, we have been writing non-chronological reports about The Great White Shark. We have a fabulous display in the class why don't you come and read our reports and see our wonderful shark?

Durham Cathedral Visit

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:49:49 +0000

Bowling at Durham was a fun packed morning for the pupils involved with Comenius. The Cathedral was a real 'wow factor' for our visitors as they had never seen a church so big that was built so long ago. They also got to see where parts of the Harry Potter film was shot. Awe inspiring.

A fun packed morning at the bowling alley.

Children enjoying visiting the Catherdral.

Visit to York

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:37:46 +0000

The Comenuis children had a fantastic day out at York. They visited the Jovik Viking Centre and then took part in a 'dig' finding artefacts buried in the ground. The pupil from Hungary and Poland were really impressed with the day out having never experienced a museum quite like it!

Visit to Gateshead Civic Centre and Bill Quay Farm

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:10:51 +0000

Pupils from Poland and Hungary had the opportunity to meet the Mayor when they visited Gateshead Civic Centre. After meeting the Mayor the children met up with Bill Quay pupils and all set off for a visit to Bill Quay farm where they all took part in a pottery workshop to create Piggy Banks. They were able to get to know each other whilst creating lovely clay pigs and then looked around the farm and saw the piglets with had just been born that morning. So cute!

Children working together whilst creating their clay pigs.

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:00:22 +0000

We currently have 12 school governors who meet formally once a term to discuss and approve school matters. Our governors play a very important role in the school, supporting and challenging pupils and staff to further improve standards. Each governor is linked to a curriculum subject area, and monitors and reports standards to the full governing body.

Chick News Update

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:55:45 +0000

Great news 10 chicks have hatched. The children in Year 5 have chosen their names and they are Speckle, Steve, Sweety, Stitch, Fluffy, Chicky, Owen, Daffy, Bill and Jimmy. The chicks will be spending Easter weekend at the Centre of Life in Newcastle before returning to us on Tuesday.

National Science & Engineering Week

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:59:44 +0000

A big thank you to all parents, grandparents, relatives and friends who joined us on Friday for our Science Fair. All our classes enjoyed these extra special science lessons and were involved in some super investigative experiments.

Children enjoying carrying out their investigations.

Sports Relief

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:33:15 +0000

On Friday 14th March 2008 the whole school took part in Sporting Friday. Children came to school dressed as their favourite sporting personality in order to raise money for Sports Relief.

A big thank you to everyone for their effort and support!

Ewan and William looked brilliant dressed as Lance Armstrong one of the worlds best cyclists and France Klammer former Austrian alpine ski racer.

Gateshead Dance Festival

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:22:30 +0000

Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 pupils performed at this year's Gateshead Dance Festival at Gateshead Leisure Centre on Thursday 13th March 2008 as well as children from other schools around Gateshead. Mrs Hilton worked with the group during the spring term in preparation for the evening. Their performance to 'Fever ' by 'Peggy Lee ' was outstanding.

Well done to everyone who took part!

Easter Art Workshop

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:06:18 +0000

Children from Year 4 enjoyed an exciting afternoon at Bill Quay Farm when they took part in an Easter Art Workshop. The children were asked to make a design for an egg they were going to decorate. They were then given a boiled egg each and lots of different materials for them to use to make their egg look fantastic!
After a fun afternoon the children had the opportunity to see the new arrivals at the farm, 2 piglets, only a day old.

Children having great fun decorating their eggs.

Environmental Workshop

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:58:31 +0000

Bill Quay Farm was the setting for an Environmental Workshop, leg by Wendy Morton the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Tynemouth, on Friday 14th March. Year 6 children spent the morning considering many ways to protect and enhance the local and global environment for future generations.
Action Plans included details of how to tackle waste and save energy as well as making a positive impact on the world. The morning concluded with a very entertaining visit to see the farm's new born piglets and kids.

Horrid Henry Workshop

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:12:22 +0000

Year 4 visited Pelaw library to celebrate World Book Day in the Year of Reading. They listened to a Horrid Henry story and discussed the characters. After that they worked in groups to form special character 'gangs'.

Everyone had lots of fun!

Shipley Art Gallery

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:58:50 +0000

Year 2/3 visited Shipley Art Gallery to take part in a workshop linked to their science topic. they looked at different materials and then, using wool, created felt by rubbing different coloured wool together with soapy water.

