See below for our latest news!

• Year 2 Coronation Day

  Fri 05 May 2023

  Year 2 have been enjoying the early celebration of the King’s coronation today with dazzling outfits and a pleasant picnic (indoors because of the typical British weather). 

  

• Year 5 Northumbria University visit

  Thu 04 May 2023

  Year 5 have had a fantastic day culturing and testing bacteria in the lab at Northumbria University. They even got the chance to extract DNA from their samples using some really high-tech equipment. They worked maturely and sensibly all day and were a credit to our school. Well done Year 5! 
  Check out the gallery for further photos. 

  

• Class 7 Assembly

  Fri 28 Apr 2023

  We had our first class assembly of the term for parents and carers and Class 7 have set the bar high!

   

  They shared with us what they have been learning across the year so far and all of the exciting opportunities the children have had. They also kept us entertained with some singing and super technology. Well done Class 7 and Mr McDonald, we are very proud of you all 🌟

  

• Celebration Assembly

  Fri 28 Apr 2023

  We had an abundance of talent to share in assembly today! One of our children made Easter eggs at Blackfriars restaurant, we had a karate belt, a pantomime performer and a dancer 😁

   

  One of our talented Year 5 children created a book review presentation and we enjoyed it so much, we want another one! 

  
  We also celebrated our Kindness Ambassadors who said their aim was to spread kindness and help if there was ever any unkind behaviour - our children really are wonderful! 

  

• Police Visit Year 4 and 5

  Wed 26 Apr 2023

  Today, two police officers came into school to talk to our year 4 and 5 children about drugs and alcohol. 

   

  This is a really important part of our PSHE curriculum. 

  

• Fire fighters visit Year 1!

  Fri 21 Apr 2023 Mrs Phillip

  The Year 1 children were so excited today when some of the fire fighters from West Denton Fire Station came to school. We learnt about the equipment they use and clothes they wear to keep them safe. We talked about why it is important to have a smoke alarm at home and what to do if there was ever a fire. We all had a turn with the hose and got to sit in the fire engine; it was great fun! 

  

• Year 5 Clay Bacteria

  Fri 21 Apr 2023

  Today, year 5 had another visit from Dr Helen Hooper and her university students. 

   

  The children made clay models to show the different shapes of bacteria. 

   

  They made cocus, bacillum, spirillum, vibrium and many other types of bacteria. 

   

  This help them to learn the different shapes and names of bacteria as this is important when identifying infections and viruses. 

  

• Celebration Assembly

  Fri 21 Apr 2023

  We have had a super start to this half term and already the children have shared with us experiences and achievements we have not had before.
   

  This week one of the children shared with us the circus skills they have been learning which looked amazing! We also discovered we have a Sea Cadet in school and two new aspiring footballers. 

   

  Every Friday we encourage children to share their talents so please remind your children to let Mrs Russell know by Thursday each week so they can be celebrated with the whole school 🌟

  

• OPAL Club!

  Thu 20 Apr 2023 Miss Ellis

  Our Year 3 friends shared lots of fun and creative ideas while playing in our wonderful outdoor areas. The girls worked together to build and design a water pipe system, figuring out what resources we had that would hold the weight of the pipes. Amazing!

  

• Kindness winner!

  Wed 19 Apr 2023

  We are on a roll with kindness winners in Westerhope! Today we are celebrating our lovely learner who shone in her kindness challenge set by 52 Lives’ School of Kindness and won a toy voucher! Well done to you. We are so proud of you.