Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Hello everyone,

I hope you’ve all had a lovely week! Thank you for all the Children in Need donations the children all looked wonderful!

This week it was Layla's 'Time To Shine' in Panda Class. She talked us through a photograph, newspaper article and several videos from her fabulous trip to Lapland. The snow was just amazing to see. Thank you, Layla you did an amazing job!

Year 3 and 4 Gallery 2024-2025 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

In Maths today, we made 3D shapes using sticks and plasticine. This was to help us to describe a 3D shapes properties using mathematical vocabulary such as faces, edges and vertices'. We then used these models to support our learning for the next activities.'

Year 3 and 4 Gallery 2024-2025 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

This week the Eco Warriors had a visit from Grace who works for Oases. Ks1 had a workshop looking at the story 'Greta and the Giants' and then looked at different things around our globe that are making our world warmer. 

KS2 also had a workshop looking at greenhouse gases and delved into types of energy such as renewable sources and non-renewable sources. After this, they tested a solar panel and a wind turbine on the playground. 

KS1 Gallery 2024-2025 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Reminders –

·         Monday 18^th November am Turtles Class - Maths café for parents/carers from Turtles class this morning – 9:10am until approx. 10:50am in the Upper Hall. Parents/carers will have the opportunity to carry out maths activities together with their child. One adult per family please and siblings are unable to attend.

Tours for 2025 Prospective parents for Reception September 2025

Friday 6th December 2024 – 9:45am

Monday 14th January 2024 – 9:15am 

Tours last approximately 1 hour and there is no need to book just come to main reception on the day

Hope you have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Smith

Headteacher

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Hello everyone,

It’s been a very busy week here at FMPS, thankyou to everyone who came and waited with younger siblings to see the photographers, we can’t wait to see the photos!

Thank you to all the parents who attended the parent’s appointments this week, if you did not manage to visit please contact the main office as we do have some appointments available next week.

This week it was William's turn for 'My Time To Shine' in Panda's. What an amazing job he did. William brought in a model skeleton which included many body parts. We all listened carefully as he spoke confidently about different body parts. The children then asked William some questions at the end. Well done William!

Year 3 and 4 Gallery 2024-2025 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Today in Science, we had a great time using practical resources to create a model of the digestive system. We worked as a class to complete a demonstration of the digestive system to answer the key question ' What are the different stages in the digestive system?'

Year 3 and 4 Gallery 2024-2025 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Year 5 and 6 have thoroughly enjoyed their session with Beamish today. We recapped our knowledge of life in the early 1900s for men, women and children and how this all changed at the outbreak of The Great War. We looked at items that boys used down the mine and what life was like, then explored objects that men carried with them during the war (the children even got to try on some of the soldier's clothes too). We learnt more about life for women and how this changed during the war years, we watched some clips of women's football matches, looked at images of them joining the police and fire service in Durham and Newcastle. It was a really insightful

morning for us all. 

Year 5 and 6 Gallery 2024 -2025 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

KS1 took a trip to the Hancock Museum in Newcastle on Wednesday and explored all the amazing exhibitions to do with animals and living things.

KS1 Gallery 2024-2025 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Reminders –

• Friday 15^th November - Children in Need – wear pyjamas or spotty or both!
• Monday 18^th November am Turtles Class - Maths café for parents/carers from Turtles class this morning – 9:10am until approx. 10:50am in the Upper Hall. Parents/carers will have the opportunity to carry out maths activities together with their child. One adult per family please and siblings are unable to attend.

Tours for 2025 Prospective parents for Reception September 2025

Wednesday 13th November 2024 – 9.15am

Friday 6th December 2024 – 9:45am

Monday 14th January 2024 – 9:15am 

Tours last approximately 1 hour and there is no need to book just come to main reception on the day

Hope you have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Smith

Headteacher

This Headteachers blog is also available on the website with the translation tool.

Hello everyone,

We have had a very eventful half term with many enrichment opportunities along the way!

Year 3/4 workshops in school this week:

Prehistory in Britain with the Oriental Museum on Monday 21st October 2024

Today we worked with historians and archaeologists from Durham University to carry out a primary source investigation with artefacts. We also explored human remains with osteoarchaeology to gather clues about how people lived at the time and created our own Iron Age clan along with coins to represent them.

Year 3 and 4 Gallery 2024-2025 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Panda's Class

This week we had our first 'Time To Shine' in Panda class. Hareem was chosen and she spoke confidently to the class all about our teeth and the different jobs they do. She had prepared for this and had brought along some images and had typed what she wanted to say. She did an amazing job. We are super proud of Hareem!!!Well Done!!!

