Sorry it has taken so long to get these pictures up. Here are year 6 from last year at Blaydon pool thinking about the old times at Rowlands Gill Primary.

Thank you to Francesca, Mrs Best, Mrs Patchett and Mrs Poad for organising the event. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Mrs Mitchell.

Year 6 had a visit from a historian to talk about world war 2. The historian brought many artefacts from the 1940's to help the experience come alive.

Check out more photos in the photo gallery- just click on the photo gallery at the top of the page.

Last week Year 1/ 2 met Samuel Pepys, who gave us an eyewitness account of The Great Fire of London. This gave us an understanding of how and where the fire broke out and the correct sequence of events. Samuel also told us about his life and his job, giving us some insight into life in London at the time (1660's during the Restoration).

Some children were dressed up in costume of the period to represent a variety of characters and their place in the history of The Great Fire of Londom. We sang 'London's Burning' and had a merry Stuart dance.

Check out our photographs to see the fun that was had!

We have been in discussions with photography company Tempest regarding the 'missing' class photographs.

The problem has been with the courier company who failed to deliver two out of four boxes of photographs.

Arrangements have been made for people who did not receive ordered photographs to have them delivered directly to their home address.

Anyone wishing to have them delivered should contact Tempest as follows:

1. Call Tempest 01736 752411 (Office hours 8:30am - 4:00pm)
2. Ask for 'Customer Service for Schools' and quote the School's account number 591252.
3. Give them your child's name and class, and delivery address details. They will confirm that they have the photograph(s) and arrange for them to sent directly to you. Could you please contact their office after Monday 20th July.

Download NHS information leaflet

Please find below a link to the Mixed Age Teaching information document.

Mixed Age Teaching.doc

Just a quick reminder that children can dress in red, white and blue colours tomorrow as part of our 'British Day.' Sorry for any confusion.

Thanks.

If any parents are doing 'Spring Cleaning' this Easter there is a Textile Recycling Box in place near the kitchen entrance. The school is given extra funding for any textiles they receive.

A huge thank you to all the parents for the fantastic efforts supporting us in raising money for Comic Relief! The children had a fantastic time making gift bags, made of newspaper and enjoyed an afternoon of events organised by Mrs Poad, Mrs Tones and all the Year 5 children. YEAR 3 themselves raised a staggering £127.00!

We hope you were impressed with the gift bags the children brought home, they worked very hard to make them and were very proud of their achievements!  Here are a few photos of the day for you to enjoy too.  Thank you again for all your support.

The staff, parent helpers and children all enjoyed a fantastic day trip to Blagdon farm. We were made to feel very welcome and our guides including Mr Thompson were wonderful.  The children were very lucky to visit this private estate and all it's wonders, having experienced the farm, gardens, wildlife and open cast mine. Here are a few snap shots from our day!

Mr Skinner, the dog warden, has offered to microchip dogs for free (this service normally costs between £10 and £20). Parents can contact him direct at Environmental Health, Gateshead Council on 0191 4333922.

Well done to the 'Skippers' in Year 5! They performed brilliantly yesterday at the Gateshead Skipping Festival. Thanks go to Mrs Lynch who trained the pupils with their skipping routine.

Photographs are going to be in the Chronicle this Thursday!

Happy New Year to all the parents and pupils.

You will receive a newsletter today containing all the information that is happening this term and holiday dates. It is quite a busy term!

We are at school on Friday 19th December. It is not an occasional day for this school. The pupils will wear their uniforms on this date.

We will return to school on the 5th January 2009

Happy Christmas to you all and best wishes for the New Year!

Thank you to all the Year 4 pupils who sang in the choir at Gibside Chapel today. It was a marvellous performance, enjoyed by all who attended.
Our thanks go to Ms Dews who visited school on numerous occasions to teach Year 4 the carols! Well done Year 4!

Thank you to all of the parents / carers who came to watch the children perform today. Well done to all of the children who performed, they were truly fantastic. I am sure you would agree that all of the children sang beautifully and the Year 2's acting was as good as a West End production.
Thank you for your support and a Happy Christmas to you all.

Last Saturday the school choir sang at St. Barnabas Church. Nearly 40 children sang Christmas carols for 20 minutes to a packed audience of parents and members of the community. Everyone commented on how well they all sang.

Thank you to all of the choir for working so hard. Please feel free to leave your comments about the performance.

Mr Dempsey

On 27 November our school took part in 'The Big Sing'.

A total of 347 children were singing at exactly 2.45pm along with hundreds of other schools from all over the country. This was part of the attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the most children singing simultaneously, which currently stands at 293,978.

As you will see, the children sang beautifully.

You can watch the video of our 'Big Sing' by clicking the link below.

Well done everyone!

Watch Video

Back in October 2008, the Environment Minister Huw Irranca-Davies visited our school as part of his visit to the region to celebrate the recovery of England's birds of prey.

Here are a few photographs of his visit to the school, and a link to where you can watch the BBC Look North television report if you missed it.

