The staff and pupils of Lingey House Primary School would like to wish everyone a very Happy New Year.
2009 is a special year for Lingey House as it marks the school's 50th birthday and we are all sure it will be another very memorable year.
Reminder that pupils start back to school on Monday 5th January.
We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas.
Let us know what you have been doing over the Christmas holidays by clicking on the 'comments' button below.
Year 5 and Year 6 had a great time at their Christmas Party.
Everyone enjoyed dressing up in their favourite clothes, playing games, singing and dancing and of course eating lots of food!
Prizes were won in lots of different games, but even those who didn't win a prize enjoyed the afternoon.
Lets us know what you thought of the party by clicking on the 'comments' button below.
On Monday 15th December Mr Bailey and Mrs Gray went on a visit to Whithaugh Park ahead of the Year 5 and Year 6 residential week there in March 2009.
They were shown around the lodges where we will be staying as well as seeing the swimming pool, sports hall, adventure playground and all the activity centres.
The program of events was finalised with staff and Mr Bailey and Mrs Gray were both very impressed at the facilities at Whithaugh Park and can't wait now for March to come around.
A further meeting will be held next term to give parents and pupils more information about the trip.
Below are a selection of photographs that were taken during the trip to Whithaugh Park.
Click on the 'comments' button below and let us know what you are looking forward to most about the trip to Whithaugh Park.
DVDs of both the Foundation Stage and KS1 & KS2 Nativities are available to buy priced at £3.50 each.
DVDs that were ordered during the performances will be given to children before the end of term.
This week is 'Party Season' at Lingey House as all the classes have their Christmas Parties.
On Tuesday 16th December the Nursery will have their party in the Early Years Hall, whilst at the same time Reception, YR/1, Y1/2 and Y2 will have their party in the Main Hall.
On Wednesday 17th December it is the turn of Year 5 and Year 6 to have their party.
Finally on Thursday 18th December Year 3 and Year 4 will be having their party.
Click on the 'comments' button below and let us know your thoughts about our Christmas parties.
The dates for our Christmas Parties are as follows:
Tuesday 16th December - YR, YR/1, Y1/2 & Y2 (Main Hall)
Tuesday 16th December - Nursery am & pm (Early Years Hall)
Wednesday 17th December - Y5 & Y6
Thursday 18th December - Y3, Y3/4 & Y4
Let us know what you are looking forward to most about the Christmas Parties by clicking on the 'comments' button below.
Enterprise & Toy Fair will now be held on Monday 15th December at 2pm.
If you have any toys or books that you no longer want, please bring them into school for our Toy Fair.
Let us know what your class has been making for Enterprise Day and which class you think is going to raise the most money by clicking on the 'comments' button below.
On Wednesday 10th December Year 5 will be visiting the Baltic to work with an artist creating 'Peace' themed artwork.
The Baltic is currently displaying Yoko Ono's Peace Exhibition and as well as working with the artist Year 5 will also have the opportunity to view the exhibition at the Baltic.
Last week Year 5 visited Saltwell Park where they hung their wishes upon the 'Wish Trees' that formed part of Yoko Ono's exhibition.
Pupils will be leaving school at 9:45am and will return to school in time for dinner as usual at 12:30pm.
Let us hear what you think about this trip by clicking on the 'comments' button below.
The dates and times for our 2008 Christmas Nativities are as follows:
Wednesday 10th December - Nursery/Reception Nativity (2.00pm)
Thursday 11th December - Nursery/Reception Nativity (9.30am)
Thursday 11th December - Y1, Y2 and all KS2 Nativity (2.00pm)
Friday 12th December - Y1, Y2 and all KS2 Nativity (9.30am)
Due to fire regulations regarding numbers in our school hall families are restricted to 2 tickets each. Where parents have a child in both nativities, they may have 2 tickets for each. Please note tickets are strictly on a first come first serve basis.
We would love to hear what you think about our nativities. Click on the 'comments' button below and share your thoughts with us.
On Tuesday 9th December Year 5 will be visiting Heworth Grange to watch the 'Rocky Monster Show'.
Pupils will be leaving school after dinner and will return before the end of the normal school day.
Warm clothes should be worn as pupils will be walking to and from Heworth.
