YEAR 5/6 (ORANGE)
Mrs J ReadshawWelcome to our Year 5/6 class blog.
Our class teacher is Mrs. Readshaw.
On this page, you’ll find lots of useful information and posts about what’s going on in Year 5/6 over the course of the year.
Check in regularly for photographs of our fantastic learning and achievements.
Dream, Believe, Achieve!

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Local Habitats
In today's science lesson, we have been looking at some of the habitats which are local to our school and some of the animals and plants we might find in these local habitats. We sorted out all of these animals and plants and put them with their local habitat.
First milestone – Global Mission
Hi everyone! We've reached our first milestone! Here's a message from Mr's Chapple. (Thorpe Academy, Cluster Leader) Wurzburg, Bavaria, Germany This is the start of the Romantic Road. If you head south from here you come across some of the most amazing castles!!! It...
Our poems turn silly into superb
As well as story-writing we have also been looking at poetry and really enjoyed learning about nonsense poetry. We found out about lots of amazing language features like Onomatopoeia – words that actually sound just like the thing they are describing. We used our...
EYFS Home Learning WC 08.02.21
Please click on the link below to access the home learning pack for Nursery : WC 08.02.21 Nursery Please click on the link below to access the home learning pack for Reception: WC 08.02.21
RISE Mental Health Support
We are very fortunate to be part of the RISE programme, aimed at supporting the well-being of young people in the North East. RISE is provided by the NHS and means that each week we have the support of an EMHP (Early Mental Health Practitioner), Lucy McRae. She...
We have been following an ancient Mayan recipe to make hot chocolate.
Did you know? The Mayans consumed chocolate by first harvesting the seeds -- or beans -- from cacao trees. They fermented and dried them, roasted them, removed their shells, and ground them into a paste. (Much of that process remains unchanged to this day.) They often...
Children’s Mental Health Week
This week we looked at what it meant to be unique and how our thoughts and opinions may be different to other peoples. We created posters to celebrate our uniqueness and show what makes us one-of-a-kind! We also looked at a range of scenarios and discussed the advice...
Marvellous Mountains
We have been researching different mountains around the world (some closer to home than others) which are all magnificent in their own way. Here are a few of our great presentations from our fact finding missions. .
Henri Rousseau Jungle Scenes (Colour Mixing)
We have really enjoyed experimenting with colour this half term in our art lessons. We have been mixing hot and cold colours and making lots of different shades. In today's art lesson, we have created a jungle scene, inspired by Henri Rousseau, by sketching and mixing...
Converting Metric Measures (and eating delicious cake!)
This week, 6B have been learning how to convert between various metric measures and have been doing a fantastic job! As a treat, I thought I'd give them the day off from doing any maths work today. Instead, I posted the recipe for a delicious Victoria sponge cake and...
Henri Rousseau inspired polar bears
Our Olympic Torch Designs
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