NurseryYear 5
- Newburn Trip – Y5 and Y6
Today, Year 5 and Year 6 walked down to Newburn to contextualise their learning about the Battle of Newburn. They… Read more: Newburn Trip – Y5 and Y6 - 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 - Year 5/6 Girls Cricket
The Girls performed excellently yesterday and won a Bronze medal in a cricket tournament. Our Stella Stars were outstanding competitors… Read more: Year 5/6 Girls Cricket - Well done Girls!
Tonight, our girls’ football team competed in a round-robin tournament against local schools and put in a fantastic performance, finishing… Read more: Well done Girls! - Pentecost Gathering
Today, the children celebrated Pentecost with Year 1 leading Celebration of the Word in the hall. - Peter Rabbit Trail
Nursery and Year 5 enjoyed spending time together following the Peter Rabbit story trail around school. Mr Reay read us… Read more: Peter Rabbit Trail - Year 5/6 PE
This afternoon, Year 5 and Year 6 decided to complete their PE lesson together. It was so lovely to see… Read more: Year 5/6 PE - 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
- 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 - Winners Documentary
Click the link to watch a special video made by the boys, documenting their training, predictions, and the signing of… Read more: Winners Documentary - LEAGUE WINNERS 2026
We are incredibly proud of our school football team, who have won the league for the second year in a… Read more: LEAGUE WINNERS 2026 - School visitors
- YMT Day 2
- YMT Arrival
Year 5 have arrived safe and sound at YMT Allensford. We all have full tummys after tea, where we ate… Read more: YMT Arrival - Big Lent Walk 2026
- 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! - 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!!! - KS2 Nativity 2025
- Year 5/6 Christmas Party
Today was Year 5/6’s Christmas Party. They’ve had the most lovely day. They thoroughly enjoyed the party games in the… Read more: Year 5/6 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 - 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 - 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 - 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! - 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! - Year 5 Dance Lesson
Year 5 put together a set of dance sequences that imitate the movement of different objects. The class were very… Read more: Year 5 Dance Lesson - 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 - English in Year 5
Year 5 have been fully immersed and encapsulated by our English text: Holes. We have been learning about grammatical, literary… Read more: English in Year 5 - What a Team!
We’re so proud of our Year 5/6 football team tonight. Following our success last week, we played in the District… Read more: What a Team! - 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! - Stella Masterclass
Tonight, the 2025-2026 football season began; it started with the County Cup. The boys were absolutely incredible. They communicated well… Read more: Stella Masterclass - 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! - Art- Sculpting
As part of their art topic this term, year 5 have been exploring the work of Henry Moore. Recently, the… Read more: Art- Sculpting - Gateshead Sports Awards
After our school football team won the league – winning the first competitive trophy in our school history – we… Read more: Gateshead Sports Awards - PE- Golf
In today’s PE lesson, year 5 have continued learning golf. This week, they practiced their putting skills with a couple… Read more: PE- Golf - 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 - English Acting
This term, as part of their English topic, Year 5 have been studying Shakespeare’s play The Tempest. During a lesson… Read more: English Acting
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