Tour of Britain
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.
September 17, 2008
August 13, 2008
So long, farewell.......
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.
July 1, 2008
Moving On
Over the last few weeks, Year Six have been involved in a series of activities and events with Whickham School. They have had the opportunity to try out the following activities: art, PSHE, science, maths and today they took part in the Mini Games. A fantastic time was had by all, we even got the chance to say hello to Dame Kelly Holmes!
Athletics Festival 2008
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:
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June 6, 2008
Year 6 Cricketers
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.
June 5, 2008
Working Together
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.
March 27, 2008
ICT Club: The Power of Powerpoint
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!
March 12, 2008
Steve Harper Visits Fellside!
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!
February 28, 2008
Robinwood Adventure
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?
February 8, 2008
'Flyers 2008!'
Over the last couple of weeks, Year 6 has been learning about forces in science. We have also been learning how to devise and carry out our own science investigations. We used ‘Flyers’ to help us with this, we developed questions to investigate, devised a method and ensured the test was fair. We learned a lot and had fun too!!!
Making the protoypes.
Testing them out.
Testing and re-testing!
Changing the launch height!
Watch them in action!
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Buddy Shelters
During the autumn term, Year 6 designed and constructed buddy shelters as part of their design technology work. Some of the best designs were then selected to be constructed from living willow. This week has seen the installation of these in both the school playgrounds. The children had the opportunity to work with the gardeners and weave with the willow, a huge thanks to all of the gardeners whose help and expertise was invaluable!
December 17, 2007
PowerPoint Perfection
Our history topic this term has been World War Two and Britain since 1948. We linked this with ICT and produced these PowerPoints based on aspects of the Second World War. We learned a lot and hope you do to!
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December 2, 2007
Poetry Perfection
Over the last few weeks we have been studying personification in poetry. We also looked at other techniques poets might have used to paint powerful images in the mind of the reader. We based our poems on an icicle and the sea. Read and enjoy!
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November 6, 2007
Evacuated!
What a fantastic day! Today Year Six travelled back in time and became evacuees. The children and staff dressed in costume from the 1940's and were evacuated to Home Farm at Beamish Museum. We had the opportunity to work on the farm as children would have done during the Second World War and experience a little of the life of an evacuee. A huge thanks to the Richard Stevenson and Katy Swainston from the museum for organising the activities and bringing history to life.
Pickling eggs!
Scrubbing turnips!
Computer Aided Design
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.
October 17, 2007
Song Writers!
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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July 20, 2007
A Fond Farewell
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.
July 13, 2007
The Beach Comes To Fellside!
Everyone had a fantastic time when the beach was brought to school! Year Six and Year Four worked together to build, shape and even bury people in the sand!
July 11, 2007
Athletics Festival
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.
July 9, 2007
Moving On
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!
July 5, 2007
Mini Games at Whickham School
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.
June 20, 2007
Saftey First!
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!
June 19, 2007
All The Fun of The Fair!
Today, Year Six had great fun developing their control technology skills. We had the opportunity to work with Michael Mullen at the Gateshead CLC and use the Junior Control Insight software. We learned how systems can be created to produce movements on and off screen. We made ferris wheels at school and then made them work using the software at the CLC.
Making lights work!
Spinning a little too fast!
Clockwise or anticlockwise?
June 14, 2007
Young Entreprenuers Part 2!
Mr Baines visited school today to teach the children about the importance of teamwork and how this will help towards the Year Six Enterprise Project.
We learned what the most important aspects of teamwork are and had the opportunity to try some of them out! A huge thanks to Mr Baines, parent and Chair of Governors, for giving up his time to come along and work with Year Six.
Communicating!
Listening!
June 11, 2007
Cricket Competitors!
Year Six spent a fantastic day at Whickham Cricket Club on Thursday 7th June, taking part in the Year 5/6 tournament and despite temperatures being freezing, a great day was had by all! Many thanks to Mrs Bright and Mrs Nevin who accompanied the children and helped to umpire many matches!
June 1, 2007
Young Entreprenuers
Friday 25th May saw the launch of the Year 6 Enterprise Project. Year 6 are given a loan from school (which they have to repay!) and must come up with the most enterprising way of making a profit. Any profit they do make is used to pay for their end of year party. To help them to understand about business and enterprise, Mr Pringle, a local businessman and parent of children in our school, gave a fantastic talk to Year 6. They learned a great deal and a huge thanks to Mr Pringle for giving up his time to help.
