The Year 5 and 6 netball team played so well when we went to the Newcastle Schools Finals Netball Tournament.  They scored 11 goals altogether and finished 3 rd  out of all of the Newcastle schools.  Fantastic team work and determination was shown in all the games especially when they knew they a medal was at stake!  They were very proud of their bronze medals.  Well done everyone.

We once again have the opportunity to share access to discounted tickets with our School for the Newcastle Eagles Basketball! Please see the flyer attached. TICKET INFORMATION Tickets are usually priced from £22 for adults and £14 for children but we can offer you them for only £8 per ticket (adult & child ticket alike). You can order as many tickets as you like, however please note they will be awarded on a first come first served basis. HOW TO ORDER All tickets are ordered digitally and payments made online. To order tickets please use the following link: https://boxoffice.newcastle-eagles.com/matches/eagles-men-vs-phoenix-mar-06/grassroots

Nursery have had so much fun learning about farm and farm animals. We worked together to create a farm outside and explored lots of farm animal activities. We mixed paints using our hands and created the perfect shade for our props to use in our very own Farm. We have enjoyed learning about Chinese New Year in Nursery.  We set up our own Chinese Restaurant and used chopsticks to eat the food we’d ordered.  It was very tricky! We even attempted to copy some Chinese writing. We loved dragon dancing and playing the musical instruments in the hall to beat of the Chinese music.   Nursery are really enjoying taking part in PE: balancing, jumping and moving in lots of different ways. Nursery were so shocked to see the naughty snowmen on the CCTV in our ‘Winter Wonderland’ throwing snowballs at the teachers. It was so much fun playing in our Winter Wonderland, we glided across our ice rink and enjoyed a hot chocolate and cake from our Hot Chocolate café. We also had fun moulding miniature snowman using playdough. We explored the topic of ‘Winter’ in Nursery. We researched all about different kind of artic animals and had fun playing with them in water and ice. We learned how to make ice and experimented with different ways to melt it. We enjoyed playing in the snow and made a igloo to keep us warm.

Just before half term, Y5 completed their DT project. We used our computing skills to programme microbits to complete our electric guitars. As you can see, there were some fantastic results! Y5 enjoyed their final first aid session, this week. They have learnt many important life skills - from bandaging to chest compressions using Annie.  This week, Y5 furthered their knowledge of first aid by applying bandages. After the design phase in DT, we are starting to create our electric guitars.  In RE, Y5 have been investigating charities, and we used iPads to find out more about CAFOD and their excellent projects. We hope to create our own ideas for a charity, next.  Y5 have enjoyed programming microbits in computing. We created a beating heart symbol and a moving duck! We also started investigating news articles in preparation for our English task - Aladdin's disappearance. Y5 had to come indoors for PE this week due to the weather. We had a warm-up session, drills for passing and a small-sided game. The warm-up was intense and we incorporated speed, agility and quickness drills. We learned two ways of passing and how to pivot.

As part of the North East Festival of Languages, Year 2 welcomed GEMARTS, who led a wonderful workshop about making traditional Gujurati Kathputli Puppets Year 2 have been learning how to measure length in centimeters this week! Year 2 have been building boats in D&T. They needed to hold 5 cubes and float for 2 minutes. They did a fabulous job! Year 2 have been practising a liturgical dance to the song 'Burn Like a Star' Year 2 used a range of pencil drawing techniques ang pencil grades to create complete images of the Titanic. Year 2 have loved writing and sharing their hilarious 'Imagine' poetry this week! What a fun way to start the year.

Year 1 loved acting out the story of Rumpelstiltskin! This week we have read lots of different versions of the story and made some fabulous resources to support our role play! Year 1 had a brilliant China topic day, learning the traditional story of Chinese New Year. We investigated which materials we should use to make the puppets and the screen. We planned, made, tested and evaluated our brilliant shadow puppet theatres! Well done, Year 1! Year 1 have been investigating shadows this week, drawing amazing shadow pictures. We held the torch at different angles and recorded how this changes the length and size of the shadow. Fantastic partner work! Year 1 have been really busy this week thinking about measuring. We started by estimating a minute then we learned how to tell the time using the mini clocks! We also created our own version of the River Tyne and the Yellow River in China to show their different lengths.  Year 1 have had a brilliant start to our new school year, getting straight into our new 'China' topic! We loved dressing up to tell the story of 'Mulan' and finding out some facts about China.

Year 4 have had a wonderful time making and creating this week. We have evaluated our sewing projects, edited our own images using IPads in computing and enjoyed a wonderful Art workshop as part of the Newcastle Festival of languages, creating Indian Kathputli puppets, and learning how to say colours and other phrases. Year 4 have loved designing and making their own mobile phone cases in our DT sessions this half term. We have created templates, researched customer profiles and sewn prototypes of our designs. It's taken lots of patience and resilience! Some children even chose to use their skills to create and sew during Golden time too! Year 4 have loved putting their invasion game skills into games of Hockey this week! Their communication and teamwork skills were excellent! This week Year 4 have been learning the 11x tables in our Times tables race! We also loved practising control and invasion skills during Hockey this week. Year 4 have had a great first week back. We used maps to play games, locate different countries and their capital cities, during our Geography topic, Europe.

