With Christ at our side to guide us,
we shine in all that we do.
Today Durham University brought Ancient Egypt alive in our Y3 classroom!
The children became Egyptologists, as they used their historical enquiry skills to form theories about what ancient artefacts were used for thousands of years ago. We also made creative amulets from clay, explored mummies and took part in a drama weighing of the heart ceremony in a fun packed day!
Today three teams of St. Bede’s basketballers enjoyed the prestigious Hoops4Health Tournament at the Vertu Motors Arena, the home of the Newcastle Eagles. Amazingly, one of our teams qualified for the District Grand Finals event that takes place on Friday 8th March (before & during the Eagles match against the Manchester Giants).
I was firstly super proud that everyone came to school for the event in the half term holidays! In preparation, all of the children had trained enthusiastically over the winter months at lunchtimes. The children’s performances today really showed that practice pays off; as two of our teams reached the afternoon play-offs!
Throughout the day it was lovely to see our teams display good sportsmanship by shaking hands with their opponents after games. Meanwhile, it was up lifting for the children to see how many parents and family members who had travelled to Newcastle to support them at the event.
Thank you to our brilliant parent helpers who enabled us to have so many teams involved in the tournament. Finally, thank you to all of the children for the determination and skills displayed, which carried you all a long way on a wonderful day. I was extremely proud of you all as you have put so much into your basketball in recent months!
Year 5 recently visited South Shields town centre as part of their work on settlements. Their fieldwork included comparing how some areas of the town were in the past to how they are now. Year 5 carefully completed some sensory mapping and will use this in their topic work back in school. Well done, Year 5!
In our RE lessons, we have been exploring Islam. We have particularly been learning about Hajj and Ramadan. Two of our friends kindly brought in some items from home to share with us all. It was wonderful to hear them talk so passionately about their faith.
The Mini Vinnies hosted their first coffee morning today after Mass. The children made some delicious cakes and brought in some great prizes for the Tombola stall.
After setting up the church hall in preparation for the coffee morning, the Mini Vinnies attended Mass and then were put to work! The morning was a huge success, with the Mini Vinnies raising £134.42 towards repairs for the church roof.
Everyone had a fantastic day and Fr Bill was thrilled with the money raised! Well done Mini Vinnies!!!
Today the children came into school wearing their own clothes to express themselves as part of Children’s Mental Health Week!
In the Autumn term, we asked for children to volunteer to become Mini Vinnies. We were astounded by the huge number of applications received from our KS2 children. It was so difficult to choose between the thoughtful applications of those children wanting to make a difference in their community, so, with over 40 applications, we decided to run 2 Mini Vinnies’ groups. Here they are being commissioned today.
As part of our Local Church topic in RE, we were fortunate to welcome Mrs Brown into school to talk about the role the laity plays in Church. It was very interesting – the children learned a lot about how we are all called to serve God in our own way, and the commitment and responsibility involved in people volunteering.
Our new Y3/4 Gymnastics teams enjoyed an excellent day in their first gymnastics competition. Our individual gymnasts were outstanding as they won all three medals on offer collecting gold, silver and bronze! Meanwhile our A team collected team bronze, while our B team came a superb fourth!
All of our gymnasts had a great day exploring a variety of activities at the brilliant Urban factory, before all performing their routines fantastically in front of the expert judges.
It was wonderful to see the team spirit between our 3 squads as they really supported each other.
Thank you to our brilliant parent helpers who really encouraged our children throughout the event! Thank you also to the parents who practised the routine with their children at home – they all did us so proud today!
Our new Y1/2 Gymnastics teams enjoyed a special day in our first ever gymnastics competition. Both of our teams performed superbly; while the A team memorably became District Champions!
All of our gymnasts had a great day exploring a variety of activities at the brilliant Urban factory, before all performing their routines superbly in front of the expert judges.
It was wonderful to see the team spirit between both of our teams as they really supported each other. The A team will now go on to compete in the County Final later in the year.
Thank you to our brilliant parent helpers who really encouraged our children throughout the event! Thank you also to the parents who practised the routine with their children at home – they all did us so proud today!
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