More exciting times here at West Boldon Primary! We haven’t had a bus driver go rogue and crash into the school field. Stagecoach have very kindly donated a bus that we are going to turn into a lunch time reading/craft area. The children were so excited when they came out at playtime and saw it!
On Tuesday, Year 1/2 had a very special visit from Mrs C from the OpenZone at The Word in South Shields.
She brought with her some amazing robots and the children programmed them to do lots of different things. They used iPads to control the Bluebots, navigating them to different areas of the hall using BeeBot mats, then they programmed some Spheros to make them move, change speed and direction, and even change colour!
They had a fantastic day! Thank you Mrs C!
We do playtimes slightly different here at West Boldon Primary! It’s all about fun and the children being children. We ensure that they have the opportunity to engage with each other and learn how to play effectively. This is only the start in our plans to transform our outdoor areas……watch what we have coming soon!
Year 1/2 had the most wonderful, fun-filled day at Beamish today.
As part of their Royal Patrons topic they visited the 1950s town where they took part in a toys workshop and had the chance to play with lots of toys from that era.
They also enjoyed a lovely picnic lunch before a little visit to the old school, where they had a go at using slates to write followed by a quick play of hoop rolling on the yard!
They were also very lucky to be able to ride the tram!
Today Year 1/2 were visited by some staff at Nissan. They showed them all the different kinds of cars they make at the factory.
The children then had a go at designing their own car before creating some with Lego. The best car design and best Lego creations all received a Nissan lunchbox as a prize!
We definitely have some future car designers in Key Stage 1!
KS1 have had a lovely afternoon visiting St Nicholas Church and talking to Reverend Paul. Rev. Paul told them all about how they recognise Advent in church and they even sang some Christmas songs. The children listened so well, sang beautifully, and asked lots of insightful questions!
This half term Year 1/2’s Dimensions topic has been all about the media and broadcasting.
This week the children in Class 6 created their very own class news broadcast.
They chose their role as either news presenter (which involved presenting each news report to the camera), camera operator (which required a very steady hand!), or story researcher (which involved going around school to find out what is going on in other classes and writing a script).
Every single child in the class was involved in the finished product in some way. We definitely have some future broadcasters and reporters in the making! Well done Class 6!
As part of our Rainbow Day celebrations, Class 3 dressed in bright colours, shared stories celebrating differences and made fingerprint rainbows that we will display to support diversity.
Year 1 have had a fun packed day at Northumberland Zoo today. We looked closely at some minibeasts and watched a birds of prey display. We explored the zoo, wandering through ‘Wallaby Walkabout’ and ‘Lemur Woods’. The children saw many animals that they had not encountered before, such as capybaras, lemurs, tapirs, otters, snow leopards and prairie dogs. The children were particularly interested in watching the fruit bats at feeding time!
The Year One children this term are following a topic theme called “Going Wild”. In art we have had to explore the technique of printing. We found a little out about Andy Warhol, especially his series of work called “endangered species”. We then explored animal patterns and tried sketching out some of our own. We picked our favourite pattern and then transferred it on to styrofoam to make our own printing tile. We finished our work by exploring how to use a brayer and printing ink to create our own printed patterns. The children had a lot of fun and were amazed at their creations.