Look at How we Celebrated Achievement Last Year 2017 - 2018
Judo North East Grand Prix, July 2018
Northern Vipers Cheerleading Awards Presentation, July 2018
PTA Bake Off Competition Winners 13/7/18
Y6 Enterprise Week Winners, 25.6.18
Durham City Swim Club Gala, June 2018
Fantastic Football - Deerness FC Awards, June 2018
Russell Foster Football Centre U11s 9 v 9, 7th Division Winners 2017-2018
R Year 6 - Player's Player of the Season
H Year 6 - Player's Player of the Season
B Year 6 - Manager's Player of the Season
Highest Music Score, June 2018
Dancing, June 2108
Superb Swimming, June 2018
Judo Player of the Week, June 2018
Gymnast of the Month, June 2018
British Cheerleading Association Competition, June 2018
Excellent Swimming, June 2018
Football Club Award Winner, May 2018
Children's Cancer Park Run, May 2018
Legacy Cheer and Dance Competition - Building Leaders for Life, May 2018
Running 100 Miles in One Month, May 2018
Taking Part in a Triathlon, May 2018
Fantastic Football, April 2018
Fantastic Running, April 2018
Marathon Achieved! April 2018
Sponsoring a Guide Dog, April 2018
Great Gymnastics, April 2018
Judo Rumble, April 2018
Fantastic Football, April 2018
Decades - A Musical Journey, April 2018
A Letter to the Queen, April 2018
Cheerleading Competition, April 2018
Pony Academy Day, April 2018
Judo Gold Medal, April 2018
Kayaking, March 2018
WELL DONE £98.35 Raised for St Oswald's Hospice from the Easter Raffle, March 2018
WELL DONE £126.57 Raised for Sport Relief 2018
Fantastic Snow- Day Activities, March 2018
SNOW-DAY HOME ACTIVITIES, MARCH 2018
Certificates of achievement will be awarded at school next week for pupils who participate in snow-day home activities. Here are some suggestions
Most Imaginative:
Poem
Story
News Article
Piece of written work
Most Creative:
Maths activity
Science activity
Most Fascinating:
Picture
Photo (which you do need to print at home please)
Piece of art
I am looking forward to seeing your work!
Mrs Whitton
Royal Academy of Dance: Primary in Dance Awarded with Merit, February 2018
Fantastic Viking Longboat, January 2018
Super Swimming (January 2018)
Brilliant Running (January 2018)
Coping Well With Change (December 2017)
Fantastic Climbing (January 2018)
Chief Constable’s Christmas Card Competition, December 2017
Well done to T from Year 5 who did a fantastic drawing to win a competition for the Chief Constable’s Christmas Card. His art work, on the front of the card, will be sent out across the country. He also won some fantastic prizes, a framed copy of his own picture, a mountain bike, selection box and a “PawsUp Bob” cuddly toy (normally sold in aid of the Durham Retired Police Dogs Benevolent Fund). Deputy Chief Constable Jo Farrell visited with her colleagues and Jet the police dog to congratulate Tomas and to remind us all to stay safe this Christmas!
Jet the police dog reminds us about staying safe at Christmas...
MP Christmas Card Competition, December 2017
Two Winners for Finchale!
I am very proud to let you know that we had two winners in school this year. Roberta Blackman-Woods, MP for Durham City, ran a competition for pupils to draw a picture for her Christmas Card. Y, Y5, (who has just returned to China) won and her picture is on the front of the card. E, Y1, was third and her picture is on the back of the card. The pictures are amazing and congratulations on your success!
An Enterprising Christmas....
We hope you enjoyed the festive items we made this year in Enterprise Club, the children certainly had fun making them! However in true entrepreneurial fashion we also spent time looking at packaging, marketing and pricing our products. We made £220, of which £170 was profit for the PTA who funded the enterprise. The PTA pay for many fun and educational things in school.
Chearleading Competition Winner (December 2017)
Y5 Swimming Medals (November 2017)
I is celebrating winning her swimming medals:
Gold - Fly
Gold - Free style
Gold - Individual Medley
Silver - 50 metres back stroke
Cup - For receiving the most points in the 9 year old girls age group
Well done I, keep up the excellent swimming!
M, Y4, Wins a Bronze Medal for Judo (November 2017)
M, Y4, Judo (November 2017)
Fantastic Football (October 2017)
Excellent Swimming (October 2017)
E in Reception Class (and her Mum) & Mr Addinall take part in the MoRun (November 2017)
Exert from the web site explaining about running for "Mens Health"
THE POWER OF MORUNNING
The power of MoRunning brings out the best in all of us!
Whether it makes you run fast, run in style, run in pride or run together, it has the ability to make us all smile, whilst at the same time help raise massive awareness and funds for Men's Health through the Movember Foundation charity.
2017 is set to be even better than ever. One of the most exciting additions to this year is the introduction of Mini MoRunning. A 1.5km mini MoRun. Remember MoRunners, you're part of a community, a family, a team. When you step up to that start line, remember that you're helping men live longer, healthier lives.
We'll clap for you, we'll shout at you, we'll support you, maybe even laugh at you (all in good humour of course) but mainly we will praise you for your commitment to making a difference. Run hard, run fast, have fun and enjoy being part of something special.
I, Year 3 Wins the Safe City Bear Summer Competition, October 2017
Join the hunt for Safe City Bear!
​If you go down to the city this summer….you may come across a teddy bear!
The summer hunt for Durham's 'Safe City Bear' was launched in the Market Place in Durham city. Safe City Bear was joined by police, civic dignatories and local families who helped with the launch. A total of 115 teddy bears were hiding in shop and cafe windows across the city centre, each wearing a blue, red, green or yellow sash representing a key safety warning.
Red means “Say No to Strangers”
Yellow means “Keep it Hidden, Keep it Safe”
Blue means “Stay Safe around Rivers and Ponds”
Green means “Keep Durham City Tidy”.
To help us make Durham the safest city in the country, the idea was that children, would get involved to hunt for the teddy bears and when found would be reminded of the safety message that particular bear represented.
The winner is….
The bear hunt ended on Sunday, 30th August and the winner announced on Wednesday, 2nd September, is I, Year 3 from Finchale Primary School.
Running (October 2017)
Fantastic Football (October 2017)
Superb Swimming (October 2017)
We all wore our jeans to school on Friday 22/9/17 to support Jeans for Genes Day. We raised a fantastic £162.40 for this worthy charity. Well done and thank you to all involved including Fergus in Year 5 who suggested the event to Mrs Whitton.
The difference you make
The charity helps disorder-specific charities and patient groups to deliver inspiring projects and support services for children affected by genetic disorders in the UK.
The monies raised on Jeans for Genes Day provide grants for day-to-day support, equipment, nursing and patient support services, and events which bring together affected children and their families.
Swimming (September 2017)
Royal Academy of Dance (September 2017)
Clarinet Success
Shotokan Karate (September 2017)
Great North Run Participants (September 2017)
A huge well done to our Great North Run participants:
Year 1: C, E and F.
Year 2: P, I, C, J and I.
Year 3: J, H, W, R and P.
Year 5: F.
Summer Reading Challenge 2017 (September 2017)
A huge well done to our pupils who took part in the Reading Agency and Libraries
"Animal Agents - Summer Reading Challenge 2017". Supported by the Arts Council England.
Picture in Centre
Front row (left to right): C, L and H (Y2).
Back row (left to right): R, I and D (Y2).
Picture on Right
R (Y1).
CHAPS Championship Show (Sept 2017)
