Year 6

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January 6, 2009

Science Investigations

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Year 6 have been investigating how to separate different mixtures and solutions. Shall we use a sieve, a colander, filter paper, a slotted spoon, a magnet? Decisions, decisions!
For more photos, see the Science album in the Y6 Gallery.

December 12, 2008

Year 5 and 6 Christmas Party!

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Year 5 and 6 had a great time at the party. We danced, played games and really enjoyed our party food.

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For more photos, see the Gallery.

November 25, 2008

The Book Fair is here!

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St. Alban's are enjoying looking at lots of new books.
These children are thinking carefully about which ones to buy!
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Cameras Rolling! Action!

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Year 6 have been working very hard to write and create our own newsreels. Today we worked with 2 film makers from The Tyneside Cinema and had a fantastic time filming our newsreels about the Second World War.
Here we are above using the Chroma Key screen to recreate a Rationing scene.
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These children are filming a Dig for Victory scene and are operating the camera, the boom and the sound. Watch this space for up and coming young film makers!
For more pictures, have a look in the Year 6 Gallery.

November 18, 2008

What a Performance!

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Year 6 have been perfecting their acting skills at Cardinal Hume today. They worked incredibly hard with a director from the Konflux Theatre and performed a play based on World War II. Well done actors and actresses; careers on the stage beckon.

November 14, 2008

St. Alban's Football Team

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The team played incredibly well against Bill Quay last night but were unlucky to lose the match.
Man of the match: Adam Burton.

November 5, 2008

Whizz! Bang! Crack! Pop!

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Year 6 have enjoyed creating Bonfire Night pictures with pastels in Art.
We have created very vibrant scenes from firework displays and bonfires.
If you are visiting a Firework display tonight we hope that you have a great time and stay safe.
For more pictures, see the Year 6 Gallery.

October 24, 2008

What happens at a Confirmation celebration

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Year 6 re-enacted part of a Confirmation service. They discussed how the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation are different.

Park Life

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Year 6 enjoyed taking part in a project at Dryden Centre entitled 'Park Life'. They had to design and build a model of a park. See the other photographs in the gallery.

October 17, 2008

May the Road Rise to Meet You

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Year Reception and Year 6 are working together on a liturgical dance for their liturgy on Wednesday 2:30pm in the school hall. You are all very welcome.

Football Match

Well done to our football team who played their first match last night.
St. Alban's 0 Lingey House 2
We are very proud of you for representing our school so well.
Man of the match- James Young.

October 16, 2008

Football match tonight

Just a reminder, St. Alban's play Lingey House tonight at Lingey House Primary School.
There is also a match on Thursday 23rd October, playing The Drive, hosted by The Drive Primary School. Good luck boys.

October 15, 2008

Sketching in Art

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Year 6 have been learning to draw figures in Art.
We have been using models to help us to draw figures that appear to be moving.

Guitar Club

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Key Stage 2 are thoroughly enjoying their guitar tuition. They are learning to play 'The Winter Tune.'

October 13, 2008

Year Reception and Year 6 Buddies.

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At St. Alban's, the children in Year R and Year 6 develop a close friendship through the 'buddy system'. All children really enjoyed the Year 6 visit to Foundation Stage, where everyone had fun getting to know one another.
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October 9, 2008

Year 6 design a park!

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We visited the Dryden Centre In our Citizenship lesson today.
We worked really well in our teams to design a new park. Do you like our design?

October 7, 2008

Year 6 PE

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Children have enjoyed practising their hockey skills during PE lessons. We're getting much better at controlling the ball, passing and dribbling! Look out the London Olympics!

October 2, 2008

Literacy in Year 6

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We have been learning how to include dialogue into our story writing. Here we are making a human punctuation sentence. This helps us to remember where to place the speech marks and commas in our sentences. It was fun too!

Football match cancelled.

Tonight's football match at Lingey House has been cancelled due to a water-logged pitch.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
The match will be played at a later date.

September 29, 2008

Football Season begins!

Our Football team has 2 upcoming matches:
Thursday 2nd October
St. Alban's v St. Augustine's
Held at Lingey House Primary School.

Thursday 9th October
St. Alban's v Falla Park
Held at Wardley Primary

Each child must be collected from school and taken straight to the venue. A responsible adult is to remain at the venue throughout the game and ensure the child is taken home safely. Thank you.

Good luck boys and don't forget your football boots and shin pads.

September 25, 2008

Year 6 love reading!

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Year 6 have really enjoyed choosing books from Pelaw library. We have had fun writing book reviews and talking about our favourite books.

St. Alban's Football Team

Congratulations to the following Year 5 and 6 footballers who have been selected to represent our school:
Daniel White, Stephen Gray, Adam Burton, Billy Davidson, James Young, Morgan Bridgett, Joseph Bainbridge, Steven Morrison, Cameron Purvis and Callum Elliot.
Watch this space for details of upcoming matches.

September 24, 2008

School Football Team trials.

Children from Year 5 and 6 tried out for the School Football team yesterday after school.
The team will be announced later today......

