World Book Day 2019

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​Once again pupils and staff did themselves proud on this annual dress up day.  There were story characters galore from Harry Potter and Mr Men to Doctor Who and his Tardis!!  It was great to see the time and effort that many pupils had put into making their costumes and this was rewarded with book… Read more »

Movie Night

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On Monday 11th February, we held our first movie night in school. 258 pupils attended the spectacular night. Children bought popcorn and drinks and enjoyed some sweet treats. We raised £498 for our playgrounds. All of the children enjoyed watching the Incredibles 2 with family and friends. “I thought the movie night was a great… Read more »

Music

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Year 6 children were invited to Wyvern Academy alongside schools from across Darlington to participate in a Messiah Project as part of the Durham Vocal Festival and Durham Music Service. The project was to compose pieces of music inspired by Handel’s Messiah but with a modern ‘twist’. A workshop was led by members of the… Read more »

Bondgate Memorial Service

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​The choir was invited to take part in a very special memorial service at Bondgate Church on behalf of the cooperative funeral service. This was a beautiful service and the choir performed two songs whilst the congregation wrote messages of remembrance for their loved ones and lit candles. Children were praised for their performance, behaviour… Read more »

Bondgate Memorial Service

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​The choir was invited to take part in a very special memorial service at Bondgate Church on behalf of the cooperative funeral service. This was a beautiful service and the choir performed two songs whilst the congregation wrote messages of remembrance for their loved ones and lit candles. Children were praised for their performance, behaviour… Read more »

St Teresa’s Hospice

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On Thursday 22nd November, Reid Street Primary school were invited to the AGM (Annual General Meeting) for St. Teresa’s Hospice. We were asked to attend to receive a certificate for our charity fundraising and the contribution we made from our PIE challenge winnings.Heidi (Head Girl) and Liam (Head Boy) attended the important meeting with Mrs… Read more »

Girls Tag Rugby Competition

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Our all girls tag rugby team travelled to Mowden Park Stadium to compete in Darlington’s first ever girls only tag rugby competition. The girls played 7a side on the grass pitches at Mowden Park against multiple Darlington schools. Despite the cold weather, the girls played incredibly well. They won several of their matches and finished in… Read more »

Indoor Athletics

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​On November 6th, 24 children from year 5 and 6 competed in the first of three Indoor Sportshall Athletics cluster competitions. The children took part in events such as relays, obstacle races, javelin, speed bounce and triple jump to name but a few.  The team performed incredibly well and acquired an outstanding points total of… Read more »

Harvest Festival

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Harvest Festival The harvest festival theme this year was land/water use in the UK linked to the food it produces. Mrs Rankin decided to base the harvest on different types of farming too. Each year group had a different topic. Year 4: Arable farming – crops of wheat etc.Year 1: Meadows – dairy herds.Year 6:… Read more »

PIE Challenge Reward

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​We, the P.I.E challenge team, went to ROF 59 to celebrate our victory on Thursday 18th October. It was brilliant! Last term, we were crowned the most enterprising school in the North East so as a reward for our hard work Mrs Davison booked ROF 59. We all had lots of fun on the trampolines. We… Read more »