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This morning, 7 children from year 5 and 6 headed to East Durham College with Miss Scarr to represent the school in a cross country event. As always, the event was super busy and supported by many parents, including our own. The children had a really difficult course to run but ran their socks off and completed it in amazing …

Last night, the children went on a nature hunt and then enjoyed using their treasures to make clay prints. They then enjoyed making fairy and troll homes. Once their creations are dry, the children will bring them home to hang.

Well done to this week’s Dance Club Star of the Week. It was her very first time at Dance Club and she joined in brilliantly and had a fabulous time.

Tonight, OPAL club enjoyed the sunshine while using natural resources from around the yard and equipment from the craft shed to create some wonderful pieces of artwork to take home. Some children made nature mobiles while others created bracelets or picture frames. A huge thank you to our OPAL leaders for staying back and helping with club.

Over the past two weeks, the children have been learning some fire safety rules and we lit a fire together. The children enjoyed some cooking on the fire and were so good at remembering how to stay safe. They learnt some campfire songs and played some games using the safety rules they had been shown. A big thank you to …

This week in gymnastics club, the children worked hard practising different rolls on the mats. They started with rock and rolls followed by pencil rolls, eggs rolls and teddy bear rolls. A huge thank you to our 3 year 6 sports leaders who stayed back to help.

Year 4 were transported back in time during a fantastic Ancient Greek Day full of hands-on learning and fun! The children explored the fascinating differences between Athens and Sparta, taking part in lively discussions about life in each city-state. They had the exciting opportunity to try on replica armour and shields before working together to practice the famous phalanx battle …

Today, Year 5 visited Jarrow Hall to find out all about Anglo Saxon life. This term, in History, we are looking at the Anglo Saxons and Vikings and discovering where they came from and what life was like in this time period. We began our day with a tour of the working farm and we saw how the animals were …

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Congratulations to all of the children who received awards in Starry Assembly. They were awarded for great work, showing Gospel values and for being good role models. A huge well done to all of them.

Well done to Dance Club’s latest Dancer of the Week.

As part of our Beginnings RE topic, we listened to Psalm 19: 1-5 We enjoyed hearing about how the sun rises high in the sky to give us light and warmth. We are full of joy as each new day begins and we created a painting to illustrate the Psalm.

On Monday, Year 2 enjoyed the colour run. We were all splattered in a rainbow of colours and had an amazing time. Thank you to the Easington School Sports Partnership for providing this fabulous event.  

    St. Cuthbert’s A-Team put in a fantastic performance last night at the 7-a-side football tournament hosted by Ribbon Academy, finishing as runners-up in a tightly contested competition. The tournament featured six strong teams, and our players rose to the challenge with energy, teamwork, and determination. St. Cuthbert’s played four matches, winning three and narrowly losing one — the …

Another wonderful OPAL club, building dens in the sunshine. The children worked in teams of boys and girls to see which team could build a den big enough to fit them all inside. The wind wasn’t on their side making it difficult to secure the tarpaulin however you can see their mission was fulfilled. Again, a huge thank you to …

This week , our amazing reading shed monitors have given it a good clean and tidy and found lots of our books were due to be renewed as they have been well loved and read lots. We are appealing to our families to consider our reading shed if you’re having a clear out and looking to make space on your …

Yesterday, the children in gymnastics club furthered their knowledge of shapes to create some wonderful jumps. They started by testing how well they could balance a bean bag on different parts of their body whilst moving around the hall. They did a great job! The main session included jumping forwards and backwards, side to side, straight jumps, tuck jumps and …

Despite the rain, Year 6 had a wonderful time at this years colour run. As you can see from their faces, they were full of paint and full of smiles. A huge thank you to Gary and his team for hosting a fantastic event in our school, to our families who came to cheer us on and an extra special …

Some of our Year 1 girls had the chance to take part in a Disney Shooting Stars Event. They were learning football skills while dressed in Disney accessories and singing along to Disney songs. They had so much fun learning different football skills as they went around the carousel. Thank you to Easington School Sports Partnership for putting on a …

Year 1 had a great time during the colour run, even a bit of rain didn’t stop our fun. Thank you to the Sports Partnership for putting on our sponsored colour run.