From Parliament to Playground: MP Kate Osborne Visits West Boldon

7th May 2025Fiona Goodwin

This Friday, we had the honour of welcoming our local MP, Kate Osborne, to school. She was so impressed with everything happening here at West Boldon – from the impact of our new Breakfast Club on children and families, to the exciting news of our new nursery funding.

The highlight of the day was the grand unveiling of our Reading Bus! Kate was our star guest and even climbed aboard to sit with members of our school council, who asked her some amazing questions about her life as an MP.

Our children were an absolute credit to the school and to you, their families – we couldn’t be prouder!

OPAL Update!

5th December 2024Fiona Goodwin

Over the last few weeks, we’ve been on the hunt for new Play Ambassadors to help us at lunchtimes! Miss Ingoe collected applications, held interviews, and selected 20 fantastic children to take on this important role.

This week Team One met to plan, learn their responsibilities, and hit the ground running! You can spot them in the yard by their colourful lanyards.

They’ve been helping younger children, organising activities, and keeping all the play equipment in check!

A huge WELL DONE to Team One – you’ve been absolutely amazing!

Road Safety Week

28th November 2024Fiona Goodwin

Last week, we proudly marked Road Safety Week, focusing on raising awareness about staying safe on the roads. After a school-wide vote, we chose to receive a special road safety lesson – and our incredible Team Communicators took charge!

They organised an engaging assembly centered on the key message; Think, Stop, Wait, and Listen before crossing the road. The assembly featured interactive role play and shared vital tips for crossing safely, making it both fun and memorable for everyone!

A huge round of applause to our Team Communicators for delivering such an important message with energy and confidence!

Anti-Bullying Week 2024

21st November 2024Fiona Goodwin

This week, we proudly celebrated Anti-Bullying Week 2024 with the inspiring theme of ‘Showing Acts of Kindness Every Day’. Our children wholeheartedly embraced this message, voting to make kindness the heart of our efforts – and we couldn’t be prouder of their dedication!

Highlights of the Week:

  • Team Communicators led the way, recognising and celebrating acts of kindness across the school. They awarded certificates to children who went above and beyond to show thoughtfulness and care, spreading positivity throughout our community.
  • To conclude the week, the Team Communicators shared a special gesture with every child – a heartfelt note of thanks for their kindness. These meaningful tokens reminded us all of the power of small acts to make a big difference.

A huge well done to everyone at West Boldon Primary School! This week, you demonstrated how kindness can help create a culture of care, empathy, and inclusion, showing the world what it means to build a bully-free community.

Let’s continue to carry this message forward, every day!

House Captains and Vice Captains 2024

23rd September 2024Fiona Goodwin
Exciting News from West Boldon Primary
We believe in the power of democracy and giving our students a voice! We constantly talk to our children about British Values and democracy is a key part of this.️ This week, our pupils took part in a *real-life election* to choose their new **House Captains** and **Vice Captains** for each house!
After a fun and fair campaign, complete with speeches and lots of enthusiasm, the children voted for the leaders who will guide their house throughout the year.
Congratulations to all the winners! We’re so proud of all the students who took part — this was a fantastic opportunity to learn about leadership and teamwork.

School Council visit to Pizza Express

6th February 2024Miss K. Wilkinson

Our school council loved their morning trip to Newcastle and Pizza Express to make their own pizza margarita as a reward for all their hard work. They were a credit to the school as always.

And… ACTION

25th September 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

On Friday some of our staff and children began using the TV studio equipment we are currently renting from the OpenZone to film our very first Subject Ambassador video!

Over the course of the year, our chosen Subject Ambassadors will work with our Curriculum Lead (Miss Swales), Subject Ambassador Leads (Miss Wilkinson and Miss Ingoe) and resident film expert (Mr Mills) to talk about their chosen subject, their favourite things about the subject, the topics they have covered, and the skills they have learnt during their time at West Boldon.

Here are the Computing Subject Ambassadors having their turn under the spotlight!

Video coming soon…

Computing Subject Ambassadors gathering their ideas Computing subject ambassadors getting ready to film Computing subject ambassadors in front of the camera

School Council Elections 2020

9th November 2020Miss K. Wilkinson

This week our whole school began voting for our School Council representatives. Children put themselves forward for the role because they wanted to represent their class and their year group bubble in the big decisions relating to life in our school.

Children thought carefully about who to vote, ensuring they were voting for someone who would be reliable, approachable and sensible in their role. We even use authentic ballot papers and ballot boxes!

The winners for each year group bubble will be revealed in Monday’s assembly.