NEWS & EVENTS BLOG

Star of the Sea School was visited by the Raising Aspirations Team at Newcastle University. They came to talk to us about our careers....

When we got off the bus we got all our stuff and went to the main hall, called the auditorium. We were introduced to the leaders and...

Year 3 had the exciting opportunity to visit St James Park. We toured the stands, the dugout, the home and away changing rooms, and the...

Year 6 enjoyed a fantastic sports afternoon. We took part in sprint races, a football challenge, golf putting, cricket stump throw and...

Running, balancing eggs on spoons, weaving through cones, bean bag throwing…our Sports Day had it all! The children were amazing in every...

Year 5 enjoyed celebrating Mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary church with Father Andrew, parents and the wider congregation. We talked...

We spent two hours at Safetyworks in Benwell learning about staying safe. We had five sessions which told us about safety near water,...

On Wednesday, we travelled by metro to the Discovery Museum in Newcastle. We had an hour to walk around the museum looking at technology...

On Monday afternoon, we made periscopes in class as part of our science topic – Light. We followed instructions and used card, sellotape,...

Year 6 worked so hard this week during the SATs. We are so proud of them and thought that they deserved an afternoon of fun, with ice...

Nursery have watched caterpillars grow into butterflies and the day came to release them in the garden. One butterfly was very happy to...

Lots and lots of subitising this week in Reception! Perceptual (recognising small amounts without counting), auditory subitising (when...

Today, Year 4 we went on our school trip to Arbeia Roman Fort in South Shields. This used to be a key place for the Romans where supplies...

Year Two have enjoyed fun and games in P.E. this afternoon and cooled ourselves down with some lollies!

In English, we published our own finding tale narratives. We created a front cover and wrote a blurb for the back cover. We are so proud...

Year 6 have had a brilliant time learning how to use CPR with the Newcastle United Foundation. Using DRS ABCD, the children learnt and...

Nursery planted beans and sunflowers. We found out what a plant needs to grow. We are hoping our beans grow as tall as Jack’s! I wonder...

Today we explored which materials were magnetic. Most forces that we use every day need contact, e.g. lifting, pushing and friction....

This week, Year 3 have been writing their own finding tales based on the story ‘The Tear Thief’ by Carol Ann Duffy. Today’s task was to...

Year 6 completed the Restart the Heart workshop today. We learnt about CPR and using a defibrillator.