Year 5 were excited for their library visit to The Word today. The children enjoyed browsing for their next book, and I particularly enjoyed hearing them discussing their favourite authors and making recommendations to their friends. We used our book bags which were designed by our Reading Ambassadors to safely carry our chosen books back to school. What a lovely morning!
Year 5 Dodgeball Event
This week, Year 5 attended a dodgeball event at Temple Park Centre. 13 schools attended and played a range of matches in teams of 6. Our Year 5 teams put in great effort and demonstrated good teamwork during the event. Here is a gallery containing some photos of them in action:
Y5 History Workshop
Year 5 recently enjoyed a wonderful history workshop with Richard (‘That History Bloke’).
We explored the lives of Anglo Saxon monks which is part of our History topic this term. Richard really brought the past to life as he shared many aspects of Anglo Saxon times with us. Just as Richard intended, we learned lots and we had lots of fun!
Here is a selection of photos of the children enjoying their brilliant afternoon:
Year 5 Hoops 4 Health
Last week, Year 5 had the fantastic opportunity to work with some of the players from Newcastle Eagles. They took part in the wonderful Hoops 4 Health roadshow. The afternoon concentrated on health messages such as mental and social wellbeing, how to stay fit and look after the heart and lungs, healthy eating including portion size and a balanced diet. Plus, there was the opportunity to play some basketball. Year 5 worked very hard and had a brilliant afternoon. Here are some photos of what we got up to:
Book Fair October 2024
The Scholastic Book Fair will arrive in school at the end of this week. Books will be available to buy on Monday 14th October and Tuesday 15th October straight after school.
Pupils in Year 5 and Year 6 who are attending Robin Wood next week are invited to bring money into school on Friday 11th October and visit the book fair within school time if they would like to make a purchase.
The Book Fair will be held in the Year 2 classroom. Entry will be through the Key Stage 1 entrance at the front of the school (accessed via the yard).
Please note we will only be able to take cash payments and we would be most grateful for change.
We have requested a good variety of lower priced books for our fair. Scholastic have informed us they are now able to stock more copies of discounted books between £2.99-£4.99 and also offer more value pack bundles which start at 2 for £1.99 and go up to packs of 5 books for £10. We hope to have a great range of books and prices to choose from. All book purchases help us raise reward points to get free books for our school. We plan to use any rewards raised by your support to renew our library/classroom stock with some exciting new titles.
Summer Reading Challenge
This years Summer Reading Challenge theme is Marvellous Makers and it’s all about creativity! From dancing, junk modelling to music, there’s something for everyone. The challenge starts Saturday 6th July and finishes Saturday 14th September. Click the link below to view the parent/carers letter about the challenge.
SRC_2024_newsletter_to_families
The following links contain information about the different activities happening at South Tyneside Libraries during the holidays.
What’s On | The Word, National Centre for the Written Word, South Shields (theworduk.org)
Library activities – South Tyneside Council
Year 3 Library Visit
Year 5 Library Visit
Year 5 visited the children’s library at The Word today. The library staff told us all about the library and we had a quiz about what we’d learned. We heard some new stories and then had time to select some books to loan. Some of us couldn’t wait to dive into our new books and even took them outside to read on the playground at lunchtime. We are already looking forward to our next visit.
Year 5/6 Athletics Event
Three teams of pupils from Year 5 and Year 6 enjoyed competing at Monkton Stadium in the Quadkids Athletics event this week. Everyone tried so hard and should be extremely pleased with their performances and I was very proud to see everyone supporting each other with lots of enthusiasm and kind words. The children had buckets of positive energy and it was a delight to hear them cheering each other on. A huge ‘well done’ from Mrs Usher.
Year 6 D-Day 80 Poetry
6th June 2024 marked 80 years since D-Day, the largest seaborne invasion in history, and the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe. To mark this anniversary, Year 6 wrote some wonderfully descriptive poems entitled ‘Ten Things in a Soldier’s Pocket’ and created some artwork of the Normandy landings using oil pastels. Brilliant work, Year 6!
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