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The school aims to create a secure and
stimulating environment, where high standards and
hard work are promoted and rewarded. Relationships in the school are
excellent and help to motivate your child to
reach their full potential.
Experienced and enthusiastic
staff offer your child a caring, friendly
atmosphere in spacious well equipped classrooms.
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| CURRICULUM |
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We offer a broad balanced curriculum to
children of all abilities.
The Literacy Hour
and Numeracy Hour are fully implemented and working successfully
within our school. These are well resourced, with a
wide range of fiction and
non-fiction titles in our recently established library, and an
extensive selection of mathematical equipment.
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| NURSERY |
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Our newly furnished Nursery
is fully equipped to give your child an
invaluable and stimulating introduction to school
life. Contact the school for more information
We
also offer wrap-around-care at our 'Sticky Fingers Care Club'.
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| FUNCLUB |
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We have
a before and after school club that allows children to be
looked after from 8.00 am - 5.30 pm
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here to find out more information
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| ENVIRONMENTAL
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Investigative work is encouraged
throughout both Key Stages, particularly in Maths
and Science. Specially
prepared environmental areas develop specific
skills, and we also have playgrounds and fields
for the children to explore.
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| CLUBS
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Our extensive grounds enable all children
to participate in a variety of sporting
activities. Popular
sports include football, cricket, rounders,
basketball, netball, hockey, athletics and
gymnastics.
In addition the children also
swim at the Jubilee baths in Newcastle.
Others clubs include a computer
clubs, many music based activities and a school council.
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see more information about our clubs and extra curricular
activities
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| COMPUTERS |
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We
have very good ICT facilities at school. Our computer suite
has 18 computers and an interactive whiteboard. Each classroom
also has a computer. All computers throughout the school have
broadband connection to the internet. One of our class rooms
has an interactive white board and we plan to expand this.
We have several digital cameras and video cameras, a digital
microscope an sensor equipment.
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| MUSIC |
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Music is a particular strength of our school.
In Key Stage one it is taught by enthusiastic
class teachers and in Key Stage Two by a talented
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Children have the
opportunity to sing in the Infant and Junior
Choirs, play recorders and for a small fee learn
to play a musical instrument. In addition children can take part in
numerous productions will culminate in a large
scale show in the Summer Term.
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| EDUCATIONAL
VISITS |
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Educational visits enrich the curriculum areas studied,
and provide valuable experiences for our
children. We travel to a
variety of places including Stapely Water
Gardens, Coombes Valley, Shugborough, Shooting
Butts and Manchester Science Museum. Year 6
children have a residential week at Stanley Head
Outdoor Education Centre, where they tackle such
activities as Bouldering, Mountain Biking,
Caving, Archery, Orienteering and Skiing.
Our P.T.A. is very
active organising both fund raising and social
events throughout the year. They play a vital
role in linking the school with the local
community. The school benefits greatly from their
enthusiastic support.
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