Jennifer has received 100% in her performance checks this year and has received a gift and a certificate from Taylor Shaw, school meals provider.

All of the children and staff painted glaze onto a ceramic tile. It will be put in a kiln and displayed in our school garden.

“It was fantastic!”, said Liam.

“The paint dried quickly”, said Rowan.

“It was like magic”, said Meika.

The children had an amazing time on their Summer Term trip! The morning was spent in Sunderland Wintergardens and the afternoon on Roker Beach.

Everyone was exhausted after a fun day of learning and playing!

Mrs Hughes from Durham Music Service works with KS1 children every Wednesday doing singing, rhythm activities and having fun. She also works with all of the KS2 children who are learning to play 3 chords on the ukulele.

To help us to celebrate our 140th birthday, we invited some past pupils and staff into school to talk about their memories. The children asked them questions and we recorded the interview with the help of Rachel Cochrane. We also visited The Luncheon Club in The Barrington Hall to ask the members their memories of schools in The Dale.

We wrote letters of the children of the future and thought about items that could go in a time capsule.

Thankyou to all of the children, parents and grandparents who came along to our family puzzle night. We all worked hard together to solve some difficult problems. 

Th children in Years 2 and 6 enjoyed a ‘post SAT party’ and all received a special award for their effort this week. Two children in Class 2 received a provisional pen license.