Fellside Community Primary School

See you all next year, school opens Tuesday 3rd January 2012.

Welcome to our whole school Christmas Performance.

This year every Reception child had a line to say in our Nativity play, and with lots of enthusiasm and practice, they all performed exceptionally well and made all at Fellside very proud!

Again Key Stage 1 classes joined together to perform 'Christmas with the Aliens'. Most of Year 2 played aliens who were stranded on Earth and invited to learn about Christmas by the children from Fellside.

Year 3 & 4 joined together to perform 'The Greatest Story Ever Told'. The performance switched between a modern day Grandad's living room on Christmas Day and Bethlehem at the time of Jesus' birth. The performance had rock guitarists, a choir, some lovely singing and some superb acting! The Year 3 and 4 children showed great enthusiasm throughout the performances - a great success!

Year 5 performed a modern day 'Cinderella', the children practised incredibly hard to put on a very entertaining show, filled with beautiful singing, superb acting and a lot of laughs!

Year 6 continued the fairy tale theme and put on an excellent performance of 'Sleeping Beauty'. All the children embraced their roles with mountains of enthusiasm and put on a really spectacular show!

Hope you enjoy the Animoto...

As always we welcome your comments.

It all began when several children pledged to create a healthy tuck shop in their election speeches. Mrs Lamb thought this was an excellent idea so decided to help the children do something about it.
Mrs Lamb contacted 'Fruit to Suit', a company that specializes in healthy snacks for schools, and arranged for Lisa to come in and give us some training.

We thoroughly enjoyed our training day! The children were given jobs from marketing directors to finance managers. We learned how to check an invoice, stock take, make an order, balance a float and most importantly... we sampled the snacks and picked our favourites!
The children then worked very hard to promote the tuck shop. They made posters, wrote letters to the children's families and gave an assembly to all of Key Stage Two.
The big day finally arrived and the first tuck shop took place on Friday 2nd December. All the hard work and preparation paid off and the children are now eager to continue the hard work.
The tuck shop will be open every Wednesday playtime from now on, in the Key Stage Two yard. All snacks are 40p, contain no traces of nuts and are healthy too.

If you would like further information about the company please click on the following link Fruit to Suit

  Training Day.

Presenting our ideas to KS2 in our assembly.

 The big day! Our healthy tuck shop.

Victory!

Years 5 and 6 held a fabulous street party to celebrate VE day as part of their 'Bombs Away' topic. They invited grandparents to join them for an afternoon of singing, dancing, eating and memories. What a wonderful afternoon it was, the children learned a huge amount by listening to the many stories and tales of childhoods past and sampling the splendid rationing recipes kindly brought in by their families. Many thanks to everyone who came along from near and far!

Please post a comment below of your special memory!

Monday 31st October - Friday 4th November was Parliament Week. To celebrate Key Stage Two invited Dave Anderson the MP for Blaydon, into school to talk to us in assembly. Dave told us about his job as an MP (Member of Parliament) and told us what it was like to work in Westminster and the Houses of Parliament. The children listened incredibly well, asked Dave some excellent questions about being a politician, and we all learned a lot. Our School Council is feeling inspired to continue their great work on behalf of the pupils at Fellside after listening to Dave's experiences and advice.

On Friday 7th October Matt, a professional director from Konflux Theatre in Education, came into Year 6 to help them rehearse and perform an entire play in a day!
The play was 'Albie's War', which ties in with our World War II topic, 'Bombs Away!'
At 9.30am the children had never even seen the script, but by 2.45pm they had put together an amazing play, which they performed to an audience of Year 5 pupils and their parents. What a performance- it was excellent! Well done Year 6.

Tracey from 'kids R fit' came to school today and each class took it in turn to have a hoopstar session. Everyone gave it their best shot (including members of staff) and they all had a fantastic time. It was amazing to see how many different activities and games the children could do with a hoop and good music! 

 

      

  Click on the following links to view short video clips of the children in action -

hula hoops 082.avi   hula hoops 086.avi    hula hoops 095.avi  

hula hoops 111.avi   hula hoops 131.avi   hula hoops 168.avi 

Hope you enjoyed the photographs and videos of the children 'hooping'. Tracey is going to view the pictures and videos. Would children from each class please leave a message for Tracey in the comments box below, to let her know which part of the 'hooping' experience you enjoyed the most and if you would like to do it again in the future.

 

  

Looks like Mrs Maitland will need to practise a bit more to catch up with one of the children in Year 6! He managed to twirl 4 hoops in one go! If you would like more information about 'kidzRfit'  you can click on the following link to visit the website - kidzrfit   

 

 

 

 

 

On Friday 23rd September, superb speeches were made by candidates from Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 who wanted to to be part of our 2011-2012 School Council. It was a very difficult decision, however after careful consideration by the rest of the pupils... please meet our newly elected School Council.


They've made some excellent pledges and promise to be a fantastic and proactive council.

We wish them good luck in their important role. If you have any ideas or suggestions for them post them here- remember they're working for you! 

Please click on the following to access letters

Microsoft Word - Dr Bike 13th September 2011.pdf

Microsoft Word - Karate Class Sept 11 - Fell _2_.pdf

Thanks 

Just a reminder, children in Years 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 start school Tuesday 6th September. For children in Reception and Nursery, please see packs given out at the induction meetings. Thank you.

It is time to say goodbye to our lovely Year 6.

The Leaver's Assembly this year was a graduation ceromony. 

 Our class of 2011 have really been a fabulous bunch! Bright, sporty, caring, kind, hardworking, fun, creative... the list goes on! You've been an absolute delight and we'll miss you all.

Good luck. We wish everyone a fabulous future... work hard, play hard, do the best you can and most of all be happy!

With love from all at Fellside

Today we had a special playtime, we got together with our Fellside Families and our Year 6 family member taught us some playground games. We had a great time!

Please can we join in!

Some of our Key Stage 2 children recently participated in the Gateshead Athletics Festival at Gateshead International Stadium. The children competed in many different events, including sprinting, jumping, throwing and relays. They represented Fellside brilliantly with their behaviour and attitude and managed to win several medals! Well done to everyone who took part - it was a great day!

Our Year 6 took part in the Tag 2 Twickenham National Rugby Finals on Wednesdasy 13th July in Warwickshire.

A huge thank you to PJP Sports, in Whickham, RFU at Gateshead / Whickham School Sport Partnership at Whickham School. Also to Mr Machin, Mrs Nevin and Miss Knox for all their help. Finally well done to all who took part.

What a performance, what a show... the sound of sweet music drifted through the school. We had solo performances to an orchestral finale, with harmonious performances in between. Every child played and sang with ease and confidence to a delightful audience.

At times the concert brought a tear to the eye, especially when one of our Nursery children played the violin.

Thank you and well done to all who performed, and to all who came and supported.

Thankfully the weather was kinder this weekend than last and the Pedalling Picnic took place this morning. With about 60 riders in total, it was another super event, well done to all families who came along. It was wonderful to see children from Nursery to Year 6 cycling together. Thank you to Alan Barlow and Gary Haley for organising this event.

Alan Barlow our 'Bike It Officer' arranged for Ben Slinger & Danny Butler from the Mad Cycle Stunt Team to perform at our school. Enjoy the Animoto of the dedicated and talented twosome, as they perform their outstanding bike stunts.

What was your favourite stunt ? Leave a comment and let us know.

Year 6 reached their target. A huge thank you to everyone for their support.

On Friday 24th June, we discovered the nest had not changed from the previous day. The beasts had not returned and had fled elsewhere. Community Police Officer Toni arrived and in our assembly she wrote up the daily happenings at the nest site as evidence. Also the children were happy to assist her with her inquiries. She wore a crime scene suit as she took samples of the shell, skin, bones and an unhatched egg which she bagged and labelled ready to be taken to a science lab in Gateshead to be analysed,

 What a week it has been! Several children had over the last few days reported strange circumstances in their back gardens - loud flapping, heavy footprints and a child from Year 1 even reported he had seen glimpses of a dragon's tail!

