Interfaith Week
KS2 pupils learnt about the importance of Interfaith Week this week in their classes. It links well with our PSHE and British Value lessons.
Category: Year 5
Year 5 Openzone Visit
Year 5 visited the Openzone at The Word in South Shields. The day began by creating algorithms to be used with small microcontrollers called Crumbles. Pupils used these to control LED lights...
Harvest Service at St Simon’s Church
We ended our half term with a fantastic Harvest service at St Simon’s Church. For the past half term our children have been learning some songs about Harvest. Today we shared our...
Black History Month – Walter Tull
Y5 have been gathering evidence from different sources about Walter Tull today to answer the question as to whether he was a significant person. They found out all about his early life,...
Year 5 Science – Conductors and Insulators
This week in science Year 5 have been learning about conductors and insulators. They conducted an experiment to test materials in the classroom to see if they conducted electricity. First they had...
Year 5 Science – Sieving and Filtering
This week in science year 5 have been looking at sieving and filtering. They tried to separate a mixture of water, rice and marbles through sieving and while we could get the...
Year 5/6 Cross Country Race
On Friday our year 5/6 Cross country runners took part in the South Tyneside primary schools cross country race. In tough conditions all of the children gave their best efforts to complete...
Doodle English
As a school we are moving to Doodle English from Reading Plus as it contains grammar, punctuation and spelling alongside comprehension. Years 1-6 will have a login for this. There are separate...
Year 5 Science – Reversible Changes and Solutions
This week in Science, Year 5 have been learning about reversible changes. They have looked at how we can melt ice to turn it from a solid to a liquid by heating...