Weekly Bulletin 19^th September 2025

Headteacher’s Message

We have enjoyed a busy week in school and term is well under way. This week children in Year 6 delivered presentations for election to this year’s School Council positions of Secretary and Chairperson. This was a great opportunity to discuss one of our core British Values of Democracy and what that means for our society. The School Council representatives are elected by their classmates and comprises of two pupils from every class, from Reception to Year 6.  We commend all who stood for election and for their enthusiasm in contributing to school life. This is one of the many ways in which the pupils are able to exercise leadership and responsibility within school. Voting has taken place and the results of chair and secretary are shared below.

We look forward to celebrating Harvest on Thursday 25^th September at St Mary’s Church in Shincliffe Village. This harvest we are collecting food items for ‘Durham Foodbank.’ We hope that you and your child/children would like to help support our 2025 Harvest Appeal in liaison with Durham Christian Partnership and I draw your attention to the information below regarding our collection for the Durham Foodbank.  If you wish to contribute, please send donations of non-perishable food (see list below) the week beginning Monday 22^nd September with your child and this will be collected from their class.

Each week I want to include a ‘snapshot’ of some of the things that the children are doing in school. For example, news from our ECO team, Worship group, V.I.P. (Very International People) and SNAG (School Nutrition Action Group). This week our focus is on the work of our School Council and an update is shared below.

Best wishes

Mr Rumbles

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Weekly Bulletin 8^th March 2024

Headteacher’s Message

It has been another busy week in school. A particular highlight was our World Book Day Celebrations where we were able to share stories and celebrate reading for pleasure as well as have some tasty hot chocolate. A number of Year 5 and 6 pupils competed in the Durham Football League on Tuesday. The children were a credit to the school and clearly demonstrated their excellent listening and teamwork skills. Work has also begun in Y3 and Y4 who are preparing for their Easter Assembly. All of these opportunities help to enrich and extend the personal development of our children and put their skills into action.

Also this week, we welcomed Councillor David Stoker to school and showed him the outdoor developments that we have made using the Neighbourhood Funding that he helped us access. We are extremely grateful for his work with us, as the funds have proved vital in updating our Secret Garden, buying equipment for outdoor play and paying for our Arctic Cabin. In addition to this, he has also helped us secure funding to develop the area we use for pick-up and drop-off, which we will work on in the coming months.

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