
Robinwood

High Street, West Cornforth, Ferryhill, DL17 9HP
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Year 5 participated in the Cricket Countdown Tournament. Throughout the day, they performed, behaved, and represented West Cornforth Primary School exceptionally well. They finished third in their group and advanced to the next round. We would like to say a massive thank you to Auto-Spec Body Repair & Service Centre for the continued support to ensure our children have fantastic sportswear.
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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.
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Year 5 and 6 have an important message to share about online bullying. Please watch their creative music video below.
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Please see the list of after school clubs (including P.E clubs) below. Places will be offered on a first come first served basis. To secure a place for your child, please message your child’s class teacher on Class Dojo. Clubs will begin week beginning Monday 13th September.
Monday
Little Authors – developing a love for creative writing (Year 1 and 2)
Tuesday
P.E Multi Skills (Year 5 and 6)
Wednesday
Maths Club (Year 3, 4, 5 and 6)
P.E Multi Skills (Year 3 and 4)
Thursday
P.E Multi Skills (Year 1 and 2)
Sing for Fun (All)
Quiz Club (Year 3, 4, 5 and 6)
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PE sessions will take place on the following days each week:
Reception – Friday
Year 1 – Wednesday
Year 2 – Thursday
Year 3 – Tuesday and Thursday
Year 4 – Tuesday
Year 5 – Monday
Year 6 – Monday
Children should come to school in their PE kits on the day that they have their PE session.
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All children will return to school on Monday 6th September. We look forward to welcoming everyone back!
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The summer holidays are just around the corner, and children will be looking forward to some well-deserved time off! However, holidays can bring with them their own challenges for children – from fears that they’re missing out on fun with their friends, to worries about starting a new school in September.
Ollee, a virtual friend developed by Parent Zone and funded by BBC Children in Need’s A Million & Me, is designed to help parents and children talk about difficult topics, and empower parents to give their children the support they need.
Please click the links below to access the parent letter and supporting resources below:
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Cornforth Library would like parents, carers and children to know that they are open again. Please see their new opening times below:
Monday – closed
Tuesday – 9:30am -12:30pm and 1:30pm – 5:30pm
Wednesday – closed
Thursday – 9:30am -12:30pm and 1:30pm – 4:30pm
Friday – closed
Saturday – 9:30am-12:30pm
Sunday – closed
The library will be running the Summer Reading Challenge again this year, but it will be slightly different to last year’s challenge. Further details will be posted closer to the time. You can follow the library on Facebook @CountyDurhamLibraries and Twitter @DurhamLibraries where they have lots of information and online activities including crafts and jigsaws.
They are currently giving out free Elmer activity packs to celebrate Elmer Day on Saturday 29th May.
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Whitworth Park are holding an Easter egg decorating competition for children from Year 5 and 6. There are prizes available for first and second place.
To download the PDF version, please click the link below: