Newsletter 24.1.25

Newsletter 24.1.25

Key Stage 1 Cricket Festival

Some of the children from key stage 1 were representing the school at Gateshead Stadium today as part of Durham’s Cricket Festival. The children were shown lots of new skills and really enjoyed playing alongside other schools in our area. They came away with a...

The Human Form – Year 2 Art

Year 2 have been learning about how sculpture can be used to represent the human form. After looking at the work of various artists, including Antony Gormley, we used a range of 3D materials to create our own works of art.

Experiencing Science at Lord Lawson of Beamish

The children in Year 5 visited Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy to take part in a Science lesson about cells. The children created their own slides using a layer of onion and a droplet of iodine and then studied the cells found within an onion under the microscope. The...

Determined Dinosaurs!

Wow Nursery have been working their socks off this week learning all about dinosaurs for our blaze the trail unit. We started by looking at different species of dinosaurs and their characteristics such as: how many limbs, what they eat and how they move. We practised...

Invasion Games

This week year 2 have been working hard during PE. We started by discussing attackers and defenders and their jobs when working in a team. We then discussed the different ways that different games score goals in different ways and working as a team is important. We...

Yoga and Mindfulness

Year 3 are improving their core strength, flexibility, balance and mindfulness in PE this term. We have learnt lots of yoga positions and have practised perfecting them. This week we worked on smooth transitions from one pose to another.

Volcanic Activity in Year 3!

Year 3’s Geography holiday homework challenge was to create a model volcano. We were so impressed with the imaginative creations that the children and families produced. The care and attention to detail was fabulous. Some children decided to make their volcanoes erupt...

Welcome

On behalf of all the staff, the children and Governors, I would like to warmly welcome you to Barley Mow Primary School. We are very fortunate to have a wonderful school building, which is fully accessible to all.

At Barley Mow we aim to create a happy, caring and supportive ethos in which every child is valued and given the opportunity to realise their full potential. We have high academic, social, sporting, cultural and behavioural standards and we are extremely proud of the achievements of our children.

Children are at the centre of everything we do. We aim to foster a love of learning which we hope will stay with them throughout their lives.

The family community of Barley Mow is central to our beliefs. Families and the wider community play a vital role as co-educators and we encourage close links between home and school.

I hope that through our school website, you will be able to gain an insight into our school. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to arrange a visit or gain further information.

Nicola Watson (Head Teacher)

News

Bubble Workshop

We had a fantastic morning in Reception today. Joe from Think Physics came into school to do a bubble workshop. We all became scientists for the morning. We used circle bubble wands to blow bubbles and discovered that bubbles are sphere shaped. Next we used a triangle...

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Latest Site Activity

Today (Thursday 17th December), the School Council made their latest visit to the building site and witnessed the installation of the beam which has their inscribed initials on it. This beam will be situated above the main adult entrance to the building for everyone...

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Christmas Fayre

Thanks to the efforts of the Parents' Group and your usual fantastic support, the wonderful sum of £555.55 was raised last Friday for the School Fund. This money will go towards the 'extras and luxuries' we provide for our children, including subsidising travel...

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