St. John's chapel and Wearhead Primary The children in Class 1 have had great fun this week settling back into school and exploring the new classroom layout. The class also welcomed new children into our nursery, showing them how to play nicely and care for each other.

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St John's Chapel and Wearhead Primary Schools As part of our Science topic 'Animal Nutrition and the Skeletal System', Year 3 & 4 have been learning all about the importance of a balanced diet. We showed fantastic teamwork as we worked in groups to sort different foods into their correct food groups and the discussions were brilliant! It was especially impressive to hear the children's thoughtful reasoning around foods that could belong to more than one group. Their curiosity, collaboration and critical thinking really shone through. Super work, everyone!

Woodland Primary School The Squirrels have been learning about Claude Monet, an important Impressionist painter, in Art and Design. Impressionists were inspired by how light and colour changed throughout the day and year. We learnt how to create tints, by adding white, and shades, by adding black, then attempted our own water lily paintings inspired by Monet. Please take a look at our masterpieces.

Wearhead and St. John's Chapel Primary School This morning, we have celebrated the achievements of our pupils. The new reception children have had a brilliant start to the year and all received a certificate for settling in so well. We have also had some reading awards and 'Good to be Green' certificates. Well done, everyone!

St John's Chapel & Wearhead Bright Minds in Years 5 & 6! This morning, our curious scientists in Years 5 & 6 have been exploring the fascinating topic of how light travels. From investigating shadows to experimenting with mirrors and torches, they've been discovering that light travels in straight linesand how it reflects and illuminates the world around us! The classroom has been buzzing with hands-on activities, thoughtful questions, and plenty of "lightbulb moments" as pupils tested their ideas and deepened their understanding of this key scientific concept.

Cookery Club Fun! Today in Cookery Club, we rolled up our sleeves and got stuck into making jammy oat bars! Everyone had a go at weighing out the ingredients and mixing them together teamwork at its tastiest! There's a sweet surprise hidden in the middle, and we can't wait to tuck in tomorrow. A big well done to all our budding bakers!

St John's Chapel Primary Class 3 have been exploring place value like never beforeworking with numbers all the way up to 1,000,000! Using place value counters, they've been building, breaking down, and comparing huge numbers with confidence. From hundreds of thousands to single units, they're mastering how each digit holds its own special place and value. We've seen brilliant teamwork, sharp number sense, and lots of "aha!" moments as they tackled challenges and created their own number stories.

St John's Chapel and Wearhead Primary Schools Yesterday we had a special visitor, Venita, who was responsible for the craft competitions at the Weardale Show. She came to present lots of certificates to our children in celebration of their hard work and creativity. We are super proud of their achievements and look forward to even more entries next year.

St. John's Chapel and Wearhead Primary School At after school club tonight, the children went for a walk through the fields. They stopped by the river for a snack, to have a paddle and to skim stones.

Wearhead and St. John's Chapel Primary School This afternoon, Wearhead children and St. John's Chapel EYFS children enjoyed a forest school session in the sunshine. They used vegetable peelers to whittle sticks and enjoyed toasting marshmallows over the fire.

Hamsterley Primary School Forest School is Back! Class 1 jumped straight into adventure this afternoon with a jam-packed session full of creativity, teamwork, and muddy fun! We whipped up some delicious recipes in the mud kitchen Built our own dens Dug deep in the digging pit Shared stories with friends Created "All About Me" pictures To end the day, some helpers lit the fire and we enjoyed with gooey bananas and melted chocolate. What a treat!

St John's Chapel Primary School Exploring Distortion and Abstraction in Art! Class 2 have kicked off our new art topic by diving into the word of abstract art! To spark their creativity, we analysed some abstract art. Then, we experimented by cutting up images into different shapes and reimagining them through either full abstraction or subtle distortion. The classroom was buzzing with creativity, and the results were as unique as each young artist! Super work, Class 2

Hamsterley Primary School Bikeability is back! The children had a great first session of the school year! We revisited our safety checks, carried out the ABC (Air, Breaks, Chain) checks, and played fun games like triathlon and traffic lights to build balance and control. Well done, everyone! #Bikeability #CycleSafe

Hamsterley Primary School What a great start to the school year! Everyone's been working really hard. Well done to our new starters for settling in so quickly. And a big shoutout to the children who took part in events at the Wolsingham Show over the weekend and winning lots of prizes and trophies. You're all superstars!