Year 3 enjoyed their first badminton session on Wednesday. The focus was on balance and control of the racket and shuttlecock. We worked towards hitting the shuttlecock over the net too.  Year 3 enjoyed a really interesting lesson on Monday when they took part in a taster session learning Arabic. They learnt how to pronounce the Arabic alphabet, made letters out of play-doh and tried on traditional Arabic clothing. Year 3 voted for a toy afternoon and own clothes to celebrate their full cube jar. They have loved spending time together playing and sharing toys. Year 3 have been learning about computer networks this week and have discovered all about how computer networks work and how devices in a network are connected together. We have also been on a scavenger hunt around the school to find parts of the school computer network! Year 3 have been learning about different levers and linkages in DT this week. We created our own examples of a bell crank lever and reverse motion linkage using card and split pins. Year 3 have made a fantastic start to our Performance Poetry unit in English. They have practised working in groups using volume and expression to perform different poems to the rest of the class and will move on to writing their own poems to perform next week!

Reception loved making their own jungle animal scene by cutting out the animals carefully.  We scrunched up, tore & cut paper to create different effects.  We have enjoyed learning new facts about jungle animals especially the elephants.   Reception class loved coming to school in their red and yellow clothes to celebrate Chinese New Year.  We enjoyed doing dragon dancing with Nursery and telling the story of the animal race.  We couldn't believe how cheeky the rat was who won the race and had the first year named after him. Reception enjoyed visiting St Cuthbert's church to look at where people go when they have special religious celebrations.  We looked at key features that we could see in church such as the altar, pews, lectern, tabernacle, crucifixes and the baptismal font. Reception have enjoyed listening to stories about Space this week, our new topic.  We have painted pictures of aliens and made very strange looking aliens with playdough.

Date Time Event Wednesday 25 th  February 9:00am Y2  Family Numeracy Workshop – Parents/Carers invited Tuesday 3 rd  March 3:20pm Whole School  Parent/Carer Evening Wednesday 4 th  March 9:00am Y1  Family Numeracy Workshop Parents/Carers invited Friday 6 th  March All Day Whole School  St Cuthbert’s Book Day Monday 9 th  March 3:20pm Whole School  Parent/Carer Evening Wednesday 11 th  March 9:00am Reception Family Numeracy Workshop Parents/Carers invited Thursday 19 th  March 11:00am KS2  Mass in Church- St Cuthbert’s Day Parents/Carers invited Wednesday 25 th  March AM Y4 Stations of the cross at the Cathedral Friday 27 th  March 9:00am Reception Palm Sunday Assembly Parents/Carers invited Monday 30 th  March 9:00am Nursery & Reception Easter Crafts Morning Parents/Carers invited Tuesday 31 st  March 9:00am KS1 Easter Craft Morning Parents/Carers Invited Thursday 2 nd  April All Day Whole School Easter Disco   3:15pm Whole School School Closes for Easter Holidays Tuesday 21 st  April 8:30am Whole School School Re-opens for children   Please note, changes may be made at the last minute due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience caused.

As part of their English topic, Macbeth, Year 6 have thoroughly enjoyed acting out parts of the text. After this, they wrote their own witches' spells and performed in trios. Year 6 have been learning some really important first aid. Hopefully they'll not need it but they are well-prepared! The children in Year 6 are loving our English topic, Macbeth! This week, they have written their own Shakespearean insults and enjoyed deulling with a partner and they have also acted out some of the original text as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. They can't wait for the next instalment and their trip to the theatre next week! Year 6 are having a great time creating their own reaction game prototypes using craft knives with accuracy to create the perfect shapes and programming the Microbits to create buzzers.

Dear Parents and Carers, To mark International Mother Tongue Day on 21 February 2026 , St Cuthbert’s is delighted to invite all families to take part in two exciting activities as part of the North East Festival of Languages . St Cuthbert’s has a wonderfully diverse school community , which we are incredibly proud of. These activities are a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the many languages, cultures and traditions that make up our school community, and we would love to see as many families take part as possible . We are encouraging families to work together on one or both of the following two activities: 1. Mother Tongue Other Tongue Poetry Families are invited to submit a poem written in their home language. This can include any language , including English. More information can be found here: https://expressyourselfne.com/mtot26/ 2. World Recipe Book Families are also invited to submit a favourite recipe written in their own language. This may include Geordie or English recipes , as well as recipes from other cultures and languages. More information can be found here: https://expressyourselfne.com/world-recipe-book/ All children are encouraged to take part, and we would love to see as many different languages represented as possible . How to submit: Paper copies can be handed in at school Digital submissions can be emailed to Mr Bright  at Year2@stcuthbertsk.org Deadline for all submissions: Friday 20 March Submissions will be celebrated in a school assembly in March  and may also be included in the Festival’s annual prizes and in the books they publish. If your family would like to take part but needs any resources or support, please do not hesitate to contact Mr Bright ( Year2@stcuthbertsk.org )  and we will be happy to help. Thank you for supporting this wonderful opportunity to celebrate language, culture and creativity within our school community. We look forward to seeing your fantastic entries. Kind regards, Mr Bright St Cuthbert’s Primary School