What was the creature that had roamed Whickham and made temporary home in our school grounds?

Perhaps the Scientist will shed some light...

Leave a comment if you have any seen anything mysterious in the Fellside area!

Community police officer, Toni arrived with some serious and important information for the whole school. In morning assembly, we were told that after some disturbances were reported early in the morning and the police had arrived to investigate. They discovered an enormous nest with five huge eggs in the centre. We were informed that we must not touch the nest as the area might be contaminated. Toni asked if we could collect evidence and clues that might help her investigate the scene later in the week. Scientist had advised her to leave the nest intact until the identity of the mother had been found.

 
Each class went to the scene to take a look for themselves. The eggs were huge. Later in the day children reported that they has seen one of the eggs moving slightly? Who could have laid such enormous eggs?

Day Two

We were keen to discover what had happened overnight. Had the mother returned to visit her clutch of gigantic eggs? When we went to take a look at the nest, we discovered that one of the babies had hatched! A broken shell was left behind but whatever had come out of it was nowhere to be seen. Blue and green slime surrounded the egg shell.

Mrs. Maitland had arranged Kay, a zoologist, to bring in some of his pets so that we could find out more about animals that hatch out of eggs. Reptiles, birds, fish, insects and spiders, amphibians and just three mammals hatch out of eggs we discovered. A Bearded Crested Lizard, a Blue Tongued Skink, a Red Kneed Tarantula, a Meerkat, a Blue Frog and a Python were some of the amazing animlas we met, Jay also brought in the most adorable baby ferrets.

 
The large python was very long, heavy and friendly. She felt smooth to the touch.A snake skin is left behind when a snake grows. Snake skins have the most amazing patterns

Everyone in school is writing about the nest from children in Year One to pupils in Year Six.

We look forward to your comments about the nest!

Click on the following link to access information regarding the Pedalling Picnic

Pedalling_picnic_letters.pdf

Pedalling picnic 2011.pdf

Apologies, cancelled today, taking place Saturday 25th June.

Please click on the following link to access the 'heavy schedule' for Year 6
Diary dates.doc

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  Fellside breakfast 17th June  

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Family French Workshop

Year 6 took part in an all day cricket event at the Glebe Cricket Ground in Whickham on Tuesday 7th June.

Teams from Rowlands Gill, Winlaton, Whickham and other areas took part in a knock out competion. As usual the children gave 100%, all played extremely well, and even though some of the games were very difficult, they continued to work hard to get good results.

However, as usual, due to our rather predictable weather, rain stopped play. The head coach decided that the team with the overall highest score would be the winning team. After the challenging and highly competitive games, it was great news to hear that one of our Fellside teams had won. Fellside are now through to the next round on Wednesday 22nd June. More details to follow.

Well done and good luck for the next round !

Well done to our Year 6 Tag Rugby Team!

Year 6 are doing their Enterprise Project starting Monday 13th June - Friday 24rd June. Please click on the following link to see their Enterprise Project Newsletter -

Year 6 Enterprise.doc

is the target the children have set and they are working together in groups to try and raise the full amount. The list of activities are as follows- 

support Year 6. Help them reach their target, so they can achieve their dream, and have the best Year 6 school leaver's party ever!

After a very tiring time for all, Year 6 had a treat week to celebrate the end of SATS.

The first treat was to make fruit flavoured ice cream and cup cakes.

Then on Monday, Year 6 visited Chase Park in Whickham. The day started with a treasure hunt- alongside the normal empty crisp packets, cans, and water bottles, a few unusual objects were found. After a pack lunch the children played cricket and rounders, then finished off with piggy back races.

On Tuesday the children made skillasaurus dinosaurs out of card and paper.

On Thursday Year 6 took part in a pizza making experience at Franky & Bennys. They learned about food hygiene while making healthy pizzas with their own choice of toppings. The final treat was to devour their delicious creations!

When we got back to school on Thursday we watched our favourite film, our extra treat was popcorn and the ice cream we had made ealier in the week.

