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Digging for Victory

16th July 2021A Stelling

Our Year 5 gardening monitors have cared for our vegetable garden all term and today Mrs Mackay encountered four Year 6 evacuees who needed to be put to work.

The evacuees worked hard digging up the much needed veg for the war effort and were astonished at what Year 5 had grown. Mrs Cunningham (owner of the land) also pitched in and has taken the crop to be made into some stew.

A huge thank you to the Year 5 monitors for their care and diligence this term and of course to the evacuees who worked in hot conditions digging for victory!

Reception Teddy Bear Picnic 2021

14th July 2021A Stelling

Today was a very special day, we got to bring our Teddy Bear’s to school. It was great to introduce our bears to each other and we even got to see our teacher’s favourite bear. We showed our Teddies how much fun we have at school and they even got to see the big hall. We did Teddy Bear Yoga to start off our day and ended the day with a yummy Teddy Bear’s picnic. We can not wait for their next visit!

Friends of the Readhead Park: Y4 Bird Box Update

13th July 2021A Stelling

This morning our Y4 pupils delivered their hand made bird boxes to the Friends of the Readhead Park and South Tyneside Council, who will now place them on designated trees around the park. A tree specialist has conducted a survey to say where the boxes would be best situated.

All materials were supplied by the Friends of the Readhead Park and, along with the 26 created for the park, we now have a number of boxes to be placed around our own outside area too.

This project enriched the pupils’ science curriculum about habitats and many of the children have said this was one of their favourite activities of the year.

The children discovered an area of the park that is ear-marked to become a habitat area for minibeasts and other creatures. Year 4 will now be creating plans and designs which they will send to the developers.

All our bird boxes have a number in “Mortimer Blue” underneath them, can you find all 26?

School PE T-shirt order (Years 2-5)

9th July 2021A Stelling

This is only for current Y2, Y3, Y4 and Y5 pupils.

We encourage children in KS2 to wear their house colour t-shirt for PE lessons. Your child will know which house they are in and should be able to tell you the colour their house wears. (Year 2 parents have received a letter from you class teacher.)

Wouldhave – Blue
Kirkpatrick – Green
Armstrong – Yellow
Redhead – Red

We do sell the school t-shirt with the school name on for £4.00. If you prefer, you can buy your own t-shirt of the same colour; it must be plain and have no writing or logos. (Football shirts are not allowed.)

Children generally only require one t-shirt for the whole academic year.

All orders must be placed by Thursday 21st July. We are unable to accept late orders processed.

1. Please use this Google Form to order your t-shirt
2. Then login to Parent Pay and pay for you t-shirt. We are unable to accept cash payments.

This will then be crossed matched with your order form.
Only t-shirts which are paid for will be ordered.

We have tried to keep the ordering process as simple as possible.

Any queries regarding t-shirts please contact the school office.

Please note we only order school PE t-shirts once a year from our supplier and are unable to order any once we return to school in September.

Latest News

9th July 2021Mr Bennett

Summer update!

From the euphoria of England reaching the final to the pain of isolating children, it’s a funny old time. We continue to work within the guidelines and press ahead to give our pupils the best. Thank you for your support.

There are two weeks left but still lots to do! Take a look below so you don’t miss out.

In this update:

Bring your bear
Reports
PE T-Shirts
Sports
Diary Dates
Step 4

Bring your bear to school day

Tuesday 13th July for Action Medical Research for children (the Paddington Bear charity)

Parents can make a donation via Parent Pay whilst children bring a drink of juice and a snack to have a picnic with their class and bear.

By taking part in Bring your Bear, children have a chance to help other children giving them a great sense of achievement.

The money you raise will help thousands of sick babies and children in the UK who are suffering from a whole range of illnesses, from conditions like epilepsy, asthma, cerebral palsy to rare incurable diseases. Take a look at the pioneering research we fund thanks to your help.

Pupil Reports

Children will bring home their end of year reports on Friday 16^th July. If you have any queries or questions before or after, this please speak to your child’s class teacher. Staff are always willing to make time to discuss your child.

PE T-Shirts

Please watch out for information about house coloured T-Shirts for Ks2. We will be offering t-shirts to purchase.

Sports News

Whilst football is (maybe) coming home…we are super proud of some of our very own super stars!

Chloe Brotherton, Elana Richardson and William Amor took part in South Tyneside swim team level X races. Brilliant results all round with 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd places being taken amongst them!

Good luck for your races on the 17^th July – we know you’ll make a splash!