Year 3 and 4 Gallery 2024-2025 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Tiger's Class

Abdulaziz created an informative talk about PlayStation 5. Topics included the design, popular games and fun accessories. He brought his presentation to a close with a well-chosen quiz to test the new knowledge of the rest of the class. Well done, Abdulaziz!

Year 3 and 4 Gallery 2024-2025 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Culture Club

The children have been learning about sign language due to it being International Day of Signs in September. The children have learnt the alphabet and basic greetings. Here, are two of our Year 5's showing you the sign alphabet.

International Links | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Butterflies

Please click the link below to see what fun the nursery have had this week

Butterflies Gallery | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Reminders –

• Parents Appointments are the 4^th, 5^th and 6^th November and are available to book if you follow your link from parent mail.
• Remembrance Day – pupils can purchase poppies/wrist bands etc. sold in school the week commencing Monday 4^th November to Friday 8^th November - Nursery/Reception/Year 1/2/3/4/5/6
• Year 1 and 2 school trip to The Hancock Museum in Newcastle on Thursday 7^th November all day – back at usual time 
• Photographer in school on 4th, 5th and 6th November

School photographs

There are 3 days allocated for a new photographic company called (Unscripted Photography) to take photos of our children. Please look at their website for samples.

https://www.unscriptedphotography.co.uk/modern-school-portraits-northeast/

We have chosen a new company that does take a little longer to take the photo's and provide a a slightly different approach to schools photo's.

The photo's will take place in the Upper Hall this year.

Parents with younger siblings who do not attend FMPS:

On Monday 4th November and Tuesday 5th November, parents with younger siblings (including babies) are invited to come into school to attend a drop in on:

• Monday 4th November between 8:30am and 10am
• Monday 4th November between 2pm and 3pm
• Tuesday 5th November between 8:30am and 10am

Please enter via the school Main Entrance next to Chastleton Doctors.

This will be on a first come first served basis and each family will take approx. 10 minutes.

After 10am on Monday 4th November, all siblings within school will have their photo's taken and parents are not required to attend.

We will collect siblings from our Nursery and across the school throughout Monday and Tuesday so that sibling family photo's can be taken.

It is estimated that Individual photo's are likely to be on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Please can all pupils arrive in school in smart school uniform (not PE kit) for all three days.

PE will be rearranged or adapted so that all pupils can be in school uniform.

Tours for 2025 Prospective parents for Reception September 2025

Wednesday 13th November 2024 – 9.15am

Friday 6th December 2024 – 9:45am

Monday 14th January 2024 – 9:15am 

Tours last approximately 1 hour and there is no need to book just come to main reception on the day.

Hope you have a lovely term and we will see you all on Monday 4^th November.

Mrs Smith

Headteacher

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Hello everyone,

I hope you have all had a wonderful week!

Harvest festival Thank you everyone who donated food please click the link below to see the photos of FMPS harvest festival assembly -

Archived News & Activities | Framwellgate Moor Primary School (framprimary.durham.sch.uk)

Year 5 & 6 Filters we continued our light topic by looking at different coloured objects through different coloured filters. The children predicted what colour they thought the image would be before looking through the filter. We found certain filters absorbed certain colours.

https://www.framprimary.durham.sch.uk/curiculum/curriculum-content/science/science-lesson-photos

As part of our online safety session this week, year 5 and 6 have been thinking about trust. Who we trust online and with what information. The children created their own diamond using words that they associate with trust. 

Road Safety

The Eco Warriors launched a Road Safety competition to help remind car drivers to take care on our school site and the surrounding area.

Thank you to all of the children who took part in our Road Safety Competition.

Well done to Daisy in Y6 as her poster has been chosen and will be laminated and displayed in our 'drop off areas.'

https://www.framprimary.durham.sch.uk/parents/enrichment-enjoyment/archived-news-activities

Reminders –

·         Parents Appointments a now available to book if you follow your link from parent mail.

·         Thursday 24^th October AM session – Year 2 Spooky Sports Festival at Maiden Castle -children can arrive in PE clothes can be spooky if you would like with trainers with a coat and a water bottle please

·         Friday 25^th October Year 6 – Llamas and Turtles - Year 6 Robin Wood Residential deposit paid by the end of today

Tours for 2025 Prospective parents for Reception September 2025

Wednesday 13th November 2024 – 9.15am

Friday 6th December 2024 – 9:45am

Monday 14th January 2024 – 9:15am 

Tours last approximately 1 hour and there is no need to book just come to main reception on the day 

Hope you have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Smith

Headteacher