Year 5

Some of the children in Year 5 have taken part in  Bikeability this week . It is a Government national cycling scheme that has helped them learn practical cycling skills and understand how to cycle on today’s roads.

Year 5 have started their DT unit on textiles. The first step is threading a needle and tying a knot. Perseverance is required! We have also learned how to do running stitch and back stitch.

What an afternoon are Year 5 & 6 athletics team had today at the gateshead SSP indoor athletics competition. After competing in a range of track & fielding events, Front Street proudly came away with gold medals! 🥇They scored an outstanding 458 points in total and secured a place in the G

This afternoon 12 children represented Front Street in this year’s Gateshead SSP Cross Country event. Each race saw 150 children take part! All of our children finished in the top half of their races – a brilliant achievement. Congratulations to IG who finished 6th in the 5/6 girls race, HH who fi

5L visited Whickham school for a Science taster lesson. They used various Science equipment to test for starch and sugars in food solutions.

We are learning about the Anglo-Saxons in History, so we examined some artefacts, and discussed what questions we wanted to ask about them. We looked at how historians and achaeologists use sources like this to learn about the past. Article 29

In Science, Year 5 have been exploring properties of materials linked to their uses. Today, we investigated which material slowed down the process of ice melting. We also discussed careers that would use science knowledge of properties , such as a design structural engineer.  

Ks2 really enjoyed their Gateshead Music Workshop where they learnt all about Tyneside this morning.

The children took part in a French art competition. They had to research a French artist’s style of art and then replicate that style to design sport’s characters linked to the 2024 Olympics. The French ambassadors chose a winner from each year which was a very difficult job! Well done to these

Our RE Ambassadors wanted to give our school a challenge, so they created RE/Worldview quizzes for every class from Year One to Year 6. (Even the teachers joined in!) The Ambassadors acted as quizmasters, and then gave out the winners’ prizes in a special assembly. They were really impressed with ho