Achievers Award Winners – Resilience

7th April 2025A Rogers
ACHIEVERS OF THE HALF-TERM – RESILIENCE
Congratulations to the latest recipients of our ‘Achievers Awards’. It was lovely to celebrate their achievements with family members and our whole school community. Well Done!
Our next Stanhope Strength for Summer Term 1 is Independence.

Y5 Visit The Word

1st April 2025A Rogers

Year 5 visited The Word as as part of their computing curriculum. The children worked in groups to film their storyboards, about Ancient Greek gods, in various locations throughout the building. They then edited their clips in iMovie, adding in titles and photos to their green screens.

In the afternoon, the children used crumble kits and programmed them to light up a sparkle where they could create a sequence of different coloured lights. The children added motors to their crumbles and programmed them to move forwards and backwards. They had to use problem solving and teamwork skills to ensure that their crumble was programmed correctly.

 

Basketball Finals H4H Newcastle 2025

31st March 2025A Rogers
Champions!
On Friday, six children from Stanhope visited the Vertu Motors Arena in Newcastle to compete at half time for the Hoops4Health South Tyneside Champions 2025 trophy.
The children played St Bede’s in front of thousands of Newcastle Eagles supporters and it was St Bede’s who scored the first basket, taking the lead. Stanhope kept their heads held high, showing great teamwork, and it was Ryan who scored our first basket putting us back in the game. As it was getting closer to the final whistle, the children did everything they could to try and score another hoop but the match ended on a draw, therefore taking it to a nail-biting shoot out.
It was Ryan and Ava who were up for the challenge. St Bede’s missed their first hoop, Ryan stepped up to the challenge and scored. St Bede’s scored their second shot and it was Ava’s turn, she accepted the challenge and scored making Stanhope Primary the Hoops4Health South Tyneside Champions 2025! A great victory and we will play again in the Champion of Champions Finals.
Congratulations to the team. We are incredibly proud of all of the children for their hard work and commitment to training. Thank you to all of our fantastic supporters made up of family and friends, as well as staff.
Miss Corr and Mr Rogers.

South Tyneside Cross Country Finals 2024-25

24th March 2025A Rogers

SOUTH TYNESIDE SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY FINALS

On Friday 38 pupils from KS2 competed at Temple Park Leisure Centre in the South Tyneside Cross Country Finals.
Each child completed in their respective year group events, comprising of between 40 and 70 children from various schools in the borough.
All of our children, performed very well, working hard and demonstrating great determination right until the finishing line of their respective races.
Outstanding performers were:
Lucas (Y6) running a great race to pick up a hard earned SILVER medal.
Other Top 10 finishers included:
Maro (Y5) 5th, Emilia (Y4) 9th, Evie (Y4) 10th & Yanna (Y5) 10th.
We will now continue to work hard; building upon our endurance and resilience in order to get back to winning ways. Every mile counts…

Tyne and Wear Dodgeball Finals 2025

18th March 2025A Rogers

WOW!! What a day!! Our A Team were crowned County CHAMPIONS and our B Team Runners-Up in the Tyne and Wear Dodgeball Finals, held at Tyne Met College on Monday.

The players were absolutely tremendous throughout the day, with the A Team undefeated (winning each game 10-0) and the B Team only losing to their counterparts 7-3 in the Final.

The A Team now progresses to the NORTHERN REGIONAL FINALS!

Congratulations to both teams who played with great skill, determination and a good sporting attitude too. Their hard work and practice for many weeks certainly has paid off.

I’m personally extremely proud of them all. Lots more practice ahead for our winning team too! ‍

