Year 6 children had the privilege of taking part in and celebrating International Women’s Day at Bishop Auckland Town Hall.  It linked with the work they have been doing on the No-Man’s Land exhibition.

Sue Snowdon spoke about how she was the first female to be appointed Lord Lieutenant of County Durham. Adam, Chloe and Keira stood up to do a reading before World Champion Thai Boxer, Rachel McKenzie, showed us how hard work and determination pays off.  Jayden said “ Rachel is a true fighter.  When others doubted her she did not give up”.  Seven of our children sang a lovely song then Kate Fox (Poet and Broadcaster) finished the morning off.

All the children left feeling inspired by what they had heard and are determined not to let stereotypes be a barrier to what they want to be in the future.  Here are just some of the comments our children had to say:

·       “I was inspired by all the women who stood up for themselves against stereotyping.  They showed a lot of girl power.” – Keira

·       “These women were some of the most inspirational women I have ever met because they did not give up on their dream.” –  Adam

·       “It was inspiring to listen to all the stories of the challenges the women faced. They were determined not to fail.” – Lara

·       “The whole morning inspired me to never give up and follow my dreams.”  – Hannah

Today we celebrated World Book Day as a whole school by coming dressed as one of our favourite story characters.  The children were challenged to come in original costumes and they certainly rose to the challenge.  It was so hard to pick just one winner from each class so we decided we would choose two!

Well done to:

• Daisy G
• Chloe C
• Harry C
• Emily B
• Nieve H
• Christopher R
• Jake O
• Lily J
• Keira B
• Finley B
• Abi T
• Connie H

The children spent the afternoon taking part in some fun activities in their class.

See below for some photographs:

Year 6 are really excited to be going on their residential to Robinwood Activity Centre.  It will be three days, full of exciting activities and a great opportunity for us to work together as a team, encouraging on another and pushing ourselves to the limit.

We will be split into three teams: Mountain, Ridge and Crag.  during the day we will be working in these teams and on  the evening we will be doing activities as a whole class.

Please click on the following link to see what we have been up:

As part of our Full STEAM Ahead project, Mrs Gill, Mrs Collings, Mr Cox and Miss King are travelling to Toledo with six Year 6 children on Sunday 20th January.  They will travel to Edinburgh on coach before flying to Madrid for a 5 day adventure.  We will try to keep you updated on what is happening through out the week.

Please click on the following link to see what we have been up to:

Toledo, CEIP San Antonio

Welcome back after the Christmas holidays. Already a lot has been happening in school. Year 6 have been to Robinwood on a three day residential visit. They had a fantastic time and really challenged themselves using their emerald power to help them.

Year 4 and 5 have started the Fisch programme. This is on-going for 10 weeks and helps them learn how to keep healthy through being active and eating the right foods.

Please make sure you read our newsletters for any news and information.

Today Wednesday 16th November,  as promised, Dr Tom Robson was back in school to work with our children and to deliver a workshop for parents. Tom has worked with us before on ‘learning powers’. His approach encourages children to become confident, focused, independent and resilient learners. We have adopted this approach in school and it is having a positive and lasting impact on our children as learners. I know that parents thoroughly enjoyed the workshop  and came away feeling energised by Dr Tom’s positive approach to learning. For parents who couldn’t make the session, just google ‘Dr Tom Robson’ and you will be able to see some of his work or ask your children. More information will be available on our website very soon.

Japan was amazing!. We spent three days in Ogawara Minami School experiencing Japanese school life and culture. We then travelled to Tokyo and had a couple of days sightseeing. Thank you to Harry, Ethan S, Tilly B and Sol in Year 6 and to Ellie and Mia in Year 5 for embracing everything that Japan had to offer and representing our school so well. Thank you also to the parents who accompanied us for being fabulous company. Photographs of our visit are displayed on the board in the ‘Quiet yard’ – take a look! More information will follow on the school website.

Tomorrow morning, Saturday 22nd October, Mrs Peart and I set off on our adventure with 6 children and four parents to visit our partner school in Japan. We are all really looking forward to the visit. The children have been busy preparing work for the children to share with respective classes in Japan and the 6 children making the visit have put together a presentation to share with Ogawara Minami school. All of our children have contributed to a huge banner that we are taking as a gift and as a symbol of our partnership. We will tell you all about our visit when we return.

We are trying to share as much as we can with you on our website of events that are happening in school as well as what’s happening as part of the school curriculum. This will give you a flavour of how hard our children are working and how much they are enjoying their Learning Challenges. Please take a peep at: https://www.escomb.durham.sch.uk/our-classes/ and see what you think!

What a fantastic weekend we had!

On Friday 30th September Mrs Collings and I went to the The Sport and Physical Activity Awards ceremony at the Town Hall. We were nominated for Primary School Contribution to Sport and PE. Award. For photographs and information please go to:https://www.escomb.durham.sch.uk/community/school-diary-of-events/the-sports-awards/

On Saturday morning a group of staff and children  took part in the Service to commemorate the Fighting Bradford Boys at St Paul’s Church Witton Park.

For photographs and information please go to: https://www.escomb.durham.sch.uk/community/school-diary-of-events/the-fighting-bradfords/