See below for our latest news!

• Happy Halloween and half term from Year 5!

  Fri 27 Oct 2023
  

• A spooky Celebration Assembly!

  Fri 27 Oct 2023

  Class 8 taught us all some French in their class ‘show and tell’ assembly today. They have been learning French through songs and shared them with us today, we all felt quite French by the end. Well done Class 8 🎃

   

  We had yet more talented children share their successes today - a go kart enthusiast; a super swimmer; an impressive fundraiser and skilled footballers.

   

  We also celebrated some great homework.

   

  Have a wonderful holiday everyone and we are already looking forward to hearing all about your achievements next half term. 

   

   

   

  

• Heel and Toe

  Wed 25 Oct 2023

  Well done everyone! We presented Heel and Toe with a cheque for £860! They were our school charity last year and I am so proud of the effort everyone put into helping us raise money.

   

  We will be supporting another charity this year so watch our for more information. 
   

  Thank you everyone! 🌟

  

• Geography Week

  Mon 23 Oct 2023 Mr Evans

  Geography Week was a great success and we were so proud of the children's work. It started off in Key Stage 2 with a talk from Andrew and Simon about NUFC 's Lemington Hub. Once we knew what Newcastle Foundation were looking for in a new football centre, we then created our own survey and asked members of our family what they would like to see at the centre. Then we had a debate about the different users of the football centre with a vested interest in the design (dog walkers, NUFC, environmentalists and historians etc.) Finally, we had the chance to design our own Hub. This was made even trickier by the two trees that have a Tree Preservation Order on them and the Vallum (the old ditch that runs in front of Hadrian's Wall) which needed to be kept as a site of historic interest.   

  We were all so impressed with the children's creativity and thoughfulness of their designs. The NUFC team said that after listening to the presentations, they would definitely be incorporating some of our ideas into the real plans for the Lemington Hub! 

  

• Celebration Assembly!

  Fri 20 Oct 2023

  Another fantastic performance from one of our classes today! 

  Class 6's assembly was all about The Great Fire of London. I think we all learned something! 

   

  We also had two fell runners, a gymnast and someone who has been working really hard at home on a Roman shield. So much to celebrate at Westerhope! 

   

   

  

• Year 3 Design Technology - eating seasonally.

  Thu 19 Oct 2023 Mrs Thompson

   

  Year 3 made delicious seasonal vegetable tarts as part of our Design Technology 'eating seasonally' work.

   

  There are definitely some budding chefs in the making!

   

  We used puff pastry, shallots, closed cup and chestnut mushrooms, and butternut squash. An autumnal treat!

   

  Many of the children were trying some of the ingredients for the first time, so it was amazing to see everyone tucking in and enjoying what they had created.

   

  The children considered the dietary requirements of our whole Year 3 community very carefully so that everyone could enjoy the treat. Our recipe was vegan and we made a gluten-free version.

  

• Digital Leaders

  Thu 19 Oct 2023

  Our digital leaders have made a great start this year. They have already started learning about online safety so they can achieve their online safety badge. 
   

  We also learned about how desktop computers are setup. 

  

• The New Pupil Committee

  Wed 18 Oct 2023 Miss Forster

  We are the Pupil Committee and Kindness Ambassadors! 

   

  We welcomed our new pupil committee today. The children selected had to submit an application form. Well done to our new pupil committee members whose applications were amazing!

   

  During our first meeting, we split into groups and shared our ideas for the year ahead. At the end of our time together, we all picked our favourite idea. 

   

  We are excited for future meetings, projects and events. 

  

• Celebration Assembly!

  Fri 13 Oct 2023

  Class 7 were brilliant today during their class assembly. Mr Evans was even put on the spot and asked to race to complete a map challenge - he lost! Well done Class 7 😁

   

  We had lots to show today including a superstar who raised £1000 for our school charity Heel and Toe by running in the Junior Great North Run! Amazing! 
   

  Today we had a boxer, a swimmer, a rugby player and a homework star. 
   

  What a talented bunch we are! 

   

  

• Bear Hunt Adventure for Class 4!

  Sun 08 Oct 2023 Miss Ellis

  Class 4 was the fastest class in school to get everyone to bring in a pair of wellies and spare clothes on their pegs! As a treat, we went on a fantastic adventure around our school grounds to look for Mr Grizzly and return him home safely.