Cockfield Community Primary and Nursery School
Front Street, Cockfield, Bishop Auckland DL13 5EN
We have all had a wonderful day today celebrating World Book Day, the children have enjoyed all the activities and everyone joined in with dressing up. The costumes at home and in school were brilliant. Well done everyone.
Watch our Masked Reader challenge by clicking on this link . . .
World Book Day will be different this year as many of us will not be in school! However, it can still go ahead!
We have lots of fun and exciting activities planned for the day, so feel free to join in with all the fun!
Activities will include:
A Teams meeting for each class, where children can dress up as their favourite book character, or wear their pyjamas, or simply be in their usual clothes. Children can bring along their favourite book to talk about.
The Masked Reader – can you work out which reader is which teacher? Can you put the story in the correct order? There will be a prize for the winner!
Get Caught Reading – Take a photo of yourself reading in the most unusual place possible and upload your photographs for us to see. Remember not to go to far from home, as Lockdown restrictions still apply.
Make a book in a box competition. Use a shoe box and similar to create scene from your favourite book! Add your characters and make your book in a box come to life! Parents – feel free to enter your own box!
We hope you join in the fun!
World Book Day changes lives through a love of books and shared reading. Our mission is to promote
reading for pleasure, offering every child and young person the chance to have a book of their own.
World Book Day is an opportunity for everyone to celebrate the joy of reading. Visit worldbookday.com
for brilliant ideas and resources for reading together at home.
Please click on the link below to find your £1 book token.
On our return to school on Monday 8th March, Taylor Shaw will once again be providing hot meals for the children who have chosen to have a school meal. They will be starting the menu on week 1, however for the 1st week back there may be a few changes. This is due to Taylor Shaw and their supplies. We appreciate this may affect some children more than others and if you feel this will cause any problems for your child(ren) and would like your child(ren) to bring in their own packed lunch for the 1st week back please let the School Office know.
Please do not bring in a packed lunch if your child is down to have a school meal with out telling us as unfortunately you will be charged on ParentPay for the meal.
Unless we hear differently, from the 14th March onwards, we will continue to cater for all the children that previously requested school meals. If you would like to change your choice of days for school meals or switch either from packed lunch to school meal or visa versa please let the Office know by Thursday 4th March either by email : cockfield@durhamlearning.net or by telephone : 01388 718263.
Your co-operation is appreciated. Thank you.
Mrs Woods’ has been busy reading in a very unusual place this weekend. Where have you been reading? Please send photographs of your unusual places to read – there is a prize to be won for the most unusual place!
Please click on the below link to read a letter from Mrs Costello regarding the full return to school on Monday 8th March 2021.
Imperial Maths at the Museum
On Tuesday 2nd March Class 3 and 4 will be taking part in a virtual workshop ran by Beamish Museum. The children will be set mathematical questions to do in the Bank, Garage, Co-op and out on the street in the Town area of the Museum.
The children will be able to access the virtual workshop via Zoom. The time for your class workshop can be found below-
Class 4: 1.15pm-2pm.
Class 3: 2.15pm – 3pm.
Please log in to Teams to access the Zoom link.
A polite reminder
Please make sure your child is muted when they join the meeting and only unmute the microphone when asked to do so. We expect children to behave well, just as they would do in school.
If you have any technical issues, the class teacher or Mrs Lynn will be able to help talk you through the process. We really hope you enjoy Beamish’s virtual workshop.
Thursday 4th March 2021 is World Book Day and we will be celebrating this in a number of ways remotely and in school.
More details will follow soon.
One of our activities is a Get Caught Reading Challenge.
We would like the children to find unusual places to read close to home and send us their photographs. There will be prizes for the most entertaining ones. Will you read under the bed, up a tree, in your den, in the bath or on a swing?
I’m sure you’ll have better ideas than us.
So put your thinking caps on, be creative and send your pictures to
cockfieldps@gmail.com
We can’t wait to see how you get on!
Chocolate Cupcakes
It’s Chocolate Cupcake Week!!!!!
Click on the link below to watch this week’s episode of Mrs. Lynn’s Baking Madness!!
Don’t forget to post your pictures on Teams and Facebook 😊
Please click on the link below to access the information from Staindrop Academy regarding their live lessons for years 5 and 6 on the 3rd March 2021
Transition Programme – March 2021
Master Classes 3, 10, 17 March– Parent/Carer to Sign Up
The Master Classes have been designed to challenge students beyond KS2. The sessions will be suitable for students who are passionate about the subject and want to challenge themselves. The sessions are 4-4.30pm for students to take part in from home on Wednesdays 3rd March, 10th March and 17th March.
Please could parents click on the masterclass link above to sign your child(ren) up to the sessions if they are interested. If you could include the attached document that would be appreciated!
