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Thornhill Primary School
Thornhill Gardens
Shildon
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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

14 hours ago

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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

1 day ago

Well done to all the tag rugby players who represented the school at the league tonight. With one week to go, the children have done a great job so far, working as a team and playing some great rugby! Well done everyone! ...

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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

2 days ago

Today in Year 3 we have been learning about how fossils are formed. We have enjoyed learning about the work of Mary Anning and we decided to create our own fossil and look forward to seeing how they develop in the next few days. Brilliant work Year 3! ...

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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

7 days ago

Over the holidays, we also created a new KS2 group room behind Y6. The room provides a lovely environment for children to learn, read, relax, play a game or just have some well earned quiet time.What a great space! ...

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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

7 days ago

We are delighted to say our new sensory room is now finished! Thank you to everyone for your fundraising efforts, which have contributed towards creating an amazing space for our pupils! The room provides a calm, welcoming and relaxing environment where children can explore, unwind and relax.We’re incredibly proud of how it has come together! ...

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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

7 days ago

Year Six would like to say a big thank you to everyone who was able to watch their assembly today. The children have enjoyed learning all about Roald Dahl and exploring some of his most famous stories and learning about some unforgetable characters. ...

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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

1 week ago

In Nursery, we've made a great start to out topic 'All About Me'! The children looked in the mirror to identify their features then used different materials to create a self-portrait! They used different skills such as cutting, tearing and painting! ...

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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

1 week ago

Today in Year Two we have enjoyed learning about life cycles. We remembered how offspring are the babies of adults and then looked at the life cycle of a frog. We were surprised to learn about 'froglets'. Next, we discussed the human lifecycle and found out where we are on this journey through life! ...

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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

2 weeks ago

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2 weeks ago

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2 weeks ago

We have had a fantastic week in Year 3 completing some work on different rock formations in Science. We enjoyed using skittles to show how the different rock formations occur. Brilliant work Year 3. ...

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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

2 weeks ago

Our Year 6 pupils have written their own kenning poems about Willy Wonka and brought their ideas to life with some fantastic illustrations! 🎨📖 ...

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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

2 weeks ago

Our first science topic in year 1 is all about the human body. We have been very busy this week labelling different parts of our body and what they are used for. We were so impressed with the children's knowledge, sharing facts such as "we have lungs to breathe" and "our heart keeps us alive". Excellent work Year 1! ...

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2 weeks ago

🌲🔥 Year 6 Forest School! 🔥🌲What a fantastic afternoon outdoors! Our Year 6 children had a go at lighting fires using firelighters, safely sawing wood, and working together to build dens. 🪵🏕️Lots of teamwork and practical skills on display! 🌿 ...

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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

3 weeks ago

A big well done to all our pupils for an amazing start back to school. We are so proud of their amazing attitude and behaviour! It has been lovely to have everyone back at school and we are excited for the Autumn term! Have a lovely weekend and see everyone on Monday. ...

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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

3 weeks ago

We have had a lovely week in Year 3 and the children have worked so hard. We have completed some lovely work and the presentation of the work is amazing! Super work Year 3! ...

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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

3 weeks ago

Reception class have made a great start to school this week. All of the children came into school with a smile on their face this morning and have had lots of fun exploring their new classroom and exploring how they felt coming to school for the first time using the Colour Monster story. We can’t wait to see them again on Monday. ...

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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

3 weeks ago

Nursery have had a fantastic first week! We have been getting to know new friends and have began our topic 'All About Me'! ...

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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

3 weeks ago

Well done to Year 5 on a great start to 2026/27!What a busy few days, with the highlights being buddy training, working with Roman Numerals, learning about Vincent van Gogh and Komodo dragons in French!Remember swimming on Wednesday, well done everyone! ...

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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

3 weeks ago

Flu immunisation in school on 24th September. Further details and consent will be sent out via County Durham Immunisation Team this week via email. This will not be sent out from the school. NorthEast - Central, School Aged Immunisation Service ...

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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

3 weeks ago

Year Two have had such a busy start back to school and their attitude is amazing. I am very proud of how they have settled and have produced some lovely work already. We have revised numbers to 20, discussed our class rules for our 'happy classroom' , begun to learn about the significant person ' Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot' and also enjoyed some time creating code to make Beebots move. Phew! What a great start. ...

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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

3 weeks ago

Year 4 have had a great start to the year. Everyone has settled well and already enjoying the new topics. Today we have looked at Stone Age houses and began our D&T topic, where everyone will be making their own Stone Age house. ...

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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

3 weeks ago

Wow - what an excellent start Year 1 have made in their new class! We have explored our classroom areas and begun to learn the routines. Today we shared a lovely story called 'Our Class is a Family' and we discussed which rules are important to make our class a happy and safe place to be. We then made a cardboard cut-out of ourselves to display in class. We are excited for a fun year of learning ahead 😀 ...

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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

3 weeks ago

Year Six have had a wonderful first day back. They have already produced some fantastic work- revising key concepts in English and maths. We then spent the afternoon creating a class timeline and exploring the Iron Age.Here’s a little look at what we’ve been up to! 📚✏️🎨Well done, Year 6 — a brilliant start! 👏 ...

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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

3 weeks ago

Looking forward to welcoming everyone back to school today. We are excited to see you all! Good luck to our pupils starting Year 7 too. Hope everyone has a great day! ...

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