Latest News
Keep up to date with all the latest news happening in school at the moment.
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Science Day
Fri 11 Jul 2025This week, children enjoyed a visit from the Cambridge Hands-On Science (CHaOS) Roadshow. A group of university students brought exciting, hands-on science activities into school for the children to explore. A few of the fascinating experiments included the ‘Flying Bag’, where a bag was warmed using a toaster and floated up to the ceiling, showing how hot air rises. In another, a child sat on a spinning chair and discovered how moving their arms or tilting a spinning wheel changed the speed and direction of their spin, helping them understand how forces and movement work. The children also examined real animal skulls and matched them to pictures of the animals, learning how bones can give us clues about living things. Finally, they worked together to build a curved bridge from blocks—with no glue or tape—which they could walk across, showing how shape and balance can create strong structures. Alongside these, there were many other exciting, interesting, and fun experiments that sparked plenty of curiosity and enthusiasm for science.
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Trips
Fri 11 Jul 2025This half term, every class has enjoyed an exciting trip linked to their topics. Nursery and Reception visited the farm, with Reception also enjoying a day at the beach and the Aquarium. Year 1 explored the Centre for Life and Gosforth Nature Reserve, while Year 2 returned to the farm. Year 3 visited Belsay Hall, Year 4 explored Washington Wetlands, and Year 5 enjoyed trips to Beamish and the Great North Museum. Year 6 rounded things off with visits to the cinema and the beach. What a fantastic few weeks it’s been!
Educational visits are a valuable part of learning, helping to bring classroom topics to life and deepen pupils’ understanding through real-world experiences. They also support personal development, encouraging curiosity, independence and teamwork in new and exciting environments.
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Year 6 Residential at Great Tower in the Lake District
Tue 01 Jul 2025Our recent Year 6 residential trip to Great Tower Scout Camp was a fantastic experience for all involved. The children embraced a wide range of exciting activities including paddleboarding, raft building, archery, crate stacking, tomahawk throwing, team games, and the daring leap of faith. On the first evening we enjoyed songs round the camp fire followed by a scenic walk up the hill, where Mr Mottram delivered an impromptu geography lesson about the Lake District.
All pupils stepped out of their comfort zones, showing incredible resilience, teamwork, and support for one another. The food on site was excellent, with no complaints from either children or adults. In their downtime, the children enjoyed playing outside, chatting in their rooms, and relaxing in the lodge’s lounge playing wink murder or board games. It was a truly memorable trip that showcased the pupils’ enthusiasm, spirit, and brilliant sense of humour.
A short video showcasing highlights from the trip can be found on the school facebook page and by clicking the link below.
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Ice cream van
Thu 19 Jun 2025Our Year 6 children have worked so hard recently on their SAT's tests Mr Gallon decided to invite the ice cream van to come and reward them all!
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Music Week
Mon 16 Jun 2025During our exciting ‘Making Music Week’, each class explored the power of music by creating their very own song using Suno, all inspired by our core school values.
Early Years based their song on our school motto, Get up! Get in! Get on!, while Year 1 and Caterpillars focused on empathy. Year 2 explored nurture, Year 3 chose respect, Year 4 highlighted independence, Year 5 celebrated confidence, and Year 6 expressed the importance of honesty. Each class experimented with a different musical style, bringing a unique sound to their creations. The week ended on a high note with a fantastic performance assembly, where we enjoyed watching and dancing along to all of the songs and voted for our favourite. A big congratulations to Year 6, whose hilarious lyrics and musical flair earned them first place!
Click the links below to watch some of the performances!
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Everyone Active Week
Fri 13 Jun 2025We had an incredible week for Everyone Active Week! All children have enjoyed fencing, golf, hyrox, clubbercise, jump challenge, competition days, ultimate frisbee and sports day! Phew! No wonder we have so many exhausted children (and grown ups)!
Click the link below to watch a video of some of the many highlights from the week. Big thank you to Mr Mottram for all of his hard work planning it all for us.
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Fond Farewell to our feathered friends!
Fri 23 May 2025The whole school had a wonderful time watching the duck eggs hatch and the fluffy ducklings grow day by day. Everyone was filled with excitement as they saw tiny cracks appear on the eggs and the ducklings slowly peck their way out. It was fascinating to watch them grow bigger and stronger, especially when they had their first swim in the water tray! The children loved helping to care for them, gently holding them and making sure their bedding was clean and cosy each day. Staff even took the ducklings home over the weekends to make sure they were well looked after. Although we were all sad to see them go, it was a special experience that brought lots of joy and learning to the whole school. Mrs Rutherford has put together this amazing video so you can all see how much we enjoyed having them.
Ducklings 2025 Made with Clipchamp
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Would you like to know all about Newbiggin Hall? Let our Reception guides tell you.....!
Tue 20 May 2025Last week our Early Years children went on a local walk to find out all about Newbiggin Hall. Then they came back to school and discussed everything they had seen. Click the link below to watch a video which showcases Reception's brilliant Oracy skills as they present their findings.
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VE day
Fri 09 May 2025VE Day marks the end of World War II in Europe on May 8, 1945, when people across the UK celebrated peace after years of conflict. We celebrated VE Day 2025 with a special assembly, period costume dress-up, and a fun street party lunch! In our assembly, pupils learned about the importance of this day and the bravery of those who lived through the war. We enjoyed singing songs together, dressing up in red, white and blue and sharing lunch together, just like the street parties held 80 years ago! Click the link below to watch a video showing some of the best bits of the day!
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The ducklings now have names!
Fri 09 May 2025Thank you to everyone who suggested such brilliant names. Here are the chosen names for each of our 11 feathered friends....
