Year 6 took part in a World War 2 work shop ran by ‘That History Bloke’

26th January 2026S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

We took part in a World War 2 work shop ran by ‘That History Bloke’.  We learned about what it was like for people to live through World War Two and listened to some real accounts of situations people lived through. We also got to examine many artefacts and find out what they were used for.  Pupils back then would be taught how to recognise British and enemy planes to keep themselves as safe as they could, we played a game where we had to try to identify various WW2 planes.  It was great fun but trickier than we thought!

STEM activities with Newcastle Eagles.

8th January 2026S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

We took part in a range of STEM activities ran by the Eagles women’s basketball team.  We discussed the various jobs that people can do linked to sport, the importance of exercise and also about how to keep our bodies healthy.  We had great fun and learned a lot.

Dodgeball in Year 6!

27th October 2023S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

Year 6 recently competed in a dodgeball competitive tournament against other schools in the borough. Twenty pupils attended and showed determination to try their best in every match. Team A won 4/5 of their matches but just missed out on the semi-finals by one match point. Team A tried hard but had no wins.

Year 6 visited the Mosque.

24th October 2023S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

Year 6 visited the Al-Azhar Mosque in South Shields to find out more about religion in our local community. When we arrived, we had to take off our shoes and we went upstairs to the prayer room.  Sohail told us all about how Muslims pray and he showed us a prayer mat.  He told us all about the five pillars of Islam and how important these are to Muslims.  We also went into the women’s only prayer room to have a look around.  Sohail then demonstrated to us how a Muslim performs ‘Wudu’, the process of washing prior to prayer. It was a really informative visit and we learned a lot.

 

Year 6 RAP!

24th October 2023S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

Year 6 visited the fire station to take part in the RAP event which was all about how to reduce accidents at play. We took part in 7 different sessions which were about how to stay safe near water, when around electricity pylons, when on the metro and what to do if there is a fire. We had a fantastic morning and learned so much about how to keep ourselves safe!

Roald Dahl Day!

20th October 2023S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

We celebrated Roald Dahl Day on Wednesday 13th September.  Staff and children were encouraged to wear yellow (because this was Roald Dahl’s favourite colour) and pay £1 for the Dahlicious charity.  As well as finding out about Roald Dahl and his charity some of our lessons were linked to a Roald Dahl book.

One of the lessons was a competition. We read extracts from the BFG and then linked with this the children drew something in a jar, like the ones the BFG had, that they would like to see in a dream.  We had great fun!

Beliefs and Practices associated with Christmas!

20th December 2019S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

Over the last couple of weeks children have been undertaking work in their RE lessons, focusing on the beliefs and practices of Christianity associated with Christmas. On Thursday 19th December 2019, children from each year group, shared their work with the rest of the school and gave an explanation as to what they had been learning about and why.

The following questions were answered in each year group:

Year 3: ‘How and why is Advent important over Christmas?’

Year 4 ‘Why do Christians call Jesus the light of the World?’

Year 5 ‘What are the themes of Christmas?’

Year 6 ‘What do the gospel stories tell us about the birth of Jesus?’

Glue Gun Art in Year 6!

13th June 2019S Admin (Biddick Hall Juniors)

We studied the inside of fruits and then drew a sketch of a fruit of our choice on fabric.  Then we used a glue gun to go over the lines.  Finally, we used printing ink and a paper towel to add colour to our picture.  We really enjoyed the lesson and are pleased with our finished work!