Ski Trip Day 5 – Views of Mont Blanc!

Ski Trip Day 5 – Views of Mont Blanc! Yesterday was the group’s penultimate day on the slopes and the morning light on the mountains was amazing! The morning session gave some of the best skiing of the week – a joy all round! All groups went to the highest points of the resort today and saw Mont Blanc standing

Crest Awards

In the Autumn term a group of key stage three pupils worked with Dr Batchelder on a research project looking at nature based solutions to climate change. The pupils worked hard over a six week period to produce some excellent scientific reports. Their hard work was recognised today when they were presented with a Crest Award Certificate. Congratulations to all

Table Tennis Competition

16 girls travelled to Corbridge Middle school for the Northumberland Schools Table Tennis Competition yesterday. This was a very well organised event providing an opportunity for the girls to play competitive matches in a progressive format. Not only did they play well, but they also umpired and scored their own games showing excellent independence. They came up against some excellent

BEE Netball Event

Well done to our Y5’s who enjoyed the BEE netball event on Tuesday at the Wentworth. They had the opportunity to take part in lots of skill activities as well as some competitive games. They were excellent in their attitudes and performed with big smiles on their faces! Also a huge thank you to our fabulous Year 8 leaders who ran

Ski Trip Update – Day 4

It was an exciting day with a birthday celebration in the group – Finn S was lucky enough to experience a birthday on the slopes – what a memory for him! India and Mia had been working hard behind the scenes to make flags and buy a birthday cookie – great fun all round! Yesterday was another day of sun

National Storytelling Week

There was a fantastic audience for our storytelling event in HMS Library on Wednesday lunchtime. Pupils from all years sat back in a relaxing atmosphere to enjoy first chapters, fairytales, verse and poems. Many thanks to all our brilliant readers and staff who provided support. Respect. Engage. Aspire.

Ski Trip Day 3

It was a strong overnight wind followed by more blue skies for the day ahead and another perfect day in the Alps. The snow was still in perfect condition, which made skiing an absolute delight! The beginners went high today with their first trip in the Gondola. This opened up the view of the valley which was breathtaking! The long

Parent/Carer Workshops

There will be opportunities for parents/carers to attend the following sessions in school over the spring term.  Be You – Supporting Your Child to Build Resilience – 2-3pm – Monday 9th Feb  Groundswell – Understanding Digital Resilience/Safeguarding Online/Extremism – 3.30 – 4.30pm – Monday 23rd Feb  Be You – Supporting Your Child with Exam Stress (aimed at Y6 and Y11 but open

Ski Trip Day 2 Update

More sunshine, more slopes, more lifts! The group had another great day on the slopes yesterday with a beautiful blue sky morning – an absolute treat! All of the groups made great progress again yesterday, and the instructors continued to share their praise of the positive attitude and engagement.  Mr Johnson’s group focused on parallel turns and enjoyed some paired