Everyone enjoyed the activities in treat week and are now looking forward to our enterprise project. Don't forget to leave a comment about your favourite treat.

Year 6 took part in a tennis tournament session at Blaydon Tennis Club.

Even though rain stopped play, due to our typical 'Wimbledon type' weather, the the children stiil enjoyed a brilliant day of tennis. 

Throughout this term we are thinking carefully about rivers in our 'Amazing Amazon and Terrific Tyne' topic.

As part of our research we had the opportunity to enjoy an educational cruise down the River Tyne.

We braved the elements and stood out on deck to take in the impressive views, as a commentator talked us through features of rivers as well as the history of the area. We were even lucky enough to have the Millenium Bridge opened especially for us!

Unfortunately, the clear skies didn't hold out on our return journey. As we turned around in Tynemouth to head back to the Quayside the heavens opened! We didn't mind as it allowed us to make the most of the cosy inside cabin. We didn't let the rain dampen our spirits, however, as we tested our knowledge with a Tyne quiz. Six lucky winners got to see inside the Captain's cabin and even had a go at driving the boat!

We are all looking forward to putting our knowledge to good use in the rest of our topic work!

Please leave a comment to let us know what you thought of our trip. 

 

 

Please click on the following to access summer fair letter.
Microsoft Word - Dear Parents Fair.pdf

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Cruise trip letter

We are all really proud of our rugby team who played today in the 'National Tag to Twickenham Rugby' regional finals at Kingston Park Rugby Club. Our school came second, out of over 900 Northern schools who originally entered which means they now qualify to go on to the National finals which will be held on 13th July 2011 at Rugby School in Warwickshire. As usual their performance was exceptional, they showed great sportsmanship and passion. As always they were a credit to our school. Thanks to Mr Machin and Mrs Nevin for their assistance today. Please show your support to the team by leaving them a good luck message in the comments box below.

Further details will be issued nearer the date.

On Friday the 1st of April, 14 pupils from Year 6 went to Madien Castle in Durham to represent Gateshead in the tag rugby Durham County Finals. We did brilliantly and finished 2nd overall. However, out of all of the qualifiers we'd won we finished 2nd out of a whopping 413 teams! We now go on to play at the North East finals played at the Newcastle Falcons stadium, Kingston Park. On behalf of all my team I would like to thank everyone who was involved in organising it.

On Wednesday 23rd March, our Year 6 netball team took part in the Gateshead Finals at Heworth Grange School. Despite not having had much match practice, the team put in a huge effort and only missed out on a place in the semi-finals in a penalty shoot-out! The team represented the school superbly with their attitude and sporting behaviour - well done!

Last night our Year 6 football team took part in the latest round of league fixtures, which were hosted here at Fellside. The team played extremely well - only losing 1 out of 7 matches, scoring plenty of goals while not conceding many! This keeps Fellside within the top two places of the league as we enter our last round of fixtures in April. Well done everyone!

  Enjoy a selection of photographs from our Robinwood Experience

We took 362 pictures in total, for those wishing to view them all... this one's just for you!

Enjoy the Robinwood Experience videos, and year 6, please leave loads of comments about your wonderful adventure.

We would also appreciate comments from everyone else too!

 
Year 6 have once again enjoyed 3 exciting, adventure-packed days away at Robinwood, in Alston. Amongst the 14 challenging activities that the children faced were abseiling, canoeing, caving, an enormous zip wire, a giant swing, and archery.

We all had a fabulous time and Year 6 made both themselves and their teachers very proud with their beautiful manners, caring attitudes, bravery and determination. Every single one of them challenged themselves individually and worked superbly as a team. Well done to you all! 

Enjoy a sample of the photographs. Videos and more photos to follow soon.

Click on the link below if you would like more information about the centre and remember to leave a comment please (I'm sure the website will be inundated with comments from Year 6)

Robinwood Centre 

Fellside's 5-a-side football team took part in the Gateshead Finals on Wednesday at Gateshead Leisure Centre. They competed against the three other winning teams from the previous tournaments. Fellside managed to win every game therefore won the competition and will represent Gateshead at the Regional Finals in March - a fantastic achievement! Wel done to our brilliant team of Year 6 footballers who showed an exemplary attitude once again. Good luck for the Finals!

