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We were all excited to go out on Tuesday for our class trip to the Tim Lamb Centre and the Rising Sun Country Park. We didn’t let the rain spoil our fun! Check out our photos of us in the soft play area and café.
From John and the Team.
Hi everyone! What a fantastic half term we have had in Rachael’s class. Our topic has been natural things and we have really enjoyed exploring lots of natural resources both in class and outside in nature.
The children loved the ‘nature paintbrush’ activity in Art. They were supported to collect items from nature during their weekly Mud Kitchen session including sticks, leaves and flowers to make the paintbrushes. The flower stamps were also a hit and the children had lots of messy fun!
This half term we celebrated Eid together as a school with a special assembly and in class we took part in some Eid themed activites. Class 2 spent time exploring porridge oats with moons and stars, there was some lovely engagement in this sensory activity and fantastic filling and emptying. What a great job they did decorating their Moon and Star hanging mobile too!
The children joined in with the Coronation Day celebrations by making some Nature Crowns and wands which tied in nicely with our nature topic. They also came to school wearing red, white and blue and had fun playing with balloons and Union Jack flags.
Our Nature themed Art and Messy Play sessions continued with some leaf spray painting and daisy soup which the children loved! They also enjoyed painting sticks and making marks with pine cones, Rachael’s class love nothing more than getting messy!
The children love to explore things with all their senses and particularly enjoyed our lavender themed session. We had lavender playdough, lavender water play and lavender foam. The classroom smelled divine and lavender is supposed to be calming and relaxing so I wonder if the children slept well that night!
Other messy play items this half term have included, split peas, cereal and the ‘you either love it or you hate it’ item….gloop!
In May we took part in Mental Health Awareness Week with a relaxing session based on the book ‘The Colour Monster’ by Anna Llenas. The children watched a pop up version of this story on you tube (which Lucas found hilarious!) then hunted for the colour monsters in the sand, played with water and enjoyed some relaxing music and images on the smartboard.
Class 2 have continued to enjoy all of the regular activities on their timetable, here are some photos of them in soft play.
We are looking forward to enjoying our last half term of this academic year with these brilliant boys. Summer 2 will have a Seaside theme which I’m sure will prove a massive hit with all of the children in Rachael’s class 🙂
Rachael, Rachael, Kira, James, Leighanne and Lynda xxx
Ideal weather at the moment for a bike ride 
We have a range of Mountain bikes & adapted bikes you can hire from the centre.
Some Great cycle routes around Newburn, Wylam and Throckley.
Please contact the centre for more information
01912640014
Relaxed screenings:
The Little Mermaid on Sunday 4th June at 11am at Cineworld, The Gate.
Fantastic Mr Fox Sunday 4th June 11.30am at Tyneside Cinema Pilgrim St
With the forecast looking warm and sunny this half term what could be better than water fun to cool you down!
Here are 13 places you can cool off in the warm weather. Many of them are FREE with no booking required and accessible by public transport too. Ideal for a picnic / day out in summer.
Please do check with venues direct for current opening hours.
- Ridley Park, Blyth (FREE Splash Pad) – NE24 3HF
- Riverside Park, Chester-le-Street (FREE Splash Pad) – DH3 3PL
- Hirst Park, Ashington (FREE Splash Pad) – NE63 9NZ
- Carlisle Park, Morpeth (FREE Outdoor Paddling Pool) – NE61 1YD
- Whitley Bay Playground (FREE Splash Pad) – NE26 1AU
- Seaton Carew Sea Front (FREE Splash Pad) – TS25 1BS
- Headland Block Sands (FREE Paddling Pool) – TS24 0QG
- Spittal Playground (FREE Splash Pad) – TD15 1SE
- Haltwhistle Outdoor Pool (Paid Outdoor Swimming Pool) – NE49 9DW
- Stanhope Outdoor Pool (Paid Outdoor Swimming Pool) – DL13 2LU
- Alnwick Garden (Paid Water Play – although kids do go free) – NE66 1FJ
- Rising Sun Park, North Tyneside (FREE Water Play) – NE12 9SS
- Bitts Park, Carlisle (FREE Water Play). I know not technically NE but it’s not far – CA3 8UZ
We have had a blast this half term and over the past 6 weeks we have never stopped with the various different arts and crafts and exploration. We have blinked and we are at the May half term – can you believe it! This half term our topic has been focusing around natural things and we have spent time exploring all of the natural things that our world has to offer.
We explored all of the different flora and fauna in the different areas around school and collected our favorite bits that we then used to print our fabulous pictures with.
We talked all about ‘Earth day’ and painted our fabulous stones using paints and various mark making tools.
We also printed using fruit and vegetables exploring how they feel and some of us also explored the taste.
We made and created our very own caterpillars and butterflies using stamps and different textures. We really enjoyed this and loved the different colours and the way the different textures felt on our hands.
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We have had the most wonderful time exploring the trim trail and the caterpillar garden and the past couple of weeks we have had the chance to explore our caravan that we have had revamped. We took lots of snacks up last week and enjoyed the lovely weather and our snacks whilst relaxing in the caravan and exploring the various different equipment the areas have to offer.
As well as all of this we have enjoyed our Rebound and Hydro therapy sessions and we are really building up our confidence in both.
As well as all of this we had the opportunity to watch and grow our very own caterpillars. We received them in the post just after we got back from the Easter holidays and then we watched as our caterpillars ate their food, grew and grew and grew and then they formed into their chrysalis. We then waited very patiently and last week we watched as the first beautiful butterfly emerged, followed closely by the rest. We were all so excited and couldn’t believe our eyes. We then went up to our decked area and let all 5 of them free and into the wild to find their new homes. We all laughed and shouted excitedly as they fluttered away.
As well as all of this we have also had two trips one to the garden centre and one yesterday where we had a lovely walk in the sun up to Morrisons where we had some tea and cake. The children coped so well with he difference in routine and some even got to go up to the till, order and pay for their items.
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We hope you all enjoy a fabulous break and we look forward to seeing you all back at school on Monday 5th June.
Fran, Vikki, Lauren and Yasmin
Hi everyone! What a lovely few weeks we have had in Class 2 to end the spring term 🙂 The children enjoyed celebrating red nose day with a red themed exploration session and loved putting red playdough noses on images of themselves!
As part of our farm topic Class 2 went on a trip to Whitehouse Farm, this visit went so well and all of the children (and adults) really enjoyed their day. Kira did a great job driving the minibus and everyone was really happy and calm. When we arrived we visited the sheep, cows and pigs in the barns before feeding the lambs which the children loved! We saw the emus and birds of prey then had a very exciting tractor ride before stopping for lunch. We had an action packed afternoon with a play in the soft play, the park and go-carting. Class 2 ended the day by being super brave and petting a rabbit and a blue tongued skink (a type of lizard). We are looking forward to enjoying some more outings next half term!
This week Class 2 really enjoyed watching the older children perform Othello as part of the Shakespeare in Schools festival and made some lovely Easter Cards. They have continued to enjoy their usual therapy sessions, here a few photos from this week’s Rebound and Hydrotherapy sessions.
This week Class 2 and Hadrian School say Goodbye to one of our team, Adam, who is leaving to train as a children’s nurse. Adam will be a big miss and we wish him so much luck and happiness in the next chapter.
We have welcomed back teacher Rachael Budden and she has already built up a lovely rapport with the children 🙂
Have a lovely Easter and we look forward to welcoming the children back in two weeks time 🙂
Rachael, Rachael, Adam, Kira, James and Leighanne xxx
We are proud to having our first Family Celebration of Diversity!
We hope to see you all there.
