Well hello everyone, it’s Mrs Cunningham here again. I hope you all had a really good first day with your parents as your teachers. I’m certain that I heard you singing today at 10:10, you all must have been singing very loudly!

I have seen some super pictures of lots of you doing P.E in your living rooms. They made me smile.

The Junior teachers have told me that many of you have already started some of your online work. Well done! A great start to the week.

Wouldn’t it be funny if your parents made their own staff room in your house where they could go for a cup of tea and you had to knock and wait for permission before going in.

Keep working hard. Have a super Tuesday.

Mrs Cunningham

Hello everyone, it’s Mrs Cunningham here. Well, this is your first day of being at school in your own house, with your parents as your teachers! How funny is that?

I am going to miss you all today. I will be singing our whole school assembly song at 10.10am, the time we should be singing it all together. Why don’t you sing it to your mams and dads at the same time….. “We’re in it together today”.

Now remember that your parents are your teachers. They might ask you to put your hand up to answer a question. Can you imagine if you have to ask to go to the toilet! They might even ask you to call them Mr or Mrs! I think this is going to be very funny and I’m looking forward to hearing some of your stories when you are back.

Your teachers have all set you work which they are looking forward to seeing. I know I can trust you all to work really hard and do your school work when your parents tell you to. If you don’t, they all know my phone number.

Don’t forget our school ethos:

Do your best and work with all your effort, as doing your best is more important than being the best.

Do something kind every day, as kind people are the best kind of people.

Be polite and always use your manners. Please and thank you are magic words

Have a lovely Monday.

Mrs Cunningham

Mrs Mackay is delighted to announce that we have received the gold award from the Green Tree project run by the Woodland Trust. Our plaque will arrive in school within the next two weeks and we will display it proudly. The children and parents have all worked towards this achievement so a huge thank you to all. We will not stop there however. Mortimer Primary School will continue to look at ways we can help the environment and discuss current affairs in lessons. We are due to receive another 30 trees in November which we will plant around the school grounds as well as add to our mini-woodland on the turning circle.

We have been informed that until further notice all sporting events provided by South Tyneside Sports Network have been cancelled.

This includes Mr Mackay’s football fixtures this Thursday. 

Please note that all sporting clubs that are organised and ran in school are still going ahead. We will post a message on our website and social media if this changes.

Mortimer Primary School

We are informing you that one member of the teaching staff is currently self-isolating after experiencing flu like symptoms. After seeking advice, we remain open and continue as normal as possible, whilst ensuring that all precautions in school are taken regarding hygiene and sanitation.

Parents Evening

Parents evening (16th March) will go ahead with the following guidelines:

•    Parents evenings are voluntary and we need to ensure your safety. If you feel unwell or anxious about coming into school, then an alternative appointment can be organised at a later date.

•    Meetings will be strictly 5mins in length

•    Please arrive as close to your allotted time as possible

•    There will be a 2m exclusion in the classroom

•    Pupils exercise books will be unavailable on this occasion

•    Where possible leave children at home to reduce numbers in school

•    You will be directed to hand sanitize on arrival and please repeat on leaving

•    You do not need to inform us if you will not be attending your appointment this evening

We understand that parents and careers will be concerned, but we are working closely with the local authority and Public Health England to ensure that the current guidance for schools is followed and we have all practical measures in place to ensure the health and safety of our pupils and staff.

Mrs Cunningham

Head Teacher

Our Times Table Rockstar for 6th March is Oliver McLean for achieving Rock Hero Status!

Well done!

On Monday we used iPad’s to research what houses looked like in 1666. We found that they have white washed walls, wooden beams and small windows. On Tuesday, we designed our houses and wrote a list of materials we would need to make them. Then we decided to turn our cardboard boxes inside out as this would make them easier to paint. We tried to secure them with Sellotape but through trial and error found that masking tape was better as a joining material. Then we use strips of paper to decorated them to look like they had wooden beams. After we had finished our houses we evaluated them against our success criteria and discussed what we would change for next time.