by England | Mar 19, 2022 | England, History of School
Back in 1862, the Blaydon Races started. It was originally a horse race from Newcastle to Blaydon. Over the years it has changed from a horse race to a running race. It follows the same route and takes place each year on June 9th. Blaydon is the town where our school...
by England | Mar 19, 2022 | England, History of School
A short walk from our school we have a watermill. The children visit this often to learn about how the water wheel was used to grind flour. Many people who lived in our village worked here in the past.
by England | Mar 19, 2022 | England, History of School
The children looked at some old maps of the local area to try to find some of the features they spotted on the walk.
by England | Mar 19, 2022 | England, History of School
At tradition in the north east of England has been to clog dance to Northumbrian Pipes. In our school, this was taught as part of the curriculum in the past. We have invited a teacher in to teach the children clog dancing – it’s very tricky. Watch the video of our...
by England | Mar 7, 2022 | England, History of School
Year Six have finished their Blaydon Race stitching. Their task was to create a Blaydon Race souvenir which included three different types of stitching.
