Year 4: Active Minds, Active Bodies

As part of our Melva learning in year 4, the children explored the importance of being physically active both in school and at home, discussing activities they can enjoy independently as well as in groups. We talked about the positive chemical reactions that occur in the brain during exercise, focusing on endorphins and how they help us feel good. The children then took part in a game of “Furnus Says,” where they had to listen carefully to instructions and, at times, do the opposite, which added an extra challenge. They thoroughly enjoyed being outside in the sunshine, staying active and engaged throughout the session.

The Ten Commandments

The children in Class 5 put their oracy skills into action during a thoughtful discussion and debate this week. The class explored the importance of each of the Ten Commandments and worked together to decide which they felt were the most important.

Pupils worked in small groups to share their opinions, listen carefully to the views of others and respectfully challenge different ideas. They showed fantastic communication skills as they explained their reasoning, justified their choices and considered different perspectives.

Once each group had discussed their ideas, the class came together to debate and agree on an order of importance. It was wonderful to see the children thinking deeply, supporting their arguments with clear reasoning and demonstrating such maturity in their discussions.

Activities like this help to develop confidence in speaking, active listening and critical thinking — all key skills that support learning across the curriculum.

Well done Class 5 for such thoughtful and respectful debating!

The Giving Project celebrate International Women’s Day

This week in our Giving Project after-school club, our KS2 children took a little break from making gifts for others to celebrate the upcoming International Women’s Day – fixing each other’s crowns!

The children decorated beautiful crowns and filled them with kind compliments for one another. It was a lovely opportunity to build each other up, share positive words, and remind each other just how special they all are.

Sometimes the best way to spread kindness is to start by lifting up the people around us — and our children did exactly that.

Happy International Women’s Day!

Celebration Assembly 27th Feb 2026

What a way to end the half-term! We had an amazing last day of half-term celebrating our Ofsted Party Day, and the children absolutely loved it!

The morning began with our usual Star of the Week Golden Coin Celebration Assembly, where it was fantastic to celebrate all the brilliant achievements and positive choices across school

After that, the children enjoyed a lovely, relaxed morning watching a film, followed by Bag Day lunch, kindly provided by Mandy and her wonderful team

The afternoon was full of smiles, laughter and energy with fun games and activities, topped off with buffet snacks generously donated by our parents — thank you so much for your continued support

A perfect end to a fantastic half-term and a well-deserved celebration for our amazing children.

Year 5 Dodgeball Tournament

Our Year 5 students had a fantastic afternoon competing in a dodgeball tournament hosted by Boldon School!  They represented our school with pride, showed great teamwork and sportsmanship, and gave their all in every game.  We are incredibly proud of their effort, attitude, and determination—well done, Year 5!

Year 4 enjoy Number Day 2026!

Class 10 took part in an active maths lesson today for Number Day. In teams they were challenged to race through the obstacle course finding calculations to solve with their team members.
The challenge of the game – find and solve all twelve calculations, remember the right calculation and solve it.

Later on, Class 10 took part in a country-wide TTRS challenge for Number Day.

The children are working hard to learn their multiplication facts and today was a fun way to continue this trying to get on to scoreboards against schools across the country.

Number Day in Year 1/2

What a fantastic day of learning and fun! The Year 1/2 children took part in a wide range of exciting, hands-on maths activities, exploring numbers through games, problem-solving and teamwork.

There were lots of smiles, brilliant thinking and wonderful enthusiasm as the children worked together to complete challenges and show off their growing confidence with numbers. A great day celebrating that maths can be fun, engaging and for everyone!

Gold Standards in Action: Teaching Kindness in Early Years

Reception and Nursery children continued their learning about our school’s Gold Standards of behaviour through a PSHE/ Understanding the World lesson focused on respect and kindness. Working in small groups, they explored a range of pictures and words, discussing which ones showed kind or unkind behaviour. This activity sparked thoughtful conversations, helping the children understand how their words and actions affect others. It was a wonderful opportunity to practise using kind language and to celebrate respectful choices in everyday life.

Teamwork and Triumph for ARC2 at Sunderland Bowl

What a morning for Arc 2!

Arc 2 had a fantastic time at Sunderland Bowl today, taking part in an inter-school bowling competition. Every single one of them gave it their all — showing brilliant teamwork, determination and sportsmanship throughout!

Their hard work paid off with a first-place finish and some very happy faces as they proudly received their gold medals!

Well done, Arc 2 — we’re all so proud of you!

Introducing… Our New House Captains!

It’s always great to see democracy in action at West Boldon Primary!

Democracy is one of our key values that we teach across the school all year round, and one of the best ways we put this into practice is through our annual House Captain and Vice-Captain elections.

Our Year 5 and 6 pupils did a fantastic job presenting their thoughtful and well-crafted speeches to their house colours. Then it was over to the children to cast their votes ️– a brilliant example of democracy in action.

These roles carry real responsibility and show all of our pupils how important it is to have a voice and make it count.