As part of their learning topic the children in Reception class turned into sea travelling pirates for the day. They had a lovely day playing pirate games, building pirate ships, finding pirate treasure and eating pirate snacks. The children were amazing as we know they always ARRRGH!!!!
Our Mini Vinnies and Year 4H spent time this week helping Durham County Council and Heritage Coast in cleaning our local beach. The children volunteered to litter pick from Seaham beach so that both people and wildlife can enjoy it’s true beauty. They learnt lots about the effects of litter and how to deal with problems when they arise. The children would like to pass on a message to all who read this – ‘…..please put your litter in a bin and keep our beaches clean.’
Thank you to all who joined us for our ‘Books and Bakes’ sale this week. It was lovely to see so many children and parents enjoying their time reading together. Thank you to all who baked cakes for the day and donated books- they were enjoyed by all! A big thank you to Mrs Jubb and the ‘Friends of the School’ group for their fantastic effort and hard work to make the day such a success. A total of £538 was raised – well done!
Thank you to all who joined us at the Seaham Cricket Club today for our school’s sports day. All the children had a great day and were fantastic in their races. Well done also to all the Dad’s who entered the parent’s race – the children loved it! Thank you to everyone who helped with the organisation and the big tidy up at the end! A final big thank you to our very own ‘Friends of the School’ parent group who always work hard to raise funds for our school. They raised a fantastic £417.92 today which will be used to provide further enrichment and school resources for all of our children in school. Photos will be added soon so please look out for them!
Our children were given a very important message during assembly about keeping yourself safe. Firehorse Productions delivered an engaging assembly and highlighted a number of safety rules to the children. Remember, ‘SAY NO or SAY NOTHING!’
It was a big night on Tuesday 20th June for the boy’s football (A) team as they took part in the final of the prestigious Catholic schools tournament, the Bishops Cup, hosted at St. Aloysius Primary School. It was the 60th year of the competition and reaching the final was a huge achievement for the A team, being the only St Mary Magdalen’s team to do so in many years. 56 teams entered the tournament, but only 4 made it to the final: ourselves, St Mary’s (Whickham), St Matthew’s (Jarrow) and St Aloysius (Hebburn).
It was a fantastic final and our very own talented youngsters came out victorious, winning the coveted Bishop’s Cup trophy! It was lovely to see the trophy being presented to the team by our previous head teacher, Mr Rhodes, who was clearly delighted with the outcome. Well done to Mr Herring and the boys and a big thank you to all parents, relatives and friends who came to support the team. We are all feeling very proud of your achievements!
As part of our Design and Technology week the school held a ‘Cavalcade of Crash Helmets’ competition. The aim was to promote bike and scooter safety to the children and to promote the wearing of cycle helmets when riding bikes or scooters. There was certainly a fantastic selection of helmets on show. Well done to all that took part and to the year group winners, selected by our very own school council.
Well done to our Year 4 athletics team who took part in the Easington Schools Athletics Competition today. For more photos, please see our Sport Events section on the website.
Congratulations to some of our Year 6 athletics team who took part in the Easington Primary Schools Athletics Competition. Well done in particular to Holly and Kristian, who qualified for the County Athletics Final. Well done to all who took part, we are so proud of you! For more pictures, please see our Sporting Events section on the website.
Profession artist, Jane McCraken, visited school once again to deliver a number of work shops to the children during our Art Day. Following on from an inspiring art assembly, Jane worked with individual classes in helping the children to produce some fabulous pieces of contemporary art work. These art pieces will be displayed in the school in the coming weeks so please look out for them when you visit school. Thank you Jane for all your hard work!
Further information regarding the work of Jane McCracken can be found on her website: http://www.janeleemccracken.co.uk
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