Year 6

11Dec2023

Like at London’s West End, the stage is set for a full week of performances! We are all looking forward to parents and carers attending over the next few days and watching our little stars show off their developing theatrical talents – and disguise the odd mistake! See you all soon for LIGHTS, CAM

7Dec2023

This week in DT, the children in Year 6 have made a working Morse Code transmitter. To begin with, the children completed research to learn what a Morse Code transmitter was and what it was used for. They then designed their product, thinking about the casing pattern and net. The children remembered

1Dec2023

This week, the children have started to look at an animation called ‘The Piano.’ In this animation, an elderly gentleman is playing the piano and he flashes back to key moments in his life including the death of his wife; a comrade being shot in the war; and receiving a present as a young child. The

17Nov2023

For the past two weeks in maths, Year Six have been learning about fractions. To begin with, the children realised that they needed to use their knowledge of multiples and factors in order to find equivalent fractions and simplify fractions. The children went on to learn how to convert mixed numbers

11Nov2023

Today, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 2023 our school’s head boy and head girl attended Low Fell’s Remembrance Service which was held at The Boer War Memorial. The Mayor of Gateshead, community members and children from schools in our area attended the service to pay their respects

10Nov2023

Over the last week, we have been developing our geographical skills. Geography involves studying the physical features of the earth and the human activity on it. We have used atlases to look at the location of counties, cities and towns that were directly involved in war – either as evacuation or ho