McIntyre Terrace, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, DL14 6HW
By andrewgraham
Dear parents, we have attached to this post the homework tasks that we have set for each year group including nursery. If you have any questions on this please email your teacher (email addresses) are available on the letter. Thank you.
Nursery Home Learning Grid
Reception Home Learning Grid
Year 1 Home Learning Grid
Year 2 home learning grid
By andrewgraham
Year 2 have been making tetrahedrons using dowls and elastic bands. This activity involved so much learning. For instance the children discussed the properties of 3D shapes, they had to utilise their dexterity and resilience to join the dowls with elastic bands and they had to communicate and cooperate with their partner to finish the task. They did a fantastic job and moved on to joining the tetrahedrons together. We then discussed the value of this shape in an engineering sense and looked at examples of structures that utilised tetrahedrons.
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By andrewgraham
All the children took part on the RSPB’s schools big bird watch. The children really enjoyed spotting and then identifying the various species of bird. It was certainly a beautiful day to be outside. The children were excellent at spotting the birds. We will send our results to the RSPB to help them with their monitoring of bird populations. Well done everyone!
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By andrewgraham
The year 2 children enjoyed the trip to Durham Cathedral and learned about Saint Cuthbert through acting out the story which started with a sheep and ended with a cow! The children loved getting dressed up in costumes and were quiet and reflective around Cuthbert’s Tomb. They lit a candle and said a prayer and our guides showed the children some of the very impressive stained glass windows in the Cathedral.
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By andrewgraham
Our topic in history is Learning about Bishop Auckland in the past and how things have changed. The children have been looking at how Newton Viaduct and how the use of this structure has changed over the years, trains used to cross it and now cars. The children have looked carefully at the design and made their own versions in stem work using lego, card, blocks and polydron. The children’s challenge is then to make sure their viaduct will withstand a small amount of weight. Here we go!
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By andrewgraham
This week in Class 5 we have been admiring the brand new reading books. We have had lots of time to read the books. We have also been discussing our favourite reading book and the reasons why we like that particular book. Here you can see the children holding their favourite reading books.
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By andrewgraham
Our Year 2 children have been involved in an exciting project with Auckland Castle. We buried a time capsule in the West Mural Tower, Auckland Castle. As well as news items from today, it contained our own hand-written limericks. We had a great time!
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By andrewgraham
We had a fabulous day at Beamish. We visited the new 1950s Welfare Hall where we got to play with toys from the 1950s, We dressed and danced in the 1950s style and we explored artefacts. We had a little bit of time to look around the town and had our dinner in the park which was great! The children loved riding around on the trams and we even met Mr Tumble! The children were so excited to see him and he even came over and sang a song with them! It made our day and Mrs Graham loved it too….and it was her special birthday!
By andrewgraham
Our children experienced a carousel of activities on Outdoor Classroom Day. They planted plants in pots, found minbeasts, sat around the fire pit and toasted marshmallows which was a big hit with the children and staff! There were craft activities, the parachute, PE activities and the soft play equipment. The children loved the day and worked together well solving problems and discovering new possibilities.
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By andrewgraham
The children had two challenges to complete. Challenge 1 – Sara uses 1 litre of water to water the plants. She uses a 250ml container. How many containers does she use? Challenge 2 – Make a potion with various amounts of liquids. How much altogether?
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