This week, the children revisited and consolidated their learning about Easter. To celebrate, they listened carefully to an Easter story, developing their understanding of the celebration and its meaning. Following this, the children took part in a creative activity where they designed and made their own bunny headbands, showing enthusiasm and imagination throughout.
This week in reception & nursery the children worked together to sequence the Easter story and discuss what happens in church at Easter time. They explored how and why Easter is celebrated and showed great teamwork as they talked through the events and decided on the correct order.
What an incredible day we’ve had celebrating World Book Day at West Boldon Primary! Our school has been filled with amazing characters from the wonderful world of books, and we have been blown away by the creativity and effort that has gone into the costumes. The children – and staff! – all look absolutely fantastic. From classic storybook characters to modern favourites, it has truly brought our love of reading to life across the school.
As part of today’s fantastic World Book Day celebrations, Mandy and her amazing catering team also created a truly magical Alice in Wonderland-themed lunch for all of our children! The dining hall was transformed into a wonderful Wonderland feast, and the food looked absolutely unbelievable. From the creative presentation to the delicious treats on offer, it was a lunchtime our children will definitely remember!
In the afternoon, celebrations moved outdoors to our fantastic fire pit area, where the children enjoyed a truly special reading experience. Wrapped up in the fresh air, they toasted marshmallows over the fire while chatting with friends about their favourite stories and characters.
The children also had the chance to relax with a delicious hot chocolate while spending time reading their books together — the perfect way to celebrate a day dedicated to the joy of reading.
Days like today are a brilliant reminder of just how important reading is. Reading opens the door to imagination, builds vocabulary, develops creativity and allows children to explore new worlds, ideas and adventures. Encouraging a love of books at a young age helps set children up with skills that will benefit them for life.
A huge well done to everyone for making such a fantastic effort today, and thank you to our families for helping create such brilliant costumes. We hope today inspires even more children to pick up a book and discover their next great story!
What a way to end the half-term! We had an amazing last day of half-term celebrating our Ofsted Party Day, and the children absolutely loved it!
The morning began with our usual Star of the Week Golden Coin Celebration Assembly, where it was fantastic to celebrate all the brilliant achievements and positive choices across school
After that, the children enjoyed a lovely, relaxed morning watching a film, followed by Bag Day lunch, kindly provided by Mandy and her wonderful team
The afternoon was full of smiles, laughter and energy with fun games and activities, topped off with buffet snacks generously donated by our parents — thank you so much for your continued support
A perfect end to a fantastic half-term and a well-deserved celebration for our amazing children.
Reception and Nursery children continued their learning about our school’s Gold Standards of behaviour through a PSHE/ Understanding the World lesson focused on respect and kindness. Working in small groups, they explored a range of pictures and words, discussing which ones showed kind or unkind behaviour. This activity sparked thoughtful conversations, helping the children understand how their words and actions affect others. It was a wonderful opportunity to practise using kind language and to celebrate respectful choices in everyday life.
It was fantastic to see all of our children back in school after the Christmas break. The smiles, enthusiasm and positive attitudes have made it a great start to the new term.
We were also really pleased to hear just how many children are meeting our school Gold Standards, which we celebrated in our Friday Celebration Assembly. Well done to everyone for such a positive return to school – keep it up!
After a busy week, it was wonderful to take time to celebrate our children’s amazing behaviour and recognise just how many of them have met our Gold Standards
This all took place in our usual Friday Star of the Week Golden Coin Celebration, and it was lovely to hear how so many children truly shone — especially during a week when we welcomed our special Ofsted visitors into school. We couldn’t be prouder of them.
We are also very thankful to John Soulsby, who came into school to work with a group of our Key Stage 2 boys who have been learning all about how to grow giant vegetables. They absolutely loved asking him questions, and it was the highlight of their day.
Well done to everyone — a fantastic end to a very busy week at West Boldon Primary School!
Our Nursery and Reception children have started a brand new daily routine — brushing our teeth after lunch!
The children are learning how to look after their smiles, build healthy habits, and take responsibility for their own self-care. We’re so proud of how sensible and enthusiastic they’ve been!
Healthy teeth, happy smiles!
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