Poster Competition
A few weeks ago, Councillor Savory asked us to hold a competition for her. The children were tasked with creating a poster reminding people to pick up after their dogs. She joined us this afternoon in our Star of the Week assembly to let us know whose posters were the...
Family Friday – Mental Health Awareness Week
A big thank you to all of the children who came to school today dressed in green to mark Mental Health Awareness Week. This morning, some of our family members joined us to learn more about the strategies that we can use to deal with our emotions as well as maintain...
Congratulations Ruby!
Ruby recently attended the Cheer Youth Summit 2026 in Florida! The team did an incredible job and 'Hit Zero' (meaning no deductions). They placed 17th in the world in their category! They missed out on a place into the finals by 0.03, the top 16 went through out of 34...
Congratulations Freya!
Congratulations to Freya who plays for the under 8 Durham and Cleveland Tennis Team. She recently took part in the County Cup Tennis Tournament and her team came third. A huge well done!
A Visit from Adam Bushnell
Class 3 were thrilled to welcome author Adam Bushnell for an engaging and inspiring writing session. They explored how to “show, not tell” by describing characters’ facial expressions and body language to bring their ideas to life. The visit sparked lots of...
Ruby’s Cheer Journey
Part 1 When I first started cheer, it was 2021 so I have been doing it for 5 and a half years. This season I’m on four teams and the teams are called Mini Mafia (which is a Level 1 under 10 prep team), Riot Girls (which is a Level 1 Under 12 prep team), Claw (which is...
Year 3 Recorders
A huge well done to our Year 3 children who performed for us this week. They have been learning the recorder with Mrs Unwin as part of their music curriculum over the last two terms and have done a fabulous job with their learning.
Easter Egg Decorating Competition
Easter Egg Decorating Competition Well done to everyone – the decorated eggs were wonderful! Thank you to parents for providing eggs and other resources. The winners received their prizes in assembly and points for their team. Winner Runner Up Nursery...
Cross Country Finals
After being cancelled due to the weather on two prior occasions, it was third time lucky for the Cross Country County Finals today at East Durham College in Peterlee. A huge well done to our Year 3/4 Girls’ team (Caroline 24th, Freya 72nd, Olivia 66th, Frankie 57th,...
Class 3 Assembly
As our ECO-Warriors, Class 3 used their class assembly to remind children and parents about the ways in which we can work to look after our planet. We hope that all those who joined us enjoyed their assembly and we would like to say a big thank you for coming along to...
Tennis Festival
Class 4 went to Parkside Academy to participate in a Tennis Festival. They were able to practice a range of tennis and badminton skills lead by their fabulous sport leaders (Jasper and Jenson) who explained and demonstrated the skills very well considering the noise...
Mothers’ Day Afternoon Tea
Thank you to all those who came along to our Mothers' Day Afternoon Tea event organised by Friends of Wolsingham Primary School and to all of the children who purchased their Mothers' Day gifts. It was lovely to see you all there and we hope that you enjoyed your...
World Book Day Dioramas
A huge thank you to everyone for all of their hard work. What an amazing selection of dioramas we received to celebrate World Book Day!! An absolutely amazing effort from all of our children and families - we hope a lot of fun was had over the half term break creating...
Sportshall Athletics
A few weeks ago, our Y5/6 Sportshall Athletics team attended the competition at Bishop Barrington Academy. As there were multiple events, we were awaiting the overall results. They did a brilliant job representing our school and came 4th overall out of 16 schools. An...
Visit to Jarrow Hall
Class 5 had a fantastic opportunity to explore the life of the Anglo-Saxons at Jarrow Hall this week. In the morning, they explored the live farm which would have been situated next to a Saxon settlement and thought about how our ancestors would have used the animals...
Family Friday
A huge thank you to all of the parents who came along to our E-Safety Family Friday event this morning. The hot topic was fake news, misinformation and disinformation. The children thoroughly enjoyed trying to find ways to identify if some of the images were AI...
