Kingshurst Primary School
Year 2 2021
2020-2021 / Live
There are 44 schools in this group:
- Edward Heneage Primary Academy
- New Pasture Lane Primary School
- Wyndham Primary Academy
- Chapel Street Primary School
- Ribble Drive Primary School
- Windy Arbor Primary School
- St Matthew’s C of E Primary, Birmingham
- Henley Green Primary School
- New Hall Primary School
- Montgomery Primary
- Percy Shurmer Academy
- Oaklands Primary School
- Muswell Hill Primary School
- Dallow Primary School
- Hallsville Primary School
- Keir Hardie Primary School
- Leedon Lower School
- Snodland CEP
- Carlton Colville Primary School
- Stock C of E Primary School
- Southwood Primary School
- The Albert Pye Community Primary School
- Bridge Learning Campus
- Wansdyke Primary School
- St Teresa’s Catholic Primary, Bristol
- The Willows Primary School
- St Joseph’s Catholic Primary, Derby
- East Hunsbury Primary School
- Castle Bromwich Infant and Nursery School
- Bellfield Infant School
- Kingshurst Primary School
- Brampton Primary School – Newham
- Ravensmere Infant School
- Rodings Primary School
- St Frideswide C E Primary School
- Alston Primary School
- Colmers Farm Primary School
- The Priory School – Edgbaston
- Just Imagine
- Sidemoor First School
- Knockhall Primary School
- Northumberland Heath Primary School
- Willow Bank Primary School
- Peareswood Primary School










































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The Phoenix of Persia – Week One
We are so excited to finally have begun our RG journey 2021! The Year 2s were the first lucky group to launch yesterday. We had a fascinating discussion about the … -
Week 2: Poems Aloud
The Year 2 team looked at the poem ‘Don’t Look Now’, and after taking turns performing it (in a whispered, anxious voice), we worked together to create our own version … -
Week 1: Poems Aloud
The Year 2 team started to look at the next book of their Reading Gladiators journey, Poems Aloud by Joseph Coelho. During the session, we chose some poems to read …
Year 4 2021
2020-2021 / Live
There are 52 schools in this group:
- Becket Primary
- Edward Heneage Primary Academy
- St Joseph’s Catholic Primary, Derby
- New Pasture Lane Primary School
- Edenthorpe Hall Academy
- Gleadless Primary School
- Wyndham Primary Academy
- East Hunsbury Primary School
- Medlock Primary School
- Chapel Street Primary School
- Ribble Drive Primary School
- Windy Arbor Primary School
- St Matthew’s C of E Primary, Birmingham
- Henley Green Primary School
- Montgomery Primary
- Percy Shurmer Academy
- Oaklands Primary School
- Kingshurst Primary School
- Alston Primary School
- Muswell Hill Primary School
- Dallow Primary School
- Hallsville Primary School
- Keir Hardie Primary School
- Brampton Primary School – Newham
- Leedon Lower School
- Heathrow Primary School
- Danbury Park Community Primary School
- Snodland CEP
- All Saints’ CEVA Primary School
- Wentworth Primary School
- Stock C of E Primary School
- Arthur Bugler Primary School
- Priory Junior School
- The Albert Pye Community Primary School
- Rodings Primary School
- Bridge Learning Campus
- Wansdyke Primary School
- St Frideswide C E Primary School
- The Willows Primary School
- Iver Village Junior School
- The Priory School – Edgbaston
- The Dolphin School
- Colmers Farm Primary School
- Just Imagine
- Gwenfo CW Primary School
- Sidemoor First School
- Edinburgh Primary School
- St Louis Catholic Academy
- Knockhall Primary School
- Northumberland Heath Primary School
- Willow Bank Primary School
- Peareswood Primary School
















































