Year 6

Year 6 enjoyed learning about some of the life-changing inventions that have been around since the Victorian times. We then connected with scientists of the past to create our own inventions to help out with everyday problems in the home. They were certainly very…

Year 6 took two teams to the SSP Cluster basketball tournament along at Thorp Academy. Both teams showed excellent teamwork and resilience in all games. Some great performances on both teams with Crookhill 1 finishing top of the league to take their place in the final…

Year 6 enjoyed a fabulous workshop led by volunteers from the Northumberland Fusiliers Museum who are based at Alnwick Castle. It was so interesting to handle artefacts from World War One and to learn about life in the trenches.

Year 6 joined members of the Ryton community, including local MP Liz Twist, to name the tree stump sculpture that they helped to design and to choose a name for. It was a really special moment for everyone involved and we were delighted to be involved in such a lovely…

Lots of challenge in this activity – setting ourselves a goal to climb as high as possible on the climbing walls or tower or moving quickly across the bouldering wall to get points for the team!

On guard! Trying out fencing was a lot of fun. Some of the children were naturals at it! Problem solving helped us to develop our cooperation skills and we also learned to light a fire.

Class six really enjoyed shooting arrows at the archery range. There were quite a few bull’s eyes too!

One of the highlights of the visit is the High Equilibrium activity. Pushing ourselves to climb as high as we can – some of us even made it right to the top to stand on the see-saw!

Day one at Kingswood started with a walk in the woods followed by an obstacle course.