Art Gallery

25th May 2022a hayward

This week we have had our hall transformed into the most amazing Art Gallery.

Every child contributed two pieces to the collection, consisting of a 2D creation and a 3D creation. I think we can all agree that the children have excelled themselves and should be very proud.

Thank you to all of the parents and family who came to share our children’s wonderful work.

Here is Under the Sea by our EYFS pupils, signed in British Sign Language:

“I visited your Art Gallery and was so impressed with the work the children had produced. The video of Early Years really made me smile, and it was a lovely experience to watch it underneath the tentacles of the jellyfish. I absolutely loved the Lilies by Year 5, they were so impactful. And Year 2’s designer plates would grace any table! Well done to all of the children for their hard work, and to the staff for putting on such a lovely display.” Amanda Hayward (Governor)

Here are some photographs of the event:

Digital Leaders

28th April 2022M Hanratty

Congratulations to Marsden’s very first cohort of Digital Leaders.

A digital leader is a KS2 pupil who is part of a digital leaders’ team within their school, their role is to support the use of technology, particularly iPads across the school. They do a variety of jobs including:

  • Promote the school website.
  • Support the use of iPads and computers in school to support learning
  • Share their skills and expertise with other pupils, classes and teachers.
  • Assist teachers and other pupils in understanding coding applications.
  • Set up equipment in classrooms for teachers.
  • Lead lunchtime or after school computing / iPad clubs (when possible).
  • Support teachers in using technology in the classroom.
  • Have a good understanding of how to stay safe with technology and share that with others.

 

Making 3d Shapes

28th April 2022Fiona Wilson

Year 4 have been revising their shape knowledge this week. To demonstrate what they knew about 3d shapes, they made these models and described the properties of them.
Thanks to Miss Barna in Y3 for the great idea to use cocktail sticks and marshmallows!

A Special Visitor

7th April 2022Fiona Wilson

Y4 were very lucky to have Georgie’s Mam, Lisa, come to visit us to talk all about digestion.
Lisa works in the hospital and knows lots about our digestive system. She led a fantastic session which helped us understand about our food’s journey from mouth to stomach!

Y4 Athletics Competition

7th April 2022Fiona Wilson

Congratulations to our Y4 children who finished 4th at the Sportshall Athletics Competition. They all tried their best, showed great resilience and had a fantastic team spirit. They represented our school brilliantly. Well done!

Y4 Movie Makers!

25th March 2022Fiona Wilson

This morning, Y4 have been creating their own trailers for our class text ‘The Dark’. We found images (that creators are happy for us to use), edited them and then added them to the trailer. We used the scripts that we had written earlier in the week to tempt people to pick up a copy and discover just why the dark pays Laszlo a visit……..

🍫 Chocolate Fractions🍫

9th March 2022Fiona Wilson

Year 4 began to apply their knowledge of fractions to some real life problems. The big question was which table to choose to try and get the most chocolate? The problem was made even trickier because some tables had one bar chocolate whilst others had 2 or 3. We kept taking a pause to work out how much chocolate each person was getting to try and help others  make a wise choice. Once everyone had chosen, we worked out the final share.
Since everyone had worked so hard, we decided to actually enjoy some of the chocolate. But not before we worked out how many pieces we would get each!

Y4 Visit the Discovery Museum

13th February 2022Fiona Wilson

What an amazing day Y4 had at the Discovery Museum in Newcastle.
When we arrived, we had an extra special treat – a ride on the Red Arrows Flight Simulator. It was definitely one of the highlights of the day! We got to experience what it would be like to sit in the cockpit of the Red Arrow jet and saw just how close the planes get to one another. There were lots of screams of enjoyment!
Once everyone had landed back on the ground, we explored the different floors of the museum. There is so much to see but we really enjoyed the interactive science maze where we were able to explore gravity and forces, electricity, sound and optics through lots of experiments and games.
After lunch, our workshop leader took us to the educational room where we worked in teams to create different circuits. Our teachers were very impressed with our knowledge, especially as the challenges became harder and harder. Finally, we all got to make our very own torch to take home using the circuit we had created. The photos show just how much fun we had!