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Events and Visits

Y5 Trip to Beamish

Y5 Trip to Beamish

Today year 5 have visited Beamish Museum to learn all about climate change and our carbon footprints. The children took part in 2 fantastic workshops where they looked at what the carbon footprint of someone living in the 1800s and then 1900s would be like compared to...

UKS2 Sports Hall Athletics

UKS2 Sports Hall Athletics

Today 28 children from Year 5 and 6 went to an athletics competition at Gateshead Leisure Centre. The teams were split into boys and girls and competed against other schools in a range of track and field events. All of the children tried really hard and cheered each...

LKS2 Visit Segedunum

LKS2 Visit Segedunum

This week, the children in years 3 and 4 have visited Segedunum Roman Fort. The children took part in two workshops. In one workshop, they learned how to battle like a Roman soldier, how to dress like a Roman soldier and even took an oath to become a Roman soldier....

Owls enjoy a spooky Halloween day

Owls enjoy a spooky Halloween day

Article 1: Everyone, under 18, has the rights of the UN Convention Article 27: You have the right to food, clothing, a safe place to live and to have your basic needs met. You should not be disadvantaged so that you can't do many of the things other kids can do....

Y5/6 Cross-Country

Y5/6 Cross-Country

Today, children from year 5 and 6 went to Watergate Park to compete in a cross-country competition with many other schools across Gateshead. We sent a team from year 5 and a team from year 6. The children had to run just over a mile and all tried their best to keep...

Year 6 having fun outdoor!

Year 6 having fun outdoor!

What a fantastic day Year 6 had yesterday. Andy from B-Outdoors came in and he provided a full day of activities which included: team games, archery, problem solving and camp fires. We all thoroughly enjoyed it and can't thank Andy enough. Article 15: You have the...

Olympics Week

Olympics Week

Last week in school we had Olympics week to celebrate the upcoming Olympic games due to start in Tokyo this week! The children kicked off the week with a whole school workout. Children across the school engaged in a Hiit workout designed for primary age children and...

Sports Day Superstars in the Dragonflies Class!

Sports Day Superstars in the Dragonflies Class!

The Children in the Dragonflies were all Sporting Superstars this week. They were all keen to compete in the many events and challenges on Sports Day. They had a great morning and were very encouraging and supported all of their competitors. Great effort and lots of...

Sports Day Dates w/b 12.7.21

Sports Day Dates w/b 12.7.21

Dear Parent/ Carer Please see the below timetable for your child's sports day next week. Sports day events will take place in bubbles due to Covid restrictions. Unfortunately we are unable to invite parents to spectate but children will still engage in a variety of...

Visit to Windy Nook Nature Park and St Alban’s Church

Visit to Windy Nook Nature Park and St Alban’s Church

This week the Bees visited Windy Nook Nature Park and St Alban's Church. We are learning about our local area and the children identified geographical features. At the church Reverend Danie gave us a warm welcome and told the children about features in a Christian...

Gateshead Council celebrate our Walk to School Day

Gateshead Council celebrate our Walk to School Day

Gateshead Council have written an article celebrating our walk to school initiative which helped highlight the dangers of parking near schools and possible solutions to this. Thanks again to all who turned up to support the campaign! Click on the link below to find...

Orienteering in UKS2

Orienteering in UKS2

Yesterday Year 5 and 6 got the opportunity to complete some orienteering with B outdoors. The course was set up in the nature park and the children were divided into groups. Each group had a map and a sheet to record their answers. Andy from B outdoors explained to...