VR Experience
Class 5 and 6 have had a fantastic morning using VR headsets to explore a Mayan temple in Chichen Itza. It was also a brilliant opportunity to discover how images can be altered as part of our learning on disinformation in Computing. The children thoroughly enjoyed...
Grab a Grown Up
Thank you to all the adults who joined us for the ‘Grab-a-grown up’ activity session with Jess. The children practised key movement skills as well as working on throwing, rolling and aiming at a target. They needed to listen carefully to instructions, follow the rules...
Chance to Shine
This week children in Years 2 - 6 started their ‘Chance to Shine’ cricket lessons. They had fun developing their throwing and catching skills and are looking forward to next week to practice their batting skills.
Christmas Orienteering Team Event
The first of our end of term team events was Christmas Orienteering. A big thank you to Jess for organising the event. Red Team came in 4th place, Green and Blue Teams drew in 2nd place and Yellow Team who were awarded a bonus 100 points for their Year 6 team...
Christmas Lunch
Christmas lunch went down a storm. We welcomed Friends of the School and our Governors to join in the fun. Everyone had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed the festivities. A big thank you to Nicole and Lisa, our kitchen staff, for providing a delicious lunch!
Christmas Craft Sessions With Parents
We invited parents and grandparents into nursery to share some of the Christmas magic with their children. They were very busy making bags of reindeer food to take home, decorating cakes with Christmas sprinkles, measuring how tall they are to create a memory bauble...
Adam Bushnell visits Class 4
On Friday afternoon, the children in Class 4 were thrilled to welcome author Adam Bushnell into class for a creative storytelling workshop. Building on their work on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the pupils planned their own tales about stepping through a...
Adam Bushnell visits Class 5
A huge thank you to Adam Bushnell, who delivered a fantastic workshop for Class 5 this morning, linked to their work on the Titanium music video. The children created their own storyboards based on imagined supernatural events around the school, each connected to a...
KS1 Visit to Weardale Railway
Our Key Stage 1 children enjoyed a wonderful visit to Weardale Railway on Friday afternoon to celebrate the railway’s 200-year anniversary. The pupils were thrilled to ride the historic train and spent the journey eagerly spotting wildlife and features of the...
Class 5 Assembly
Well done to Class 5 this week for their assembly. They did it on the theme of Anti-Bullying and being an Upstander. This was to conclude our Anti-Bullying Awareness celebrations that have been happening over the last couple of weeks. They did a fantastic job and...
Remembrance
This Remembrance Day we remember all of those who have lost their lives in conflict. Our Team Captains and Year 6 School Councillors did a super job of leading our Remembrance Assembly and well done to Charlotte (who is also a member of the Middleton in Teesdale...
Superhero Multiskills
The children have had a wonderful morning taking part in an exciting multiskills festival themed around superheroes. They arrived at school dressed in a fantastic array of colourful costumes, ready to unleash their inner heroes. Throughout the morning, they moved...
Bulb Planting with Weardale Railway
Class 3 were delighted to take part in a special community project to celebrate 200 years of the railway in Weardale. Our ECO Warriors rolled up their sleeves and planted 200 bulbs to mark this historic occasion. Working together, they learned about the railway’s...
Family Friday
A huge thank you to all of the parents and carers who came along to our Family Friday event last week to spend time in the classroom with their children finding out more about phonics and spelling in Key Stage 1 and reading skills in Key Stage 2.
Kurling and Boccia Festival
Year 2 had a fantastic time at the recent Kurling and Boccia Festival! The children showed great enthusiasm, teamwork, and sportsmanship as they took part in the exciting activities. It was a wonderful opportunity to try something new, develop coordination skills, and...
Cross Country Competition
This morning our Cross Country team attended the competition at Staindrop Academy where approximately 700 children gathered to take part with approximately 120 children in each race. All of the children that took part did an amazing job – a particular well done goes...
Cauliflower Cards
Class 5 have been busy making their Cauliflower Cards this week. They did a beautiful job and should be on the way home to parents.
