Monday 6th September…it’s coming!
Key information will be with you soon…
| Mortimer Primary School |
| Excellence for all |
| Here comes the summer… – 23.7.21 |
| Dear parents/carers,
We have reached the end of another year affected by COVID19 and we are sure very few would have predicted that we would still be in this position. There are still many positives to be taken from the year and we must continue to find the good wherever we can. We have reached the summer holidays and we should be as determined as possible to enjoy them as safely as we can. Spend time with your loved ones and embrace each moment together. Find joy in the little things and smile! Thank you for your support throughout the year. The Mortimer Family has been needed more than ever. Enjoy your summer and we will see you in September. To our year 6 leavers, fly high little owls! Mrs Cunningham
Just to keep everyone up to date: School day timings We will release our times closer to September, so that we are fully in line with any updates to guidance. Changes to school practice We will also update you all to any changes which have been introduced or removed to mitigate the spread of COVID closer to our reopening. Contract Tracing after 23rd July Please see the letter from South Tyneside Council regarding changes to contact tracing and school involvement. School of Excellence Award Check out our latest award https://mortimerprimary.co.uk/school-of-excellence-award/
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| Phone: 0191 455 4504 |
| Email: [email protected] |
| Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk |
Please find attached a letter to update parents/carers/guardians of the process for contact tracing after the summer term ends on July 23rd. This letter explains how NHS Test & Trace will take on this function over the holidays and once the schools return in September.
We are delighted to announce our School of Excellence award in the Road 2 Recovery (R2R) Mark for 2021.
This has been awarded by South Tyneside for striving to put PE, school sport and physical activity at the heart of our recovery curriculum this summer term!
Massive thanks to Mr Mackay and the staff for their hard work to ensure we delivered a rounded curriculum as we returned to school.
The children had a super day competing in a somewhat different Sports Day this year. Congratulations to Readhead who emerged victorious. We managed to have our normal races at the end. Fun was had by all.
PE PASSports were also awarded to our children which demonstrated their commitment to school sport and physical activity. Well done everyone.
What a day Y4 had yesterday to bring their topic on Ancient Greece to an end!
Lessons using the Greek Alphabet and Greek Numbers marked the start of the day. Followed by a history of the Greek Olympics and a little bit of research about the coming Modern Olympics starting this week!
The children enjoyed perfecting the skill of discus throwing, javelin and chariot racing – all with a little modern twist.
After all this hard work it was time for a Greek feast! Many of the children tried lots of different delicacies and couldn’t wait to come back for seconds.
This was an absolutely brilliant day, made even better by the effort of the costumes being worn! Well done to all the mums, dads and grown-ups who helped to robe the children. It really did make the day.
We hope you enjoy the photos.
Way back in October Y4KA had the privilege to work with a fantastic artist. Jane McCracken enjoys working with different mediums and introduced the children to using coloured pens to create their artwork. After overcoming their initial hesitancy, with a lot of encouragement from Jane, of not being able to rub out mistakes, the children did a fantastic job of creating their works of art.
Jane had teamed up with the Born Free Foundation and the Great North Museum (Hancock) to raise awareness of the real threat a lot of animals around the world have of becoming extinct, by creating an exhibition of children’s artwork.
Schools from across the North East and around the world have taken part and now the exhibition is ready at the museum to be viewed.
Excitement does not fully describe how our children were feeling last week when they finally got the chance to not only meet Jane in person for the first time, the art class had been done via zoom, but to see their own piece of artwork on the walls at the Hancock.
The exhibition is open to be viewed across the summer holidays and it would be fabulous for as many of our families as possible could visit the museum to view it.
| Mortimer Primary School |
| Excellence for all |
| Step 4 Information – 16.7.21 |
| Our response to the removal of restrictions and the impact on the final week of term.
The government have identified Monday 19th July as the date to remove many restrictions that have been imposed on the UK population. Our aim is to make things as easy and as safe as we can prior to the school summer holidays. We have consulted with the Local Authority over the forthcoming changes and the impact on our school for the final week of term. Please see the attached official letter from South Tyneside Council. In effect, our procedures will not change for the final week. Parents should note:
Our aim is to ensure that pupils and staff reach the summer holidays safely. Plans on how we will reopen in September are well underway and we will communicate these to parents when ready. Thank you for your ongoing support. Mrs Cunningham Head Teacher |
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| Phone: 0191 455 4504 |
| Email: [email protected] |
| Web: www.mortimerprimary.co.uk |
Our Year 5 gardening monitors have cared for our vegetable garden all term and today Mrs Mackay encountered four Year 6 evacuees who needed to be put to work.
The evacuees worked hard digging up the much needed veg for the war effort and were astonished at what Year 5 had grown. Mrs Cunningham (owner of the land) also pitched in and has taken the crop to be made into some stew.
A huge thank you to the Year 5 monitors for their care and diligence this term and of course to the evacuees who worked in hot conditions digging for victory!
Today was a very special day, we got to bring our Teddy Bear’s to school. It was great to introduce our bears to each other and we even got to see our teacher’s favourite bear. We showed our Teddies how much fun we have at school and they even got to see the big hall. We did Teddy Bear Yoga to start off our day and ended the day with a yummy Teddy Bear’s picnic. We can not wait for their next visit!
