If you have missed any information on the Easter Fayre please click on this link to find out the details for your child’s year group.
Last week some of our choir children were selected to represent Mortimer Primary School as part of The Durham Cathedral’s Outreach Program. More than 200 pupils from 7 different schools took part in the concert which show cased their work from this term.
As always our children were fantastic ambassadors for the school and we were very proud.
All children in the choir will perform to parents and relatives in a small concert tonight at school.
Click on the picture to read the press release in The Chronicle.
Click to read the press release from the Chronicle.
We are going to start putting a copy of every letter sent home on the website. You will still ALWAYS receive a hard copy of every letter however if it is misplaced or you need to double check details letters will be available to view and download on the Letters Home page.
You can access this page by clicking this link or clicking the Parent’s tab at the top of the screen and clicking Letters home.
We hope this helps.
Check out some of the fun we had raising lots of money for Comic Relief on Friday.
Final total to follow soon, thank you for supporting this event!
Friday 13th March 2015
To support Red Nose Day on Friday 13th March 2015 ALL children are welcome to come to school dressed in something RED if they wish.
N/B No face paint on this occasion.
Donations would be appreciated with all proceeds going to Comic Relief.
We are currently selling Red Noses in school at £1.00 each, on a first come first served basis.
This term Year 6 have been learning about the life and work of Charles Darwin. Their work was complemented and reinforced when internationally known author and actor Chris Connaughton came to work with them.
During the morning session they watched him perform a small play about Charles Darwin and then during work shop time he set them challenges to extend their creative writing skills.
There was time for questions and answers in the afternoon and children were able to ask him about his life as an actor and a writer and some of the skills and disciplines needed to do both jobs.
Year 4’s curriculum was truly brought to life last week when a farmer from a working farm came to share his knowledge with the children.
He discussed his role as a modern day farmer and explained what life was like living and working on a farm.
The children thoroughly enjoyed this visit.
Eight children from year 5 took park in a spelling bee competition this afternoon. We will have to wait until Friday to find out if our teams have successfully reached the semi finals.
The competition was organised by the team at ICT in schools based at The Open Zone. Children from across the borough will be competing throughout the week.
The children were set challenges, both team and individual, by a quiz master and they used video conferencing to communicate.
We think they were fantastic! Well done to both teams. 
Our Year 4 and Year 5 girl’s football teams had a great time at the football competition held on our All Weather Pitch.
Luke Swanson Chief Executive of Chance to Shine and colleagues from Durham Cricket Board visited school on Wednesday 5th March. Chance to Shine is a programme set up by the Cricket Foundation to increase the amount of competitive cricket in state schools. Mortimer has been involved with the programme since it started in South Tyneside. Phil Mellons from Durham Cricket Board was working in school with Mrs Mackay’s class and Luke visited school to see how high quality cricket coaching is being delivered.
