Oak class had a wonderful if a bit wet day at Beamish. To continue with our learning about transport through time we explored the old vehicles at Beamish. We went to the pit village first and learnt about the Coffee pot, Glitter and the Edward…
Oak class had an amazing day at the Locomotion museum. We learnt all about the different trains and how they have changed over time. We were told about all the different things trains used for such as; carrying coal, cattle and people. We even…
During topic this term in Rowan class we are learning about Vikings. This afternoon we participated in a carousel of activities visiting others classes to complete them including reading and recognising our letters for our names. Writing our name out in Viking rune on a tomb stone then wiping a wet tea bag over to…
What an amazing couple of days we have had. First of all the Laing Art Gallery Learning Team visited 9G in school to tell them about the Lindisfarne Gospels. They learned how the artwork tells the stories of Christianity, and how the paints used were derived from natural materials such as copper, oak galls and…
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…
Pupils in Year 7 learned how the printing and etching process was invented and books became accessible to the masses, thanks to pioneers like Gutenberg and Thomas Bewick. They then used printing blocks to create their own prints.
Over the last week pupils in 9R have been completing a range of activities and discussions around the topic and events of what happened after the wars. They have embedded knowledge and skills from History and English to produce a brilliant Art piece for to Display in school and share in the Remembrance assembly. The…