Wardley Primary School

Olympic Attendance Medal table

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:42:14 +0000

Spring Term Clubs

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:09:20 +0000

With the continued support of our staff and other professionals, we are able to timetable a wide variety of extra curricular activities for the spring term. We try to provide a range of clubs (arts, sporting, academic and creative) and cater for the needs and interests of all the children at Wardley Primary School.

Click below to view the details of the clubs we are currently providing for this term. For more information, please see the member of staff involved.
Spring Term.doc

Year 5/6 Spring 1 - 'Year 3000' - Parent Information Guide

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:39:51 +0000

During this half-term Years 5 and 6 are learning all about the space race and particularly the rivalry between America and Russia, as well as future plans for space exploration such as Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic project! Click on the link below to find out more.

Spring 1 'Year 3000' Parent info.doc

Year 3/4 Spring 1 - 'Terrible Tudors' Parent Information Guide

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:50:25 +0000

This term, the year 3/4 topic is 'Terrible Tudors'. We will be focussing on Henry VIII and his six wives, portraits of Elizabeth 1st and the Armarda. Please click below to find out more.

Terrible Tudors Parent Info.doc

Christmas Cards to Uganda

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:34:36 +0000

The children in year one and two have been working really hard making Christmas cards for their friends in Kikajjo Junior School in Uganda. As part of the link, the children have been reading books set in Africa and have a display of all the things that they have found out about Uganda in the Key Stage 2 hall. The children know that the link isn't just about learning about another country but that they are also trying to make friends and that sending the children our festive greetings was an important part of the run up to Christmas. Merry Christmas Uganda!

Year 3/4 Christmas Party!

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:09:56 +0000

On Tuesday 15th December, the pupils from year 3 and 4 held their annual christmas party. The children played their favourite games including musical bumps and corners, with the children making the final receiving sweet prizes. After a huge feast and a well deserved rest for their dancing feet, the children finished their party off with a boys versus girls dance off.

We hope all of the children have a fantastic christmas with their families and best wishes for the new year from all of the year 3/4 staff!

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There's been a murder!

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:35:15 +0000

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To complete the Year 3/4 'Murder down the Mine' topic, a mysterious murder has been solved with a little bit of help from our parents and carers. The Year 3/4 children sent the school back in time to 1913, when mining was one of the major industries in the north east of England. A murder had taken place at the local Wardley colliery. Inspector James, the local policeman, asked for the help of the Wardley community to solve the murder of a miner. After watching a film showing interviews of the different witnesses giving evidence in the murder investigation, the auidence had to workout:
Who was the victim?
Who was the murderer?
What was the motive?

The parents and carers were real sleuths and successfully solved the terrible crime.

Phase 5/6 Christmas Party!

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:38:52 +0000

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On Wednesday 14th December, Years 5 and 6 had their Christmas party and it was so much fun! We all got dressed into our party clothes and danced the day away, including the teachers! We played lots of fun games like musical chairs, corners, musical statues and we even had a closely contested dance-off, with Aaron Cook, Amaaima Qureshi and Olly Collyer all reaching the final. We danced so much that the party food and drink was much needed too, we had very tasty things like hot dogs, pizza and cake (this was a treat from our healthy school stance of course!). Everyone had a fantastic time and it definitely got us all in the festive spirit and even more excited for Christmas.

Merry Christmas Everybody! From Years 5 and 6...

'Go Go Gadget' Robot Finale

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:59:53 +0000

On Monday 12th and Tuesday 13th December, Year 5 and 6 went to Heworth CLC for a Lego Robotics event. The trip was part of the exit point for our amazing 'Go Go Gadget' topic, which has given us a fabulous insight into the newest gadgets and technology. During the visit, we programmed and controlled actual robots, making them travel, turn, wave, stop and spin. A great day was had by all and our ICT skills improved too! The groups were also praised by the staff at the CLC, who commented on our enthusiasm and excellent behaviour.

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Diwali Day

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:43:20 +0000

On Friday the 25th of November 2011, the children at Wardley Primary School held a Diwali Day during which the whole school explored a variety of aspects of the Hindu festival.
Each phase was given the following parts of the celebration to focus on and become experts in:
Early Years: Rangoli Patterns and Indian Clothing
Year 1 and 2: Diva lamps
Year 3 and 4: Mendhi patterns
Year 5 and 6: Cooking a vegetable curry
Mrs Banerjee kindly went around each class in the school and talked about the way she celebrates Diwali and answered questions about the festival. In addition to that, there was a Bollywood dance instructor and a Mehndi pattern painting demonstration. To give them a real flavour of Diwali, each class was given a selection of different sweet and savoury Indian foods to sample.
At the end of the day, all the children from Reception to Year 6 met in the Key Stage 1 hall to share their learning. Children from each year group gave a short presentation to the rest of the school.

Gifted Mathematicians at Wardley

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 15:39:03 +0000

On Friday 2nd December, Wardley hosted the local cluster 'Maths Challenge' which involved Wardley, Whitemere, Roman Road, and Bill Quay. Competing for Wardley were Harry Lewins, Anna McBryde, and Casey Bencito, with Evan Chrisp acting as the scoring master! Each school sent 3 of their most gifted Mathematicians who then competed against neighbouring schools in a range of logic problems, number puzzles and Mathematical games. It was a really exciting morning with first place constantly changing hands, but after the quickfire Mental round at the end, it was Bill Quay who came out as eventual winners with an impressive score of 29 points and took the trophy back to their school, closely followed by Wardley in second place with a fantastic 25 points. All the children worked really hard with all of the tough challenges they had to face and all were a credit to their school! Well done everyone who took part and a big thank you to Miss McMullen from Heworth who helped to organise the event.

Wardley Primary School's Global Dimension

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:17:40 +0000

The children at Wardley Primary School are developing links with schools from all around the world. Most of the classes in the school are linked with a school from another part of the world. Our links are:

Year 5 and 6 - United States of American
Year 3 and 4 - South Korea and Taiwan
Year 1 and 2 - Uganda

The children in these classes have made a passport with information about themselves which they sent to their link school. Some of the children even went to the post box to send their passports on the way. Who will be the first to get a reply?

Wardley Primary School's Global Dimension

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:17:40 +0000

Year 5 and 6 - United States of America
Year 3 and 4 - South Korea and Taiwan
Year 1 and 2 - Uganda

Key Stage 1 Reading Workshops

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:05:10 +0000

The staff in Key Stage 1 would like to thank all the parents who attended the recent Reading Workshops. The staff, parents and children all enjoyed working together on a number of different reading activities within the classroom. Children practised blending words, used a phonics website on the laptops, played phonics games and read books with their parents.

Making Diyas for Diwali Day

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:54:08 +0000

On Friday 25th of November, the children at Wardley Primary School were all investigating Diwali together. As well as finding out about different aspects of the 'Festival of Lights' the children took part in a variety of practical activities. In Key Stage 1, the children made Diyas out of clay, which they carefully painted using bright colours.