Today is the last day of school before half term, and I would like to wish the children a restful break before we return on Monday 31st October.

This week the Year 1 pupils enjoyed a trip to the Durham Gymnastics Festival, and we hope to share photos of this with you all shortly.

The week after half term there is the opportunity for parents and carers to meet with their child’s teacher.  Bookings for these appointments are now open. We are looking forward for you to be able to look at your child’s work. Please come a little early or stay and have a look after your appointment.

It is FMPS Book festival today!  The children have brought in a favourite piece of text to share with their class.  We look forward to sharing pictures of this soon.

Thank you for all your generous donations for the Harvest Collection for the Durham Foodbank.  You can view pictures of the Harvest Assembly on the Enrichment and Enjoyment page under the Parents tab.

Next week parents are able to book an appointment to meet with their child’s teacher.  These appointments will be taking place the week we return to school after half term.

As usual we have lots going on.

This week we had the Year 4 Gymnastics Trip.  It went really well, and we look forward to sharing photographs with you all.

Next week we are looking forward to the Harvest Assembly.  This is taking place on the morning of Tuesday 11th.  Please bring donations of packets and tins of food for the Harvest Collection.

Tours for 2023 Prospective Intake Parents

Applications for school places for Reception 2023 must be submitted to the Local Authority by January 15th 2023.

Parents are welcome to visit the school on the following dates:

• Monday 10th October 2022 13:30 pm
• Tuesday 15th November 2022 09:30 am
• Friday 2nd December 2022 13:30 pm

Parents wishing to attend these tours do not need to let the school know if they are attending.  Parents should arrive at the main reception in time for the tour’s start.

Welcome back everyone!

It has been a busy start to the new school year.

On the 9th we held the school fun run, which had been postponed from the summer due to bad weather.  You can view pictures of this on the Enrichment and Enjoyment page on the website.

Last Friday we held a Jeans for Genes day, raising money for the campaign.  We raised £446.29.  Thank you to everyone for your support.

This week Year 3 enjoyed a school trip to Maiden castle to take part in the SSP Tri-Golf Festival.  We hope to share pictures of this with you all shortly.

Next week we have Rose and Sons photographers in on Wednesday morning to take individual and sibling portraits of the children.

We have had a lovely term watching the children enjoy a whole host of activities and events. Thank you to all our parents/carers for supporting the school so that we can provide these opportunities for our pupils.

Miss Chester is constantly adding lots of photo’s from events and you should be able to find them in one of the following:

• Clubs
• Enrichment and Enjoyment
• Subjects in the Curriculum section e.g. DT
• Year group photo galleries

I hope that everyone one has a lovely summer break and we look forward to the children returning on Wednesday 7th September.

The school is open from Monday 5th September to collect uniform or speak to a member of staff.

Kind regards

Mrs B Smith

It is the school sports day today, and I would like to wish the children good luck for their races.  We look forward to sharing the photos with you all next week.

Earlier this week Year 6 enjoyed a leavers’ sports day at Maiden Castle as part of the School Sports Partnership. You can view photos of this in the Year 6 Gallery.

Nursery had their own sports day on Wednesday morning, and I would like to say Well Done to all the children that took part.  Pictures of this can be viewed in the Butterflies Gallery.

Year 6 continue to rehearse their Leavers’ Show.  It is coming together really well, and we are looking forward to performing it to parents in just over a week’s time.

Next week we have our Enterprise stalls day on Friday 15th.  Pupils can bring a little money into school on that day to spend on treats and summer fair activities.

Lots going on again this week.

Year 4 had a Geography field trip to Seaham to study the physical features of this part of the coastline, focusing particularly on coastal erosion and the way it is managed.  They all had a great day.  You can view pictures of this in the Year 4 Gallery.

Wild Science visited the Nursery, Reception and KS1 classes to teach children about different living creatures.  The children had a lovely time meeting and learning about the bunny, python, hamster, African land snail and unusual insects that visited the school on that day.

Next Friday, 8th July, we hope to hold our sports day if the weather is fine.

This week we have had lots going on again.

On Monday Year 1 visited Beamish Living Museum as part of their History studies.  The children had a jam-packed day experiencing life in a pit colliery.  You can view pictures on the Enrichment and Enjoyment page.

We have had a couple of sports trips: Year 4 had a morning of learning cricket skills at the SSP Cricket Festival at Maiden Castle and Years 3 and 5 participated in the SSP Zambia Fun Run.

Next week we are looking forward to the Year 4 trip to Seaham.

Once again there has been a lot happening in the school this week.

On Monday and Tuesday this week Years 1-6 had the opportunity to attend Flat Stanley First Aid Workshops.  Pictures of this can be viewed on the Enrichment and Enjoyment page of the website.

On Tuesday Year 4 continued their Jubilee celebrations by visiting the Gala theatre to watch the show “A Right Royal Do!”  Pictures of this can be viewed in the Year 4 Gallery.

Wednesday was the Durham Dash, which a team of children from KS2 attended.  The children all performed well in their sporting events and I am very proud of their acheivement.  Pictures can be viewed on the Enrichment and Enjoyment page.

Yesterday Year 3 had a trip to view the monuments of the North East.  The trip was enjoyed by everyone, and we hope to share photos with you all soon.

As well as this the school netball team had a great first match in the local netball league, and we are looking forward to next week’s event.

Next week is the Beamish Trip for Year 1, and the Zambia Fun Run for Year 3 and Year 5.