Welcome to 5A's class blog. Here you will see regular updates from our class giving you an insight into the work we get up to.
28/11/2025
This week has been busy. We have been working on anti bullying and what that means and how it can effect people. This week was week four for our students on work experience only two more weeks left now and everyone is doing really well. We have been working on our cutting and peeling skills in food tech and the students are show great improvement . In maths we have been working on fractions and in english we are working on how to write our own stories. We went to Gateshead on the 58 bus and we were doing some practice on our people skills and asking for help when we could not find some of the iteams that we needed. We have also been doing our drama with Tom and this helps us with our confidence . As normal we are going to Gibside to do our volunteering work. Have a great weekend everyone .
14/11/2025
Hi this week has been very busy. We have had three young people on the second week of their work experience at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. In our maths we have been working on fractions . In English we have been doing more work on writing for entertainment .We have been working on our cutting skills in food tech, and we made some chips in the air fryer . As always we are going to Gibside to do our volunteering work . Just a final thank you to all parents and carers who we met on Wednesday evening at parents evening . It was great to speak to you all .
07/11/2025
This week we have had three pupils out at work experience at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital .We have done some work on our cutting skill in cookery .We have also been doing work on fractions and decimals in our maths lessons. In English we have been doing work on writing to entertain and also looking at some modern great writers. As today is Friday we are going to go to Gibsde to do our volenteering work.
24/10/2025
5A has had a good first half term. We have visited Gibside and been doing great work with our volunteering. We have done lots of work on our English and Maths. We have been doing lots of work on our next steps for leaving HillTop School . We have been doing our independent travel ,we have also been learning about how to cook independently and how to work to a budget. Happy holidays .
17/10/2025
This week in 5A we have been doing more work on dystopia in English. In maths we have been working on our individual targets . We have also been to Gateshead Collage for a look round to see what the collage is all about. We have been doing some work around our coffee morning that we planning . We have also been out doing some independent travel. We are going to Gibside to do our volunteering and as always, we are hoping for a dry day .
09/10/2025
This week in 5A we have been doing our English work around dystopia . We have also done some work on the skills that we need to have for working life . we have also made some chocolate chip cookies in food tech . During our maths lessons we have been working on our money skills and knowing what things cost. We are going to Gateshead on independent travel and will be working on the cost of things that we need for our coffee morning. On Friday we are going to Gibside to do our volunteering. We are hoping to have a fine dry day.
