26/04/24
Cross country running at Thorpe Academy
Year 5 had a great (and tiring) time doing some cross country running at Thorpe Academy alongside some other primary schools.
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Year 5 and 6 Dance City workshop
Year 5 and 6 have had a great afternoon working with Dance City. They all took part in a taster session to find out what a class at Dance City is like.Read Full Story - 27/03/24
Easter experience at St Cuthbert’s Church
Year 5 have visited St Cuthbert’s church this morning to take part in an ‘Easter experience.’ They explored the Easter story including Paslm Sunday, the last supper, Maundy Thursday, Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. A huge thank-you to Reverend Diane for welcoming us t...Read Full Story - 13/03/24
CPR Training with the Red Sky Foundation!
Year 5 and 6 had a brilliant morning learning all about the work of the Red Sky Foundation with the founder, Sergio! They learnt how to deliver CPR to children and adults, using dummies to practise their technique. The children also learnt how to use a defibrillator, using a demonstration machine. H...Read Full Story - 08/03/24
World Book Day fun in Year 5!
Year 5 have been busy taking part in a World Book Day treasure hunt this afternoon in which they had to solve clues to find letters and then unscramble to make up a phrase. They had great fun and all succeeded!Read Full Story - 08/03/24
Year 3 and year 5 reading buddies on World Book Day
Year 3 and 5 had a great start to our World Book Day celebration by sharing some stories together!Read Full Story - 05/03/24
Mars day: Lunar landing modules!
As part of Mars day today, Year 5 have been building their own Lunar landing modules to safely transport their egg- naut ! Watch this space to see how our launches go and if our egg-nauts will survive!Read Full Story - 05/03/24
Year 5 take on York – Jorvik and DIG!
Year 5 had a fantastic day in York yesterday learning all about the Vikings. They spent the morning at the Jorvik centre exploring a replica of a Viking town below the streets of York which was extremely authentic down to the smell!Read Full Story - 18/02/24
Phases of the Moon
Year 5 had a great time learning all about the different phases of the Moon using Oreo biscuits!Read Full Story - 18/02/24
Blaydon West Library week!
Year 5 were extremely excited to take part in Blaydon West’s first Library Week! The theme for this term was ‘Picture books’. They spent time in our school library exploring different picture books and carrying out different activities organised by our school Reading Champions...Read Full Story - 09/02/24
Children’s Mental Health week
As part of children’s mental health week a Year 5 have been thinking about how they can look after their own minds by carrying out some mindfulness tasks. They have also been thinking about things they have done that they are proud of and sharing it with others to show that everyone’s vo...Read Full Story - 15/01/24
Our place in space
Year 5 have spent the day at The Great North Museum today exploring the galleries. They have found out about how the constellations link to different animal names and how the planets in our solar system are named after Roman gods and goddesses. They then spent time in the planetarium having a tou...Read Full Story