The Reception class enjoyed exploring at Gibside despite the cold weather!

We have been wearing our sporty clothes. This is our favourite picture!

Our Mother’s Day lunch on Friday 4 March was a huge success. Everyone had a lovely time! Staff worked hard to ensure everything ran smoothly, and we would like to give special thanks to our cooks.

The children dressed up to celebrate World Book Day on Thursday 3rd March.

Here are some pictures from our Nursery:

The Upper School chose the ‘best dressed’ pupils:

Year 3 – Niamh (White Rabbit)

Year 4 – Josh (Captain Underpants)

Year 5 – Maya (Oompa loompa)

Year 6 – Kirsty (Burt from Ratburger)

 

On Wednesday 2^nd March, Consett Academy was officially opened by the Duke of Gloucester. He arrived in style by helicopter. Daisy (Y6), Hannah (Y5) and Benjamin (Y4) represented Leadgate Primary School by waving flags and cheering to welcome the very special visitor. The children designed a special celebration cake to mark the occasion.

Years 3 and 4 showed off their fabulous dancing at Consett Empire on Thursday morning.  Year 3 performed some tricky dance moves to ‘Fields of Gold’ by Sting.  Year 4’s dance was ‘Men in black’ by Will Smith, and they demonstrated great attitude and enthusiasm.   Well done!

The Lower School had a lovely Valentine’s Day lunch.

The children on each site celebrated the end of term with a disco. Who was the best dancer?!

All of the children have found out about how to keep safe when using the Internet.

The Nursery have found out about Hector the dolphin who can hide the computer screen in school.
You can find out about Hector here:

http://hectorsworld.netsafe.org.nz/parents/

Key Stage 1 children had an assembly which included an animation to encourage everyone to use the Internet with an adult and to remember to go to an adult for help.

Key Stage 2 children also had an assembly, with each class taking part with their own presentation:
Class 3 talked about password security and how to make a strong password.
Class 4 presented some brilliant role-plays about ‘Stranger Danger’ online.
Class 5 told us about the dangers of social media and how to block messages.
Class 6 shared useful information about staying safe when gaming online.
Thank you to everyone who attended.

If you’d like further advice about staying safe online, this website includes resources for parents and carers:

http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/2016/parents

The Lower School had a special Wallace and Gromit themed lunch.

Here are some of the winners of the colouring competition:

Thank you to all parents, carers and family members who attended our Harvest Celebrations Assemblies. The children performed wonderful songs and poems as well as presenting their own work. Thank you also for the contributions of food and home-grown fruits and vegetables. We have received a lovely letter from the Consett Foodbank:

A letter from Consett foodbank