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  • 07/05/25

    Hunting for Mini-beasts

    Today, Reception class visited The Rising Sun Country Park. We learned found out about habitats and went pond dipping to look for pond creatures. Next, we created some transient mini-beast art using natural materials. After our packed lunch, we went mini-beast hunting in the woodland. We found...
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  • 07/05/25

    Reception Visit to the Library

    Reception class visited the library in Crawcrook on Thursday. The theme for the visit was World Bee Day. We read stories about bees and took part in a trail around the library to find the hidden bees. We finished our visit by making our own bee craft and planting a sunflower seed. We all had a...
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  • 06/03/25

    World Book Day

    Yesterday, we had a fantastic time celebrating World Book Day. The children enjoyed reading for pleasure in many ways, including in our cosy reading zone, with a buddy, in the reading shed, with a teacher and more. Everyone looked fantastic in their costumes and great fun was had by all...
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  • 17/02/25

    Random Acts of Kindness Day

    Today was Random Acts of Kindness Day.  
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  • 07/02/25

    Children's Mental Health Week

    This week has been Children’s Mental Health Week. This year’s theme is Know Yourself, Grow Yourself. ‘The more we can understand about ourselves, the more prepared we are to express our emotions and take on life’s ups and downs.’ Every day, the children have co...
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  • 13/12/24

    Christmas Lunch

    On Thursday we came to school in our Christmas jumpers and outfits. Our kitchen team made us a delicious Christmas lunch which we all enjoyed. Thank you to the kitchen team!  
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  • 13/12/24

    Early Years Christmas Crafternoon

    Nursery and Reception welcomed parents and family into school for an afternoon of singing and Christmas crafts. We sang some festive favourites and then made Christmas tree decorations and wreaths. It was a lovely afternoon getting into the festive spirit.  
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  • 05/12/24

    Early Years Animal Story Nativity

    Nursery and Reception were visited today by Animal Stories who told us the story of The Nativity with the addition of a few different animal characters. We met animals such as a tree frog, a giant land snail, a lizard, a hedgehog, a tortoise and an owl. We had the chance to interact with the anim...
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  • 05/12/24

    Reception Library Visit

    Reception visited Crawcrook library today. We met Kyle, who read us Christmas themed stories and set us the challenge of completing a Christmas jumper trail. We designed and made our own Christmas jumpers and finally we took "Elfie Selfies" and sang some Christmas songs. We all had a great...
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  • 04/12/24

    Reception Visit to St. John's Church

    Today, Reception class visited St. John's Church in our village. We wanted to find out why the church is an important place in our community and why it is special to lots of people. We met Rev. Tom and he told us about the church and Christians who worship there. Cath was also there...
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  • 20/11/24

    Anti-Bullying Week

    Last week, was anti-bullying week in school. All of our children focused on the theme "Choose Respect" which of course, is one of our school values. We explored the meaning of bullying and different scenarios where this can occur. This was alongside considering what respect is and how w...
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  • 15/11/24

    Reception Class - Lost in the Toy Museum!

    Today, Reception class visited The Discovery Museum in Newcastle. We participated in a workshop based around the story "Lost in the Toy Museum". We enjoyed listening to the story and then followed clues to find the missing toys in the museum. We handled lots of toys from the past and ta...
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