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  • 04/06/25

    Dance for Devices - We Did It!

    The children at Greenside Primary School danced their hearts out to raise funds for 15 brand-new iPads for use in school - and they did it! Through our Dance for Devices sponsored event, the enthusiasm and support from the school community has been amazing! These iPads will help to support classroom...
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  • 04/06/25

    Beamish

    Year 3 visited Beamish as part of their current history unit - The Victorians. They took part in a lesson in the school classroom with a teacher acting like it was 1897 and he was very strict! The children were able to look around the village for the rest of the afternoon and asked the staff and vol...
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  • 26/05/25

    Stride, Ride or Glide - Travelling Sustainably to School

    We spent last week thinking about our school value "Respect" by considering how we can respect our local environment. Families were asked to consider ways to travel to school that were environmentally friendly, as well as reducing congestion around school. Our children and families...
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  • 21/05/25

    Post-SATs Beach Trip

    Last week was SATs week for Year 6. 
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  • 21/05/25

    Investigating the Coast

    During our geography topic this term, Year 4 have been investigating how erosion affects the coastline. To support our learning, we travelled to Marsden Rock and Sandhaven Beach to experience the coastline first-hand. We started our day at Marsden Rock beach where we completed field sketches of t...
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  • 09/05/25

    VE Day 2025

    On Thursday 8th May 2025, the children celebrated VE Day. We started the day with an assembly to learn what VE Day was and why it is important to recognise and celebrate it. In classes, the children wrote messages of gratitude and positivity which have been displayed as bunting in our corridors. The...
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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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  • 06/05/25

    Football Success!

    Well done to our Year 5/6 mixed football team who competed in the Blaydon Plate tournament last week. They played the game in the right way, demonstrating excellent teamwork alongside resolute defending and creative attacking play. Our togetherness and fantastic attitude showed on the pitch and resu...
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  • 02/05/25

    Year 1 Visit to St. Mary's Lighthouse

    Today, Year 1 had a fantastic visit to St. Mary's Lighthouse. We explored what life would have been like for a lighthouse keeper and the many jobs he would have had to do. We then bravely climbed the 137 steps all the way to the top of the lighthouse and enjoyed the beautiful view...
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  • 09/04/25

    Greek Day

    Today Year 6 held a Greek Day to celebrate the end of their history unit on Ancient Greece.
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