We have begun our new topic of the Anglo-Saxons and last week we investigated why they invaded Britain and how we know where they settled by looking at maps to show burial sites. We also looked for Anglo-Saxon place name evidence on maps of our area. For example, the Anglo- Saxon word burn means...

All of our children have enjoyed learning all about fire safety with some of the fire brigade today. They have learned how to keep themselves safe during bonfire night and how to carefully handle sparklers.

This afternoon Year 5 have been showcasing their Gymnastics skills they have developed over the last 6 weeks. They have performed a range of balances, cartwheels, forward and backward rolls, handstands, headstands and so much more!

This morning we visited Corbridge to see the middle course of the Tyne river. We spent some time doing a field sketch and discussing the differences between the middle course and the upper course of the river at Kielder where the source is. Next week we are visiting the lower course of the Tyne r...

Today we ventured to Kielder to visit the source of the river Tyne. We studied the features of the upper course and sketched what we could see. Before we came to Kielder, we looked at maps of the area so that we knew what would be there. We noticed that the source is in a very rural area and that th...

This week we have begun playing the glockenspiel during our music sessions. We are currently focusing on the ‘Rock’ genre of music and are learning the song ‘Living on a prayer’.