Internet Safety Day 2020- Designing an Avatar

12th February 2020Miss S Padden

Post 16:1 have been recapping on the importance of staying safe when using the internet.

One of the benefits of working and communicating online is the ability to share information with others, but children (and adults) need to be careful about what they share and with whom.

Ideally we don’t want children uploading photos of themselves with their name displayed as well so it is useful to find an alternative solution and that is where the avatar creation tools come in.

We used a website called avatarcreator.com and had great fun designing our own avatar.

Red Class 1 are super stars!

4th February 2020Miss S Padden
Red 1 have been working hard to sit on a chair for group time.  We have been looking at the Dear Zoo story as part of our topic.  We have enjoyed matching the animals to the pictures in the story and hearing the different noises they make.  We have even created a display for the classroom.  Great work by everyone!

Blue 2 are Incredible!!

3rd February 2020Miss S Padden
n Blue 2 we have a board where all students can display and celebrate their incredible work. This half term has seen some amazing pieces produced by them from across the curriculum. Some of the work displayed includes: Number, Maths, Literacy Tac Pac, PSHCE, Science and Art.

 

A trip to the Alan Shearer Centre

27th January 2020Miss S Padden
On Wednesday 22nd January 2020, Blue 1 enjoyed an all day trip to the Alan Shearer Centre in Newcastle as part of our topic this half term. This centre is amazing and our pupils had the opportunity to access the sensory cave, music room, ball pool, playground, lilac room and the green room. We also had our lunch in the cafe.
It was lovely to see Blue 1 interacting with each other and having fun. Lots of smiles all round.

The Rain Forest

27th January 2020Miss S Padden
n Green 2 we have been learning about the rain forest and have enjoyed The Monkey Puzzle sensory story. We made snakes using clay, made beef burgers that look like crocodiles and went to the life skills flat to make banana milkshake (because monkeys like bananas!!) Some of us explored the caterpillar tunnel and used Makaton to sign for ‘more!’
We learned about the frog life cycle and visited the school pond but its a bit early for frogspawn just yet! Next week we will be visiting the Winter Garden in Sunderland to learn about the rain forest plants and creatures.

Hebburn Helps Toy Drive

18th December 2019Miss S Padden

Blue Class 1 have been asking for unwanted toys to donate to local charity Hebburn Helps. People were very generous and we collected some fabulous gifts to give to those families less fortunate this Christmas.

We also made a Christmas card for staff to sign and make a donation to the charity. So far we have raised over £150.

Well done to all involved

Blue 1 Christmas visit

18th December 2019Miss S Padden

Blue 1 had a great day out yesterday. We visited Fenwicks window and then had lunch at Frankie and Bennys. Pupils were amazing at following instructions whilst out in the community and did the school very proud.
We were joined by Year 7 from Bamburgh school, who we have been building links with over the past few weeks. Pupils had the opportunity to chat and enjoy time with their new friends.

Redfox Christmas visit

18th December 2019Miss S Padden

Blue 1 visited Red Fox Garden Centre on Newcastle Road, East Boldon on Tuesday 10th December 2019. This was part of our topic on Christmas and winter. We had so much fun and the staff at the Garden centre were amazing. The pupils met Mrs Cluas on arrival where she chatted with the pupils. She then took us on a train ride from North East England up into the snowy North Pole. Pupils loved this experience and enjoyed watching the scenery change as the train got closer to Santa.
Afterwards, we went through Narnia to a winter wonderland full of snow, trees and animals. We were then lucky enough to be able to sit on Santas sleigh with Prancer and Blitzen Reindeer to guide us.

A big thank-you to the staff at Red Fox, you were amazing and they even let us use Santas soft play to finish off our visit.

We then went to McDonalds for lunch, where pupils choose a meal and a McFlurry as a treat.