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Our Year 2 children invited their families into their classroom to join them in an activity to make scenes from the story 'Farmer Duck'.

Our Year 2 children would like to invite their family and friends into school on Thursday 4th March 2010 at 10.00am to enjoy an activity with them in their classroom. We hope to see you there!

Our Year 2 children have been invited to take part in a gymnastics morning on Thursday 28th January. Please call at the school office for more information.

On Friday 18th December school will close at 1.30pm for the Christmas break. PLEASE NOTE: There will be no afternoon Nursery session on Friday 18th December. School will re-open on Tuesday 5th January.

Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 invite all families and friends into our school at 2.00pm on Wednesday 16th December to sing 'Carols Around the Christmas Tree'.

The class Christmas parties are to be held as follows:
Nursery & Reception - Monday 14th December (NO MORNING NURSERY SESSION ON THIS DAY - ALL CHILDREN TO ATTEND IN THE AFTERNOON PLEASE)Years 1 & 2 - Tuesday 15th December
Years 3 & 4 - Thursday 17th December
School will provide a drink of juice for all children, could parents please provide some food. So we have a variety, could boys please bring sweet items and girls bring savoury. Thank you. Children are allowed to come to school in their party clothes on those days or they can bring them to change into.

Our Harvest Festivals were held in Bedlington Colliery Methodist Church with Key Stage 2 in the morning and Reception and Key Stage 1 in the afternoon. Lots of our families and friends came along to watch two wonderful services.

Just a reminder that our children will be working on a whole school Eco project next week. Each class will have a different focus:
Nursery/Reception - Endangered Species
Year 1 - Rainforests
Year 2 - Water Conservation
Year 3 - Recycling
Year 4 - Newsroom - reporting on events in school.
If you can help your child find any information for their project, that would be very helpful.
Also, please remember to keep collecting your junk for our model competition and send it into school.

Our Year 2 children took part in a Multi-Skills morning at Blyth Sports Centre which was lots of fun!

Our Harvest Festival services will be held on Friday 16th October at Bedlington Colliery Methodist Church. For our KS2 children (Years 3 & 4) the service will be at 10.00am and for Reception and KS1 (Years 1 & 2) the service will be at 1.30pm. Family and friends are welcome to attend either service, please meet us at the Church. We hope to see you all there!

Your child's class teacher would like to invite you into school on the evenings of either Tuesday 13th or Wednesday 14th October to discuss your child's progress. From Monday 5th October there will be appointment sheets outside your child's classroom so you can sign up for an appointment.

If you have not already done so please return your child's reply slip and payment as soon as possible as your child will not be allowed to travel without them. Thank you.

We have arranged a visit to Holy Island for our Year 2 children. Please click on the link below for more information.
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Our Year 2 children are to attend a multi-skills event during the morning of Thursday 1st October. Please click on the link below for more details.
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Please click on the link below to view our overview for this term. We hope it gives you an insight into what we will be learning.

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A sweatshirt has been found in Year 2 - George aged 7-8 with no name. If it belongs to your child please see a member of staff.

Wednesday & Friday

Our Year 2 children invited their families and friends into our school to see an insight into all of the things they have done this year.

Our sports day will be held on Thursday 16th July at 1.30pm (weather permitting!) for all children in main school. We would like all children to bring a top in the colour of their house to wear along with their P.E. shorts for the sports afternoon. The house colours are: Endeavour - yellow, Voyager - blue, Explorer - green and Challenger - red. Thank you for your cooperation. We hope to see you all there!

Our Year 2 children were allowed to visit RAF Boulmer and look around the base learning all about the different jobs within the Royal Air Force. We all had a great day and felt really privileged to be given the chance to look around such an important place.

Year 2 took part in the 'Crimson Closet Workshop' where we talked about different creative jobs.

For our sports day on Thursday 16th July we would like all children to bring a top in the colour of their house to wear along with their P.E. shorts for the sports afternoon. The house colours are: Endeavour - yellow, Voyager - blue, Explorer - green and Challenger - red. Thank you for your cooperation.

Our Year 2 children would like to invite their families into our school at 9.15am on Thursday 9th July to join them for their assembly where you will get the chance to take a look at some of the things your child has been doing this year. We hope to see you all there.

A girl in Year 2 has lost their P.E. kit. The kit is all in a named sports bag. If your child has taken it home by mistake please return it to school as soon as possible. Thank you.

We have arranged for our Year 2 children to visit St Mary's Lighthouse on Friday 19th June 2009. Please sign and return your consent form along with your payment as soon as possible (spare copies are available from the school office). Thank you.

