The Tales on the Tyne Peter Rabbit sculpture trail opens today!!

15th July 2026ajennings
Today is the first day of the Peter Rabbit Sculpture trail which will run until Monday 15th September. We can finally reveal our beautifully designed small Peter sculpture which is on display at Seven Stories……
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Here is the map showing where Harton’s Peter is located as part of the Seven Stories ‘fluffle’.
Trail maps can be downloaded here:
While the app can be downloaded from the following link:
It would be fantastic to get as many Harton Primary pupils as possible on the trail to find all the sculptures, especially to visit our own little Peter at Seven Stories in Ouseburn.

Peter Rabbit Tales on the Tyne opening on Wednesday 15th July!

13th July 2026ajennings

Peter Rabbit: Tales on the Tyne is a free, family-friendly art trail taking place across Newcastle and North Tyneside from 15 July to 14 September. 43 big and 53 little Peter Rabbit sculptures will be located in parks, streets and public buildings – and one of the sculptures was designed by our talented young people! The trail is raising funds for St Oswald’s Hospice and looks set to be a great free family activity for the holidays.

The trail has a website, www.talesonthetyne.co.uk which will feature all of the rabbit designs. Here you will be able to see where they are located, but to get a paper map and sticker book, you can pop into trail HQ in Ouseburn, Newcastle. Trail HQ will be open daily from 10am–3pm throughout the trail, and here you’ll find trail maps, sticker books (which contain stickers of each Peter Rabbit, including ours!) and souvenir merchandise. The address is the space by St Oswald’s Hospice, Ouse St, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2AG. There will also be an app to help people navigate the trail, which will be available in time for the trail beginning.
The app can be downloaded here:
The team from St Oswald’s Hospice will also be in the Community Quarter at Eldon Square, with lots of fun Peter Rabbit-themed activities from 18 to 24 July.
To find out more about the range of activities scheduled over the summer, please visit: https://talesonthetyne.co.uk/events/
It would be lovely to get as many children from Harton involved in the trail through the summer!
Thank you so much for your support.

Bart Rippon tournament

10th February 2025Kathryn Smith

On Friday the school football team took part in the at the Washington Hub.  The standard of football on display was superb as was the way the team supported and backed each other up.

 

 

80th Anniversary of D-Day

6th June 2024L Moore

Today we had a special assembly to mark to 80th Anniversary of D-Day. The children discovered what D-Day was and why it was so important. They also found out about men from South Shields who played a role in D-Day. They heard stories from the book ‘Their Finest Hour’ by Terry Ford. Terry has been working with Oxford University and the South Shields Local History Group to collect stories of ‘South Shields Heroes from World War II’. The children enjoyed listening to some of these fantastic stories!

Reader of the Month- September 2023

9th October 2023P Mullea

“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” — Frederick Douglass.

This school year has started with some fantastic reading achievements and we could not wait to celebrate our Readers of the month. Staff looked out for the children who go above and beyond to read in school and at home. Their effort in reading has not gone unnoticed and we are so proud of them.

Special mentions to:

  • Freyja in Y2 for reading her red tricky words well with Mrs Jay.
  • Lewis In Y3 who has made a super effort to quiz independetly when using AR.
  • Charlotte in Y5 who reads every single night and has already achieved her AR target!

Well done to everyone. We hope you enjoy your prizes!

E-Safety Information – WhatApp

20th September 2023L Forster

It’s a description of encryption proscription! 🔏👀 The world’s most popular instant messaging service, WhatsApp has been appearing in the headlines even more often than usual recently over its opposition to aspects of the UK government’s Online Safety Bill ⚖

Encrypting messages to protect users’ privacy has undeniable merit, but it also poses obvious risks – especially to young people. Updated to reflect the newest version of WhatsApp, today’s #WakeUpWednesday guide brings trusted adults the latest essential info.

WhatsApp is the most widely used messaging platform on the planet, with over two billion users (forecast to become three billion by 2025), across more than 180 countries. The majority of those people (70%) open the app at least once a day – but what exactly are they seeing? Contact from strangers, fake news and convincing scams are all among the service’s well-documented hazards.

According to Ofcom, WhatsApp is used by more than half of 3- to 17-year-olds in the UK (including one in three from the 8–11 bracket), despite its 16+ age restriction. If your child hops onto WhatsApp to stay in touch with friends or family, our updated #WakeUpWednesday guide to the service contains the key details you’ll need to support them in doing it safely.

https://nationalcollege.com/

Town Hall Visit

5th May 2023S Whitfield

Year Three student council members had the opportunity to visit the town hall. We learned about democracy and sat in on an election hustings where candidates tried to convince us to vote for them. We discussed the impact our votes would have on the local community- for example one candidate said they would listen to all constituents and advocate for them. One candidate wanted to build a new swimming pool! After this we voted, waited as the votes were counted and welcomed the new prime minister of Staryland! We even met the mayor and had our picture taken with her. It was a great morning and we now have a much better understanding of democracy and the impact this has on our community.

Whole school art project.

17th December 2020ajennings

The children at Harton Primary School have been celebrating their positive attributes as part of a whole school art project. They drew a self-portrait and thought carefully about a positive word to describe themselves, there were some brilliant ideas and fantastic drawings.

The children were able to recognise their best qualities and the things that they like about themselves, helping them to reach their full potential. We were so impressed with how much they celebrate their own achievements and it was so lovely to see how proud of themselves they are.