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NEWS & EVENTS BLOG


Catherine Bruton – Author Visit
Catherine Bruton, author of Bird Boy, No Ballet Shoes in Syria and lots more novels, came to talk to Y5 and Y6 today. We heard her read...
Feb 231 min read


Remembrance Day Poems
Year 6 have really shown off their poetry skills this week by writing some thoughtful and compassionate poems to commemorate Remembrance...
Feb 211 min read


Circuits Investigation
In our first lesson on Electricity this half term we revisited circuits. We remembered learning about them in Y4 and we could recollect...
Feb 211 min read


Robinwood
Year 6 had an amazing few days at Robinwood where they took part in some amazing challenges and overcame many fears. The children had to...
Feb 211 min read


World Mental Health Day
Year 6 celebrated World Mental Health Day by dressing up and saying ‘Hello Yellow’. We talked about what makes us happy and the children...
Feb 211 min read


Investigating Evolution
As part of our topic on Evolution and Inheritance, we learned how Charles Darwin made a five year voyage and explored the Galapagos...
Feb 211 min read


Peer Pressure
Year 6 demonstrated some excellent acting skills this week in PSHE, we discussed what peer pressure is and how to react to it in...
Feb 211 min read


Friendship Liturgy
In our liturgical prayer, we were shown how things are easier if we work together with our friends. One person on his own couldn’t pull...
Feb 211 min read


Who killed Chico Mendez?
We have been learning about the rainforests of Brazil as part of our topic on Ecosystems. This week we learnt about how humans use the...
Feb 211 min read


Buddy Playtime!
Today we had our first buddy playtime with our new buddies! It was so much fun getting to know our buddies and we can’t wait for next...
Feb 211 min read


Our Year 6 School Council Elections
Year 6 had a busy day last Friday choosing their new School Council representatives. Firstly, they had to think of reasons why they would...
Feb 211 min read


Fitness Fun!
Year 6 had lots of fun this afternoon as the burnt off lots of energy in PE. They loved working together as a team to improve their...
Feb 211 min read


Y6 Visit to Youth Village
On Wednesday 26th June, Y6 travelled to the Youth Village in Consett for the Primary Festival along with many other schools. When we...
Feb 211 min read


Year 6 Sports Day
Year 6 enjoyed a fantastic sports afternoon. We took part in sprint races, a football challenge, golf putting, cricket stump throw and...
Feb 211 min read


Y6 Visit to Safetyworks
We spent two hours at Safetyworks in Benwell learning about staying safe. We had five sessions which told us about safety near water,...
Feb 211 min read


Y6 visit the Discovery Museum
On Wednesday, we travelled by metro to the Discovery Museum in Newcastle. We had an hour to walk around the museum looking at technology...
Feb 211 min read


Making Periscopes
On Monday afternoon, we made periscopes in class as part of our science topic – Light. We followed instructions and used card, sellotape,...
Feb 211 min read


End of SATs fun for Year 6
Year 6 worked so hard this week during the SATs. We are so proud of them and thought that they deserved an afternoon of fun, with ice...
Feb 211 min read


CPR with Year 6
Year 6 have had a brilliant time learning how to use CPR with the Newcastle United Foundation. Using DRS ABCD, the children learnt and...
Feb 211 min read


Year 6 First Aid - Restart the Heart Workshop
Year 6 completed the Restart the Heart workshop today. We learnt about CPR and using a defibrillator.
Feb 211 min read
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