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Today, after a few last minute changes, the boys headed, in the sunshine, to Blackhall Cricket Club to play against 12 other schools from the local area. The boys played against some tough competition but pulled together showing exceptional teamwork, winning 2/4 games. Well done boys!

Well done to all of the children who received certificates this week. Awards were give for great work, times tables achievements and being a good a friend. Year 6 received a class certificate for showing excellent resilience and determination during SATs and their Activity Week. David House Group won this half term – well done to all pupils who received …

Today, 8 girls from KS2 headed over to Seaham Park Cricket Club for a tournament against 12 other schools. Each game the girls played, they improved in skill, resilience and were fantastic ambassadors of St Cuthberts. Well done girls!

Year 5 had a wonderful afternoon with Sophie from Easington SSP. After an assembly in the morning, the children did a range of activities covering the 5 ways of wellbeing. They took part in fitness bingo, letter assemble and the hoop challenge. It was important they listened to each other, worked together and took notice of themselves and their friends.

Our final playground games session was simply wonderful! The children had a great time with Scarlett, Sam, Unique and Jacob learning different games to play with the parachute. After, they had a fantastic time using the silent disco headphone to dance and sing to their favourite songs. Well done reception children and a huge thank you to our play-leaders for …

As with yesterday, our planned activities were cancelled due to the wind so we enjoyed some fun activities in school. This morning, we had a go at some soft archery. It was tricky to hit the targets but we kept going until we were getting pretty good at aiming and firing. We spent some time outside doing some scavenger hunting …

Due to the weather, we couldn’t do the activities that were planned but that didn’t stop the children from enjoying themselves. We spent some time on the beach playing some team games and completing challenges. Using the skills we learnt yesterday, we built and started our own camp fires. Using Kelly Kettles, we were able to make some delicious hot …

We had a fantastic day in the forest today. In the morning, we explored the forest and had a go at lighting fires and toasting marshmallows. We made dens for woodland animals, hung hammocks in the trees, built our own dens and explored the woodland areas. After lunch, we went for a walk in the countryside. We spotted some different …

Year 4 had lots of fun working together as a team and taking part in lots of challenges in order to collect parts of a jigsaw. Once completed, the jigsaw revealed a code to open the safe. Thank you to Sophie from ESSP for running such an exciting session.

We have had a fantastic day of adventures today. This morning, we had a go at a climbing wall. Although some of us were a bit nervous at first, by the end of the session, everyone had been to the top of the wall. Great resilience and determination was shown by all. After lunch, we had a trip up the …

On Friday afternoon, Year 5 were given the opportunity to take part in crack the code, an escape room style session, where they needed to work as a team to earn pieces of a puzzle to reveal the code which unlocked the box. The children had a wonderful afternoon and successfully worked out the code to unlock their prize. Well …

Earlier this year, in PE, Year 6 created a dance. They had to use partner work, whole class sequences and individual choreography. They did and excellent job. We thought this was a good time to share the video. Year 6 Chair Dance  

This week, Year 6 have been completing their end of KS2 assessments. They have all worked extremely hard improving their skills and preparing themselves for the challenge. We are immensely proud of each and every one of our wonderful Year 6 children and congratulate them all on doing their best this week. As a treat for all of their hard …

Tonight, the reception children had a wonderful time with the yr6 play leaders taking part in a carousel of activities. They practised throwing and catching, football agility skills and team building skills. Well done everyone!

Our wonderful kitchen staff are offering an All American school lunch. This will be available on Thursday 15th May. Please see the image below for the choices available. If your child normally has a school dinner, they will automatically be offered this special lunch. If your child normally has a packed lunch but would like to enjoy this special dinner, …

On Friday, 4 year 5 children participated in a tennis competition at East Durham College. The children had some tough competition but showcased their tennis skills wonderfully and bagged themselves gold. Huge well done year 5 and thank you to ESSP for hosting a fantastic competition.

On Friday, 10 Yr3 children went to East Durham College to participate in a tennis festival. The children were wonderful ambassadors of St Cuthbert’s and showed excellent resilience, teamwork and sportsmanship. Thank you ESSP for hosting a fabulous event!

Well done to all of our Stars Of The Week. We love to celebrate the achievements of our children. A special mention this week to Year 5 and Year 6. Year 5 enjoyed their heritage walk on Wednesday. They were excellent ambassadors for St. Cuthbert’s and were respectful, interested and fantastically behaved. Year 6 will be completing their SATs next …

It is really important that we remember all of those who fought in the wars to allow us to live the life we have now. Since it was 80 years since the end of the Second World War we joined in the celebrations by coming to school dressed in red, white and blue. We started the day with an assembly …

Yesterday, Year 5 took to foot to follow the blue plaque trail around Seaham. They developed a further understanding of what Seaham used to be like before it became a town. The children delved more into the history of the old buildings in Seaham and how and why the Londonderry family developed the harbour and coal mines. The children enjoyed …