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Welcome

It is a real privilege to be the head teacher of Thornhill Primary School.

Thornhill Primary School is a wonderful place to work and learn and we are very proud of our children and all their achievements.

Our motto ‘A promise for the future’ means our aim is to ensure our children leave our school ready and prepared for the next chapter of their life!
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Thornhill Primary School Shildon

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Thornhill Primary School
Thornhill Gardens
Shildon
DL4 1ES

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6 days ago

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Year 1 have had a great time at their treasure hunt night! We searched for teddy bears on the field, treasure in the sand and our own faces hidden around the yard. We all had lots of fun 😀 ... See MoreSee Less

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1 week ago

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Good luck to our amazing Year 6 class with their SATs this week. They have worked incredibly hard and we are so proud of them. Do your best Y6 - it's your time to shine! ... See MoreSee Less

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1 week ago

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Well the Y5 camping has ended for another year. It's been a fantastic few days of outdoor activities and team building games. Well done to our Y5 class for showing lots of enthusiasm and we hope they all had a great time! ... See MoreSee Less

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1 week ago

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Year Six had a lovely afternoon completing activities to celebrate David Attenborough's 100th birthday! They particularly enjoyed watching clips from Planet Earth and learning facts about different animals. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

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Y5 had a great night camping on the field last night! The night started with survival activities and bracelet making followed by hot chocolate and marshmallows! And then lots of fun and laughter in the tents-we got to sleep eventually! Today, it is the bug eating challenge! ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

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Year 4 have had a great day at the Locomotion Museum. They took part in 4 different workshops:Making Rockets with the Science Museum Creating Periscopes with The Story Building signals with Wensleydale Railway Making lanterns with 26 Miles Club ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

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Today in Year Three we went on a visit to Auckland Castle in which we continued our learning all about the Tudors. We enjoyed looking at some Tudor artefacts and discussing what they might have been used for. We then had a look around the Faith Museum exploring some more objects. Our final activity was to create a Tudor Rose. We had to carefully complete some glass painting in order to do this. Great work today Year Three! ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

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Year 1 have had a great time at forest school this afternoon. They have made their own hedgehogs using natural materials, experimented with ways to make a tennis ball travel down the hill and enjoyed toasting marshmellows by the fire. Great listening and teamwork year 1! 🌲🔥 ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

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This afternoon, Year Six have thoroughly enjoyed creating their own trailers on iMovie linked to the Battle of Hastings. They looked brilliant! ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

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Well done Year 4, a super May Day assembly. The perfect weather for the traditional Thornhill May Pole Dance. ... See MoreSee Less

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2 weeks ago

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Our Reception children are animal experts! They are having so much fun learning about different types of animals, creating block graphs of their pets and learning about carnivores and herbivores. They all know so many interesting facts. What a super week Reception. ... See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

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Nursery have been enjoying our topic 'Sunflowers and Sunshine'! This week, we've been busy planting and we are very excited to watch our beanstalks grow! ... See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

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Great fun at the Y2 film night tonight. We all enjoyed watching the movie, eating popcorn and getting cosy with our blankets and cuddly toys!Well done Y2. ... See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

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Today, as part of our new science topic in year 1, we planted sunflower seeds in compost. We discussed that the seeds will need water and sunlight to grow and then we labelled the parts of a plant. We are excited to watch the seeds grow! ... See MoreSee Less

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Thornhill Primary School Shildon is with Education Enterprise.

3 weeks ago

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The Girls' Football Team attendedEducation Enterpriseprise league at St John's today. The team played really well and won 4, drew 1 and lost 2 games. They finished in 3rd place in the league narrowly missing out on the semi-final place. We all had a great morning in the sun and the team showed great skills and effort! Well done everyone! ... See MoreSee Less
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4 weeks ago

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Today, Year Two did some more coding work on Scratch Junior. We learnt how to programme multiple sprite characters to move at once and how to choose different backgrounds. It was great fun! We are proud of our animations. ... See MoreSee Less

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4 weeks ago

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Today, the Dodgeball Team attended the County Finals at Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre. The team played some amazing dodgeball and ended up finishing in 4th place. A great performance and we are very proud of all the players. Well done everyone! ... See MoreSee Less
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1 month ago

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1 month ago

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A fantastic night for the children who were mascots for the Durham Challenge Cup final walking out in front of over 1500 people. The children represented our school brilliantly and a huge well done to Shildon AFC for winning 2-0. ... See MoreSee Less

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