Red Rose News
Open the Book session at school
This term, children in Key Stage One will be enjoying 'Open the Book' interactive Bible story sessions, delivered by members of St Mary and St Cuthbert's Church. This week, we took part in a vibrant and fun retelling of the story of the Garden of Eden. We cannot wait...
New Sand Pit
Children in Key Stage One were delighted to discover that a new sandpit had been installed in the outdoor area over the Easter holidays. They have had great fun engaging in imaginative play, exploring sensory experiences and developing motor skills through pouring and...
Cultural Passport Day – Year 3 and 4
Year 3 and 4, this week, had a great day updating their Cultural Passports. They looked at what activities they could add to the passport and then had the chance to try out a couple of special tasks: Making two types of bird feeders using seeds, fat, string, cheerios...
New Life @ Red Rose
This week, year 5 have had some exciting visitors. They arrived on Monday in egg form and then gradually, during the week, they emerged from the safety of their eggs to become little tiny chicks! They have brought great curiosity and immense pleasure to the school who...
Library Visit by Rainbow Class
On Tuesday, children in Rainbow class took a special trip to Chester-le-Street library! The children were warmly welcomed by the librarian, who gave them a fun tour and showed them where to find picture books, storybooks, and even a cosy reading corner. Inspired by...
Easter Celebrations – Year 5
On Tuesday afternoon, our two year 5 classes presented to parents an Easter Coffee afternoon. The aim of the afternoon was to show what year 5 had learned about Easter. There was information about Ash Wednesday and Lent and then there was a little drama about 'The...
Yoga with Year 5 and 6
Our Year 5 and 6 pupils have tried something new - Yoga. Beth, a trained yoga teacher from the Durham and Chester-le-Street School Sports Partnership, has been in and delivered 6 sessions over the term. It was something totally different to what we normally do in PE. ...
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt PE Festival
This half term, children in Reception enjoyed attending a PE festival at Maiden Castle, themed around one of our favourite stories, 'We're All Going on a Bear Hunt'! Pupils worked with their classmates on a carousel of fun activities based around infant agility...
Key Stage 1 Art Workshop
Key Stage One was delighted to welcome parents and carers into school for a fun and creative Art Workshop afternoon. Everyone had a fantastic time crafting their own masterpiece, inspired by the work of renowned artist Paul Klee, using watercolour paints. A big well...
Orienteering with Year 5 and 6
On Friday, Year 5 and Year 6 participated in an exciting orienteering event. The course featured 12 stations scattered across the school grounds. Each pair of pupils was given an ‘electronic dibber’ to track their times as they navigated between stations. Before...