On Wednesday, Year 2 children joined Class 3 on a trip to Saltwell Park with Mrs Bainbridge and Miss Dryden. We enjoyed stories in French and English!
Luckily the rain stayed off and the sun even managed to make an appearance.
We enjoyed our picnic a safe distance away from the geese!
Everyone enjoyed the park, the children and staff!
It was a great day and the children were very well behaved. Great times!
WOW! Our children have been very busy since the world cup kicked off! We have been creating this giant scarf to send to the Prime Minister. Each stripe has our signature on, that's 158 signatures!!!!! I think you'll agree it is the longest scarf you've seen!
This scarf is a reminder to all the world leaders of their promise to have education for all children by 2015. One pretty big reminder from Crookhill !
Wow! Most of Class 3 turned out to the Ryton Festival to showcase their African songs that they have been learning and practising with Mrs Kirkland. It was a lovely afternoon, they looked very professional on the stage and sounded fantastic!
They were so good that the BBC filmed their singing and they were on the news tonight!
Well done Class 3 and thank you to Mrs Kirkland for all the practising! You have a VERY proud teacher :)
Tonight, our school football team played against Blaydon West. Our hard work put us one goal ahead but unfortunately this lead was lost and ended up being 5-1 down. But with magnificent saves from our new keeper and man of the match, Daniel, it could have been even more! Suddenly there was a turn of luck and with a lot of skill and determination we managed to finish the game 5-4 instead.
Not a win but I'm sure if there had been a few minutes of extra time we could have made it level! Well done footballers, a fantastic performance, we're very proud!
It is amazing how good Class 3 are at division when Smarties are involved! This week we are revising how to do division practically so Mrs Bainbridge (as always!) thought about sweets!!!
The more calculations we got right, the more Smarties we could eat!
Congratulations to all of the dancers who put in a Stunning Street Style performance yesterday at the Gateshead Dance Festival at the Sage. The dancers stole the show with their street dance and Bollywood fusion choreography. Perhaps we have some stars for the furure!
Well done to everyone. You should all be very proud of yourself!! We are!!
Last week, we measured a bar of space icecream cookie sandwich so that we could plan and make packaging. First of all, we used squared paper to make a net that worked. Then, we used our paper net to help us make a cardboard version.
Last week, we measured a bar of space icecream cookie sandwich so that we could plan and make packaging. First of all, we used squared paper to make a net that worked. Then, we used our paper net to help us make a cardboard version.
We've been learning about co-ordinates.We turned our classroom into a giant treasure map.
Some of us marked out a grid on the floor with tape.
Some of us drew a map.
Some of us made 'X's to mark the spot.
Some of us labelled the axes. We were really pleased with the result!
It was our Creativity week last week and Mrs Bainbridge managed to get maths involved with our PE!
We had to measure how far we could jump, how high we could jump and we had lots of activities to complete within a minute.
We have had a lovely trip today to the National Glass Centre in Sunderland. We went to support our work on materials but it also linked with our Art work too! We watched a fantastic glass blowing demonstration and then painted self-portraits on glass tiles. Our guide said that we were the most well behaved and quietest class she had ever had at the Centre! Well done :)
Before we left we had to visit the gift shop and then walk on the glass roof! It was really good but Mrs Bainbridge was too scared to stay on, especially when we jumped up and down!
I am trying to upload our trip video but having technical troubles! Keep checking to see if we get it up and running.
Class 3 have been very lucky recently because Miss Smith, our student teacher, has been teaching us basic Karate in our PE sessions.
We have learnt to kick and punch.
Miss Smith even brought her black belt in to show us! We were very impressed!
Today our building work really got started with the demolition of our outside classroom where GAP used to be. Gladly GAP are now safely in the library. It was freezing cold but we all really enjoyed watching them pull apart the whole building!
Class 3 have been creating some art work. We needed a bright colourful background so we chose paint blowing! By using neon coloured paint and a lot of breath we have created some very jazzy pieces! Just what we need for our finished piece.
