Y4 Multiplication Table Check Meeting

24th March 2023Mr Bennett
Mortimer Primary School
Excellence for all
Y4 Multiplication Table Check Meeting – 24.3.23
Dear parents/carers,
On Wednesday 29th March @ 5:15pm, we will be hosting an information session for parents on the upcoming Year 4 MTC ( Multiplication Tables Check).The multiplication tables check (MTC) is statutory for all year 4 pupils registered at state-funded maintained schools in England.

The purpose of the MTC is to determine whether pupils can recall their times tables fluently, which is essential for future success in mathematics. It will help schools to identify pupils who have not yet mastered their times tables, so that additional support can be provided.

If you would like to join us to learn more, then please complete the online form below:

https://forms.gle/JRQYn3M5RBREJ41J8

Thank you for your support

Mr Bennett

Head Teacher

 

Excellence for Pupils – Excellence for Staff – Excellence for Parents
Phone: 0191 455 4504
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk

Easter Competitions & Raffle

23rd March 2023Mr Bennett
Mortimer Primary School
Excellence for all
Easter Competitions & Raffle – 23.3.23

Dear parents/carers,

Just a quick Easter update…

Easter Egg School Competition

Our pupils will be making their cracking Easter egg designs in school for the competition. To avoid allergy issues, some year groups will use the polystyrene eggs for their creation. Entries will be judged in house by staff with prizes in every year group. Pictures will be shared of wining entries. 

Easter Egg Home Competition

Want get super creative? Well, we invite home entries for a separate egg design competition! We don’t mind if mams, dads, or other family members help a little either!

To enter children should:

There will be prizes on offer for egg-cellent entries. 

Easter Raffle

We are also going to hold an Easter Raffle in school. Lots of chances to win some tasty Easter treats!

Tickets will be £1 payable via Parent Pay. 

The raffle will be drawn on Thursday 30th March 2023.

Thanks for your continuing support

Mr Bennett

Head Teacher

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Excellence for Pupils – Excellence for Staff – Excellence for Parents
Phone: 0191 455 4504
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk

Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) clubs this Easter

23rd March 2023Mr Bennett

I am delighted to share with you sign up links to 3 “Holiday Activities and Food” (HAF) clubs that are being ran this Easter via Start 2 Finish.

We are delighted to have agreed to our school being used as one of the locations hosting the holiday clubs.

These are FREE to those in receipt of free school meals, but they also have a number of payable places available for all other children.

*All children will receive an offer of a free lunch in this camp*

Marine Park Primary School

Monday 3rd to Thursday 6th April 2023

https://forms.gle/5UYPS3ZwWy8kxuC59

Ridgeway Primary Academy

Monday 3rd to Thursday 6th April 2023

https://forms.gle/sivaCxXpgyNxFYYz5

Mortimer Primary School

Tuesday 11th to Friday 14th April 2023

https://forms.gle/oHMPFdRqJwySWCKo6

Thank you for your ongoing support and I hope this information is useful to families.

Mr Bennett

Neurodiversity Celebration Week

22nd March 2023Mr Bennett
Mortimer Primary School
Excellence for all
Neurodiversity Celebration Week – 22.3.23
Dear parents/carers,
Last week we took part in Neurodiversity Celebration Week. Neurodiversity Celebration Week is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. Mrs Silvanus led Key Stage assemblies introducing the week. The children found learning about famous neurodiverse people particularly exciting. Some of our pupils shared their experiences of being neurodiverse or the experiences of their close friends or family members. We loved hearing from parents, who told us that discussions in school had continued at home with very positive outcomes.
The week also saw applications open for a brand new, exciting opportunity for our pupils…to join the first of its kind, our Pupil Inclusion Team. This team will work with Mrs Silvanus to further develop inclusion for all and be the voice of inclusion within our school.
Following on from Neurodiversity Celebration Week, we have two upcoming visitors. They are coming to talk to us about the books they have written around the theme of inclusion, diversity and disabilities and their passion for making a difference to the way others view neurodiversity and disability.
 
If you would like to find out more about Neurodiversity Celebration Week, please visit their website:
We are excited to see what Mrs Silvanus and the Pupil Inclusion Team get up to! 
Thank you for your continuing support
Mr Bennett
Head Teacher

 

Excellence for Pupils – Excellence for Staff – Excellence for Parents
Phone: 0191 455 4504
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk

SAFC Flag Bearer Opportunity

19th March 2023Mr Bennett
Mortimer Primary School
Excellence for all
SAFC Flag Bearer – 19.3.23
Dear parents/carers,
Through our link with AK Teaching, we are delighted to offer 6 pupils the chance to attend a Sunderland AFC football game as a flag bearer prior to kick off and then watch the match.
Mortimer Primary School has been allocated the fixture between Sunderland and Huddersfield on Tuesday 18th April: Kick off 7:45pm.
We are offering this opportunity to our Year 6 & Year 5 pupils.
Each child will be able to bring one adult with them to watch the match, with staff from school also in attendance. Selected pupils (and their adult) will need to be at the Stadium of Light by 6:20pm.
To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please complete the form below. The lucky pupils will be notified before the Easter holidays.
Complete the form here:
Many thanks
Mr Bennett
Head Teacher

 

Excellence for Pupils – Excellence for Staff – Excellence for Parents
Phone: 0191 455 4504
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk

