See below for our latest news!

• World Kindness Day celebrations

  Wed 13 Nov 2024 Mrs Hay

  What a wonderful World Kindness Day today! We have been feeling the kind energy in bundles today - how luck are we to have such kind pupils and adults in our wonderful school! 

  

• Reading and History week!

  Fri 25 Oct 2024

  What a lovely feeling around school this week! Children have had a visit from our local librarian, met Kate Pankhurst via a zoom call, spent time in our new “library of possibilities”, read with other year groups, invited our grown ups into school to read with us and enjoyed learning about inspirational people from the past. 
  Some children have applied for their very first library card and even visited the local library to collect it.

  At Westerhope, we LOVE to read and hope you have had a wonderful week to end our first Autumn term.

  Remember Newcastle libraries have lots of Halloween themed things going on over half term if you want to visit them. 

  

• Theatre of the Future!

  Tue 08 Oct 2024 Mrs Phillip

  Mrs Phillip was so impressed with our budding designers who recently entered The Theatre of the Future competition. They have the chance to win tickets for their class to see The Little Mermaid Pantomime at the Theatre Royal this Christmas!

  Good luck everyone!

  

• Year 1 Outdoor Art

  Tue 08 Oct 2024 Mrs Phillip

  Year 1 have been inspired by Danish artist Molly Haslund and created their own circular artwork outside. Mrs Phillip was very impressed with their teamwork!

  

• Celebration Assembly

  Fri 27 Sep 2024

  So many talented children told school about their achievements today. 
  We have had an exciting after school science club running, led by staff from The Centre for Life. They have been making animal fact files and then made their animals. The resources the children have studied and the expertise the staff have brought has made this a brilliant club. 
  We have new rugby stars; more incredible crochet; a kick boxing belt; football awards and a creative superstar.

  We were also lucky enough to have our ocarina group perform for us today.

  There is so much going on and we love it! 

  

• Our last day at Ford Castle

  Wed 18 Sep 2024

  Our last day has been filled with adventure, joy and laughter. We’ve had such a good time! Think everyone may need an early night tonight……

  

• Ford Castle - Day 2

  Tue 17 Sep 2024

  Wow! What an incredible day! River rafting, bridge abseiling and aeroball. The children have all been brilliant and we are so proud of them!

  

• Ford Castle 2024

  Mon 16 Sep 2024

  We are having an amazing time at Ford Castle. The children have already been having lots of adventures on the zip wire, assault course, vertical challenge and rifle shooting. And this evening we have played a game of Ambush! We are organised in our dormitories and everyone is happy! Keep checking in for more photos 😊😊😊😊😊

  

• Celebration Assembly

  Fri 13 Sep 2024

  Our first celebration assembly was, as usual, packed with talented children! 

   

  A number of children from across the different year groups were congratulated for running in the Great North Run and we were also very proud of a pupil who used to be at Westerhope who won their race - well done Dylan!

   

  Then children shared gymnastics, dancing and football awards and we were amazed by some incredible crochet creations. 

   

  A great start to the year everyone.

   

  

• Year 5 Commando Joe mission gets underway!

  Wed 11 Sep 2024

  Year 5 made a start on the Amazon inspired mission for our Commando Joe’s project this half term. Ed Stafford took 2 and a half years to walk the length of the Amazon River and we have lots of missions linked to his adventure. Today we used team work and cooperation skills to choose our equipment before navigating our way across the river rapids! We even had to look out for piranhas!! Great effort everyone!