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The Year 6 children joined Mr and Mrs Weatherill for a service in Churnside House this afternoon. They sang numerous carols beautifully. At the end of the service the children spent some time talking to the residents.

Year 6 have been working hard all week, to produce items to sell at the Christmas Fair today. Each group was given an “investment” of £15 by Scot4all, with which to buy resources and every group made a profit from the sale of their various Christmas-themed products. We had to use a huge variety of…

This morning, we were using mirrors to look for lines of symmetry in 2D shapes.

We have been looking at the four seasons and been exploring the changes in our environment during each season. We have linked our calendars and made 4 trees based on each season. 

Year 4 have had a fantastic afternoon playing Christmas dodgeball. They were fair and honest, showing great sportsmanship and teamwork. Well done Year 4!
 

This week we have been looking at toys, We 5en used our creative skills to make our own toys. We had a think about what toy we would like to make and what materials we would need to be able to make these. Then we used lots of different skills to make them. 

This week we have been finding out that Angela bring messages. We have finished our angel and it will be part of the Abbeystead Angel trail. If you would like to see the angels lit up at night then you can google Abbeystead Angel trail 2025 for more information. Our Angel has a handprint robe and…

Our new DT topic is packaging and today we brought in lots of different packaging and cardboard boxes to investigate. We opened up our boxes to look at the nets of the different 3D shapes. We were surprised that such big boxes were made from just one piece of cardboard! We tried really hard to…

Today, we were first making 2D shapes and then turning them into 3D ones. 
 

This afternoon, we walked around Scotforth so that we can make maps and write a guide book. 
 

This week, we have been adding the second layer of printing to our Christmas cards. It was tricky to work out what colour would be best to choose next!

This week, Year 6 have been learning how to make short- crust pastry, with the help of Mrs Anderson - one of our school governors. They used their new baking skill to make mince pies to sell at the Christmas Fair.