Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Baking in Mars

  Thu 22 Sep 2022 Mr Barnes

  Mars had a great time hunting for blackberry’s around the school site. We then practised our cutting skills to slice up some apples to add to our crumble mix. It was so much fun mixing the ingredients with our hands. The crumble was delicious! 

  

• Basketball in Neptune

  Fri 16 Sep 2022 Mrs Bridger

  Neptune has lots of fun practising their basketball skills this week. They explored throwing and catching the ball to their team mates.  

  

• Settling into KS2

  Fri 16 Sep 2022 Miss Tweedy

  Earth have settled very well into KS2 life. We have been learning new routines making new friends and have had lots of fun. We are all super excited to see what this year brings!

  

• Crafty with clay!

  Fri 16 Sep 2022 Mrs Mustard

  This week Venus started their art sculpture topic. We have been learning techniques for flattening, shaping, smoothing and mark-making clay

  

• Newcastle Castle

  Wed 29 Jun 2022 Miss Tweedy

  Earth has had a fabulous day at Newcastle Castle. They were greeted by an Anglo-Saxon at the gates and he told them all about how they lived whilst looking at ancient artefacts. We explored an Anglo-Saxon burial and re-enacted a battle. This afternoon, we have participated in a guided tour around the keep where we were able to explore dungeons. To finish the day, we had a trial for Mrs Pyle which Earth decided to find her guilty and climbed 99 steps to the top of the keep to see the views! 

  

• Raging Rivers

  Wed 29 Jun 2022 Mrs Mustard

  On Monday, Neptune visited Gibside as part of their Geography topic. The children enjoyed learning about the history of Gibside and took part in a river study led by one of the volunteers. It was brilliant for the children to see the river up close and identify it's features. On the way down to the river, the children were on the lookout for wildlife and plants that they could identify and record. We were also lucky enough to spot some ducklings on the river!

  

• Outdoor and Adventurous

  Tue 28 Jun 2022 Miss Cant

  Jupiter have had a fantastic day at Gibside taking part in an Outdoor and Adventurous Activities Festival. In the morning we took part in a carousel of activities including hunting for mini beasts, bark rubbing and two different blindfolded challenges. After lunch we took part in an orienteering challenge, we had to use a map to find and collect different materials to build a hedgehog den at the end of the journey. 

  

• National Sports Week

  Thu 23 Jun 2022 Mrs Evered

  As part of National Sports Week, Venus have tested their balance with some challenging yoga poses!

  

• Readathon Summer Party

  Thu 23 Jun 2022 Mrs Evered

  Venus joined the Readathon Summer Party today. We heard stories from Michael Leonard and and Manjeet Mann and loved listening to Michael Rosen performing his poem, Chocolate Cake. We also learned to draw a flying horse with illustrator Sarah McIntyre. We hope you like our drawings.

  

• National Sports Week

  Tue 21 Jun 2022 Miss Tweedy

  For today’s task, Earth were challenged with completing a HIIT workout. Everyone was so tired by the end and we definitely had some red faces!