Year 6

Dear Parent/Carer, On behalf of staff and Governors, I would like to wish families a Happy New Year and we very much hope everyone has had an enjoyable and safe Christmas.  It has been great to see children back in school, albeit with some looking a little tired having enjoyed their holiday so much

This week, Year 6 have been having lots of Christmas fun as they prepared for Santa at the weekend. They have made cards, calendars and baubles and danced, played games and eaten at their party. It has made them all feel festive and ready for a break after a hard term of work! Article 31: We all hav

We started this project in 2021 as a legacy collectable for children who move through our school.  This year we introduced a new set of baubles for each year group so that the children can collect one each year as they get older, and hopefully keep them way into the future.  Reception / Nursery an

Across school at the end of term, all the children take part in a quiz using the app Mentimeter.  This quizzes them on all things to do with foundation lessons such as History, Geography, Art, PE, Science and more….The classes ring out with cheers and drum rolls. The children are really used to t

As we come to the end of our first term, it is important to reflect on some of the successes that we have achieved over the last fifteen weeks.  In addition to our usual class work, we have been able to further develop our wider curriculum.  We have been able to schedule educational visits and org

In the penultimate week of the term, Christmas stars arrived early as our children put their best theatrical feet forward and staged performances that were enjoyed by hundreds! After a two-year break from live performances, December 2022 was the chance for us to entertain again and share important m

Our School choir, lead by Mrs Holt, have been sharing the joy of song in our local community. First stop, St Ninians Church. Some of the choir were asked to light the advent candles with the curate, George Lackenby, then the performance began. The church was filled with festive songs and despite the

Over the last two weeks, the children in Year 6 have continued to look at some important festivals in the Jewish calendar. Rosh Hashanah ‘The Head of the Year’ celebrates the beginning of the year. Unlike our New Year, it is a solemn festival and is celebrated in late September. The children hav

This week, children from Reception to Year 6 enjoyed a music workshop by the fabulous band from Gateshead Music Services.  We were entertained with Santa Time! and jokes, Twelve Days of Christmas, dancing Santa and of course full sing-a-longs of all our favourites which we sung very loud!  The chi

A final Reading Corner post for 2023. there have been so many great book recommendations throughout this year – from the children and from me. I hope that you have been able to read some of the books. The Christmas holidays are a great time for reading – there is so much free time and it’s so cold t