Mr Bailey and Miss Henry
Let us know what you think about the Rocky Monster Show by clicking on the 'comments' button below.
Year 5 planted bulbs ahead of the Spring Bulb Show at Saltwell Park.
Last year a number of pupils won cash prizes for their bulbs and hopefully we will do equally well again this year.
Judging by Lingey House's green-fingered record I'm sure that we'll do just 'blooming' marvellous!
Click on the 'comments' button below and let us know what you think about all the gardening activities at Lingey House.
On Thursday 4th December Year 5 will be visiting Saltwell Park to help plant 'Wish Trees'.
The trees are connected to the Yoko Ono Peace Exhibition at the Baltic which Year 5 will be visiting on Wednesday 10th December.
Year 5 will be writing wishes and will then hang these wishes to the trees on Thursday.
The press are going to be in attendance, so check out the papers and the local news for more proof that Lingey House is 'The best school in the universe'.
As Yoko Ono's exhibiton tours the world 'Wish Trees' are to be planted in the towns and cities in a hope that they will inspire world peace.
Year 5 have been studying 'War and Peace' this half-term as their Creative Curriculum topic.
Check out the webiste below for more details of Yoko Ono's exhibition:
http://imaginepeace.com/news/archives/4053
Download your own 'Peace Wish':
Download file:'My Wish'
Reminder that a meeting for parents of children attending Whithaugh Park will be held on Monday 1st December.
Pupils from Year 5 and Year 6 will be visiting Whithaugh Park in the Scottish Borders for a week's residential from Monday 23rd March 2009 to Friday 27th March 2009.
A meeting has been arranged for parents to give more information about the trip and to give the opportunity for questions to be asked.
The meeting will be held at 2:15pm and then repeated again at 4:30pm.
The fair will be open for parents and children to look through the books each day after school. Opening times will be as follows:
AFTER SCHOOL (EARLY YEARS HALL) 3:20PM - 4:15PM
In the far there will be a wide selection of children's books available for you to choose from including picture books, young fiction and junior novels as well as reference and non-fiction titles. There will also be a selection of staionary, gifts and posters.
Your support would be greatly appreciated because for every book sold at the fair, the school earns commisssion, which will enable us to add new books to our school and class libraries.
If you are uable to attend but would still like to take part, look through the leaflet that will be sent home with your child. Choose the book(s) that you would like, fill in the coupon on the back page and return to school with the payment. Your books will then be kept for you.
On Tuesday 18th November pupils from Year 5 visited Leam Lane Library to work with author Joan Lennon. The pupils had the chance to hear her read extracts from her stories, ask her questions about being an author and buy signed copies of her books.
You can watch a short video of the visit by clicking on the play button in the centre of the image above.
Let us know what you thought of the visit and of Joan Lennon's books by clicking on the 'comments' button below.
For more information about Joan Lennon click on the links below:
http://www.joanlennon.co.uk/
CPO Dixon came into school to talk to us.
Year 5 are making Snowstorm Keyrings to sell at Entrprise Day on Friday 28th November.
Click on the link below to download the template for the inside of the snow storms:
Download file: 'Snowstorm Template'
Mr Bailey is confident that Year 5 are going to raise the most money at Enterprise Day. Do you agree? Click on the 'comments' button below and say whether you agree with Mr Bailey or not.
Enterprise & Toy Fair will be held on Friday 28th November at 2pm.
If you have any toys or books that you no longer want, please bring them into school for our Toy Fair.
A team from our running club took part in the cross country event at Gateshead International Stadium on Saturday, 15th November. All of our runners performed well and two of the girls were in the top ten. There were over 50 boys and girls in each event so congratulations to all the Lingey House athletes. We may well have potential Olympians in our school!
Year 6 children are currently taking part in a nation-wide rowing challenge. Each month they complete a new challenge working together in a team of 4. Each group is performing very well in the challenges completed so far.
Keep an eye out as the teachers are thinking of putting together 2 teams. I wonder if you can guess who will be in each team?
We will keep you posted of all the latest news and the team's positions.
This coming week we will be using assemblies and circle time to discuss the topic of bullying. The children will be making anti - bullying posters. In class the children will have the opportunity to talk about this very serious subject.