As part of our 'What I want to be when I grow up' week Year 2 are visiting RAF Boulmer. This visit is funded by WEEN but we need your permission to take your child out of school on this day so please print off the consent form below and send it in to school if you have not already done so. Thank you.
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Our Year 2 children and parents who have taken part in this term's Stepping Stones reading group are invited to their last session on Tuesday 31st March at 2.15pm. Please return all resource packs on this day. Thank you.

On Thursday 2nd April 2009 we are holding our Easter services:
• Our Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 service is to be held at Bedlington Colliery Methodist Church at 10am where parents are welcome to attend.
• Our Year 3 and Year 4 service is at 2pm in the school hall where parents are also welcome to attend. (Any parent wanting to take their children home after the afternoon service is welcome to do so).

There are still some appointments available for Parent's Evening next Monday and Tuesday so please see appointment chart for times.

Our Year 2 children have been invited to attend a Dance Festival at Blyth Community College during the morning of Friday 27th March 2009. To take part in the festival they need white t-shirts, black shorts and a bottle of water - all with names on please. We are holding a dress rehearsal on Monday so would appreciate it if you could send the shorts and t-shirt into school on this day. Thank you.

As a staff, we are very keen to reward good work and celebrate excellent behaviour. Following the Easter holidays, we will be introducing a new 'house point' system at Stead Lane. The children will be divided into four 'houses' or teams. Each week merits will be earned for good behaviour, effort, work etc. Individually children will work towards earning Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates. Collectively each team will be competing to win a house treat which the children will choose.

TEAM NAME COMPETITION
We have chosen a 'Space' theme for our teams. Each team will be represented by a different coloured rocket. And now for your cooperation - can you or your child think of four imaginative names for our teams. If so, please complete the slip attached and return to school. A prize will be awarded for the winning suggestion

Our Year 2 visit to Holy island is on Monday 2nd March. Please remember all children will need to wear warm waterproof clothes and suitable shoes for the visit. School uniform need not be worn. Any child who suffers from travel sickness must take medication before leaving home in the morning. If your child has not already ordered a packed lunch from school they need to bring one from home. If we have not already received your consent slip please return it with your payment on Monday as your child will not be allowed to travel without it. Thank you.

Our Year 2 children would like to invite their families to their activity morning on Thursday 26th February, starting at 10.00am. We all hope to see you there.

Our Stepping Stones group will continue on Tuesday 24th February 2009 at 2.15pm. Please bring your child's pack with you.

We have re-arranged our visit to Holy Island. The visit will now take place on Monday 2nd March 2009. All other details of the trip remain the same. If you have not already done so, please return your reply slip and payment to us before this date as your child will not be allowed to leave school without your consent. Thank you.

Our Stepping Stones Reading Group will be on this Tuesday 10th February at 2.15pm, could parents of children who attend, please meet at the main school entrance with your child's pack.

Just a reminder to those parents of our Year 2 children who attend our ‘Stepping Stones Reading Group’, the group will not be on next Tuesday 3rd February as the class are visiting Holy Island. The group will resume on Tuesday 10th February at 2.15pm.

Following the success of our coffee morning this week, we look forward to an excellent turn out for our parent classes which start next Thursday, 9.00 – 10.30am. A free crèche facility is available on site for parents with pre-school age children.

Our Year 2 children are visiting Holy Island on Tuesday 3rd February. If you have not already done so please return the reply slip to school as we need your consent to take your child out of school. Spare copies are available from the school office.

We are planning a visit to Holy Island for our Year 2 children. Please click on the link below to download more information.
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Please click on the link below to view our termly overview for Spring 2009.
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On Friday 19th December school will close at 1.30pm for the Christmas break. Please find attached a reply slip for you to complete and return.
PLEASE NOTE: There will be no afternoon Nursery session on Friday 19th December.
School will re-open on Wednesday 7th January.

Our Reception and Years 1 and 2 children will perform ‘Carols Around the Tree’ at 2.00pm on Wednesday 17th December in the school hall. All family and friends are welcome to attend.

The class Christmas parties are to be held as follows:
Nursery & Reception - Monday 15th December (NO MORNING NURSERY SESSION ON THIS DAY – ALL CHILDREN TO ATTEND IN THE AFTERNOON PLEASE)
Years 1 & 2 - Tuesday 16th December
Years 3 & 4 - Thursday 18th December
School will provide a drink of juice for all children, could parents please provide some food. So we have a variety, could boys please bring savoury items and girls bring sweet except Nursery who will be informed by Mrs Mallin or Mrs Athey of what to bring. Thank you.
Children are allowed to come to school in their party clothes on those days or they can bring them to change into.

