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Early Years Foundation

A Great Turnout for Reception 2018 Coffee Morning

A huge thank you to all who attended the coffee morning for the Reception 2018 intake earlier today. We are really pleased with how the morning went, and we hope that this little insight into our school goes some way to help you with your...

The Bumblebear Visits Reception

Reception had a wonderful surprise visitor this morning. Maria from Gateshead Libraries came along to read a fantastic story to all of the children and even brought along Bumblebear himself to meet everyone! The children had a great idea to have Bumblebear ride one of the...

Family Fun Making Scarecrows!

Thank you Mrs Sellers for hosting our Scarecrow making event and thank you to all our family members and friends for attending!  You might see some of our Scarecrows around the school building and at Harvest Festival next Tuesday.  They have already visited the year...

Reception’s First School Trip

On Tuesday both Reception classes had lots of exploring the grounds of Gibside National Trust. The children were very excited to travel to Gibside by coach and were very eager to explore once they arrived. The children thoroughly enjoyed hunting through the grounds on their Fairy Tale...

Great Turn Out for Macmillan Coffee Morning

We have had a great turn out from our Nursery & Reception parents/carers this morning in support of our Macmillan Coffee event.   Everyone is enjoying the delicious cakes and biscuits on sale.   A huge thank you to everyone that took part.   ...

Macmillan Coffee Morning 28th and 29th September 2017

          Due to our coffee morning being incredibly popular, we will be hosting TWO Macmillan Coffee Mornings this year. THURSDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER - FOR ALL NURSERY AND RECEPTION PARENTS, CARERS AND CHILDREN FRIDAY 29TH SEPTEMBER - FOR ALL YEAR 1 TO YEAR 6 PARENTS, CARERS AND CHILDREN Please come along...

Applications for Reception Class 2018 NOW OPEN!

If your child was born between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014 you can apply now for your child to start reception class in September 2018. Apply online at: www.gateshead.gov.uk/schooladmissions Online applications must be submitted by 15 January 2018. If you do not submit your form by...

Reminder! Last Day of Term – Tuesday 25th July 2017

We have had a number of questions from parents/carers confused about the last day of term. You are reminded that the school closes for the Summer Holidays at 3.20pm on Tuesday 25th July 2017. All children are expected to attend as normal. Any requests for absence must be made...

Fire Service Community Open Day

Our local Fire Station at Swalwell will be hosting a Community Open day  - we hope lots of our pupils will be able to attend.   Click on the link below for contact information and directions. Direction Swalwell...