NEWS & EVENTS

Year 6 are very excited for their upcoming visit to the Theatre Royal, next Thursday, where they will get the chance to be among the first audience members to see a brand-new musical, based on Shakespeare's Macbeth.  We were fortunate enough to be selected to receive complimentary tickets, which is providing our class with a wonderful opportunity for us to experience a live theatre performance.  This also fits in really well with the work that many of us have been doing in dr

Year 6 have had a wonderful time making a start on their new science topic about electricity. They worked so well together using different components to make a range of circuits and their troubleshooting skills and teamwork were second to none. It was brilliant to hear discussion about how to solve problems that arose and every group's willingness to share their ideas and their equipment with others. Well done, Year 6 and we will look forward to learning even more about elect

We were proud to see one of our Year 6 children living out our school values on the feast of the Epiphany last week. During a celebration event in her local parish, she served on the altar during mass, and helped with the event by selling raffle tickets, handing out chocolates to the elderly parishioners who attended and even helped with the tidying up afterwards! A great example being set for others of giving our time to serve others.

Year six have carried out a great hands-on experiment for demonstrating that yeast is a living organism! Our fair experiment involved mixing yeast with warm water and different amounts of sugar, then observing how quickly carbon dioxide is produced (measured by using a balloon over the container and measuring the circumference at 5 minute intervals). The more sugar available, the faster the yeast can respire, producing CO₂ as a byproduct. However we found to much sugar can sl

Year 6 had a fantastic time preparing their own afternoon tea this week. They thoroughly enjoyed planning and making a selection of treats, working enthusiastically throughout the afternoon. The best part, of course, was tasting their creations at the end! We even shared some of the delicious treats with Mrs Yeoman, who was very happy to sample them and give her review. A wonderful and tasty experience for everyone involved!

Our Year 5 and 6 pupils delighted us all with a beautiful carol performance that truly captured the spirit of the season. Well done, Year 5 and 6—you brought Christmas cheer to us all!

Our children looked wonderfully festive in their Christmas jumpers today! It was lovely to see so many bright colours, fun patterns, and big smiles around the school. Thank you to everyone who took part and helped spread a little extra festive cheer! 🎅🧦❄️

Year 6 took part in a workshop on Monday, following our anti-racism assembly.  During the assembly, we danced to some African music, which we took part in enthusiastically.  It was also interesting to learn about what racism can look and sound like and how it can make people feel.  In our workshop, we listened to a rap song with lyrics that helped us to explore this topic further and we had some brilliant discussion.  Our adults in school were extremely proud of our eagerness

As part of our learning in RE about the topic of ordination, we were pleased to welcome Father Jonathon and Emmett, who is currently training to be a priest and working in our parish, to our class, where we interviewed them about their vocation. We were really interested to hear about how they knew God was calling them, what training to be a priest involves and what the daily life of a priest is like.  It was great to have someone tell us first-hand about this important role

Year 6 enjoyed working collaboratively on a large piece of art  to take to our Parish Takeover Mass to celebrate the feast of Christ the King.  We thought about what roots our school in Christ and placed these words at the base of our tree - faith, love, hope and learning. We then decorated leaves with the ways we live like Christ, for example being forgiving, caring and truthful.  We added a crown to represent Christ the King and many of us are looking forward to joining our

We are blessed to have a great selection of texts to choose from and we have chosen a variety of books, including poetry and non-fiction texts, as well as lots of different fiction books. Having some quiet reading time was the perfect way for us to enjoy pyjama day for Children in Need.

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...