July 19, 2008
Sorry to See You Go
Even though we are sorry to see year 6 leaving our school, we have many fond memories of them. However, these are their memories of life at St. Joseph's School.
Reception Class
In Reception I mostly enjoyed meeting new kind friends and having an older Year 6 pupil to look after me called a special friend. I also remember playing with the bikes, scooters, and going down the slide. My teacher was Mrs Crozier and her helper Mrs McSherry. I felt very special because in the school play I was a star. I really enjoyed going to White House Farm to see all the animals.
By Michael Renwick
Year 1
Year one was a better year because I knew everyone really well. My reading was really starting to come on and I could read more words. We went to South Shields beach again as always the weather was lovely and perfect for building sandcastles. Miss Forman was our teacher she was really nice and always kind. I loved show and tell. I once brought in these long black hair pony tales as a joke Miss Forman thought they were real. I joined skipping club run by our head teacher. I loved it was extremely fun.
By Katie Gray
Year 2
In year 2 I remember learning about the Great Fire of London. I enjoyed that because I learnt a lot of things. In year 2 I had two teachers, Miss. Eley and Mrs. Hague they were both very nice and caring. I remember learning about Josephs multi-coloured dream coat that was fun too.
By Sam Hamilton
Year 3
In Year 3 our teacher was called Miss Westgarth. She used to teach us about the Romans, World War 2, and she also took us on a trip to Bede’s World. We Watched a Video Called The king of Egypt it was about Moses saving the Egyptians from the Pharaoh. It was really good fun and Great year to start in KS2.
By Declan Watts
Year 4
I liked it in year 4 because I had lots of good memories.
My teacher was Mr Hannah. We went to a multi skills tournament it was me, Kate, Jennifer, Donnielle, Ryan, Benidict, Declan and Burro. We won the tournament and we all felt good. In year 4 we learned to speak French I wasn’t very good but I still liked it. I can remember doing dance with Elaine, some of the girls did an after school club with her. Also we used to go swimming every Wednesday morning I used to love going and on the first time we went it was so funny because Paige fell in the baby pool. I know I shouldn’t be laughing but it was funny.
By Marcella Connelly
Year 5
In year 5 I had one of my favourite teachers- Miss Shepherdson! She was really kind and everyone liked her! She took us to the enterprise, where you had to design any product you like. Our class designed jigsaws! They were called St. Joseph’s jigsaws and we made a banner, a song, some posters, a poem and a power presentation! I was in PowerPoint group with Michael Renwick, Connor Smith and my best friend Katie Gray! One time, Miss Shepherdson took us to the dance festival after teaching us a dance for Christmas then changed the music to panpipes! There were lots of groups there and a huge audience. My Dad and my grandad came to watch but my grandma couldn’t come because she had a bad back! To finish our day we all got certificates!
By Jennifer Cumberledge
Year 6
My worst memory from Year 6 is when we had SATS, I hated them.
However my special friend is Rachel and she has blonde hair and is really cute. I love her to bits.
My best memory was probably Victorian Day. We dressed up as Victorians for the day, learnt their lessons and did cross-stitching in the afternoon.
My most favourite trips were Killhope lead mine and pond dipping. I loved Killhope lead mine because we had to wear our wellies and go down the mine.
By Sian Patterson
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March 20, 2008
Eggcellent Easter Eggstravagansa!
As part of our Easter celebrations the children were encouraged to decorate an egg. What an eggstra special effort the children made. Here is a selection of photos from the display in the hall.
Don't they look eggcellent!
If you want to see more of the children's efforts, click on the link below.
Well Done Everybody!
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January 16, 2008
Well Done Kate!
The whole school wishes to pass on our congratulations to Kate in year 6 who won a competition to design a colourful Christmas caption for The Evening Chronicle. Her Christmas greeting was published on the front page of the Christmas Eve edition. We are so proud of you.
If you wish to have a look at her caption and the associated story, click on these links to view them.
Download Front Page (PDF:- 360 KB)
Download Main Story (PDF:- 270 KB)
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June 19, 2007
Year 6 tell the story of the Longwitton Dragon
The year 6 have chosen a local legend to send to our international partners. They all hope you enjoy reading it.
Click on the link to read the whole story.
The Longwitton Dragon Download file:-(Word 1.34 MB)
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February 13, 2007
Year 6 Design Powerpoint Presentations For International Work
As part of the ICT curriculum, the year 6 children have been using Powerpoint to show our international partners what our school is like and what the surrounding area is like. Unfortunately, the children have worked so hard that some of the presentations are very large files which may take some time to download. However, if you would like to see some of the examples, click on the links below.
Download file by Chloe and Ellen(Powerpoint: 30MB)
Download file by Sophie and Hannah (Powerpoint: 15.8MB)
Download file by Connor, James and Connor (Powerpoint: 38MB)
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February 1, 2007
Interview With World War 2 Evacuee
The year 6 children interviewed Mrs G. McLaughlin, a friend of the school, about her time as an evacuee in the Second World War. The children then wrote biographies about her time in the country, in their literacy lessons. You can read one of these biographies if you click on the link below.
Download Rebecca Lockey's file (Word: 35KB)
Download Rhys's file (Word: 35KB)
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December 19, 2006
Year 6 Sing to the Elderly
The year 6 children will be singing carols at the following events:-
Tuesday 19th December, 1:15-2:15 p.m.
The Luncheon Club at Winlaton Community Centre
Wednesday 20th December, 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Valley View Residential Home, Winlaton
We hope our audiences experience the true meaning of Christmas!
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December 17, 2006
Children Light Up The Quayside on the 24th November
The year 6 children ready to brighten up the quayside.
It might have been a rain soaked evening in November but that didn’t dampen the spirits or the voices of the year 6 children. They had been asked to help the Lady Mayoress of Gateshead to switch on the Christmas lights on the banks of the Gateshead Quayside.
The event took place outside the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Arts, just beside the Millennium Bridge. The children were in fine voice and sang a variety of Christmas carols old and new. Both parents and teachers agree that the children’s voices helped to brighten up an evening when the weather was so miserable.
Afterwards the children enjoyed a heart warming cup of hot chocolate with the Lady Mayoress.
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