Blog Author: Nicola Lawson

Congratulations to our Week 3 ‘Let Your Light Shine’ winners, Harry and Emily!

We are delighted to present this award to Harry in recognition of his outstanding God-given football talent. Through dedication, perseverance and a passion for the game, Harry has developed his skills and…

This week in Year 6, our writing lessons were inspired by Rose Blanche, a powerful story set in Germany during World War II. The story follows a young German girl, who after following a group of soldiers, makes a shocking discovery: a concentration camp hidden on the outskirts of her town. As we…

On Monday, our Year 5 pupils were giving the opportunity to visit our local Library for a fantastic session all about Roald Dahl. After a short and pleasant walk, pupils were greeted by Library staff and given a workshop about some of the different books written by the famous author. I was so…

A big feature of this week has been taking time to reflect on how far the class have come in such a short space of time. They have taken on so much new information and mastered so many new approaches to their learning that it is hard to believe this is only our fourth week together.

In…

The Iron Man is causing no end of trouble for the villagers and farmers. We’ve looked at how author’s build up an atmosphere of tension, describing an approaching threat and we’ve had a go at creating our own piece of atmospheric writing. Ask your child what kind of strange creature they created…

What a fabulous way to start a new week with a visit to the wonderful Durham Cathedral. We started the day with a guided tour of the Cathedral. A real highlight for everyone was seeing the tomb of St Cuthbert.

After lunch (the part of the day a lot of us were looking forward to!) we became…