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On Tuesday, KS2 had a wonderful morning in their house groups, scoring points on sports day, Despite the wind and a little rain, the children had a fun filled morning. We all cheered and sent our congratulations to Mrs Lambert and Aidan house group who took the trophy this year. Here’s a little snippet of our morning.

Year 5 had a wonderful afternoon getting very wet in their summer splash run. The children laughed their way around the course becoming more wet each time! Well done year 5. The rain certainly put the SPLASH in splash run. Huge thank you to ESSP for hosting another wonderful event.

Year three have had such a lovely day at Sports day followed by our Summer splash run! They all loved cheering eachother on and having fun- what a great way to end a great school year!

On Friday, Year 6 had a lovely day. We began the day by spending time with our buddies and playing outside. After lunch, we visited Infinite Air in Durham to play on the trampolines. Although it was very hot, we had a brilliant time bouncing, climbing, playing games and spending some quality time with our friends before we begin our …

As an end or term treat, our wonderful kitchen staff are providing a special school lunch. Please see the picture below for the menu choices. If your child already has a school dinner, they will automatically be offered this choice. If your child has a packed lunch but would like to enjoy this treat, please contact the school office as …

The sun certainly shone for today’s shorts and shades day. Year 5 thoroughly enjoyed their time outdoors and contributed wonderfully to our OPAL fundraiser. Together, they gave some excellent ideas to Miss Scarr with how they’d like to spend the money raised; some included: skateboards, water pistols, sand pits and space hoppers. We were delighted to find we had raised …

As part of our DT work this term we were set the challenge of creating our own pasta sauce and comparing it to a shop bought sauce. Firstly, we tried the shop sauce which lots of us enjoyed. We then created our own. We decided to include carrots,onions,courgettes and garlic. We used the skills we learnt last year to prepare …

We always look forward to skipping school with Gail. This year we showed just how much our skills have improved. Well done Year 4 keep practising we look forward to seeing you again next year Gail we always enjoy your sessions – thank you.

After learning all about pilgrimages to special places, our wonderful Year 3 class decided to plan their very own pilgrimage- to St Cuthberts Church! They dedicated their journey to Our Lady, thoughtfully planning the prayers and hymns they wanted to include. Together, they prayed a decade of the Rosary and each child had a special moment to offer their own …

Today, Year 6 finally got to experience their activity day that had been cancelled before due to bad weather. We had a go at some activities on the beach. We found some interesting rocks, shells and creatures and examined them under a microscope to see all of the individual parts and layers. We made some beach art and made up …

The sun shone for today’s skipping session with Gail. The children upped their game from last year, trying brand new, more difficult skills. Working together in pairs, the children created a butterfly with the skips before jumping the big rope with Miss Scarr and Gail. As always, the children thoroughly enjoyed themselves and we can’t wait to see the new …

This morning, Year 2 shared a Celebration of the Word about St Peter and St Paul with their parents. They all did an amazing job and we were so impressed. Some children stood up and read the lines for children who were absent – a very brave thing to do. After that, with the help of parents, we created a …

With the sun shining, OPAL play has been in full swing. The children have thoroughly enjoyed dressing up, drawing with the chalks and digging in the dinosaur world tuff trays. The children’s imaginations have been running wild and as staff, love to see the children flourish in creativity and independence.  

Year 4 walked down to Seaham beach today to look at the formation of the cliffs and features of the beach. We have been studying the topic of coasts as part of our Geography topic. We were quite lucky with the weather and found some caves and groynes as well as lots of different rocks and pebbles that had been …

Year 2 Singing Club have been singing songs from the musicals. This week, we did a rendition of  Castle In The Clouds from Les Miserables.

Year 6 had a treat on Friday as they got to hold our new chicks. The chicks were very well behaved and were happy to fall asleep on our hands. We noticed that some of them were already starting to develop feathers on their wings and we are looking forward to watching them grow over the next few days.

Year 3 have been practising the violin for their music concert on Thursday 26th June in Horden. They have been rehearsing the music they will perform and have thoroughly enjoyed learning to play a musical instrument.

Many congratulations to our Year 4 and Year 5 pupils who received the Sacrament of the Eucharist for the first time today. What a lovely morning we all had celebrating with you! Thank to to everyone in our school community who helped make today so special: Fr Marc and Deacon Peter; parishioners who helped prepare the church; families who came …

Some of Year 4 got the chance to hold the chicks today. We had to be very careful as some of them were getting very brave and trying to run away! They have really changed in such a short time and we could see their wings starting to develop.  

RSE Parental Consultation At St Cuthbert’s, we aim to promote personal wellbeing and development through a comprehensive programme of Personal, Social, Health and Economic (PSHE) Education that gives children and young people the knowledge, understanding, attitudes and practical skills to live healthy, safe, productive and fulfilled lives. The Department for Education have made Relationships and Health Education (Primary) and Relationships …