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Today we talked about diversity in toys in our news assembly. #ToyLikeMe was established in April 2015 after writer and journalist Rebecca Atkinson noticed the lack of positive disability representation in toys. Rebecca worked in children’s television and had always been interested in the way these industries represent disability and difference. She called on some fellow parents, including play consultant, …

We have finalised our timetables today. Please remember to send your child in PE kit on their PE days. This will begin from Monday 7th September. PE days for this half term are: Year 1: Monday & Tuesday Year 2: Monday & Friday Year 3: Wednesday & Thursday Year 4: Tuesday & Friday Year 5: Wednesday & Thursday Year 6: …

We are looking forward to welcoming everyone in our school family back in September. We know you will have lots of questions which we have tried to answer in the following documents Reception Frequently Asked Questions Year 1 Frequently Asked Questions Year 2 Frequently Asked Questions Year 3 Frequently Asked Questions Year 4 Frequently Asked Questions Year 5 Frequently Asked …

Year 6 celebrated today by dressing in their favourite clothes and enjoying a picnic and party in the sunshine.  

Year 6 had great fun taking part in sports day in their bubbles.

At St.Cuthbert’s we pride ourselves on being an inclusive school. This week’s article – article 23 – ensures  children with disabilities or special educational needs has the right to live a full and decent life with dignity, and as far as possible, independence, and to play an active part in their home, school and community. A reminder of what Article …

Article 17 is our right to reliable information to help keep us safe. We know from being in school we are regularly educated on the correct ways to access the internet and social media. It also refers to reliable information from the media and in our current global situation with Covid-19, reliable information is extremely important for our safety.   …

Article 30 focuses on minority groups. It is very important that every child has the right to learn and use the language, customs and religion of their family whether or not these are shared by the majority of the people in the country where they live. A reminder of what Article 42 means:   Time to think:   Rights Respecting …

Article 2 is about your right not to be discriminated against because you are different. It usually applies to ethnicity, gender, age, religion, language and abilities.  You will often hear about stories of discrimination in the media. We need to understand that it is good to be different and it makes us unique. However, it is never right to be …

Year 6 bubble a enjoying a bit of tennis this morning and their new hoodies

Thank you for your late entries everyone! What a great week you all had. We loved seeing your active photos and want to say thank you and well done to all families who took part! In third place were St. Andrew with a brilliant 95 points, in second place were St. Patrick with 97 points but our Lockdown Sports Week …

This week’s task is exploring changing materials. Everything is made of stuff – scientists call that stuff material – and we can use it in different ways in our everyday lives. We can make new materials that are useful to us. Task one (suitable for all children with adult supervision) Make a bubble mixture yourself by mixing 50 ml washing up …

Next week we would like you to take part in SPORTS WEEK CHALLENGE! Firstly, if possible, can you wear something in your house group colour: purple for Aidan, blue for Andrew, white for Bede, yellow for David, red for George, orange for Oswald and green for Patrick. There are two challenges each day. If you send your teacher a picture …

Please see attached documents: Letter 03.06.20 Information for Parents Daily Risk Assessment Behaviour Policy Annex

This week we are exploring habitats. You may have noticed there are far more animals around at this time of year, especially insects. Can you find the insect in the picture? Some creatures exist in the harshest of habitats, adapted to survive and thrive where there may be little water, very low or very high temperatures, and may need to …