Have a look at what we have been learning…
Killhope Visit
Year 6 have visited Killhope Lead Mining Museum this week as part of their study of local history. We went into the mine to experience what the working conditions would have been like and had a go at the jobs that Victorian children would have experienced. We also completed an art workshop designing and producing our own precious minerals.
“I found it particularly interesting how the men would have worked in such dim candlelight and the underground water wheel was fascinating.” Emma S.
Kingswood Residential
Children from Year 5 and 6 had an action-packed weekend at Kingswood in Conisbrough. They completed activities including nightline, orienteering, archery, abseiling and raft building. Here is what some of our pupils thought about the weekend:
“I really enjoyed Kingswood. My favourite activity was the vertical play pen, you had to use team work and have trust in the people who were holding you. I also learned that you can achieve anything with teamwork.” Molly (Y6)
“I enjoyed my stay at Kingswood and I found out that team work is amazing and it takes you far in life. Some of the activities were easier than others but I found I enjoyed the difficult ones the most of all!” Emily A. (Y6)
Pride Month
We have made a class banner on the theme of what makes us proud and found out about all the differences and similarities which we have in this class. We thought about many things including our families, our personal qualities, our clothes and places that are special to us. We all dressed in pink as a class for the school parade.
Platinum Jubilee 2022
We have completed a range of activities in our Curriculum Collapse week, including: writing a limerick, constructing a decoupage 3D artwork, learning a 1950s style dance, researching and presenting a timeline of the Queen’s reign, decorating cupcakes and making our own party decorations.
Red Nose Day 2022
We all had a fabulous time on Comic Relief this year dressed as our superheroes. We thoroughly enjoyed all the games that the School Council ran in the hall in the afternoon too!
Kudo Programming
We are working to program an arcade racing game in Kudo. We have looked at the features of some classic racing games and will think carefully about how to make our games challenging and interesting.
Structures
As part of their DT investigative work, Year 6 have been learning about structures and how to create the most stable structures using paper straws and paper tubes. They tested their teamwork skills during a competition to create the tallest most stable structure.
Creative Writing
Our new class novel this half term is The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame – a different book to our previous reads this year, as it is a classic book written over a century ago.
After enjoying reading first two chapters, the children continued the story themselves to imagine Mr. Toad’s adventures.
World Book Day
Year 6 had a fantastic variety of costumes for World Book Day, including Miss Trunchbull, The Iron Man, Harry Potter, Dorothy, Gangsta Granny, Billionaire Boy, Winnie the Pooh and Sophie from the BFG.
Sports Hall Athletics Competition
Year 5 and 6 have taken part in the Primary Sports Hall Athletics competition. The pupils completed a mixture of track and field events, including relays, chest push, speed bounce and standing long jump.
Their results will be compared to the 10 other Durham Primary Schools taking part.
Christmas Party
Designing and Making Pizzas
For their DT topic this half term, Year 6 have been designing and making pizzas following a brief. Their work included considering different pizza bases and their nutritional value, as well as suitable shapes and toppings for a pizza for adults to eat at a celebration. Herbs and spices were used in the pizza base and sauce for further depth of flavour. They thoroughly enjoyed making the pizzas and couldn’t wait to eat them, even though there may have been a bit too much chilli in one of the bases!
Have a look at what we’ve been learning…
Year 5 & 6 Autumn Walk
Year 5 and 6 took part in their wet Autumn Walk on Wednesday. The two classes walked a loop passing Mayfield farm and Fawn Lees. Before visiting the stepping stones and Holyrood Lane for some conker picking.
“A letter home”
We have been working very hard in our English lessons. We have been writing a letter from an evacuee back home to their parents. We worked hard to include emotions and different types of sentences in our writing. Finally, we used green screen to perform our letters. You can watch our performances here.
Weardale Adventure Centre
Year 6 had a great day completing outdoor and adventurous activities at Weardale House. They completed canoeing – learning basic skills and playing games – and also did high ropes activities, including “Leap of Faith” and “Jacob’s ladder”. The children pushed themselves out of their comfort zone and impressed with their teamwork and resilience.
