On Tuesday 9 July 2019 Class 3 visited Binchester Roman Fort. The children were fascinated by the opportunity to see real archaelogists at work as they excavated a newly-discovered area. Mr Henderson (our Chair of Governors and member of a Roman re-enactment group called Roma Antiqua) gave us a fact-filled guided tour of the main parts of the fort and answered the children’s questions about life in the fort during Roman times. All the children also had the chance to design and make a Roman pot out of clay. Many thanks to Mr Henderson and the staff at the fort for organising all the activities.

We had a fabulous time on our annual visit to Seaburn Beach on Friday 5 July 2019. We were fortunate to have good weather and all the children really enjoyed being creative with the sand and water and working together with their friends.

The annual Byers Green Fun Day took place on Saturday 29 June 2019. This year our children showed their improved fitness levels and dancing skills when they performed a series of dance routines known as the ‘Byers Green Boogie’. Many thanks to Mrs Bradwell and Sam Dickinson for organising the performance.

As the final part of the Mini Police scheme, Y6 visited Spennymoor Police station on Friday 28 June 2019.  They were given a guided tour of the custody suite including the cells and learned about what happens when someone is arrested. We would like to thank all of the staff who made the Mini Police programme and the visit so enjoyable and informative.

Congratulations to our Y3/4 boccia team and our Y5/6 rounders team for representing our school at Sedgefield Community College on Tuesday 25 June 2019. Both teams were extremely proud to be awarded silver medals for their endeavours. Thankfully the weather held out and a good time was had by all!

Our Y5 children were delighted to receive a visit from Helen Goodman MP on the afternoon of Friday 21 June 2019. As part of their English lessons, they had written letters to their local MP outlining their concerns about environmental issues. It was wonderful for the children to have this opportunity to discuss their concerns face-to-face with a real politician. The children would like to thank Mrs Goodman for taking time out of her busy schedule to see them in school.

On the afternoon of Thursday 20 June 2019 we had a whole school music concert with singing, recorders, ukuleles and violins. Everyone had a great time! Many thanks to Mrs Coulls (our Durham Music Service teacher) for organising the event.

On Wednesday 19 June 2019 Class 4 worked with Shelley O’Brien (Lynx Theatre in Education) to learn, rehearse and perform ‘The Mayan Mystery’ in the space of a few hours. The children were amazing and they performed so well in front of the rest of the school. Well done to everyone involved!

On Monday 17 June 2019 Class 3 went on a tour of Byers Green looking for evidence of what the village was like when the colliery was in operation. Many thanks to Mr Henderson and Mrs Palmer for sharing their knowledge of the history of the village with us.

Class 1 had a great day at the Washington Wetland Centre on Thursday 13 June 2019. They really enjoyed hunting for minibeasts, pond-dipping and finding out all about theAsian short-clawed otters and the Chilean flamingos from the centre staff.