The children and staff have had a bitter-sweet day today, saying goodbye to Miss Latto. Everyone came in sports clothes and had a session with Miss Latto playing their favourite sports with her. Miss Wood came dressed as a giraffe because that is Miss Latto's...
Year 5 have had a successful unit of tennis, developing their stroke technique and tactical awareness of space when playing games. They have demonstrated increasing accuracy and control over the direction of the ball. They used their previously learnt grip of the...
Some of the children in Y5 have been selected to be Mini Health Champions. They attended Mini Health Health Champions Day and listened to an inspirational keynote before breaking into smaller groups and rotating through a variety of fun and engaging workshop sessions...
In D.T we have been designing and making bridges. We learned that we needed to ensure they were: stable, sturdy and supported. We used supports such as glue sticks, tube and cardboard to make our bridges more stable. We then tested the stability using weights.
A huge thank you to our volunteers, Mr and Mrs Allchin, who have been sprucing up our eco garden, ensuring all weeds are removed and planting a range of new bulbs and plants. The bulbs are beginning to sprout, as we approach the spring and the children can't wait to...
We have finished our week with a fantastic afternoon at forest school- cooking on the fire, den building, tyre rolling and lots more.
Thankyou to Thorp Academy and their sports leaders who hosted the year 5 and 6 basketball tournament yesterday! All of the games were played in a lovely competitive spirit throughout the tournament. There was some great talent on show with some impressive shots from...
Well done to our year 5 and 6 students who took part in a competitive netball tournament at Gateshead Leisure Centre, competing against other Gateshead schools, finishing in 4th position. There was a mix of boys and girls and all players experienced playing in...
