by Miss Maddy Wiblin | Jan 5, 2024 | Catholic Life, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Our choir began Advent, by attending the Jarrow cluster ‘Big Sing’, event at St Matthew’s Church. The children sang beautifully and it was lovely to join our fellow Jarrow schools to celebrate the start of our Advent journey.
by Miss Maddy Wiblin | Jan 5, 2024 | Catholic Life, Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
We had the pleasure of inviting Mr Michael Willcock back to St Matthew’s to lead a commissioning ceremony for our new Mini Vinnies. The group helped Michael by reading the story of The Good Samaritan and preparing the prayer table. He then told us all about the SVP...
by Miss Maddy Wiblin | Jan 5, 2024 | Catholic Life, RE, Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
The children have worked really hard over recent weeks developing their ability to plan and lead their own Celebration of the Word in their classrooms. They are really trying to think about how to incorporate a more creative approach to prayer and reflection in their...
by Miss Maddy Wiblin | Jan 5, 2024 | Science, Year 6
Captain Chemistry has made his first visit to St Matthew’s for this academic year. He spent time in a number of classes teaching them about various topics, including the circulatory system and forces. We can’t wait to welcome him back in the Spring...
by Miss Maddy Wiblin | Jan 5, 2024 | PE, School News, Year 6
Year 6 competed in the South Tyneside Sportshall Athletic Finals at Temple Park against other schools in the borough. All of the class took part- taking part in a variety of running and field events. After spending a few weeks practising their skills in PE lessons,...
by Miss Maddy Wiblin | Jan 5, 2024 | computing, Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
The children have covered a variety of different topics this half-term. This has included looking at e-safety, coding, computer programming, looking at different ways of communicating, recording podcasts and designing algorithms.