by daveross | Apr 30, 2026 | News
Today, our year 3 and 4 pupils invited their adults in to take part in a textiles workshop to make a pencil case. The ability to sew is a really important skill to be able to make costumes, clothes or the mend things. A lovely atmosphere of focussed sewing was...
by daveross | Apr 24, 2026 | News
Our school hall was filled with creativity this week as we put our Spring Term learning about collages into action during our Key Stage One Art Workshops. It was wonderful to see so many parents and carers working alongside the children to layer textures and colors...
by daveross | Mar 27, 2026 | News
Our Year Two geographers headed out into the local community this morning for an exciting fieldwork walk. The children put their observation skills to the test as they identified various human and physical features in Chester-le-Street. Equipped with clipboards, they...
by daveross | Mar 25, 2026 | News
The air in the classroom has been thick with “egg-spectation” since seven unassuming eggs arrived on Monday. By Tuesday, the quiet was finally broken. We watched as the first pioneer began the grueling work of slowly zipping its way around the...
by daveross | Mar 18, 2026 | News
This week, we have had a couple of workshops to support parents in helping their children with their maths work. Showing them about how we encourage pupils to set out their maths calculations to show their formal methods is an important feature of achieving well in...
