Year 3 had a great day at Segedunum Roman Fort. We trained to be Roman soldiers complete with shields and spears. We marched in formation and got ready for battle.
We visited the site of the original Hadrian’s wall and completed a mock invasion from the wall using soft balls. This was very exciting.
We had a tour of the remains of the fort and learned all about the buildings and people.
Year 3 visited Open Zone at The Word. The children learned about coding using Lego WeDo and used Google Maps and Google Earth to create their own maps of Italy. The children had lots of fun and represented the school brilliantly.
Congratulations to our World Book Day winners, Children were asked to design a book token. One winner from each class was chosen. Their prize was a book.
Well done to all our winners – some very happy children and parents!
As part of our Science Topic, children in Year 5 have been using their knowledge of properties of materials to separate two materials which had been mixed together. We explored how the processes of Filtration, Evaporation, Sieving and Magnetic Attraction could be used to separate a mixture of solids, liquids and gases.
In Year 5 we are studying the Vikings. Vikings were people who came from Norway, Sweden and Denmark, collectively known as Scandinavia. We know lots about the Vikings including why they raided monasteries (Lindisfarne being the first) and what weapons they used. We know about some of the Anglo-Saxon kings (Alfred the Great, Ethelred the Unready and Edward the Confessor) and what they tried to do to stop the brutal invasions, including the introduction of Danegeld which translates as ‘paying the Dane’ which was literally paying the Vikings to go away!
Today, we were lucky enough to become Historians and explore Viking Artefacts. We handled them carefully and asked questions such as: ‘What is it made from?’; ‘What could it be?’ and ‘Who might’ve used it?’. After our explorations, we chose 2 objects and we completed a museum information card with our findings!
Children in Year 5 have enjoyed improving their sculpture skills by making a Viking Warrior’s head from clay. Using different clay tools and slip glue, the children thought about how they could create texture using the clay – we’re really pleased with the results!
County lines is a major threat to young people and vulnerable adults throughout England,
Scotland and Wales. “County lines” is a term used to describe gangs and organised criminal
networks involved in moving illegal drugs in the UK. They are likely to use young people to
move and store the drugs or money, and they will often use violence and force.
This leaflet provides information on the warning signs for parents/carers to look out for and tips on what they can do to help. There are contact numbers and email addresses at the end if you need help, advice or guidance with anything County Lines related.
Today Year 6 are taking part in an online quiz organised by ICT in Schools, South Tyneside. They will be pitting their wits against other schools in South Tyneside to see who knows more about keeping safe online. This year the theme for the day is about reliability, can we trust everything we see in the online world? Their skills will be tested to see if they can spot fake news stories and photographs.
If you would like to know more about Safer Internet Day, go to their website https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/2021 And for more information about keeping your family safe online, check out these videos made by the ICT in Schools team.
Here is some advice from leading e safety experts on how to support your family.
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