NEWS & EVENTS BLOG

Our Year 2 pupils had a fantastic time at Whitley Bay Ice Rink as part of Healthy Week! From taking their first steps on the ice to building confidence and learning new skills, everyone embraced the challenge with smiles, determination and lots of fun. At St Mary’s, we love providing exciting opportunities that encourage children to stay active, try new experiences and develop resilience both in and out of the classroom. Well done, Year 2! #StMarysRCPrimary #CullercoatsSchool

Our fantastic Year 2 pupils have been out in our local community, developing their map-reading and fieldwork skills—building confidence, curiosity and a real connection to the world around them. They were able to use their sketch maps to follow a planned route and then explore the physical and human features of the coastal well as comparing aerial to land views. #CullercoatsPrimarySchool #NorthTynesideSchools #PrimarySchoolCullercoats #EYFSandKS1 #Year2Learning #OutdoorLearni

We’re so proud of our Year 2 superstars! �Our pupils had a fantastic time at the Athletics Festival at St Thomas More High School, showing great teamwork, determination and sportsmanship — and bringing home a brilliant 2nd place! Well done, everyone — you represented St Mary’s beautifully! #CullercoatsPrimarySchool #NorthTynesideSchools #CullercoatsMums #PrimarySchoolLife #EarlyYearsUK #SchoolSports #CullercoatsCommunity #NorthShieldsSchools #ChooseStMarys #TeamworkInAction

Our amazing Year 2 pupils showed true community spirit by hosting a cake sale in support of Cullercoats RNLI, raising a fantastic £130! We are so proud of their kindness and enthusiasm for helping others. #CullercoatsSchool #NorthTynesideSchools #PrimarySchoolCullercoats #WhitleyBayParents #SchoolCommunity #RNLI #CullercoatsParents #PrimarySchoolLife #ChoosingASchool #NorthTynesideEducation #cullercoatsrnli

Our Year 2 pupils had a fantastic visit to Cullercoats RNLI Lifeboat Station today, learning all about water safety and the vital work of our local lifeboat crews. This exciting trip linked perfectly with their local history learning about Grace Darling, helping children understand bravery at sea and our area’s rich maritime heritage. If you’re looking for a friendly, nurturing primary school in Cullercoats, we’d love to hear from you. Farringdon Road, Cullercoats, NE30 3EY

Year 2 shared a wonderful assembly today all about their learning in History about the Great Fires of London, Gateshead and Newcastle. It was amazing to see how much they had enjoyed this unit and the links they have made to local history.

Year 2 have thoroughly enjoyed their History unit on the Great Fires. After learning about the fire in London, we invited Richard to come and talk to us yesterday all about life on the Quayside in Victorian times and all about the Great Fires of Gateshead and Newcastle. Then today we took a metro into town and explored the site of the fire and how the Quayside has changed over time. We even saw the remains of the wall from the houses that were there in 1854!

In December, our Year 2 pupils wrote letters to local nurses as part of their English and History unit on Florence Nightingale. They were excited to post them and today we received an email from Northumberland NHS Trust to thank the children for the happiness that the letters brought to all the nurses who read them!

Our Y1 and Y2 children gave an outstanding performance of the Nativity ‘Hey Ewe’ for their families and our parish community this evening. Each and every one of them were AMAZING and we are so proud of them all. We thank them for giving us the opportunity to be still and be reminded of the true meaning of Christmas.

This morning the children in Key Stage 1 enjoyed an Advent morning. We created some crafts that helped us to remember the season of Advent. One of these is the Bambinelli. In Italy on the third Sunday of Advent, children take a wooden baby Jesus to Mass to have it blessed. They then wrap it up and place it under their tree. On Christmas morning they unwrap the baby Jesus first to help them remember the true meaning of Christmas. The children are bringing home their Bambinelli

In History Club this week, the children looked at what life was like living inside a castle. We learnt about what type of people would have lived in a castle, what their jobs were and what they would have ate. We even made our own medieval food plates and imagined what it would be like eating food like this everyday.

Years 1 & 2 enjoyed a special workshop with the wonderful author and illustrator, Catherine Rayner! It was great to see inside her workshop and hear how she gets ideas for her books. We all had a turn a drawing along with her to create our little bears!

Huge congratulations to Year 2 who finished in 2nd place in the Sumdog North East of England Maths Competition. Well done to Isaac, Skye and Magnus who f8nished in the top 10 pupils.

Year 2 had a wonderful afternoon at Cullercoats Watch House exploring our local history. The volunteers told us all about rescues at sea...

A fantastic afternoon for Year 2 at St Thomas More Athletics Festival! They ran, threw and jumped their hearts out while showing...

Year 2 led their families in a Celebration of the Word on the theme of forgiveness. They read, reflected and sang so beautifully.

The children joined together to watch a special assembly from the NSPCC where they heard key messages about their safety and who they...

Year 2 were thrilled to have a visit from Alex from Cullercoats RNLI as part of our History unit on Grace Darling. It was wonderful for...

Many thanks to our pupils in Year 2 who led a wonderful assembly this morning all about their work on The Great Fires of London,...

We invited pupils in Years 2 and 5 to apply to be Mental Health Ambassadors in school. They have recently begun their training with...