Archive of Latest News
Latest news is now shared via our Head Teacher blog which is published in the Parents section of the website. Please also visit our Twitter feed for a window into our curriculum offer and to see the purposeful and memorable learning experiences in each year group. Our Twitter feed can be accessed on the Home page of our website or by clicking on the Twitter icon in the top left corner of this page.
Please find below an archive of the news stories that we published before we started to use Twitter.
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Christmas Parties!
Fri 20 Dec 2019At Throckley Primary we know how to have fun when all of the hard work is done! All of the classes in school celebrated the end of the Autumn Term with big Christmas Parties! Everyone enjoyed dancing and playing games with their friends and teachers. We wish all of our families a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and we look forward to seeing all of the children (except Rising 3s) back in school on Tuesday 7th Jan 2020 - Monday 6th January is a training day. -
School Choir Out in the Community
Fri 20 Dec 2019Our school choir has been out spreading Christmas cheer across the community with visits to Dewley House and Hadrian House to sing Christmas carols with the residents. The choir also gave a special performance on Thursday afternoon for parents and carers who were collecting their children from school. Thank you for your generous donations. The choir has raised £92 which will be used to buy new instruments for music lessons in the Spring Term. -
Christingle Service
Fri 20 Dec 2019Nursery to Y6 took part in a Christingle service this year led by Allison Harding, the vicar from St Mary's Church. She was very impressed with the children for knowing what each part of the Christingle represented; the orange to represent the world, the red tape to represent Jesus' blood, the cocktail sticks to represent the four seasons, the sweeties to represent God's creations and finally, the candle to represent Jesus as the light of the world. We all sang carols together and were given the option to join in with a prayer to wish each other a safe and happy Christmas. We have raised £410 through your generous donations. All proceeds will be going to The Children’s Society.
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Goodbye Assembly for Mr Kidger
Fri 20 Dec 2019The children prepared a lovely leaving assembly for Mr Kidger today. Each class presented him with a special card and the whole school wished him luck in his new role. Thank you Mr Kidger - we will miss you! -
Congratulations to Mr Kidger
Fri 13 Dec 2019Message from Mrs Stuart:
After working at Throckley Primary School for 14 years and as my Deputy Head Teacher for over 5 years, I am immensely proud but also very sad to say that Darren Kidger will be leaving Throckley for an 18th month secondment from 31st December this year. His new role will be as an advisor for the School Effectiveness Team at Newcastle City Council. This is a fantastic opportunity for him as he will be working with primary and secondary schools across the whole of the city to support the development of mathematics teaching and learning.
During his time away, Lynsey Giblin and Julia Brown will act up as Deputy Head Teachers with Ellie Sewell as acting Assistant Head Teacher until his return in September 2021.
I feel very fortunate and privileged to have worked with such a fantastic teacher and leader as well as such a trustworthy and kind man. Darren is an integral part of the ongoing success of the school and although he will be such a huge miss, his mentoring and coaching means that he has paved the way for other leaders to follow in his footsteps.
Mr Kidger will remain as an associate member to the school's governing body during his secondment so luckily he will never be too far away! On behalf of all the staff, governors, parents and pupils, I would like to say THANK YOU Mr Kidger and GOOD LUCK. We will all miss you dearly!
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Y6 Circulatory and Cardiac Function Science Lesson
Fri 13 Dec 2019This week, Year 6, as part of their study of ‘Animals, including humans’, continued their investigation of the human circulatory system and cardiac function. The children delved further than ever before by observing the dissection of an ox’s heart. Firstly, the intrepid scientists carried out a risk assessment to ensure that everyone stayed safe during the lesson. The children then noted the thick, dark red muscle and crumbly white fat on the outside of the heart. Then, with great care, the heart was sliced open to reveal the principal chambers (ventricles and atria) and major blood vessels (vena cava and aorta). They followed the blood’s path with string to demonstrate circulation. Hopefully it was an experience they will never forget! -
Christmas Dinner - Thank you Chartwells!
Fri 13 Dec 2019Thank you to June and all of the Chartwells team for providing a very special Christmas Dinner today. The dining room looked lovely and the children and staff thoroughly enjoyed the delicious roast dinner! -
Lower and Upper School Christmas Shows
Fri 13 Dec 2019We are pleased that so many of you were able to join us for our Christmas Shows. We hope that you enjoyed them as much as we did! -
Year 1 Learning about Kandinsky's Circles
Fri 06 Dec 2019Year 1 have been looking at the work of the artist, Kandinsky. They loved the different colours in the artwork and wanted to make their own versions. There was a problem though! They only had red, blue and yellow paint in the classroom so had to work out how to make the other colours. Luckily, they had been learning all about primary and secondary colours and were able to use their knowledge to make green, purple and orange paint.
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Spring Term Club Choices
Fri 06 Dec 20196th December 2019
Dear Parents/Carers,
Spring Term 1 Club Choices
Further to my letter of 22nd Nov 2019, attached please find the club choice letter for Spring Term 1.
After School Clubs
During Spring Term, after school clubs will run for five weeks from the week beginning 13th January to the week beginning 10th February. After school clubs will not run after the half term holiday. If your child would like to sign up for one of the after school clubs, please fill out the attached form. There are a limited number of places in these clubs, so please ensure that your child wants to attend/will be able to attend all sessions before signing them up. It is our aim that every child has the opportunity to take part in at least one after school club of their choice each academic year. If your child attended an after school club in Autumn Term, this counts as one club for the academic year.
- Years 1 & 2: Board Games & ICT and Dance
- Years 3, 4, 5 & 6: Tennis, Basketball, Dance and Arts & Crafts
- Years 4, 5 & 6: Folk Band
Breakfast Sports Clubs
Some of our sports clubs will be running during Breakfast Club from 8.00am. You do not need to sign up for these clubs, you just need to come to Breakfast Club on that day. All children who attend breakfast club will be offered a healthy breakfast along with the sport activity. Breakfast clubs cost £1.00 per session which needs to be paid using SIMS Pay or a bar code (see the Office for information).
Monday: Years 1 & 2 Multi Skills Thursday: Years 3 & 4 Football
Tuesday: Years 1 & 2 Dodgeball Friday: Years 5 & 6 Football
Wednesday: Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 Dodgeball
Lunchtime Clubs
We are offering six lunchtime clubs during Spring Term 1. The children will be told about these clubs in their classes and will sign up for the clubs with their teachers.
- Years 1 & 2: Lego
- Years 1 & 2: Multi Sports
- Years 3 & 4: Sewing & Textiles
- Years 3, 4, 5 & 6: Digital Leaders
- Years 3, 4, 5 & 6: Netball
You will be informed of your child’s after school club places through SIMS Activities and the Parent App during the first week back after the Christmas Holidays. After school clubs will begin during the week of 13th January.
Yours sincerely,
Mrs Julie Stuart
Head Teacher
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