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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
Thornhill Gardens
Shildon
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Today in Year Three we completed some computing in which we looked at different ways to represent data. We decided we would make a prediction on who we think will score in the England vs Ghana game tonight. We collected our votes and then used the app 'Numbers' to complete this. Harry Kane was the clear favourite and we look forward to see if any of our votes were correct. Well done Year Three! ... See MoreSee Less

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Year 6 have been busy researching all about Jude Bellingham ahead of England’s game tonight! ⚽️ They discovered lots of interesting facts about his career, achievements and journey in football, and enjoyed sharing what they found with each other. ... See MoreSee Less

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In their art lessons Year Six have been looking at the artist Lubaina Himid. They created some fantastic fact files and produced a piece of artwork in the style of Himid's work. They look great, well done everyone! ... See MoreSee Less

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Well done to all Year 3 pupils for their assembly this morning. You all spoke beautifully and sang lovely. We are very proud of you! ... See MoreSee Less

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This afternoon, Year 1 have been on a wild plant hunt around the school field. We learnt that wild plants grow wherever their seeds fall. We found dandelions, nettles, daisies, buttercups and clovers. Great investigation work Year 1! ... See MoreSee Less

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☀️ A lovely afternoon for our KS1 / KS2 Sports Day!There was plenty of determination, teamwork and encouragement on display, and we were delighted to see such positive attitudes from all of our pupils throughout the afternoon.Well done to everyone who took part—we are so proud of you, and we hope everyone enjoyed it! 🏅👏 ... See MoreSee Less

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This half term, Year 4 have been looking at the subject of pointillism in Art. They have practised using the stippling technique and then created their own pictures. They look very eye catching. ... See MoreSee Less

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Well done to all of our Reception children for a brilliant sports day today. Everyone had lots of fun and showed great attitudes. We are very proud of them all ... See MoreSee Less

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Well done to Y5 for their celebration assembly today, which highlighted all the amazing work and activities over the year. Also a big thank you to the brave parents and members of staff who took part in the bush tucker trial! ... See MoreSee Less

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Nursery had a fantastic time at forest school. We hunted for minibeasts, made butterfly feeders and explored the natural resources around us! ... See MoreSee Less

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Year 4 have worked very hard this week. They have all completed their multiplication tables check and we are proud of their positive attitude. They also enjoyed a Sikhism workshop with Charlotte from the Faith Museum. The artefacts and information were really interesting. ... See MoreSee Less

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Year Six had a lovely morning at Durham Cathedral for their leavers' celebration. They completed some great activities and sang beautifully. ... See MoreSee Less

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Today in Year Three we had the opportunity to take part in a cricket festival at Bishop Auckland Cricket Club. We completed a variety of different activities and had lots of fun. Well done Year Three! ... See MoreSee Less

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🐼 Year Six have enjoyed researching the WWF (World Wildlife Fund) in their PSHE lessons over the last couple of weeks. They read about some fantastic success stories and created their own posters about ways to support the charity. Well done! 🐼 ... See MoreSee Less

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Today in Year Two, we have thoroughly enjoyed using the application ' Clips' on the iPad to create a short video presentation to summarise our learning about plants. We learnt how to use the front and back cameras, how to speak clearly to share our learning and finally how to enhance our video by adding appropriate stickers, emojis and shout outs. ... See MoreSee Less

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Reception have made a great start to the new half term. We are exploring seasides in class and the children have had lots of fun trying out new activities. We said good bye to our butterflies this week too as we released them in to our Early Years garden. The children have been fascinated, watching them grow and change over the last few weeks ... See MoreSee Less

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After the success of our Park Run event in school and at Spennymoor Park Run in the Spring term, we are delighted to be holding our Summer Park Run in school!We can't wait to grab our trainers and get running! Looking forward to it! ... See MoreSee Less

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We're gearing up for the World Cup! We have lots planned in school to celebrate including our World Cup raffle. Further details will be sent out soon. ... See MoreSee Less

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4 weeks ago

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Year Six had a brilliant morning taking part in a drama workshop delivered by Greenfield Academy. They played some drama games, worked in teams to complete tasks and carried out group activities. We are looking forward to our next session next week. ... See MoreSee Less
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Happy Half term everyone! Hope you all have a lovely week and enjoy the sunshine! 🌞 We return to school on Monday 1st June. ... See MoreSee Less

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Well the Y6 residential is finished for another year! ☹️We've had an amazing time and it was an absolute pleasure to take our pupils away. They represented our school and themselves so well, with a great attitude and excellent behaviour and manners! Our pupils showed resilience, perseverance, team work and kindness as well as making memories to cherish. Well done Y6! We hope you had a great time! Also a big thank yoWeardale Adventurestures for an incredible stay. We are always so well looked after by the staff and it is a wonderful place to visit. Thanks for all the action packed activities and delicious food! See you next year! ... See MoreSee Less

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