Mr M Hamilton | Bede Burn Primary School

Our Sports Day

2nd July 2014Mr M Hamilton

We had a great time at our annual sports day, every child tried their very best and had huge amounts of fun. Eventually Warkworth emerged victorious, narrowly pipping Aydon by 1 point to lift the trophy! A jubilant house team completed the, now traditional, lap of honour, gleefully holding the trophy aloft!

A massive thank you to all the staff for organising the day, and for all of the parents, friends and family who attended and gave the children such support. A special thanks to all of the parents that joined in the parents’ race, I know that there is going to be some serious training ready for next year!

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Guide Dogs!

6th May 2014Mr M Hamilton

Last week we had a visit from the ‘Guide Dogs For The Blind’. We were treated to a demonstration of incredible behaviour by one of the dogs, who then visited every class and her handler answered the children’s questions. Look out for news soon about some exciting fund raising events to support the charity!

Down on the farm

28th April 2014Mr M Hamilton

The children in Reception had a great day with their Year 6 buddies helping the farmer to feed the baby lambs, brush the donkeys and wash the pigs.

Thank you to all our parent volunteers, without you the day would not have been possible.

Easter Egg Competition

28th April 2014Mr M Hamilton

The last week of Spring term may not have brought ‘spring like’ weather, but there were happy faces all around as Bede Burn held the fourth ‘house competition’ of the year. Building on the knowledge that our parents can become very competitive (see October’s pumpkin contest!) we knew that the standard would be very high and we were not disappointed! There were four ‘winners’ in each class and the judging was easily most difficult decision I’ve had to make this year!

From Angry Birds to farm animals, Storm Troopers to ‘egg pods’ the plethora of egg based puns was second to none!

In the end Aydon house emerged triumphant.

A huge amount of thanks to all of the parents, carers, Grans Grandads and other adults who put in so much time and effort creating the eggcellent creations.

Thurston Visit

28th April 2014Mr M Hamilton

Recently most of our Year 6 children returned from their residential trip to Thurston. Nestled in the foothills around Coniston Waters, the setting was idyllic and ideal for a wide range of outdoor pursuits. From caving to canoeing, ghyl-scrambling to mountaineering, everyone thoroughly enjoyed the activities. The children had fantastic ‘can do’ attitudes, throwing themselves (sometimes literally) into whatever they’d been challenged with. Laughter resounded around ‘The Barn’ in the evenings as everyone unwound after each busy day. The behaviour was exemplary; the smiles constant. Parents might also be interested to know that all of the children made their own beds everyday! Everyone who went learned a lot and gained memories that will last a lifetime.