Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Hello everyone,

Lots going on a FMPS this week!

Year 5 and 6 had a brilliant day at Beamish Museum this week! The children split into groups and were able to explore the different areas. In the 1900s town, the children saw how we used to live and sample the local shops and services such as: the bakers, the sweet shop, the police station, bakers and many more.  

Each group took part in a workshop where they had to find out what had happened to a young boy who had gone to war at the age of 15. They needed to ask different people close to the boy about him to gather the information, this was all after running a few drills in the square.  

The children also visited the 1900s pit village. Here, they saw what school was like and played with the old playground toys, before heading down the mine and seeing how cramped and dark it really was. The 1940s farm was a firm favorite with the children as they were able to see the different animals that were kept at the time such as: pigs, ponies and horses.  

https://www.framprimary.durham.sch.uk/our-classes/year-5-year-6-llamas-toucans-and-jaguars/year-5-and-6-gallery-20242025

Year 5&6 continued their art topic, using their Mayan way (spirt companion) name to create a piece of artwork using Chiriascuro. They have been studying the use of light and dark (Chiriascuro). They used masking tape to mark out the name before using charcoal to colour the background. After this, they used rubbers to creste the light elements.

https://www.framprimary.durham.sch.uk/our-classes/year-5-year-6-llamas-toucans-and-jaguars/year-5-and-6-gallery-20242025

Y1 had a wonderful time at the gymnastics festival

https://www.framprimary.durham.sch.uk/our-classes/year-1-year-2-penguins-seals-whales/ks1-gallery-2024-2025

The Year 6s, visited the Beacon of Light, which hosted STEMFest. This event was hosted to inspire young people and show them the great opportunities and careers on their doorstep. The event had 4 different zones; Space, Cyber Security/Technology, Environment & Energy and Engineering and Manufacturing. Careers such as wind turbine technician, forestry, welder, and many more were showcased to the children. All in all a brilliant day!

https://www.framprimary.durham.sch.uk/our-classes/year-5-year-6-llamas-toucans-and-jaguars/year-5-and-6-gallery-20242025

The whole school got involved with our book festival day please click the links below to see all the fun!

https://www.framprimary.durham.sch.uk/our-classes/year-3-year-4-pandas-tigers-orangutans/year-3-and-4-gallery-2024-2025

https://www.framprimary.durham.sch.uk/our-classes/year-5-year-6-llamas-toucans-and-jaguars/year-5-and-6-gallery-20242025

https://www.framprimary.durham.sch.uk/our-classes/year-1-year-2-penguins-seals-whales/ks1-gallery-2024-2025

https://www.framprimary.durham.sch.uk/our-classes/nursery/butterflies-and-caterpillars/butterflies-gallery

https://www.framprimary.durham.sch.uk/our-classes/nursery/butterflies-and-caterpillars/caterpillars-gallery

Please click the link below to see all the fun Caterpillars and Butterflies nursery have been having this week!

https://www.framprimary.durham.sch.uk/our-classes/nursery/butterflies-and-caterpillars/butterflies-gallery

https://www.framprimary.durham.sch.uk/our-classes/nursery/butterflies-and-caterpillars/caterpillars-gallery

Reminders –

Monday 14^th October Years 1/2/3/4 - Cross Country in school for Y1/2/3/4 this afternoon

Tuesday 15^th October Harvest Festival in school for pupils only – please donate packets/tins of food – this will be donated to local food bank (food donations to be brought in on Monday 14^th or Tuesday 15^th October please.) Reception to year 6 attending the assembly but donations from Nursery parents welcome too! -

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

Hello everyone,

Another wonderful week at FMPS once again - lots to talk about!

Year 6 light topic; the children have been looking at how light travels and reflects off mirrors. The children further studied this by looking at the angle of incidence and the angle of reflection using torches and a mirror and marking them on to see that they were equal angles. The children then used this knowledge in order to make their own periscopes.

Year 6 Gallery 2023-2024 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School (framprimary.durham.sch.uk) 

European Languages Day 

As part of European Languages Day, Year 6 took a closer look at Greece and where languages can take you. The classes looked at short phrases in Greek and tried to name all the 24 recognised European languages. The children were then given the opportunity to try some Greek food including olives, feta cheese and Greek yoghurt with the children then rating their favourites. After this, the classes then prepared a PowerPoint presentation about how languages can help you and where they can take you in a wider context.  

Language Lesson Photos | Framwellgate Moor Primary School (framprimary.durham.sch.uk)

Penguins Class have really enjoyed a little bit of Italian for European day of Languages! We learnt how to say hello! Ciao! And tried a famous Italian dessert!

KS1 Gallery 2023-2024 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School (framprimary.durham.sch.uk)

"Bonjour" Grasshoppers really enjoyed International Language day, we listened and danced to French songs and learnt how to say a few phrases. We also baked croissants and made our own pain au chocolate, they were delicious.

Grasshoppers | Framwellgate Moor Primary School (framprimary.durham.sch.uk)

Year 5 and 6 have started a new computing topic using Microbits. This week the children programmed the microbit using the code blocks ''forever loop' and 'show string' to create a led name badge.

