Well Done! 5 Star Rating

15th June 2023K Millican

We would like to say a huge WELL DONE! to the Cook and all the staff in the school kitchen.

They were recently inspected by the Environmental Health Officer and received a 5 star  rating, which is the highest grade available for cleanliness and hygiene.

Keep up the great work!

 

 

Girls’ Football

15th May 2023Catherine Dodds

Girls’ Football 

Some of our pupils took part in a football session to promote girls’ participation and enjoyment in the sport. Across the day, nearly 60 girls took part. For many, it gave them an introduction to the sport and a chance to learn some basic skills.

A New Adventure for Laygate Pupils with First Lego League!

By Catherine Dodds8th May 2023

In Autumn term, an amazing opportunity opened up for schools in South Tyneside. FIRST®
LEGO® League, The IET, Sage and ICT in Schools partnered up to enable
schools to deliver a full STEM educational programme for all pupils. Laygate School were excited to hear we had been chosen to be part of the project and participate in FIRST® LEGO® League.  We received all of the hardware, robot kits and Lego kits and we began our new, exciting journey at the beginning of summer term.

Our new journey has got off to a fantastic start and the children are already fully engaged in the project. They are looking forward to next academic year where teams will have the opportunity to participate in the South Tyneside regional competition and compete to win a place at the FIRST® LEGO® League England  and Wales National Final!

Year 3 beginning their exciting journey.

Watch the videos below of the year 3 children’s achievements.

Wind Turbine Model.

Sharing our successes.

What is FIRST® LEGO® League?

FIRST® LEGO® League is a worldwide competition that introduces pupils to hands-on robotics and programming. It is a fantastic opportunity for children to develop their STEM and computer science skills while also developing creative thinking, problem solving and team work skills.

Every year, FIRST® LEGO® League releases a new challenge based on a real-world, scientific theme. This year the theme is SUPERPOWERED where the children will learn about different types of energy sources, storage, distribution methods, and ways
in which energy is consumed.

FIRST® LEGO® League is split into three divisions; Discover, Explore and Challenge.

EYFS and Year 1 children use the Discover Kit, where they are introduced to STEM  (Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths) through building models using LEGO® DUPLO® bricks, and working together to solve fun challenges.

Year 2 and LKS2 children use the Explore Kit where they can put STEM into practice as they work in teams to design, build and program robots using the LEGO® Education SPIKE Essential and block coding.

UKS2 use the Challenge Kit and apply their STEM skills combined with critical thinking to work with a team, build a robot, and compete in an exciting, mission-based robotics game using block or text code.

We will keep you updated about our journey with FIRST® LEGO® League and are very excited to see where it takes us.

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Cricket Taster Day

28th April 2023Catherine Dodds

South Tyneside Cricket coaches; which included a professional cricket player all the way from Sri Lanka,  visited Laygate School today to introduce pupils to cricket and build an enthusiasm for the sport. Each class participated in exciting activities organised by the coaches and had a lot of fun completing the different games and challenges.

A Wednesday lunch time cricket club will follow this session for some of the children.