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Yesterday, as part of out History topic, we visited Durham Cathedral. We learnt all about why the cathedral is a special place. We also learnt a little about the history of the cathedral. Did you know that it was once a prison? We visited the shrine of St. Cuthbert and then enjoyed the story of Cuthbert through drama. We really …

On Thursday, KS1 children enjoyed a jam packed afternoon of dancing with Sophie from the Easington School Sports Partnership. The children were given opportunities to take part in a wide range of dance styles along with using a variety of dance props. Glow sticks and disco lights added to the party atmosphere.

Some pumpkins were delivered to our class. We had lots of fun working in teams, designing a face for our pumpkin and then carving out the flesh and seeds. We tried to make the same face as our  pumpkin.

Reception had such a lovely afternoon when Sophie a dance teacher came to work with us. We used glow sticks, ribbons and pom poms to dance with. We also used  the parachute to help us to listen and follow instructions. Thank you Sophie we had a super dancing time.

On Wednesday, children and parents in year 6 were invited to meet staff and former St.Cuthbert’s pupils who are in year 7 at St.Bede’s. Due to the popular demand of their open evening, they wanted to give parents and pupils at St.Cuthbert’s the opportunity to ask questions and meet staff. Our former pupils shared what they have enjoyed about their …

As a school on Tuesday 18th,  we took part in the “million children pray the rosary” campaign for peace and unity in the world. Deacon Peter visited Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 and explained what the rosary was and why we pray it. Then together they recited the Hail Mary, Our Father and Glory Be together. At 11am Year …

Well done to our latest stars of the week.

Please see the link below for information about flu immunisations offered for children. Flu Immunisations  

We have a new menu for our school dinners starting after half term. There are lots of delicious new choices available. A copy of the menu is available below. If your child has a school dinner already, they will automatically be offered the new menu. If your child has a packed lunch but would like to change to school dinners, …

We took part in the NSPCC’s Pants lesson today where we learnt about the NSPCC’s underwear rule. We learnt the ‘PANTS’ acrostic; Privates are private Always remember your body belongs to you No means no Talk about secrets that upset you Speak up, someone can help We then enjoyed decorating lots of pants.  

Both teams were in action tonight in a league match against St. Mary Magdalen Primary School. The B Team played first and demonstrated some great defending. Karim made some absolutely amazing saves. The attacks we launched were well thought out but we just couldn’t find a way through. The final score was 2-0 to St. Mary Magdalen. Bobby was Man …

We took part in a 5-A-Side competition with other schools in Seaham last week. We played in the group stages on Wednesday and won enough points to get into the finals on Friday. We played some excellent football and finished the tournament very worthy runners up. The boys all received a silver medal and we have a trophy to keep …

The final curry was an overall success. Even those who were less confident to try it did and some were pleasantly surprised.

Our Rights Respecting articles of the week are back and this week we are exploring article 16 – the right to privacy! We have been learning a lot about this as part of our RSE lessons this half term so we know how important this is. A reminder of what Articles 16 means: Time to think Rights Respecting Tasks to …

After learning about the origins of the traditional curry and food hygiene in DT, year 6 helped to prepare a vegetable korma. The children took responsibility to ensure all surfaces were cleaned before and after use and there was regular hand washing throughout- especially after cutting onions. They cut, peeled, crushed, stirred and seasoned all in preparation for tasting tomorrow. …

In our Judaism topic this week we were learning about the Jewish Festival of Sukkot. During Sukkot, Jewish people remember when God freed them from slavery in Egypt. After they left Egypt, the Jewish people wandered in the desert for forty years, trying to find a place to settle. Along the way, they built temporary homes out of dry palms …

We are very proud of our girls football team who performed very well on Wednesday in the Bishop Cup tournament.  

At the end of Mass on Monday our Year 6 Mini-Vinnies invited families and parishioners to join us on Tuesday 18th October to pray the Rosary for the ACN International – “A million children pray the Rosary” campaign where the focus of our prayers go towards peace and unity in the world.

Year 5 and Year 6 enjoyed going to Mass on Monday where Father Marc gave us the mission going forward to show kindness to one another. Visiting church would not be complete without a photograph with Father Marc.