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!

Spring Topic
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Our Class Blog
Minibeast Hunt
We took part in a minibeast hunt in our school grounds as part of our Science lesson. We enjoyed identifying different living things and their habitats.
Big forest school at Gibside
The perfect weather to fly a kite
What is the best thing to do on a windy day but make a kite! We made a kite shape decorated it and attached and adjusting string to see how high it could fly.
Residents petition asking the LA to reduce the speed limit on the main road down to 30mph
We have been asked to share this link with our community for a petition set up by one of our local residents asking the LA to reduce the speed limit on the main road in Rowlands Gill to 30mph. Please click on this link to sign the...
Newsletter 27th June 2024
Invitation to a online session with the Face Family Advice team
Families Magazine – July/August Issue
Please see below the link to the latest issue of the Families magazine for your information. July / August Issue
Booking now open for free summer holiday clubs
We have been asked to share this information about free summer holiday clubs with our community. There are 2 great programmes on offer for young people this year. The always popular Brighten the Day programme covers ages 5 to 16 and a specific programme, HAF plus for...
Australian Boomerangs
In Art, we have enjoying learning about aboriginal artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye. We researched her work and used this as inspiration to design and create our own Australian boomerangs. Look at our amazing work!
Phonics Fun
We have worked very hard on our Phonics this year, and had an absolutely great time playing different Phonics games whilst practising all the sounds we have learned.
Practising for Sports Day
In Nursery we are preparing for PE lessons in Reception, and have been going to the hall and practising taking off socks and shoes. We then have been practising throwing, running, balancing and jumping for sports day.
Using different media to paint
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