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.

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:

• Thursday 22nd September 2022 09:30 am
• 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.

I would like to welcome everyone back to school, and hope everybody had a great half term.

This week has been busy:

Year 6 have their residential to Robinwood.  The children have had a marvellous time, and we look forward to sharing photos on the website soon.

Year 5 enjoyed an outward bounds trip to Causey Arch this week, where they learnt activities such as rock climbing.  Photos from this trip can be viewed in the Year 5 Gallery and in the Enrichment and Enjoyment section.

Next week we are looking forward to the Flat Stanley First Aid Workshops for the children to participate in.

Year 4 will be attending a Right Royal To Do! which should be lots of theatrical fun!

Another busy week for the school!

On Monday the Year 3s had a trip to Hamsterley Forest, where they enjoyed a variety of activities from making environmental art to geography activities exploring the river. Pictures of this can be viewed in the Year 3 Gallery.

On Tuesday the children enjoyed a Jubilee buffet.

Wednesday saw our Jubilee Celebration, which parents were invited to attend. The children performed a song and a dance from every decade the Queen has been on the throne. I would like to congratulate the children on their brilliant performances which were enjoyed by everyone. Pictures and videos of this celebration will be available to view on our website shortly.

Yesterday we had a colour run and the children thought that it was absolutely amazing! We will be uploading pictures and videos from this shortly.

I would like to wish everyone a happy and restful half term, and look forward to welcoming everyone back on June 6th.

I would like to share this email we received regarding yesterday’s Jubilee Celebration Concert:

“Dear Mrs Smith and School

Another busy week in the school!

Year 2 are currently midway through their SATS.

This week we had artist in residence, Rhonda Fenwick, visit Year 5.  Rhonda worked with the class to produce flags celebrating the jubilee using a variety of fabric techniques.  These flags will be made into bunting and we can’t wait to share the finished piece with you all.

The Eco Warriors had another meeting this week.  They then presented their ideas to the school as part of our Eco Assembly on Thursday.  Pictures of this can be viewed on our Shiny People page.

Year 1 had an exciting morning on Wednesday: they visited Durham Johnston School for an Outdoor Adventurous Activities session.  We hope to share pictures of this with you all soon.

Year 4 boys took part in a football tournament yesterday, in which they did well working as a team.

We are looking forward to another busy week next week, with the Jubilee Celebrations on Wednesday.