Pupil Council Decorate St Simon’s Christmas Tree
Today the Pupil Council went to the church to decorate the Christmas tree we donate to them. They worked together to make it look beautiful! Reverend Andrew will put on the star...
Year 5 MMA Taster
Today a group of our year 5 children visited McNaldo’s gym in Jarrow, where they took part in a children’s Mixed Marshall Arts session. The children learnt MMA skills such offensive and...
This Week’s Stars of the Week
This week, in our celebration assembly, as well as recognising our class stars of the week, we celebrated achievements in Times Tables Rocks Stars and athletics.
Year 5 Science – Thermal Insulators
Year 5 have been investigating thermal insulators. They wrapped 3 cups in various materials – newspaper, cotton wool, and tin foil and kept one cup uncovered. Then they poured hot water into...
Year 4 Science-Electricity
Year 4 predicted which circuit diagrams would light up the bulb then assembled the components to create circuits. They could then check if their predictions were correct. Only diagram 4 worked as...
Year 2 Help Create St Simon’s Banner
Year 2 prepared parts of a collage for St Simon’s Church to commemorate its 150 year anniversary. We also decorated bunting. The Rev. Lesley came to talk to us about the special celebrations.
Year 2 Design Technology
Year 2 have been constructing axles and wheels as part of a Ferris Wheel project. Year 2 have begun to construct the frame to support their axel’s wheel. There were lots of D T...
Year 5/6 Sports Hall Athletics
Today was the year 5/6 sports hall athletics event for 2025 held at Temple Park.Our team took part in a range of indoor track and field events which tested their speed, agility,...
Year 3 Computing- Animation
Year 3 are learning about animation in computing this half term. This week, we have been trying our hand at making flip book animations. Next, we are going to use I-Motion on...