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This afternoon, we were represented by some year 5 and 6 pupils at the Durham and Chester-le-Street School Sports Partnership's Cricket Festival - run by Durham County Cricket Foundation. We had a brilliant afternoon at the pituresque Durham City Cricket Club in...

Durham Dash is an event that we always look forward to each year. This year the event took place at Beamish Museum and on a stunning evening in the magnificent grounds of Beamish representatives from years 3, 4, 5 and 6 took part. Running a 650 metre loop, or chest...

This term, Galaxy has been working on a fantastic project with Nissan. They worked with the Year 3 children and talked them through what life is like in the Nissan factory. The children loved finding out how big the factory is - approximately 50 football pitches - and...

Our Key Stage 2 pupils had a great day learning and playing Ultimate Frisbee with our School Sports Partnership. It is definitely all about the technique to get a good throw and sucessful catch. Warm up games, then a few games of Ultimate followed by a distance...

This week, we were delighted to welcome sleep specialist Veronica Warrilow to our school for a Sleep Workshop for parents and carers. The session focused on supporting families in establishing and maintaining healthy sleep routines for children, a vital aspect of...

Yesterday, we were delighted to welcome the parents and carers of our new Reception starters, who will be joining us this September, to a special Wine and Cheese Evening. This was a wonderful opportunity to meet fellow families, chat with staff, and explore the...

Children in Early Years had the pleasure of welcoming their family members into school for a fun filled Forest School session. The atmosphere was filled with excitement and curiosity as both children and adults immersed themselves in a variety of enriching outdoor...

This week, Year 6 have run Enterprise week. They have set up stalls around the yard or hall (when it rains!) to raise money for a gift for the school as they leave. The stalls had a huge range of products and activities, including basketball, football, biscuits,...

Our Reception children had a wonderful day out at Hall Hill Farm, bringing their learning about animals and life on the farm to life! The visit was filled with excitement as the children had the opportunity to handle many of the animals including lambs, kids, sheep,...

Starlight Class have been working hard in Design and Technology, using their creativity and practical skills to design and make their own coats of arms, inspired by our research into Lumley Castle. The children explored the meanings behind different symbols and...