Some of our Year 11 PFA group organized and set out afternoon tea for some of the PTA group to say a very big thankyou for everything they do for our School. During this time it has helped the pupils develop so many skills and prepare them for leaving school this year including building confidence,…
As part of our Topic lesson, Birch have been learning about the Great Fire of Gateshead which happened on 6th October 1854. The fire started in a factory on the Quayside in Gateshead, just outside of St.Mary’s church. The group were met by Mr Simon Green, part of the churches educational staff and he was…
During Comic Relief day in Birch the children participated in a range of fun activities in real super hero style. The pupils enjoyed being dressed up as their own super hero such as Iron man, PJ mask, Super Mario and Mrs Devlin is comic relief hero in her own style. Activities included designing your own…
During Science this afternoon the pupils in Birch have been investigating if using a range of everyday products such as salt, flour, oil, sugar, rice, lime juice and hot chocolate would dissolve or not when added to cold water. The pupils then transferred the results of the findings into a carroll diagram and discussed the…
During morning pastoral and Geography lesson in 9R the pupils had a morning of active learning and embedded sensory into their curriculum. During pastoral the group increased their personal fitness making use of the new outdoor gym area now the weather is getting warm and then had some fun on the scooters outside. The Geography…
During our English in 9R, pupils have been identifying verbs and doing actions to go with them following the Whizzbang Wizard story. Kayla said used a verb in a sentence independently ” The dog is fetching the ball”. The pupils are looking forward now to reading chapter three and finding out what happens! How many…
During World Book Week the pupils in 9R have worked extremely hard completing a range of fun and relaxing activities. They have designed their own personal book marks based on their favorite characters and even discussed characters to make up a story of their own. Mrs. Devlin brought in her favorite book and friendly Tiger…
During RRS the pupils in 9R have been working towards learning about Article 13 in which “You have the right to express yourself”. A general discussion was who lived with whom at home and identified that some families can be different. The pupils drew some people and different living arrangements such as 2 dads, 2…
During RRS the pupils in 9R have been learning about the remarkable young girl Anne Frank who wrote a diary of her true life story that emerged from the second world war in 1942. Anne Frank and her family had to flee from the horrors of the Nazi occupation. Anne was thirteen when she and…
Year 9 pupils in Geography conducted a traffic survey identifying the amount of traffic that pass our school. The group completed a bar chart to find out that the most vehicles that past were delivery vans. During the discussion it was noted that their is a lot of pollution in the air due to the…