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         <title>Fair Trade in Nursery</title>
         <description><![CDATA[If your children start pointing out Fair Trade labels on produce in the shops and encourage you to buy these products,  that's because we have been learning about the importance  of buying products with the Fair Trade label on them.

We looked at where banana's come from and tasted  some from different countries to see if they tasted different or the same.

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The conclusion was that they tasted the same, so if the fairtrade ones are just as good they should buy those.

Then we made banana milkshakes with the rest of the bananas. most children reallly liked the milk shakes.

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         <title>World Maths Day in Nursery</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The children engaged in numerous Mathematical activities in both the indoor and outdoor areas.  You can see some of the things they did in the pictures below.  A fun day was had by all.

AM session

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         <title>World Book Day in Nursery</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Children had a fun day at nursery, they dressed up as characters from a book. brought in their favourite stories, listened to lots of stories, made and tasted porridge, and experienced why the three bears needed to go for a walk while it cooled.

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         <title>World Book Day 2010</title>
         <description><![CDATA[We have enjoyed celebrating World Book Day.Pupils came dressed as their favourite book character. Year 2 went to the library for a special book session and really enjoyed themselves.

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         <title>Sir Kits Quest to the Sealife Centre</title>
         <description><![CDATA[On Wednesday pupils in the Sir Kits Quest group went to see sharks as part of their quest.

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         <title>Hats for Haiti</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Today we had a "Hats for Haiti" fundraising activity. We all came to school with a hat. Some were silly, some where handmade,all were fun!! We all paid £1 then raised money with a cake sale as well.



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         <title>Year 4/5 Food Glorious Food</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Our Creative Curriculum theme this half term is Food Glorious Food.

We will be exploring food from around the world and finding out where the food we eat comes from.

We will also be learning about traditional recipes and trying our hand at baking - we've produced our first batch of fruit scones already and are looking forward to experimenting with different flavours.  

We would welcome any donations of flour, dried fruit or margarine to keep our stocks up!
Thanks 
Mrs H

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         <title>2010 Dance Festival at the Sage</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Dance club are looking forward to the upcoming Dance Festival being held at the Sage in March this year.

The theme this year is 'Festivals and carnivals from around the world' and we are busy working hard to practise our dance 'The Drive Carnival'.

We have been given an afternoon performance slot - details to follow soon! Thanks 

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         <title>Year 3/4 World War 2</title>
         <description><![CDATA[We are all very excited about this terms theme 'WW2' and would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has contributed to this exciting topic with books, old uniforms and newspaper articles. I am sure by the end of this term we will all be experts! 

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         <description><![CDATA[Year 1 are currently working on Super Sport as part of their topic for the creative curriculum.  They have been doing lots of experiments on different kinds of materials and their properties.  They have had lots of fun in the classroom looking at different objects and working on the Interactive White Board.

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         <title>Reception ICT Treasure Hunt</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Since the new term began, we have been very busy in ICT. As you can see, we had lots of fun on our ICT treasure hunt. We managed to find lots of ICT around the school. 

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         <description>Children from Year 5/6 began their Cycling Proficiency training last week and thoroughly enjoyed the first session. There will be another 3 sessions this term. Please make sure your child brings their bike in this Friday for the next session. Thanks. Mr C.</description>
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         <title>Gateshead East in Bloom Children&apos;s Painting Competition</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Gateshead Council are organising and hosting the above competition.  Judging will take place at the Spring Bulb Show on Saturday 27th March 2010 at 11:00am.  The children will be painting a variety of pictures from months across the year.  We wish them well.

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         <description>Obviously with the recent weather all Primary football in the authority has been posponed. It is expected the leagues will begin again later this half-term or at the beginning of the next. More details to follow when available. Mr Connor.</description>
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         <title>Year 4/5 Jonni Starr at Heworth clc</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Year 4/5 had a great day on Friday at Heworth clc, based at Heworth Grange comp.  We spent the day exploring music software called 'Music Maestro', learning about tempo, pulse and rhythm.  

We then worked in groups to create a soundtrack for an animation about the superhero 'Jonni Starr'.

One group used electronic keyboards to create background music.  Another worked on a theme tune which was recorded in a sound booth.  Others used software to arrange soundeffects throughout and another group used an electronic drum kit to create their own sounds.  We had people playing the parts of Jonni Starr, Astra, Rob and the narrator and they wrote the script and recorded dialogue in the sound booth.

Take a look at our fab photos below and watch out for the finished animation which we will be uploading and posting here shortly!  

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