School Parliament

After a tense week of Elections, during which all of our candidates recorded and shared their own election message, we have voted for our school MP's!  

The two newly appointed Year 6 Members of Parliament stood proudly with their rosettes. The school casted their vote and Ollie and Robyn were elected to represent the school. 

They look forward to welcoming other members of our school parliament to the next meeting as classes have begun electing their councillors in Year 1 to Year 5. 

We look forward to making a difference in our school and the wider community by taking action with what matters to us! We can't wait to update you with Parliament News!

Upper Key Stage 2 Scientists

Years 5 and 6 have been investigating the question ‘How does light travel?’ They carried out an investigation to prove that light travels in straight lines from a light source. They could explain their findings using a range of scientific vocabulary - super scientists!

Some 'Beary' Good Artists!

Year 4 are Pot-tering Around History!

Year 4 have been working hard on an exciting art project – making replica Roman pots! After studying examples of Roman pottery, the children used balloons and cardboard to build a form, which they then covered with layers of papier-mâché. Once dry, these will create a strong and solid surface, ready for decoration. It was certainly a very messy job, but the children did a fantastic job not only with the making, but also with the tidying up afterwards. We can’t wait to see their finished Roman pots!

Our School Skills

Attendance Week!

Citizen's Advice

Internet Safety & Mental Health

Children's Health 

Healthier Together App

Haltwhistle Family Hub

Attendance Matters

Every second in school counts, as missing school, whether by being late or taking unnecessary days off, creates more new learning gaps which need to be addressed.  The best way you can support your child to recover from the lost school time of recent years is to ensure they are in school and ready to learn every day. 

We are always available to support with attendance. Please come to the office and someone will be happy to help. 

We want every child's attendance to be good or better.  This means 96%+

Please check your child's attendance (see our app) against the class and national data.  School staff are able to offer support if your child's attendance is of concern.    

Please do not take your child out of school during term time as it disrupts your child’s learning and you risk financial penalties.   Any term time leave of absence must be applied for more than 2 weeks before the date of leave and can only be authorised by the Headteacher in the case of EXCEPTIONAL circumstances.  Please could we urge parents to book holidays during the 13 weeks of annual school holidays which are available each year.    In line with our attendance policy, we are required to refer all qualifying absences due to holidays during term time to the Education Welfare Officer at Northumberland County Council.  

If leave has not been authorised and your child is out of school then you may receive a minimum fine of £60 per child, per parent.  If the time out of school makes your child’s attendance drop below 90% then they are known as persistently absent under the governments attendance definitions.  This means that you may face prosecution through the courts. 

Pupil illness - Please note that in line with the new attendance guidance, we need a clear reason for absence for the school register.  If your child is 'poorly' their absence is registered as unauthorised until a reason is provided. Please contact the school office as soon as possible so that the illness reason can be authorised.   

Under the new government policy, if one parent takes their child on an unauthorised term time holiday, both parents with parental responsibility could be subject to a fine issued by Northumberland County Council.  This includes when parents are separated.  

Before and After School club bookings

Places at breakfast club and after school club can be booked and paid for on your Arbor app.  Please note that bookings must be made at least 48 hours in advance to ensure we have adequate staffing available. Please speak to a member of our office team if you need to make a short notice booking 01434 320467.

Calendar of Events - Please scroll to see all dates

If reading this on your phone, please turn your phone sideways to be able to scroll through our planned dates.  You can also add our calendar to your own phone calendar to be sure you don't miss a date.  

Our school designated safeguarding leads are Susie Drake, Alex Wood, Vicki Ridley, Robyn Brockman - Crow and Shirley Phillips

Everyone is responsible for safeguarding children.  Please speak to a member of this team if you are concerned about the safety of a child.