NurseryYear 4
- Primary Sports Achiever of the Year
Tonight, we attended the Gateshead Sports Awards, where Dixie was awarded with the ‘Primary Sports Achiever of the Year’ for… Read more: Primary Sports Achiever of the Year - Cancer Run Video 2026
- Children’s Cancer North Run
Yesterday afternoon, our whole school gathered together to take part in our annual Children’s Cancer North Run at school. We… Read more: Children’s Cancer North Run - Sports Day – KS2
KS2 had such a good time at their Sports Day this afternoon! - KS2 Cricket Festival
Over the last 6 weeks, KS2 have been receiving cricket lessons delivered by Andrew from Durham Cricket. To celebrate our… Read more: KS2 Cricket Festival - First Holy Communion Whole School Mass
Today we celebrated our children who had received their First holy Communion at the weekend. The children were joined by… Read more: First Holy Communion Whole School Mass - Pentecost Gathering
Today, the children celebrated Pentecost with Year 1 leading Celebration of the Word in the hall. - Peter Rabbit Day!
As part of our Peter Rabbit day, Year 4 took part in the Peter Rabbit story trail around school. They… Read more: Peter Rabbit Day! - Athletics Club
It’s so lovely to see so many KS2 children attending Athletics Club. Tonight, the children took part in: hurdles, sprint,… Read more: Athletics Club - Key Steps Gymnastics (1/5/26)
Our gymnasts performed fantastically well last Friday. Given our lack of experience at this competition we made ourselves proud and… Read more: Key Steps Gymnastics (1/5/26) - May Procession for Our Lady, Mary
- Pentecost
In Year 4 this week, through our RE topic, we have revisited the story of Pentecost and discussed in detail… Read more: Pentecost - Back in Church
It was a joy to return to Church this week following the work to the roof being completed. The whole… Read more: Back in Church - Life doesn’t frighten me!
Year have been immersed into the world of poetry through Maya Angelou’s ‘Life doesn’t frighten me’. They have discussed the… Read more: Life doesn’t frighten me! - School visitors
- Pan pipe building!
Year 4 have been learning about sound in their Science lessons. We have explored how sound travels and how we… Read more: Pan pipe building! - Debating in Year 4!
Year 4s current class book is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. As they have navigated this text, they… Read more: Debating in Year 4! - Big Lent Walk 2026
- World Book Day!
Year 4 loved getting cosy in their pjs for World Book Day this year. We had great fun creating bookmarks,… Read more: World Book Day! - Children’s Mental Health Week
EXPRESS YOURSELF! Today, everyone dressed in their own clothes to express their true personalities and passions. Each and everyone shared… Read more: Children’s Mental Health Week - Winter Olympics Video
On Wednesday, each class in school competed in Stella’s Winter Olympics 2026. Despite the weather, we all had such a… Read more: Winter Olympics Video - Bringing Stories to Life in Drama Club!
This week in Drama Club, KS2 pupils took part in a range of fun and engaging acting activities. Working in… Read more: Bringing Stories to Life in Drama Club! - Gymnastics crazy!
Year 4 experimented with a range of partner balances to test their core strength, communication skills and…..balance! - Mini Vinnies- Biscuits, Bunting and Balloons!!!
Our Mini Vinnies celebrated their first meeting of the new year with biscuits, bunting and balloons. The focused on filling… Read more: Mini Vinnies- Biscuits, Bunting and Balloons!!! - Liturgy of the Word
Year 4 held a class liturgy to celebrate the Epiphany, the birth of Jesus Christ. They used this time to… Read more: Liturgy of the Word - KS2 Nativity 2025
- Year 3 & 4 Christmas Party
Today Year 3 and 4 had their Christmas Party. The children had the most amazing day full of dancing, fantastic… Read more: Year 3 & 4 Christmas Party - Christmas Dance-a-thon 2025
Today, the whole school got involved with a Christmas Dance-a-thon. Each year group had a slot in the hall with… Read more: Christmas Dance-a-thon 2025 - It’s Christtttttmasssss!
Year 4 have been decorating their class tree in preparation for the time of Advent. - A Whole School of Harvest Helpers
As suspected, we really are a brilliant bunch of ‘Harvest Helpers’.In our very first week of this year’s food bank… Read more: A Whole School of Harvest Helpers - Socks & Spots!
Year 4 have had fun this week, celebrating Children in need and honouring anti-bullying week with their amazing odd socks! - Circuit crazy!
During the initial stages of their Science topic, Electricity, Year 4 had to use their prior learning to build a… Read more: Circuit crazy! - Remembrance Liturgy Video 2025
Stella Remembrance Day Prayer and Liturgy.As a whole school community, we took part in a moving act of prayer to… Read more: Remembrance Liturgy Video 2025 - Class Liturgy of the Word
In our class based Liturgy of the Word this week, our theme was Gratitude. Dixie and Mia invited children to… Read more: Class Liturgy of the Word - Year 4 – Just One Tree!
Year 4 loved outdoor learning today to celebrate our day for Just One Tree. They collected sticks, leaves and other… Read more: Year 4 – Just One Tree! - Taskmasters Take Flight: The Great Catapult Challenge!
This week marked our final Taskmasters Club of the half term, and we ended in true Taskmaster style: with imagination,… Read more: Taskmasters Take Flight: The Great Catapult Challenge! - Year 4 tag rugby
- KS2 Disco
Tonight, KS2 enjoyed their Halloween Disco. Their costumes were both hilarious and incredible! You all looked amazing! - Taskmasters: Compliments, Creativity and a Whole Lot of Rhythm!
This week in our KS2 Taskmasters Club, we kicked off with a high-energy dance battle that had everyone on their… Read more: Taskmasters: Compliments, Creativity and a Whole Lot of Rhythm! - Making Headlines in Taskmasters Club!
This week in KS2 Taskmasters Club, our challenges were all about the news! We began by reviewing last week’s prize… Read more: Making Headlines in Taskmasters Club! - KS2 Cross Country 2025
This afternoon, our KS2 Cross Country Team represented our school in the Gateshead Cross Country Competition. The children were fantastic;… Read more: KS2 Cross Country 2025 - Taskers Put Their Best Foot Forward
This week in KS2 Taskmasters Club, we had a toe-tally good time with socks! We kicked off with the prize… Read more: Taskers Put Their Best Foot Forward - Macmillan Coffee Morning 2025
Thank you to all the parents, carers and friends of Stella for a wonderfully successful Macmillan Cancer Support event. Our… Read more: Macmillan Coffee Morning 2025 - A visit from Bishop Stephen
This week we were blessed to have Bishop Stephen visit our school. He celebrated Mass with all of our children… Read more: A visit from Bishop Stephen - Tooth decay experiment 🦷
Year 4 are learning about the digestive system and how our bodies process food. To begin our topic, we have… Read more: Tooth decay experiment 🦷 - Taskmasters Takes Off!
This week, our new KS2 Taskmasters Club kicked off with its very first challenge, and what a fantastic start it… Read more: Taskmasters Takes Off! - Fun in Gardening Club
This week, our school gardening club went on a harvest hunt, gathering apples and pears from our school grounds. We’ve… Read more: Fun in Gardening Club - Celebrating Attendance!
Children who had 100% attendance last academic year received their certificates along with a sweet treat for their amazing effort.… Read more: Celebrating Attendance! - STELLA FEST 2025
This afternoon was our annual ‘Stella Fest’. It’s been amazing! Thank you so much for your generosity! - Athletics Festival
Our KS2 Athletics Team have had the most amazing day at Gateshead Stadium. Incredibly: every child made it into a… Read more: Athletics Festival
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