On Wednesday 19th January, Fellside's Year 6 5-a-side football team took part in the annual Gateshead Schools Tournament at Gateshead Leisure Centre. The team did brilliantly and have qualified for the Finals on Wednesday 26th January (without losing a single match!). The team represented our school superbly by showing plenty of sportsmanship and having a great attitude in every match. Well done and good luck for the Finals!

Just before Christmas, our year 5 and 6 classes visited Gateshead CLC to look at mechanical toys, here are some pictures of our toys that we made...

On Wenesday 1st December a music workshop came to school to perform " Music at the Movies" to Key Stage 2. The children listened to music from James Bond, Shrek, and many more. Some children took part in activities during the show, a super time was had by all.

Don't forget to leave a comment about your favourite part of the show.

  

                                

"Ways to Live Forever" & "Season of Secrets"

Sally spent time in Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6 talking to the children and then answering their questions.
Before Sally left she did a book signing session with us.

We all had a fabulous time listening to Sally, we were also very grateful to her for the extra time she spent signing and stamping our books.

Please leave a comment if you enjoyed the visit from Sally, her books or you have looked on her website using the link below.

If you would like to know more about Sally click on the following link to her website   Sally Nicholls 

 On Monday 18th October Year 6 went on a visit to Beamish Museum...

The children were all dressed in appropriate costumes and experienced a typical Victorian lesson in the school and a trip down a coal mine.

Close you eyes and step back into the year 1897. We hope you enjoy the following video of our eventful day at Beamish.

 Year 6 had a fabulous day and, after a taste of old times, realised how hard life was for children and adults in 1897. They were all pleased to return  to school at the end of the day and back to the year 2010. If you would like more information on Beamish Museum, please click on the following link.

Beamish 

Before the summer holidays children from Year 5 and Year 6 competed in a number of sporting events.
Click on the links below to see the photographs.

Well done to everyone who competed in the football, hockey and athletics.
A fantastic result in all events.

We would love you to leave a comment and congratulate them on their success.

oh what a night...

Thank You

Thank You

Thank you....

To everyone who made contributions to the Year 6 Enterprise Projects. They have made a staggering £1175.26 profit, a school record! The end of term party will certainly be one to remember!

Over the last few weeks Year 6 have been planning, researching and developing ideas for their enterprise projects this year. They have had some fantastic expertise and guidance from Louise Levy, a governor and parent, and Mike Wood from Gardiner Richardson. They have been guided through the process of developing ideas, teamwork, planning, marketing and advertising. They are hoping to make a substantial profit this year to pay for their end of year party. Watch this space for more details.

On Thursday May 27th Joblina Begum came to our school to talk to Year 5 and Year 6 about Muslim culture. Jo taught us to write our names in Arabic. She also told us about her arranged marriage and how she had never met her future husband before the actual wedding.

After our chat Jo demonstrated a Bollywood dance for us, then she let us all try. We did really well and she was very impressed at our dancing skills.

Enjoy the photographs of our Bollywood dance experience.

On Tuesday May 25th Muhammad Kalam visited our school to speak to Year 5 and Year 6 about his culture and community. 

Muhammad is an Imam (prayer leader) from mosques in Newcastle, Durham and Sunderland, and he is from the Muslim community.

The children enjoyed listening to Muhammad talk about his community They  asked him many questions about his culture and religion and learned many interesting facts about the Muslim way of life.

Today Year 6 took part in 'Fellside's Got Talent'. There were performances from individuals to groups: musicians, magicians, singers, sporting talents, skating and dancing. Well done to everyone, we were all thoroughly entertained all afternoon.

On Monday, all 30 Year 6 children took part in a 'Bike It' challenge afternoon. They competed against each other in a series of challenges and activities that tested their bike riding skills to the limit. Many thanks to Alan and Mr Doran for organising the afternoon, it was thoroughly enjoyable.

Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who put a contribution inside the trainers and shoes. We managed to raise a wonderful £430 for Sport Relief. Thanks to Annabel and Mia for the great idea and organising everything! Thanks to Miss Knox for all the counting too!

Year 6 have once again enjoyed 3 days away at Robinwood in Alston. Each and every member of the class tried every activity, 14 in all! Abseiling, rock climbing, caving, zip wire, trapeze are just some of the challenges the children had to face. The children were a pleasure to be away with, their manners, attitude and behaviour were superb, this was commented on by every member of staff they came into contact with at the centre. Many thanks to all the staff at Robinwood who made the experience such a memorable one for all of us.

Today we saw creativity at its best. In amongst the heaps of snow grew snow dragons, icicle sculptures, forts, volcanoes, The Angel of the North, snow tunnels, Buckingham Palace, snow crocodiles, the list is endless!

Years 5 and 6 became evacuees for the day when they visited Beamish Open Air Museum before the half term holiday. They learned what it was like to leave the city and work on a farm as some children might have done during the Second World War. They tried out many activities they have never done before for example they made cottage cheese, prepared for a blackout, stuffed mattresses and wrapped potatoes. Many thanks to everyone who helped them to find their fabulous costumes, they really did look authentic.

                                                           I'm all alone!

                                                  Is it time to return yet?

 Blacking out the windows.                                                  All friends together!

                                             Preparing for the blackout.

Making cottage cheese.

Wrapping potatoes.

How much sugar could a child have during WW2?

Year 5 and 6 were lucky enough this term to visit the City Learning Centre at the Watermark near the Metrocentre to learn how to use the CADCAM package. They used this to design their own World War Two air raid shelters. Many thanks to Michael Mullen for leading these great sessions.

Today we said goodbye to a terrific group of young people, our Year Six class. We wish them lots of luck as they move on to secondary school. They've been a hard working, polite, creative, successful group who have been superb role models to all within our school.

Yesterday, as part of the transition programme to secondary school, Year 6 tried out the Bunsen Burners at Whickham School! They learned lots and thoroughly enjoyed burning things!

Here comes the flame again!

Last night our cricket team sailed through to the regional cricket finals at the Riverside Cricket Ground in Durham. Well done to them, team work, postive attitudes and superb skills all came into play. Good luck to them all for Monday.

Many thanks to everyone who came dressed in red to help raise money for Comic Relief. At the final count we raised a superb £225. Thanks to Charlotte for the photographs and the idea in the first place!

Year 6 have just returned from the Robinwood Centre in Alston. The last three days have been action packed to say the least! It has been an absolute pleasure to take this class of children away, polite, well mannered, fantastic behaviour, positive attitudes and stretching themselves to the limit! They were a credit to school and their families. They have had the opportunity to try many activities, archery, caving, climbing, zipwire, trapeze to name but a few!

On Tuesday 4th November Year Six travelled back in time to 1939. They had the opportunity to experience a little of the life of an evacuee from World War Two when they visited Home Farm at Beamish Open Air Museum. They carried out a variety of jobs at the farm in the hope that the farmer would let them stay there during the evacuation.

Cleaning shoes!

Making cottage cheese.

Pickling eggs!

Making mats.

Many thanks to all the staff at Beamish who made the evacuation possible and ensured the children all had a great time.

Watch this space for more photographs of the evacuees. 

On Friday 17th October Year Six visited the Gateshead City Learning Centre to develop their shelter building project. They used the CADCAM package to design their shelters on screen; these will then be manufactured into models. Next summer we hope to take one of the designs and turn it into a shelter at school that the children can have their packed lunches in during the summer months.

Congratulations go to Year Six this week as they completed their on road cycle training. They have been involved in a six week long training programme with the cycle road safety team learning the rules of the road as well as developing their confidence in riding on the roads around school. All children who took part passed with flying colours, well done! Many thanks to the team for their expert guidance and care they showed the children.