Crookhill Early Years will also be OPEN on Friday.
School will be OPEN tomorrow (FRIDAY). Please take care travelling to school. We look forward to seeing you there.
Hi everyone.
The DVD's of the KS1 Nativity are ready. You can buy them from the school office for £1.50 from Thursday morning. Hope you enjoy!!!
This is my last Christmas at Crookhill Primary - I can't believe where the past four years have gone. I have really enjoyed my time working with all the families at Crookhill. The children and staff never cease to amaze me with the dedication, hard work and commitment they show each day. It has been a great pleasure and I will miss everyone so much. I hope everyone continues to learn and grow in strength and confidence during 2010 and that Crookhill Primary continues to shine.
I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a very happy and healthy 2010.
Much love and best wishes to you all
Mrs Louise Easton x
Class 3 have been visiting the CLC to use their green screen. We have created a 'physi kids' DVD of our own. We have used a boom mic, green screen, cd player and video camera. Keep checking for our finished copy on here!
We are the Pollution Police! We had a great time in Creativity Week, especially on 'Mix Up' afternoon. We created 'Gerry' the giraffe and his little babies! But Mrs Bainbridge's classroom ended up as a tip!!!
This creativity week we have been looking at how scientists believe that the Earth's atmosphere is heating up. Some people think that this is being caused by humans polluting the air with Carbon Dioxide.
We've been doing lots of research to find out how we can care for our planet and help do our bit for future generations.
If we all remember to switch off lights and other things that use electricity when we're not using them, we can help save the Earth's resources and reduce our carbon footprint.
Some people argue that Global Warming is nothing to do with humans. We say whether it is or it isn't, what's the harm in learning about how fragile our world is? Class 4 care about our planet and are proud to tell others what we can do to respect it!
We also had a visit from the man from zoolab.
We had to sort different types of rubbish to see what could be recycled.
The Zoo lab man showed us how to make our very own compost bin. Don't forget the worms!
What we especially liked (just before lunch) was the chance to hold a millipede and some worms. Nice!
What a day we have had in Class 3! We travelled all the way to Heworth CLC to work on their computers and their software. We composed some Groovy Jungle music, sent emails to each other and even created a comic strip! Such a busy day and hardly anytime for lunch!
What a performance!
Keystage 2 rocked their morning away with sounds of Abba, Mika and even U2!
We have a visit from one of Gateshead's great Music Teams and they taught us all the ingredients to make music.
I don't know about you but Mamma Mia has been running around my head all day!
Last week, we went to the Hancock Museum and it was fantastic! We had a chance to look at all sorts of Egyptian artefacts. We saw a real mummy!
Watch our fantastic photo stories that will tell you all about our lovely day!
Today children and staff came to school in their pyjamas! We raised over £150 for Children in Need and had a rather 'sleepy' day! Well done everyone!
We've been really busy in maths and have been working our socks off!
We made a giant clock to help tell the time.
Some of us were numbers while the others were the big and little hands.
We took turns to set the time on the giant clock and checked it on small ones.
Afterwards some of us made some clock monsters.
For one of us, the pressure was just too much!
After school on Thursday 25th October, Crookhill was a very scary place. Our normally angelic pupils were replaced by a whole host of witches, vampires and ghouls!
We all really enjoyed dressing up and doing the 'Monster Mash'.
There were lots of stalls to get something to eat and we all liked the 'Tombola of Doom'! Some of us had our faces painted.
A big thank you to all the Staff and Parents who helped out.
Check out the Gallery for more photos!
Class Three have been learning about the festival of Diwali. They have made cards, poems, Rangoli patterns and finally, divas! The children made coil clay pots and then decorated them when they were dry. Miss Cowley kindly gave some tealights to put inside them.
Alex was very proud of his diva!
Class 3 have been so busy! In our literacy lessons, we found instructions on how to make another kind of Death Mask. It only had the diagrams to follow but we tried really hard and we ended up with these!
Watch our video to see how we made our masks, it shows each step!
