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Other Faiths Week: Judaism

Posted on November 24, 2023 by Mr S. Moore • 0 Comments

We celebrated the end of our week of RE work on Judaism with a whole-school assembly this week. Each class, from Reception to Year 6 has spent their their RE lessons this week covering different aspects of the Jewish faith. It was lovely to see the connections growing as we progressed through the presentations. We covered topics including the Minorah (Rec), Abraham and Moses (Y1), Shabat (Y2), the Synagogue (Y3), Torah and Bar/Bat Mitzvah (Y4), Passover (Y5) and Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Y6).

Dog’s Trust Visit St Lawrence’s

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Mrs R. Woodley • 0 Comments

We were visited by Rachel from the Dog’s Trust. Following a whole school assembly with Rachel, she then came to our classes to talk about safety around dogs. She gave us five dog rules: 1 If a dog is sleeping, leave them alone. 2. If a dog is eating, leave them alone. 3. Try to… Continue Reading

Attendance prize winner at the match!

Posted on November 2, 2023 by Mr S. Moore • 0 Comments

Thanks to our friends at Byker Community Trust, school was able to offer a very special prize for our lucky attendance prize winner at the end of last half-term: tickets to St. James’ Park. What is more, they got to see Newcastle United’s triumphant 4-0 win over Crystal Palace. This fantastic experience was truly deserved,… Continue Reading

Farewell to Father Shaun

Posted on November 2, 2023 by Mr S. Moore • 0 Comments

Today we bid a fond farewell to Father Shaun, who is leaving our parish. Our First Holy Communion children from Years 5 and 6 planned a special Celebration of the Word to thank Father Shaun for his time with us and to wish him well in his journey forward. We took as our text Romans… Continue Reading

Sports Day with Reception Class, Year 1 and Year 2

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Mrs A. Hagon • 0 Comments

We had a fabulous morning in EYFS and KS 1 this morning taking part in our fabulous Sports Carousel. All of our families were invited to join us. Firstly we all lined up in our colour teams, we wore T-shirts in our team colours. We were led by Year 6. We played lots of team… Continue Reading

World Faith week; Islam

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Mrs A. Hagon • 0 Comments

This week all classes have been studying the Islamic faith. It has been a wonderful week full of colour and excitement! Each class looked at a different area of the Muslim faith; Early Years – Prayer mats ,Year 1 – Muhammad ,Year 2 – Prayer at home , Year 3 – The Mosque , Year… Continue Reading

Bishop Bewick CET Art Exhibition-‘Stronger Together’

Posted on May 19, 2023 by Mrs B. Russell • 0 Comments

As a school we were delighted to take part in the first Bishop Bewick Art Exhibition. The event is to help celebrate our key values of being stronger together and greater than the sum of our parts. Each class took part and spent a day working together to produce some fabulous pieces of work for… Continue Reading

Reception Class – White House Farm Trip

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Mr P. Brown • 0 Comments

On Wednesday Reception had a fantastic trip to White House Farm to learn about changes in spring and animals. The children loved the hands on experience of feeding the farm animals: Reception loved the tractor ride: There was even time some play: Well done Reception! Continue Reading

Reception Class Liturgical Prayer and Easter Bonnet Craft and Parade

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Mr P. Brown • 0 Comments

Reception class welcomed their families into school for a class Lenten liturgical prayer this week. The children shared how they have been trying to grow more like Jesus during Lent. The children then worked with their family to create an Easter Bonnet in our craft workshop. Everyone enjoyed the Easter bonnet parade outside, where they… Continue Reading

Egg Decorating Competition

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Miss C. Murray • 0 Comments

We have received some amazing entries for our Egg Decorating Competition, from Reception all the way up to Year 6! Everyone who entered showed great creativity and imagination. It is has been very difficult to choose winners from each class but they will be announced in Celebration Assembly. All of the entries will go home… Continue Reading