Science Selfie Competition

9th March 2023Mr Bennett
Mortimer Primary School
Excellence for all
Science Selfie Competition – 8.3.23
Dear parents/carers,
It is British Science Week 10th-19th March!
We will be completing some exciting activities in school linked to this year’s theme ‘Connections’, but we also invite children to take part in a ‘Science Selfie’ Competition.
If your child would like to take part, please encourage them to look for Science connections in the world around them and take a selfie to show this.
This could be as simple as a picture of themselves with the rainbow in the background. The picture can then be attached to the following Google Form along with a title/name for the photo and a sentence or two explaining the Science link. (A Google account is needed to upload via the form).
Alternatively, a picture could be printed out and brought into school, with the information as above. Please let us know if you don’t want the picture to be used in any publicity for the school.
The competition deadline is the 19th March.
Share your selfie here:
We look forward to seeing your selfies! 
Excellence for Pupils – Excellence for Staff – Excellence for Parents
Phone: 0191 455 4504
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk

Phonics Screening Meeting for Parents 15.3.23

8th March 2023Mr Bennett
Mortimer Primary School
Excellence for all
Phonics Screening Meeting for Parents – 8.3.23
Dear parents/carers,
We warmly invite you to hear from Mrs Douglas (English Lead) as she takes us through all the information you need as a parent to understand and support your child through the screening process. In June 2023, the Year 1 Phonics Screening Test is scheduled to take place for all children in Year 1 in England
What: Phonics Screening Meeting for Parents
When: Wednesday 15th March 3:30pm
Where: School Hall
Please let us know you are attending via the online form below:
We are able to look after your year 1 child, whilst the meeting is on if you require. 
We look forward to seeing you then!
Mr Bennett
Head Teacher

 

Excellence for Pupils – Excellence for Staff – Excellence for Parents
Phone: 0191 455 4504
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk

Year 5 Trip

6th March 2023Miss A Marshall

Before half term, our Year 5 children visited The Hancock Museum to consolidate their learning from our Science topic Earth and Space. The children loved watching  ‘A Tour of Our Solar System’ in the planetarium and completing a moon workshop where they found out how the moon affects the tides. They also listened to a story about the moon and completed linked activities and were given some time to explore the museum itself. 

 

 

 

World Book Day 2023

3rd March 2023Mr Bennett
Mortimer Primary School
Excellence for all
Author Visit and World Book Day Winners! – 3.3.23
Dear parents/carers,
Wow! What an incredible two days we have had! First our author visit by Karen Langtree and then World Book Day yesterday. The children looked fantastic in their costumes and it was clear to see how much effort had gone into creating them. A very well done to all of our pupils (and families!) for being so creative and imaginative. It was incredibly difficult to choose a winner from each year group but we are delighted to announce that the following children have gone home with a book prize this afternoon:

Nursery – Lenny (stickman)
Reception – Henry (Polar Express)
Year 1 – Matthew (Mr Strong)
Year 2 – Jessie (Miss Trunchbull)
Year 3 – Violet (Queen of Hearts)
Year 4 – Lovelle (Jane Austen)
Year 5 – Kaden (scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz)
Year 6 – Isabelle (Grinch)
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During Wednesday’s author visit, Karen Langree led an advanced writing class for some of our year 6. After that she led an assembly detailing her journey to becoming an author and we joined in her song about believing in ourselves and our dreams! Year 3 classes then delved into the world of the “Knights of the Wobbly Table” and even met Sir Trumpsalot! Pupils and staff commented on a fantastic day being had by all.
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Can you spot anyone in our video from the two fantastic days?
Thank you for all of your support and for helping us to celebrate reading and books in style!

 

Excellence for Pupils – Excellence for Staff – Excellence for Parents
Phone: 0191 455 4504
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk

Author Visit

28th February 2023Mr Bennett
Mortimer Primary School
Excellence for all
Author Visit – 28.2.23
Dear parents/carers,

We have arranged for Karen Langtree, an internationally published children’s author, to visit KS2 tomorrow (1.3.23). She will be working with various groups of children throughout the day and will also be delivering an assembly. 

She will be hosting a book-signing after school in the hall and all children are welcome to attend with their parents / carers.  After picking up your child, please enter the hall through the front entrance of the school at approx 3:35

Below is a list of the titles available to purchase. Karen is also offering a deal of buy one get one half  price on all books. You can pay cash, card or cheque made payable to OneWay Press.

If you would like to order any of Karen’s titles but are unable to attend the book signing, please send in the cash amount in sealed envelope, along with the name of the book you would like to order and the child you would like it signed to. Please look at www.onewaypress.co.uk to find out more about Karen’s titles.

Title Age Range Price
Heaven’s Big Secret – NEW for EASTER! Ages 3-7 £7.00
Angel Small Ages 3-7 £7.00
Angel Small – Follows the Star Ages 3-7 £7.00
Santa’s Dreams Ages 3-7 £7.00
Knights of the Wobbly Table Ages 6-11 £6.00
My Wicked Stepmother Ages 9-13 £7.00
Fairy Rescuers Ages 6-11 £6.00
Fairy Rescuers – Return to Elysia Ages 6-11 £6.00
Breaking Silence (part 1) 11+ £8.00
Breaking Lies (part 2) 11+ £8.00
Breaking Up (part 3)  11+ £8.00
The Breaking Trilogy (all three titles) 11+ £18.00

 

Excellence for Pupils – Excellence for Staff – Excellence for Parents
Phone: 0191 455 4504
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk