by sarahkitching | Jul 3, 2025 | Class 5 Learning Page 2024-25, Class 6 Learning Page 2024-25
Story Train This morning, Class 5 and 6 welcomed the ‘Story Train’ project into school to do a workshop celebrating the 200th anniversary of the passenger steam train. They listened to the impact of having railways and discussed their own experiences of trains. The...
by sarahkitching | Jul 3, 2025 | Class 6 Learning Page 2024-25
Soil Project Year 6 have been continuing their Durham University soil project. Working with Rachel from OASES, they learned why the Earth’s soil is so important, about the structure of plants and what edible crops can be planted at home. They planted their own cress...
by sarahkitching | Apr 11, 2025 | Class 6 Learning Page 2024-25
Easter Egg Decorating There were many fabulous entries to our annual Easter Egg decorating competition. In Year 6, Josie won 1st place for her SpongeBob SquarePants scene and Chester was runner-up with his Sausage (and egg)...
by sarahkitching | Apr 11, 2025 | Class 6 Learning Page 2024-25, News
Locomotion in Weardale Year 6 walked to Wolsingham Station to see a replica of the 1825 Locomotion in steam. Izzy in Year 6 said, “It was fascinating to see Locomotion as it was 200 years since passenger rail began. The smoke billowed and it was...
by admin | Feb 14, 2025 | Class 6 Learning Page 2024-25
Shakespeare Workshop Year 6 have started their work with the Elysium Theatre Company on Shakespeare’s play, The Tempest. Their first session involved a selection of drama games, such as an instruction-based acting game and freeze frames based on a poem. We look...
by admin | Feb 14, 2025 | Class 6 Learning Page 2024-25
Shakespeare by The Time Bandits Year 6 had a fantastic afternoon with the Time Bandits. They learned about period weapons and costume in Tudor times. The sword demonstrations were fascinating and we learned that life 400 years ago was certainly very different to...
