Wardley News

• Friday 30 January 2026 Year 6a - Kandinsky In Year 6, we have been covering the topic of displacement within art and focussing on artists who have been forced to leave their home countries. We began by looking at work created by Kurt Schwitter and then attempted to use a range of materials to create similar collages using Schwitter's work as inspiration. Following this, we then moved onto studying Wassily Kandinsky, an artist who suffered from Synesthesia (a condition whereby someone sees colour when they hear sounds). The children then created their own artwork pieces in the style of Kandinsky.
• Thursday 29 January 2026 First Aid Year 4 This week in forest school, the children had an amazing session learning all about first aid. This included how to to do CPR and hold a baby in case of emergencies.
• Wednesday 28 January 2026 Year 1 cricket festival 2026 See how our year 1 children got on at our annual cricket festival.
• Monday 26 January 2026 CYPS drop in sessions
• Friday 23 January 2026 First Aid in Year 3 During our Forest School session, Year 3 took part in a Basic First Aid course. They have learnt how to be confident and helpful in a First Aid Incident including: how to phone the emergency services and what information to give, how to use clothing to stop blood loss, how to safely hold a baby, how to use a DEFIB and conduct CPR. The children were so engaged and demonstrated what they learnt with confidence!
• Friday 23 January 2026 Year 6 PE Leadership Year 6 have really enjoyed creating a piece of word art to show the qualities they believe make a good leader in sport. They worked together to share ideas and chose words such as teamwork, confidence, fairness and respect, reflecting what they have learned about positive leadership during PE lessons.
• Friday 23 January 2026 Square stamping This week in Reception, the children explored four-sided shapes through a fun and creative printing activity. Using Lego bricks and paint, they stamped a variety of four-sided shapes and experimented with arranging them in different ways. The children discovered that by combining these shapes, they could create new four-sided shapes, helping them to develop their understanding of shape, space and pattern.
• Friday 23 January 2026 Visit to Gibside School January 2026 Miss Oliphant took a group of children to visit Gibside School for a lesson on the trampolines and everyone had a fantastic time. The session enhanced the children's movement, it improved their balance, boosted their fitness and supported their communication skills. It was fun! Here are some of the comments the children made following their visit:
• Thursday 22 January 2026 Need a New Umbrella? Year 2 have been studying the properties of different materials as part of their science topic.
• Friday 16 January 2026 Star Suite Tiny Tasters cookery class The children in the Star Suite thoroughly enjoyed their Tiny Tasters cookery class. They made oaty snowballs to link in with their winter theme. Throughout the session, the children developed and practised many skills. They needed to listen to instructions, measure the ingredients and mix them together. It was lovely to see them applying their fine motor skills when they used scissors to cut the dates and manipulated small measuring spoons to scoop the oats and raisins. At the end of the day, they were given a recipe card to take home along with the oaty snowballs that they had made earlier in the day. Delicious!
• Thursday 15 January 2026 Y6 - French
• Thursday 15 January 2026 Tiny Tasters in Reception
• Thursday 15 January 2026 Learning first aid in Year 1/2
• Wednesday 14 January 2026 Winter in Reception 2026
• Wednesday 14 January 2026 Snow Play in Reception
• Wednesday 14 January 2026 Year 1, Spring Forest School Take a look at our first forest school session of the new year.
• Friday 19 December 2025 Christmas Awards Assembly As we reach the conclusion of another wonderful calendar year at Wardley Primary School, we find ourselves reflecting on the journey we've shared. Looking back, we are filled with immense pride at everything our pupils have accomplished; their growth, kindness, and dedication are at the heart of everything we do.
• Friday 19 December 2025 Year 3/4 Christmas Party Year 3 and 4 had a brilliant time at their Christmas Party. We played some games and impressed us with their dance moves!
• Friday 19 December 2025 Star Suite Christmas Stay and Play 2025 The children had a lovely time during the Christmas Stay and Play in the Star Suite. They enjoyed decorating Christmas biscuits, wrapping parcels, making cards and building in Santa's workshop. They also made Rudolph decorations to hang on their Christmas tree. Merry Christmas to everyone from the children and staff in the Star Suite.
• Thursday 18 December 2025 Nativity in Reception Reception truly shone in their wonderful performance of A Little Nativity. The children sang with confidence, danced with enthusiasm and acted beautifully as they shared the story in front of a delighted audience of parents and their peers the previous day. Every child played their part with focus and pride, and all of the speakers spoke clearly and confidently, projecting their voices brilliantly. The audience was amazed by how polished and professional the performance was, especially for such a young group of children. Their hard work, commitment and teamwork were clear to see, and we could not be prouder of everything they achieved.
• Thursday 18 December 2025 Reception Christmas Party 2025 Reception had a wonderful festive party filled with fun and excitement. The children enjoyed playing party games such as musical statues and pass the parcel, sharing lots of laughter along the way. The celebrations became even more magical when they were visited by a giant Gingerbread Man and Santa Claus, much to everyone's delight. After all the excitement, the children sat together to enjoy their snacks, making it a truly special and memorable time for all.
• Thursday 18 December 2025 Year 4 DT project In Autumn 2, Year 4 explored systems, levers and linkages. We looked at two different systems with reciprocating and oscillating levers.
• Thursday 18 December 2025 Year 5/6 Christmas Party The children in Years 5 and 6 enjoyed the festivities yesterday at their Christmas party. There was lots of fun and games to be had and they even had a special visitor who had them all doing the 6 7.
• Wednesday 17 December 2025 Year 2 Photography Session
• Wednesday 17 December 2025 Nursery's Trip to the Library Our Nursery children recently enjoyed a lovely trip to the local library. They walked there and back sensibly, demonstrating excellent listening skills and road awareness along the way.
• Tuesday 16 December 2025 30 Hour Enrichment Our full-time Nursery children, who attend for 30 hours per week, enjoy a wide range of enrichment activities designed to support their development across all areas of learning.
• Tuesday 16 December 2025 Christmas Craft Club Our Reception After School Club has been very busy getting creative with a range of festive craft activities. The children enjoyed taking part in a series of hands-on projects that encouraged creativity, fine motor skills, and lots of imagination.
• Tuesday 16 December 2025 Year 5/6 Sufiya Ahmed Author Visit We were delighted to welcome author Sufiya Ahmed to our school for a very special visit. She spoke to the children about her journey to becoming an author and shared insights into the writing process.
• Tuesday 16 December 2025 Year 6b Forest School Year 6B had a fantastic morning at Forest School with Chris, learning all about camouflage and concealment. The children loved hiding among the trees and covering themselves in the undergrowth as they explored how people stay hidden in nature.
• Tuesday 16 December 2025 Year 6b Christmas Cafe Yesterday, we enjoyed our Year 6 Christmas Café with our grown-ups. The children sang some beautiful Christmas songs before taking part in a festive craft activity, where they made baubles for the Christmas tree. Everyone enjoyed hot drinks, biscuits and mince pies.

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