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  • 05/09/25

    Welcome to Year 3!

    Year 3 have had a fantastic first week back. They have really enjoyed exploring 'Leon and the Place Between' in English lessons and have enjoyed using nouns, verbs and adjectives to improve sentences. They have all been trying very hard to use neat handwriting in all their lessons. In sci...
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  • 04/09/25

    Welcome to Year 4

    Year 4 have made an excellent start to the new school year.  In science, they explored the fascinating properties of solids, liquids, and gases—watching raisins dance in lemonade was a definite highlight! In English, the children took part in a lively debate about 'The True Story o...
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  • 03/09/25

    Welcome to Year 1

    Year 1 have settled back into school life very well and have made an excellent start to the year. They have been very busy reading 'One Fox' in English, sorting objects into different groups in maths and learning about how shopping is different now compared to when their grandparents were yo...
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  • 01/07/25

    Year 5 Planetarium Experience

    Year 5 got a visit from Durham University's Planetarium on Monday. The children had an exciting time inside where they got to see the planets in our solar system and learn some facts, including the surface temperature of the different planets and the length of time it takes for the planets...
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  • 19/06/25

    Orchard Club Week 2

    This Monday saw the second week of our Orchard Club. The children collected flowers and grasses from around the orchard which were then pressed. In a couple of weeks, they will use their pressed flowers to make some crafts. The children also used paint markers to make decorations for the n...
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  • 19/06/25

    Water Safety Week

    This week is Water Safety Week across the country, so KS2 took part in a safety talk by a volunteer from the RNLI Lifeboats. KS1 and Early Years are going to be completing their own tasks in class with conversations linked to staying safe when going near a river or visiting the beach. The volunte...
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  • 19/06/25

    Transient Art in Reception

    Transient art refers to art created with loose, moveable materials where the final arrangement is not permanent and can be altered or taken apart. 
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  • 19/06/25

    Don't Stop Moving in Nursery and Reception

    Earlier this term, the children in Nursery and Reception took part in their Don’t Stop Moving fundraiser, to raise funds to further develop our outdoor area. The children took part in lots of movement activities throughout the day, including dancing, riding on bikes and scooters and ring...
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  • 09/06/25

    Orchard Club Week 1

    Today was the first week of our new Orchard Club at Greenside Community Orchard.
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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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