On Tuesday 13th October, parents and carers were invited into school to have some fun with maths! During the open afternoon, the children played the maths homework games which they will shortly be taking home. The games are a fun way to develop and use maths skills.
Thank you to all the parents who attended, it seems like everyone had fun - see the comments below....
'It was a really good afternoon.'
'An excellent way to allow parents to share in the experience.'
'Had a lovely afternoon, all the games we played were fun and easy to learn. Look forward to doing it again.'
'A really good way to learn maths. I enjoyed the games, they're definitely worth using for homework.'
See the Gallery for more photos from this afternoon!
Some members of our School Council took part in Gateshead's Junior Network Conference. They had a great day out meeting School Councillors from other schools and talking about 'Global Gateshead'. The School Councillors worked hard all day discussing issues such as what makes Ryton and Gateshead a good place to live and what could be improved. They took part in an interactive voting activity which then created a letter to be sent to countries around the world.
Working hard with our 'facilitator' Alex who helped us develop our ideas.
We enjoyed voting on the interactive pads.
There were fun quizzes to do. We got 10 out of 10 for the animal quiz and won some chocolates. Lunch was really good too!
There was a magician called Magic Mick and we had our names written in Punjabi and Hindi.
At the end we got a goodie bag full of cool freebies! We were so excited when we got a travel mug - especially when we found out it was green!!!
We are looking forward to the next meeting in February. In the meantime we will be working on making international links and making Crookhill a greener school.
Today we have been measuring! We couldn't use the metre sticks because they don't bend so we had to measure on card and then measure with the metre sticks. It was good fun but we left our shoes on so there were no smelly feet!
Well our Tutankhamun Death Masks are finished! It took 2 patient afternoons and a lot of fiddly fingers, but they're worth it.
We managed to do Literacy, History and DT all in one task!
Welcome back to everyone - I hope you are all looking forward to an exciting new year in school.I am delighted to welcome back Mrs Bainbridge, Miss Malley and Mrs Wannop after their maternity leave - already the school has a great 'buzz' to it.We are very lucky to have such a committed and enthusiastic team of staff taking care of everyone at Crookhill.
I can't believe the first week is already over - I hope you have all settled back to school routines and enjoy your new class. It is an exciting time of the year when you can set yourself goals and targets for the weeks ahead. Remember work hard and aim high! I hope you are rewarded for your efforts and achieve lots of success.
Best Wishes
Mrs L C Easton
On Tuesday Year 3 visited Bede's World in Jarrow. Bede was a Monk in Anglo Saxon times and was around when the Vikings were up to their tricks.
We began the day by finding out what every day life was like for ordinary Anglo Saxons.
This is inside an Anglo Saxon house. The floor is made of earth and the walls are made of mud, reeds and little presents left behind by animals...
Bede's World is also a working farm. It looks just as it would 1,300 years ago. These pigs aren't quite that old....
Meet Githa and Offa. Githa is spinning wool ready to make clothes. You can tell Offa is rich and important because his clothes are decorated and he has his own knife.
This Anglo Saxon garden grows only the plants you would find 1,300 years ago. Did you know, Anglo Saxons didn't eat chips because potatoes hadn't been discovered yet? And carrots were white, red or purple, but never orange!
After lunch we put on habits to find out what it was like to be a monk. Bede was sent away to a monastery when he was only 7, the same age as some of us!
In the museum we learned about all the jobs the monks had to do, like building, fishing and making beer! All work and no pray...
What's this? Working? On a trip? Surely not? Not really, just drawing some of the jobs the monks got up to.
We had a great day at Bede's World and the weather was fantastic. Oh, and in case you were wondering....
Yes, there was a giftshop...
As part of our Design Technology topic, we have been researching what makes a great piece of playground equipment. As a result of the things we have investigated, we decided to design a piece of playground equipment that we think would be great in our school.
We made models of our equipment, based on our designs, with some fabulous results.
Have a look at our designers in action!!
As all great designers do, we shall be evaluating our designs and seeing if we can think of ways to make them strong, safe and even more fun!
