We all had such an amazing day taking part in our annual Sports Day. Thankfully the weather was kind and we were able to show off our amazing skills to all of our parents and carers.

A massive well done to all of our children who showed such determination when taking part in their individual races.

A great big thank you to our Sports Leaders who organized and lead our Sports Day – they were fantastic, as always!

And finally a massive thank you to Mr Beveridge, Mrs Peverley and Mrs Corrigan for ensuring the day ran smoothy.

This years winners were ….. BLUE and RED…. the first time we have ever had a joint winner! Well done!

A massive well done to our Durham Dash team for representing our school on Wednesday. You all did so well and we are so proud of you, running in such warm weather and up a very big hill!

Thank you to all of the parents and carers that also supported us and cheered us along!

Same again next year?!

Children across the whole school enjoyed all of the activities set up by the Sports Leaders and SSOCs crew. They had lots of fun joining in sporting party games to celebrate the 40th birthday of red nose day! Thanks leaders and crew! We managed to raise £45

We played pin the nose on the teacher, pass the hoop, musical statues and make the teacher look like a clown!

We finished with a treat of watching the staff play musical chairs. Miss Grimes took the crown! Well done everyone!

British Science Week is taking place between 7-16 March 2025.

This year’s theme explores change and adaptation, which is all around us and affects every area of STEM.

For example, animals and plants change and adapt to their surroundings to survive.

We’ve also seen technology constantly evolving which can help people in many different aspects of their lives – from finding new medical treatments to learning in the classroom.

And it doesn’t just happen here on Earth, even the stars and social system changes too. Perhaps there is life on other planets that also adapts as their environment changes?

This year in school we celebrated by having a morning of teacher swap! Each class had a visit from a different class teacher. Teachers had planned an exciting morning of practical activities all based on this years theme of Change and Adapt.

Class 1 with Mrs Edwards

LET’S MAKE A PAPER CHAIN CATERPILLAR Class 1 children made a fun caterpillar, then changed it into a butterfly! By using different coloured paper, the children learnt about metamorphosis and the colours of the rainbow.

Class 2 with Mr Graham

BE SEEN BE SAFE This activity encouraged class 2 to think about reflection and light. They tested different materials to see how reflective they were, and decided which ones would be best to change into to keep themselves seen and safe in the dark!

Class 3 with Mrs Aspinall

LET’S MAKE A WORMERY Worms make good soil which is very important in nature. Class 3 investigated how worms change dead leaves and waste materials into soil. Class 3 are excited to continue to observe the changes!

Class 4 with Mrs Morton

SHOULD WE FLUSH IT AWAY? Class 4 had lots of fun investigating which items change and breakdown easily in water so that they can be flushed away. They were shocked to find that items like wet wipes do not breakdown in water so when they are flushed down the toilet they mix with grease in the sewer and form massive solids called fatbergs.

Class 5 with Miss Grimes

DISSOLVING DILEMMA In this activity class 5 used various types of sugar to investigate whether changing the size of the grains/lumps has an impact on the speed they dissolve in water. For a fair test, they made sure you keep everything else the same and measure the ingredients carefully.

A massive thank you to everyone for attending our annual e safety coffee morning. We loved sharing all of our work with our adults and also promoting how we can stay safe online. This years theme was ‘too good to be true’. Each class discussed this at their own level and created work to show our understanding. Well done everyone!

UNCRC Article 13 – seek and receive information.

Today we enjoyed a taster football session with Caitlin from the SSP.

We took part in lots of different activities and learned lots of new skills.

We can’t wait to put them into practise! 🙂

Class 1’s Session…

Class 2’s Session…

Class 3’s Session…

Class 4’s Session…

Class 5’s Session…

Thank you to Sarah and Mya for providing a spook – tastic lunch for us to all celebrate Halloween!

We enjoyed our follolw up assembly, where we learnt all about the imopact our voice has had on teh changes to local wildlife in County Durham.

Thank you to OASES for providing us with this opportunity. We loved being able to discuss how we would like to improve our school grounds as a result.

As massive well done to our KS2 Cross Country team who braved the rain and mud to absolutely smash the cross country course! They all showed such determination and dedication to their running. They made us all proud! same again next year?

Today we enjoyed listening to a story from the bible with Reverend Caroline and Emily. We listening carefully and reflected upon what the story means to us.