It has been challenging to say the least for everyone, it has been such a long time since we have all been together. We have been working on journeys into Spring and looking at the story of The Cautious Caterpillar and how brave he was and how brave we have all been through this awful time. We are working hard on relationships and getting along. 11B are producing some lovely craft work and they really enjoy their sessions in the garden, especially when they have a turn at lighting fires. There have been surprises in P.E, some have been keeping their talents hidden.
A big congratulations to Anthony for earning our worker of the week certificate.
Anthony has earned this through his fantastic work on seasons this week. He produced this magical Spring time tree art completely independently! He chose the colours based on his knowledge of Springtime weather and the seasonal changes that happen.
He has also shown lovely manners this week towards both his friends in class and adults around school.
WELL DONE Anthony!

This week the children have been very busy getting ready to thank their lovely parents and carers on Mother’s day by making fantastic cards and baking and decorating some biscuits as a gift. The children have been learning all about the parts of a plant, using microscopes to examine leaves, petals, pine cones and all sorts of other things in the garden, as well as setting up a science experiment to find out how cress plants are affected when they are grown without light or water. In English we’ve continued reading ‘Errol’s Garden’ and the children have written descriptions of the school garden, as well as their own dream gardens. The children have continued to learn about data and statistics, finding out about how to make block diagrams from information in tables, and have done all the other usual activities like phonics, handwriting and circle time, to name a few! They definitely deserve a break after all that hard work!
Our week started with a big breakfast that we cooked ourselves in the cookery room. We made choices, followed instructions and enjoyed sharing our breakfast together.
We have been reading the story of Errol’s Garden by Gillian Hibbs. We designed our own dream gardens and chose who we would share them with. We looked closely at and named the parts of flowers that we would find in the garden.
In PE some of us went on the big trampoline in the gym (the rest of us will have our turn next week!)
We thought about our wonderful Mam’s and made some rainbow lollipop sticks to describe them. We also made some very special cards and gifts.
We hope you all enjoy a lovely Mother’s Day.
It’s been a lovely first week back here in 7B. With some new additions to the class settling in so well – this week has been a pleasure for everyone. We took some time to assess how we were all feeling about the current situation and looked at the UK’s road-map out of lockdown. After the boys were curious to learn more about the UK Census and why it so important to help the government – we had a go at completing our very own census.
This was our first week back together as a full class! Well done everyone for your hard work and for looking after your friends that were maybe a bit nervous coming back to a big class.
We looked at plants and how they grow, this week, focusing on Jack and the Beanstalk. We explored the garden and took our own Spring photography. We even took traffic surveys, counting the cars, vans and buses that passed the school. We collected different natural materials to make lots of different craft things such as sun catchers and nature paint brushes. We also planted lots of different seeds and investigated how they grow. We made our own baked beans as well as a magic bean stew, both of which were delicious!
This weekend if, of course, Mother’s Day we made a few treats for mum too. Happy Mother’s Day to you all. Have a lovely Sunday together and I will see you next week when we explore flowers!
Family Partnership Update
A BIG welcome back to school for the Spring Term.
Just a brief update on what support is available from The Family Partnership Team at The Dales.
Unfortunately, due to the current situation we have been unable to offer our normal parent/carers activities and meetings. However, Glynis, Tracy (Blythdale) and Demi (Ashdale) are available to talk at any time and we hope to see you all very soon.
Greggs
We already have support from Greggs who continue to provide breakfast for all of our children in school. We now have access to the Greggs Hardship Grant, and if you would like further information about this, then please contact us.
Blyth Food Bank are also accepting referrals for families in need, and we can do this on your behalf.
(We are also looking to supporting the Blyth Food Bank with donations from our staff, or anyone else who is able).
Northumberland Communities Together
Volunteers who provide support for shopping, collecting prescriptions etc. for people who are vulnerable or self isolating. Financial advice is also available.
Please contact the Northumberland Communities Together Response Hub.
Phone: 01670 620015 between 9am to 6pm, seven days a week.
Email: NCT@northumberland.gov.uk
We can also support you with Bus Pass Applications, DLA applications, Housing Issues and much more.
Please do not hesitate to contact Glynis, Tracy or Demi regarding any support you may need. We are continuing to work together to support our children and families.
This week in class 2 we investigated mini beasts. We were detectives on Monday, hunting for mini beasts in the garden, taking a survey. On Tuesday we looked at worms, making a wormery to watch how worms live in the soil. On Wednesday we made a mud pie which was delicious. On Thursday we read ‘what the ladybird heard’ and recited the story using actions. On Friday we made a cheese roll caterpillar. Yummy!
We also celebrated World Book Day on Thursday so read lots of books. We voted on which books we wanted to make it fair and to read books we wouldn’t normally experience. We read so many stories this week that it’s hard to keep count, including:
- Mad about mini beasts
- Superworm
- What the ladybird heard
- The very hungry caterpillar
- Stuck
- Elmer in the snow, Elmer and super El, Elmer on stilts, Elmer and the stranger
- How to look after your pet dinosaur
- We’re going on a bear hunt
Thank you for another lovely week, class 2!
This week has been very exciting in Class 2. Not only are we able to come in and see our friends, but we have started a new topic – Spring. This week we looked at farm animals.
On Monday, we found eggs in our classroom. We made nests, named our eggs and painted them. On Tuesday we found a crime scene. We found 3 houses, one of brick and two that had fallen over, made of straw and sticks. We read about the 3 Little Pigs and baked biscuit bricks to build a house for the pigs. On Wednesday we sang ‘Old MacDonald’ and read our ‘Big Red Barn’ book. We then designed our own farms. They were brilliant. On Thursday we read an exciting book called ‘The 3 Ninja Pigs’. We also had a letter from Mammy Pig asking us to make wolf soup, which was surprisingly delicious. On Friday we had to help Farmer MacDonald find all of his animals, that had escaped from his farm.
We also celebrated a birthday this week and had a fun party and delicious cake. Thanks for a lovely week.