St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Blackhall
Coast Road, Blackhall Colliery, Hartlepool TS27 4HE
Class 3 and Class 4 had an amazing day at the Skipping Festival.
St. Joseph’s came first and won the gold award. We also had a lot of individual gold, silver and bronze awards.
We are very proud of you all. Well done to all of the children who took part in the festival.
Key Stage 2 were visited by PCSO Ian Goodwin who gave them some brilliant tips and advice about how to stay safe online. He also discussed the importance of showing kindness and respect to one another.
He even brought some uniform for the children to try on.
It really suits them!
We had fun using our science skills and knowledge to make our own switches to work in a circuit. We used lots of different materials like card, paper clips, split pins and string to make them and we had lots of very clever and creative ideas. Well done Class 3!
To celebrate World Mental Health Day, we thought about everything we have achieved so far in class 3. We made a ‘growing together wall’, each brick shows something that each one of us has grown in this year.
Class 3 have been busy investigating the properties of different materials. They used a circuit to find out which materials are conductors and which are insulators.
Today we used traditional Greek ingredients to make Pelanos Bread. In Ancient Greece, people would make this bread to eat at a festival to celebrate the Goddess of the earth, Demeter. We have some very talented bakers in Class 3, here they are showing off their skills!
Today, we got into the festive mood by decorating the class Christmas tree. It lovely to have some twinkling lights in the classroom while we do our work!
Today we used our science skills to investigate how a light switch works. First, we built a circuit and watched as the light bulb lit up when we completed the circuit. Then we added a switch and watched what happened to the light bulb when we switched it on and off. Through their observations and tests, class 3 can now tell you how exactly why a light switch on the wall can turn a light bulb on the ceiling on and off.
We had a great time on our class trip to Hardwick Park today. We put our problem-solving skills to the test in order to complete lots of different challenges. We used excellent building skills and fantastic team work to create a network of pipes to move water from one place to another, build dams to create mini reservoirs, and create river rafts that stayed afloat. It was a beautiful autumn day; the sun was shining and we loved learning outdoors for the day!
Today in Class 3 we discussed how important it is to use kind words. We designed posters with our own kind words so that we can encourage each other to always try our best, and to make each other feel good.