Mr Rogers

Thurston OEC

15th March 2025A Rogers
Day 1 –  we have had a wonderful time exploring the nearby area, walking in the woods, up a stream and to the crag. We have been amazed at the spectacular scenery. It is a beautiful place.
Tonight we’ve had a delicious tea, played some games and we are looking forward to going in the barn and taking on the teachers at table tennis and air hockey.
Tomorrow we are looking forward to climbing, canoeing on Coniston Water and a mountain hike!
Day 2 – Another great day here at Thurston️
Yewdale group have walked from Hodge Close to Cathedral Quarry, they had to follow the route carefully and took it in turns to take the lead. They used their teamwork skills to walk through the tunnels in complete darkness. After that, they went ghyll scrambling where they had lots of laughs.
Grizedale group have been walking in the mountains. We aimed to get to the top of the Old Man of Consiton but the wind made it too difficult. Instead we opted to explore the mines, the rocks and tarns and we even attempted the “Squeeze of Doom”, which was easier for some than others! A great day had by all.
Langdale group have been on the lake. They had to make their own canoe boats with wood planks and ropes, they headed onto the water. They had a pit stop on the other side of the lake and enjoyed a snack. To end, some of them were brave enough to jump into Coniston Lake, it was freezing!
We are now enjoying some chill time in the lounge before tea.
Day 3 – Yewdale group visited Tarn Hows, they went on an adventure looking for money trees. Along the way, they seen lots of Belted Galloway cows and were very sensible when they had to walk past. They climbed Black Crag and enjoyed the amazing views. They all returned to the Thurston site where they tackled an obstacle course using teamwork skills and played some games in the climbing wall. A very busy day!
Grizedale group have been ghyll scrambling where we walked through a stream, up slope, to a pool where we had a swim and then walked back down. This afternoon we have been in the back woods, building dens, making our own mini-fires. We topped it all off with toasted marshmallows and hot chocolate. Ready for tea now!
Langdale group have also been ghyll scrambling – traversing the rocks and obstacles on the way up and down the N we had a dip and plunge into the ice waters. This afternoon some of us braved the heights of Thisthwaite Crag. We absailed down 5r cliff face. Great teamwork and resilience shown.
Langdale group today achieved a great feat – they reached the summit of the Old Man of Coniston!! They worked so hard to scale the mountain, celebrated at the peak and enjoyed exploring various slate mines on their descent. They should sleep well tonight. Congratulations. Super proud of you all today .
Yewdale group went onto the lake this morning to canoe. They had to work together as a team to navigate across the lake, the wind made this even harder! They stopped off to have a snack and a hot drink for jumping off the jetty, it was so cold but everyone joined in. The group spent the afternoon climbing trees, again using teamwork. Another very busy day.
Grizedale group have been to Cathedral quarry where we planned and followed our own routes. We spotted a lot of wildlife on the way. We saw inside an old mine and followed the tunnels to a huge room. When inside, we located a geocache and left a trinket in exchange for another. We scrambled up a rocky slope to look down into the cave. Later on, we navigated our way out of the tunnels in the absolute darkness-no torches. In the afternoon we canoed across Coniston and learned about Donald Campbell. We finished with a dip in the lake. It was awesome.

We have sadly come to the end of our Thurston journey this year. We have all had an amazing time filled with happy memories and fun adventures. We are looking forward and sharing some of our stories from this week. We will be in touch as soon as we have an arrival time. See you all soon!

Panathlon – 10 Pin Bowling

15th March 2025A Rogers
Today children from Years 3/4 and 5 took part in a ten pin bowling competition. The children did a fantastic job and scored an overall team score of 507.
The children all received a medal and certificate for their efforts and had a great time representing their school.
Well done to you all.
Miss Simpson and Mrs Cooper

Tyne and Wear County Boccia Finals 2025

15th March 2025A Rogers
Today our Boccia Team went to Gateshead Leisure Centre to compete in the Tyne and Wear Boccia County Finals.
Both teams worked so hard and scored some great points, our A Team made it to the Semi Finals. It was a tight game but they came in 4th place, which is a great achievement.
We are so proud of both teams and they should be too!
Well done to everyone who took part

Achievers Awards – Spring HT1

5th March 2025A Rogers

ACHIEVERS OF THE HALF TERM – KINDNESS

Before our Half Term break we awarded our third set of Achievers Awards – these are selected by staff from each class to reflect the child who has demonstrated the particular ‘Stanhope Strength’ for that half term. On this occasion it was ‘Kindness’ as the focus.
Here at Stanhope we are friendly, considerate and generous. We are mindful of being kind to one another and showing kindness implicitly.
These were our wonderful winners – we are very proud of you all. It was lovely to also share these special moments with family members too. Congratulations once again!