Year 5

On our visit, we completed an orienteering course and a quiz that taught us about temperate and tropical rainforests. We also worked in teams to build models of the different rainforest layers, using what we could find in the wood. Articles24 28 29

A beautiful selection of bookmarks were created last week for our World Book Day competition here is a sample, plus some of our winners!

In Chopwell Woods, the children used orienteering skills to find information cards detailing facts about the Amazon Rainforest and Hamsterley Forest to allow them to compare a tropical rainforest with a temperate forest.  They then recreated the rainforest layers using natural materials found on th

In gymnastics, Year 5 have been developing balance, strength and stability. They have been performing 9 key shapes – Straight, Star, Tuck, Pike, Straddle, Dish, Arch, Front Support and Back Support.

Today our Year 5 & 6 gala team competed in the South of Tyne Finals at South Shields. Everyone finished in the top half of their races AND knocked times off their personal bests! 🌟 Take a look at our results; 🥈Eight Silver Medals 🥉3rd place in girls breaststroke 🥉3rd place in boys ba

Mrs O’Neill is ready!

British Science Week is 8th-17th March and the theme this year is ‘Time’. Mrs Smith led a whole school assembly this week all about science careers and smashing stereotypes, and the pupil science ambassadors led class assemblies in y1-6 today, launching a competition. To enter the competition, c

This afternoon we competed in the Gateshead SSP year 4/5 football competition, alongside 26 other teams! 🌟 Team A finished 2nd in their group and in the top 10 of the tournament! 🏅Team B finished in the top 8, qualifying for the semi-finals! The semi-final matches were abandoned due to the wea