Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.

• Christmas Events

  Fri 22 Dec 2023

  We have had some wonderful Christmas performances over the last couple of weeks.  Children in Nursery and Reception told the Nativity story using the play Away in a Manger, and Year 1 and 2 used the Innkeepers Breakfast.  Our children in Y3, Y4, Y5 and Y6 told the Christmas story through Scripture and Song.  Each performance was wonderful, the children remembered their lines and delivered them with confidence and sang beautifully.  As a staff we were extremely proud of them.  

  We invited parents and family members to show their appreciation for the children’s efforts by contributing to our collection for North Shields Salvation Army to help them ensure that all homeless people in our locality had a home cooked dinner and somewhere warm to spend Christmas Day.

  Our collection raised £570.58p and when the officer came to collect it he explained to the children how it would help and expressed his deep gratitude for their efforts. 

  

• Christmas Singing

  Tue 12 Dec 2023 J MacDonald

  Our Mini Vinnies visited our neighbours at Rothley Grange to sing some Christmas songs and deliver Christmas cards

  

• A visit to Durham University

  Mon 11 Dec 2023 J MacDonald

  Year 4 had a fantastic Ancient Greek Day provided by Durham University Museum of Archaeology.
  They handled 2500 year old artefacts, acted out the tragedy ‘Medea’ and created votive sculptures from clay!

  

• Musical Assembly

  Mon 11 Dec 2023

  This morning our children who have instrumental tuition in school provided a wonderful concert during which they entertained us with their wonderful performances.  

  We had children playing piano, keyboard, violin, cello, recorder, flute and for the first time trombone.  

  It takes great courage to perform for an audience and each of these children showed wonderful composure and confidence as they played for an audience of their peers, parents and wider family members.

  I would like to say thank you to all our peripatetic teachers who visit school weekly to teach these children and a huge ‘well done’ to all our performers who are working so hard to learn their instruments. 

  

• Parent Mental Health Group

  Fri 08 Dec 2023 J MacDonald

  A group of Year 6 parents took part in the ‘Strong not Tough’ group with the Connect Mental Health Team to support themselves and their children to support their mental health and well-being. The parents group ran alongside the children’s Friends Resilience group.

  

• A visitor from Beamish

  Fri 08 Dec 2023 J MacDonald

  Year 1 enjoyed their visit from Hannah from Beamish Museum today, learning about toys from the past

  

• Christmas Unwrapped

  Tue 05 Dec 2023 J MacDonald

  Years 3 and 4 have spent the morning taking part in a ‘Christmas Unwrapped’ event at Whitley Bay Baptist Church and enjoyed the story telling, craft and prayer which brought the scripture to life!

  

• EYFS Christmas Craft Morning

  Fri 01 Dec 2023 J MacDonald

  Early Years started the run up to Christmas with our Christmas Craft Morning on 1st December. Everyone enjoyed the crafts, and Christmas tunes to sing along to.