Year 6 News

Year 6 have been learning about the devastating effects of deforestation and came up with some creative ways to put their persuasive message across to logging companies who carelessly cut away at our forests. We have speech, videos and letters. I am so proud of the effort put into these letters – I am sure David Attenborough would be too! …

As part of our ‘Wellness Wednesday’ afternoon and linked closely to our History, year 6 made their very own Anderson Shelters in very creative ways. We had everything from lego and books to cardboard, cakes and quilts!    

Year 6 enjoyed a virtual visit to Beamish from home and at school to explore the life of an evacuee. We looked at propaganda used to encourage parents to keep their children safe and warnings from the Home Guard about the importance of blackouts and shelters. Year 6 asked a lot of really useful questions to further their learning.  

Please follow the link to a video which explains how our remote learning for Y1-Y6 pupils is organised and has some visuals that will help explain how and why we do things as well as how you can access and share your child’s work. EYFS parents have received separate information about tapestry for our Reception Class pupils. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qJWBL-zMfnDoz7p9qphY4fdpgv0lS0uC/view?usp=sharing You can …

Year 6 showed great determination and perseverance when completing their cross-stitch calendars. They designed and completed it themselves (with Miss Huntley and Mrs Prest on hand to detangle thread and re-thread needles!) Well done they look amazing!

As a rights respecting school we often give the children a choice in what they would like to do. On the last day of term year 6 decided they wanted a christmas karaoke. We had lots of fun singing and dancing along to some well known christmas songs.

Year 6 enjoyed completing a selection of Christmas Quizzes towards the end of term. The winners were Jennie and Florence. Those who finished joint last place faced up to the forfeit of tasting the brussel sprout ketchup! Well done boys, very good sports!  

Year 6 enjoyed watching Home Alone in their pj’s with a cup of tea or hot chocolate to end a busy term.

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Year 6 musical improvisation to Benjamin Britten’s Storm Interlude. Can you tell which ones are sea-monsters and which piece are the pirates? Click here to view videos

Year 6 had great fun playing the boomwhackers to Christmas songs! Click here to view videos

Social Media is one of the most popular aspects of the internet, and with the amount of apps available for download increasing constantly, keeping young people safe online has never been more important. But what exactly do we need to know about the age restrictions and safety on these apps in terms of internet safety? We answer some of your …

Year 6 enjoyed watching the pantomime this year with their buddies (socially distanced of course!)  

We enjoyed wearing our Christmas Jumpers to raise money for Save the Children

We had so much fun at the year 6 christmas party. We danced, played games and had lots of festive fun!  #article31

We had great fun doing our Santa Dash!