Year 2 were fabulous this morning and managed to match lots of numbers. Teach Active Simonside Primary @MrsLoweSside

This morning year 2 made pizzas for fairies, leaf mobiles and bracelets. They had a busy morning and Sam Jackson said that they were amazing! Simonside Primary @MrsLoweSside

This afternoon year 2 worked so hard. They were investigating which material would make the best shelter. Which material do you think they chose? Simonside Primary @MrsLoweSside

Before half term, Year 4 studied Gaudi and his artwork with Mrs Pegman. They used this as inspiration to design their own nature inspired clay pot. Last week they were able to bring their designs to life and have really out-done themselves.We are so proud Year 4! Simonside Primary

In history, we created double page information texts to answer the question: What buildings did the Romans build and for what purposes? Simonside Primary Mrs Pegman

Popped into Simonside Primary to present Aurora with a certificate & present for winning my Christmas card comp. Aurora came top of more than 600 entries. There's 5,000 cards going out across the constituency,to friends & colleagues nationwide. Well done Aurora & Thanks Mrs Scott

On Friday the children had a brilliant morning designing their own theatre with Ryder Architecture. They worked amazingly in their groups and thought of some ingenious ideas. There may be some future architects in year 4! Mrs Pegman Simonside Primary

For history, we are learning about Ancient Greece. For our Athens vs Sparta lesson we used nowpressplay to learn about the different city states. Simonside Primary The children then had to decide which they would choose to live in and why.

This afternoon, we investigated how the human digestive system works. It was disgusting but fun and the children were able to explain how the different parts of the body help to digest food. Simonside Primary

This morning in English, we adapted a Teach Active style lesson to help with our tenses. Then, we sorted quotes from Matilda. We had to choose which character we thought they were about and how the author created feelings of dislike or sympathy. Simonside Primary

Here are just a few of my favourite digital art pieces created by year 4. I definitely think we have some future graphic designers amongst us! Simonside Primary Mrs Pegman

Our wonderful drama club wowed everyone with their outstanding performance of Cinderella last week. We are so very proud of each and every one of you! Simonside Primary Thanks so much Kelly Ogden for being the best drama teacher there is!

Just a few examples of our double page spreads from our art lesson. We were researching Antony Gormley and discussing our feelings about his sculptures. Simonside Primary

Our fantastic Year 6 children received their leavers hoodies today after a week of hard work and determination. We are so proud of you all 🌟 Simonside Primary Mrs Allsopp Mrs Pegman Mrs Souter The Real Mrs Little