Mrs Dancer is leading a team to develop a new anti-bullying policy. CPO Dixon is very keen to be part of our team and is coming into school next week to talk to the children.
www.antibullyingweek.co.uk
National Anti-Bullying Week
17th - 21st November 2008
In this site you will find a collection of free resources for anti-bullying week. Schools may want to use these resources to compliment what they are already doing for anti-bullying week.
A big thank you to everyone who bought a raffle ticket for Pudsey Bear today. We managed to raise a huge £117.66 for Children in Need. Well Done.
Thank you again to Mrs Nugent who donated the prizes.
Pupils from Year 5 and Year 6 will be visiting Whithaugh Park in the Scottish Borders for a week's residential from Monday 23rd March 2009.
A meeting has been arranged for parents to give more information about the trip and to give the opportunity for questions to be asked.
The meeting will be held on Monday 1st December and will last for approximately 1 hour.
The meeting will be held at 2:15pm and then repeated again at 4:30pm.
Please complete the reply slip and let the school know which of these meetings you would like to attend.
A copy of the reply slip can be downloaded by clicking on the link below:
Download file: 'Whithaugh Park Meeting'
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the Lingey House website in the past week. The website is looking great and hopefully the comments and entries will continue to flow.
With your help the Lingey House website can be the 'Best Website In The Universe'
Mr Bailey
Special thanks to Year 3 and Mr Hawdon - you've really taken our website on to a new level
Callum Tearney from Y5 featured on BBC Look North as part of the 'Change 4 Life' campaign.
Change4Life aims to help families eat well, move more and live longer and it’s really important to our kids’ futures.
Click on the link below to view BBC Look North (Thursday 13th November 2008). The feature with Callum starts at 12min 40sec.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/looknorthnecumbria/index.shtml
Visit the 'Change 4 Life' website:
http://www.nhs.uk/Change4life/Pages/Default.aspx
On Tuesday 18th November pupils from Year 5 will visit Leam Lane Library to work with author Joan Lennon.
Signed copies of books by the author will be available to purchase on the day priced at £4.99.
Joan Lennon was born in Canada and has lived in Scotland since 1978. Her first novel, The Bad-Tempered Dragon, was published by Scholastic in 1998. Joan has done a wide range of jobs in Europe, Australia and Canada – from ice-cream sundae constructor to summer camp leader to putzfrau at the Munich Olympics. She now divides her time between the demands of four tall sons, her piano pupils and her writing.
For more information about Joan Lennon click on the links below:
http://www.joanlennon.co.uk/
Mrs Nugent has once again donated a Pudsey Bear to raffle for Children in Need 2008. Raffle tickets will be on sale on Friday 14th November (10p per ticket). Please note tickets are sold to children only. Last year we raised well over £100. Let’s see if we can beat that this year.
Thank you for your co-operation in sending children in party outfits on the last day before the holidays. The photographs for the ‘Big Birthday Calendar’ are fantastic!
Calendars go on sale in December.
Remember the ‘Big 50th’ is on June 30th 2009!
Anti-bullying week is week beginning 17th November. CPO Dixon is talking to all children about dealing with bullying. Children will make posters and wear blue badges to show our support for the anti bullying campaign. Boxes are to be placed in all Key Stage 2 classes to allow children who have issues with bullies to anonymously write their concerns. Staff will address any issues on a daily basis.
We will be holding a book fair from Monday 24th November - Friday 28th November.
The fair will be open for parents and children to look through the books each day after school. Opening times will be as follows:
AFTER SCHOOL (EARLY YEARS HALL) 3:20PM - 4:15PM
In the far there will be a wide selection of children's books available for you to choose from including picture books, young fiction and junior novels as well as reference and non-fiction titles. There will also be a selection of staionary, gifts and posters.
Your support would be greatly appreciated because for every book sold at the fair, the school earns commisssion, which will enable us to add new books to our school and class libraries.
If you are uable to attend but would still like to take part, look through the leaflet that will be sent home with your child. Choose the book(s) that you would like, fill in the coupon on the back page and return to school with the payment. Your books will then be kept for you.
