In year 6, we have been learning about ratio. We have been creating ratios and building towers to help us solve problems.
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Class 6
Y5/6 Basketball
As we look to next week where we have some of our year 6 children out for a basketball tournament at Thorp Academy, let's take a look at what the children got up to in their basketball PE unit. The children developed their ability to: dribble the ball at a jogging...
Cushions
Throughout our cushion unit we discussed the different functions of a cushion and researched some designers to help understand why cushions are made for aesthetic purposes. Children have worked very hard to: attach buttons create a button fastening use a range of...
Y6 Vocabulary
Today, we looked very closely at the illustrations in our text 'The Island'. We had to describe them to our partners using our most precise word choices. Our favourites were: raging, destruction, obliterate, fierce and awful.
STEM Glider Project in 6B!
6B had a brilliant day on Friday 13th January as part of a project with the Small Piece Trust. We followed their livestream throughout the day and planned, built and tested gliders. We learned about the science behind flight and how the thrust and lift on a plane...
Year 6 Trip!
In the last week of the Autumn Term, we braced the snow and ice and went to the quayside in Newcastle. We had a great day: we spent two hours completing a drama workshop at The Live Theatre; we had our lunch in their restaurant (we took packed lunches but got to eat...
Year 2 and Year 6 Carol Service
We were delighted to invite our parents to a Carol Service at Strathmore Road Methodist Church. Our Year 6 children led the singing, while our Year 2 children acted out the key events of The First Christmas. The children were all amazing and we were really proud of...
It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year !
It was great to welcome parents and carers back in to the school for a lovely Christmas activity. Everyone had a great time making their own personal decorations and I'm sure you will all agree that they turned out really well, each one different and unique. It was a...
Paralympics Festival at Gateshead Leisure Centre
Energy Saving Tactics- Working as a Team!
To combat the rising cost of electricity and gas, we have worked together as a school to come up with some ideas as to how we can save energy (and money) as a school. These were the ideas we came up with together and 7B had the important job of writing these out.