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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 …

Well done to our latest Stars Of The Week. Children were awarded certificates for lots of reasons such as; being focused, great presentation, being a good friend and being more confident in lessons. Well done to everyone who earned house group points this week, too.

We certainly had the weather for the first session of playground games! The reception children had a wonderful time with Miss Scarr and 4 year 6 sports leaders. They experienced 4 different games which worked on balance, aim, coordination and agility. Well done!

Today, our Year 5 students had an exciting opportunity to work with visitors from AESC, who led an engaging session on how electric car batteries are made, how electricity is used, and the role of renewable energy in powering the future. The children explored these concepts through a series of hands-on activities, including building and testing their own wind turbines …

Our wonderful kitchen staff are providing a special school dinner to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day. See the image below for menu choices. If your child has a school dinner, they will automatically be given this choice. If your child has a packed lunch but would like to enjoy this special lunch, please contact the school office.

This week, children from year 3-6 performed at the Glebe Centre, showcasing the dances they worked incredibly hard to perfect. The children performed twice, once to other schools and secondly to grown-ups. Their dedication to dance club shone through on stage as they smiled, laughed and, of course, danced their socks off through each performance. As always, we are incredibly …

Well done to the children who received certificates today. Awards were given for hard work, reading, music and being a good role model. A special mention goes to our Year 4 children who have received the Sacrament of Reconciliation in preparation for them to receive their first Holy Communion.

We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to everyone who donated to the Lenten Appeal that the Mini Vinnies organised. David and Margaret from the SVP collected everything today and took it to the local food bank. We were all overwhelmed by the generosity of our parents and parishioners.

Our St. Cuthbert’s B-Team gave their best efforts at this year’s Turns Family Cup final, finishing as proud runners-up after their final against St. Mary’s. The team showed amazing spirit and determination throughout the competition. In the final, some of the standout moments came thanks to Chloe in goal, who pulled off some great saves throughout the match. While we didn’t …

Year 1 have had a fabulous day at Wharton Park. Our first activity was Let Spring Begin. The first task was to look around the park, identifying different trees using an identification key. We then made a flower using different natural materials. Our next task of the morning was to identify a plant by the seed or bulb. Finally we …

This afternoon, 8 children from yr2-5 took part in a Well-being Festival at the Glebe Centre. They rotated around 4 different activities, exploring ways that can help to improve our mental health and well-being. First, the children started with team building exercises. They worked together to get the ball in certain colours on the parachute followed by the ‘drainpipe challenge’ …

Year 4 had an exciting visit from local author Adam Bushnell using fascinating artefacts for inspiration,they planned and developed their own gladiator themed writing, bringing history to life ! !  

Year 6 had a wonderful time working with local author, Adam Bushnell last week. We were working on a plan to write a descriptive piece about a zombie apocalypse. We designed our zombies and discussed some amazing vocabulary ideas to describe them. We even got dressed up to help us think about mutations and monstrous creatures.

Please see the link below for our new school menu. This menu will begin after the Easter holidays. If your child doesn’t currently have school dinners but would like to, please contact the school office. New Menu

This half term, Year 2 have been learning about sculptures. We have created pipe cleaner humans, clay sculptures and cardboard box monsters. We have been learning how to design and build our creations using a range of tools and skills.

In a thrilling cup final, St. Cuthbert’s put up a brave fight but were narrowly defeated by Seaview with a 2-1 scoreline. Despite the loss, St. Cuthbert’s showed remarkable determination and skill throughout the match, demonstrating excellent passing and creating several solid opportunities. A standout moment came in the first half when Luke struck a brilliant left-footed goal, giving St. …

What a lovely start to the day we have all had with a fabulous story telling assembly by the author Adam Bushnell. Adam will be spending the next two days with us, competing a session with each of our classes in school. We are very excited to read all of the children’s story writing.