Dates for your diary

13.7.21 Year 2 into Year 3 Online Transition meeting – email to follow
13.7.21 Year 4 visit to Readhead Park
15.7.21 Reception visit Washington Wildlife Park
15.7.21 4KA visit the Hancock Museum
16.7.21 Class changeover – pupils meet their new teacher
19.7.21 Year 4 Greek Day
20.7.21 Year 6 Disco
23.7.21 School closes for summer

Government Step 4 19^th July Changes

School will still be open for a week under the government step 4 changes. We will update parents next week as to how this will impact our last week of term.

Have a great weekend, enjoy the match and we will see you soon.

Come on England!

9th July 2021Mr Bennett

Come on England!

On Sunday England take on Italy in the Euro 2020 Final! If your child will be watching, then it’s going to be a late night for them.

Hopefully, we will be able to celebrate on Monday (12.7.21), so children can wear red and white, if they wish, in school (win or lose!). We will even allow football tops…just this once!

Also, to help, we are offering parents a choice on Monday.

School will be open at the normal time so nothing needs to change with your routine.

Parents can let children sleep in and then bring their child into school between 10:15-10:30. They will still receive their mark. They should enter through their normal school gate.

Hopefully this will stop any early morning grumps and children still come to school!

After 55 years since England reached a major football final and 18 months of pandemic, let’s get on board the feel good atmosphere. But let’s educate as well: why do we sing the national anthem, the importance of team work and resilience, how it feels to win and how we behave if we lose! It’s not just a football game.

Have a great weekend and come on England!

ACT Prevent

8th July 2021Mr Bennett

The Northumbria Police Prevent Team have a simple request for your help as we approach the long summer break.

Attached is a digital leaflet designed specifically for parents, guardians, family and friends. Northumbria Police are using it to encourage the public to access information about Prevent via various pathways including ACT EARLY

https://actearly.uk/ .

ACT EARLY is a website designed for the public, to inform and encourage them to make Prevent referrals if they have worries about their children, family or friends.

Northumbria Police are seeing a rise in Prevent referrals, particularly from schools, which is a positive thing as it means more professionals are recognising this crucial safeguarding concern and therefore more young vulnerable people are being diverted into positive pathways.

Northumbria Police are really keen to encourage parents, guardians etc. to learn about Prevent and to feel empowered to make referrals themselves.

Northumbria Police wish to spread the word so everyone can look out for the concerns that could signal a potentially dangerous pathway and therefore safeguard our young people.

Download (PDF, 884KB)

South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Trust

7th July 2021Mr Bennett

South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Trust

Important changes

From Wednesday 4 August, children’s A&E services at South Tyneside District Hospital will change to South Tyneside Urgent Care for Children.

This is a new nurse-led service open from 8am-10pm, 7 days a week.

The expert children’s nursing team at South Tyneside District Hospital will continue treat children from birth up to 16 years for a range of injuries and illnesses which are urgent but not life threatening.

For example:

• Broken bones

• Children who have breathing problems such as asthma

• Common childhood infections in the chest, ears or throat

• Children who are being sick or have diarrhoea

• Cuts and open wounds that need closing

• Minor burns

• Minor bumps or head injuries

• Sprained ankles or strained muscles.

If you are worried about your child you should call NHS111 for urgent medical advice. In a life threatening emergency call 999.

Please share to help us spread the word.

Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3y9h0s0

Climate Change A Week of Action 2021

4th July 2021A Stelling

All of the children in school this week have had a fantastic time learning about different aspects of climate change.

EYFS learned about litter and plastic pollution and our plastic bottle top collage is under way. Nursery used litter pickers to safely collect some litter as well as using the water tray to recreate how plastic can affect our sea wildlife. Reception produced some fabulous work on plastic pollution as well as learning a song which we are sure many parents will have heard over the course of the week!

KS1 looked at energy saving and the little tasks we can do to save energy. They had an assembly on Climate Change and read Switch and the Energy Saver. Plastic straws were exchanged for paper ones in one classroom and the children made energy saving posters. Year 2 were each given a job to do such as ensuring the lights were switched off when a room was not in use.

Years 3/4 looked at recycling and are very knowledgeable about what the different recycling symbols mean. They sorted materials into groups and produced posters all around recycling.

Years 5/6 looked at the Greenhouse Effect. Year 5 had an assembly on what this is and some carried out an experiment to demonstrate how the earth is heating up. Other children visited the beach where they carried out a session on rock pooling. This involved a timed survey of the sea creatures in our local area to see how populated our beaches are.

All of the children have worked incredibly hard this week and have learned a lot about climate change. We think their work is incredible.

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