Thank you to Mr Bainbridge for running the trials. Your expertise is greatly appreciated.

September 10, 2008

Important jobs in school.

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We have a new Head Boy and Head Girl who will be busy with lots of important jobs this year.
'I was delighted when I was chosen and I really can't wait to get started .' Head Boy.

Each of our 7 Pastoral Houses also have a new House Captain from Year 6 and a Vice Captain from Year 5.
'I really like being a House Captain. I like counting the merits and finding out which House has won before anyone else!' Head of St. Aidan House.
To view these very important children, have a look in our Gallery.

September 4, 2008

Year 6 visit Pelaw Library

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Year 6 enjoyed visiting the library and have been engrossed in their reading books ever since!

June 30, 2008

Athletics Festival

Well done to all the children to took part in the Athletics Festival at Gateshead Stadium. Our children competed against children from all over Gateshead. They performed really well and were great representatives for our school.

June 27, 2008

Key Stage 2 Fun Afternoon

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Whilst some children were competing at the Gateshead Athleics Festivals, the rest of Key Stage 2 had fun playing games outside. We played rounders and football and had a lovely afternoon.

June 25, 2008

Our new RE topic.

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Our new topic is called Difference. Year 5 and 6 have enjoyed creating collages of 'different' people from around the world. We have studied how 'difference' can lead to prejudice but also to enrichment. We are going to study 'The Communion of Saints' (all those who make up the Church) and research different saints.

June 23, 2008

Well done to St. Alban's Football Team!!

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Congratulations St. Alban's Football team for winning the league.

June 18, 2008

Trips to Heworth CLC

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This week, Year 4, 5 and 6 are visiting Heworth CLC to use new ICT software.
Today, Year 6 had the opportunity to create their own animations. There are definitely some candidates who could work for Pixar/Disney in the future!
Year 5 used Control Technology where they operated traffic lights and used sensors to create a 'dream bedroom'.
Well done children!

June 16, 2008

Y6 Residential at Kingswood

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Year 6 had a fantastic time at Kingswood last week. We had great fun doing lots of different activities including fencing, quad biking, zip wire, climbing and abseiling. We loved exploring the Roman fort at Housesteads and especially enjoyed sleeping in dormitories with our friends.
To view lots more pictures of our trip, visit the gallery.

May 16, 2008

Well done Year 6!

Year 6 SATs are over!
Well done to all children for working so hard leading up to the tests. You have all made me feel very proud. Now you can relax and enjoy the rest of our time together. Lots of fun and exciting things are planned.
Miss McVittie

May 9, 2008

Year 6 SATs

Monday 12th- Friday 16th May
Year 6,
I am immensely proud of every member of our class. You have all worked so hard in school and at home. Thankyou for giving 100% effort; I couldn't ask for anymore.
You should all feel very confident about next week; you're well prepared and let's face it Year 6, ' we know our stuff'. Have a relaxing weekend and good luck everyone.
Miss McVittie.

St Alban's Football Team.

Well done to our football team: another well deserved victory!
St. Alban's 3 St. Augustine's 1
Liam Manning gave us an early lead with our first goal and before half time Jordan Brown scored giving us a confident lead. St. Augustine's fought back in the second half and we conceded a goal. However, it wasn't long before Jordan Brown scored again. Hooray!
All boys played extremely well and were great ambassadors for our school.
Our next match is on 22nd May against Falla Park at Wardley Primary.

April 28, 2008

Revision Club

The final revision club is on Monday 28th April. There will not be a club next week due to the Bank Holiday.
Well done to all Year 6 children to have consistently worked very hard throughout this club. I am sure this hard work and effort will pay off.

Year 6 Revision

Year 6 continue to work hard in preparation for the SATs. Today, we have been revising Light and Shadows in Science.
Can you name translucent and opaque materials? Do you know how to make shadows bigger and smaller? We do!
To view pictures, have a look in the Science album in the Year 6 Gallery.

April 3, 2008

Merit Assembly Achievements

Well done to the following children who received awards on 3rd April 2008.
Year 1: Jack Luke for being a helpful and considerate class member.
Year 2: Rachel Morley for working hard and being helpful in class.
Year 3: Daniel Gurr for always being polite and well mannered.
Year 4: Jack Henderson for becoming more focused and completing his work.
Year 5 : Stephen Gray for having excellent quick maths skills.
Year 6: Lucy Soulsby for always being a happy and hardworking member of Y6.
Mrs Hetherington's Award: Billy Davidson for excellent participation in the Celebration of Easter.
Head teacher's Award: Adam Burton for acting so well as Jesus in the Celebration of Easter.
Attendance Winner- Year 4.

End of term Winners
Attendance- Year 4 .
House Winners- St. Oswald.
Congratulations to all these hard workers.

