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Yesterday was Ash Wednesday and we had a visit from Fr. Marc and Deacon Peter. They blessed us with ashes on our forehead in the shape of a cross. The ashes have come from the burnt palms from last year’s Palm Sunday and are a sign of repentance. The cross symbolises the cross that Jesus died on to cleanse the …

It was Pancake Day today and we decided to make our own pancakes in school. We listened to a song to help us remember the ingredients we needed and what we had to do. We each helped to add the ingredients and mix them together. The best part was when we were given some pancakes to eat.  

Carrying on from Children’s Mental Health Week, we thought we would share this wonderful calendar to help promote a positive sense of well-being. There is a positive affirmation to say each day throughout the whole of the month of March. 31 days of telling yourself how wonderful you are! Give it a try.

Preparations are underway for the special World Book Day school dinner available on Thursday. Our lovely cook, Jan, has decorated the serving area to help us celebrate our love of reading. The children are looking forward to eating their special treats and admiring the excellent decorations.

As homework, Y4 were asked to complete a project about The Romans. They could present this in any way they wanted and they did not disappoint! We had models, swords, shields, posters, information booklets and even a Colosseum! The children presented their projects to the class then enjoyed exploring and discovering each other’s work.

We had had lots of fun on Tuesday afternoon with the author Adam Bushnell. We went outside and collected natural materials to make our very own Stick Man, Stick Pet and Stick Monster. We have been working really hard to start and write our very own story with our new characters. Also, we got to say hello to Adam’s tortoise. …

On Tuesday, we had a visit from the author Adam Bushnell.  We met Adam’s superhero tortoise Jet and talked about his super powers. We then had a lovely time illustrating and creating our own superhero meerkat characters. We have spent the rest of this week writing our very own superhero meerkat stories. Mrs Wilkinson is very proud of us!  

We have enjoyed some reading time with our friends today and enjoyed sharing books from our class library.  

Adam Bushnell visited year 6 to help write a descriptive piece about the Blitz in WW2. Along with rare footage of London, he brought along some exciting artefacts including a Tommy Gun, gas masks for children and babies and some replica smells of the time. The quality of the descriptions were fantastic given the short time frame to write.  

KS2 enjoyed their assembly delivered by Adam Bushnell on Monday. He retold a Brother’s Grimm story of the Evil Unicorn. Everyone who acted out the story took their role very seriously and were excellent. It was great fun to watch!  

Today we worked with Adam Bushnell to create and describe a witchy character after exploring the local legend of Peg Powler, the grindylow who hides in the River Tees.  We read a description of the witch’s cottage and then created our own character using natural resources in our school grounds for inspiration – including mud!! We wrote some descriptive words …

Last week was Children’s Mental Health Week. At St. Cuthbert’s, we feel it is very important to raise awareness and promote positive mental health. This year, the theme of the week is “Growing Together” and each class planted some cress seeds and talked about what we need to help us to grow physically and emotionally. Classes will now look after …

On 14th February, we celebrate Saint Valentine’s Day.  St. Valentine is the patron saint of love and young people and to celebrate this, our children were treated to a special dessert after their school lunch today. Thank you Jan! How will you celebrate Saint Valentine’s Day?  

Year 6 enjoyed exploring the purpose being able to find the area and perimeter, working outdoors in their groups, using a range of measuring equipment.

We enjoyed a special assembly delivered by Mr Conway when he visited school on Thursday. He shared a great story about Mother Teresa. Phobe, from year 3, was chosen to dress up in robes given to Mr Conway’s relatives from Mother Teresa. During his story about Zacchaeus, Jake from year 6, volunteered to help act part of it out. It …

Today, some of our Year 5 and 6 children represented our school in the Swimming Gala hosted by Easington Sports Partnership at Peterlee Leisure Centre. We had a fantastic morning competing in races using different swimming strokes. We won some of the heats and came 5th overall. Well done to all of the children that attended, they showed excellent sporting …

Yesterday the children discovered what’s attracted to magnetcs and why. They created their own games using the magnets and metal objects in the classroom. We had lots of fun making our own magnetic fishing rods and magnetic mazes.

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Children’s Mental Health Week is going very well. Today, the children have been learning about how important it is to express themselves and what better way to do that then to wear what you want? Children came to school in a wonderful range of different outfits. We had princesses, cool casuals, super heroes, fancy dress, pyjamas, and some very questionable …