Year 5 Gallery 2023-2024 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School (framprimary.durham.sch.uk)

Maths café photos

Maths Lesson Photos | Framwellgate Moor Primary School (framprimary.durham.sch.uk)

Reminders –

Monday 30^th September am Tigers

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

Thursday 3^rd October pm session Year 4

Year 4 Gymnastic Festival in Sherburn (Durham Gymnastics) – travelling by bus

Reception starters for September 2025

Please come a long and meet Mrs Smith, Headteacher, for a tour of the school and ask any questions on one of the following dates. Tours last approximately 1 hour and there is no need to book just come to main reception on the day:

Monday 7th October 2024 – 1:30pm

Wednesday 13th November 2024 – 9.15am

Friday 6th December 2024 – 9:45am

Monday 14th January 2024 – 9:15am 

Hope you have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Smith

Headteacher

Hello everyone,

Well it’s been another busy week at FMPS lots to tell you about! Thank you to everyone who came in with their jeans today to support Jeans for Genes day.

Well done to Year 6 for preparing House Captain/Vice speeches. They all did a great job on Thursday presenting them.

Blue House

House Captain: James T      Vice Captain: Olivia        Vice Captain: Amelie

Green House

House Captain: Mathilda      Vice Captain: Jacob        Vice Captain: Henry

Red House

House Captain: Adam           Vice Captain: Sienna      Vice Captain: Lucie

Yellow House

House Captain: Daisy           Vice Captain: Filip           Vice Captain: Etta

Year 5 Gallery 2023-2024 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School (framprimary.durham.sch.uk)

Y6 House Captain Speeches Our Year 6s presented to their houses about why they should be their house captain for this year. They included their promises, parts about them and in some cases bribes! All delivered their speeches well and we await the results of the vote.

Year 6 Gallery 2023-2024 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School (framprimary.durham.sch.uk)

Year 6 had a brilliant day led by Darren from the SSP and Invictus Games Athlete Alex Dewar. The morning session started with a presentation about Alex's life story and looking at his medals before being taught leadership skills to develop teamwork. In the afternoon the year 6 children delivered teamwork sessions to the key stage one children. The children showed excellent leaderships skills and a fantastic day was had by all. 

Year 6 Gallery 2023-2024 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School (framprimary.durham.sch.uk)

Year 6 had a great few days skipping with Chris. In the sessions, Chris taught us how to skip firstly, the crossover, double bounce and single bounce. At the end of the session the children were able to try the larger skipping rope with varying degrees of success.  

Year 6 Gallery 2023-2024 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School (framprimary.durham.sch.uk)

Year 5 really enjoyed their skipping session with Chris. We learnt various different skills and look forward to putting these into practice at break and lunch times.

Year 5 Gallery 2023-2024 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School (framprimary.durham.sch.uk)

Tigers had a fun in the sun this morning when taking part in the school skipping project. We are going to work on our skipping skills during break and lunchtimes to help us to become skipping superstars!

Year 3 Gallery 2023-2024 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School (framprimary.durham.sch.uk)

Reminders –

Monday 23^rd September am Orangutans

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

Tuesday 24^th September pm session Year 3

Year 3 Tri Golf Festival at Blue Coat Juniors – children walking

Thursday 26^th September 2024 Nursery/Reception/Year 1/2/3/4/5/6

European Day of Languages – assemblies and activities in school

Thursday 26^th September 2024

Music works demonstrating guitar and keyboard skills for KS2 pupils who may wish to learn a musical instrument

Tours for 2025 Prospective Parents 

Please come a long and meet Mrs Smith, Headteacher, for a tour of the school and ask any questions on one of the following dates. Tours last approximately 1 hour and there is no need to book just come to main reception on the day:

Monday 7th October 2024 – 1:30pm

Wednesday 13th November 2024 – 9.15am

Friday 6th December 2024 – 9:45am

Monday 14th January 2024 – 9:15am 

Hope you have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Smith

Headteacher

Hello everyone,

I hope you all enjoyed the summer holidays. It been lovely to see all the children back at school.

This week Year 3 and 4 have thoroughly enjoyed swimming there was some very excited children coming back from the swimming baths Also this week Year 6 have been playground leaders all week and have done a wonderful job well done!  

Reminders –

All after school club and tutoring will start next week

Monday 16th September

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

Monday 16th September

Skipping

Turtles

Tigers

Seals

Penguins

Whales

Tuesday 17th September

Llamas

Toucans

Jaguars

Pandas

Orangutans

Could we ask all children to wear PE on the days they are Skipping please.

Friday 20th September

Jeans for Genes Day - wear jeans with school uniform for a suggested contribution of £2

Please come a long and meet Mrs Smith, Headteacher, for a tour of the school and ask any questions on one of the following dates. Tours last approximately 1 hour and there is no need to book just come to main reception on the day:

Thursday 19th September 2024 – 9:15am

Monday 7th October 2024 – 1:30pm

Wednesday 13th November 2024 – 9.15am

Friday 6th December 2024 – 9:45am

Monday 14th January 2024 – 9:15am 

Hope you have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Smith

Headteacher