Wearhead and St. John's Chapel Primary School Congratulations to our special certificate winners this week!

Butterknowle A massive thankyou to everyone who came and supported the MacMillan Coffee Morning today from the student council.

Butterknowle Year 5 and 6 worked super hard this morning on a Maths Investigation. They showed great determination and resilience.

Hamsterley Primary School What a lovely afternoon! Today we welcomed our wonderful parents and carers into school for our Macmillan Coffee Afternoon and what a fantastic turnout we had! A huge thank you to everyone who donated delicious treats to share and for digging deep to support a brilliant cause. Together, we raised an amazing £115.20 for Macmillan Cancer Support Thank you for your support have a lovely weekend!

Hamsterley Primary School Year 1 and 2 have enjoyed creating self portraits using collage techniques!

Hamsterley Primary School This week in Reception, we've been busy learning through movement, creativity and number fun! Squiggle Time We've been developing our gross and fine motor skills with Squiggle. First, we moved our arms to music, then used crayons to make wiggly lines on paper using the same movements. The children loved the music and were full of energy! Crazy Faces in Art Our art activity was all about making 'crazy' faces! We carefully cut out different facial features and stuck them onto pictures of ourselves. The results were hilarious and everyone had a great time laughing at the funny creations. Subitising Skills We explored subitising and did a fantastic job recognising different combinations that make up the number 5. Mrs Roberts-Lilley was very impressed with how quickly we picked it up! Macmillan Tea Party We're all looking forward to the Macmillan Tea Party this afternoon a lovely way to end a super week!

Forest School Fun at Frosterley! EYFS and Key Stage One have been busy getting creative in Forest School making bird feeders to help care for our feathered friends.

St John's Chapel & Wearhead Primary Schools A Huge Thank You! We want to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone who joined us for our Macmillan Coffee Afternoon! Your support, generosity, and delicious contributions made it a truly special event. Together, we raised vital funds for Macmillan Cancer Supportand shared plenty of cake, conversation, and community spirit along the way. Whether you baked, brewed, donated, or simply popped in for a cuppa, you helped make a real difference. We're so proud to be part of such a kind and caring community.

Hamsterley Primary School OPA! It's Greek Day in Cookery Club! Today we went very Greek and whipped up some scrumptious lamb kebabs and wow, did they smell amazing! We all got stuck in, taking turns chopping fresh ingredients and assembling our kebabs in warm pittas. The verdict? Absolutely delicious! Teamwork, tasty food, and a whole lot of fun that's how we roll in Cookery Club

Butterknowle Primary School Early years have been busy harvesting again this week. We noticed some of our apples had started to fall, so we worked together to collect them from the ground and pick some more from the trees. It was hard work but we were rewarded with tasty sweet red apples but slightly sour green ones.

Hamsterley Primary School Well done to this week's special certificate winners And a special shoutout for your amazing hard work outside of school in clubs and shows. We are proud of you all

In PE Bees and Dragonflies learnt how to pass a ball in tag rugby and then took part in activities to develop both their passing skills and team work.

St. John's Chapel and Wearhead Primary Class 1 have been learning about what babies need and created their own baby catalogues.

Wearhead and St. John's Chapel Primary School Forest School Club At club this evening, the children have enjoyed using the saws and bill hook to make smaller pieces of wood for the fire. They enjoyed toasting cheese and chorizo over the fire.

St: John's Chapel and Wearhead Primary Schools This afternoon; Wearhead children and EYFS children from St John's Chapel enjoyed a forest school session in the sunshine. They continued to whittle sticks following on from their previous session and made the sticks sharp enough to collect leaves on them. Some children enjoyed den building and climbing trees and others used the saws to make some smaller pieces of wood for the fire. We enjoyed toasting crumpets on the fire and topped them with jam or chocolate spread.