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• Monday 9 February 2026 Nursery's Love Week! This week in preparation for Valentines Day the children have been thinking about those that are special to them. Inspired by the story 'The Hug' we have discussed people who make us happy and thought of nice things we could do for them in return. The children have made lots of cards and pictures for their friends and family and completed other 'love' themed activities.
• Friday 6 February 2026 Nursery Number Day 2026! The children in Nursery have had a busy day focussing on number. They completed a Numberblock hunt around the school and had a fantastic time completing different activities to develop their number skills!
• Friday 6 February 2026 Super Shapes The children in Pink Class have enjoyed learning about shape in maths. They have created their own pictures using 2D shape templates and digital software, describing which shapes they have used. They have started to explore 3D shapes, naming the shapes and investigating the properties by seeing which shapes are best for building towers due to their curved and flat faces.
• Friday 6 February 2026 KS1 Road Safety Pink and Blue Class enjoyed a visit from Sara who came to talk to us about road safety. The children practised the processes: STOP, LOOK, LISTEN, THINK and LOOK RIGHT, LEFT and RIGHT again.
• Thursday 5 February 2026 Marvellous Maths Thank you to all of the parents and carers who have attended maths workshops from across Year 1 to Year 4 this half term. The events were very well attended and we hope you enjoyed the chance to work alongside your child; get a glimpse into our additional maths sessions at Fell Dyke and see how you can further support your child at home. Thank you for your continued support.
• Thursday 5 February 2026 Reception Multi skills Festival The children visited Gateshead stadium with their teachers, parents and lots of different schools this half term. Whilst visiting they took part in many different activities to get their bodies moving and to practise their co-ordination and balance skills. The children represented Fell Dyke following all of the rules and listening carefully to all of the instructions.
• Thursday 5 February 2026 Road Safety in Reception This week the children in Reception were visited by Sara who came to teach us all about the green cross code. The children learnt how to stay safe before, during and after crossing a road. Ask the children the four things to remember... Stop, look, listen and think. After learning all of the rules they then played in role as cars, vans, pedestrians and a lollipop lady safely crossing each time.
• Tuesday 3 February 2026 Nursery Road Safety This week Nursery are focussing on road safety.
• Monday 2 February 2026 Nursery's Awesome Animals! The children in Nursery have loved our Animal theme this half term. They have accessed lots of learning opportunities linked to farm and jungle animals. It's been a 'roarsome' time!
• Monday 26 January 2026 Orange Class Beamish Museum Orange class had a brilliant day at Beamish Museum. We learned about what it was like to be an evacuee.
• Friday 23 January 2026 Year 3 - January 26- Locomotion Museum Jade Class loved their visit to the Locomotion museum. They learned all about George Stephenson, how trains changed over time and even got to go inside an old steam train! Ask them all about it.
• Thursday 15 January 2026 Reception's Multi-skills event Some of the Reception children visited Gateshead Stadium to take part in a multi-skills PE event.
• Friday 9 January 2026 Orange Class Soup Making Orange class had a lovely morning making seasonal soup for our Design Technology unit. We explored a range of chopping skills and our eyes were very sore after cutting all those onions!
• Friday 9 January 2026 Purple Class Live Tales Last half term Purple Class visited the Live Theatre in Newcastle to take part in a creative writing workshop. They worked alongside a writer, editor and illustrator to create their own unique story and character.
• Friday 9 January 2026 Year 3 - September 25- Design and Technology In design and technology, the children have been designing, making and evaluating a sandwich to meet a specific brief. They have enjoyed applying all of the skills they have learned, including: cutting, grating and slicing. Everyone agreed being able to taste it at the end was the best part!
• Friday 9 January 2026 Year 3- January 2026- PE In PE, this half term Jade Class are doing ‘outdoors and adventurous'. This week we have been working on our team work skills.
• Friday 9 January 2026 Year 3 -November 25- Stone Age to Iron Age Workshop Jade Class loved learning about the Stone Age to Iron Age. They had a special visitor who taught them all about how life changed during this time period. Ask them to tell you some of the facts they have learned.
• Wednesday 7 January 2026 Bronze class and the Tin Forest Our new text in Bronze class this half term is 'The Tin Forest' by Helen Ward. Before we even read the book we made some pictures of tin forests using our creative skills. We discussed whether we would like to live in a tin forest and what the positives and negatives would be of living in a forest made of metal!
• Wednesday 7 January 2026 Tasty Soup Making In December Purple class made some tasty soup dishes. We used a step-by-step method and seasonal ingredients to create their dish. The children took their soups home and rated them. We got some great reviews!
• Friday 19 December 2025 It’s Christmas…! The children in Blue, Pink and Bronze classes enjoyed a fantastic Christmas party! There was singing, dancing, party games, party food and the arrival of a very special visitor…
• Friday 19 December 2025 Reception's Autumn celebrations The children in Reception have been working incredibly hard this autumn term to achieve a range of awards, including 'Excellent Behaviour' certificates, Power of the Letter and our Bronze multiplication badges. The children also try to impress our class bears Rainbow Bear and Buddy Bear, with the hope that they will be chosen to take a bear home for the weekend.
• Friday 19 December 2025 Reception Christmas Stay and Play Reception staff would like to say a big thank you to all of the parents who attended our Christmas stay and play event. I know the children love to show you what they can do and all that they have learnt so far in their Reception journey.
• Tuesday 16 December 2025 Nursery Christmas Party! The children had lots of fun at our Christmas party! They enjoyed dancing together, playing games and eating party food. The most special surprise was a visit from Santa who brought everyone a gift for their excellent behaviour in Nursery!
• Tuesday 9 December 2025 Christmas Lunch 2025 Thank you to Mrs Atherton and her team for cooking a delicious festive meal for the children at Fell Dyke today. Also, a big thank you to all of the staff who made sure the feast ran smoothly. We all had full bellies and happy faces afterwards and it was a great way to start the festivities.
• Monday 8 December 2025 Nursery Christmas Stay and Play Our Nursery children had a wonderful day sharing their learning environment with their families! They completed different Christmas themed games and activities and sang some Christmas songs too!
• Wednesday 3 December 2025 Tiny Tweeties at Christmas Tiny Tweeties visited Reception this half term and taught us some brand new songs all about Winter and Christmas. We followed the actions, dance routines and played musical instruments in time to the music. One of the children even got to have a ride in Santa's sleigh. We always have so much fun with Rachael and Chris and look forward to seeing them again in Spring and Summer.
• Wednesday 3 December 2025 It's Christmas time... The children in Reception were given the very important job of decorating the school foyer tree. They worked hard together to spread out all of the branches and to use their fine motor skills to hang each bauble carefully. Our theme this year is red, gold and green and Reception have done a fantastic job. Check out our photos...
• Friday 28 November 2025 Afternoon Nursery Christmas with Tiny Tweeties The children had a great time getting into the Christmas Spirit with our friends from Tiny Tweeties this week. They sang, danced and play instruments along to different Christmas songs. Let the festivities begin!
• Friday 28 November 2025 Morning Nursery Christmas with Tiny Tweeties The children had a fantastic time getting into the Christmas spirit this week with our friends from Tiny Tweeties. They sang, danced and played instruments along to different Christmas songs. We can't wait to continue our celebrations over the next few weeks.
• Wednesday 26 November 2025 Bronze class visit the Quayside As part of our geography learning this term, Bronze class visited Newcastle/Gateshead Quayside. We crossed over the Millennium Bridge to Newcastle and spotted all the bridges and buildings we had been learning about in the classroom.

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