Category

Year 1

Curriculum Launch Day!

26th August 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

26.08.21

Dear Parents/Carers,

In September, we are excited as a school to be starting a brand new Curriculum called ‘Learning Means The World’.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

On Monday 13th September we will be having a Launch Day and to celebrate this, your child can come into school dressed just like an explorer, or path finder, or adventurer or navigator!

This could be something as simple as them wearing their own clothes with a pair of binoculars/magnifying glass/ map to accessorise or they could even wear a exploration costume. Whatever works for you, you choose!

‘Learning Means the World’ is a curriculum that promotes independence, creativity and curiosity to help our pupils become collaborators, innovators and leaders.
At the heart of our curriculum are four core themes known as ‘The 4Cs.’

Our curriculum aims to give our children the knowledge, skills and experiences to equip them to become happy, confident and capable in an ever-changing world. They will learn about places, people and events through hands on, fun and engaging learning opportunities; Whilst developing confidence, resilience and collaborative skills.

It’s going to be exciting!

Thank you
Miss Swales
Curriculum Lead

Return to School Arrangements (Sept 2021)

25th August 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

25.08.21

Dear Parents and Carers,

This year has been a challenging one for everyone but I would like to say a massive thank you for your ongoing support and understanding throughout. We are excited to welcome the children back in September and looking forward to the coming school year.

I thought it important to write to you all to outline some of the things we will be planning to do in September. We are hoping to return to a near normal school day with some tweaks to what is expected and what we do in school.

Start and finish times

Due to government advice and the potential reintroduction of bubbles and staggered start times we have decided to continue with staggered entrance times to help keep us all safe.

Year group	Entrance/Exit gate	Drop off time	Collection time
Reception	Main gate (car park entrance)	9.00am	3.15pm
Year 1	Top gate (road)	9.00am	3.15pm
Year 2	Burn gate (field)	9.00am	3.15pm
Year 3	Main gate (car park entrance)	8.45am	3.15pm
Year 4	Burn gate (field)	8.45am	3.15pm
Year 5	Burn gate (field)	8.30am	3.15pm
Year 6	Main gate (car park entrance)	8.30am	3.15pm

RECEPTION PARENTS – please stick to your staggered start times for the first week

Siblings can arrive at the earliest start time and go to their class through the main entrance.

All children finish at 3.15pm and should be collected from their classroom yard exits. All 3 gates will be opened from 3.10pm (please don’t arrive early to avoid congregation) on entering the school to collect your child use the same gate that you used for morning drop off. If you have more than one child to collect, please collect the youngest child first.

Uniform

We will be expecting full school uniform from September but we have changed our uniform policy to make it more accessible, more affordable and comfortable for the children (please see the school website for details).

Children have to be in school uniform every day and are no longer coming into school wearing PE kits. They should have a PE kit in school.

School shoes can remain as trainers but they need to be plain black with no fancy designs or logo’s (a Nike tick or similar is acceptable), this is easier for children at playtime and taking part in the daily mile.

Other Key Information

Breakfast club will start on Wednesday 8^th September at 8am. Breakfast club will now be in the hall so please make sure children come to the main entrance. Parent pay will need to be booked through the parent pay website.

After school clubs will be up and running in week 2 a list of clubs available will be sent out to you soon.

Hand hygiene

We will continue to ask children to wash hands regularly and will continue to provide hand sanitizer; the children and staff have got into good habits so we want this to continue through the winter months to reduce the risk of any viruses spreading.

Face coverings

Staff and adults, including family members are not required to wear a face mask on site.

I hope this clarifies the arrangements for September. If you have any questions, please get in touch

Enjoy the rest of the summer break and we will see you all very soon.

Thank you

Linsey Garr

Head teacher

Sports Day 2021

8th July 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

This year, being a little bit different, we couldn’t gather in our key stages to compete in sports day. We did however, all take to the tracks to compete in our bubbles.

There were various games competed in house colours including balancing a bat on a ball, bean bag shuttle, and the sack race!

It was such good fun for all year groups – everyone had a tremendous time!

Have a look below at some short videos of each year group enjoying their turn on the tracks.

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Year 1 and 1/2 Rockpooling

29th June 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

Year 1 and 1/2 enjoyed a gorgeous day in the sun at Sandhaven Beach this week. They spent some time playing on the beach, climbing the rocks and looking in rock pools with staff from South Shields Surf School.

