Corpus Christi

In preparation for Christmas, year 4 took a trip to the Shipley art gallery to complete some Christmas crafts. As part of their workshop, the class created some winter scenes using white paint, glue and glitter. They began by sketching out their own winter designs using pencil. Next, they covered their outlines with white paint […]

This term the children in Reception have been working hard to understand the concepts of the numbers 1-5. They begin finding 1, and they then learn that 2 is 1 and another 1. Number blocks visuals and videos help the children visualise the amounts. It is important that the children have a secure understanding of […]

In Reception class, the children have been learning about the concept of Advent and that Advent is a time of waiting for the celebration of Christ’s birth.  The children have learnt about the first Christmas – the story of Jesus’ birth. They enjoyed listening to the Gospels of Luke and Matthew which tell us the […]

Reception and Year 1 had great fun taking part in a Balance Bike Day. They learned how to move on a balance bike and weave in, out and around obstacles. The children developed their coordination, balance and control, preparing them for a lifetime of confident cycling. Fantastic work Reception and Year 1.

Year 2 have enjoyed showing how animals and humans relate to each other in a food chain and then being able to design their very own food chain. Also, we started to understand the journey that food makes from the farm to the supermarket. This topic has really helped Year 2 understand the life cycle […]

Year 2 have loved their Design and Technology topic this half term. The children have worked hard looking at textiles and being able to sew a running stitch. First, the children practiced their running stitch. Next, year 2 used a template to cut out a stocking design. After that, they joined ttwo pieces of fabric […]

This week, our school hall was filled with music as Year 6 and Year 4 proudly showcased their talents in a special concert for parents. Year 6 impressed everyone with their beautiful violin performances, while Year 4 delighted the audience with their fantastic recorder playing. Both classes demonstrated hard work, confidence, and growing musical skills […]

On Thursday we were visited by Sam from the Anne Frank trust. We first thought about what the word equality meant to us and agreed to us it meant that people are treated the same no matter who they are. We also learnt some other key words which would be key for our learning such […]

In Year 6 this half term we have produced some lovely writing based on the picture book ‘The Arrival’ by Shaun Tan. We started by exploring some of the striking images in the first chapter and thought about how a metaphor is used in the form of a dark shadow to represent fear and danger […]

On Tuesday 16th December the whole school took part in a Christmas craft day.  In Year 5 the children put their creative caps on and crafted some beautiful Christmas themed decorations.  In the Autumn term in Art we have been thinking about how to show depth, emotion and movement in our work and we tried […]

Year 3 have been learning all about mountains in their Geography topic. They have learnt about the mountainous regions of the UK such as the Pennines and the Lake District and where the highest mountains in England are. The children in Year 3 have also learnt about the things that may change as you climb […]

This term, Year 1 have been learning all about Queen Elizabeth II in their History lessons. We have looked at Queen Elizabeth’s childhood, her teenage years, her coronation and finally who succeed Queen Elizabeth to the throne. The children have been so engaged in their learning and have loved finding out about the Queen. The […]

Christmas Crafts Day in Year 3 Yesterday it was Christmas Crafts Day at Corpus Christi. The children investigated shades and tones to make their calendars for 2026, and they used watercolour paints to paint a Christmas fairy for their Christmas Card. The children then had an extra treat as they were invited to the Shipley […]

In the lead up to Christmas, Year 1 visited the Shipley Art Gallery for an afternoon of Christmas crafts. During the session, Year 1 looked around the gallery at different paintings that showed signs of winter. They used their fantastic Science knowledge of seasonal changes to explain what signs of winter they spotted in lots […]

Year 1 had so much fun on Christmas craft day! First, we looked at the artwork of Kandinsky and created our very own Kandinsky inspired Christmas tree craft. The children tried so hard with cutting out the circles and layering them on top of each other, just like Kandinsky does in his artwork! We then […]

This half term, some of our Key Stage 2 children have been busy training to become Digital Superheroes! Through engaging and creative activities, we have learned how to stay safe online by protecting our digital identities and understanding why personal information should never be shared online. We began by exploring what personal information means. The […]

Recently, Year 3 had fun carrying out an exciting investigation in Science. The children looked at a recipe for baking a simple cake and then we discussed what might happen if we were to change one variable. After taking a vote, the children decided to add more milk to one cake than the other to […]

This term, the children in Year 3 have enjoyed developing their drawing skills in Art lessons. The children focussed on learning and practising the basic rules for shading when drawing, which are shade in one direction, blend tones smoothly and with no gaps. They found out that shading helps to make drawn objects look more […]

Corpus Christi School Council recently carried out some fundraising events in support of the BBC Children in Need charity. The children decided they would ask the school to come dressed up in something yellow, spotty, Pudsey themed or dressed as a superhero on Children in Need day, in exchange for a 50p donation. They also […]

Recently we held a French Culture Day in school to promote a love of French, as this is the modern foreign language children study in KS2 at Corpus Christi. The children came to school wearing something red, white and/or blue and spent the day learning about different aspects of French culture like food, art, landmarks […]

