Sam’s entry to design the Christmas Card for our MP Kate Osborne has been chosen as the winner! It is currently at the printers in preparation for being sent out around the country. We are sure you will agree that his Christmas take on our famous ‘Jarrow Crusade’ is simply superb and he is certainly a worthy winner! Sam was even able to talk to Kate during our Parliamentary chat this week. Well done, Sam!
Thanks to The UK Parliament Education Service, Years 4, 5 and 6 were able to take part in a 1 hour virtual tour of the Houses of Parliament, where they learnt many fascinating facts about the history of our Parliament and the work of our MPs. The children viewed both the House of Lords and… Continue Reading
Dear Parents/Carers, We are aware that it is tricky under current COVID circumstances to provide some face to face support in helping you to support maths learning at home, especially with new maths methods currently being used by the children in school (based on the White Rose schemes of learning) To support you at home,… Continue Reading
As promised, here is The Buddy Assembly 2021, for those family members, who were unable to attend. We hope you enjoy.
This afternoon, Year 6 held a lovely Buddy Assembly in school to introduce our new Reception children. We learnt all about them and how amazing they all are! Thank you to our Reception families for joining us. We are planning on recording the assembly on Friday for our Y6 families. IMG_1286
Year 6 have enjoyed a superb week at Thurston in the Lake District. The children enjoyed a wide range of activities, such as canoeing, paddle boarding, ghyll scrambling, tree climbing, orienteering, mountain walking, nightline, bushcraft and the all time favourite ‘jumping off the jetty’! The behaviour and attitude of the children was first-class all week… Continue Reading
On Thursday, Reception visited St Matthew’s Church, to celebrate Mass with Fr Saji. They were accompanied by their Year 6 Buddies and it was so lovely to be joined in church by some of our parents and grandparents. A special thank you to the church wardens, who ensured COVID protocols were followed. You all gave… Continue Reading
What a great first day! We have all loved being back together in school. We have heard so much laughter; seen so many smiles…and finally we have been back together in the hall for assembly. The day has been just as perfect as the weather. Roll on day 2!
Hello to you all! I have now officially retired from my post as Headteacher at St Matthew’s RC Primary School. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the children of St Matthew’s and their parents, parishioners, past pupils, governors, past colleagues and current staff colleagues for the lovely cards, gifts and kind words… Continue Reading
The Star Warts Production is now available to view online for those family members unable to join us on the night. The other children in Reception to Y5 are also more than welcome to watch it! It is a great show. We hope you enjoy it. It can be accessed from the following link.
