Bread, Wine, and a Secret Garden

5th May 2026Miss K. Wilkinson

Our Year 5 students took a seat at the table today for a moving and thought-provoking RE workshop: The Last Supper & Jesus’ Arrest.

As we move through the Easter story, we focused on the pivotal events of Maundy Thursday. This session helped the children understand why the Last Supper remains one of the most important moments in the Christian faith and the foundation of Holy Communion.

Key moments from our workshop:

We explored the symbolism of the bread and wine and why Christians continue this tradition today to feel connected to Jesus.

We discussed the washing of the feet and what it means to be a “servant leader” in our own school community.

We transitioned from the fellowship of the meal to the atmosphere of the Garden of Gethsemane, discussing themes of loyalty, betrayal, and courage during Jesus’ arrest.

The maturity shown by Year 5 was incredible. They asked deep questions about friendship, sacrifice, and the difficult choices people face under pressure.

 

World Book Day 2026!

7th March 2026Miss K. Wilkinson

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!

The Giving Project celebrate International Women’s Day

7th March 2026Miss K. Wilkinson

This week in our Giving Project after-school club, our KS2 children took a little break from making gifts for others to celebrate the upcoming International Women’s Day – fixing each other’s crowns!

The children decorated beautiful crowns and filled them with kind compliments for one another. It was a lovely opportunity to build each other up, share positive words, and remind each other just how special they all are.

Sometimes the best way to spread kindness is to start by lifting up the people around us — and our children did exactly that.

Happy International Women’s Day!

Celebration Assembly 27th Feb 2026

7th March 2026Miss K. Wilkinson

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.

Year 5 Dodgeball Tournament

18th February 2026Miss K. Wilkinson

Our Year 5 students had a fantastic afternoon competing in a dodgeball tournament hosted by Boldon School!  They represented our school with pride, showed great teamwork and sportsmanship, and gave their all in every game.  We are incredibly proud of their effort, attitude, and determination—well done, Year 5!

Staying Safe Online & in the Community

29th January 2026Miss K. Wilkinson

Today, Dave Brown from Be Safe spoke to our Year 5 and 6 pupils about how to stay safe at home, online, and in the wider community.

The sessions covered:

  • Age restrictions on social media
  • Making safe and sensible choices online
  • Knowing when and how to seek help from trusted adults

Pupils also learned about knife crime and county lines in an age-appropriate and sensitive way, helping them understand the risks, consequences, and the importance of walking away and speaking to a trusted adult.

An important and empowering session that reinforced key safeguarding messages and supported pupils to make safe, responsible choices.

Our Year 5 pupils took part in an important discussion focusing on cyberbullying. They talked about what cyberbullying is, how it can make people feel, and the importance of speaking to a trusted adult if something online doesn’t feel right. The session helped pupils understand how to stay safe, kind, and responsible online.

Celebration Assembly 9th Jan 2026

25th January 2026Miss K. Wilkinson

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!

Celebration Assembly 16th Jan 2026

25th January 2026Miss K. Wilkinson

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!

Love Christmas Appeal 2025

20th December 2025Miss K. Wilkinson

A huge thank you from our School Council!

We were incredibly grateful to receive over 20 kind and generous food hampers from three local churches — Sacred Heart, St Gregory’s and St Oswald’s in South Shields.

Thanks to the generosity of these church communities, Miss Swales and Mr McCormack were able to deliver the hampers to families within our school community, helping to spread kindness and support at this time of year.

We are truly thankful for the care, compassion and generosity shown. It means such a lot to our families

Celebration Assembly 19th Dec 2025

19th December 2025Miss K. Wilkinson

What a fantastic (and festive!) start to the day at West Boldon Primary School with our Christmas Chaos Assembly this morning!

We celebrated our termly Gold Standard winners – a huge well done to all of the children who have worked so hard this term.

Every child was then treated to a selection box, kindly given as a Christmas gift from the school, before the excitement really built for our 96% attendance prize draw…

A massive congratulations to Ellie Mae, whose name was drawn out! She was absolutely delighted – and so were we.

What a brilliant way to spread some Christmas cheer across the school!