Moorside Primary Academy

08/10/2026

This week, Year 3 and 4 took their sketchbooks outside to observe and capture our school environment. They focused on mastering their shading techniques to create depth and add beautiful texture to their drawings 🎨🖌️🖼️

07/10/2026

In Year 5 and 6, the children have been exploring colour theory as part of their art topic. We looked at primary, secondary and tertiary colours, as well as complementary colours. We explored how mixing complementary colours can cause a neutralising effect, creating more realistic, desaturated colours to use in their art work. 🎨🖌️🖼️

06/10/2026

In Reception and Nursery we have been discovering the story of the Gingerbread Man, after we had a surprising visitor to our unit! After lunch one day we discovered a set of flour footprints leading to some ingredients for making gingerbread. Some of us drew pictures of what we thought the Gingerbread Man looked like. Others helped to make some gingerbread biscuits with the ingredients. All of us enjoyed tasting our creations. We’re on the lookout to see if he’ll make a return.... 🍪

05/10/2026

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05/10/2026

In PE, Year 1 and 2’s topic is OAA. We played a game called ‘Symbol Match Relay’ where we had to find matching symbols linked to maps. We know from our Geography sessions, that a map symbol is a little picture that helps us know what’s on a map. We were split into our house groups and listened for the symbol we had to find turning each flashcard over until we found the one called out.

We were so interested and good at this that the pictures are slightly blurry… sorry! 🗺️🏃🏼‍♂️

05/10/2026

📣 Check out our October online safety newsletter 📣

This month raises awareness about AI and discord. Let's work together to keep our children safe online! 📱💻💜

02/10/2026

In French, Year 5 and 6 have been learning how to discuss different types of weather. We did an excellent job of delivering a weather report to the class, entirely in French. Wow! ☀️❄️⚡️☁️🇫🇷

01/10/2026

📣 Will your child turn 5 between 1 September 2027 and 31 August 2028 📣

If so, you need to complete an application online to tell us which school you would like your child to attend from September 2027.

❗You still need to apply even if your child attends the nursery unit attached to the school, or already has a sibling at the school❗

⏰ Applications close midnight 15th January 2027.

More information and applications on the Durham County Council website:

Information about applying for a primary school place.

01/10/2026

Since being back at school, Early Years have loved rediscovering Forest Fridays. We have collected conkers, made leaf piles, cooked in the forest kitchen, painted sheets with mud and used our bodies to climb and explore. We have even had a go at making self portraits using all of the natural materials we can find. 🍁🍂

29/09/2026

📣 Attention all Year 6 Parents 📣

A reminder that applications for secondary school places are OPEN. Parents/carers must submit an application.

⏰ The closing date for applications is midnight on Saturday 31 October 2026.

For more information and to apply, please visit the Secondary school places page on the Durham County Council website:

Find out when and how to apply for a secondary or primary school place, what to do once you've been offered a place and how to appeal if you're unhappy with the decision.