This week our Y5 children have been taking part in bikeability.
I am really proud to say, that the feedback from both our staff and visitors about the impecable manners and behaviour of the children has been amazing.
The Bikability staff shared how the children had made them smile throughout the week and that they will be using Hebburn Lakes as an example of excellence when they visit other schools in the Borough.
We ask our Y5 Navigators to ‘Lead the Way’ and after such glowing feedback, what more could we ask for?
Well done Y5, we are so proud of you all!
Year 5 were lucky enough to visit Chopwell Woods last week as part of their enrichment visit. We definitely took on the role of “I’m a survivor” in our activities throughout the day, which really focused on our survival skills, communication skills and teamwork.
We enjoyed taking part in an immersive learning experience, that involved choosing 3 “survival” items from a bag which would help us survive in the woods. The children came up with some amazing reasons as to why they chose each item; demonstrating real survival instincts.
Year 5 also enjoyed creating an S.O.S signal that could be seen from the sky in a rescue helicopter, using natural materials in the environment around them. We also took part in a fun game in which we had to select items from a bag and decide whether they were “safe” to eat or “poisonous” based on things we would find in the woods around us. Luckily we were not made to eat any conkers, berries or toads!
Finally, the children worked in teams to build a sturdy den as a shelter, using materials found on the forest floor and some materials provided. The children blew us away with how well they worked as a team, communicating with each other and demonstrating real “navigator” qualities. Year 5 were an absolute pleasure to take on this visit, their manners and behaviour was absolutely impeccable and were commented on multiple occasions, they made us exceptionally proud! They showed real resilience and a can do attitude all day throughout their activities, it’s safe to say we had an absolutely magical and memorable day!
Year 5 had the pleasure of welcoming Williby Roc’s into school; taking part in lots of outdoor activities in our wonderful well-being garden!
We enjoyed using our imagination making a fairy garden and fairy houses, using logs and natural resources to decorate. We developed our creative side by decorating signs for our well-being garden using acrylic paints to make our outdoor learning space more inviting and colourful. We also used our investigation skills to carry out a scavenger bug hunt, using scientific tools and investigation equipment to look closely at the insects within our garden.
“There is no such thing as bad weather when playing outdoors, just bad clothing”.
Muddy shoes, rosy cheeks, cold noses but happy faces all around!
School council met with Mrs Docherty to discuss their new roles as OPAL Ambassadors. They looked at and agreed the new OPAL charter.