Last Week, Key Stage 2 were lucky enough to be visited by author Sam Sedgman. He came to talk to us all about being an author. He told us all about the process of writing and publishing a book. Starting from initial ideas and brain storming to the editing process. He also told us all […]

On Wednesday Year 6 enjoyed a visit from Richard- ‘The History Bloke’. In history we have been studying the Anglo-Saxons and we spent the morning with Richard exploring what life was like for the Anglo-Saxons. Year 6 spent time learning some words/phrases, writing their names, playing Anglo-Saxon games and exploring lots of exciting artifacts. Thank […]

Last Week Year 6 visited Safety Works in Newcastle. This is a pop up ‘world’ designed to teach us about safety including road safety, water safety, rail safety and how to stay safe in the wider world and avoid peer pressure. We all had the chance to experience each aspect and spent time discussing different […]

Year 6 have taken inspiration from their current writing unit, in which they have just written some beautiful emotive poems all based around images, and transferred their skills to create a remembrance day poem. The children used remembrance images and attached nouns (both abstract and concrete) to each picture before adding verbs and adverbial phrases […]

On Tuesday Year 5 led an assembly for Year 6 and our families all about remembrance. They spoke reverently about the history of the poppy and what it symbolises. They shared stories about World War Veterans sang some beautiful songs in tribute to those who have served and showing their respect to those whose lives […]

Throughout the month of October, the children across school have been doing some lovely activities, all relating to Black History Month. This year, the theme for Black History Month across the UK is: Standing Firm in Power and Pride. The children have spent time looking at the achievements of black artists, as well as learning […]

Reception class gathered together to celebrate the end of their RE topic ‘Ourselves’.  They are learning to sit still, listen carefully to God’s word and make the sign of the cross. They sang hymns and set up their own focal area. They listened to Isaiah 43: 1-2   God says:  You are precious to me. I […]

Reception class enjoyed visiting Saltwell Park as part of their Autumn topic. Working in small groups, they explored the park looking for signs of Autumn.  They took photographs using an Ipad and ticked off their scavenger hunt checklist.   Using the artist, Andy Goldsworthy as inspiration, the children worked together to make sculptures using the Autumnal […]

This term in science, the children in year 4 have enjoyed learning all about different animals. This weeks lesson, we created food chains using cardboard and string. The children enjoyed discussing the different roles of each of the animals, such as the predators, primary consumers, secondary consumers and producers. We were able to develop this […]

Year 2 have been learning all about Black History this month. Firstly, we looked at what black history month is and why it is so important to celebrate this. Next, we started to read some amazing stories all about black history. Finally, we decided to create our very own flags that could be dedicated to […]

Some children from the class led Year 2 in a wonderful celebration of the word this morning. The theme was around Gods love for everybody. The children chose the song gather together to open our celebration as we sat in a circle around the focal point. Next, we read the parable of the Lost Sheep […]

We have been blown away by the applications for our Digital Superheroes this year in Key Stage 2! We had 88 applications this year which is the biggest number of applications we have ever had! Our children’s digital skills are amazing and we am so excited for them and their future careers with the skills […]

Year 2 have been working extremely hard in maths this half term! So far they have read, written, ordered and compared numbers to 100 and used flexible partitioning to split numbers to 100.  They have also begun to count in 2s, 5s and 10s.  Here they are using base ten to create numbers to 100. […]

During our work on materials in Science, the children investigated a range of materials to test whether they could be squashed, bent, stretched or twisted. We know that some materials can change their shape but they do not change size. It was interesting to see that even objects made out of the same material can […]

We had a visit from Richard today who came to tell us about a part of Gateshead and Newcastle’s history. We started by looking at photographs of the Quayside from today and from 100 years ago. The children looked for things that were the same and things that had changed. We noticed a big gap […]

In Science this half term Year 6 have been studying Electricity. We began by going over some of our learning from Year 4, in particularly looking at scientific symbols for different electrical components. Once we had familiarized ourselves with these we then began to built our own simple circuits, to make a bulb light and […]

This week in maths Nursery have been exploring simple shape, space and measure. The children were given many opportunities to explore shapes and objects as well as manoeuvring themselves into spaces and around each other.We observed the children exploring construction materials that they naturally chose to build with such as 3d shapes, loose parts and […]

Recently in Year 1, we have been learning about addition within 10. To begin, we learnt that the part + part = whole. We used part-whole models and ten frames to help with our understanding. Once we became confident with finding the two parts that make a whole number, we started to put the numbers […]

Year 5 enjoyed a lovely trip to the Shipley Art Gallery this week to take part in an autumn art workshop. Firstly, they explored the exhibits and sketched inspiration for their artwork on paper. Following this, they turned their sketches and ideas into a watercolour landscape, thinking about the colours that are best suited to […]

This half term Year 5 have been reading the novel Holes by Louis Sachar. The novel is set in the fictional Camp Green Lake, a juvenile correctional facility in America. Stanley Yelnats is convicted of a crime and is sent to the camp to dig a hole a day for the duration of his sentence, […]

