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Year 5 Open Morning at St Wilfrid’s

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This week, our Year 5 pupils enjoyed an exciting visit to St. Wilfrid’s RC College for an Open Morning.

Throughout the morning, our pupils were able to fully immerse themselves in secondary-school life. They took part in a range of hands-on learning experiences, met members of the school community, and explored how St Wilfrid’s supports pupils as they move into Year 7.

One of the highlights of the visit was the chance to experience real lessons taught by specialist secondary teachers. In Art, pupils explored the vibrant work of artist Klara Reis. Inspired by her style, they created their own stunning pieces using petri dishes, inks, and other mixed media. The activity encouraged creativity, careful colour choices and an appreciation for contemporary art techniques.

In Science, pupils worked in teams to build their own marshmallow catapults. This challenge demanded teamwork, problem solving and plenty of perseverance. The children carefully refined their ideas before putting their catapults to the test. We enjoyed seeing whose catapult could launch a marshmallow the furthest!

During the visit, pupils also had the chance to meet senior leaders, teaching staff and members of the pastoral team. They also learned more about the transition to Year 7, including the support in place for new starters. We are very thankful to the staff at St. Wilfrid’s for a wonderful morning!

 

 

Year 1 Animators in Action!

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Year 1 had a fantastic day at the Open Zone at The Word! The children learned all about animation and used the Chatter Kids and Puppet Pals apps to create their very own digital stories. They loved bringing their characters to life and exploring how animations are made.
After lunch, the class enjoyed some time in the library, where everyone chose a book to bring back and share in class. It was a brilliant day of creativity, storytelling, and reading!

Year 5’s Brilliant Bakers

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Year 5 made some delicious pretzels as part of their DT unit this week. They carefully considered which additional ingredients they wanted to add to a basic recipe to give their design a flavoursome, well-balanced taste. Year 5 worked very well with our wonderful kitchen team, leading to fantastic results.

Good work, Year 5!

Our Reading Ambassadors launched Readathon this week!

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Our wonderful Reading Ambassadors led an assembly this week to tell their peers all about our sponsored Readathon, which is live now! You can see them in action in the photos below.
Sponsor cards have been sent home this week, so please keep an eye out for them. We will be accepting sponsorship online until Friday 6th March.
Reading for pleasure has proven benefits for children’s success and wellbeing, and Read for Good’s approach motivates all readers – reluctant or keen – to enjoy reading simply for fun. Children can read anything they like: books, comics, e‑books, poetry, blogs or audiobooks. Being read to by others counts too!
By taking part, pupils help to provide brand‑new books and storytellers for children in UK hospitals, and our school can receive free books worth 20% of the total sponsorship raised.
How parents can support:
  • Help them gather sponsors from family and friends.
  • The easiest way to sponsor is online at: https://readathon.my.salesforce-sites.com/sponsor
    Select our school by searching our postcode: NE33 4PG
For more information, visit www.readforgood.org.

Year 5 Hoops 4 Health Roadshow

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Year 5 had the fantastic opportunity to work with some of the players from Newcastle Eagles this week. They took part in the wonderful Hoops 4 Health roadshow. The afternoon centred around ways to stay active and healthy. Plus, there was the opportunity to play some basketball! Year 5  worked very hard and had a brilliant afternoon. Here are some photos of what we got up to:

Year 2 Science- Circuits

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In today’s science lesson, the Year 2 children explored how electricity works by building their own simple circuits. Using batteries, wires, bulbs, and buzzers, they investigated what a circuit needs in order to work properly.

The class confidently recalled that a circuit must be continuous—they remembered this well because circuit sounds like circle, which helped them understand that electricity can only flow when everything is connected in a complete loop. Using this idea, the children experimented with joining different components and quickly spotted when a circuit was broken.

They showed fantastic problem‑solving skills: checking their connections, turning batteries around, swapping wires, and trying new arrangements until their lightbulbs lit up and their buzzers sounded. Many groups worked together brilliantly, discussing what might be wrong and how to fix it.

By the end of the lesson, the children could identify key circuit components and explain in their own words what makes a circuit work. It was an exciting, hands‑on session that sparked curiosity and built confidence in using scientific vocabulary such as battery, bulb, wire, switch, and circuit.

Year 3 – Our Journeys Celebration Of The Word

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The Y3 children shared a thoughtful and reflective Celebration of the Word today with their families. They described their own personal journeys that they enjoy with favourite interests; while acknowledging the supportive family members who guide them and share the joy of their experiences.

 

 

Year 6 Get Creative at Open Zone!

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This week, Year 6 enjoyed an exciting trip to Open Zone at The Word in South Shields, where they spent the morning becoming digital designers.

During their workshop, pupils used Tinkercad, a 3D design platform that introduces young learners to CAD (Computer‑Aided Design) in a fun, accessible way. The task was to design their very own ‘ice palace.’

The session involved:

  • Learning the basics of 3D modelling, including how to move, rotate and resize shapes
  • Experimenting with geometric forms to create towers, domes, archways and frosty features
  • Combining shapes to build more complex structures, thinking carefully about scale, balance and symmetry
  • Using creativity and problem‑solving skills to produce a magical, imaginative palace design

The children were highly motivated, especially after Mrs C announced that the top three designs will be 3D printed! This has caused great excitement in class, and pupils can’t wait to see which creations come to life as real 3D models.

After their digital design session, Year 6 visited the library within The Word to return their reading books and choose new titles to loan.

Y3/4 District Sportshall Athletics – Team Silver Success!

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Our young Sportshall Athletics team achieved brilliant team silver medals in the District Finals today. The children were amazing considering it was their first indoor athletics event!

Children competed in running, throwing and jumping events and displayed amazing skill and teamwork throughout.

Our young athletes showed great dedication to train for the competition;  while there were many personal best performances!

I was so proud of how everyone supported each other; congratulations to everyone in our squad! Thank you also to our fantastic parent helpers today who supported the children so enthusiastically.

Spring Term House Captains and Vice-Captains

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We are delighted to announce our new House Captains and Vice Captains for the Spring Term!

These pupils have been voted for due to their positive attitudes, strong sense of responsibility, and their commitment to being excellent role models across the school. Throughout the term, they will help lead house events, support younger pupils, and encourage their house teams to always try their best.

Our new pupil leaders have already shown great enthusiasm for their roles, and we know they will represent their houses with pride.

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