NurseryYear 2
- Year 2 Art
The children completed their watercolour painting topic today and have produced fantastic interpretations of Sonia Delauney’s abstract work. Their skills… Read more: Year 2 Art - First Holy Communion Whole School Mass
Today we celebrated our children who had received their First holy Communion at the weekend. The children were joined by… Read more: First Holy Communion Whole School Mass - Year 2 – History trip to Beamish
Year 2 were so excited at the prospect of being taught by a Victorian teacher today! We happily boarded the… Read more: Year 2 – History trip to Beamish - Year 2 Saltwell Park Fun Run
We had a wonderful, sunshine filled day at Saltwell Park, taking part in the Gateshead Primary Schools Fun Run 2026.… Read more: Year 2 Saltwell Park Fun Run - Pentecost Gathering
Today, the children celebrated Pentecost with Year 1 leading Celebration of the Word in the hall. - Year 2 History
Continuing our theme of the Stone Age, today, we learned about our ancestors who were no longer nomadic, living at… Read more: Year 2 History - Year 2 RE
Today, Miss Jones taught our Explore lesson for our new topic of “Rules.” The children shared ideas for rules at… Read more: Year 2 RE - Year 2 Art
We are coming to the end of our painting topic and this week, the children enjoyed painting a piece of… Read more: Year 2 Art - Year 2 History
After escaping across the marshy ground, in a bid to escape the jaws of a Sabre toothed tiger, the children… Read more: Year 2 History - May Procession for Our Lady, Mary
- Year 2 History
This week, we have been hunter gatherers! The children are finding the Stone Age fascinating. This lesson, we looked at… Read more: Year 2 History - Year 2 Art
Carrying on with our analysis of artists, this week, we have been looking at the work of Kandinsky. We used… Read more: Year 2 Art - Back in Church
It was a joy to return to Church this week following the work to the roof being completed. The whole… Read more: Back in Church - School visitors
- Year 2 Art
Carrying on with our topic of painting, this week we looked at the work of a range of abstract artists.… Read more: Year 2 Art - Year 2 – Art
This week, the children have been honing their blending skills with oil and chalk pastels. We used a variety of… Read more: Year 2 – Art - Year 2 – History
Continuing with our understanding of the lives of children in the Victorian era, we have been learning about Child Labour… Read more: Year 2 – History - Year 2 Art – watercolours
The children continue to amaze us with their talent and attention to detail in art lessons. This week, we learned… Read more: Year 2 Art – watercolours - Big Lent Walk 2026
- Spring Crafts in KS1!
This week in KS1 Art and Crafts Club, we have been celebrating the arrival of spring with some wonderful crafts.… Read more: Spring Crafts in KS1! - Year 2 History
Carrying on with our Victorian era theme, the class have been learning about Child Labour on farms. We looked at… Read more: Year 2 History - World Book Day 2026
We have had a fantastic day celebrating World Book Day. We have immersed ourselves in a range of texts, created… Read more: World Book Day 2026 - Year 2 HistoryThis half term, we are carrying on with our Victorian era topic and looking at the lives of children in… Read more: Year 2 History
- Year 2 – Art
We are studying painting this term and today, we had the opportunity to practice using water colours. We focused on… Read more: Year 2 – Art - Winter Olympics Video
On Wednesday, each class in school competed in Stella’s Winter Olympics 2026. Despite the weather, we all had such a… Read more: Winter Olympics Video - Year 2 – Design and Technology
The Year 2 Sandwich Shop is open for business! From brioche to buns, gluten free to tortilla wraps, the children… Read more: Year 2 – Design and Technology - Year 2 – Design and Technology
Year 2 continued their sandwiches topic today and have designed their own sandwiches. We ranged from the healthy options of… Read more: Year 2 – Design and Technology - Year 2 PE – Gymnastics
Continuing with their amazing gymnastics skills, the children were keen to demonstrate how balance is so important in gymnastics. Working… Read more: Year 2 PE – Gymnastics - Year 2 RE
In our final lesson on the topic of “Books,” we looked at the different books that are used during Mass.… Read more: Year 2 RE - Year 2 HistoryWe are discovering a lot about the Victorian era! Today, we studied “The Great Exhibition” and Miss Pearson brought in… Read more: Year 2 History
- Year 2 REOur topic of “Books” brought us to looking at the Gospel and how the congregation welcome the Gospel from the… Read more: Year 2 RE
- Year 2 – DT topic: sandwiches
Following on from the children’s work on the eatwell plate, today we looked at bread varieties and fillings. The children… Read more: Year 2 – DT topic: sandwiches - KS1 Nativity 2025
- KS1 Christmas Party
Year 1 and Year 2 had a wonderful time at their KS1 Christmas party this week. The children thoroughly enjoyed… Read more: KS1 Christmas Party - Year 2 Dance-a-thon.