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Week 1: Chalk Eagle
Illustrations on their own can be powerful in telling a story. The Year 4 team explored this concept before looking at ‘Chalk Eagle’. They were given pictures from Tom Percival’s … -
Week 5: Runaway Robot
For the mini challenge, the Year 4 children each chose a robot to research and created fact files about them at home, following in Alfie’s footsteps. They were surprised to … -
Week 4: Runaway Robot
The Year 4 team explored the world of phrases and idioms with the help of the game show Catchphrase, and its very own robot, Mr Chips. After looking at some …
Year 5 2021
2020-2021 / Live
There are 42 schools in this group:
- Becket Primary
- Edward Heneage Primary Academy
- St Joseph’s Catholic Primary, Derby
- New Pasture Lane Primary School
- Gleadless Primary School
- Wyndham Primary Academy
- East Hunsbury Primary School
- Medlock Primary School
- Ribble Drive Primary School
- Windy Arbor Primary School
- St Matthew’s C of E Primary, Birmingham
- Montgomery Primary
- Percy Shurmer Academy
- Kingshurst Primary School
- Muswell Hill Primary School
- Dallow Primary School
- Hallsville Primary School
- Keir Hardie Primary School
- Brampton Primary School – Newham
- St Mary’s Church of England Primary School (Woodbridge)
- Snodland CEP
- Long Melford Church of England Primary School
- Carlton Colville Primary School
- Priory Junior School
- The Albert Pye Community Primary School
- Rodings Primary School
- Woodham Walter Primary School
- Platt Church of England Primary School
- Wansdyke Primary School
- St Frideswide C E Primary School
- The Willows Primary School
- St Mary’s C of E Primary School
- Colmers Farm Primary School
- Just Imagine
- Iver Village Junior School
- Academy 360
- St Louis Catholic Academy
- William Murdoch Primary School
- Knockhall Primary School
- Northumberland Heath Primary School
- Willow Bank Primary School
- Peareswood Primary School






































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Week 2: Tamarind and the Star of Ishta
Now that the children had read more of the book, we discussed about Tamarind’s character in greater depth, putting our ideas onto a circle thinking map. We also held a … -
Week 1: Tamarind and the Star of Ishta
The Year 5 team started their journey with the second book of the programme, written by Jasbinder Bilan. During our first discussion about the book, we talked about what we … -
Week 1: The House By The Lake
Before they were given the book, the Year 5 Reading Gladiators wrote what they thought it would be about. In addition, they worked hard on creating informative fact files about …
Year 6 2021
2020-2021 / Live
There are 43 schools in this group:
- Becket Primary
- Edward Heneage Primary Academy
- St Joseph’s Catholic Primary, Derby
- New Pasture Lane Primary School
- Weston On Trent Primary School
- Moira Primary School
- Wyndham Primary Academy
- East Hunsbury Primary School
- Medlock Primary School
- Chapel Street Primary School
- Ribble Drive Primary School
- Windy Arbor Primary School
- St Matthew’s C of E Primary, Birmingham
- Montgomery Primary
- Percy Shurmer Academy
- Oaklands Primary School
- Kingshurst Primary School
- Alston Primary School
- Muswell Hill Primary School
- Dallow Primary School
- Hallsville Primary School
- Keir Hardie Primary School
- Brampton Primary School – Newham
- Springwell School
- Leedon Lower School
- Snodland CEP
- Priory Junior School
- The Albert Pye Community Primary School
- Rodings Primary School
- Platt Church of England Primary School
- Bridge Learning Campus
- Wansdyke Primary School
- St Frideswide C E Primary School
- The Willows Primary School
- Iver Village Junior School
- Colmers Farm Primary School
- St Michael Catholic Primary School
- Just Imagine
- World’s End Junior School
- Knockhall Primary School
- Northumberland Heath Primary School
- Willow Bank Primary School
- Peareswood Primary School







































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Week 1: The Skylark’s War
The Year 6 team had already read the first three chapters of their second book. Some had read more than this, which was ideal for our discussion about the main … -
Week 5: In the Key of Code
Some of the children continued to gather images about computing, which were later used to create a digital poster for the mini challenge. Meanwhile, the other Reading Gladiators looked at … -
Week 4: In the Key of Code
The Year 6 team worked hard to create their own fairy tales about Emmy, taking inspiration from the ‘fairy tale’ chapters within the book. The children also started to gather …