Please send your child into school with any cans or dried foods that you can spare for our second Canny Friday of October tomorrow. Our local food bank really will appreciate every single one of them.
Our topic in Geography this half term is ‘Our School and Locality’. We have been exploring the features of our school and local area and have even learned some simple directions!
First we used a compass to find North, East, South and West. Then we used these directions to give our partners instructions to find treasure hidden in the yard. We had to take photos of what we found and had so much fun!
Finally we were challenged us to use maps of our school to find objects hidden in the grounds. We had a great time exploring!
Applications open on Friday 5 September 2025 for parents to apply for their children’s Secondary school placement for admission in September 2026. Parents can apply online on our website or contact us for a hard copy.
All Year 6 children will need to apply for a placement and admissions is not on a first come, first served basis and is based upon admission criterion. Academies & Trust schools have their own admission criterion. Parents are encouraged to attend Open Evenings for the Secondary schools which begin next week.
Closing date for applications is 4.30pm on Friday 31 October 2025.
Further information can be found here https://southtyneside.gov.uk/…/Secondary-school-admissions
Well done to our latest batch of AR Half Millionaires!
Summer, Luka, Grace, Kyle, Ellie, Sama and Kayden in Y6 have reached this fantastic milestone! Keep up the amazing reading!
We had some interesting animals in Nursery today.
Well… we have decided to make some changes and add even more zones to make more amazing opportunities for the children to play.
One of those amazing zones will be a Mud Kitchen! If you have any of the following we would appreciate any donations that you have:
- Whisks
- Wooden spoons
- Mixing bowls
- Old pots and pans
- Plastic funnel
- Mixing bowls
We are also adding a water area, we are expecting some serious splashing, mixing and getting just that little bit wet!
We think it would be a great idea if you could send a spare change of clothing if you know they like getting wet.
Thank you for your continued support.
Last week Year 1 visited our local library at Cleadon Park to learn more about what the library offers and of course look at some of the fantastic stories. We enjoyed listening to a Spring time story about Percy the park keeper and all his friends, completing activites and found some fantastic books.
The children were amazed to find out that they could become a member at the library for FREE! If you would like to sign your child up to become a member you can sign up online at:
https://www.southtyneside.gov.uk/article/1563/Join-the-library
The library has lots of lovely events on during the Easter holidays too!
Reception have had a great day raising lots of money for Comic Relief!
February Half Term Activities 2025
- Library Activities – free including board games and lego Library events and activities – South Tyneside Council
- South Tyneside Youth Service – timetable of youth groups (these continue as normal over school holidays)
- South Tyneside Youth Service – 12-week programme for ages 15 – 17
- Youth Voice Group Poster – have your say about activities you would like to access
- Auxillia Youth Groups – youth groups on daily from ages 5 – 16 (these continue as normal over the school holidays)
- Lads only Youth Group – every Thursday at 6pm at The Hut, Biddick Hall ages – 11-15
- Home Educated Youth Group – every Wednesday 11am – 1pm at The Hut, Biddick Hall ages 11-16
- Family Hubs – Half Term sow and grow activities, youth groups, Dads groups and learning through play
- Family Hub Website- Homepage – For Every Family
- Family Hub Face book (1) Facebook
- Family Hub Instagram www.instagram.com
- Williby Rocs – Eco activities through the Family Hubs (booking required – scan QR code)
- Science Activities – Ages 5+ through the Family Hubs (booking required – scan QR code)
- Arts and Crafts – Thursday 27th February ages 5-14. Please contact Bede Family Hub to book a place on the Arts and Crafts session on 0191 4220030
- Junior Park Run – home | North Marine junior parkrun | North Marine junior parkrun Every Sunday at 9am (unless weather is bad) at North Marine Park. Ages 4-14
- St Simon’s Church, South Shields – Family Games Club (must have an adult attending too) Half Term Family Games Club Tickets, Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM | Eventbrite
- For more activities – What’s on – South Tyneside Council
Ongoing activities – check ahead for holiday opening times
- Ocean Road Community Centre – Youth activities throughout the year Children & Youth Activities – Ocean Road Community Association Ocean Road Community Association Check ahead that activities are running during the holidays
- Marsden Road Community Centre – MARSDEN COMMUNITY CENTRE – Groundwork
- Durham Wildlife Trust – STEPFWRD connects young people and schools to local enrichment activities, clubs, and volunteering opportunities. Whether you’re looking to explore new hobbies, gain valuable skills, or make a difference in your community. Step Fwrd
- Plinth is a resource to find events and volunteering opportunities in South Tyneside.
South Tyneside Community Page – This is the link to the community activities page.
South Tyneside Volunteering Opportunities – This is the link to the volunteering page.
Half Term Food Offers
- ASDA – Kids eat for £1 year-round at Asda Cafés.And you don’t need to buy an adult meal or spend a minimum amount to get the deal.
- Beefeater – Get two free kids’ breakfasts at Beefeaterin school holidays with every adult breakfast purchased.
- Brewers Fayre – Get a free unlimited buffet breakfast for two under 16s at Brewers Fayrewhen you buy an adult breakfast in school holidays.
- Dobbies Garden Centre – At Dobbies caféskids eat free when you buy an adult traditional or full breakfast or main meal.
- Morrisons Café – Kids eat free all day every day in Morrisons caféswhen you buy an adult meal that costs more than £5.
- Ikea – Kids eat from 95p at Ikea restaurants. Choose from pasta and tomato sauce or mac and cheese served with a soft drink and piece of fruit.
- Pizza Hut – Pizza Hutis offering a free kids’ buffet at selected restaurants this half term when you spend £10 on food and use the code KEF. The buffet is available until 3pm every day.
- Sainsbury Café – Kids eat for £1 in Sainsbury’s caféswhen you purchase a hot adult’s meal. The offer is available year-round from 11.30am.
Website link to more offers: Places Kids Eat Free (or for £1) In School Holidays 2025
The following organisations provide food support for residents in need:
Hospitality & Hope |The support includes Community Shops, Welfare Support, Debt Advice and a crisis Foodbank.
Key to Life Foodbank – Key The support includes the Community Food Bus, Pre-loved uniform shop, advice/support and a crisis Foodbank.
Hebburn Helps – A food bank and crisis response team providing food parcels, clothing, baby equipment, household items and more.
Bede’s Helping Hands – A volunteer run organisation serving South Tyneside. They are based in the former Primrose Library in the Scotch Estate, Jarrow. 0191 816 3021 Facebook: Bede’s Helping Hands Food Bank
Boldon Community Association Food Bank – The community association, based in New Road in Boldon Colliery, offers a food bank for the local community.
Family Gateway – Working across the North East, Family Gateway supports families who are living in poverty or disadvantage and are struggling to bring up their children on very little money.
Y2L loved going to the allotment with Williby Roc’s to plant lots of different herbs and make our own scarecrows.
