Hamsterley Primary School Happy World Book Day! We've had a wonderful day celebrating together. The costumes were absolutely fantastic you've all put so much effort and creativity into them! We were especially impressed with your toiletroll characters made from recycled materials. Our literacythemed activities brought so much fun and excitement to the day, and it was lovely to see everyone so engaged. A big thank you to all the adults who joined us for our Reading Café.

Stay & Play @ St John's Chapel Primary – This Friday! Come along to St John's Chapel Primary on Friday 6th March at 1:30pm for a fun and welcoming Stay & Play session! Perfect for children aged 0–4 Enjoy activities, playtime, and a chance to meet other families Completely FREE Everyone is welcome! Please share with any families who you think would like to come along

St. John's Chapel Primary School EYFS children in Class 1 have embarked on a spontaneous journey into outer space this afternoon! They landed on the moon and had a drive in a moon buggy. They told me they had to wear their seatbelts. Then they came back down to Earth. What a wonderful adventure!

Wearhead Primary School Today we had fun in the sun for our forest school session, learning more about the minibeasts we might find in our locality. The children completed scavenger hunts, matched the animal to its home, made bug hotels, played minibeast dominoes and some even made minibeast fortune tellers.

Our Half-Term Newsletter Is Here! Take a look at everything that's been happening across our federation over the last half term. From classroom highlights to special events, it's all inside!

Squirrel Class have thoroughly enjoyed creating their own still life compositions. Their paintings are really impressive!

Butterknowle Primary School As part of children's mental health awareness week, we have been showing and telling each other all about the special items that celebrate their achievements and qualities. We have enjoyed hearing about their hobbies and aspirations for the future, and it has been lovely to get to know them a little better!

Children in EYFS At Woodland enjoyed some Shrove Tuesday fun. They made some pancakes and had a go at flipping them too. They made some their friends in Key Stage 1.

Children's Mental health week at Woodland has included Yoga, Tai Chi, gratitude bubbles, circle time and the children in Squirrel class have been given a knitted worry doll donated by Christine one of our volunteers and knitted by her Aunty. Thank you so much ladies the children love their new worry dolls. Children in KS2 have been given a well-being activity booklet.

Hamsterley Primary School Tonight at cookery club we enjoyed eating delicious pancakes

Hamsterley Primary School Happy Pancake Day! Class 1 had a brilliant afternoon yesterday. We cooked pancakes on the fire and enjoyed Mr Wolf's Pancakes. Then we practiced markmaking with mud, made pancakes in the mud kitchen, tackled an obstacle course, and relaxed in our reading den that we had made. We finished with some peaceful Forest Bathing as part of Mental Health Week a lovely calm end to a busy day.

Butterknowle The Year 5 and 6 children had a lovely afternoon at the netball tournament organised by Staindrop Academy. Both teams showed wonderful team work and resilience. A special mention to Nathan, Oscar, Niamh, Sonny, Ava, Connie and Willow who were picked out by the sports leaders for giving stand out performances for a variety of reasons.

St John's Chapel EYFS Forest School Fun Today in Forest School, our EYFS children had a wonderful winter adventure. They learnt how to safely light a fire, showing great focus and teamwork as they practised this important outdoor skill. To finish off the afternoon, we warmed up around the fire and cooked delicious drop scones, which were enjoyed by everyone. A perfect mix of learning, exploring, and tasty treats.

Hamsterley Primary School Tonight at garden club we watered the sweet peas we planted last week, put out our birdfeeder cookies, and started building a bug and bee hotel ready for spring

St John's Chapel Primary School Exploring Our Holiday Adventures in Class 1! This week in our topic lesson, the children have been sharing stories about places they've visited on holiday. We talked about the different countries they've explored, what the weather was like, and all the exciting ways they travelled to get there. Using the globe, we found the countries on the map and chatted about how far away they are from our village. The children loved spotting familiar places and discovering new ones. Everyone then wrote their own postcard and drew a picture of their favourite holiday memory lots of sunshine, beaches, mountains, and big smiles! A wonderful mix of geography, creativity, and storytelling from our young learners.