Thank you to all the parents who have completed the school questionnaire. It will provide us with useful feedback so Crookhill can continue to grow successfully. The pupils have been completing their own questionnaires which adds to our evaluation of what the school is doing well and what things still need to be improved. The results of the questionnaires will be shared with you before the end of term. Parent and Pupil voice are both very important to us, we want to ensure that you feel valued, that you are happy, successful and enjoy your time with us.
L Easton
On Wednesday our year 6 children took part in the Kwik Cricket tournament. We took along our Ace A team and our Brill B team, as well as some fantastic supporters!
The morning commenced with 3 rounds of games against other local schools, including Rowlands Gill, St Agnes and Winlaton.
Our A team did really well, winning 2 out of their 3 games. Have a look at some of the action below!
The Ace A team!!
The Brill B team!!
Unfortunately we did not win, however we managed a respectable 5th, which was not bad as the winners, St Agnes, proved formidable rivals!!
We all had a fabulous time and enjoyed the experience of playing against other schools some of which could be our new friends when we leave Crookhill and join Ryton!
Year 3 have been outside again to look at and record their shadows for Science.
They measured their shadows at different times of day.
To see what happened to them as the sun changed position.
They also teamed up to see what strange shapes they could make in teams.
The nice weather has seen Year 3 burning off lots of energy on the field in PE. We have been improving our throwing and catching skills in a variety of activities and games.
We like to warm up with a game of Freezeball.
We started by throwing to a partner.
Then we threw to each other in groups, getting further apart.
"I bet I can hit Mr Swan from here!"
As part of a tournament organised by the learning mentors at Ryton Comprehensive, Crookhill's Football Team played against Ryton Juniors FC this week. Our team looked very smart as they headed out from school (thanks to Mrs Willoughby!)
Lots of mums and dads headed down to cheer the team on and they were all very impressed.
Unfortunately the score line wasn't in Crookhill's favour but the whole team played their socks off! Fingers crossed for our next fixture in a couple of weeks time!
What a magical morning we have had today! 4 musical wizards appeared in our community room today and we helped them make lots of musical, magical spells. We found lots of ingredients to put into the magic pot. Some of us were a little bit frightened of the spider.
We sang lots of magical songs and learned how to cast spells with our invisible magic wands. Have a look in the gallery to see us having lots of fun.
Art club have been making 'marvellous monsters.' We made our monsters using papier mache, kitchen roll and a lot of elbow grease. We finished them off using acrylic paint and marker pen. They look fantastic. Well Done art club. Take a look in the gallery for all the monsters.
As promised here is my web entry, introducing baby Eva Bainbridge. She was born on 8th January and both her and I are doing fiine! Keep up the hard work at school and we'll pop in for a visit soon!
We've bribed the nice folk at Gateshead City Learning Centre with mince pies and Quality Street and hey presto!
We hope you enjoy the performance as much as we and the children have.
Click the image to play the video.
It was our Christmas party this afternoon and we had a fab time! We played lots of party games and ate loads of party food! We had our best party clothes on and we finished the afternoon with our now traditional conga!
Merry Christmas!
On Monday, Key Stage 1 and Reception went to 'Down on the Farm' to visit Santa and see the animals.
On Friday 5th December, Class 2 braved the cold to venture down to the CLC. Our theme for the session was Grace Darling, as our topic has been the North East. We made some great photo books, added text and then also added audio to each page! It was great fun and hopefully coming soon will be some of our photo books for you to check out!
Class 2 are overrun by small, scary vampire rabbits! After reading 'Tinsel Toon' we made clay vampire rabbits just like the statue that features in the story. At first, they looked quite cute but once we painted them, they look pretty scary! We can't wait to take them home.
On Monday 20th October we had a very special visitor in assembly ... the Newcastle and England Legend, Peter Beardsley! He came to pick winners for our attendance competition. The lucky winners won tickets to a Newcastle match. We also had the opportunity to ask him some questions. Mrs Bainbridge could have stayed there all day!
