It was lovely to see how many children had been working hard on TT Rockstars and Lexia this week. Well done!

Well done to the children who earned their Headteacher Award this week! Keep up the good work.

This week children have took part in Art Week, during our class swap day, giving every child the chance to explore a range of exciting and creative activities. Throughout the day, pupils worked with their new teachers and experienced a variety of art activities. It was wonderful to see children so engaged, building new skills and expressing their creativity in different ways, while enjoying the opportunity to learn alongside new classmates.

UNCRC Article 31 – every child has the right to take part in a wide range of artistic activities.

Class 2

Class 2 worked hard, creating a self-portrait. We used pencils to draw our features and then added appropriate colours.

Class 3

Class 3 loved creating art all about their cornerstones topic Predators! They used water colours to paint predators ready for our topic display in September.

Class 4

Class 4 enjoyed using watercolours to create some Native American inspired art for our art gallery in September, linking to our upcoming Cornerstones topic!

Class 5

Class 5 loved creating flower sketches – preparing us for our new topic in September!

This week, our children proudly took part in Drowning Prevention Week 2026, an important national campaign led by the Royal Life Saving Society UK. The aim of the week is to help young people learn how to stay safe in and around water – a vital life skill as we look ahead to the summer months.

Throughout the week, pupils across the school engaged in a range of fun, informative, and practical activities designed to build their awareness and confidence. From classroom discussions and videos to interactive role-play and problem-solving tasks, the children explored key safety messages in an age-appropriate and engaging way.

The children learned:

• How to recognise potential dangers around water, such as rivers, lakes, canals, and the seaside
• The importance of never swimming alone and always being supervised by a responsible adult
• What to do if they find themselves in difficulty in the water, including the “Float to Live” technique
• How to help someone else safely by remembering to Call 999 or 112 and ask for the Coastguard in an emergency
• Why it’s important to stay calm and think carefully in unexpected situations

One of the highlights of the week was practising the “Float to Live” position, where children learned how floating on their back can help them recover their breathing and stay safe until help arrives. The children were fantastic at demonstrating this and showed great maturity when discussing real-life scenarios.

We are incredibly proud of how seriously the children have approached this learning. Their enthusiasm, thoughtful questions, and willingness to practise new skills have been truly impressive.

Durham Dash Success at Beamish Museum 🏃‍♂️

A huge well done to this year’s Durham Dash team, who took part in the event at Beamish Museum. All of our runners showed fantastic effort, determination, and team spirit throughout the race – we are incredibly proud of them all!

A special mention must go to Jess in Year 6, who made history as our first ever finalist in the Durham Dash – an amazing achievement and thoroughly deserved!

Well done to everyone who took part and represented the school so brilliantly! 👏

Our recent Sports Day at Nettlesworth Primary School was a fantastic success, filled with energy, teamwork, and lots of smiles! The whole school came together to celebrate.

A huge well done must go to our Sports Leaders, who played a vital role in organising the event. They worked incredibly hard to make sure everything ran smoothly, from setting up activities to supporting younger pupils and keeping events running on time. Their leadership and enthusiasm really helped make the day such a positive experience for everyone involved.

We would also like to give a special thank you to Mr Beveridge for all of his support and dedication in helping to organise the day. His efforts behind the scenes were instrumental in ensuring the event was enjoyable and successful for all pupils.

Throughout the event, all teams showed excellent determination, teamwork, and sportsmanship. It was wonderful to see pupils encouraging one another and giving their best in every event.

And finally… a big congratulations to this year’s winners — YELLOW TEAM! 🟡
An amazing achievement and well deserved!

Well done to all pupils for making Sports Day such a memorable occasion. We are already looking forward to next year!

Well done to the children who took part in the residential trip to Robinwood – you showed wonderful Rights Respecting values and had an amazing time!

Well done to the children who earned their Headteacher Award this week! Keep up the good work.

Our final day has passed us by so quickly. We’ve had such an amazing time, learnt so much and tried so many new things. Memories made!!

Our second day at Robinwood has flown over. We have had lots of fun taking on the nightline challenge, the trapeze, crate challenge and raft building to name a few. The children have shown such determination and resilience throughout. We are so proud of them all.