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  • 09/05/25

    VE Day 2025

    On Thursday 8th May 2025, the children celebrated VE Day. We started the day with an assembly to learn what VE Day was and why it is important to recognise and celebrate it. In classes, the children wrote messages of gratitude and positivity which have been displayed as bunting in our corridors. The...
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  • 07/05/25

    Hunting for Mini-beasts

    Today, Reception class visited The Rising Sun Country Park. We learned found out about habitats and went pond dipping to look for pond creatures. Next, we created some transient mini-beast art using natural materials. After our packed lunch, we went mini-beast hunting in the woodland. We found...
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  • 07/05/25

    Reception Visit to the Library

    Reception class visited the library in Crawcrook on Thursday. The theme for the visit was World Bee Day. We read stories about bees and took part in a trail around the library to find the hidden bees. We finished our visit by making our own bee craft and planting a sunflower seed. We all had a...
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  • 06/05/25

    Football Success!

    Well done to our Year 5/6 mixed football team who competed in the Blaydon Plate tournament last week. They played the game in the right way, demonstrating excellent teamwork alongside resolute defending and creative attacking play. Our togetherness and fantastic attitude showed on the pitch and resu...
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  • 02/05/25

    Year 1 Visit to St. Mary's Lighthouse

    Today, Year 1 had a fantastic visit to St. Mary's Lighthouse. We explored what life would have been like for a lighthouse keeper and the many jobs he would have had to do. We then bravely climbed the 137 steps all the way to the top of the lighthouse and enjoyed the beautiful view...
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  • 09/04/25

    Greek Day

    Today Year 6 held a Greek Day to celebrate the end of their history unit on Ancient Greece.
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  • 05/04/25

    Greenside Community Orchard Opening

    Thank you to the children, staff and families who attended the official opening of Greenside Community Orchard. The children enjoyed singing, listening to the mayor's speech and holding the ribbon for the mayor to cut. It was a lovely family afternoon with fun activities in the sunshine...
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  • 03/04/25

    What is soil?

    Year 3 have been investigating the soil as part of their science unit - rocks. They were able to look for living things, organic matter and objects that had never been alive.     
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  • 02/04/25

    Mosque Visit

    Today, Year 6 visited Newcastle Central Mosque. 
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  • 02/04/25

    Capacity and volume

    Year 1 have been exploring volume and capacity in maths this term. After creating sensible predictions, we used a small beaker to measure the capacity of different sized containers. Year 1 enjoyed recording their results in a table.   
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  • 02/04/25

    Spring is in the air

    Throughout the year, Year 1 have been exploring seasonal change. This term we have focused on the season of Spring. In class, we discussed what the weather was like in Spring before exploring how the hours of sunlight change. We then spent some time outdoors identifying the...
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