News

On Friday, three of our OPAL leaders received certificates of recognition for being exceptional roles models to the younger members in school. Everyday, they have gone above and beyond to ensure OPAL playtimes are set up on a morning and tidied away after lunchtime. This morning, our play leaders joined Mr Boyle to emphasise the importance of using our equipment …

Year 6 have been learning about crime and punishment in different time periods in our history topic. This week, we were finding out all about Victorian prisons and taking part in some activities to help us understand what a day in the life of a prisoner would have been like. We had a go at picking oakum, which was pulling …

Well done to our latest Stars Of The Week. The children have earned some fantastic awards for excellent work, great behaviour and demonstrating our Gospel values. Our Year 5 and Year 6 children earned some Levelling Up awards on Reading Plus. We also had some awards for Times Table Rockstars. These included a green heat map achievement and earning a …

Date: 17th October 2024 A Team 6 – 1 Westlea B Team 5 – 0 Westlea In a thrilling evening of football, both the A Team and B Team delivered impressive performances against Westlea Primary, with the A Team staging a remarkable comeback and the B Team showcasing their dominance. A Team Match Summary The A Team faced a challenging …

We have been looking at the past and how things have changed especially shops. Hannah from Beamish came into class to prepare us for our visit. She talked to us about what life was like in the 1950’s and we looked at objects connected to that time. It was lots of fun investigating the different objects and guessing what they …

Below are the remaining football fixtures until October half-term. The 2nd half of the season will resume after February half term. These dates will be circulated nearer the time. 

This week, the Eco Council successfully reintroduced blue recycling bins throughout the school, promoting better waste management and sustainability. An engaging assembly was held featuring Tidy Ted and the Durham Civic Pride team, which helped raise awareness about environmental responsibilities. Additionally, Year 5 participated in a lesson on environmental crime, further enhancing their understanding of littering and fly-tipping within our …

Today marks the beginning of the seven days of Sukkot which is an important week in the Jewish calendar.  All around the world, Jews remember the 40 years the Israelites spent in the desert after being freed from Egypt by Moses.  During this time, they lived in tents made of palms so families and communities spend time in tents that …

This evening, our school football teams showcased their skills on the pitch with some thrilling matches against Ryhope Juniors! The A Team faced a tough challenge and unfortunately lost 2-1. Despite the setback, the team showed great determination and came very close to securing a draw. The next game saw the B Team celebrate an impressive victory, winning 4-0! A …

For our final week of club, year 1 and 2 watched the story of The Very Last Leaf followed by the story of Stick Man. Together, sticks and leaves make trees so they started by drawing around their hand and arm to create a tree trunk. After, they used sponges to create autumnal leaves.

In English, we have been looking at Traditional Tales. Last week, we looked at the story of The Gingerbread Man. We followed a set of instruction on how the Gingerbread Man was made. Then, we made our very own Gingerbread Man using a step by step method. We had a lot of fun making, decorating and eating our Gingerbread Men. …

Congratulations to our latest Stars Of The Week. There have been lots of great reasons to celebrate our gifts and talents this week. A huge well done to anyone who earned House Group Points this week too.

Today, we had a visit from Graham from Sunderland Tennis Centre. Y6 had lots of fun learning how to control the ball on their racket and trying out some skills. Some of the tricks we had a go at were harder than they looked but we enjoyed the challenge.  

What a busy night we had! Stories, songs and lots of crafts. Year 1/2 listened to Julia Donaldson’s story The Scarecrows’ Wedding then went off to create their very own to take home. Each scarecrow had their own unique hat and name. The finished off the session with signing and dancing to ‘Dingle Dangle Scarecrow’

“Wow” said the owl was this weeks story. The children listened to the story, looked at all the wonderful colours he saw on his journey and then went off to make their own paper plate owl. They carefully had to fold the plate to create wings and a head before colouring it in with their own design. “Wow” said Miss …

As part of World Animal Day, Year 5 took part in a workshop with Jess from Seaham Vets. The children engaged in a range of hands on activities such as applying bandages, trying on gowns and looking at animals skulls. This session gave the children an opportunity to ask Jess questions about their own pets and how they can help …

Today we had visitors from a vets in Seaham in school. We talked about the role of a vet and took part in different activities. We had lots of fun and asked lots of questions.

Well done to our latest Stars of The Week. We love to celebrate the fantastic achievements of our wonderful children.

Today, 35 children from years 1-6 attended cross country at EDC. The children were amazing ambassadors of St Cuthberts, showing excellent sportsmanship towards each other and runners from other schools. We are incredibly proud of the resilience shown today from all runners. Well done!

Our kitchen staff are providing a special themed school dinner on Thursday 3rd October. The theme is Taste of America. Please see the picture below for menu choices. If your child has a school dinner, they will automatically be offered this choice. If your child normally has a packed lunch but would like to enjoy this special meal, please contact …