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
Quad Kids
We had a fabulous afternoon at Thorp Academy today, where we took part in lots of different athletics activities.
FoRPGS Spring Fair – Friday, 19th May
Chance To Shine
Year 4 have been taking part in the Chance To Shine training sessions. A cricket coach has been training Year1, 2, 3 and 4 in order to compete in an intra- school cricket competition later this term. The children had a great time practising their skills and learning...
Tennis tournament
Some of our fabulous year 3 and 4 children attended a tennis tournament at Whickham and made us very proud! They all played in individual competitive matches over half a court earning points for the whole team. They were well prepared as they were able to practice...
Newsletter 15th May 2023
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Coronation Day celebrations year 3,4 and 7B
Don’t know much about Chemistry…
Well we know all about chemistry and the types of jobs people work at in chemistry. We had a virtual workshop with two scientists working with chemistry at the heart of the jobs. The children came up with some fantastic questions and we have all broadened our horizons...
Developing pre-writing skills
In Nursery the children have been working on pre-writing skills and developing their fine motor skills.
Using Laptops
We have been learning about how to use the laptops and use the keys to help us write sentences. We compared the similarities and differences between writing on paper and on a computer.
Please click on the link below to share your views on the caterning service who provide our school meals the link for this survey will be open until the 9th July. https://consultation.gateshead.gov.uk/survey/1175
Year 6 3D modelling using TinkerCAD
Cyber Security for Parents
The security of our devices and data cannot be under-estimated. With hacking, identity theft, impersonation, fraud and scams all on the increase it is important that everybody has an awareness of cyber security. Internet Matters have a great article with lots of...
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