500 Word Final
Violet was very lucky to receive an invitation to attend the 500 Word Competition Final at Hampton Court Palace. She had a fantastic day and met many famous people. Thank you for sharing your experience with us!
Year 6 attended a Cricket Tournament and everyone played extremely well. One of our teams won the tournament and earned a place in the final!
Year 6 worked with Marcus Watson to develop their knowledge of the heart and the importance to exercise.
Ice-Cream Van – end of SATS celebrations…
Year 6 at work and play!
Year 6 have shown great teamwork in Maths this week.
Year 6 worked with mod roc this week to make their rainforest / carnival masks.
The children had a visit from Chris Connaughton this week. He delivered a performance of ‘Hamlet’ which was outstanding.
Decorating Easter eggs was a great success in Year 6 this week – the results were amazing!
Year 6 completed their Sport Relief mile with great enthusiasm!
Year 6 organised their own whole school assembly ‘Harry Potter’ style…
Year 6 started their Amazon Rainforest topic with a fantastic ‘Play in a Day’ performance – they were educational and highly entertaining. Many thanks to parents, grandparents and carers who came to watch. We hope you enjoyed watching them as much as we enjoyed performing them!
Year 6 have been spreading Christmas cheer in the community; we have been singing at Springfield House and at Sainsbury’s.
Year 6 celebrated V.E. Day with a WW2 style street party to end their ‘Escape to the Country’ topic. They all looked fantastic dressed in role – well done!
We made carrot cookies using a WW2 recipe – they were delicious!
Some of Year 6 decorated baubles for the Christmas tree on Low Fell this week and then attended the switch-on event to see their baubles on display. Well done to you all.
Reverend Greener visited Year 6 to discuss the importance of Mary being the mother of Jesus. Year 6 were able to ask some very thoughtful questions.
The Year 6 Indoor Athletics Team took part in the next stage of their event this week at Gateshead Leisure Centre. After a brilliant afternoon of teamwork and 100% effort, the team came 4th and just missed out on winning a medal. Well done to everyone who took part – you did Kells Lane proud!
Year 6 visited Nissan to take part in the Monozukuri Caravan event. The children had the opportunity to create their own assembly line, learn about the history of Nissan, tour the training facilities and handle tools safely.
We visited the remembrance garden in Saltwell Park to pay our respects and share their recital of Flanders Fields.
Some Year 6 pupils visited the Boer Memorial statue on Low Fell to pay their respects and lay a wreath on behalf of Kells Lane School.
Year 6 took part in an indoor athletics event against other local primary schools at Joseph Swan. Everyone gave 100% in each event and Kells Lane were overall winners. As a result, they will compete in the next round against other schools across Gateshead.
Year 6 took part in a rugby tournament against other local primary schools at Gateshead Rugby Club. Three teams took part and all showed great enthusiasm and skill.
Young Enterprise @ Joseph Swan
Technology Tom Visits Year 6
SCIENCE – Investigating electrical circuits 
We visited Joseph Swan for P E
Year 6 were evacuated to Beamish and experienced life as an evacuee.
Fir Class pictures from Beamish Trip
Elm class pictures from Beamish Trip
Year 6 have really enjoyed the start to their new topic – Escape to the Country!
Year 6 have continued to work on ‘Growth Mindset’ this week and have risen to challenges – a super start!
