After a long journey to Chania we arrived on Sunday evening and the children had well deserved sleep in our lovely hotel.

On Monday morning we enjoyed a warm welcome filled with traditional greek music and dancing at Mavromatakis school. This was followed by master classes around the school called ‘repurposing old t-shirts’,’ creating music from disposable objects’ and ‘balancing what the sea rinsed out’. The children then presented the objects they had produced in these sessions to the rest of the group. Following this we enjoyed a traditional Greek lunch and had the opportunity to socialise with others from the Erasmus project.

In the late afternoon the group were given a guided tour of the Chania old town, which included great photo opportunities and stunning scenery.

We are all looking forward to what tomorrow brings!

What a lovely start to the new academic year.

Well done to all of the children who have settled in well to their new classes. We regularly update our Enrichment and Enjoyment page with the activities that each class have been doing – take a look on the Parents section of our website and have a look. As you will see we have been very busy.

We received a visit from Jet and Ben and learned all about ‘Stranger Danger’ and how to stay safe as the nights become darker.

Our annual Harvest Festival Assembly was a huge success and we were overwhelmed at the generosity of the families who donated food for the Durham Food Bank.

At the request of one of our pupils the cross country team raised money for the Rainforest Foundation. Well done to all of the runners.

Our fabulous Year 6 girls won the 7 a side ESFA tournament – with only 6 players on their team! GO TEAM FRAM!

Thank you for your continued support and I hope you all have a lovely half term.

In the final blog of the school year, I would like to take this opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to all parents for your continuous support.

We say goodbye to our Year 6 children on Friday. I am sure everyone will agree that the Leavers Show was truly wonderful.

They have been a lovely group, hardworking, great role models to our younger children and a delight to teach. We wish them well for their exciting next step into secondary education.

Mrs Smith

On Tuesday a team of 25 of our children headed to Beamish Museum to compete in the Durham Dash. Half of the team competed in field events including throwing and jumping and the other half competed in the road race – a 600m run.

Our team were amazing and both Florence and Henry reached their finals! Henry went on to win GOLD in his final race – a wonderful achievement.

Well done to all of our team. You all did your best and we are very proud of you.

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In June a group of intrepid explorers travelled to Robin Wood in Alston for 3 days. We took part in a range of activities including; the Zip Line, Trapeze, Nightline, Climbing Wall, Dragon’s Quest and the legendary……Piranha Pool! We had an amazing time.

We are already looking forward to next year’s visit!

Our Year 5 and 6 students regularly work as a team to clear areas around school, recycling and reusing found materials where possible. Recently, we used natural findings and old car tyres to create bug hotels to attract as many wonderful creatures as possible!

The Eco-Committee have decided that as a school, we need to use our outdoor spaces more often. So, in preparation, the team cleared the garden (weeding and sorting) ready for children of all classes to access and use this space for leisure and learning.

At the beginning of our Eco-Journey, representatives from Durham County Council and Energy Heroes, visited and spoke to the whole school about ways in which we could be more eco-friendly. Following the assembly, the Eco-Committee met with the reps and conducted a survey around the school.

The rain hasn’t stopped our nursery children from smiling!

The children have loved exploring the puddles and demonstrating various ways of moving through them (quickly, slowly, hopping, kicking). They negotiated space really well as they trudged up and down, displaying such delight!

On Thursday 13^th June Madam Raine and our German Club attended a workshop at The Durham Gala Theatre. The children had the opportunity to learn songs in German with Marina Schwartz before then performing on stage. The children were brilliant and a great time was had by all.

Well done!

This is an opportunity to look around Framwellgate Moor Primary School with our Headteacher Mrs Smith. The school does not require prior notice to your visit.

Monday 16th September 2019 at 9:15am

Thursday 19th September 2019 at 9:15am

Wednesday 25th September 2019 at 9:15am

Friday 27th September 2019 at 9:15am

Tuesday 1st October 2019 at 1:15pm

We look forward to meeting you.

Leave of Absence during Term Time

There was since a change in the law concerning term time leave of absence from 1st September 2013.  Head Teachers are not able to grant any leave of absence during term time unless there are exceptional circumstances.  Where leave is granted, Head Teachers must decide the number of school days a child can be away from school.

If you wish to make an application for your child’s term time leave of absence, you must fill out an application form, which can be requested from the main office.  The application form asks you to outline the reasons why you feel your application for leave of absence during term time should be regarded as ‘exceptional.’  Following the submission of your application, you will be notified as soon as possible of the School’s decision.

Parents / carers should be aware that if you take leave of absence during term time without making a prior application to the school, or if you make an application but your requested leave of absence is not authorised and still take the child out of school, the absence will be recorded as unauthorised.  Similarly, if you keep your child away from school for longer than agreed / authorised, the excess absence will be recorded as unauthorised