Hamsterley Primary School Class 2 officially kicked off the festive crafts today in Forest School, by whittling sticks into cheerful Santas and gathering around the fire to enjoy gooey, melted chocolate bananas .

St John's Chapel & Wearhead Forest School Adventures This afternoon in Forest School, the children put their teamwork and communication skills to the test as they practised map reading to find different parts of a picture. Working together, they showed fantastic problem-solving and collaboration! After all that exploring, we gathered around the fire to cook delicious crumpets, topping them with butter and jam the perfect treat to end a busy afternoon outdoors.

St John's Chapel and Wearhead Primary School Class 1 Computing Fun! Class 1 had a brilliant time in computing today! They explored digital creativity by playing with stamps, clicking and dragging, and designing their very own pictures. It was wonderful to see their imagination come to life on screen while building important skills in using technology. Well done, Class 1 future digital artists in the making!

Hamsterley Primary School Science fun in EYFS! The children carried out a tooth-care experiment using boiled eggs and four liquids: water, Coke, fresh orange juice, and dilute juice. After soaking the eggs all weekend, we compared the results and talked about how certain drinks can affect our teeth.

St John's Chapel and Wearhead Primary School Exploring the Ice in Class 1 Class 1 were fascinated by the ice today noticing how it is seethrough, cold, and even looks sharp! They loved investigating its textures and talking about how it feels. It's amazing to see their curiosity and observation skills growing as they explore the wonders of winter.

St John's Chapel and Wearhead Primary School Class 1 Pudsey Bear Fun! What a fantastic day we had celebrating Children in Need! Class 1 joined in with Pudsey Bear fun from colourful finger painting and energetic dancing with Joe Wicks, to proudly wearing their Pudsey headbands. We ended the day with inspiring stories all about believing in yourself reminding us that with confidence and kindness, anything is possible. A huge well done to Class 1 for their enthusiasm and creativity you made Pudsey proud!

Hamsterley Primary School The children have had a lovely day in support of Children in Need today!

St John's Chapel & Wearhead Science in Year 1 & 2 Our young scientists have been busy exploring the human body! They counted different body parts eyes, ears, fingers, toes and carefully recorded their findings in a table. Once their data was collected, they transformed it into a colourful block diagram, showing their results in a clear and creative way. It was wonderful to see the children combining observation, recording, and presentation skills all while learning more about themselves! Great teamwork and fantastic science learning from Year 1 & 2!

St John's Chapel and Wearhead Primary School Class 1 Fun & Adventure! Today was all about movement, laughter, and confidence building! The children had a fantastic time exploring the climbing frame balancing, climbing, and hanging with big smiles. It's wonderful to see them developing strength, balance, and teamwork while having so much fun together. What a brilliant way to end the week!

Chapel Tots at St John's Chapel Unfortunately, the session on Wednesday afternoon (19th November) is cancelled as all staff will be with the whole school who are attending an educational visit to Beamish Museum. See you all again soon

Butterknowle Primary School This week, Ladybirds class have been tasting different types of fruit as part of their DT project about smoothies. They recorded the results of their tasting session on a tally chart and as a pictogram. Strawberries were the most popular. Ladybirds then went on to taste some yummy smoothies and evaluated the texture, taste and combination of the ingredients.

Frosterley Primary School Celebrating Success at School This Week! What an incredible week it has been! We are thrilled to celebrate the fantastic number of children who received an award from Rollama this week. Their hard work, determination, and brilliant attitude to learning have truly shone through. Children have shown amazing progress in Sporty Spellings, smashed their Teacher Tasks, and demonstrated impressive focus across all areas. A huge well done to each and every one of them! And of course, we can't forget our Stars of the Week! These remarkable pupils have gone above and beyond, impressing their teachers with outstanding effort, super attitudes, and exceptional behaviour. Whether they've produced brilliant pieces of work, shown kindness to others, or shown superb perseverance in their learning, they have truly earned their moment in the spotlight. We are so proud of all our achievers this weekkeep shining, keep trying, and keep being amazing. Who will be next to join our Rollama legends and star-studded winners?

Butterknowle Primary Our Early Years class have had great fun experimenting with runs and ramps. They have worked cooperatively to create a ball and water run, problem solving as they go. They have been brilliant at sharing ideas, and spent lots of time exploring what would fit/travel down the run best. They also noticed how the movement of the objects they chose changed when water was added. These open-ended experiences develop our understanding of why things happen and how things work as we create and adapt our ideas.

St John's Chapel and Wearhead Primary School This morning, we had lots of fun jumping and running through the puddles in our playground. We talked about the rain making puddles and pouring into the burn. We enjoyed playing 'follow the leader game' where we took turns to follow each other around the playground.

Hamsterley Primary School Well done to our special certificate winners this week!