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A Day of Discovery at St Nicholas Church!

19th February 2026Miss K. Wilkinson

Our Year 3 children had a fantastic time visiting St Nicholas Church this week as part of their RE topic, “What can we learn about Christian beliefs from visiting churches?” It was a busy afternoon of hands-on learning! The children:

Completed a fast-paced scavenger hunt around the building.
Captured photos of beautiful and historic objects.
Explored the bells, the pulpit, the altar, the organ, and the font with Reverend Paul.

A huge thank you to Reverend Paul for answering our many insightful questions, and to Brenda, who shared her wonderful stories of attending the church since she was just 11 years old!

Back in the classroom, the children have been busy comparing their findings with Boldon Independent Methodist Church, which they visited a few weeks back, and reflecting on how the church building helps people express their faith.

Well done, Year 3, for being such respectful and curious learners!

Year 3/4 become Odyssey Adventurers!

18th February 2026Miss K. Wilkinson

Year 3/4 had an amazing day at the Hancock Museum in Newcastle!

The children took part in a brilliant Time Odyssey, using iPads to complete challenges inspired by the Vikings, Ancient China, the Romans and Ancient Egypt

They chose a character and helped them on their journey by photographing artefacts from the museum’s exhibits and answering questions along the way. Using their research, the children created amulets, designed maps, and even made protective cloaks – creativity at its best!

The children also spent time exploring the museum galleries, discovering fascinating artefacts and making excellent links to their history learning back in school.

A truly fantastic day filled with curiosity, creativity and hands-on learning.

Gold Standards in Action: Teaching Kindness in Early Years

4th February 2026Miss K. Wilkinson

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.

Footprints of Resistance: Expressive Street Art in Year 4

4th February 2026Miss K. Wilkinson

As part of their ongoing exploration of the topic of slavery, Year 4 children created expressive artwork inspired by Banksy’s street art style. Using a footprint stencil as a central symbol, they combined bold colours and layered textures to represent themes of movement, identity, and resistance. Around the footprint, they incorporated calligraphy—recently learned in class—to write powerful words like “Freedom,” “Master,” and “Slaves,” encouraging reflection and discussion.

Street Art in Year 4!

29th January 2026Miss K. Wilkinson

Over the past few weeks, the Year 4 children have been learning about Banksy and his distinctive style of street art. They explored some of his most famous pieces, as well as the tools and techniques he uses. After sketching and planning their own artwork inspired by Banksy – and linked to their Dimensions topic on slavery – the children created their stencil designs. Today they used these stencils to paint their slavery-themed artwork. Next week, they will build on this by applying their calligraphy skills to add key vocabulary related to slavery.

History Ambassadors Remembrance Research Project

11th November 2025Miss K. Wilkinson

To commemorate Remembrance Sunday, some of our Year 5 and 6 pupils took part in a special local history project. They spent time researching some of the brave soldiers from our own community who once lived right here in Boldon.

They shared it with the rest of children in assembly.

Using local ancestry records, census information, and other historical sources, the children discovered more about three heroic men — John Herbert Dryden, W. Halliday, and William Edward James.

We wonder if any of our families may have connections to these remarkable individuals…

We will remember them…

11th November 2025Miss K. Wilkinson

This week, our school community has come together to remember and honour those who have served and sacrificed for our country.

Our Remembrance commemorations began on Sunday, when representatives from West Boldon Primary School proudly attended the Boldon Colliery War Memorial service. A beautiful wreath, made by our children, was laid in memory of all the soldiers who fought and died for us — a gesture of respect and gratitude from our whole school community.

Back in school, pupils reflected on the importance of remembrance through a special assembly, which shared stories of bravery, loss, and hope. This was followed by our two-minute silence at 11 o’clock, when the whole school gathered in the hall to pause, reflect, and remember together.

Paired Reading

8th October 2025Miss K. Wilkinson

At West Boldon Primary, we believe that reading is the most important thing we can encourage our children to do — it’s the key to learning, imagination, and success!

Every day at 3 p.m., our classrooms come alive with story time, as pupils and teachers share their love of books together. But Tuesdays are extra special…

Each Tuesday, we take part in paired reading, where children from different year groups come together to share their favourite books. Older pupils read to younger ones, chat about their stories, and inspire one another to discover new adventures through reading.

It’s a wonderful way to foster a love of reading across the whole school and build friendships between year groups.

We absolutely love a Tuesday at West Boldon!

From Script to Sound: Class 10 Create Their Own Podcasts

1st October 2025Miss K. Wilkinson

Class 10 had a great day today, recording and editing their own podcasts.

The children have spent their literacy lessons this week planning and writing a script for their podcast to interview the witch from our class book, “The Lost Happy Endings”.

This morning they learnt how to record their interview, then this afternoon they learned how to edit, cut, and split, as well as add music and sound effects.

We can’t wait to share our finished podcasts.