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School Wellbeing Survey

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We are currently working to achieve a school improvement award. In order to evaluate our current provision, we need your input. Your views are important in helping us understand what we are doing well and how we can do even better.

It should only take a couple of minutes. Please respond within the week. All responses and suggestions will be carefully considered and used to plan a range of school improvements.

If you have any queries about this survey, please contact your child’s teacher on Class Dojo.

Evaluation submissions are valid between: 13/05/2022 – 17/06/2022. Your submission will not be accepted outside of these dates.

Please follow the link below to complete the survey:

Click here

Or copy and paste the following:

https://app.awardplace.co.uk/stakeholder-evaluations/user-survey/62711acf6633b

Get Charging Staff Sport Uniforms Sponsor

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We would like to extend a huge thank you to Get Charging for generously sponsoring sport uniforms for our staff.

Please see their website link below:

Mr Whitelock has been working tirelessly to find sponsors for sport uniforms for both students and staff to ensure we are prepared for upcoming sports events this summer. We are thrilled to see the return of sporting events this year and with Mr Whitelock’s efforts, staff and students now have uniforms to wear when representing our school at sporting events.

Ancient Egypt History Day – 29th March 2022

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Pharaohs, priestesses, priests, crocodiles, mummies and even Queen Cleopatra herself walked the corridors of our school yesterday in our first whole school history day.

The day was jam-packed with workshops from the Oriental Museum in Durham, fruit mummifications, Egyptian jewellery making, hieroglyphics code crackers and so much fun for our young people, exploring the life and culture of one of the very first civilisations known to us.

Early Years spent their time carefully designing and making their own Egyptian neckpieces, wrapping each other up as mummies and investigated some Ancient Egyptian artefacts.

KS1 practised their hand at writing in hieroglyphics and sending secret messages around the classroom, as well as making Egyptian flatbread and creating their very own Egyptian jewellery and headpieces.

KS2 practised their Egyptian dancing and singing and became mummification experts. In their bespoke workshops with Durham University, the children handled artefacts and became archaeologists to discover secrets of Ancient Egypt from the clues the inhabitants left behind. At the end of the day, KS2 were joined virtually by curators at the Oriental Museum where they got to see a real life mummy!

Here at West Cornforth Primary School, we are passionate about creative and immersive learning. It is days like this that bring history to life for our young people and foster a love of lifelong learning. Next term, we will be having a Roman Britain themed history day.

Auto-Spec T-Shirt Sponsor

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We would like to extend a huge thank you to Richard Pulman at Ferryhill Auto-Spec for sponsoring our new football t-shirts.

 

Football Matches

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Last week we celebrated the return of sports fixtures with two football matches. On Monday, Year 5 and 6 played against Ferryhill Station and won 3-1. On Wednesday, Year 3 and 4 also played against Ferryhill Station and won 7-0.

Both teams showed great sportsmanship and skill when playing their respective games. We are very proud of all of the young people who participated in the football matches and we look forward to future games.

Keep an eye on your child’s Class Dojo account and the school website for information about upcoming football matches.