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We had lots of fun making greek yoghurt pizzas. We followed a set of instructions and all kneaded our dough.  

Our art topic in Year 4 this term is modern art. We have been looking at the works of Wayne Thibaud and the children created a food sculpture in his style using Modroc and decorated them using acrylic paint.

Please click the link to view our November 2023 Newsletter. There are some important diary dates for upcoming events and activities and you can find out what has been going on in school over the last few weeks. November Newsletter 2023

This week in Lego Club we were Space Rangers and we are on a super secret mission to build a new spaceship.  

Well done to the children who received awards this week. Keep up the good work.  

Year 6 have enjoyed reading the first chapter of their chosen book on Fiction Express this half term – Son of the Samurai by Adam Bushnell. These 3 boys were very happy with the quick reply back from author, Adam Bushnell, after they had commented on the forum in reply to his question. We can’t wait to see what happens …

As we come to the end of October, we reflect on Black History Month. Black History Month takes place in October every year and is a celebration of key figures and events in Black history. Having begun in the USA, it has been celebrated in the UK since 1987, with the emphasis on celebrating particularly the history and contributions to …

Year 6 have been learning about how the finches discovered on the Galapagos island by Charles Darwin informed his theory of evolution by natural selection. We used different sized objects which represented the size of the food accessible across the island as well as using spoons, tweezers, a peg and toothpicks to replicate the different beak types. It was clear …

As part of our Y6 Judaism topic at the end of last half term we learnt about the Jewish festival, Sukkot. This is the festival of shelters which is a reminder of when their people were freed from slavery and went into the desert for 40 years. They had to build shelters with only God to protect them. This tradition …

The immunisation team will be returning to your child’s school on 16 November 2023 to complete the immunisation programme. If you have not already completed a consent form and wish for your child to be vaccinated, please complete the link below: Flu Immunisations If since giving us consent your child has received the vaccine from the GP or hospital please contact us …

You can click the link below to view the school dinner menu for this term. School Lunch Menu

Our Friends of St Cuthbert’s Group have organised an Autumn Disco. Please see below for details.

Please see our clubs page for a link to the clubs we are offering for the second half of Autumn Term. https://www.stcuthbertsprimary.com/clubs/

On 10th October, children at St. Cuthbert’s took part in lots of activities to raise awareness of mental health and discovered ways to promote their own and other’s positive mental health. Children dressed in something green to echo the colour of the World Mental Health Day took part in a whole school assembly that promoted being a “Bucket Filler” and …

We have had a great afternoon visiting Church Street and eating ice cream. We had a sketch map of Church Street and mapped out the things that we could see. We will then be comparing this to the 1950s high street.

Tonight, the A Team played in the Harry Page Cup Final against Ryhope Juniors. This was possibly the most exciting football match we have ever see for a cup final. The boys were going into this final on the back of their unlucky loss on Tuesday against Ryhope. We didn’t let that bother us, we kept our heads up and …

This term, in our History lessons, Y6 have been exploring crime and punishment throughout different time periods. Today, we were investigating the Victorian period and Y6 were sentenced to ‘hard labour’ in a Victorian prison. We had a go at some activities such as picking oakam, the tread wheel, standing still and stretching and moving a heavy weight backwards and …

Year 6 enjoyed their first careers conversation today as part of their Positive Footprints, Raising Aspirations programme. Today’s guest was an architect. The children were surprised to hear that it is a career for anyone who is both interested in science and art.

We played a league match at home to Ryhope Juniors tonight. The A Team played first and it was a very even match. The ball was being passed and moved from end to end. Ryhope scored first but we were able to attack on the counter. We made some great shots but didn’t manage to find the target in the …

We are having lots of fun in gymnastics this half term. We have been learning how to do forward rolls, teddy bear rolls, back support and balances. We are remembering to keep our toes pointed and to hold our positions. Well done Year 1 you have been trying really hard.