St. Cuthbert’s Carol Service

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​On Tuesday 12th December, the choir took part in the annual St Cuthbert’s Carol Service with other schools from across Darlington. This year, money was being collected for the EmilGO campaign.  Emil is a little boy at St George’s CE Academy who is in need of £40,000 life-changing surgery.

The Choir in the Cornmill

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​On Monday 4th December, the choir went along to the Cornmill to sing and help raise money for St Teresa’s Hospice. The children performed a collection of songs they have been working on this term. 

The Choir at Majestic

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​On Friday 1st December, the choir performed alongside Darlington Wind Band for a concert. The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves and were a credit to school with their singing and their behaviour.

Tag Rugby

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​On Thursday, ten year three and four children attended a festival at Mowden Park where they were taught a variety of rugby skills such as how to hold and pass the ball and how to score points.  They were also able to play a couple of games of Tag Rugby against other schools.

Gardening Club

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The Gardening Club returned to the allotment they had created to harvest their crops. They enjoyed having a look around Pierremont Methodist Church’s garden and investigating the different vegetables. The children from Gardening Club kindly donated all of their produce to the Harvest Festival.

Tri-Golf

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On Thursday, a group of Year 6 children from Reid Street took part in a Tri-Golf tournament at Darlington Golf Club. The children competed against 8 other local schools knowing the winner would go forward to represent Darlington in the Tees-Valley finals in December. After some excellent golf, Reid Street managed to win the competition… Read more »

Children’s Cancer Run 2017

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On Sunday 21st May, over 70 people from Reid Street school (pupils, their families and teachers) took part in the Children’s Cancer Run at Gosforth Park. It was a fabulous day and at Reid Street School we all ran a mile in support of this event. From the sponsorship, we raised £2707.69 for the charity…. Read more »

Victorian Tea Party

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​Wednesday 13 September 2017 marked 150 years since Queen Victoria granted a Charter of Incorporation to Darlington in 1867, paving the way for the creation of Darlington Borough Council. Reid Street School celebrated the occasion on Friday 22 September with a Victorian themed school dinner – ‘Afternoon Tea’ to mark the occasion.The children were served… Read more »

Help For Heroes

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0n Tuesday 18th July, Jess and Justin from Phoenix House Recovery Centre, at Catterick, visited school and lead an assembly based on the British charity, Help for Heroes. Justin, a beneficiary of the charity, spoke about his journey from a spinal injury to his participation in the American IronMan Challenge, proving anything is possible.