Friday 22 May 2026 Sports Day 2026!

Wednesday 20 May 2026 The farm visit Nursery If you looked out onto the grass at the back of school on Wednesday 30 April, you would have seen an unusual sight as the farm came to visit Nursery. Farmer Andrea brought her chickens, sheep and goats to visit us. We showed off our Archibald values of caring, curious and courageous while handling and stroking the animals.

Wednesday 20 May 2026 Reception visit Whitehouse farm On Monday, Reception went to visit Whitehouse Farm. We wanted to compare where we live to the countryside. We met lots of animals that were in Beatrix Potter stories. We showed our courageous and caring values, handling the different small animals and feeding the bigger ones. We loved meeting Donkey the lamb and Pancake the mouse. We asked lots of questions showing our curious side too. We enjoyed our trip on the tractor, bouncing on the bouncy pillows and a visit to the park. Thank you to all the parents who supported us on this trip and to our wonderful guides at the farm.

Wednesday 20 May 2026 Brush Up Reception had a great visit from the Brush up team from Newcastle University. They help children to learn about visits to the dentist, the importance of brushing our team and how to brush correctly.

Monday 18 May 2026 Archibald's Hedgehog friendly site! This year, our planet protectors have been busy preparing our site to be a hedgehog friendly site. We've also been developing our curriculum knowledge about hedgehogs and teaching our school the importance of looking after hedgehogs and spotting hazards in our local school grounds. In the Autumn term, we had a hedgehog design competition to try and create a hedgehog house with existing natural materials. Here, you can see some of pictures to show how our Forest School area has been adapted to ensure that hedgehogs can enter and exit safely! Archibald, be vigilant and keep your eyes peeled for any hazards or hedgehogs!

Monday 11 May 2026 Year 1 Visit the Laing Art Gallery!

Thursday 7 May 2026 Year 1 Castle Trip Year 1 have had a fabulous trip to the castle! We explored the Castle Keep and found out all about the past. We enjoyed going to see the dungeons, the moat and even climbing all the way to the top!

Monday 20 April 2026 Year 3's Ancient Egyptian Workshop Year 3 had a visit from Durham University as part of their topic on Ancient Egypt and other civilisations. It was a pleasure to welcome Dan and Patrick for the day and we enjoyed learning lots of new facts about the way of life for the Ancient Egyptian people.

Friday 13 February 2026 Design Technology Spring 1 This half term the children have completed some wonderful projects in Design and Technology!

Thursday 12 February 2026 Art Week Spring 1 This half term the children enjoyed a week full of exciting art. Early Years explored the work of Mondrian whilst Year 1 children created prints in the style of Paul Klee by mixing and creating their own secondary colours. In Year 2 Natalie Pascoe inspired beautiful seaside landscapes and Year 3 created mixed media art linked to their Stone Age topic. In Year 4 the children developed their drawing skills as they created their own still life pictures in the style of Morandi. We were all blown away by the children's enthusiasm and creativity.

Friday 6 February 2026 Reception's first school trip On Monday 26th January, Reception went on our very first school trip to the Discovery Museum. Our focus was finding out about transport and our local area. We enjoyed looking around the museum and taking part in a Beep, Beep, Here we go workshop, exploring different artefacts. We saw lots of boats which inspired our learning for the rest of the week. Thank you to the parents and grandparents who joined us to make our first trip a success.

Friday 6 February 2026 Piccolo Music Sessions This half term our wonderful early years children have enjoyed 6 weeks of Piccolo sessions with Hattie and Amy. The session are lively and full of fun, with a strong focus on communication and language and expressive arts. During song time, the children have sang along enthusiastically, copying actions, learning new words, and expressing themselves with confidence. They have enjoyed exploring a variety of instruments, taking turns to play, listen, and respond to different sounds and rhythms. Smiles, laughter and enthusiasm have been evident each week as the children have joined in together, showing excitement, creativity, and a real love for music. Check out the Piccolo website to sing some songs at home with your little ones. Piccolo Music | Catchy Songs for Singing, Playing and Learning

Friday 6 February 2026 Early Years Yoga Early Years are have begun their 10-week yoga programme with Julie from Geordie Yoga Kids. Our yoga sessions are full of fun, imagination, and excitement as the children are guided through a story using movement and yoga poses. Through storytelling, communication, and language, the children eagerly join in, copying actions, sharing ideas, and expressing themselves with confidence. Joy fills the room as the children became animals, characters, and adventurers, completely engaged in the story. The children have been super excited throughout the sessions so far, showing great enthusiasm and creativity while developing their listening and communication skills.This page is awaiting content

Tuesday 9 December 2025 Christmas begins in Early Years

Tuesday 25 November 2025 Remembrance Day We started our week with a special Remembrance Day assembly to remember those that have served in the armed forces. We learnt that originally, Remembrance Day commemorated Armistice Day and the end of the First World War, but has subsequently become a memorial day for all those that have lost their lives in any war. We also found out that there are actually four different coloured poppies, red, white, black and purple. We explored what each one represents.

Friday 21 November 2025 Stone Age in Year 3 For History on our Doorstep, Year 3 have been learning about Pre-History. We have kick started our learning this week by learning all about the three different eras of the Stone Age; Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic before we move onto the Bronze and Iron Age in coming weeks.

Tuesday 18 November 2025 Early Years Autumn Fun

Tuesday 18 November 2025 An Awesome Autumn in Year 2 so far... Year 2 Autumn

Monday 17 November 2025 Art Week Autumn 2 We had a fantastic start to this half term with Art and DT week. The children across school enjoyed learning about new artists and appraising their work. Early Years created lovely Kandinsky style art to brighten up their outdoor area and Year 1 learned how to colour mix primary colours to create art work inspired by Jasper Johns. In Year 2 the illustrator Wayne Anderson was the inspiration behind their beautiful Tin Forest sketches and Year 3 built on their colour mixing and learned to create both tertiary colours and tones and applied this to their Piccasso inspired final pieces. Year 4 learned about local artist Norman Cornish and British artist Lowry whilst they focussed on using a foreground, middleground and background in their work.