Year 5 and 6 pupils have enjoyed taking part in a virtual event about occupations hosted by Primary Futures. The children met an Architect, an Aircraft Accident Investigator and an IT Global Program Manager. They had fun asking questions and using clues to guess the job of each person. The session was very informative and broadened children’s horizons around the world of work. All of the pupils have been inspired to think about what career they might enjoy when they are older!
Dear Parents and Carers,
It has come to our attention that there are currently some video clips circulating the internet and specific sites such as ‘Tik Tok’ that are unsuitable for children and young people to view. If any pupils have seen anything that has upset them, they can speak to their teachers in school, our designated Safeguarding Team – Mrs Cook and Mrs Williams or our Computing Coordinator – Miss Charlton.
It has also come to our attention that some children and young people are accessing age inappropriate games and apps. We advise parents and carers to take note of the PEGI rating shown on games and apps. The PEGI rating gives an indication of age related content. Sometimes a game or app can look fun, but with a PEGI rating of 18+, it should not be accessed by any child or young person below this age.
Finally, the release of the PlayStation 5 has also raised some safety issues. Please refer to guidance provided by National Online Safety if you have any concerns: https://nationalsafety.com/
Alternatively, you can speak to a member of staff in school.
Daily online lessons are being provided by Oak National Academy.
Follow this link https://www.thenational.academy/
As part of our World War Two topic, Year 6 visited Beamish Museum. We took part in workshop called ‘a day in the life of an evacuee.’ Here we experienced what it would be like to live and work on a farm in the 1940s. We cooked using rations, fed the animals and blacked out the windows of the farmhouse. We even went inside a real Anderson Shelter. It was very interesting to see what life was like for children during the war and it certainly helped to bring our history topic to life!
Lots of our fantastic Year 5 and 6 children were chosen to be Reading Ambassadors. Over the coming weeks, they are going to be working with younger pupils to support and improve their reading. All of the children are looking forward to this and we will keep you informed about the success of this project.
Both Year 6 classes are trying really hard to improve attendance and our hard work paid off when we won the school trophy. As a reward we had a fantastic time playing on these new scooters, which some of us helped to build!
Parents and carers are invited to attend a meeting regarding SATs on Thursday, 6th February at 9 am. The meeting will provide information regarding the build up to the exams and we will answer any questions that you may have.
The meeting will be very informative and we do recommend that you attend. It should last around 30 minutes.
Thankyou in anticipation.
The Year 6 team.
