Lovely to see some of our Y6 children working practically and in small teams to problem solve this morning.
The excitement and enthusiasm in Y4 is contagious! All children in Y4 are taking part in a Fitness Challenge during this half term. This is a collaborative event ran across many schools in South Tyneside and is organised by Inspired spaces, Culture and Leisure and ICT in schools.
Each class are working as a team to complete fitness challenges. Every child has been given an ‘accelerometer’. This is a pedometer that measures their movement over the day. Measurements will only be taken Monday – Friday, the accelerometer should be worn every day from waking until going to bed, it will be taken home on an evening and brought back the next day. (Measurements will be not taken on a weekend.) The individual results will be recorded and then a class average will be submitted each day, this is the score that will be entered for the competition.
During the six weeks there will be many other challenges that the class will complete together for points. These are activities that explore many cross curricular topics including design technology, history, geography and science.
If you wish to learn more about this project please feel free to check out this website www.fitnesschallenge.today. This website will have information so you can help to support weekly challenges and also discuss with your child this project.
Y5KM had a fabulous day at Washington Old Hall yesterday, this visit compliments the children’s studies on Tudor times. It gives them the chance to be Lord and Lady of the manor for the day and see the various roles within the home.
We are always proud of how well our children work together across the year groups. As a large school, Mortimer Primary encourages our older children to help younger children when they can.
Here are some photos of our volunteer Y6 children using 15 minutes of their day to work with reception children to help improve their knowledge of letters, sounds and words.
Before half term our Y4 children thoroughly enjoyed a visit from visiting actors to enhance their history topic about the vikings.
This visit brings to life the everyday life of a typical viking man and woman. Children listen to a talk, have an opportunity to ask questions and take part in activities with the actors. (more…)
Check out our fantastic Y3 circus skills group.
Excitedly, our children enjoy coming to this club every Monday and are become mastered in many new skills that involve balance, co-ordination, agility, concentration, determination and much much more!
Fantastic work Y3. (more…)
Y3 enjoyed working with artist Lip Lee on Friday to compliment their work they have been doing about Chinese New Year.
They became young masters in origami and enjoyed learning many new skills.
Congratulations to our A Team netball squad and Miss Anderson who triumphed at the South Tyneside Schools Netball Tournament. Playing many matches in one afternoon they came top out of ten schools.
They have now qualified for the Blue Flames Regional finals, date to be arranged.
Our netball club has many children who attend regularly, work hard and enjoy sessions on a weekly basis.
Good luck to all the squad, who will soon be starting league fixtures.
Here is another chance to see the video played at Y6AS class assembly.
Our children in foundation and KS1 received a very special visit today a whole week early before the big event!
Yes, the man in red himself visited the children to give them an early treat before the start of their Christmas holidays.
