Foundation of Light Visit – Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds!

27th June 2025Miss K. Wilkinson

Today, we welcome (as we do every Friday) the Foundation of Light team into school! They delivered a brilliant session all about healthy lifestyles, helping our children understand that staying healthy isn’t just about exercise—it’s also about eating well too.

Using the Eatwell Guide, the children explored how to build a balanced diet and learned why nutrition is just as important as keeping active.

We loved the Food hunt around the grounds!

A huge thank you to the team for making health and wellbeing fun, engaging and easy to understand!

 

Spartacus Gladiator Training continues…

26th June 2025Miss K. Wilkinson

Class 12 stepped into the arena this week as young gladiators, building the skills they’d need to succeed in battle!

They developed their agility, speed, precision, communication, and teamwork through fun and challenging activities. It was fantastic to see such brilliant collaboration, encouragement, and determination from every child.

The spirit of Spartacus was strong — and so were our gladiators!

Year 1/2 Go Wild at Northumberland Zoo!

25th June 2025Miss K. Wilkinson

As part of our Going Wild topic, our amazing Year 1/2 children had an unforgettable adventure at Northumberland Zoo!

The trip brought our learning on animal classification to life —from mammals and birds to reptiles and amphibians, the children were fantastic at spotting features and talking all about habitats, diets, and animal groups.

We were so proud of their curiosity, enthusiasm, and brilliant behaviour throughout the day They showed great respect, kindness, and were true ambassadors of West Boldon Primary!

️Every child has brought home a FREE return ticket – so they can go back and share their learning with family!

A huge thank you to the team at Northumberland Zoo for such a fantastic experience – and to our incredible pupils for making it so special!

Year 5 visit Eden Camp

23rd June 2025Miss K. Wilkinson

Year 5 had a fantastic day out at Eden Camp!

The trip gave our pupils a brilliant opportunity to deepen and reinforce their understanding of the World Wars and wider themes of conflict. It brought history to life and helped them build on everything they’ve been learning in class this term.

Well done, Year 5 — what a memorable way to round off your topic!

Year 1/2 and the Nissan Enterprise Workshop

18th June 2025Miss K. Wilkinson

Our young engineers got hands-on building their own LEGO cars, discovered fascinating facts about our local Nissan plant, and even let their imaginations run wild designing cars of the future!

The day was full of creativity, teamwork, and inspiring ideas — who knows, we might have some future car designers in the making!

A big thank you to Nissan for a brilliant and engaging workshop!

Commando Joe’s Mission: Spartacus

13th June 2025Miss K. Wilkinson

Today, Year 5 stepped into the sandals of Spartacus — a brave gladiator leading a mission against all odds! With fewer men in his army, Spartacus had only one chance of winning: teamwork. And that’s exactly what we showed!

From building battle strategies to completing challenges, we showed:
️ Self-communication – thinking before acting and talking clearly to each other
Teamwork – listening, encouraging, and making sure no one was left behind

Every decision counted, and we worked like a true army!
Spartacus would’ve been proud.

Year 5 Shine at Boldon School Tournament

11th June 2025Miss K. Wilkinson

Year 5 had a fantastic afternoon at Boldon School, representing West Boldon with pride and showing amazing teamwork throughout the event!

Team A were crowned champions
Team B finished as impressive runners-up

An incredible achievement for both teams—what a result!

All of the children behaved brilliantly and showed excellent sportsmanship. We’re so proud of you all!

Year 3 are Rainforest Explorers!

10th June 2025Miss K. Wilkinson

Our Year 3 children had a fabulous time on Monday as they became Rainforest Explorers!

We began the day diving into the wonders of the rainforest – learning about its fascinating layers and the incredible animals that call it home. Then, we explored rainforest produce, handling real nuts and seeds .

Next, we helped Lola the Lemur on an exciting rainforest trail through the Winter Gardens, solving clues and discovering fascinating facts along the way! ️‍

After lunch, we explored the museum with a fun interactive trail. From finding something blue, to spotting artefacts over 1000 years old, to picking out objects that made us laugh – the children showed great curiosity and enthusiasm throughout.

Their behaviour was exceptional all day – listening carefully, respecting museum visitors with quiet voices and safe walking, and showing real maturity on the Metro and during the walk back to school.

Well done, Year 3 – you made us proud!

Shark-tastic Learning at West Boldon!

5th June 2025Miss K. Wilkinson

This week, our Afterschool LEGO League Club for Years 1, 2 & 4 at West Boldon Primary had a FIN-tastic opportunity to dive deep into the world of marine life!

We were thrilled to welcome Jillian Morris, the founder of @Sharks4Kids, for an exciting video call where our young ocean explorers learned all about sharks, their importance to the ecosystem, and how we can help protect our oceans.

The knowledge and inspiration from this session are now being brought to life in our LEGO League Submerged challenge—where our teams are designing builds based on what they’ve learned about ocean conservation.

Thank you, Sharks4Kids, for helping our children become ocean advocates—one LEGO brick at a time!