Basketball
The Year 6 boys took part in a basketball league held at Bishop Barrington Academy, where they displayed excellent sportsmanship and teamwork throughout the competition. Their hard work and determination paid off as they worked well together and secured victory in the...
Intra-house Cross Country
A huge well done to all of our Key Stage 2 children who took part in our Intra-house Cross Country event at the recreation ground this afternoon. Team points were awarded to the first 6 boys and girls from each year group. And the winners were...Green Team!! The...
Pride Not Prejudice Action Group Update
This week, our ‘Pride Not Prejudice’ Action Group have been busy making plans for Anti-Bullying Week. The group have decided that we will celebrate Anti-Bullying Week with an Odd Socks Day on Friday 14th November. Over the next few weeks, we will be thinking about...
A New School Year
The children had lots of fun exploring their new classroom and the outdoor area. They learnt routines and made new friends as they played. It was lovely to see the children taking turns and sharing toys.
Violin Performance
Our Violin performer performed beautifully in front of a whole school audience. They even gave a wonderful rendition of the Hokey Cokey. It was also lovely to hear a song written by Violet and Mrs Angel called the ‘Pirates of Wolsingham’!
Tri-Golf Festival
Tri-Golf Class 4 had a fantastic morning at Crook Cricket Club on Tuesday, the weather definitely helped! Working alongside children from other schools they had the opportunity to develop their chip, pitch and putt shots. There were definitely some budding ‘Green...
Locomotion in Weardale
Locomotion in Weardale Year 6 walked to Wolsingham Station to see a replica of the 1825 Locomotion in steam. Izzy in Year 6 said, “It was fascinating to see Locomotion as it was 200 years since passenger rail began. The smoke billowed and it was exciting!”
Year 3 Recorders
Year 3 Recorders What a lot our Year 3 children have learnt over the last two terms with Mrs Unwin! A super performance for the whole school this afternoon.
Red Nose Day
Red Nose Day A big thank you to everyone who came to school dressed in red for Red Nose Day today and raised a superb £509.81!. The children and even some of the staff had a great time this afternoon, playing the games and winning the prizes on offer. Thank you and...
The Jungle Book
Image Musical Theatre - The jungle Book The children had a fantastic afternoon yesterday, when the Image Musical Theatre Company came to visit to perform The Jungle Book. As always there was plenty of participation and singing and our very own actors did a great job!
World Book Day
World Book Day A huge thank you to everyone who took part in our World Book Day activities. There were so many wonderful costumes and some great entries into our Extreme Reading Competition. Extreme Reading Competition Winner was Lucy Miller. All of our competition...
Save Our Sandwich
Save Our Sandwich On Monday, the Mad Alice Theatre Company came to our school. The show was called ‘Save our Sandwich’ and it was so funny. They did a lot of fun stuff that included some of the children as well! Also, they did a quiz, which was super fun. Both of...
Y5/6 tag Rugby CVL League
Our team have played 13 competitive matches (and some additional friendlies) over 3 weeks of competition at Bishop Auckland Rugby Club. Round 2 was played in wet and muddy conditions and the team did excellently to play with determination and not complain! Round 3 was...
Intra-house Cross Country Event
Yesterday, we held our intra-house cross country competition where all of the children competed to earn points for their house team. They did an amazing job and it was wonderful to see children showing determination and...
Big Play
This week, as part of Durham Music Service’s Big Play event, our violinists treated us to a wonderful performance. Their teacher, Miss Miller, led them in performing a range of pieces that they played with confidence – not a squeak or wrong note in sight! Two of the...
Cricket CVL
Our team of Year 6 cricketers have competed in 2 weeks of their 3-week league at Hunwick Cricket Club. So far, they have recorded 3 wins in 3 games. Well done Ben, Carter, Carlton, Drew, Euan, Matthew, Rory, Zach and Zack and...
The Selfish Giant
This week the Image Musical Theatre visited us to perform The Selfish Giant. The children had a fantastic afternoon learning the songs and watching the performance and a group of children were especially excited to get the opportunity to become actors for the...