March 3, 2007
Year 6 Residential Visit
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!!!
February 13, 2007
The Flyer
As part of our investigative science work this term, we have been testing 'Flyers!' The children worked in groups to make a prototype and then came up with questions to investigate:
Does the material affect how far it travels? Does the weight affect how far it travels? Does the height of the launch affect the distance travelled? Does the shape affect how far it travels? Does the length of the Flyer affect how far it travels? We made predictions, considered fair testing, the method, how to record the results and then drew conclusions. We had great fun testing! Some travelled much further than others!
Take a look at the Flyers in flight!
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January 27, 2007
Bringing History to Life
This week Year Six have been working with Richardson Stevenson from Beamish Museum. He helped us to learn about the life of a local miner James Harris and how his life tragically ended in a mining disaster in The Lamb Pit in 1899. He told a fantastic story in assembly about a farmer and some soup (ask any of the children to tell you about the fairies in the hedges!)
January 25, 2007
Year Six Detectives!
What a fantastic day! We visited Beamish Museum to develop our problem solving and enquiry skills. Our morning activity was to try and find out who killed the body that we found at the railway station! We had to establish who the victim was, who the murderer was and what had been the motive.
The children had to come up with their own lines of enquiry and become detectives in the town to find the clues to solve the crime.
December 20, 2006
Gateshead Schools Tag Rugby Champions
Our pupils from Year 6 achieved sporting excellence last weekend in front of over 4,000 spectators. During the half time interval at Kingston Park, our team won the final of the Gateshead School's Tag Rugby Championship.
December 4, 2006
Perfect PowerPoints
As part of our ICT work this term Year 6 have been learning how to combine moving images, sounds, pictures and text in a PowerPoint presentation. The children carried out research at home and at school about an aspect of Victorian times. Why not find out something new by clicking on one of the presentations below.
This one is by David and Steven.
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Enjoy this one by Alex and Adam.Download file
Learn about fashion during the Victorian era from Kate and Jessica.
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Let Robyn and Sophie teach you about the world of work.
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Learn a little more from Stuart and Cameron.
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Sports by Daniel and Paul.
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November 27, 2006
The Victorians in Whickham
Year Six have been looking for signs of the Victorians in Whickham. Take a look at some of the sites we stopped at. What do you think we found?
What evidence can you see on the church?
November 24, 2006
Proper Poets
Year Six have been studying personification in poetry and how poets use a variety of techniques to build strong images in our minds. We based our poems on the sea, they were all fantastic and here are just a couple of them.
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The Opera Visits Fellside!
Year six have had a fantastic day today! Anna Jewitt and Elinor Moran from Opera North Limited, visited school and carried out a series of workshops across the whole day that were linked to the story of the Pied Piper. A huge thanks to both of them.
The children sang, composed chants, danced and created movements to retell different parts of the story.
We will be visiting The Sage on Tuesday next week to see the opera company's performance of the story.
November 2, 2006
Travelling Back in Time!
What a day! Year Six travelled back in time to the Victorian era. The children experienced a school day like no other! All of the children looked fantastic in their costumes and a huge thanks to everyone who helped them to dress as a Victorian child would have done.
"I thought our Victorian day was great, even though my back started to ache! I loved the clothes we wore and I wish I could do it all again," Leanne.
"When I had to stand up and answer a question, I was under a lot of pressure!" Paul.
October 31, 2006
Using Computer Aided Design
Year Six, as part of their design technology projects, have been studying shelters. We are working with the Gateshead City Learning Centre to create these shelters using a CAD programme. We visited the City Learning Centre today to begin this work.
Year 6 Victorian Day
This Thursday, Year Six will be dressing as Victorian school children would have done.
Maybe they might look something like this!
They will experience school life as it was during that time in history. Watch this space for photographs of the day and comments from the children and myself!
September 21, 2006
Welcome to Year Six
Can you believe your children are now at the start of their final year at Fellside Primary? It seems like only yesterday that you were bringing them for their first day at school. Well, I’m sure they’ll enjoy Y6 in spite of the inevitable SATs in May (no holidays please!). As well as being the oldest pupils in school with the privileges and responsibilities this brings, there are also a lot of enjoyable things to look forward to, including Cycling Proficiency training and a residential visit . One thing is certain, we will be very busy and the time will fly… I am sure you will support our efforts this year in helping your child to develop their independence and organisational skills, and to achieve their full potential.
Mrs M Maitland