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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Our Class Blog
Making Wind Vanes
We made wind vanes in groups, thinking about the point of the compass and took them outside to see the direction the wind was blowing in.
Brain Tumour Awareness
We wore hats to support and raise money and awareness for Brain Tumour Awareness. We spoke about the charity and how we can support them.
The Great North Museum
Whickham Football Club are running a ‘kids go free’ initiative over the Easter weekend to try and encourage more young people to come along and enjoy themselves. They have 2 home fixtures taking place and would welcome everyone from the surrounding areas to come...
FACE Newsletter
HAF Sports Camp for seven days during the Easter school holidays at Whickham School
Whickham School are delighted to advise that we are running the HAF Sports Camp for seven days during the Easter school holidays. The first 50 spaces are provided free of charge and are being funded through Gateshead Council's HAF programme for families who qualify...
Egg STEM Challenge Day
We had lots of fun creating a way to keep our egg safe as well as then testing them and improving our designs. Well done to the Year 1 winners.
Easter Eggstraordinary Drop
Easter Egg Drop Challenge!
What happened at the Ancient Greek Olympic Games?
Maths Games
We have been consolidating our learning in maths today by taking part in a 'games lesson'. We had a carousel of activities based on the things we have been learning in maths lessons, morning arithmetic and KIRF we use for homework. This gave us a change to show off...
Polar Bear Experts
Year 5 have been working very hard to publish their non-chronological reports on polar bears. After reading The Last Bear, we were very interested in the impact that climate change and global warming is having on the rest of the world. We focussed on finding factually...
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