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• Friday 17 July 2026 Vintage Rose Summer Crafts
• Friday 17 July 2026 A Fantastic Final Half-Term Reception have had a wonderful final half-term, filled with exciting learning, creativity and new experiences.
• Friday 17 July 2026 Super Summer Splendid Shapes
• Friday 17 July 2026 Rogers, Rivers and Writing! What a fantastic Summer Term we have had in Year 4! As we look back on the last seven weeks, we are proud of everything we have achieved and excited to share some of our highlights with you.
• Friday 17 July 2026 Super Powers In Literacy this half term, the children have been busy writing their own sections of our class book, Super Powers by Alex Cliff. Using story maps and storyboards, they planned their ideas carefully before bringing their stories to life in writing. A key focus has been on using speech to help show how characters are feeling, encouraging the children to think more deeply about character development and expression. They've also been working hard to extend their sentences, adding extra detail to engage and inform the reader. It's been wonderful to see their creativity and confidence as writers continue to grow!
• Friday 17 July 2026 Summer Stories & Sports In English, we enjoyed reading The Lonely Beast, a story that inspired us to think carefully about friendship, kindness and seeing beyond first impressions. Using the book as our inspiration, we wrote diary entries from the Lonely Beast's point of view. The children worked hard to write thoughtfully, imagining how the Beast might have been feeling throughout his adventure.
• Friday 17 July 2026 ABC, Amazing, Beautiful Children As we approach the summer break, we want to share some of the brilliant ABC have been doing.
• Thursday 16 July 2026 Summer Holiday Clubs in Gateshead this summer We are Gateshead United FC & LJB COACHING and we are delivering a range of fun, inclusive and engaging holiday activities for children aged 5–16 years, with sessions taking place at both Kibblesworth Park Pavilion and White Mere Primary School throughout the summer holidays.
• Thursday 16 July 2026 Primary Times Summer
• Tuesday 14 July 2026 Prof. Boff's Fab Lab
• Wednesday 17 June 2026 Active Movement Metro At Bede Community Primary School, we are always looking for ways to help children develop healthy, active lifestyles. This year, we have been working alongside RISE North East to explore how we can make physical activity more accessible, affordable and enjoyable for younger children and their families.
• Friday 22 May 2026 Once Upon a Time... This half term, Reception have been immersed in the wonderful world of storytelling through our topic, Once Upon a Time.... The children have embarked on a series of exciting adventures inspired by traditional tales and fantasy stories. They have explored a giant's castle, crossed an ancient forest in search of dragon eggs, joined a pirate crew sailing to Skull Island and even brewed magical potions to save our class monsters from a witch's spell. Through these imaginative experiences, the children have developed their creativity, curiosity and confidence while bringing stories to life through play and exploration.
• Friday 22 May 2026 SATS, Skills & Skateboards SATS
• Friday 22 May 2026 Spring Forwards Position Positivity
• Friday 22 May 2026 Tick Tock! In Maths, we have been learning to tell the time using the 24-hour clock. The children have applied their knowledge of Roman numerals to read a range of analogue clocks and have practised drawing the minute and hour hands accurately. They have also used their understanding of time to solve duration and elapsed time problems.
• Friday 22 May 2026 What’s the time! In Numeracy, the children have been solving problems using time. We have focused on developing our use and knowledge of mathematical language when explaining the duration of time. We used our ‘Perseverant Pug' Super Learning Power to help us when reading time for half past, quarter past, quarter to and to the nearest minute. The children have enjoyed solving time problems which required them to convert between hours, minutes and seconds.
• Friday 22 May 2026 A local hero! This half term, our History unit has been all about Grace Darling and why she was a celebrity in the north east. The children have learned all about her life and the heroic rescue she did with her dad. We retold the story through drama, making boats and mini Grace Darling puppets as props. The children then made their own Grace Darling medals to go in the RNLI Grace Darling museum in Bamburgh. Perhaps you could visit there one day? It is totally free to go!
• Friday 3 April 2026 Spring into Science! This half term, Reception have been exploring the question “How Things Work” through a range of exciting, hands-on science experiences. The children investigated blackouts while learning about electrical circuits, explored mysterious turnip deliveries to understand forces, and experimented with ways to help eggs “fly” as part of learning about gravity. Alongside these practical investigations, they enjoyed a variety of high-quality stories and developed their scientific understanding through curiosity, discussion and experimentation.
• Friday 3 April 2026 Codes, Character & Connections World Book Day 2026 – Cracking Codes and Cosy Reading
• Friday 3 April 2026 Sunny Spring Superstars
• Friday 3 April 2026 Woodland Work Year 4 have had a fantastic and busy half term, filled with enthusiasm, creativity, and determination across all areas of their learning!
• Friday 3 April 2026 Fairies, Flights & Flora What an exciting half term it has been and, despite it being short, jam-packed with fun and learning!
• Sunday 29 March 2026 Easter Holiday Happenings
• Sunday 29 March 2026 Tech4Communities – Free Devices for Gateshead Residents
• Friday 20 February 2026 Around Our World This half term, Reception have loved exploring different places, people and cultures from around the world. They have investigated clothing from a range of cultures, sampled delicious foods from different countries, practised map-making, and learned about animals, where they live and their features. They also compared homes from around the world, explored a variety of musical styles and even learned dances to new songs.
• Friday 20 February 2026 Science, Suspense & Safety Internet Safety Week - BBC Live Lessons
• Friday 20 February 2026 Singing into Spring! Marvellous Multiplications
• Friday 20 February 2026 Nature, Numbers & Non-fiction Save our Hedgehogs!
• Friday 20 February 2026 3D ABC ABC have been studying 3D shapes and discussing their properties. We made our own and used alliteration to name them.
• Friday 19 December 2025 Let’s Celebrate! This half-term Reception have continued to build on their phonics knowledge, their listening skills and applying their understanding of literacy and mathematics in their play. They have practised their writing and comprehension skills through our exploration of ‘celebrations' by creating friendship posters, road signs, birthday invitations and Christmas cards to name a few. When we celebrated Millie the House Mouses birthday the children particularly enjoyed giving her cards, gifts and playing musical statues.

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