Children having great fun rubbing different coloured wool together with soapy water!

Animation Competition

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:00:22 +0000

Four children from Year 5 represented our school in the heats of an Animation Competition taken place at Heworth CLC this week. Kate, Daniel, Hannah and Callum worked together as a team, sharing their ideas to create a storyboard. Then using models, various props, software programme 'I Can Animate' combined with images captured on a digital camera they created their animation. The children thoroughly enjoyed their day at the CLC and produced a brilliant animation well done everyone! .

Congratulations to Roman Road School who won the heat and go through to the next round.

Children planning their storyboard and sharing ideas.

Children using the digital camera to capture the images.

Parent Representatives

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:48:55 +0000

Reception Class Mrs M Lewis

Year 1 Ms D Calder

Year 2/3 Ms C Gaffing

Year 4 Mrs J Ferguson

Year 5 Mrs B Dick

Year 6 Ms V Ender

Bike It Club

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:54:22 +0000

Bike It Clubs will be taking place on Tuesdays this half term.

As the weather gets better they aim to go on a few bike rides. In preparation for this there will be playground bike-skills sessions. ALL children MUST bring a helmet for these sessions to be able to take part. Wilkinsons and Woolworths do good quality ones for about £6, bright clothes are advisable, too.

"If you think you can help out with marshalling these rides, please contact the school - all you need is a bike and a smile! I hope your child can come!" James Adamson (Bike It Club)

Visit to The Discovery Museum Newcastle

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:28:57 +0000

As part of National Science Week Year 5 took part in 'Professor Brainstorm's Exploding Science Show' at The Discovery Museum in Newcastle. Professor Brainstorm showed them how to use science to perform 'magic' tricks like hammering a nail in with a banana and making a balloon shrink and blow itself back up again by using liquid nitrogen. They also looked around the Fashion works exhibition at look at the use of pattern an how it has changed over time. Finally, they had lots of fun exploring the activities in the science maze.

Like the outfits girls!

Looks like the children are having great fun in the science maze.

Visit to Newcastle Life Centre

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 09:13:21 +0000

To enhance their scientific knowledge and understanding, Year 6 visited the Life Centre, in Newcastle, during Science Week.
Using their own handmade gliders and rockets, children investigated gravity, thrust and air resistance in a 'Forces in Motion' workshop.
Other exciting experiences included a visit to 'The Dome' where children observed the night sky, and exhilarating trip through a gold mind on 'The Motion Ride' and a chance to test skills and reflexes in the 'Life Arcade'
The children had a fantastic day and were disappointed when it came to an end!

Girls Athletics

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:38:18 +0000

Girls from Year 5 and Year 6 took part in the Sportshall Atheltics Finals at Gateshead International Stadium on Thursday 6th March 2008. The girls joined up with pupils from Roman Road, Wardley and Lingey House Primary schools to represent the Heworth area as 'Heworth Grange' in the finals. One hundred and sixty pupils took part in the event competing in indoor, track and field events.

A fantastic result for the Heworth Grange team who came in 2nd overall.

Well done to everyone!

World Maths Day

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:11:15 +0000

Children at Bill Quay, along with nearly 300,000 students from around the world, took part in 'World Maths Day' on 5th March 2008. This year World Maths Day broke the record and became the largest ever educational event! It's aim was to raise numeracy standards in a fun and meaningful way through children taken part in a global online maths challenge. The children united to set a world record in answering mental arithmetic questions in four categories: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
At Bill Quay we took the event even further and had a whole day of mathematical fun! All the children enjoyed maths activities that incorporated other areas of the curriculum such as art, outdoor games, design technology and literacy.

Victoria and Lucy just about to take part in the global online maths challenge

Children enjoying maths activities outdoors.

Climate Dome

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:53:30 +0000

Bill Quay pupils were visited by the 'Climate Dome' team on 28th February 2008 where they learnt about what the green house effect is and why it matters. They also looked at climate change and what effect it will have on the weather and us. As well as learning about the impact of melting ice caps on us all.

Children exploring the Climate Dome.

Chick News

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:48:38 +0000

12 Araucana Chicken eggs have arrived in Year 5. They are being incubated and are due to hatch on the 18th March 2008.

Check this space for news on the chicks arrival.