Year 5

A busy term has culminated in a very busy, but positive, couple of weeks. This time is always a lovely period ion school as we have the pleasure of seeing children build towards the feeling of how special Christmas is, in a way only a child can experience.  The organisation of Christmas lunch, perf

The school choir were delighted to be able to go and perform again this year for the congregation at St Ninians Church. The choir sang a selection of traditional carols and some more upbeat Christmas hits. We invited our friends from Angel Court and Craigielee Care homes to come and join in the fest

Over the past two weeks, the children have been designing and creating their own bridge based on the design of Newcastle’s Swing Bridge.  Firstly, the children spent some time investigating the inventor of the Swing Bridge, William Armstrong and then looked at different types of bridges found acros

The much-loved, children’s book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is coming to Newcastle’s Theatre Royal. Step through the wardrobe into the magic kingdom of Narnia where a world of wonder awaits. Join Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter as they meet new friends, face dangerous foes and learn the less

Gateshead Library have an exciting Christmas workshop on Monday 23rd December. It should be a fun event that gives the opportunity to children to visit the library and also engage in some Christmas crafts. Let’s get creative with Gateshead Libraries Children’s Team this Christmas. Reindeer acorn tr

Today, the Year 5 and 6 children have performed their Christmas Carol Concert for the parents – with one showing in the morning and another at the end of the day. Over the last couple of weeks, the children have been working hard to learn their lines, rehearse solo and group singing parts and practi

Practice makes perfect at Angel Court this week as the children and residents prepare for their performance of the Legend of the Evergreen Trees. The residents each represent a tree from the story, the children are the birds and the North wind, whilst Elizabeth narrates. We are using all the props t

Two weeks ago, Year 5 had the amazing opportunity to participate in a workshop centred around designing a temporary shelter for homeless people. This week, some Year 5 pupils got the opportunity to go the the Operation Gingerbread Event. Although we did not win the competition, the children had a fa

Our Christmas celebrations have officially begun in  school.  Yesterday, we all enjoyed a delicious Christmas lunch of roast turkey, roast potatoes, mashed potatoes, carrots, sprouts, peas, stuffing, chipolatas and gravy, followed by a Christmas biscuit or cake.  The tables were decorated and the

Yesterday Afternoon 10 of our Year 5 and 6 children too part in the Gateshead Panathlon Challenge which was held at Gateshead College.  8 Schools took part and  we had  to take part in all the challenges some of the challenges involved throwing, running, jumping and reaction games. Our Children d