On Thursday we had a fantastic Easter celebration. We showed of our dance moves, played fun games and enjoyed an egg-cellent Easter egg hunt. This week Nursery hopped and leaped into Easter Playing and exploring lots of Easter tuff trays. We used our cutting skills to make Easter chicks and palm leaves. We used the palm leaves when we acted out story of Palm Sunday- when Jesus arrived in Jerusalem on a donkey with people waving palms to welcome him. Nursery sprung into the topic of Spring this week. We explored our artistic talents by painting beautiful daffodils and making our own flowers. We loved playing in our very own farm role play area where we can look after the animals, pick fruit and vegetables and even ride the tractor. We have had some special fluffy and furry visitors come to see us in Nursery. We were very gentle when holding and stroking the chicken, rabbit, and owl. We then had to be brave when we handled the slippery snake and bearded dragon. It was an amazing experience! We learned so much about where the animals live and what they eat. Nursery loved dressing as different story characters to celebrate World Book Day. We shared lots of magical stories all day and even had a story in the amazing Early Years Library.      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.

Year 1 have had a busy week preparing for Easter! We retold the events of the Resurrection, made beautiful cards to celebrate the good news that Jesus has risen, planned and took part in a Celebration of the Word, made fantastic Easter hats with our grown ups and still had time to dress up in our party clothes and have a brilliant time at the disco! Happy Easter, everyone! Year 1 have worked so hard in maths this week! We've been using part-whole models to split amounts in different ways and find the missing number in an addition calculation. We recorded our answers really carefully. Well done, Year 1! Year 1 have worked so hard this week, trying out a new challenge...mystery craft! They needed to use their reading skills, knowledge of shape and also positional language to follow the instructions to make a mystery picture. It was very exciting when the picture was revealed! Fantastic problem solving skills, Year 1! Year 1 have been brilliant artists this week! We looked at different artist's representations of rabbits, then created our own 'Picasso inspired' one line drawing of a rabbit which we turned into a print. We painted a background then printed our rabbits - the results were fantastic! Year 1 loved dressing up for St Cuthberts' Book Day! We made peg dolls and then created story maps to tell a story about them. There were some very weird and wonderful characters! 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 2 finished their D&T project on designing and building a Lunar Roving Vehicle toy. We looked previous designs and future concepts and created ours using working wheels and axels Throughout Lent, Year 2 have been reflecting by creating our Lenten display. Each week, we add a new item, giving us time to pause, reflect, and pray on a different aspect of this sacred season Year 2 loved their competetive PE session with Active Future! They had a great time learning new games. For Science Week, Year 2 joined the Live Lesson by NFU, where we learned the answer to lots of interesting questions about farming In Science, Year 2 learned about hygeine. We investigated which method of washing hands removed the most germs 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.

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Safeguarding Champions are a student leadership group in our school who work together to discuss, lead and support other with Safety in and out of school. We meet regularly to discuss key topics, deliver assemblies, create resource, blog posts and create plans to have a real impact on our school and wider community. This years Safeguarding Champions

Check out the article about our recent CAFOD Live Simply Award! Pupils and staff, led by Mrs Anna Haighton, at St Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School are celebrating after achieving the CAFOD Live Simply Award, recognising their commitment to living simply, caring for the environment and supporting communities locally and globally. https://diocesehn.org.uk/news/st-cuthberts-go-the-extra-mile-to-achieve-cafod-live-simply-award/

The children loved celebrating St Cuthbert's day in the sunshine, with Ice pops. See the Feast day message from Bishop Stephen, who is visiting our Parish this weekend, below. https://diocesehn.org.uk/news/feast-of-st-cuthbert-blessing-from-bishop-stephen/

March 2026 March continues the season of Lent, a time when children are encouraged to slow down, reflect, and prepare their hearts for the events of Holy Week and the celebration of Easter. Why not listen to the Friday prayer audio clip through the Online Parent Portal  with your child/ren and make time to pause and reflect on the journey Jesus takes to the Cross in your own family prayer time.  https://new.express.adobe.com/webpage/QV3cadJGZL0fP/ Transfiguration of the Lord by Fr Lawrence Lew OP on Flickr. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 In the week beginning 2nd March, children reflect on the Gospel account of when Jesus revealed His glory to some of His closest friends. Through the story of the Transfiguration ( Matthew 17:1-9 ), children learn how Jesus chose to show who He truly is to Peter, James and John, helping them to see more clearly and grow their faith and trust in Him. St Photini and Jesus Christ ‘The Woman at the Well’ by Violetta Lough via Flickr. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 In the week beginning 9 March, children reflect on the Gospel of John, where Jesus met a Samaritan woman at a well ( John 4:5–42 ). Through this story, children learn that Jesus chose to spend time with someone who others ignored or avoided, showing that His love is offered to everyone. Image by Freepik As Lent continues, children are encouraged to prepare for Holy Week, the final week of Jesus’ life on Earth, leading to the celebration of Easter. Schools have access to a Stations of the Cross resource, which helps children follow Jesus’ journey to the Cross in a simple and reflective way.

Year 6 have really enjoyed their volleyball lessons this half term. They have learned lots of new skills and they enjoy the competitive games. Year 6 had great fun in maths testing out whether their arm span was the same as their height and measuring their feet using their forearms. Ask  them to show you at home! Year 6 planned and carried out their own scientific investigations to see how different types of exercise affected their heart rate.  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.

We are so proud of our fantastic children at St Cuthbert's, who have worked alongside our parish and community to achieve the CAFOD 'Live Simply' Award! Our school was represented by a brilliant cohort of children, who showcased all of our hard work. Well done to everyone! Well done to our Student leaders and Year 6 who created some fabulous posters to encourage us to think and choose FairTrade!

We loved it when our parents came to join our Maths lesson this week.  They helped us to complete a Maths activity where we had to identify different ways of making ten.  We have taken our Family Maths Toolkit Scrapbooks home so we can do more challenges at home.  Well done everyone.  Thank you to all of the parents who attended our Year 4 well-being session. The adults and children loved working together to think about how they will show a growth mindset to help them to overcome challenges. There were some brilliant strategies! A huge 'well done' to everyone! Reception children enjoyed playing games and completing activities with their parents in the Maths workshop.  We loved it when our parents came in to the Reception class and played Phonic games with us.

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.