Shaun the Sheep on the Tyne Assembly

27th April 2023Hayley Tampin

Today we welcomed Karen from St Oswald’s Hospice for a special ‘Shaun the Sheep on the Tyne’ assembly.

Karen talked to us about the fantastic work the hospice do and the wonderful care they provide for children and adults with complex disabilities.

Some of you may remember the amazing Snowdog and Elmer art trails… This year’s trail will bring a flock of beautifully decorated Shaun the Sheep sculptures to the North East. The learning programme has been sponsored by Northumbrian Water.

The school council and eco-warriors have worked hard over the last few weeks, collecting ideas from their classmates and coming up with our very own Shaun design. Our next job is to begin the painting process and to bring their design to life!

The trail begins on 19th July 2023 and will run throughout the summer holidays, ending on 27th September.

Upper Key Stage Two Boys’ Football Team: Gidney League Champions!

26th April 2023C Campbell

Our Upper Key Stage Two Boys’ Football Team completed their final league fixtures this week and after a tense evening of play, victory over a talented St. Matthew’s team confirmed our position as league winners for this season. This represents a fantastic achievement for the boys and we couldn’t be prouder of them. The team now qualifies for the Champions’ League event later in the year. We would also like to offer our commiserations to the players from St. Matthew’s who came very close to pipping us at the post. It would have been nice for both teams to have gone through but it was Hebburn Lakes who inched home in the end. Well done to all of the players from schools across the borough who have represented their schools this season and special thanks also to Mr Todd for his support with our team.

GIDNEY LEAGUE FINAL STANDINGS
Pos Team P W D L PTS
1 Hebburn Lakes 22-23 10 9 1 0 28
2 St Matthew’s 22-23 10 8 1 1 25
3 St Oswalds Hebburn 22-23 10 3 1 6 10
4 St Bedes RC Jarrow 22-23 10 3 1 6 10
5 St Joseph’s 22-23 10 3 0 7 9
6 St Aloysius B 22-23 10 2 0 8 6

 

 

Promise and Progress For Our Girls’ Football Team

26th April 2023C Campbell

It has been an absolute pleasure to work with the Year Five and Six Girls’ Football Team this year. We played our remaining league matches at Hebburn Comprehensive School on Friday last week and our final league position was joint-10th out of 15 schools. This represents a fantastic achievement for the girls and we couldn’t be prouder of them. We are now holding an Upper Key Stage Two Girls’ Football Club to build upon the success and enthusiasm we have for football in school and we hope as many girls as possible will attend as the year goes on. Well done to this year’s team and the future looks very bright indeed!

 

 

Girls’ Football Club Underway!

25th April 2023C Campbell

We had fun out on the MUGA this afternoon in our first Girls’ Football Club session. The girls were extremely enthusiastic and showed clear progress within the passing and shooting skills we worked on. See you next time everyone!

A very special delivery to Reception!

24th April 2023K Richardson

Last week we had a very special delivery of 10 eggs, so far 9 of them have hatched, 1 boy and 8 girls. The children have loved watching them hatch and are really enjoying learning about the life cycle. 🥚 🐣 🐤 on Friday we held them. The children were amazing, so gentle and kind. They were able to tell us how to carefully look after them, how we keep them safe and what they need to stay healthy. They also discussed why their feathers are so soft and fluffy. 🐥👏🏻⭐️🐥👏🏻⭐️

 

7 Blue held a puppet show!

21st April 2023N Fada

This week we have been reading a lovely book called ‘Once upon a dragon’s fire’ by Beatrice Blue which inspired us to create our own stories about a dragon.   The children made their own puppets and held a puppet show to share their story.    We had a wonderful time and one of the children had so much fun he has made his own puppet show frame from cardboard so he can create more puppet shows at home.

 

Nursery visit some fluffy friends in Reception!

21st April 2023Hayley Tampin

This week, we went along to Reception to see the chicks. 10 eggs were delivered earlier in the week, in their special, warm incubator… and 9 of them have hatched already!

We talked about the life cycle of a chicken and how the chicks use their special egg tooth to break out of the egg.

One of the chicks is light yellow (that’s the boy) and the others are darker (they are the girls). It was very funny watching them climb on each other and cheep loudly!

A visit to Reception from a local author!

20th April 2023K Richardson

Today we had a very special visit. One of our parents came into school to talk to the children about a storybook she has written. It is called ‘The Little Falcon’. It is a very special story that is based on her son. In the story the bird cannot fly and is supported by Jodi. Jodi is a fantastic lady who runs marathons etc for Toby and sends him the medals. Toby, the author’s son, has cerebral palsy and we talked about some of the equipment that he uses to support him so he can be included and involved in so many activities. It was a fabulous afternoon and the children were able to talk about similarities, differences and why it is so important to be a good friend and look out for each other. There is a photo of the  QR code if you would like to buy a copy of this fabulous book 😊