Year 5 News

We have been learning about Unity and Diversity as part of our work in RE.  We are all different but we fit together to make one amazing class! Have a go at our class jigsaw below by clicking the photo. 12PHOTO-2022-10-10-19-15-54 6 Pope Francis has asked all Christians to recognise that we are ‘brothers and sisters all’ – this is …

Accessing Google Classroom at home We have had some families unsure about how to access Google Classroom at home. Please see the following guide for accessing from a laptop / computer. Google Classroom is also available to download as an app on Apple and Android tablets and phones.  

This week, Year 5 were looking at forces in their new science topic. We used Newton Metres to measure the weight of objects in Newtons (N) and compared it to the mass of the objects in kilograms (kg). After recording the results, we analysed  the data and looked for any relationships between the readings.  

Y5 enjoyed meeting Santa today. They told Santa all about how good they had been this year and what they were hoping to get. They also promised to leave him some delicious treats and carrots for his reindeer on Christmas Eve.

Y4 were visited by Santa yesterday, they enjoyed asking questions, telling Santa what they wanted for Christmas and singing Christmas songs.

At Dance Club, the Years 5 and 6 have been working so hard this term learning a dance routine to the megamix of High School Musical. They have had fun getting the costumes and the props, especially the Year 6’s, who in the routine, were graduating from school and got to wear a cap and gown! This was also the …

Year 5 – Clay Dragon Eyes Year 5 enjoyed getting their hands messy yesterday and thinking about the patterns and textures they have observed in their work on eyes this term in art. We used clay to sculpt a tile in the style of a dragon eye using moulding and sticking with scratch and slip as well as using tools …

Year 5 & 6 Christmas Lunch Year 5 & 6 also enjoyed an amazing Christmas Lunch on Wednesday.  Year 6 were sad to realise it was their last Christmas Dinner made by Jan!

We had a brilliant time keeping active with Candy Cane and his elves from the Easington School Sports Partnership!  Thank you to the staff and fantastic sports leaders from Seaham High School who came to make sure we all had lots of fun!

Soft Archery Some Y5 and Y6 pupils had a chance to try some soft archery in school on Friday with Mrs Herron. It was great to try something new and everyone did brilliantly when listening to advice to improve their techniques.  

During October, we began exploring inspirational people for Black History Month. Using a project inspired by Gomersal Primary School, we made posters about some of the amazing men and women we learned about.

The Sacrament of Marriage In Year 5 we have been learning about sacraments and focusing especially on the sacrament of marriage. We thought about the symbols and the steps in the ceremony we might see and we planned some readings and hymns for a marriage. Father Marc came into school today to help us understand this when he performed a …

Year 5 shared with us a great collective prayer about the feast of Christ the King *please note this collective prayer was edited removing the gather and final hymn  in order to share it with you all. The full video is available upon request*

We are very proud of our Year 5 and Year 6 children who represented our school at the tag rugby competition on Wednesday. The A team came 4th and the B team came 7th overall which is an amazing achievement.

As a school on Tuesday 18th,  we took part in the “million children pray the rosary” campaign for peace and unity in the world. Deacon Peter visited Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 and explained what the rosary was and why we pray it. Then together they recited the Hail Mary, Our Father and Glory Be together. At 11am Year …

We are very proud of our girls football team who performed very well on Wednesday in the Bishop Cup tournament.  

Year 5 and Year 6 enjoyed going to Mass on Monday where Father Marc gave us the mission going forward to show kindness to one another. Visiting church would not be complete without a photograph with Father Marc.

Well Done! A huge well done to our Cross Country teams yesterday! They ran like the wind and we are so proud of them all – especially when running up the hill! We have had our best results in a long time with our Y1/2 girls placing second and super fast Ada coming first!  Year 3/4 girls also came second …

Year 5 Tag Rugby Year 5 are enjoying their Wednesday afternoon Tag Rugby sessions with John Appleby. Some great passing and tagging happening so far! If any of your children are interested, then there are some great rugby clubs in our area that welcome new members. https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/seaham https://www.facebook.com/SeahamRUFC/ Article 15: We have the right to join groups Article 29: Education …