NEWS & EVENTS

We are pleased to have some new volunteers in Year 6 for the role of RE Ambassadors.  This group will do an important job every week, supporting Mrs Yeoman in preparing and leading our whole-school Celebration of the Word. Tasks include greeting our classes, reading and setting up the prayer space, as well as helping with IT.  We are very proud of our RE Ambassadors for giving up their break time on a Monday to help with this special job.  This week, we are celebrating the fe

At the end of last half term. Mrs Yeoman attended the Conaty Awards at the Lighthouse Project, where she enjoyed seeing the hard work and talents of so many people being recognised and celebrated, in memory of our late Parish Priest, Father Michael Conaty . It was particularly pleasing to see one of our Year 6 pupils, Rosalie, doing brilliantly in her dance performance.  We look forward to taking part in these wonderful celebrations again in the future.

Years 5 and 6 have had an exciting week. They began the week by toasting marshmallows, which was a great way to bring our Forest School sessions to an end. We have all thoroughly enjoyed our outdoor learning this half term.  This was followed by a wonderful visit to Beamish on Wednesday, where we were able to enjoy some interactive learning in history. We particularly enjoyed our workshop, where we interviewed characters to help us decide whether women and children should hav

Year 6 loved spending time today listening to our visiting storyteller, Pat the Hat. He entertained us all and we especially loved his riddles and jokes.

Year 6 enjoyed a minibeast hunt in Forest School on Monday afternoon, where they worked in groups to collect creatures, before grouping...

Last Friday, Year 6 enjoyed a session at Safety Works, where they worked in small groups to explore ways to keep safe in different...

Years 5 and 6 took part in Forest School for the first time at St Alban’s. In pairs, they identified plants and trees from their leaves...

Year 6 have been exploring techniques for creating different tonal values. We have used charcoal and graphite materials, and also...

In the last week, all of our Year 6 children were invited to put themselves forward to become a house captain. House captaincy is a...

To explore (and demonstrate) how light travels, and is reflected, we made periscopes out of some safety mirrors and some cereal boxes...

Year 6 took part in a workshop this week, that reminded us of the dangers of using things like apps and online gaming. We covered such...