Y4 West Boldon Lodge

5th July 2018A Stelling
In conjunction with our science topic on habitats, Year 4 children paid a visit to West Boldon Lodge for a day of fun filled activities including: pond dipping, butterfly scavenging and mini beast hunting in three different environments.
The children had an amazing day in which they could use their new found knowledge to good use. Many children found species of creatures from all three areas that they had not seen before and learnt many valuable facts as a result.
With the weather being in our favour, a great day enjoying the out of doors was had by all and to complete the day, the staff from West Boldon Lodge commented on how well behaved and polite our children were. A great end to a super day!

Girls’ Cricket

5th July 2018A Stelling

After a successful competition at Whitburn Cricket Club, Mortimer Y5/6 Girls Cricket Team went on to represent the county at Darlington.

After facing tough opposition in their league, the year 5/6 girls emerged as overall winners which earned them a place in the semi-finals.

Again, despite nerves and excitement, the girls were victorious and found themselves in the final against Neville Cross from Durham.

Unfortunately, this time they were on the losing side but not until a magnanimous effort on behalf of the girls.

To be runners up in a county tournament in which over 100 teams initially took park, is an accolade in itself.

All of the girls have been a sheer delight to coach and fantastic to representatives of Mortimer Primary School. Mrs Keighery and I are incredibly proud of you.

Mrs Shaw

Y5 Artist in Residence

4th July 2018A Stelling

Year 5 had the fabulous opportunity to work recently with local artist Zoe Emma Scott. Zoe showed the children examples of her work and discussed with them the techniques she used. The children then painted a landscape they liked that they chose. The children thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

Y5 Cricket

2nd July 2018A Stelling
Despite the cricket festival being cancelled, Westoe CC very kindly opened their doors so our Year 5 children could still enjoy a few hours of cricket. The children thoroughly enjoyed themselves and demonstrated their increased competencies in a match. A lovely day was had by all. Well done Year 5!

Year 4 Tennis

26th June 2018A Stelling

Year 4 attended a tennis competition last week. Two teams were entered. The B team were joint winners of their group so to determine a winner, individual points scored in each match had to be counted. Unfortunately they were beaten by only one point by Jarrow Cross who went on to play our A team who also won their group. The A team played brilliantly and won overall. This means they will represent South Shields in a county final which is due to be played next week in Sunderland. A superb performance by both teams.

 

Y6 Beamish Visit

25th June 2018A Stelling

Y6 had a fantastic day on Friday when they visited Beamish Outdoor Museum as part of their topic on World War Two. They had the chance to experience what it would be like to be an evacuee placed on a farm during that time; baking cookies with ration supplies, preparing houses for blackouts, practicing home guard skills and sampling the cramped conditions of an Anderson Shelter, it certainly brought the topic to life.

 

Y3 – Green screen technology and video editing

14th June 2018A Stelling

Y3EM had a brilliant afternoon mastering the skills of green screen technology and video editing. The children were quick to pick up skills using a green screen app called Stikbot; they planned a story board of sequences for a longer adventure then joined and edited their videos using I-Movie. The finished products had titles, captions, audio and transitions. Top work for children so young.

The children were amazing and showed true digital leader qualities… who knows we may have future top animators in the making and their journey began at Mortimer Primary School!

This is part of our whole school STEM program, preparing our children for jobs fit for the future.

Engineering Club

13th June 2018A Stelling

Good luck to our engineering club members in Y6 who are preparing for a big competition at Croft. They have worked tirelessly with Mr Smith to create a fantastic model ready for the event.

Girls’ Cricket Success!

13th June 2018A Stelling

A group of 19 Year 5 and 6  girls took part in the ‘South Tyneside Kwick Cricket Tournament’ at Whitburn Cricket Club on Wednesday 7th June.

The girls formed 2 teams. The B team did very well against strong opposition and ahda  mixture of results as result of good bowling and fielding.

The A team had great success winning all 4 of their games in their league, some more comfortably than others.

This secured the A team a place in the final against St Oswald’s Primary School. Another successful win meant that Mortimer A team came out overall winners from the 18 teams taking part and will now go on to compete at the ‘County Games’ representing South Tyneside.

An excellent day’s cricket was had by all!

We wish the nine girls from the A team every success in their forthcoming county competition later this month.

Mrs Shaw

Y6 Outdoor Adventure Activities

11th June 2018A Stelling

On Friday, thirty children from Year Six visited Marine Park for an Outdoor Adventure Festival. The children took part in orienteering activities, as well as team building and problem solving. The children had to work together to solve a range of mental and physical challenges: they were by no means easy but everyone showed tremendous effort and teamworking skills. There were lots of other schools from across the borough involved and fantastic time was had by all.