Dwaine’s Dash

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Today, KS1 and KS2 watched the play Dwaine’s Dash – Love Your Drain. We learnt that only toilet paper, pee and poo goes down the loo! We sang a song and all learnt the actions. We also found out that wet wipes, cotton buds, nappies and other unflushables can cause great damage to the environment…. Read more »

Book Fair

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​This term’s book fair proved to be a very popular event and thanks to the support of pupils, parents and carers the school raised a total of £206 to spend on new reading material.  Reading benefits all aspects of learning which is why we continue to hold this event twice a year.  When the fair… Read more »

Tri Golf

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​On Thursday 27th September, ten of our year 5 and 6 children took the short journey to Darlington Golf club to compete in the Darlington Tri Golf Competition. The team comprised of 5 girls and 5 boys. The children took part in a series of golf and skill related games where they earned themselves many… Read more »

KS2 Music Concert

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​Last Wednesday, children from across KS2 participated in our annual music concert. All Year 5 pupils enjoyed performing several pieces on their brass instruments led by Mr Franey. Year 3 and 4 pupils performed pieces on the ocarinas and recorders as well as showcasing their excellent singing voices led by Miss Parker. Mrs Sermon led… Read more »

PIE Challenge Grand Final

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​On Thursday 12th July the Reid Street PIE Team travelled to Newcastle for the Grand Final of ‘The Big PIE Challenge’. We were asked to prepare a short 3 slide presentation about our product and our journey through Stage 2 of the Challenge. The children blew us away with their confidence and ability to speak in front… Read more »

PIE update

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As you are aware, we are doing incredibly well with our PIE Challenge. We have sent letters out to all the businesses we use at school and we have had interest from Enterprise Travel, Avec, Darlington Credit Union, Watercare, 1AB taxis and the Star of Bengal to name a few. We have also visited IT… Read more »

PIE Challenge

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As well as selling advertising space for our website, we set up a side-line to our business. We linked our new business to the Darlington Carnival. Pupils involved in the carnival created prayer flags – based on the ones you will no doubt have seen on the many photographs of Everest. We decided to create… Read more »

Community Games

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​Nearly 30 children from year 4 took part in the annual Darlington Community Games event on Thursday 5th July at Eastbourne Sports Complex. The event involved the children splitting into teams and competing in three different sports – cricket, tag-rugby and athletics. On arrival, the children were each handed a Community Games t-shirt. The children… Read more »

Proms in the Park

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As a reward for coming second in the Eurovision contest this year, Reid Street were asked to participate in the Proms in the Park event. The children learned a selection of songs from ‘Oliver’ as well as performing the well-known ‘Jerusalem’ and ‘Land of Hope and Glory’. Children sang with Mowden Primary School accompanied by… Read more »

The Wizard of Oz

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It seems not that long ago, that we were all auditioning for this amazing production. We had to go to all the lunchtime rehearsals: they were really fun! A few months later, we found out our parts. Rehearsals were more often and more serious. Soon, the talented Mrs Fawcett, started making the costumes from all… Read more »