Science Club

6th December 2018A Stelling
This week the science club discussed what it would be like to be an astronaut. We watched Tim Peake make a cup of coffee and drinking it out of a special sachet and we watched an American astronaut make a peanut butter and honey wrap. We found out that bread can not be used in Space as the crumbs from a slice of bread would float around due to zero gravity!! We then tried some space food. On the whole the strawberries were not the favourite but our science clubbers thoroughly enjoyed the chocolate ice-cream!

Basketball

19th November 2018A Stelling

We have recently been working with Newcastle Eagles. The programme we are involved in consists of coaching, tournaments and a roadshow for our Year 5 and Year 6 children. The boys and girls in Year 5 have been thoroughly enjoying the sessions that have taken place.

 

Football Update

19th November 2018A Stelling
The A team had two convincing wins on he 14th November. The results were 9-0 against Westoe Crown and 7-2 against Ashley Primary. The boys remain undefeated in their league.
The B team were unlucky not to have scored in their game against Simonside and found Westoe Crown tough opposition on the 8th November.
The A team girls had an excellent couple of games winning both of their matches 4-0. The B team managed a draw in both of their fixtures.

16th November 2018A Stelling

Year 4 had a fantastic time at Jarrow Hall learning about Anglo-Saxon life. They found out about life on the farm, heard the story of Beowulf told by the fire and took part in a battle re-enactment. They even acted as a mock Anglo-Saxon jury and sentenced their teachers to be put in the stocks!

Young Mathematicians Award 2018

12th November 2018A Stelling
Our children competed in heat 1 of 3, there were 10 schools in their heat and 26 altogether competing in round 1 at the Sunderland centre.
There are over 120 centres across the UK and over 4000 schools entering the competition. We should hear by Monday the 19th whether we are 1 of the 5 through to round 2 at Sunderland.
The first 2 rounds take place at Explore Learning.
We were very proud of our four representatives from Mortimer Primary, who were excellent ambassadors for the school.

Y6 Clay Hedgehogs

12th November 2018A Stelling

Our Y6 children this term are enjoying learning about clay and are creating hedgehogs. Here is Y6AS modelling their creations, they will be placed in a kiln to dry and then painted and glazed before they make their way home.

Mortimer Remembers

12th November 2018A Stelling

Mortimer Primary School commemorated Armistice Day by taking part in a service of Remembrance at West Park and our house captains laid a wreath on behalf of our school.  All of our staff and pupils observed a minutes silence at school.

First Half Term Sporting Highlights

6th November 2018A Stelling

Our children have taken part in a wide variety of different sporting events and have done extremely well.

Football
Our A team have had a very impressive start to the season winning all three of their games. The team have scored twenty goals in total which is excellent!
Our B team have played two games so far winning one and losing the other.
Our girls have also made a promising start to their season.
Rugby
Our Year 5 children have all recently had rugby coaching which they thoroughly enjoyed. The coaches certainly did not waste their time as in the Y5/6 tag rugby competition held at Harton Technology College on Friday 19th October, Mortimer finished first, third and fourth. This is a tremendous achievement as there were over twenty teams present on the day.
Judo
Every child from Y1-6 had the opportunity to take part in Judo taster sessions. these were thoroughly enjoyed by the children and we hope we will be able to offer judo to our children again next year.
Cross Country
Over six hundred children from South Tyneside gathered together at Temple Park on Thursday 1st November to take part in this event. Several of our children were placed very highly in the four races Mortimer entered. Our Year 5 boys’ team combined score placed them as the best school on the day. Congratulations to all of the children who took part!

Artyfacts: The Time Capsule

1st November 2018A Stelling

All KS2 children received a true treat today when theatre company, Artyfacts, visited our school and performed a special WW1 themed play.

This play introduced children to the topic and will be used as a foundation to a special Literacy week for Year 6 next year which is in connection to Remembrance Day and 100 years since the end of the Great War.

Y6 RAP

12th October 2018A Stelling

Y6 had a very informative morning at the Fire Station this morning when they received micro-workshops to help prevent accidents in their home and social life.

They received workshops from the RNLI, Northern Gas, Fire Safety, School Nurses (Drug and Alcohol Awareness), NEXUS and train safety and staying safe when out and about at night in a dark environment.

The children and staff thoroughly enjoyed the morning’s activities.