Burnside Academy

16/10/2026

🌊🐬 Year 5’s Fantastic Day at Roker! 🪨🌊

Year 5 had a wonderful time at Roker today! We enjoyed a lovely walk past the mouth of the Wear, along the marina and on to the seafront. 🚶‍♀️🌊

We were lucky enough to spot dolphins 🐬 and had lots of fun exploring the rock pools! 🦀 It was a fantastic day full of adventure, exploration and making memories.

16/10/2026

Year 1 have been busy learning about Queen Elizabeth II this term. To celebrate their learning, this week the children coloured flags from countries across the Commonwealth and combined them to create one spectacular crown display. We think it looks amazing! 👑

16/10/2026

This week, Year 3 have been busy putting their DT skills into practice! 👩‍🍳🥧 The children used their own designs to create delicious seasonal tarts, carefully choosing and preparing their ingredients. They really enjoyed seeing their plans come to life and were very proud of their finished creations!

❤️ We also took part in Show Racism the Red Card Day, wearing red to show our support and raise awareness. The children explored the importance of kindness, respect, equality and celebrating our differences, recognising that racism has no place in our school or community.

Well done, Year 3! 👏🌟

16/10/2026

🔴 Year 4/5 Show Racism the Red Card! 🔴

Our Year 4/5 children dressed in red and took part in activities this week to learn about racism, equality and the importance of treating everyone with kindness and respect. 🌍🤝

We’re proud of our pupils for standing together to spread the message that racism is never okay! ❤️

16/10/2026

In English this week, Year 6 have been exploring Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. 🎭

We explored key events from the story and used our oracy skills to discuss the different emotions the characters might have experienced at various points in the play. We shared our ideas, listened to different perspectives and considered how the characters’ feelings might influence their actions.

We then used these emotions and ideas to write diary entries from the perspective of a character, bringing their thoughts, feelings and reactions to life through our writing! ✍️

16/10/2026

16/10/2026

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15/10/2026

Nursery and Reception loved working together to act out and retell the Julia Donaldson story 'Room on the Broom'.