Children's Countryside Day - Wooler. June 2025
Last week, Ford joined Bamburgh Class on a fantastic trip to the Glendale Show. The children had a brilliant day and showed excellent Hipsburn values throughout. They demonstrated resilience and positivity when a few unexpected delays with the bus arose, taking it all in their stride and setting off with great enthusiasm.
Once at the showground, we split into groups to explore. One highlight was the sheep show, a firm favourite with everyone, full of laughter and smiles as the sheep performed their dance routines and lots on questions after hearing all of the information about each breed. The children also explored farming machinery and took part in hands-on activities to learn how it works. The children got to dig for potatoes, complete a sack race and complete quizzes.
Visiting the animals was another popular part of the day, with the pygmy goats proving especially popular, the children loved feeding them! As well as this, the dogs and dog show were also very popular. They also had the opportunity to meet professionals from various emergency services, try on equipment, and even pretend to drive their vehicles. In addition, the children took part in a valuable first aid session, learning CPR skills. In the main marquee, they visited stalls including Simpsons Malt to learn about their factory, Ahlstrom where they made paper, and many other engaging stations where they tasted honey, observed bees, observed animal skeletons and tested their knowledge with quizzes on animals and agriculture.
It was a busy but enriching day. Ford Class also visited Ad Gefrin, where they were able to consolidate and deepen their understanding of the Anglo-Saxons by exploring artefacts. Another popular station was the fishing stall where they explored fishing equipment and got to use it. The children had a fabulous day, and we are extremely grateful to Alncom for their generous donation covering the cost of our bus.
After School Club - Computing / Film
Computing/film club has been very popular this term. During the first two weeks, children learnt how to create stop motion films. In small groups, they planned out an exciting plot and used lego to make their creations come to life. They then used the app 'Stop motion Studio' to create the films. The second two weeks of the club have been focused on using iMovie to create movie trailers. The children have learnt how to add photos/videos and edit text to create an exciting movie trailer. Well done all!
Design Technology
In design and technology, Ford class have been planning and making biscuits. As a class we discussed and researched 'crumbl cookies' in America and decided we would create our own. We taste tested different biscuits, thinking about taste, texture and aesthetics. After this, we carefully planned what our biscuits would be like and created an ingredient list. Following this, the children made their biscuits with Mrs Sayer. The children had to chop their toppings and mix their icing and food colours. Biscuits were sent home for a taste test and will be evaluated on Friday.
The Great North Museum - Monday 19th May
Ford and Etal class had a fabulous time at the Hancock Museum on Monday 19th May. Once we had arrived, the children collected an ipad within their small groups. Each class separated and used their iPad to join a portal and complete set missions linked to different rooms within the museum. After each activity, we had an opportunity to share what we had learnt/seen in that room before moving onto the next mission. We explored history topics such as Ancient Greece, Ancient Egypt, Hadrian's Wall and the Ice Age. Once all the missions were complete, we had some time to explore the museum and visit different parts. All in all we had an amazing day, full of history learning/consolidation.
VE Day - Thursday 8th May
Ford class enjoyed VE day celebrations on Thursday the 8th of May. In the morning they learnt about VE day, ww2 history and discussed how it may have felt to be a part of that time. They then made bunting, listened and sang ww2 songs and made 3D spitfires. In the afternoon, they joined up with Etal class to have a mini street party, enjoying a treat outdoors. The sun then came out for our traditional games, we played bean bag toss, hopscotch, hula hooping and skipping. Ford class were very kind and helped KS1 and EYFS to play the games. A super day!