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Our Year 3 children would like to invite their family and friends into our school at 9.10am on Monday 19th July for their family assembly. We hope to see you there!

Could children in Years 1, 2, 3 & 4 please make sure they have their P.E. kit in school on sports day with a top the colour of their house: Endeavour - yellow, Voyager - blue, Explorer - green and Challenger - red. Thank you for your continued support.

Due to a change of staffing in Year 3 we have changed the date of the assembly to Friday 16th July 2010, sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused.
The Year 1 assembly which was postponed due to illness is now to be held on Friday 9th July and Year 2 remains the same on Thursday 8th July. All assemblies will begin at 9.10am. We hope to see everyone there!

Please click on the link below to find out more information about Year 3 visit to Segedunum.
Y3 Segedunum.doc

Please click on the link below for more information about our 'Street Dance' club which begins on Thursday 29th April 2010.
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Your child's class teacher invites you into school on either Tuesday 23rd or Wednesday 24th March from 3.30pm onwards to talk through your child's progress. Appointment charts will be outside the classrooms from Tuesday 16th March so anyone who would like to come along can sign up to a time slot.

Our Year 3 children are to visit the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle on Monday 8th March 2010. Please click on the link for more information.
Laing Art Gallery.doc

Our Year 3 activity morning is on Thursday 25th February 2010 at 10.00am. All family and friends are invited to come along and enjoy some time in class with your child. Hope to see you there.

We would like to offer our children in Year 3 and Year 4 the opportunity to visit Robinwood Activity Centre for 3 days in June. For further details please see a member of staff.

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.

Our Year 3 & Year 4 children are holding their Carol Service at Bedlington Colliery Methodist Church at 10.00am on Wednesday 16th December. All family and friends welcome.

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.

Our Year 3 children had a great morning looking around the Discovery Museum in Newcastle.

After lunch we walked along the quayside in Newcastle and looked at all of the bridges.

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.

A named sweatshirt has been misplaced by a child in Year 3, it has our school logo on and age 7-8. If your child has taken it home by mistake please return it to school as soon as possible.

Could you please make sure, if you have not already done so, your child's consent slip and payment is sent into school on Monday morning as your child will not be allowed to attend the trip without them. Thank you.

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.

Our Year 3 children need newspapers next week to build bridges! Anyone who has any please send them into school as soon as possible. Thank you.

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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Wednesday & Thursday

Our Year 3 children held a cafe afternoon where parents and friends could come into school and enjoy healthy food and drink prepared by the class.

Our Year 3 children invited their families and friends into school to see what things they had been learning 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 3 children would like to invite their families into our school at 9.15am on Wednesday 15th 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.

Our Year 3 children took part in a 'Clowning Around Workshop' where we were given a budget and we had to produce our products within our budget then make a profit. It was great fun!

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.

Could you please ensure that your child's consent form is returned to school on Monday morning for the tennis festival as your child will not be allowed to attend without it. Thank you.

Our Year 3 children are opening their own café. The children will be making their own produce to sell in the café, such as muffins, smoothies and flapjack. The café will be open from 1.00-2.30pm on Tuesday 21st July 2009. All parents/carers are invited from any children in our school and if you visit the café your child will be allowed out of their class to join you for an afternoon snack. Tickets for the café are 50p per adult and this entitles you to unlimited tea or coffee for that afternoon - please call at the school office for more information.. Other items will have a small charge. We hope to see you all there! (Please note: spaces are limited so please buy your tickets early to avoid disappointment!)

Our Year 3 assembly is now to be held on Wednesday 15th July at 9.15am not Thursday 16th July as previously stated. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

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.

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 3 children invite their families into school for their activity morning on Thursday 5th March at 10.00am. Please come along and join in our fun morning.

Please click on each of the links below to view photos of our visit.
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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.

Please click on the link below to view our termly overview for Spring 2009.
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If you have not already done so, please make sure that your child brings their reply slip and £2.00 on Wednesday 7th January for the visit to Sunderland Winter Gardens on Thursday 8th January, as your child will not be allowed to attend the trip without your consent.

Our Year 3 children are to visit Sunderland Winter Gardens on Thursday 8th January 2009. Please complete and return the attached consent form and payment as soon as possible.

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 Years 3 and 4 children are holding their annual carol service at Bedlington Colliery Methodist Church on Wednesday 17th December at 10.00am. All family and friends are welcome to meet us there.

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.

Our Year 3 visit to Woodhorn Colliery Museum will take place on Tuesday 4th November. Click on th elink below for more information.
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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 3'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.

Here are some photos from Year 3 Family Assembly - Summer 08, taken by Ronnie Chivers:

Following the success of our residential last term, we are proposing a return visit to Dukeshouse Wood Centre, Hexham, next summer. By booking early, I’ve secured another excellent deal for our children in Years 3 & 4. Please call at the school office for a letter with information regarding our meeting, if you have not already received one.

Please make sure all children have their named P.E. kits on Wednesdays and Fridays.

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.

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.

If you have not already done so, please return your reply slip and payment as soon as possible. Thank you.

We are holding our family assembly at 9.10am on Thursday 10th July. We hope you can come along.

Years 3 & 4 are holding their sports at 1.30pm on Thursday 17th July.

Some of our Years 3 & 4 children visited Kingswood for a fun packed weekend!

Year 3 require cereal boxes for their craft topic. Please hand any you may have to a member of staff. Thank you.

For parents of children going to Kingswood, please find below some information which we hope you will find useful.

On Wednesday 11th June children in Years 3 & 4 will be taking part in a ‘National Walking Bus Guiness Book of Records Challenge’. Children all around the county will be walking around their local area on Wednesday to promote walking to school.

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

While Key Stage 2 held theirs in the school hall.

Year 3 visited the Museum of Antiquities and looked at the displas on Ancient Greece. Andrew told us lots of interesting facts and we had the chance to dress as a Greek hoplite.

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.

Welcome to our Year 3 class.

Teaching using our interactive whiteboard in Numeracy.

Year 3 visited Belsay Hall to look at the columns, as part of their Ancient Greece topic.

Year 3 invited their families to join them for a Greek themes activity morning. There was food tasting and a chance to create your own mask or shield followed by refreshments. Everyone had freat fun!