by sarahkitching | Jul 27, 2026 | Class 5 Learning Page 2025-26
Class 5 have been learning about invertebrates and classifying them. Today, we did a habitat survey of our local area. We explored three different habitats in the area: the climbing frame, the flowerbeds and the wildlife garden. We used magnifying jars to identify...
by sarahkitching | Jul 27, 2026 | Class 5 Learning Page 2025-26, Class 6 Learning Page 2025-26, News
Class 5 and the Year 5 pupils from Class 6 visited the Baltic Centre as part of their Art curriculum. Throughout the term, the children have been learning about the work of Barbara Hepworth and were given the opportunity to create their own sculptures inspired by the...
by sarahkitching | Jul 23, 2026 | Class 5 Learning Page 2025-26
To help us remember the properties of shape, we did a ‘Who am I?’ challenge. The class had to find the clue sheets and guess what 2D or 3D shape was being...
by sarahkitching | May 15, 2026 | Class 5 Learning Page 2025-26
Class 5 enjoyed a wonderful morning outdoors at Hamsterley Forest. They took part in team-building activities, developing their communication skills and making sure everyone was included before moving on to some survival challenges. The children worked together to...
by sarahkitching | May 15, 2026 | Class 5 Learning Page 2025-26
Over the last few years, we have been participating in a program led by Durham University into soils. Today’s session was all about careers linked to soils. The children had the chance to explore how different people work with soils in a range of careers including,...
by sarahkitching | May 15, 2026 | Class 5 Learning Page 2025-26
This term, Class 5 will be exploring the exciting world of the Vikings! In our first lesson, children did some research into the background of the Vikings so that they could see how similar or different they are to the Anglo-Saxons. We will be delving into the history...
