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Buddies
Reception and Year 6 loved meeting up this week playing and sharing their news about what they did over the Christmas holidays.
Jan 81 min read


Year 6 Autumn 2025
Year 6 had a great last week of term in school ! They enjoyed a Christmas quiz, extra time with their Reception Buddies and a fabulous party lunch and disco! Year 6 have had a brilliant week. They entertained customers at the Toby Carvery on Thursday and residents at Kenton Hall today. They sang and danced brilliantly but a real highlight was sharing cards they made with residents. Well done, Year 6! In dance this week, Year 6 continued to work on their tutting skills and wor
Dec 18, 20251 min read


Year 4 Autumn 2025
Year 4 had a great time this week, performing for parents and Residents at Kilborne House, as well as enjoying their party day! Have a wonderful Christmas Year 4! In Year 4 we are working hard to complete our own single point perspective piece of art, experimenting with our own choice of medium, ready to plan our final piece. We also loved our Christmas Movie morning. Year 4 investigated how sound travels this week. We used drums, tuning forks and metal hangers to explore dif
Dec 18, 20252 min read


Nursery Autumn 2025
The Nursery children put on their fancy clothes and dancing shoes for our Christmas party. We boogied in the hall to Christmas music, played party games, ate delicious party food and even had a very special visit from Santa. What an exciting day! The Nursery staff were very proud of the children when they performed the ‘Christmas Sing Song.’ The children stood beautifully and loved sharing with their families, songs that told the story of when Baby Jesus was born. We have
Dec 18, 20253 min read


Year 5 Autumn 2025
Y5 completed their artwork linked to a Starry Nigh By Van Gogh. The narrative changed as we linked this to our RE advent topic and Christmas cards. We hope our families love the results. Merry Christmas and happy new year! Y5 enjoyed their last dance session. We worked in groups to choreograph a cannon and individual aspect of a group dance. Great teamwork! One friend was kind enough to bring their guitar into school and played several snippets of the songs he's been learning
Dec 18, 20253 min read


Reception: Autumn 2025
Reception class had great fun at our Christmas party. We looked very festive in our party clothes and loved dancing to the Christmas music. We enjoyed playing party games and eating yummy party food. We even had a special visit from Santa. We wish all of our Reception families and friends a very Merry Christmas. Reception class enjoyed sharing the story of baby Jesus being born through fantastic singing and acting in their Nativity. Well done everyone. Reception have lov
Dec 18, 20252 min read


Year 1 Autumn 2025
Year 1 had a fantastic festive day, dressing in our Christmas clothes, dancing with our friends, eating delicious party food and meeting a very important visitor! Merry Christmas, everyone! What a fantastic first term in Year 1. Year 1 had a busy Polar Explorer Day filled with English, Science, Geography, Art and DT. We searched the playground map for Polar pictures, read Jonty Gentoo , created a colourful penguin pebble parade, learned about carnivores, herbivores and omnivo
Dec 18, 20253 min read


Year 3: Autumn 2025
Year 3 have made their final party hat designs, ready to share with their Year 1 friends for their party next week. They worked hard to include the details and characters their friends gave them in the brief! Year 3 have worked hard to practice their dance ready for our Carols by Candlelight service next week. Can you guess what we are dancing too? Year 3 loved their Stone Age Day this week! We collected created amulets, practised our hunting skills and investigated what a hu
Dec 18, 20252 min read


Year 2 Autumn 2025
Here's some pictures of Year 2's awesome Christmas Disco! Year 2 had a visit from Richard ('That History Bloke'), who led an amazing workshop all about the Great Fire of Newcastle and Gateshead. Year 2 have been learning to write instructions, to do this we have been following a range of different instruction types - including making a jam sandwich! Year 2 have been investigating how different materials change shape in Science this week. Year 2 had a blast in our Spooky Disco
Dec 18, 20251 min read


Winter on a Budget workshop
Winter on a Budget workshop Galafield Family Hub, Newbiggin Lane, NE5 1LZ Friday 5 th December 9.30 – 11am Free tea, coffee, fruit and pastries. In partnership with Nationwide This free workshop will cover: Budgeting Choices and Wellbeing – wants and needs Credit and Debt Responsibilities – contracts, buy now/pay later
Dec 4, 20251 min read


Dec 2, 20250 min read


Eco Warriors Climate Summit
Our Eco-Warriors went to the Youth Climate Summit at Durham University where they took part in a range of workshops and shared ideas with other schools. Our Eco warriors had a great start to the year with a trip to Scotswood gardens to gain ideas for our own forest school!
Nov 7, 20251 min read


Care Home visit
Some of our pupils from Year 5 and 6 visited Kenton Hall Care Home this week, to spend some time with the residents and complete some spooky crafts. It was a wonderful experience for everyone involved and we are really excited to continue to make links between school and the care home.
Oct 24, 20251 min read


Wonderful Award!
We are delighted to share some exciting news about our school. St Cuthbert’s has been awarded the Champion Heritage School Award by Historic England. This is a national honour recognising schools that celebrate and promote their local area’s heritage. We are especially proud because we are the first school in Tyne & Wear to receive this award. Currently, only eight schools nationwide hold this accolade, and with this second national intake, that number will rise to just six
Oct 17, 20251 min read


Dates for your Diary Nov-Dec 25
Date Time Event Thursday 6 th November 9:00am Eco Warriors trip to Durham University 11:00am Y5 Mass in Church Wednesday 12 th November 3:20pm Parent/Carer Evening Thursday 13 th November 11:00am Y6 Mass in Church Friday 14 th November 9:00am Y5 Trip to Newcastle Racecourse Monday 17 th November All Day Odd Sock Day (Anti Bullying Week) Wednesday 19th November 3:20pm Parent/Carer Evening Thursday 20 th November 11:00am Y3 Mass in Church Friday 21 st November All Day Ow
Oct 16, 20251 min read


Reception and Year 6 Buddies
Reception and Year 6 love seeing their Buddies each week. We enjoy playing, reading & making things together. We can't wait to present...
Oct 10, 20251 min read


Useful information
Head to your local pharmacy. Did you know? Pharmacists across the North East and North Cumbria can offer advice and FREE treatment for a...
Sep 28, 20251 min read


Dates for your Diary Sept - Oct 25
Date Time Event Wednesday 17 th September AM Alice in Wonderland Production Thursday 18 th September 9:00am Reception Phonics/Reading...
Sep 5, 20251 min read


Welcome back!
It has been so wonderful to see everyone back in school and enjoying their new classes. Find our Welcome information for each class below!
Sep 2, 20251 min read


Year 4: Summer 2025
Year 4 have loved playing in the sun this week! Year 4 have been working hard to describe what happens when you add more bulbs to a...
Jul 10, 20251 min read
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