Please view our Presentation for prospective parents of children who may start with us in 2021.

This contains useful video links to You Tube.

You can view the presentation as a video on the home page of our website.

Welcome to Reception Presentation

For the duration of the school holidays we would like to help any families with children who would benefit from a free healthy takeaway packed lunch.  Please get in touch with a message or call us on 01207 583318.

Just a small way of repaying our local community for supporting us during the last few months.  From all at Maddison’s.

Raring2go are delighted to continue to provide families with inspiration on things to do and places to go in the local area. The website at raring2go.co.uk is full of ideas and the latest magazine can be read online here:

https://magazines.raring2go.co.uk/northumberland/autumn/

There are ideas for Halloween and Christmas, craft activities, puzzles, competitions and more!  You may find some useful  information on places to visit over half-term.

‘Apply for a grant for school shoes and a winter coat The School Benevolent Fund is an independent registered charity which offers a grant towards shoes and coats for school pupils. A grant of up to £35.00 can be awarded towards a winter coat and up to £35.00 for a pair of shoes for families who are eligible. The full list of criteria can be found on the application form. You can apply for the grant if your child attends any school within County Durham. You must apply for the grant through Thornhill Primary School as they administer the School Benevolent Fund on behalf of all schools. To apply, complete the form and return to the address below. School Benevolent Fund Application Form (PDF, 279.5kb) School Benevolent Fund, Thornhill Primary School, Thornhill Gardens, Shildon, County Durham, DL4 1ES ‘SchoolBenevolentFundApplicationForm2019

Year 6 Parents, please see the attached letter from Mr Kevin Reynolds, Executive Principle of Consett Academy.

Year 6 Virtual Open Evening Parental Letter

The INSET Days for 2020 – 2021 Academic Year are as follows: –

Tuesday 1st September 2020

Friday 23rd October 2020

Monday 04th January 2021

Monday 19th July 2021

Tuesday 20th July 2021

Please note – school will be CLOSED to children on the above days.

Hi everyone

I hope you and your families are well. As your Chair of Governors I wanted to let you know that I had paid a visit to school, both buildings, on Tuesday, keeping social distances and wearing a mask as and when necessary,  just to see how our members of staff were and how the classrooms had been set up in preparation for the children going back to school.

A great deal of work had obviously been done by Paul, our Site Manager, and his staff during the holidays and all the teaching and non-teaching staff in both  buildings were extremely busy putting the final touches to their own classrooms. It was interesting to see the children’s desks all facing the front and it brought back memories of my first year of teaching when the setup was very similar. That was many years ago as some of you will know. Obviously in the infant building the positioning of desks was very different. The staff in our infant building were working very hard to get the outside areas ready for the first day of school and it was amazing to see the many varied opportunities open to the children for outside activities when they return to school.

I was very impressed with all the new seating and storage facilities which were in place in  both playgrounds, and the new outdoor hand washing facilities are going to ease a good deal of any congestion at the end of morning breaks and the lunchtime break.

A great deal of thought and hard work has been put into the new arrangements which will benefit the children in both buildings. It is obvious that all teaching, non-teaching staff and our school Management team are making sure that the start of the school year will go smoothly and your children will be safe and happy at Shotley Bridge Primary School. I would normally offer to help in the Reception classes but due to the virus situation this is not possible at this present time. I hope I will get the opportunity to meet some of our new parents when present circumstances improve.

Best wishes to you all

Judith Doran (Chair of Governors)

Welcome Back!

Please click on the link below to see the letter from Mr Bell.

Letter to all parents Weds 2 9 2020

Parents/Carer’s,

Please see the letters below regarding wider opening on June 15th.  Thank you

Letter Thurs June 4th Wider reopening of SBPS from June 15th

FAQ and changes to reopening June 15th (3)

Dear Parents and Carer’s,

Welcome to the Summer Term 2020.

Please click on the link below to view Mr Bell’s most recent letter to parents during this uncertain time.

Letter to Parents and Carer’s – Summer term 20 4 20 (1)