Dodgeball Tournament Y5
Year 5 attended a dodgeball tournament today. They have been practicing in after school club and enjoyed using the skills hey have learnt to compete against other schools.
New School Football Kit 2024
We are delighted to show off our new school football kit which will be worn by pupils attending sports tournaments. Earlier this year our School Councillors organised a toy sale in school in order to raise money to buy the kit. We raised a staggering £680 so we were able to go ahead and buy this…
Junior Open Squash Tournament
A huge well done to our Year 6 Squash Champion, who took part in the Silver 4A (North) - Newcastle Junior Squash Open at the weekend. He competed as the youngest athlete against 22 other boys in the U13 age category. What an amazing experience! What a huge achievement! We are all very proud of…
Summer Term 2024 Beacons
We are delighted to introduce our class Beacons for the Summer Term. Congratulations to all the children who have been chosen as shining examples of our school values.
Easter Nest Fun in Year 1
Year 1 had a great time making Easter Nest cakes with Mrs Benn. Everyone enjoyed crumbling the shredded wheat into the melted chocolate and stirring it. Everyone was surprised how the shredded wheat made the Easter Nest Cakes look like real nests! The final touch was adding some delicious…
Easter Nests in Reception
Reception had lots of fun making Easter nest cakes. They explored what happens when chocolate is melted and then mixed in with the rice crispies. Everyone had a go at stirring and putting the mixture into the cases. The final touch was adding some mini eggs into the nests. It was lots of…
Karate Taster Session Year 5
Today a former pupil Dylan Swarbrick came into school to deliver Karate taster sessions to each class. He introduced them to the Japanese Martial Art by demonstrating various techniques and explained how these develop both physical and mental strength. Year 5 had a great time performing striking…
Bishop Swarbrick Visits Year 5
Year 5 were honoured to be visited by Bishop Swarbrick today after they wrote to him to ask him questions about being a Bishop. He was kind enough to give up his time to come into school to answer them. Every child in the class had a chance to ask a question and the children were captivated and…
Year 5 Science Fair
Year 5 had a fantastic experience at a science fair today. They did practical activities in biology, chemistry and physics. These included looking at cells under a microscope, testing chemicals to see what colour they burnt and making their hair stand up with a Van der Graaff generator. They all…
World Book Day In Year 5
What a busy World Book Day we have had in Year 5! We celebrated the day by dressing up as our favourite book character or by wearing our pyjamas. We joined a BBC live World Book Day lesson and listened to different authors talk about what inspires them to write. We designed new book covers for our…
World Book Day Y6 2024
After watching video clips of well-known presenters and actors ‘Bringing Books to Life’ where they shared what they love about their favourite stories, Year 6 worked together to create their very own short video.They considered the use of location, camera angles, images and music to create…
Year 5 Visit Lowry Exhibition At The Beacon
Year 5 were very excited to visit the Beacon this morning to see their work on display. Last term they took part in a workshop in school and created a diorama of Lowry’s painting ‘The Mill Scene’. This is now part of the exhibition which has Lowry paintings on loan from Salford Art Museum. We…