April 2, 2008

Music Concert at Cardinal Hume

The following children took part in a Music concert at Cardinal Hume on Tuesday evening.
The guitarists:
Ralph Deloso (Y6)
Rowan Feher (Y5)
Daniel White (Y5)
Aaron O'Donnell (Y5)
Ysabelle Lucero (Y5)
Billy Davidson (Y4)
The violinists:
Zosia Feher (Y6)
Elvira Morris (Y5)
Emily McIntyre (Y5)
"I really enjoyed playing Love is all Around and Old MacDonald." Ralph Deloso
"I enjoyed performing. I always enjoy my violin lessons!" Zosia Feher
Well done to all musicians. Thank you for sharing your talents!

March 20, 2008

Easter Raffle

Our Easter raffle and 'Name the Chick' competitions were drawn today.


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March 17, 2008

Decorated Egg Competition

As part of our easter activities, children have brought decorated eggs into school. They are all absolutely amazing. Well done children.
To view pictures of your creations, have a look in the gallery.

March 16, 2008

The Comenius Project- Mail from our partnership school.

Year 6 were delighted to receive letters from our Turkish friends. There was great excitement in class as we read our letters and discussed our replies.
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For more pictures, have a look in the Comenius album in the Gallery.

March 14, 2008

Parents Evening

Parents Evening for Years 1-6 is on Wednesday 19th March from 3:10 pm - 8:00 pm.
Please return the slip with a preferred time or alternatively sign up on the lists outside each classroom. Thank you.

Achievements in Merit Assembly 14.3.08

Well done to the following children who received awards on 14th March 2008 in Merit Assembly.
Year 1: Emily Sinton for excellent progress in reading.
Year 2: Adam Gilchrist for excellent progress in reading.
Year 3: Joseph Neill for excellent division and multiplication work.
Year 4: Elli Maggs for making a beautiful Easter card.
Year 5 : Daniel marsden for being very brave on Wednesday.
Year 6: Jordan Brown for making good progress with reading comprehension.
Keep up the excellent work!

St. Alban's Football Team

On Thursday 13th March, St. Alban's Football team played against Lingey House Primary School.
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Despite St. Alban's having the edge, Lingey House managed to take the lead in the second half of the match. It was looking as though we might lose the game until the very last seconds where we had a stroke of much deserved luck. Adam Lennox took the final corner, which hit off a Lingey House defender and went in. Hooray, we had equalised! The very next moment, the whistle blew! What a game! There were cheers all round from Miss McVittie, Miss Robinson, our football coaches, Mr Manning and Mr Oliver and all the parents who came to watch.
The St. Alban's boys gave it their all. We're very proud of your sportsmanship, conduct and overal effort. Well done boys!
To view photographs of the football team, have a look in the gallery.

February 29, 2008

Keel Row - Year 6

Listen to The Keel Row (mp3)
The Year 6 children recorded 'Keel Row' to be included on the CD which we are making as part of our Comenius project. Songs from all five countries will be included on the CD.

February 15, 2008

Visit to Traidcraft

On 13th February, Mrs Fox, Mrs Hetherington, our Head Boy and our Head Girl visited Traidcraft in Gateshead.

"I had a great evening. We met a lady called Marie, who told us so much about Fairtrade." Head Girl.
"We found out how Traidcraft works with people in Peru. I enjoyed listening to the speech and found it very interesting. I now know where the Fairtrade goods come from."
Head Boy.

To view pictures of the event, have a look in the Gallery.

February 14, 2008

Achievements in Merit Assembly 14.2.08

Well done to the following children:
Year 1: James Parkin for excellent mental Maths.
Year 2: Logan Gibson for excellent work in Numeracy.
Year 3: Andrew Ord for participating in class.
Year 4: Ellie Toal for a fantastic chair design.
Year 5: Lauren McDermont for always offering to help.
Year 6: Thomas Storey for writing an excellent advert in Literacy.
Mrs Hetherington’s Award: Emma Jarvis for work on our Thanksgiving topic.
Head teacher’s Award: Alexandra Spencer for wonderful acting.

Winning House: St Oswald
Attendance Winner: Year 5

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February 11, 2008

Literacy in Year 6

Our new topic in Literacy is writing advertisements.
We have enjoyed studying adverts and identifying persuasive techniques.

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February 7, 2008

Year 6 PE

We have enjoyed using ladders, hurdles and cones in our PE lessons.
It certainly gets our pulses racing!

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February 4, 2008

Year 6 Revision Club

Working very hard in Revision club!
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February 1, 2008

Year 6 PowerPoint

Enthusiastic pupil in Year 6.

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UNICEF Day for Change prayers

In Pastoral groups, we prayed together.
Here are some of our prayers:

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Find out more about UNICEF Day for Change

In Pastoral groups, we have been finding out about the 'UNICEF Day for Change'.

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Fairtrade goods

We know that Fairtrade guarantees a 'better deal to Third World Producers,' though it's also pretty tasty!
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Supporting Fairtrade at St. Alban's

Supporting Fairtrade

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January 31, 2008

Year 6 Science

In Science, Year 6 are learning about the 'Human Body'. We've had great fun wearing this unusual body suit! We have been identifying the different organs and explaining the jobs they do. Great work boys!
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