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Our Year 6 pupils recently took part in the exciting Greenpower Goblins event at Gateshead International Stadium, and what an incredible journey it has been! The project began just a few weeks before race day when we welcomed Rowland, a Greenpower Ambassador, and George Wright, a STEM volunteer from Siemens, into school. Together, with Mr Baines, they guided our Year 6 children through the challenge of building an electric Goblin race car from a kit. At first, the task seemed quite daunting,...

Mrs Sore's mum brought her pet tortoise into school to meet all the children in Early Years. He was very sociable and walked around the circle, greeting everyone and letting them touch his shell. The children had been learning all about what he eats and how he hibernates in the winter, so they asked questions to find out more about information about this unusual visitor. The children were so gentle and kind and they all made him pictures to take home to put in his little tortoise house.

Stef from Animal Antics visited our school and brought with her a wonderful collection of minibeasts, including a snail, a millipede, a stick insect, a cockroach and a tarantula. She shared lots of fascinating facts about where the animals live, what they eat and how they survive in their natural habitats. The children were captivated by the amazing creatures and were incredibly brave, with so many carefully holding them in their hands. It was a fantastic hands-on experience that everyone...