Look what we’ve been up to

Year 5 Colour Mixing…

In art we looked at how to mix colours effectively. We then used the primary colours to create darker tones and shades. We then used water colour and colour mixed and painted our Lowry sketches-they turned out amazingly detailed!


Year 5 Financial Literacy…

Here at Southwick, we believe all children should learn life skills such as how to handle money. Today we looked at budgeting and had certain budgets for different holidays. We had to include food, accommodation and activities when planning our holidays. Some of us spent the minimum we could and others maxed out their budgets but we all had a great time and are

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Key Stage 2 Halloween Party

We had great fun, there were great costumes and some wonderful dancing too!


Year 5 Explore local history

Year 5 finished their unit of Local History by completing and displaying some amazing posters about what life was like for the people of Sunderland after World War 2. All of the children in year 5 were invited to visit ‘Our Museum’ to learn about what life was like for those who lived in Sunderland at the time. We learned lots about our local

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Financial literacy

This week, each class has taken part in a Financial Literacy lesson where they have focused on a different aspect of money and finance. Take a look at what each year group have been up to.

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KS1 Halloween Disco!

Year 1 and 2 had a fantastic time at the Halloween Disco tonight! There was some amazing dance moves and costumes! Take a look…


Year 4 love fencing!

Year 4 were lucky enough to have extra P.E and enjoyed a fencing taster session. The children loved practicing the moves and trying on the guards.


Year 1-Week 7-Art and Diwali

In Year 1 art lessons, the children have been exploring the world of colour through the seasons and discussing all the different colours we might see through the four seasons. We began by identifying primary and secondary colours, learning how to mix primary colour paints to make secondary colours. We discovered how adding white or black can create tints and shades, and experimented with

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Year 4 visit St Peter’s Church

We have loved learning about the Anglo-Saxons in History this term. We have learnt how the North East of England was very important during these times and how St Peter’s Church is the oldest Anglo-Saxon church in England. We enjoyed exploring the church learning about it’s history especially seeing the red stones that changed colour after a fire following the invasion of the Vikings.

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Year 5 Bikeability…

We braved the elements and the roads and learned how to ride our bikes safely around the area this week-we were all amazing too!