Quadkids Athletics Tyne and Wear County Finals 2025

27th June 2025A Rogers
TYNE AND WEAR COUNTY FINALS 2025
 
Today we had great success in the Tyne and Wear County Finals at Monkton Stadium.
Our Y5/6 Quadkids team finished a brilliant 3rd scoring 1611 points.
 
Y5/6 TEAM RESULT
1st  – Gosforth Central Middle (Newc) 1768
2nd – Kings Priory (NT) 1622
3rd – Stanhope (ST) 1611
Individually – Lucas finished 2nd with 255 points and Ava also 2nd with 229 – excellent performances from the best 200 children in the County!
 
Well done to all 10 pupils who represented our school.
I’m very proud of each and everyone of you.
Congratulations to all of the medallists!

South Tyneside Y5/6 Quadkids Athletics Finals 2025

24th June 2025A Rogers

SOUTH TYNESIDE QUADKIDS ATHLETICS FINALS Y5/6 2025

Today, children from Year 5/6 took part inthe Quadkids Athletics competition at Monkton Stadium.
Children took part in four events : 600m, sprint, howler throw and standing long jump.
The children were fantastic in all events and showed great team spirit throughout the day.

Our A Team secured SILVER with 1619, St. Bede’s 1st 1633.

Lucas smashed the record with 266 points to secure GOLD, Ava was 2nd overall girl and Corey 5th overall boy. Congratulations!!

We will now compete in the Tyne and Wear County Finals on Friday.

Well done everyone!!

 

 

South Tyneside Orienteering Finals 2025

23rd June 2025A Rogers

This morning, 16 children took part in an orienteering competition at South Marine Park. The children had to work in their teams to navigate around a course to find 32 controls. They then had to complete an activity to match countries to their capitals.
Our B Team won Gold! Our A Team just missed out on the top 3 due to a penalty. Well done

to all children who took part

Northern Regional Dodgeball Finals 2025

10th June 2025A Rogers

NORTHERN REGIONAL DODGEBALL FINALS 2025

A massive congratulations to our dedicated dodgeball team, who today were crowned Regional Champions and progress to the National Finals on 4th July in Stoke.
They played superbly all day winning all of their group games to progress to the final, playing former National medalists and defending champions Calthwaite (Cumbria). Despite falling 4-0 behind, the team played calmly, stuck to our game plan and tactics; bouncing back determinedly to win 7-6! Well done everyone – so proud of you. Our fourth National Finals – what an achievement!

 

South Tyneside Y5/6 Cricket Finals 2025

6th June 2025A Rogers
Cricket Finals
Today children drom Years 5/6 took part in the Countdown Cricket Final at Boldon Cricket Club.
The team narrowly missed out a place in the semi final.
The children played some fantastic cricket and displayed great sportsmanship throughout.
Your hard work and commitment to training definitely showed today.
Well done we are very proud of you all.
Mrs Cooper and Miss Simpson.

YEAR 5/6 South Tyneside Cricket Qualifiers 2025

20th May 2025A Rogers
Today children from Year 5/6 took part in a cricket competition at Boldon Cricket Club. The children competed in five games and won 4 out of the 5 games they played.
The team have now qualified to take part in the finals which will take place on June 6th.
Your hard work and dedication to training has paid off. We are very proud of you all.
Mrs Cooper and Miss Simpson

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.

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!