http://www.caedmonprimary.org/ en Copyright 2010 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:08:05 -0100 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ]]> http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/03/year_3_literacy.html http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/03/year_3_literacy.html Year 3 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 20:08:05 -0100 Many thanks to all of the parents and carers who have given up their time to come into school to listen to our children read. This has been going on for well over a year now and has made a huge difference to so many children in our school. In addition to this, we have been lucky enough to have sixth formers from Joseph Swan and Emmanuel College coming in every week to listen to our children read and play games with them. So thanks too to all of the students and staff who have helped make this such a success. All of the hard work has really paid off as the children are gaining confidence in their reading every week. Any parents/grandparents/carers who would like to come in and spend a few hours a week listening to children read would be more than welcome (please ask in the office for a CRB form or come in and we can have a chat!). Thanks again for all of your hard work, Mrs McVicar. ]]> http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/03/paired_reading.html http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/03/paired_reading.html Year 1 Year 2 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:04:33 -0100 ]]> http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/02/reading_buddies.html http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/02/reading_buddies.html Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:47:03 -0100 ]]> http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/02/no_limits_theatre_company.html http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/02/no_limits_theatre_company.html Year 5 Year 6 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:00:54 -0100 Thank you to all the parents and children from Year 1 and Reception who came along to Bill Quay farm to join in our family learning workshops. The weather was awful but that did not dampen our spirits! The children got to take photos of all of the animals and talk to their parents about what they saw. I think you will agree that the morning was a huge success and most importantly the children all had a great time (even though some did not like the smell!!!!) We look forward to seeing you again for the next workshops. Thanks again, Mrs McVicar (the one who hounded you all to come along.]]> http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/02/family_learning_trip_to_the_fa.html http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/02/family_learning_trip_to_the_fa.html Reception Year 1 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:24:28 -0100 Thank you to all the 'family men' who came into school to have fun with their child. All of the children had a really great time and got a lot from the experience. We hope you all had fun too. We look forward to seeing you in school again in the future. Thanks again for your support. Mrs McVicar]]> http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/02/family_man.html http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/02/family_man.html Year 6 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:23:07 -0100 On Friday 12th March 2010 we are set to have our third night at The Eagles. We have tickets for the match between Newcastle Eagles and Milton Keynes Lions. The doors open at 6:00. The previous two years events have been very exciting and the children have all had a great night. We have tickets for sale now at the office priced at £5 each. There is also a raffle where you could win the following prizes: 4 courtside tickets, 2 mascot places. signed posters by the team Newcastle Eagles tee-shirt, an autographed shirt. Raffle tickets are 50p each.

Fabulous Flournoy (Newcastle Eagles star player and Head Coach) will be coming into school at the beginning of March to meet the children again and lead an assembly. Clive Wisby (Head Teacher). ]]> http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/02/night_at_newcastle_eagles.html http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/02/night_at_newcastle_eagles.html Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:05:26 -0100 We are going to re-start Caedmon's Parents Forum. For those who do not know I will explain a little bit about how it works and the history of the group. In 2008 we started the 'Parents Forum' as a way of giving the parents' of children at Caedmon School a voice. We used to meet every three weeks to discuss topics on an agenda and to work together to make the school even better. This was a very successful group and many changes were made at school as a result of discussions with parents and their ideas were taken forward. This group became the Friends of Caedmon. Which is now a very successful group who organise many events for the children at Caedmon. You could say this was one of the most successful elements of the Parents' Forum. However, we are looking to re-start the group and I will be inviting all parents to attend a meeting within the next week. You will be getting a letter about this in the next few days. If you would like to know more come and see me at school or come to the meeting on Thursday 4th March. In the letter I will ask you what is the best time: before school, during school or after school. I look forward to this group re-starting and your help in constantly improving Caedmon School. Clive Wisby (Head Teacher). ]]> http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/02/parents_forum_2010.html http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/02/parents_forum_2010.html Community Cohesion Information for Parents Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:10:30 -0100 Our Year 6 children have been working with Mrs McVicar to boost their literacy skills by playing lots of fun games. Many of our children have then passed on their skills to younger children in the school by becoming 'reading buddies'.]]> http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/02/year_6_reading_games.html http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/02/year_6_reading_games.html Year 6 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:35:27 -0100 The Family Learning Team for Gateshead have asked us to let all parents/carers of children 7+ know that they are offering free workshops starting Saturday 13th Feb for 7 weeks on a Saturday morning. It is open to all dads, stepdads, grandads and male carers of children aged 7+. During the weeks there will be lots of opportunities to have fun with your child at Whickham Thorns, Gateshead FC, Beamish, plus join in martial arts and gardening! The activities are suitable for complete beginners, so don't worry if you haven't done any exercise as a family for a while. You can also win a Superdad Award. Your child should have brought a leaflet home about this but if yo would like another or need more information please contact Family Learning, Dryden, NE95UR to book a place or ring 0191 4338678. ]]> http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/01/gateshead_superdad_2010.html http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/01/gateshead_superdad_2010.html Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:57:50 -0100 Starting Wednesday 24th Feb all parents/carers of children in our Reception and Year 1 class are invited to come along for 4 visits to have fun with your child and help them learn to read and play at the same time. Over the 4 weeks you will join your child on visits to Bill Quay Farm, Beamish, Saltwell Park and the Discovery Museum. During the visits you will find out how to help your child with letters and sounds, tips to help with their reading and explore ways in which you can help your child to learn at home and outside. All workshops and visits are absolutely free! Your child should have taken a letter regarding all of this home but if you need another copy please contact Miss Pallent, Mrs McVicar or leave a message at the office. ]]> http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/01/fun_with_languages_for_recepti.html http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/01/fun_with_languages_for_recepti.html Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:21:04 -0100 On Friday 29th January 2010 all 'Family Men' of children in our Year 6 class are invited to come in and have lunch with their child. The aim is to get fathers, grandads, uncles and all male carers to have better links with the school and to find out more about what we do in school. The afternoon will start with having a school dinner (free for the family man) with your child and then using the computer suite to look at the Family Man website. You will then meet a real life Roman Soldier Dad and play games with your child. This will be a really informal afternoon full of lots of fun and laughs. Even older brothers aged 18+ are welcome to come along. Please come along and we promise you a good day! Your child will have brought home a letter about this but you can also contact the Mrs McVicar or the class teacher if you require more details.]]> http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/01/family_learning_opportunities.html http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/01/family_learning_opportunities.html Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:02:03 -0100 Miss Kelly will be working with all the classes as we try to become a more Eco-friendly school. ]]> http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/01/eco-schools_award.html http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/01/eco-schools_award.html Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:23:52 -0100 However, school building will be closed from 3:30 p.m. so there will be no after school clubs this week. http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/01/school_open_today_-_monday_11t.html http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/01/school_open_today_-_monday_11t.html Mon, 11 Jan 2010 05:09:55 -0100 The conditions are not set to improve in the next day. For safety reasons there will be no school tomorrow. The safety of children, parents and staff has to be the priority. It has proved very difficult for staff, deliveries of food, and other services to move around the area. We are hoping that Monday will see some improvements in the weather and school can be opened. If there are any obvious signs of improvement or decisions made they will be put on this website and also the Gateshead.gov.uk site. ]]> http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/01/school_closed_friday_8th_janua.html http://www.caedmonprimary.org/2010/01/school_closed_friday_8th_janua.html Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:10:53 -0100