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.
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Our Class Blog
Final Update for Tonight from Yorkshire
The children have enjoyed a lovely evening meal of chicken tikka masala or vegetarian masala, or a selection of pastas and an amazing salad bar that apparently some children made several visits to! A couple of the boys have said that the pasta and tomato sauce was...
First Afternoon – More Photos!
First Afternoon Fun
Here is the next update. The heights they are achieving are not for the faint-hearted and you can tell by the photos how much teamwork is happening. So far they all look clean and dry too which is bonus!
Year 6 Have Arrived!
Year 6 have arrived safely at Newby Wiske and enjoyed their lunch in the sunshine, after a lively bus journey. I'm delighted to say that the excitement was high when they left as I am sure you can tell from the bus photos! I am uploading the only photos that I have...
Kids go free, all day, every day with Tyne and Wear Metro
Tyne and Wear Metro continue to help make travel as affordable as possible for families with their Kids go free promise. Up to three children aged 11 and under can travel on Metro or the Shields Ferry for free, when accompanied by a fare-paying adult. We hope this...
Extreme Forest school @ Gibside
We had a brilliant day in the sunshine at Gibside exploring different areas of nature, climbing trees, having a picnic and making music.
] Thankyou to our wider community who donated to the Bobby Robson Foundation to support our children who were running at an event last month- a brilliant amount raised!
Newsletter 7th July 2025
Trip to Saltwell Park
We all had a brilliant time at Saltwell Park on our summer trip! The children enjoyed the park, the maze, visiting the birds and especially the ice-cream at the end. Children were all very well mannered when ordering their ice-cream, the ice-cream man was delighted....
Trip to Saltwell Park
We all had a brilliant time at Saltwell Park on our summer trip! The children enjoyed a scavenger hunt around the park, running around the maze trying to find our friends, visiting the birds and especially the ice-cream at the end. Children were all very well mannered...
Visiting RNLI Newbiggin
We had a lovely but windy day visiting RNLI Newbiggin, learning all about how they rescue people in the water and how to keep ourselves safe around the water. We then enjoyed making sand sculptures on the beach after a very windy picnic.
A Football Farewell!
It has been an absolute pleasure to coach the Year 6 football team this year. Throughout, every team member has shown true dedication to the sport and it has been great to see them grow and develop into the players they are today. We all wish them the best of luck in...
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