Eastgate Academy

Welcome back to a new school year. 
We're looking forward to an exciting and busy year as we head towards high school transitions and SATs for the year 6 pupils. 
In Literacy this half term, we will be developing a story based on a short film called The Piano. We will be working on place value and addition and subtraction in maths. As part of our science curriculum, we will be learning about what happens to our body as we age, including puberty. As you can see from the images, our art lesson has been learning about Rococo design and moving into modernism and abstract art. The children will be creating their own piece of abstract art over the final two weeks. As a back to school refresh, we will be reminding ourselves how to keep safe online in our computing lessons and learning about identity theft and creating good passwords.

In history, we have been learning about Baghdad in 900 CE and how the city was designed and constructed.

What a busy week back we have had. 

The year 5 pupils have finished their art sculptures based on their own designs that represent a part of who they are. They will be coming home with the pupils this coming week. 

Year 6 have begun their rehearsal for the leavers assembly at the end of the year. 

This week, we have learnt more about World War 2 and in particular, the Holocaust. The children have been shocked at how unfair and brutal this situation was and also couldn't believe that it was true. 

This coming week is the year 5 assessment week so we would like to encourage all pupils to be in school next week so they don't miss these. 

On Wednesday, the class are also visiting the Guildhall - year 6 in the morning and year 5 at lunch time. They will get to look at the development happening and hear some of the stories about what they have discovered when removing the floor. Please make sure they are dressed appropriately as the weather has been a little unpredictable recently!

Welcome back to the summer term! 
We have had a busy start to the term, beginning with building a wooden frame for our toys in DT. We will be returning to these after the year 6 pupils have completed their SATs. 
The class have begun learning about World War 2 in our history lessons and are really enjoying learning about this topic. We have also begun learning about spreadsheets, plant reproduction, sculpture and Spanish words for our family members.

What a busy week Owls had! 
Lots of learning in maths, literacy, geography, music, science, DT and music! 
As it was World Book Day on Thursday, the class shared some stories with the younger children in reception class. It was a real joy seeing them all enjoy it. 
The class has also begun to write a short rap in our music lessons. Although they were reluctant to start with, they all showed great focus and some were even brave enough to share what they had completed so far.

In science this week, the class conducted an experiment into what happens to a bulb when more voltage is added to a circuit. They were fascinated to see how bright the bulb could get and had to problem solve when making sure the circuit was complete each time an extra battery pack was added.

The class have also been very busy writing in preparation for our story draft next week and it has been lovely to hear their ideas. 

Happy 2025! I hope you all had an enjoyable break.

This spring term begins a new adventure for me in Owls class so I thought I would introduce myself. I'm Mrs Blayney and have been teaching at Eastgate for 13 years. I have taught year 5 and 6 before I went on maternity to have my children and then went part time. I am very excited to be back teaching in year 5 and 6 and we have all had a great week to start the term off!
We started this term learning about William Morris in art, electricity in science and coding on computers. We have also started a new writing unit based on the book Kensuke's Kingdom. We started by doing some drama which you can see in the pictures. 

PE will be on a Friday, so please send them wearing their PE kits.