Diversity Week 2021

28th June 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

We have been celebrating diversity at school this week by taking part in various activities across the school to celebrate difference.

In Year 1 the children have been thinking about how everyone they meet is different. They have created some amazing artwork which showcases how every child in Year 1 is unique and special in their own ways.

They used the brightest colours they could and worked hard to show that everyone should be proud of who they are!

Year 1/2 looked at the book “It’s ok to be different” by Todd Parr. We talked about all the different ways we are different to one another and agreed these things make us all unique, special and wonderful. Class four would like to tell the world “it’s ok if…..”

It's ok to be upset, shocked, sad, or happy

Year 1/2 working on their diversity week project

In PE , Year 2 have been finding out a little more about talented LGBT+ sportspeople and their sports. They played a game where the children had to act out the sport as they raced to find the sportsperson first. They had fun and lots of dojos!

Year 2 learning about LGBT+ sportspeople

Year 2 listened to the well known story of Elmer the Elephant by David McKee and talked about being unique. They made Their own bespoke elephants to reflect their own personalities and differences.

Year 2 children showing off their Elmer work under the rainbow flag

In Year 3, the children have been learning about what ‘pride’ means and what each colour represents on the rainbow flag.

Red = Life

Orange = Healing

Yellow = Sun

Green = Nature

Royal Blue = Harmony

Violet = Spirit

Pale pink and pale blue = Trans flag

Brown = LGBT people of colour

Black = LGBT people who have passed away

They discussed how important it is to show tolerance and respect for one another, then created their own pride flags with collage materials.

Year 3's pride flags on display in the classroom

In Year 4, children wrote their own Diversity acrostic poems. They also got together to discuss and make their ‘Pride Promises’

A Year 4 child's poem for Diversity Week

To celebrate International Pride Day, Year 5 have been learning about diversity and how important it is to be kind to everyone in our community. They have designed Pride T-shirts that they feel best represents the kindness and respect that they have for the LGBT+ community.

Rainbow

Year 6

Year 6 had a Friday afternoon session on Diversity. They wrote what diversity meant to each of them, then created profiles about themselves to show how they are different from one another. They then found someone else in the year group that had their own special values.

Year 6 also spent time decorating their classroom door to show how inclusive and accepting their classroom is. They completed acrostics for the inside of the classroom and decorated bunting in bright colours for the outside.

All children celebrated the end of Diversity Week by coming to school in bright and colourful clothes on Monday. Here are Year 3 looking particularly colourful!

Children in year 3 dressed in bright colours for Diversity Week

We have also spent some time decorating our school gates with the rainbow flag and pictures and information about LGBT+ icons in different fields.

Singing the blues…

25th June 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

Class 4 have been learning to sing the blues this week.

In Literacy we are studying the story of Red Riding Hood and this week have been thinking about the poor wolf who only wanted something to eat!!!!

The children have loved learning to sing the Wolfie Blues and even added their own little wolfie wimpering howls as they sang!

Sketching leaves

23rd June 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

Class 4 are learning how to represent nature in our artwork this term.

Today we explored sketching.

The children worked so hard, looking at the shapes, patterns, colour and shadow in the items we had collected on a walk around school.

I am sure you will agree the finished pieces are AMAZING!

Year 1 and 1/2 Summer 2 Focus text

14th June 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

Class 3 and 4 will be studying Little Red Riding Hood this term, however the version we are reading is a little different. The children have already described Red as strong and brave, that she is able to hold it together when the wolf pounces, Red is a modern tenacious little girl who is not going to let the wolf eat her!

We will learn about character descriptions using adjectives, make some of our own treats for grandma (or maybe ourselves!), write recipes, recall the story and discuss its similarities and differences with other versions and create our own alternative versions.

Enjoy listening to the version we are sharing in class (this is a recording of the Nosy Crow app, so please ignore the interactive elements)

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Class 4 play cricket

10th June 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

Today Class 4 had Durham All Stars Cricket club work with them for a short taster session. The coach was super impressed with all of their cricket skills.

Can you design and make a vehicle that can move?

29th May 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

Class 4 have loved their Design Technology project this term – to make their own wheeled vehicle.

From investigating other wheeled vehicles, leaning the names of the parts, making a prototype and designing to making, painting and finally racing them!