In English P4 are enjoying reading The Demon Dentist by David Williams. The children enjoyed taking part in Drama where they took on the role of one of the main characters, Alfie. There was good discussion as to whether Alfie should go to the dentist and face the Demon Dentist. A conscience alley was set…
DetailsWe are the OPAL crew and meet every Friday during enrichment to organise equipment, tidy things away, write letters to companies to ask for items and also have some fun!!
Today P3 learnt about Remembrance Day. Miss Robson put a picture on the whiteboard and asked “Who is this?” P3 thought that the photograph was old and he looked like a soldier. We then looked at artifacts belonging to the soldier to discover that his name was Ernest Johnson Glaholm or “Uncle Ernie” to Miss…
DetailsIn P3 we communicate in many different ways. Today we enjoyed playing games using our PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) communication books. Mr Potato Head Pupils had to request the different body parts for Mr Potato Head using PECS. This meant being able to recognise and match a symbol to the object before attaching…
DetailsP3 are excited for Bonfire night. We spoke about the different fireworks displays we have seen over the weekend and discussed how to stay safe. Some of the pupils said they went to a bonfire and other said they watched the fireworks from their window. P3 then looked at different types of skyline…
DetailsP3 love music with Rick on a Tuesday. We have been learning how to recognise a pattern in a rhythm and follow a beat. We are working on listening to each other to be able to recognise the rhythm being played and then guessing which vegetable we heard being played. We then created our…
DetailsAs part of our work about Canada, P2 received a call from a very important person. Simon Collier, Manager of Solutions and Standard at the University of Alberta, called so that we could interview him about life in Canada. Simon used to live in Ryton before his family emigrated to Canada when Simon was…
DetailsIn P1 we love listening to stories and like to help our teachers tell stories that we know. We have been practicing our letters and words to help us to learn to read.
DetailsToday there will be a special event going on after school. The school will hold a Halloween disco from 3:30 and 5:30. Students were allowed to come in casual clothing into school to prevent the need to go home and get changed.