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Dear Parents and Carers,
We are absolutely delighted to share some incredibly proud and exciting news with you! Our school has officially been accredited with the prestigious Sounds-Write Silver Award as part of the Sounds-Write Schools accreditation programme.
This is a phenomenal achievement that reflects our absolute commitment to providing your children with the highest quality phonics education—the very foundation they need to become confident, passionate, and proficient readers and writers.
Receiving the Sounds-Write Silver Award is a huge milestone. It recognises the exceptional leadership, passion, and expertise in phonics teaching across our entire school. Our wonderful staff have worked tirelessly to ensure the programme is delivered with total consistency and energy, and our brilliant students have risen to the challenge beautifully.
While we are thrilled to celebrate this milestone, our journey doesn’t stop here! We remain deeply dedicated to continuously elevating our practice to ensure every single student achieves their absolute best.
We want to take this opportunity to thank you for your ongoing support at home, which makes all the difference. If you would like to learn more about how we teach phonics or how you can support your child’s reading journey, please visit the Sounds-Write website or follow the link below for some fantastic, parent-friendly resources:
https://sounds-write.co.uk/
Thank you for being such a wonderful part of our school community. Here’s to many more reading successes!
Take a look for some savings this Summer! From places to eat to activities for the children, a range of different savings are listed.
order to apply for a place on the programme, families need to attend a short information meeting, these are held at Primrose Family Hub in Jarrow and last around 30-45 minutes. At the end of the information meeting families can decide if they would like to apply for a place on a programme and be added to our waiting list. Families only need to attend one information meeting as the content is repeated at each meeting. Once a family is allocated a place, we contact the child’s education setting to see if they can release a staff member to attend the course alongside the family.
EarlyBird, EarlyBird Plus, and Teen Life are parent support programmes, which means families must self-refer rather than be referred by professionals. This approach helps ensure that families are genuinely motivated and fully understand the level of commitment required for the course.
We’ve found that when families sign themselves up, they are more likely to complete the programme. In contrast, referrals often lead to higher dropout rates, which is particularly challenging as all sessions are essential and we’re unable to replace families once the programme has started.
That said, we absolutely encourage professionals to support families who may need extra help with the application process. This could include assistance with form filling, providing a translator, or accompanying them to the information meeting.
Yesterday, as our Powhatan People theme came to an end we had ‘a ball’. Just like Pocahontas did 400 years ago when she came to England and was invited to a Masquerade
Ball with the king.
We made our own masks, then learnt o special dance…we has a ball!
A huge well done to our school choir, performing in their first show at Hebburn Lakes on Monday afternoon.
I am incredibly proud of each and every one of the children for their ever-growing confidence, their amazing singing voices but most importantly the empathy and friendships shown throughout.
They really did represent what our school is all about, Working, Learning and Achieving Together!
Here are some snippets from the fantastic show. 🎤🎶
Rising prices can make life’s little treats harder to afford, especially during the school holidays when costs build up for families. This Government have announced the Great British Summer Savings scheme.
From 25 June to 1 September 2026, the Government is temporarily cutting VAT from 20% to 5% on children’s meals in restaurants, children and family tickets to cinemas, theatres, concerts and exhibitions, and admission to a wide range of attractions. Combined with free bus travel during August for children aged 5 to 15 in England, families and young people will be able to enjoy experiences that make summer special, including visits to the kinds of cultural and educational attractions that enrich children’s lives outside the classroom.
There is an attraction finder website which allows you to type in your postcode and find participating venues near you to make the most of summer savings.
To use the attraction finder, please visit https://summersavings.gov.uk.
The Healthy Minds Team have two dates available for their brilliant workshops regarding transition for children and their grown up. This could be children going in to a new year group, new key stage, new school or moving up to Secondary school.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions, receive support and practical strategies to help children with worries towards transitioning. It will include advice, guidance, and activities for you to practise together.
The dates are:
11th August 10am-12pm
and
25th August 10am-12pm.
