December 2025
Reception Outdoor Learning
Reception spent time exploring the seasonal transition from Autumn into Winter by venturing around our wonderful school site.
19 Dec 2025
Y6 Human Heart
Year 6 pupils recently took part in an exciting and memorable hands-on science lesson as part of their project on the human heart.
17 Dec 2025
Y2 Outdoors
Year 2 have been busy developing their understanding of part–whole models through exciting outdoor learning.
17 Dec 2025
6C's NHS Adventure
Last week, 6C enjoyed an exclusive behind-the-scenes insight into life within the NHS
17 Dec 2025
Y5 Ice Skating
Year 5 had an unforgettable time this week on their exciting ice-skating trip to The Ice Cube in Millennium Square.
16 Dec 2025
Y2 Inn-spectors
Year 2 children put on in their Christmas performance of the 'Inn-Spectors'.
16 Dec 2025
Consultant surgeon from LGI
Mr Kilshaw, a consultant surgeon from the LGI, joined us to talk to the Year Six children
16 Dec 2025
Upper Key Stage Two choir
Today a group of children from Year Five and Year Six visited a local care home
16 Dec 2025
Y5 Nativity
The Year 5 Christmas performance held at Bridge Community Church was a truly special occasion for everyone who attended.
10 Dec 2025
Reading Buddies
On 1st December, the new Reading Buddies presented a Reading for Pleasure assembly to the rest of the school.
01 Dec 2025
November 2025
Maths Challenge
For the past few years, Shakespeare Primary School has been proud to enter the Primary Maths Challenge and compete against the very best mathematicians across the UK aged between 9 and 11.
21 Nov 2025
Year 3's Owl visit
Year 3 had a fantastic time learning about owls and their lives when we had our visit in November.
18 Nov 2025
Year 4 Romans Day at Murton Park
Year 4 had an exciting and educational trip to Murton Park in York
17 Nov 2025
Tutti Frutti Show
Following on from our 'Tortoise and the Hare' themed assembly, we were thrilled to welcome Tutti Frutti into school.
14 Nov 2025
Gratitude Glasses
At the beginning of the year, we read Mr Gamal’s Gratitude Glasses in assembly, a story that encouraged us to see the world in a more positive way.
10 Nov 2025
Pupil Voice Votes
Democracy was in full swing this half term as our new pupil voice elections got underway.
03 Nov 2025
October 2025
Reception Parents Circle Time
As part of our first project in Reception, ‘Big World, Little Me,’ we invited parents into class to share a special circle time.
21 Oct 2025
Y3 Discovery Centre
Year 3 had an exciting visit to the Discovery Centre as part of our topic “Beneath Our Feet”.
08 Oct 2025
Head Teacher's Breakfast
We enjoyed a very special Head Teacher’s Breakfast, where the Mr Gorton met with our School Communication Team.
01 Oct 2025
September 2025
Year 6 are Historians
Year 6 enjoyed a brilliant trip to Eden Camp Museum to kick-start their World War Two learning this half-term.
30 Sep 2025
Y5 allotment trip
This month, year 5 had the fantastic opportunity to visit a local allotment as part of our first project - Sow, Grow, Feed.
29 Sep 2025
Year 4 visit to the Stone Age!
As part of our project ‘Stone Age to Iron Age’, Year 4 had the opportunity in art to show their inner caveman or cavewomen art skills and transported their classroom more than 10,000 years into the past.
24 Sep 2025
The artist, Meghan Earle, visited Year 4!
What a treat! Because of our focus on sketching skills, we have used the amazing Meghan Earle and her art as inspiration to create some artwork linked to the Stone Age.
24 Sep 2025
Reception Portraits
As part of their 'Big World, Little Me' project, Reception have been practising their drawing skills by creating self-portraits.
24 Sep 2025
Y2 Unusual Visitors
Year 2 have had an exciting start to the year and their science learning.
24 Sep 2025
Parents as Partners
Great to get our new term off to a positive start with so many of our families at the first of our Parent Voice mornings.
24 Sep 2025
July 2025
Y2 Filey trip
Year 2 certainly had a brilliant day in Filey, playing in the sand, building sandcastles and eating ice-cream.
16 Jul 2025
June 2025
Year 4 Explore the Great Outdoors in Malham
Year 4 had an unforgettable time on their residential trip to Malham.
23 Jun 2025
Rockets Blast Off in Year 5
Year 5 had a fantastic rocket-making workshop, where pupils designed, built and launched their own rockets.
23 Jun 2025
Reception Visit the Penguins
Reception had an exciting trip to Lotherton Hall, where the highlights were definitely meeting the penguins
23 Jun 2025
Year 1 Down on the Farm
Year 1 had a brilliant day at Cannon Hall Farm, where they met a wide range of animals
23 Jun 2025
Year 2 Rainforest Explorers
Year 2 travelled to Tropical World to discover the wonders of the rainforest.
23 Jun 2025
A Special Visit from Stuart Lawrence
Year 6 were proud to welcome Stuart Lawrence, author and brother of Stephen Lawrence, for a special talk this week.
23 Jun 2025
March 2025
Reception Nature Explorer project
In Reception, as part of our Nature Explorer project, we have taken a trip to the school pond! We explored the pond and enjoyed looking at the frogspawn.
25 Mar 2025
Visit from Ian’s Mobile Farm
Our Pre-School Nursery children had some very exciting visitors this half term! We kick-started our new learning project ‘Down on the Farm' with a visit from some real farm animals!
05 Mar 2025
February 2025
Leeds Teaching Hospitals & Year 6 pupils
Can you transplant a pig’s heart into a human? How many miles of blood vessels do we have in our body? These were just some of the questions covered in the Year 6 assembly.
25 Feb 2025
Y5 visit Trinity Academy
This half term the Year 5 classes had the exciting opportunity to visit Trinity Academy Leeds.
25 Feb 2025
Kevin Hickson
This half term, the wonders of the Earth and Space met the decorative designs of local Burmantofts pottery in our Year 5 art classes!
03 Feb 2025
January 2025
Once Upon a Time
As part of the 'Once Upon a Time' learning project, the children in Pre-School Nursery have been bringing story characters to life by baking their own gingerbread people!
22 Jan 2025
My Street, Our Community
This half term our Reception project is My Street, Our Community. We are learning about what a community is, what community we belong to and what our local area looks like.
22 Jan 2025
Where Do You Work?
As part of our My Street, Our Community project in Reception, we had a visit from our local Police Community Support Officer, PCSO Koky.
21 Jan 2025
