Year Six
Welcome to Year 6!
Our teachers are Mrs Fraser and Mrs Lishman.
We hope you will visit our page regularly to see what we have been up to.
Year Six Blog Posts
Forming algebraic expressions using concrete objects
As part of our Algebra topic in maths, we have been using multi link cubes and Dienes ones to represent algebraic expressions. We also enjoyed creating representations of cubes for our partner to write an algebraic expression for.
Year 6 Leavers’ Service at Durham Cathedral
This afternoon, Year 6 took the opportunity to reflect on their time at St Aidan's and look forward to the many changes that are to come in their lives beyond primary school as they plan for their transition to secondary school in September. We visited Durham...
Mental Health Awareness week 2023
Last week we celebrated Mental Health Awareness week, we learned about anxiety and how it effects many people in society including, celebrities, footballers, teachers, parents and young people. We discussed how anxiety can present in people, both physically and...
Showing potential in sport event
A group of children from years 5/6 had the opportunity to take part in a showing potential event last week ran by Gateshead SSP. The event was focused on giving children the science behind sport. They attended classes based on nutrition, psychology of athletes,...
Sculpture inspired by Barbara Hepworth
This half term in art, we have been looking at the artwork of sculptor Barbara Hepworth. We talked about her abstract style and noticed that she often uses wood, stone or clay to create small- and large-scale sculptures that are displayed in galleries and outdoor...
Year 6 countdown cricket
We had a great day today at Gateshead Fell Cricket Club, competing against friends from schools across Gateshead. Our children were part of a council wide tournament ran by the SSP for children in the area. In total we played 5 games and even had a head to head with...