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Year 6 'Advent' Faith in Action
6RH have been putting their creativity and faith into action by producing beautiful Nativity themed artwork to share with their local parish community. As part of their Faith in Action award, the children were challenged to think deeply about the meaning of Christmas and alongside their illustrations, they carefully selected scripture pieces to share encouragement and joy. The completed artworks will be gifted to our local parishes, where they will be displayed during the Adv
Dec 10, 20251 min read


Circuit fun!
Class 6CT enjoyed their afternoon using their knowledge of circuits to make a set of traffic lights!
Dec 2, 20251 min read


Smoothie Bike!
We pedalled our way to a delicious fruit smoothie! 6Ct showed plenty of determination and enthusiasm as they powered the blender with their own cycling energy. It was a fun and tasty way to stay active and learn about healthy choices!
Nov 19, 20251 min read


6RH Explore Electricity.
6RH have been busy exploring electrical circuits, learning how to connect components like bulbs, wires, and switches to make their own working systems. They experimented with creating complete and incomplete circuits, then moved on to designing clear circuit diagrams using the correct symbols. To apply their learning, the class studied how traffic lights work, discussing how a sequence of circuits controls the changing colours. By the end, they were able to explain how electr
Nov 13, 20251 min read


Michael Rosen Day - Funny Food Poems
Year 6 were inspired to write funny food poems after joining a live session with Michael Rosen! He read some of his poems and explained where he got his ideas from and how he put the poems together. We used some of his ideas to write our own poems and then read our poems out to the class.
Nov 13, 20251 min read


Year 6 PE - fun and games!
Year 6 had a brilliant time playing and creating their own games using a wide range of equipment. We enjoyed tennis, football, and designing exciting obstacle courses. Our teamwork was fantastic — we even put into practice some of the skills we learnt at Robinwood!
Oct 23, 20251 min read


Year 6 went canoeing at Robinwood!
Year 6 thoroughly enjoyed their time at Robinwood doing all sorts of amazing activities such as zip wire, giant swing, raft building and many more! One of our favourite things was canoeing - here we are all kitted up ready to go!
Oct 22, 20251 min read


6RH Solve a Curious Case!
This week in Geography, 6RH turned detectives to solve the murder of Chico Mendes, a rubber tapper from Brazil, well known for his fight...
Sep 25, 20251 min read


Year 6 Enjoy a Day Out at Cragside.
A fun day out was had by all when Year 6 went on their school trip to Cragside. We set off in style in a double decker bus but things...
Jun 23, 20252 min read


Year 6 Mark Wellbeing Week.
Year 6 have been cooking in D&T lessons, participating in PSHE lessons on ‘Speaking Out and Staying Safe’ and shining their light on...
Jun 9, 20251 min read


Year 6 Visit Safety Works.
Y6 had an amazing time at Safety Works this week! We learnt a lot about staying safe including dealing with peer pressure, what to do if...
May 27, 20251 min read


Year 6 VE Day Celebrations
Year 6 celebrated VE Day by looking at photographs of the crowds celebrating in the streets 80 years ago, choosing a person they could...
May 20, 20252 min read


Mental Health Awareness Week and End of Year 6 SATs Celebrations!
A big cheer went out on Thursday at the end of the final SATs test for Year 6! It has been a busy week for Year 6 who have worked...
May 20, 20251 min read


Year 6 Celebrate Shakespeare Week!
Shakespeare Week was great fun for Year 6 who worked hard on reading and understanding the themes and quotes from Much Ado About Nothing,...
May 4, 20251 min read


Year 6 Art, Inspired by Paul Gauguin.
Year 6 have been creating their own version of The Yellow Christ for our Easter RE display. The original painting was created by Paul...
May 4, 20251 min read


The 'Guardians of the Deep Sea' Shine at the First Lego League Submerged Challenge Event
Year 6 students shine in the First Lego League Challenge A group of Year 6 students recently competed in the First Lego League Submerge...
Apr 10, 20251 min read


Welcome to Your Vote Week
Star of the Sea having been celebrating Welcome to Your Vote week in School. We were lucky enough to have the Children’s Participation...
Mar 17, 20251 min read


Year 6 have fun with ‘That History Bloke’!
Year 6 had an amazing day learning all about the First World War with a visit from ‘That History Bloke’, Richard. Richard told the...
Feb 23, 20252 min read


Children’s Mental Health week and Numeracy Day
Year 6 have been busy today learning about the Fibonacci sequence in Maths and then creating artwork inspired by the sequence. Firstly,...
Feb 23, 20251 min read


Year 6 Revision Club
This week Year 6 attended revision club for the first time this year in preparation for their SATs this May. Everyone worked really hard...
Feb 23, 20251 min read
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