The Durham boys had a fantastic time decorating their own pancakes! With a delicious selection of toppings including syrup, chocolate spread and more, it was hard to choose just one – so many decided to try a few! It was a lovely treat to enjoy before the start of the half-term break. After practising their … Read more
Today, Durham Class took on an exciting pancake-flipping challenge! The children tested their skills by flipping their “pancakes” both high and low through a hoop – it was trickier than it sounds and required lots of focus, coordination and determination. There were some fantastic flips and plenty of laughter along the way. We were very … Read more
In class, the children have been enjoying reading and learning all about Rapunzel 📖✨ In today’s lesson, everyone was given a character and had the chance to act out their lines from the story. This led to lots of laughter and giggles, with some wonderfully scary witch voices and some very impressive “lady voices” from … Read more
Today, Durham class turned into a mini marketplace as the children learned all about money! 💰🛍️ Abbey opened up her very own shop, filled with tempting treasures for the children to buy using their lesson money. Each child was given 50p (in 5p coins), putting their maths skills to the test as they worked out prices, … Read more
On Friday, the Durham class took part in an exciting team challenge – a castle battle! 🏰 The class was split into two teams, each tasked with defending their own castle while launching “cannonballs” at the opposing team. The children had to think carefully, work together, and show great resilience as they blocked incoming cannons … Read more
This week, the Durham class started building their own castles using recycled materials. Everyone got stuck in, creating their own unique interpretations of castles. Well done, boys — all of your castles look brilliant!
Today, the Durham class enjoyed practising archery as part of this term’s topic, Towers, Turrets and Tunnels. The children imagined they were protecting their pretend castles from enemy invaders and worked hard to defend them. Well done to the boys for showing great focus and teamwork while defending their castles! 🏰🏹
Today in Durham, the class warmed up their voices ready for their music lesson. During our speech programme, the boys practised blowing balls and pom-poms off the table, as well as blowing the balls up into the air. They also practised making sounds that went from loud to quiet to help prepare their voices for … Read more
A huge welcome back to all the children in Durham! This week we have started our new term topic, Castles and Turrets. In art, the children were challenged to create their own castles using building blocks and LEGO. Their designs had to withstand the wobble test — and we are pleased to say that every … Read more
Over the past few weeks, we have been very busy enjoying lots of festive fun! 🎅🎄 We went on a Christmas trip to Hollywood Bowl and Frankie & Benny’s, where the children had a fantastic time. They loved showing off their bowling skills and cheering for their friends. It was wonderful to see their confidence … Read more