St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Esh

Class 5 have had a fantastic day at Roker Beach on their geography field trip today! We learnt so much about human and physical geographical features and had lots of fun finding and identifying coastal animal species while rock pooling! The children have been absolute superstars and we didn't let the rain stop us from enjoying such a fantastic experience!

Year 4 have had an amazing time at Harehope Quarry! They absolutely loved being in the river and were superstars measuring the width of the river, the size of the rocks at different points in the river and the speed the river flowed at.
The walk to the river source was beautiful and we learned so much about the history of the quarry!
Thank you Phil Wear Rivers Trust

Mini Vinnies and Eco Warriors went on a litter pick around our local area this morning. God created a world in which we have a special role as stewards of creation. As Mini Vinnies and Ecos we pledged to take care of our common home, so with the help of our local councillor, Bev, we decided to take action.
"We are stewards of the earth, summoned by God to "work and take care of it" (Genesis 2:15)

Year 3 and 4 had so much fun yesterday in our Japanese workshop! We tried our hand at calligraphy, origami and Japanese writing as well as wearing traditional Japanese clothing and trying to use chopsticks! The chopsticks were definitely tricky!
The children were beautifully behaved and incredibly respectful of our visitors.

Some more highlights from Sports Week: hula hooping, frisbee and wheelchair basketball! We've had such a brilliant, action packed week!

We had a FABULOUS Sports Day on Wednesday! The sun was shining and all the children were amazing!!

We were joined this afternoon by Erin form St. Cuthbert's Hospice. After she spoke to us about the work of the hospice, we then handed over the money we raised as a result of the Colour Run on Monday. Our top fundraiser this week had the honour of holding up the cheque. Well done to everyone who took part and thank you to all our generous families for contributing to such a worthwhile cause. We raised £1622!

The Eco Warriors and Science Ambassadors have teamed up in the fight against plastic pollution. At the summer fair we will have a stall where we will be selling tickets to raise funds so we can adopt a marine animal. The prizes available will be a fish tank and voucher to purchase a fish (kindly donated by Lanchester Garden Centre) and a range of marine cuddly toys.

Year 6 had a fabulous time at Roker Beach with Wear Rivers Trust. The children were fully immersed in their learning and didn't want to leave!

Year 4 and 5 have danced their way through a very energetic and fun-filled Zumba session this afternoon! Sports week activities are in full swing! We got very hot and sweaty but our dance moves were brilliant!

Our first ever Colour Run was a huge success yesterday. Not only did we have lots of fun, we also raised a lot of money for St Cuthbert's Hospice too!

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Class 5 had lots of fun at the quidditch festival this afternoon. They practised lots of throwing, catching and 'dodging' skills, before putting them to use in their quidditch matches.

Year 3 have had a brilliant lesson learning about Indian music and have practised playing a rag. The pupils showed great communication and team working skills by helping each other read the musical notations and play the instrument.

Class 1 welcomed some of our grown ups to our Stay and a pray today. We focused on Pope Francis’ message of being a good neighbour to all from his letter Fratelli Tutti. We were overjoyed to see so many of you join us, thank you!

Year 6 have had an amazing day at Holmside park on Friday. A lovely way to spend time together and celebrate all they have achieved this year. 😊

A lovely Celebration of the Word this week planned by some Year 1 children. 🥰

Mini Vinnies met to organise our last activity of the year, a litter pick with Ecos which will take place next month.
We also spent time reflecting on our journey as a Mini Vinnie this year. Children thought about what they've enjoyed and what they're most proud of. Finally, we wrote some prayers of thanks.

Last week, the Eco Warriors celebrated World Environment Day (5th June). This year's theme focused on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience under the slogan “Our land. Our future. We are .” The Eco Warriors were able to plant a seed to take home, which they could then nourish in the hopes of watching it flourish and grow, as we continue to be restorers and protectors of God's good Earth.

Well done to all of our children who competed in the Durham Dash this week. They were all fantastic competitors and brilliant representatives for our school 🤩

Year 1 really enjoyed learning how to play Boccia today!

The infants had a brilliant morning with Captain Chemistry!

We had an amazing time at the first Lego Club on Friday! Our challenge was to build your favourite animal and we had some absolute smashers! All the children were beautifully behaved, helped each other and were the best tidy-uppers I have ever seen! Well done!

This week in R.E. Class F have been talking about our world. We went on a sensory walk outside and talked about what we could hear, see and feel to help us discuss the things we love and wonder about our world. The children then has a go at drawing and labeling their favourite things about our world!

The School Council began sorting the equipment in our PE cupboard yesterday so they can begin making activity packs for the children to use at lunchtime. We are looking forward to getting them sorted and having fun with them!

Peace doves, a mass-participation artwork by Peter Walker, is set to take centre stage in the Nave of Durham Cathedral from July. Mini Vinnies wanted to take the opportunity to be involved in this unique opportunity of creating something special. This piece of artwork will be made up of thousands of individually handmade paper doves by visitors from all over the world.
Jesus said ‘Blessed are the Peacemakers’
Each Mini Vinnie took the opportunity to write a message of hope, love or peace on their dove. They then invited each class to write a collective message on a dove.

Year 4 have ended their sculpture topic in Art by making their own Modroc food sculptures! It was messy but lots of fun!

Year 6 wrote about their hopes and dreams for World Children’s Day 🥰

Year 2 demonstrated outstanding skills at the Striking and Fielding Festival!

Year 5 have worked hard on their theatre set topic in art lessons this half term. Check out their finished sets!