Our main school children will hold their Christmas performances on Thursday 11th December at 1.00pm and Friday 12th December at 10.00am. PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are needed for both performances so please apply for tickets via the school office. Thank you.

There will be an early riser’s football club held at school on Thursday mornings. Any child from Years 2, 3 or 4 who is interested needs to return the reply slip which can be downloaded below.
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On Monday 3rd November Year 1 are to visit Blyth Fire Station, on Tuesday 4th November Year 3 are to visit Woodhorn Colliery and on Wednesday 5th November Year 4 are to visit Arbeia Roman Fort. If you have not already returned your child’s reply slip for any of these trips, please do so as soon as possible. Thank you.

All of next week is ‘Looking After Ourselves’ week at Stead Lane and the children will be taking part in various activities so will need their full P.E. kit every day, suitable for indoors and outdoors. We are always trying to encourage the children to eat healthily and next week will be awarding the healthiest packed lunch with a prize. We have various leaflets to share with parents/carers and these will be displayed every day at 3.00pm in the hall.

Please click on the link below to view Year 2's topic overview for the autumn term 08

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Just a reminder - we are holding our Harvest Festivals on Friday 17th October at Bedlington Colliery Methodist Church at Bedlington Station. Our Years 3 & 4 children will hold theirs at 10.00am and Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 will hold theirs at 1.30pm. Family and friends please meet at the church. We hope to see you all there.

As detailed in last week’s newsletter, we are holding our Parent’s evenings on Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th October. Times are still available with your child’s teacher, so please sign up outside their classroom every day from 3.00pm.

Please make sure children have their named P.E.kit on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Thank you.

Mrs. Lockie would like all Year 2 children to bring in a photo from a magazine or newspaper, of a famous person they admire (pop star, footballer etc;). Thank you.

There will be a final opportunity to claim any lost property in the school hall on Monday 21st July at 3.00pm. Any unclaimed items will be disposed of after this time.

School will close on Wednesday 23rd July at 1.30pm for the summer break and there will be no afternoon Nursery session on this day. Please fill out a reply slip (available from the office) so we know you are aware of this. Thank you.

Our family assembly was fantastic and it really cheered everyone up on a dull and rainy morning!

Year 2 are holding a family assembly at 9.10am on Friday 18th July 2008. We hope to see as many family members there as possible!

Children in main school will be holding their sports day on Thursday 17th July. If your child is in Reception, Year 1 or Year 2 sports will begin at 10.30am, if your child is in Year 3 or Year 4 they will begin at 1.30pm. We hope you will come along and support our children. Could all children please have their P.E. kits in school all week, so they have them if needed.

Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 will hold their sports at 10.30am on Thursday 17th July.

Starting on Monday 7th July our Year 2 children will be exiting school via the conservatory

We had a great day at St. Mary's Lighthouse!

Please note that Year 2 family assembly will be held at 9.10am on Friday 18th July 2008 not Thursday 17th July as we stated on previous newsletters. Sorry for any inconvenience this has caused.

A reminder that our Year 2 children are visiting St. Mary’s Lighthouse on Wednesday 25th June. If you have not already done so please return your payment and reply slip to school as soon as possible. Spare copies of the letter are available from the office if needed.

Year 2 are to visit St. Mary's Lighthouse on Wednesday 25th June. Please complete your child's reply form and return it to school as soon as possible. Spare copies are available from the office.

Year 2 are to visit St. Mary's Lighthouse on Wednesdy 25th June 2008. More information will follow nearer the time.

Key Stage 1 held their Easter service at Bedlington Colliery Methodist church.

While Key Stage 2 held theirs in the school hall.

This week as part of their topic on Judism Year2 visited an Orthodox Synangogue in Gosforth. Children enjoyed handling, a range of religious artifacts and learning their significants for Jews.

Our children had an exiting time on the 'Pride of Wansbeck' bus tour. We toured around our local area and earned lots of interesting things about where we live. We visited the iron works in Bedlington, the recycling centre at North Seaton, Newbiggin and Bothal.

Year 2 invited their families into school to join in the fun at their family activity morning.

Welcome to our Year 2 class.

Measuring and comparing lengths in Numeracy.

We had a great day looking in the rock pools and climbing up the lighthouse.