On Wednesday, our new Mini Vinnies took part in the SVP’s campaign ‘Tea with the SVP.’ Between 9th – 27th September (from the Feast of Blessed Frédéric Ozanam to the Feast of St Vincent de Paul), the SVP are running this campaign, providing a chance for our Mini Vinnies to bring people of all ages […]

Our Year 1 and 2 children have been making fantastic progress with our new Mastering Number program. In just a short time, the children have developed excellent mathematical vocabulary and are showing great enthusiasm in every session. They are confidently using practical resources such as rekenreks to support their learning and are fully engaged in […]

This week Year 3 had a visit from That History Bloke – Richard Stevenson. He came into our classroom to teach the children about ancient Egypt which they are studying in their Opening Worlds History lessons. The children had lots of fun learning about how the Egyptians believed in the afterlife, and they participated in […]

Year 5 had a bouncy time at Jump Giants this week. It was lovely to have time out of the classroom to be free and have fun. This was a new experience for some children, who have never been to a trampoline park before. The rain even stayed away for our walk there and back. […]

Year 3 have learnt lots about Volcanoes. They have thought about how volcanoes are formed as well as why might people choose to be near a dangerous volcano. They have also studied Mount Etna, an active volcano in Sicily. Take a look at the children’s excellent work!

This Summer term we have done some excellent History work. In Year 1 we have learnt all about seasides in the past. We first explored pictures of past and present day seasides. We noticed that a seaside in the past had very different features compared to the seaside we might visit today. We then started […]

On Tuesday evening two of our children attended the Gateshead Schools Sports Partnerships annual sporting awards ceremony, where they each received a sporting achievement award. The event, hosted by the GSSP and special guest Olympic athlete Courtney Orange, was jam packed with sporting talent. We were very proud to see Violet and Lily pick up […]

Our Year 5 pupils had an unforgettable experience at the BWCET Celebration of Sport, held at Gateshead Stadium. Joining children from all the other schools in our trust, our pupils took part in an exciting day packed with energy, fun, and teamwork. The day began with a series of Athletics events, the children gave it […]

This week Year 6 cooked their come dine with me competition meal in their groups. Each group either cooked a main meal or a desert. If the groups chose to cook a main meal the hero had to be rice or pasta and if they chose to cook a dessert they hero had to be […]

As a reward for a fabulous year of fun and hard work, Year 2 visited Saltwell Park for a picnic. It was lovely to be all together and share our lunch. After we had eaten, we went to the play area . We had lots of laughs! Luckily, we managed to avoid the rain and […]

Our school had a great day celebrating Sports Day. We walked down to Saltwell Park and took part in a variety of different games such as a sprint, egg and spoon race, sack race, long jump, vortext howler throw and an obstacle relay. The children had great fun competing in all these activities in groups. […]

We had a lovey afternoon at Saltwell Park for our annual Sports Day. Year 5 took part in a number of events, including: sack race, obstacle course, sprint, howler throw, and the classic – egg and spoon race! Children competed as part of one of 4 class teams, representing our motto of ‘Letting Our Lights […]

Last week in school we celebrated money week and the theme was Money Matters. In Early Years, Nursery and Reception had fun counting out the right amount of money for items in their shop and at the outdoor ice cream shop. Nursery were busy buying ice cream in the outdoor area, counting out 1p, 2p […]

This week has been Careers and Aspirations week in school. Year 2 were visited by Mrs McNeil who is a midwife. She told us all about how a baby grows inside it’s mother’s womb and used different foods to show how it changes in size. She also told us how a baby gets its food. […]

Year 2 have been using counters to find halves and quarters of amounts. During our work on Fractions we began by recognising a half, then a quarter and a third. Then we moved on to finding fractions of amounts. Using concrete representations really helped us because we could physically move them in to boxes and […]

In our Art lessons, we are learning about maps, this week we created fabulous 3D maps. We used maps that we had drawn in our sketch books in a previous lesson and turned them into relief maps, which are maps that show physical features.

Year 2 have been learning about Fractions. They have been using a range of objects to help them to understand about equal and unequal groups. They enjoyed using cubes, counters and bean bags at different times; using the objects helped the children to visualise equal and unequal groups.

Year 2 enjoyed reading Tadpole’s Promise by Jeanne Willis. The story tells the tale of what happens when a tadpole and a caterpillar fall in love and promise to never change…the ending took us all by surprise! After reading and enjoying the text, we learnt how to structure and write a non-fiction text on the […]

This week in school we have celebrated careers week. We have spent time thinking about what careers we would like to pursue when we are older and what skills/education we might need in order to achieve our goals. We were also lucky enough to be visited by Mrs Langford who talked to us about her […]

On Thursday Year 6 visited the Theatre Royal to see Pig Heart Boy. Last half term we studied this Malorie Blackman novel and thoroughly enjoyed the performance. The cast was made up of only 8 actors, who played multiple roles. We were amazed at how quickly they changed role and even more impressed with the […]