As part of our commitment to the Great North Baton Challenge, children will be taking part in a Sponsored Walked on Friday 7th November to raise funds for the new Great North Children's Hospital appeal.
If you have lost your sponsor form or need an additional one, you can click on the link below to download a sponsor form:
Download file: 'Sponsor Form'
Under 5’s Christmas Party
Gateshead Leisure Centre
Tuesday 9th December 2008
1.00pm - 3.00pm
Tickets £4.20 each
Tickets will be on sale at GLC from Friday 24th October 2008
All children must be accompanied by an adult
Party Games, Santa, Face Painting, Tombola, Bouncy Castle, Christmas Crafts
Download further details of the party by clicking on the link below:
Download file: 'Gateshead Leisure Centre Under 5s Christmas Party'
The Friends of Lingey House are having a Guy Fawkes Disco in the Main School Hall (next to the school office) on Monday 3rd November 2008.
Key Stage 1 will start at 3:30pm and will finish at 4:30pm.
Key Stage 2 will start at 4:45pm and will finish at 5:45pm.
Pay at the door:
Key Stage 1 - £1.50 includes drink, hotdog and a packet of crisps.
Key Stage 2 - £1, first packet of crisps and a drink free.
You will be able to purchase the following items at the disco:
Drinks - 10p
Crisps - 15p
Hot Dogs - 50p
We look forward to seeing you all at the disco.
Order forms are now available at the School Office for the 2008 'Stars In Their Eyes' DVD.
Poppies are now on sale in school.
Y5 children will be coming around classes each day selling the poppies and they can also be purchased from the main office.
Y2 will be performing a 'Remembrance Day' class assembly on Friday 7th November.
Children in Mrs McKay's (YR) and Miss Gray's (YR/1) are in for a real treat next term. We will be using the following books within our classrooms while exploring Light & Colour
Friday 24th October will be a 'Non-uniform Day' at Lingey House.
Photos will be taken on this day for the 2009 School Calendar and pupils are asked to come to school in their party clothes.
The 2009 calendar will have a party theme as next year sees the school celebrate its 50th Birthday and the Nursery its 30th Birthday.
Plans are already in place to have a huge birthday party in June next year. Keep checking out the website for further details.
A new trophy cabinet is going to be needed at Lingey House after the school scooped two more prestigious awards at the Beautiful Gateshead Garden Competition.
First the school won 'Best School Project' for Lingey House Saves The Planet and then followed this up with an achievement award at the end of the night for 'Best Contribution in Gateshead to the Envrionment'.
This really is a phenomenal achievement for the school. The category is for the whole of Gateshead and has previously been won by large-scale conservation projects in the 17 years since its introduction in 1991. The award is recognition for the hard work of staff, pupils, parents and all members of the Lingey House family that have helped to completely transform the school grounds in recent years.
In addition to these two awards Lingey House also came 2nd in the 'Best School Grounds' category and were entered into the 'Unusual Container' category too.
Former pupil and 2007 'Gardener of the Year' Kurtis Greenup joined members of the current Gardening Club to proudly collect the awards from the Mayor of Gateshead, Councillor Maureen Chaplin.
View photos from the event by clicking the 'play button' in the centre of the image below:
Our whole school Harvest Festival event will be held on Wednesday 22nd October. Children will be performing the musical 'Easy Peasy Harvest'.
If you wish to send in Harvest donations please do so before 9:00am on Wednesday. Donations will be distributed to a charity organisation.
Please join us for our Harvest Festival. The celebration will start at 9:20am and will last for approximately 30 minutes.
Pupils from Lingey House joined the Port of Tyne Harbour Master for a special trip on the River Tyne this week when they travelled on board his new three quarters of a million pound boat!
Great fun was had by all pupils (and staff!) and they will take away memories that will last them a lifetime.
Click on the 'play button' in the centre of the image below to view photos from the trip.
Tempest will be collecting the orders for photographs this Thursday (15th October). Anyone wishing to purchase photographs needs to return their envelopes by this date at the latest. After this date any orders will have to be placed direct to Tempest.
Could I take this opportunity to apologise for the short notice given for the recent school photographs. We had received feedback from parents about the group photographs taken in the summer and decided to return to Tempest, our usual photographer. We were then only able to take a date that Tempest could give us. We have already had very positive feedback from the new style photographs.