How excited were Year 2 to be taking part in our Dance-a-thon? The answer was, “Very excited!” With our guest… Read more: Year 2 Dance-a-thon. - Christmas Dance-a-thon 2025
Today, the whole school got involved with a Christmas Dance-a-thon. Each year group had a slot in the hall with… Read more: Christmas Dance-a-thon 2025 - Year 2 RE – preparing for Advent
This week is the start of a most joyful time in our RE lessons: preparing for Christmas and learning all… Read more: Year 2 RE – preparing for Advent - A Whole School of Harvest Helpers
As suspected, we really are a brilliant bunch of ‘Harvest Helpers’.In our very first week of this year’s food bank… Read more: A Whole School of Harvest Helpers - Year 2 DT – all about nutrition.
Today, we started our new DT topic. The children were introduced to the “eat well plate” and we discussed healthy… Read more: Year 2 DT – all about nutrition. - Remembrance Liturgy Video 2025
Stella Remembrance Day Prayer and Liturgy.As a whole school community, we took part in a moving act of prayer to… Read more: Remembrance Liturgy Video 2025 - Year 2 Art Studio
To finish our 2D to 3D art topic, the children used their newly developed skills of sketching, shading and toning… Read more: Year 2 Art Studio - Just one tree
We celebrated ‘Just one tree’ day by making our own leaf animals. We collected various leaves and seeds from our… Read more: Just one tree - Pumpkins, Puzzles and Perfect Teamwork in Gardening Club!
Garden club have been on a pumpkin hunt!!! We moved from clue to clue, all around the school grounds, in… Read more: Pumpkins, Puzzles and Perfect Teamwork in Gardening Club! - Year 2 RE
In celebration of the month of the rosary, the children created a rosary from horse chestnuts gathered from Miss Pearson’s… Read more: Year 2 RE - Year 2 Art and Design
The children have been continuing their tone topic looking at how different shading can create depth in their work. Using… Read more: Year 2 Art and Design - KS1 & EYFS Disco
KS1 and Early Years had the most amazing Halloween Disco last night! They returned to school dressed in the most… Read more: KS1 & EYFS Disco - Gardening Club Gets Growing!
Garden club have been thinking ahead! It’s bulb planting season and so by putting in the hard work now, it’ll… Read more: Gardening Club Gets Growing! - Year 2 Liturgy
Following on from last week’s prayer writing, the children celebrated the Word by looking at how our family are special… Read more: Year 2 Liturgy - Macmillan Coffee Morning 2025
Thank you to all the parents, carers and friends of Stella for a wonderfully successful Macmillan Cancer Support event. Our… Read more: Macmillan Coffee Morning 2025 - A visit from Bishop Stephen
This week we were blessed to have Bishop Stephen visit our school. He celebrated Mass with all of our children… Read more: A visit from Bishop Stephen
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World Cup Fever 2026
It’s coming home, or at least Mr Craig thinks it is. We’ve set up a wonderful celebration of World Cup football in one of our school library areas for children to enjoy. Books include football stories from the likes of Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka to Lucy Bronze and Kylian Mbappé.
Published: June 11, 2026
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