Woodland Children in Key Stage 1 have been looking after plants and exploring trees on the school grounds. We planted a plant and have looked after it for a few weeks. Today, we observed it to see if any changes had occurred. Some of them had grown more leaves, some had more flowers and some had produced some seeds. We also went outside and made diagrams of trees and bark rubbings.

Hamsterley Primary School In Art, Class 1 have been learning about the work of artist James Rizzi and discussing how he created form by using layers to produce a 3D effect. Inspired by his techniques, the children used a cardboard layering method to create their own three-dimensional artwork. They carefully built up different layers to add depth and detail, producing vibrant pieces in the style of Rizzi.

Congratulations to our stars this week

In RE this week Class 3 learn't about th 'Fall' from the book of Genesis. They wrote a newspaper article to show their understanding of the key events.

Butterknowle We have had a busy week in Class 1. Take a look at some of the maths we have been doing. We used counters to help us find the missing parts.

Frosterley Primary School Congratulations to our superstars this week 🌟

Our Woodland superstars of the week. Well done Owls 🦉 and Squirrels 🐿

St John's Chapel and Wearhead Primaries 🌾 Harvest Festival Thank You 🌾 A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our Harvest Festival today. The children did a fantastic job sharing the importance of harvest and explaining how it is celebrated around the world. We enjoyed wonderful harvest songs, along with fantastic performances from our talented violinists and recorder players. We are incredibly proud of the confidence, enthusiasm and hard work shown by all of the children. Thank you also for your generous donations of food for the Weardale Food Bank. Your kindness and support will make a real difference to local families in our community. Thank you for helping to make our Harvest Festival such a special celebration.

Frosterley Primary School Our KS1 children have been learning about the vibrant and imaginative artwork of James Rizzi. 🏙🎨 James Rizzi was famous for creating colourful 3D pictures by layering pieces of foam to make parts of his artwork stand out. Inspired by his unique style, our children used layers of cardboard to create their own three-dimensional masterpieces. The children carefully cut, arranged and layered their designs, exploring how artists can create form and depth in their work. We were so impressed with their creativity, effort and attention to detail! Well done, KS1. Your artwork really pops off the page! 🌟👏

Our maths is improving in Owls class at Woodland. This group are working hard at rounding to the nearest 1000 . We have been using our rhyme - 5 and above give it a shove , 4 and below let it go ! It seems to be sticking. Our speed and resilience with whiteboard challenges is getting better . Well done 👏

In computing today Owls at Woodland learned how to debug and evaluate their soundtracks. As we are coming to the end of our unit on SCRATCH , the children assessed how well the program had worked and identified areas of improvement . We overcame some glitches and debugging . We evaluated the genre and how the soundtrack fitted the style. It was a nice way to end our unit. Well done , Owls 🦉

Wearhead Primary School 🌱🍂 Class 1 Harvest Learning Through Play 🍂🌱 As part of our harvest celebrations, Class 1 have been developing their understanding of harvest through exciting, hands-on learning opportunities in our outdoor area this week. The children enjoyed 'harvesting' vegetables and discovering where some of our food comes from. They then put their imaginations to work in the mud kitchen, using the vegetables to create delicious "vegetable soup" and sharing their creations with friends. As part of caring for our outdoor environment, the children also helped to remove old plants and prepare a planter ready for winter. They worked brilliantly together, developing their teamwork skills while learning about the changing seasons and how plants grow. What a wonderful way to bring our harvest learning to life! 🌿🥕🥔🍲

St.John's Chapel Today's Cookery Club was all about making delicious flapjacks. Everyone enjoyed getting sticky fingers from the golden syrup, which gave them the perfect excuse to lick them clean! We had lots of fun working together and finished the session by helping with the clearing up. It was a fantastic morning full of laughter, teamwork, and tasty treats

St John's Chapel Maths mastery in action this morning! Our fantastic Year 1 and Year 2 children have been busy exploring systematic number bonds. To help bring the maths to life, they used hands-on double-sided counters. By flipping and arranging the counters, the children could visually spot patterns and see how different pairs of numbers always add up to the same total.

Woodland Primary 🦉 This week in outdoor learning we did some weaving between two sticks. We practised our knots when we were joining our sticks together and we helped each other to keep the sticks steady. We used our webs to collect some interesting autumn objects.