The Battle of Bosworth
Today, Year 5 re-enacted The Battle of Bosworth. By the end of the lesson the children were able to explain how the Tudors came into...
The Battle of Bosworth
Year 5
NetworkRail
NetworkRail
NetworkRail delivered an interactive session on railway safety. During the session, the children were able to identify potential dangers on their own journeys, along with spotting risky behaviours in...
Human development
Human development
In Science, Year 5 explored human development. By the end of the lesson the children were able to explain each of the stages of human growth and...
Historical detectives
Historical detectives
Year 5, walked to the local grave yard and took pictures of a range of gravestones. They became historical detectives and analysed the images to infer information about the past....
Ukraine Donations
Ukraine Donations
A huge thank you for all of the kind donations to our Ukraine appeal, we were humbled by the generosity of everyone involved. We filled three cars with the donations and took them to the Polish Centre in Newcastle. https://youtu.be/VMuIVTLHZkg
Mini Vinnies Brew and Bun Coffee Afternoon
Mini Vinnies Brew and Bun Coffee Afternoon
On Friday last week we had the pleasure of welcoming parents, carers and friends of St. Mary and St. Thomas Aquinas back into school for a coffee and cake afternoon. The event was organised by our Mini Vinnies group and all donations go towards our Walk Against...
Blaydon Races
Blaydon Races
We held our own Blaydon Races in school last week. The children ran 1 mile around our school grounds and the Year 2 children learnt to sing the famous Blaydon Races song. This was part of our Erasmus project about the history of our local area....
Science week
Science week
The theme for this years British Science week is 'growth'. This week, we explored the process of reproduction in animals and classified animals using a carroll diagram. We identified trends linked to growth. Well done Year...
Traffic survey
Traffic survey
As part of our topic, Stella, Year 5 took part in a traffic survey. We explored the impact of traffic in Stella at different points across the day and...
I am a Small Part of The World Performance.
I am a Small Part of The World Performance.
Our school was asked to participate in The North-East Festival of Languages, which has run throughout March. https://youtu.be/b5pO_WZkkqs https://youtu.be/eIv-jDQTUzs Music Partnership North arranged a song called "I am a small part of the world",...
CAFOD – Walk Against Hunger
CAFOD – Walk Against Hunger
This Lent, the children in school will be taking part in the Walk Against Hunger CAFOD appeal. Mr McGee from CAFOD visited the children and explained how we can support children overseas by helping walk and raising awareness. Each class will be tracking how far...