Dear Parents and Carers of St Cuthbert’s, Re: Snow Closure Procedures At St Cuthbert’s we take our responsibility seriously to educate and care for our pupils and wherever possible it is our intention to open as normal during periods of difficult weather. We appreciate that closure impacts on children’s learning and parents’ childcare arrangements. However, we also recognise our responsibility towards the safety of children and adults on site and whilst journeying to and from school. In the event of a closure, we will use the following forms of communication to inform parents/carers: · Text message · School Website · Email · School Facebook · Newcastle City Council website: (school closures page) Unless you hear from us that we are closed, please assume each day that we are open as usual. In the event of a school closure, teachers will share activities for remote learning via our school website or email. We know these decisions can be difficult, and we truly appreciate your patience and understanding. The weather can change quickly, and sometimes that means we need to make adjustments for everyone’s safety. If we ever have to close during the day due to worsening conditions, we’ll do our very best to let parents know as soon as possible. Thank you for your continued support. Best wishes, Anne Bullerwell Executive Headteacher

Date Time Event Thursday 15 th  January Lunch Time Whole School  – Celebration Lunch – Winter Warmer Menu 8:45am & 2:45pm Rec – Y6  National Numeracy Information sessions – Parents/Carers invited 11:00am KS2 Mass in Church – Parents/Carers invited Friday 16 th  January 3:00pm Y6  Trip to Europe Information Meeting – Parents/Carers invited Monday 19 th  January 3:15pm Y4  Multiplication Check Meeting – Parents/Carers invited Tuesday 20 th  January 8:45am Y1  Phonic Workshop – Parents/Carers invited Wednesday 21 st  January 8:45am Y6 Family Numeracy Workshops – Parent/carers invited Thursday 22 nd  January 8:45am Nursery  Phonic Workshop – Parents/Carers invited 11:00am KS2 Mass in Church – Parents/Carers invited Wednesday 28th January 8:45am Y5 Family Numeracy Workshops – Parent/carers invited Tuesday 27 th  January 8:45am Reception  – Phonic Workshop – Parents/Carers invited Friday 30 th  January 10:00am Y5/6  – Weird (Theatre Royal) Tuesday 3 rd  February 8:45am Nursery  - Stay & Play – Parents/Carers invited Wednesday 4 th  February 8:45am Y4  Family Numeracy Workshops – Parent/carers invited Thursday 5 th  February 11:00am KS2 Mass in Church – Parents/Carers invited Monday 9 th  February 3:15pm Y5/6  – Online Safety Meeting – Parents/Carers invited Wednesday 11 th  February 8:45am Y3  Family Numeracy Workshops – Parent/carers invited Thursday 12 th  February 11:00am KS2 Mass in Church – Parents/Carers invited Friday 13 th  February All Day Nursery & Reception  – Chinese New Year Celebration – children come to school dressed up in red and yellow 3:15pm School closes for Half-Term Monday 23 rd  February 8:30am 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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Year 2 have loved writing and sharing their hilarious 'Imagine' poetry this week! What a fun way to start the year.

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 worked in groups to combine moves to create a routine. Year 6 wrote and performed Poems based on The Undefeated, as part of Black History studies. Year 6 loved creating their own poses as part of dance this week! They have been working hard to practise their new routines. Year 6 had a brilliant first week back and enjoyed programming code for the Microbit using their iPads. They are looking forward to the topic where they will make their own reaction games. Year 6 made a fabulous effort with their spooky costumes this week. They had a great time at the disco! Year 6 enjoyed a trip to Safetyworks earlier this week where they took part in workshops about peer pressure, e-safety, anti-social behaviour, dog safety and water safety. Year 6 worked well with their peers to complete some tricky balances in gymnastics this week. Year 6 thoroughly enjoyed their first gymnastics lesson this week and all learned something new in their first Mandarin lesson! Year 6 have had a fantastic first week back at school. They've worked hard and they're ready for the year ahead!

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 different ways we can see sound travelling. Year 4 loved Latin this week. We read the story of Pandora in Latin and retold some of this to our partners! We are also making good progress learning Crocodile Rock on ukuleles! Year 4 had a wonderful start to our history topic, with an interactive workshop all about Ancient Greek life! Year 4 were so excited on Monday to start their Gymnastic sessions for this half term. They had a wonderful time trying new poses and holds. Year 4 loved dressing up for their spooky disco. We also had a wonderful end to this half term, celebrating our full cube jar afternoon in our comfy clothes watching a film! Well done on a wonderful start to Year 4! Year 4 had a great time sharing stories in our library! We looked at how to navigate our way around the library, what codes mean and genres we have. We each tried a book recommended by a friend too! Year 4 put our place value and addition knowledge to the test this week! We loved using our interactive counters to help us with addition, adding into the thousands! Year 4 loved Latin and dance this week! Year 4 have loved learning about Alice in Wonderland this week and had a great time creating our own tunes in music! Year 4 loved learning Latin and Dance this week! Year 4 have loved being back together! We've had such a busy week, it's been raining place value counters in Maths and we've become particle of solids, liquids and gases.