Christmas dinner is on Thursday 11th December.Thank you to those parents who have completed the reply slip.There are still a quarter of the pupils who have not responded.We ask for the information in order to get the correct amounts of food. Please contact the school or reply via the website comments box if you still require the Christmas lunch.
Many thanks for all your support in this matter.

We are all looking forward to the Christmas concerts!

Let me remind you of the dates and times of the Christmas concerts.

( Year 3/4 ) Tuesday 9th December- Year 3 parents at 10am/Year 4 parents at 2pm
( Year 5/6 ) Wednesday 10th December- Year 5/6 parents at 6.30pm.
( Key Stage1 ) Thursday 11th December- Year 1 parents at 9.30am/Year 2 parents at 2.30pm
( Nursery and Reception ) Friday 12th December- at 10am and 2pm

Please complete your form if you want your child to stay for Christmas Dinner or send your reply using the comments option below.

The children performed in 'The Big Sing' today. 347 children were singing at exactly 2.45 with hundreds of other schools all over the country in aid of Cancer charities. They estimate over 600,000 children took part in trying to break the Guinness World Record for the most children singing simultaneously. The children sang beautifully and put lots of effort in.

Well done everyone!

Thankyou for donating your gift-filled shoe boxes to Operation Christmas Child.

There were 110 boxes collected to be given to children suffering through war, poverty, natural disaster and disease in Eastern Europe.

Coffee will be served in the 'Funky Monkeys Room' ( formally ' Busy Bees Room' ) tonight at 6pm.

If you want to leave donations for the Christmas Fair just drop them off at the Reception upstairs.Thank you.

On the 27th November 2008 at 2:45pm, live from the O2 Arena in London, the "Big Sing" returns to every school throughout the UK. With your support we aim to break our existing 2005 Guinness World Record of 293,978 children all singing with the stars simultaneously, by reaching the ONE MILLION CHILDREN mark.

The year 3 and 4 children are really looking to visiting the Cinema to see Madagascar 2 on 12th December. We will be sending out details soon!

Christmas News! Year 3/4

The children will be performing a concert on the 9th December. (Please check the newsletter for times.)
It is called C H R I S T M A S spells Christmas. We will be sending out details of costumes next week.

All the year 3 children and staff were sad to say goodbye to Matias Sanchez, we wish him well in his new school. We will all miss him and hope to keep in touch via email.

As you know we are beginning our Literacy topic about Myths and Legends, if you would like some activities to work on with your child here is a great website for you to visit...
www.myths.e2bn.org

The last day to return your shoeboxes is Tuesday 18th November. All boxes will be checked before being sent to Europe.

Please download the list of school teaching staff from September.

Teaching Staff (Word:21KB)

"I liked it when we made pizzas!" Lousia and Lainey

"It was fun to learn about the Fire of London and I really loved the visit from Samuel Pepys." Molly and Cameron

"Making the circuits was great!" Cavan and Cameron

The children had a real treat today with a visit from Ali from the Newcastle Vipers Ice Hockey team. He came to see what the children knew about the importance of healthy living, exercise and education. I think he was blown away with the amazing answers to his questions from our children.
Dylan(from 6M) was chosen, due to his excellent improvement in attendance, to dress up like an ice hockey player. Ali also rewarded each child in the school with a ticket for the game on Wednesday the 14th of November, when they will be playing Edinbrough. We wish them all the luck in the world for the game.
Here are some pictures of the exciting visit.

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Our school was fortunate enough to have a visit from Peter Beardsley, Rebecca and Michael who all work for Newcastle United Football Club. Peter had come to present the winner of the 100 percent attendance contest.
Rebecca and Michael work with young people who are part of the Junior Magpie Club. It gave Rowlands Gill Children the opportunity to ask questions about Peter's playing career. It was fascinating to learn how clubs Peter had played for besides Newcastle United. Our photograph shows Peter presenting the prize of three football tickets to the Newcastle v Portsmouth match. The lucky winner was Aidan from 6B, who was totally in awe of his prize and will probably remember this as one of the best memories of his primary school days.
We would like to thank Peter and his colleagues for being such inspiring role models and for reminding us how important attendance is to achieve your best and become a well-rounded successful pupil.

Keystage 2 enjoyed the delights of a music workshop today. Everyone had a great time. Some more than others, (check out first picture) Steven got his groove on while playing one of the shakers.

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On Thursday 21st June, the school choir were lucky enough to sing at the SAGE Gateshead!!
They sung a variety of famous local songs including The Water of Tyne, The Keel Row, Cushie Butterfield and of course, Blaydon Races.

It was a great night and everyone enjoyed the peformances. It was made even more special by sitting on the stage itself behind the orchestra. The picture is from our point of view...scary!

Thanks to everyone who helped,

Mr Dempsey.

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This is a test podcast from a Gateshead CLC Pirate Theme Day.

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Peter Bolger from Gateshead City Learning Centre will take staff through our new school website. It's an opportunity to learn about the site's functionality, what its aims are and where it fits into the wider web. Colleagues will also have an opportunity to publish to the site. It's easy to do, so no need to panic :-)