Mrs C M Jones (Head Teacher)
Please note that Parents Evening will NOT now take place on Monday 13th October as originally advertised.
Parent Meetings will now take place week beginning Monday 20th October:
Monday 20th October: Year 1 Parent Meeting - 3:30pm
Monday 20th October: Year 2 Parent Meeting - 4:00pm
Tuesday 21st October: Year 5 Parent Meeting - 3:30pm
Tuesday 21st October: Year 6 Parent Meeting - 4:00pm
Wednesday 22nd October: Year 3 Parent Meeting - 3:30pm
Wednesday 22nd October: Year 4 Parent Meeting - 3:30pm
Please note sessions for Year 1 - Year 6 are group curriculum meetings and there are separate arrangements for Reception children.
Lingey House added to their growing list of awards for their school grounds when they claimed 2nd place in the Gateshead East Garden Competition.
Kelsie, Joe and Jack from the Gardening Club attended the presentation night at the Old Town Hall and proudly accepted the certificate on behalf of the school.
We have had a number of requests asking about a DVD of the Year 5 production of 'Olivia'.
Heworth Grange did record the production and will be producing a DVD, priced at approximately £5.
We have been informed it could be close to Christmas before the DVD is complete, but we will let you know as soon as it is available to purchase.
Lingey 'Lympics DVDs are now on sale priced at £3 each.
Call into the office to purchase your copy or download the form below and send it into school with your child.
Download file: 'Lingey 'Lympics DVD'
As you may already know, Little Treasures, our breakfast and after-school club provider for the last 5 years has handed over the contract to a new provider. I have spoken to Mrs Cummings, the new organiser, and I have been assured that the provision will remain as before. Contact the office if you wish to have more details.
The extended provision is available from 7.30am and until 6.00pm.
Mrs Jones
The dates for our 2008 Christmas Parties are as follows:
Tuesday 16th December - YR, YR/1, Y1/2 & Y2 (Main Hall)
Tuesday 16th December - Nursery am & pm (Early Years Hall)
Wednesday 17th December - Y5 & Y6
Thursday 18th December - Y3, Y3/4 & Y4
The dates for our 2008 Christmas nativities are as follows:
Wednesday 10th December - Nursery/Reception Nativity (2.00pm)
Thursday 11th December - Nursery/Reception Nativity (9.30am)
Thursday 11th December - Y1, Y2 and all KS2 Nativity (2.00pm)
Friday 12th December - Y1, Y2 and all KS2 Nativity (9.30am)
Full details of all our Christmas activities will be sent out nearer the time.
We will be holding a Guy Fawkes Disco in school on Monday 3rd November.
Further details to be announced.
Arts Week will take place at Lingey House between 20th-24th October as part of the National Gallery's 'Take One Picture'.
The picture this year is 'The Fighting Temeraire' by Turner.
Work in school during this week will be centred around this painting.
KS2 Music Workshops for this term will be held on:
Wednesday 8th October at 11:00am.
Wednesday 12th November at 9:30am.
Our whole school Harvest Festival event will be held on Wednesday 22nd October. Children will be performing the musical 'Easy Peasy Harvest'.
Further details to be announced.
With Guy Fawkes Night fast approaching Firework Safety Workshops have been arranged for all classes.
These will be held in school on Friday 3rd October.
We are lucky to have an organised fireworks display in the Oliver Henderson Park each year. Lingey House Primary School actively promotes attendance only at 'organised' displays.
Click on the link below for details of the Oliver Henderson Park display:
http://www.gateshead.gov.uk/Leisure%20and%20Culture/events/Event%20Records/Bonfire%20and%20Fireworks%20Display.aspx
Pupils from Lingey House Primary School will be involved in a charity relay race at Gateshead International Stadium on Thursday 25th September.
The event has been organised to mark the opening of a new unit at the RVI Hospital in Newcastle.
In order to mark the handover from Beijing to London at the end of Paralympic Games, pupils from Lingey House rimary School held a fun run in the school grounds and Oliver Henderson Park.
Parents Evening will take place on Monday 13th October (3:30pm-4:30pm).
Further details to follow later.
