At the end of each half term, the children at Newsham Primary are very lucky because we get the chance to read with our friends in other year groups. This half term, year 5 came to read with us in Lifeboats. When we were finished, they filled in our reading records so our adults would… More

On Friday, 24 children Year 5  were lucky enough to visit Monkton Stadium, alongside Year 6, and competed in many different athletic events. Even though we were late for the competition, due to circumstances beyond or control, the children immediately threw themselves into the events (some quite literally) and even managed to come second out… More

Year 5 have had the most AMAZING week! As part of the GreenPower Project, our children visited the Port of Blyth and took part in many different STEM workshops. These included, Forces and Friction, Electricity, Gears and most importantly, building our very own electric cars. We will then get to race one of these at… More

As part of our week long celebration of Space, last night year 5 got to take part in Newsham’s first ever Space Camp. Everyone in the year group came back to school at 6 o’clock and made our way to the school hall. That was when we were introduced to the carousel of incredible space… More

We have had an absolutely wonderful week and are incredibly proud of all the Year 5 children. Our assembly was a roaring success! Thank you to all of the parents and carers who were able to share it with us and popped into our classrooms afterwards for a chance to see the children’s work. We… More

We hope everyone has had a special family time but it is lovely to get back in to a routine. This first week back has been a whirlwind and the children have learned so much! We have lots of exciting plans for the Spring Term and look forward to taking children out of school to… More

We have had a very busy few weeks in Year 5, venturing out on many trips! This week, both Submarines and Galleons have been to visit Live Tales theatre where they took place in a writing workshop, becoming authors for the day. As always, the children were absolutely fantastic and were so engaged with the… More

It’s been a very busy half term but the children have worked extremely hard and deserve a well earned rest! We are really looking forward to this afternoon when Galleons have been invited to read with our friends in Starfish. Of course, Submarines will be having an amazing time swimming too! Next half term, we… More

We have had an amazing few weeks in Year 5! Parents’ evenings were so positive and it was wonderful to be able to pass on such lovely comments about the children. Thank you so much for your support as usual. Our visit to Beamish, last week, will remain one of the highlights of the year!… More

We had a fabulous time at Beamish learning about life in Victorian times. It really brought our class story of ‘Street Child’ to life and the children were able to understand more what life was like back then. The children had so many questions and listened very carefully to the information they were told from the staff… More