On Friday 12th September, twenty of our top cyclists accompanied by ten adults cycled to Gateshead's Baltic Square to watch 90 of the world's top cyclists finish stage 6 of the Tour of Britain.

This summer we said goodbye to another group of extremely talented children. They have been a real pleasure to have in our school and we will miss each and every one of them. We wish them all the luck for the future.

Our children from Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 took part in the Athletics Festival at Gateshead Stadium on Friday 27th June. Girls and boys from the school claimed a bumper crop of medals, including five gold and four silver. A fantastic time was had by all and many thanks go to Mrs Bowren and Mrs Potts for all their support on the day.

Click to enlarge images from the event below:

Click below to see further images of the event.

Year Six took part in the cricket festival at Whickham Cricket Club this week, the weather was fantastic, all of them played brilliantly and each and every one of them displayed great team spirit. As usual their behaviour was superb.

Today Year 6 became teachers! They introduced the Reception class to Mathletics, one of our most recent software purchases in school. What a delight it was to see our youngest children being guided and supported by our oldest.

The ICT Club have been using Microsoft Powerpoint for all sorts of fun activities including creating interactive quizzes, writing their very own adventure games and diaries of school trips. Click below to have a look at some of their work for yourself!

On Thursday 6th March, Steve Harper, Newcastle United’s goal keeper, visited school; he came to promote healthy lifestyles and diets. He enjoyed a healthy school lunch and also had time to give some tips to a couple of our budding goal keepers! Many thanks to Steve who was great with all of the children, especially Year Six when they needed to be put at ease in front of the Match of The Day cameras!

The Year Six residential visit took place this week and what a time we had! We visited the Robinwood Centre in Alston and spent three days crawling through mud, working as teams, solving problems and much, much more! A fantastic time was had by all. We were extremely proud of every single member of the class, behaviour, attitudes, support for each other were second to none. A huge thanks must go to the staff of the centre and the group leaders in particular who took care of us all so incredibly well.

How many layers?

Who is leading the way?

Make sure it's tight!!

Wellies, the essential item of clothing.

Is that mud on those faces?

Year Six have been designing buddy shelters as part of their design technology work this term. We worked with Michael Mullen at Gateshead City Learning Centre to develop our ideas and produce 3D models.

One of these will be selected and constructed from living willow, this will then be placed in the Key Stage Two playground.

Our music work this term has involved learning about how songs can convey messages and emotions and reflect the time that they were written. We have listened to the structure of songs and will be using this to write a pollution rap togther. To begin this process we thought about football chants and came up with one of our own. We hope you enjoy it!
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Today we say goodbye to our Year Six class. They have been a fantastic group of children who we wish the very best for, as they make the transition to secondary school.

On Friday 22nd June children from Years 3 to 6 travelled to Gateshead International Stadium to take part in this years Gateshead Primary Schools Athletics Festival.

Everyone competed brilliantly and a good day was had by all, the journey home was accompanied by the tinkling of the various medals won, from bronze through to gold.

Today Year Six visited Whickham Secondary School to try out a couple of science lessons. They had the opportunity to learn how to use a microscope and prepare a slide, as well as learning how to use the bunsen burners!

Year Six visited Whickham School last week to take part in the Mini Games Tournament. We were given the Netherlands as the country to represent and there was a parade to begin the afternoon's activities. The children then took part in a variety of sporting activities and had to gain as many points as they could for their team. Well done to one of our teams who came second out of all the teams who took part.

Today Year Six visited SafetyWorks in Newcastle. We took part in several superb workshops, learning about the recovery position, how to deal with burns, how to deal with peer pressure, how to put a fire plan into action in the home, as well as much, much more!

Off the rails!

Oh no, call for help!

SATs pressure too much!

Year 6 have just returned from a fantastic three days at the Robinwood Centre, Alston. They have been challenged, encouraged, covered in mud and wet, but have thoroughly enjoyed every single minute! A huge thanks must go to all the staff at the centre, they were friendly, kind, helpful and ensured that the safety of every child was paramount.





It's no good you can't avoid the mud!!!