Although it was only a four day week after the bank holiday, this week has been incredibly busy yet again! Following on from our King Lear performance, we chose Shakespeare as our focus for this year’s Art Award. The children worked hard researching facts about Shakespeare’s life and what inspired him to become a writer and performer.

This week was our first coffee afternoon since the beginning of covid! It was lovely to welcome some of the children’s families into our school, giving them a chance to see all of the amazing work the children have achieved over the past year.

On Wednesday, the school held a special memorial assembly in honour of Pat Collins. We learnt all about her life and the amazing work she did, not only for our school, but for many schools within her career. Our pupils sang songs (one was even an original song written themselves!) and said prays in her honour.

Thursday was our final performance of King Lear. This time, we were able to perform for the full school and parents who were unable to attend on the night. There wasn’t a dry eye in the room! The children blew away everyone’s expectations and we just want to say once more how incredibly proud of each and every child that took part. As horse riding on the afternoon was cancelled, the children all enjoyed a trip to Tyne Riverside Country Park which was a real treat.

Today we had our half term achievers to celebrate the children who blew us away this term. How amazing it is to see the children’s progression and achievements on the big screen. Finally, this afternoon marked the return of Friday clubs! Our children all chose the clubs they wanted to attend (story book, cookery, disco, drama and sport to name a few) and had the best time interacting with children from across the full school and having fun. It’s lovely we’re finally able to meet with our friends from different classes again.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!