YEAR 5 (INDIGO)
Mr Bain (Covering for Mrs J Miller)Welcome to class 5M!
My name is Mrs Miller and I am the class teacher for 5M.
In class 5M, the children are hard working and enthusiastic. This is our class blog and we want everyone to see what we get up to while we`re learning so please keep visiting regularly for updates on what we have been getting up to in class, school news and recent letters.
Please leave a lovely comment on our blog so we know that you have visited and the children would love to hear what you think about their classroom learning and activities.
Thank you
Mrs Miller
Our Class Blog
Poppy Appeal Funds Raised – £389.62
We raised an amazing £389.62 selling poppy appeal items in school this year. Thank you for all your support in helping us to raise funds for the Poppy appeal in this way.
Goal, Come on England !
World Cup fever has took over nursery. We have been practising our ball skills trying to score as many goals as possible. The children have looked at the different countries around the world that are in the competition, using a globe to locate them, then recreated...
Helping the blind
We read the story of Jesus healing the blind man and thought about how we could help people who are blind. We wore blindfolds to see how difficult it was to complete tasks whilst blindfolded.
A meal of thanks
Today Reception celebrated the American thanksgiving, learning about the American traditions then comparing it to traditions of our own. All of the children were thankful for something that meant a lot to them.
Shapes
We have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes in Maths. We have enjoyed working practically throughout the unit by taking part in a shape hunt, then using lolly sticks and string to help us count sides and vertices of 2D shapes. We have used mirrors to find out if...
Meet the Author
Year 2 enjoyed an online meet the author event, where they got to meet with Harry Meredith, the author of the Football Rising Stars books. They found out all about his recent book about Marcus Rashford.
Hands Up Travel Survey
We have been asked to share this link to the annual Hands up Travel Survey so that parents/carers can share their views and ideas about travel to school in Gateshead. Click this link https://forms.office.com/r/8RgNxv9ufG to take part.
HAF sports camp at Whickham School during the Christmas holiday
Please see above the information about an upcoming HAF sports camp at Whickham School during the Christmas holidays. The camp is available for all children who receive benefit related free school meals and live at a Gateshead postcode. All participants will receive a...
Come on England!
Energy Saving Tactics- Working as a Team!
To combat the rising cost of electricity and gas, we have worked together as a school to come up with some ideas as to how we can save energy (and money) as a school. These were the ideas we came up with together and 7B had the important job of writing these out.
FoRGPS Christmas Fair – Friday 9th December 2022
We are pleased to announce that the FoRGPS Christmas Fair will take place in school on Friday 9th December. Entry will be via the KS1 Gates, and the fair will run from 3.15-5pm in Hall 2. We look forward to welcoming you to this event. Raffle tickets will be coming...
Nursery Rhyme Week
The children in Early Years took part in World Nursery Rhyme week, each day the children learnt a new nursery rhyme and performed them for their parents. Monday: The Big Ship Sails. The children created their own big ship when we went to Forest school using the...