Aladdin Panto
Primary had an amazing time at the pantomime this morning. Our pupils all behaved fantastically and we are so proud of how they represented the school. A HUGE thank you to One Stop for their very kind donation. We are very grateful.
Reading rewards food!
After our fantastic visit to the Empire Theatre in Consett, Birch celebrated all of our achievement with our reading skills. We had a plate of party food and a cup of juice.
OH YES HE DID!
It was a great experience seeing ‘Aladdin’ at the Empire Theatre in Consett. We had so much fun and all the children represented Croft perfectly! Well done to all of Primary! We had the best time.
New visitor
One of our new pupils came for a look around school last night and imagine our surprise when he turned up looking like this!! Welcome to Croft!
Persuasion using advertisement
For our English lesson we have integrated our Topic lesson where we have been learning all about Italy and its geography. We had to create a poster advert where we tried to persuade people to visit Italy. We developed knowledge on slogans and drawing the readers in.
Science experiments in Birch
We tested out flour, salt, sugar and coffee to predict which one dissolved to make a solution. We had a graph where we put the predictions in and then using a thermometer we used the same temperature water to learn the importance of a fair test. We applied our findings from the experiment and we…
Scarlet Fever
I’m sure you have seen in the news the reported increase in Scarlet Fever and invasive Group A strep infections. I hope the information below is helpful. The latest data from UKHSA shows that scarlet fever cases continue to remain higher than we would typically see at this time of year. Currently, there is no…
Coordinates
Today in Maths, we recapped our knowledge on coordinates. We all took part in following instructions using terminology such as, ‘Can you do a half turn, clockwise?’. The children identified their left and right and how we can use our hands and jumpers to identify the correct position. We then went through a PowerPoint helping…
Cubism
Birch was introduced to Picasso, the Cubist artist that uses geometric shapes. The children were asked to recreate his style. The children got given a portrait of themselves and their peers and had the chance to style their pictures in the way that Picasso did. It was great seeing the children’s creativity come out and…
Pop Art Fun!
In our Art lesson we were shown how photos can be changed using Pop Art. The children were given a display of themselves and used oil pastels to create their own designs. The children had inspiration from AndyWarhol and others. It was great to see how creative the children became! Well doneChildren!