Beech visit Locomotion in Shildon for a train extravaganza! 15.02.23
WOW. These trains were so much bigger than we thought! Beech class were able to see inside of a train cab and saw where the coal was thrown to produce fuel for the train. We may have had a little play in the park too…
11L Land based Studies
11L have completed some great work in Land Based Studies. We helped to maintain the tools by making sure they where clean. We have also planted leeks and flowers.
Year 11 Art
In Art we have been looking at tonal drawings, we created some in preparation for out Art exam.
Primary PE
During PE today primary pupils worked together for team building to build up characters’ faces using a range of equipment for their shape and size. Turn taking and listening skills were very important throughout the task to ensure the group used the correct equipment to match the part of the face. They checked the learning and discussed their findings as a group.
Judaism in Rowan (Primary)
Today the pupils in Rowan were learning about what the Shabbat is in Judaism and how they celebrate this special time which starts on a Friday evening and finishes on a Saturday evening. During this time they eat challah bread, drink wine (blackcurrant juice) from a Kiddush cup, Shabbat candles are lit, special spices are smelt and candles are then put out in the wine at the end of the special time.
Vikings in Rowan (Topic)
This term pupils in Rowan have been learning about Vikings, how they lived, where they lived and what they did to survive. Brianna said “The Vikings raided places to steal from the houses”. Olivia said “the material was scratchy” when she dressed as a Viking girl. Jenson said that the horn reminded him of the myth of Thor drinking from the sea. Pupils have used mod rock to make some helmets, so look out for them next week when they are finished.
Music Festival at the Civic Centre
Today at Durham Vocal Festival we had so much fun learning to sign songs with different schools from our region.
We developed our skills on signing with a song called ‘Don’t get stressed’. We learnt the signing to songs like ‘It’s a wonderful life’ and ‘Love Shine a Light’. There were performances from different schools and a band from the local area. It was excellent to see how much our children engaged in the signing and really found a new way to communicate through singing with signing.
We are so pleased to be part of the day and we have really enjoyed ourselves! Thank you to all at the Civic Centre in Stanley. We hope to see you all next year!
Meditation in Birch
While Birch was waiting for dinner to end, we did a bit of meditation and focussed on our breathing by following different coloured bubbles and then doing a body scan identifying how our bodies feel. It encouraged us to stay focussed in lesson and allowed us to calm down after our play time.
Rowan’s Big Tidy (Primary)
The pupils in Rowan today took the opportunity to have a Big Tidy to the side of the building, has over the Autumn all the leaves have fallen and made quite a build up. They identified health and safety procedures to follow such as wearing disposable gloves, tell an adult if their was any broken bits of equipment to help them clear it safely and use the refuse sacks to put all the leaves into before going to the skip.