After a break of almost two years, Thursday saw the return of competitive schools football. Harton played a game against Laygate and we won 1 – 0 thanks to a goal by Jack. All of the children were excellent and can be proud of their performances.
The children of Year 5 welcomed our first sports visitors in over a year to school yesterday. They taught the children several basketball skills, the importance of drinking water and a healthy lifestyle. 
Unfortunately isolations have prevented us from carrying out our traditional sports day (so far!), but Mr Steadman has kindly put together some videos to help those children currently isolating to take part in some sports day activities at home! Teachers will be sharing the videos with pupils over the coming days.
These 6 activities (egg and spoon, waddle, balance shuttle, and hopping races as well as a target toss) can be done individually or with a family member, and the videos explain how they can be done without any complicated equipment.
We would love to see any videos or photos of you carrying out the activities at home! Please e-mail these to your teachers.
We hope to hold a sports day in each year group next week before the end of the school year.
We had our first sports visitor of the year last week when Michael from Durham C.C. came in to work with children in Years 1-4. All the children had a fantastic time learning new skills. 
We have had a lovely afternoon with the All Star Cricket taster. Check out our skills in the photos. It was lots of fun. We will be bringing home a flyer about their cricket club at some point over the next week.
We all know how important mental health and wellbeing are, so a big thank you to the NEU Help a Child to Learn Foundation, and to Thompson and Morgan for their support. Their donations have enabled us to give a Wellbeing Bag, complete with a range of resources to support wellbeing, to all of our pupils.
There’s something for everyone inside. Welcome back!
We really like our snow days, but it can be a bit chilly. We warmed up in class this morning with a GoNoodle – dodging some snowballs online!
Our classroom and corridor displays reflect the PSHE we do throughout our school through a variety of curriculum subjects, and in a variety of ways.
Here are a few examples:
Who is up for a challenge?
Challenge the family in your house and try ‘The Outdoor Daily Walk Challenge’.
