Letters – Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy

3 days ago

This morning, Year 6 have been learning about static electricity. We had great fun participating in a range of investigations and then writing up our findings. Ask us what we have been up to! ... See MoreSee Less

3 days ago

This half term we have been answering the question, ‘Do all rivers run to the sea?’ To celebrate the end of our ASUPERHERO of our topic, we explored one of the local waterways, Oulton Dyke. Children engaged in a range of aspirational experiences, allowing them to explore their senses and new exciting opportunities. The children were challenged to build a raft, read maps, find trig points and sail. The children have not stopped talking about this exciting and engaging experience all week.Lots of the children overcame their worries and pushed themselves. Whether it was reading a map, to learning a knot or even jumping into the water. They did it all with a smile and made our school really proud.This trip also allowed the children to meet two of our 11 before 11 experiences, messing around on the water and hiking heroes. These are 11 commitments we make as a school for all children to experience before they leave us at the end of Year 6. ... See MoreSee Less

3 days ago

Year 4 had an amazing day being tourists on our beautiful local beach. We also completed our 11b411 challenge to be ‘Hiking Heroes’. We walked all the way there and back, keeping the smiles on our faces! We learned about a local business that relies on tourism, we ate ice cream, we paddled, we dug and played in the sand and we attempted to fly a kite. We all had a wonderful day! ... See MoreSee Less

4 days ago

Last year the Year 2 children were lucky enough to be selected to take part in the First Light opening parade. They were tasked with creating a banner representing wind and carrying it in the parade to celebrate the start of the festival. This year, we are inviting ALL children to join us in the opening parade!Further details for this will follow shortly.We hope to see as many of you join us as possible for this exciting and engaging opportunity for our children! ... See MoreSee Less

4 days ago

Year 6 children went on our unforgettable residential trip to Eaton Vale. They were given the opportunity to take part in a whole range of activities including raft building, kayaking, trapeze, low ropes, team building, pioneering, backwoods cooking, archery and much more. It was a fantastic sensory experience and it was wonderful to see the children learn new skills. ... See MoreSee Less

4 days ago

In Design and Technology Snowy Owls made our buzzer games. We used our designs and worked together to make a circuit and our game bases. At the end we evaluated our games and then had a go on each other’s. We gave our friends feedback on the best things about their game and tips on how to improve it. ... See MoreSee Less

2 weeks ago

Year 4 really enjoyed learning circus skills on Tuesday morning. They learned sock poi, scarf juggling, diablo, plate spinning and even had a go at walking the tight rope! ... See MoreSee Less

2 weeks ago

Year 3 Investigating shadowsAs part of our scientific line of enquiry ‘Could we survive without light?’ Year 3 took their learning outside to investigate what shadows are and how they are formed. We looked at the different shadows created by opaque, transparent and translucent objects.We also set up an experiment to see how shadows change throughout the day. ... See MoreSee Less

2 weeks ago

The Flamingos have had an exciting and engaging time celebrating Circus Ferrel! We were lucky enough to be able to take our learning outside and into the big top where Marty and Grandma taught us a range of circus skills.We had so many children who were excellent at the diablo and spinning plates.What a fantastic way to be inspired to try new things! ... See MoreSee Less

2 weeks ago

What a fantastic opportunity the Year 1 children had to show off their learning around our local history to the volunteers at Maritime Museum!The children all had such a fantastic time exploring the museum and its artefacts, seeing how high the water reached during the 1953 flood and exploring where the Grit used to be.The children were able to point out Sir Samuel Morton Peto to the volunteers and recognised the herring that was so popular to catch locally.We would like to say a big thank you to the volunteers at the Maritime Museum who were able to support us with this. What an exciting and engaging opportunity! ... See MoreSee Less