PINK AND BLUE DAY 💕💙
A massive thank you to all parents/carers and staff who have donated to this cause. We are pleased to announce we raised a total of:
£193.17!!
We have sent a cheque to The Chloe and Liam Together Forever Trust.
THANK YOU!
Over the past term, Year 4 have been studying the novel George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl. The children have thoroughly enjoyed reading the many funny and exciting chapters. Over the past week, they have planned and written a re-telling of the story but this time it is titled ‘Grandma’s Marvellous Medicine’ Miss Haygarth has been very impressed with the quality of writing in Year 4. Well Done everyone!
Please find the upcoming dates for the Summer Term:
REMINDER – Sports Day will be held for Year 1 – 6 this morning.
Children are to come into school wearing their school PE kit – Yellow polo shirt, black/navy shorts or plain black jogging trousers. NO LEGGINGS.
Children will remain in school and be provided with a school lunch as normal (a little later than usual). CHILDREN WILL REMAIN IN SCHOOL AFTER SPORTS DAY, WEARING THEIR PE KITS.
Children are to bring their water bottles and sun cream is to be applied before school if you wish, as they will be outdoors for the duration of the morning.
Parents are able to spectate on the field. Please bring your children into school as normal and then head down to the school field. You will be unable to get onto the field until everything is set up which will be approximately 9.15am.
Thank you
On Wednesday 22 May 2019 we will be hosting a ‘Pink and Blue Day’. This is in memory of Chloe and Liam who lost their lives in the Manchester attack. There is NO charge for this day, however will we will taking donations to go directly to the Chloe and Liam Together Forever Trust. Any donations that you wish to make can be brought in by your child or handed to the school office.
The children in Year 5 had an amazing experience at the Word yesterday! They met children’s author, Michael Rosen. It was a wonderful opportunity to watch him perform some of his poems and ask him questions about his inspiration.
Some of the children also bought a book and were lucky enough to have it signed.
Celebrity Lifeguard Maxi brings Bondi to Britain to save our kids this summer!
Straight off the beach from protecting swimmers at Bondi, Trent Maxwell (better known as Lifeguard Maxi from hit TV show Bondi Rescue) visited Stanhope Primary on Friday
He talked to the children about how to stay safe near water.
Maxi works as a full time firefighter in Sydney as well as a part time lifeguard and he gave the children lots of information on fire prevention.
“Drownings are on the increase and education is key,” Maxi says, “I want to get the message out to the UK kids before they hit the beach this summer and teach them what I know. If it saves one life the trip will have been worth it.”
Drowning is one of the leading causes of accidental death in children in the UK. According to the RLSS UK, over 700 people drown annually; that equates to a death by drowning every 10 hours.
Maxi very kindly presented our weekly certificates to the children and signed autographs as well as the books the children purchased.
On Thursday 25th April 2019, members of our School Council took part in an Anzac Day Service at Kirkpatricks Statue in South Shields. They laid a wreath and along with other schools, read out the poem, Flanders Fields.
Afterwards, the children were invited to join the Mayor for lunch at the Town Hall, which they really enjoyed. The children were very well behaved and a credit to the school.
We are aware that it is coming up to ‘holiday season’ and we strongly advise that children attend school and have holidays in the allocated weeks. Holiday requests into school will be declined.
Last year we had 96.2% attendance which is above the national average. We constantly strive to better our yearly record and by doing this we have attendance rewards.
A big well done to all of the children who received 100% attendance in the Spring Term. We had a total of 61 children!! 💯 As a reward the children had an afternoon of magic! The children were amazed by some of the fantastic tricks and twists throughout the afternoon. The children were in Reception/KS1 and KS2 groups giving the perfect show for their age range. There was laughter all around!
We hope that the Summer Term has even more children with 100% attendance! ☀️
Nursery enjoyed a great morning and afternoon of crafty fun for the Easter Egg Decorating session. We had a great turn out of parents- thank you for your support. It was lovely to see so many fantastic ideas. Good luck everyone!
