St Thomas More Middlesbrough

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A Roman Catholic primary school proudly serving families of all faiths and backgrounds from Beechwood, Easterside and surrounding communities.

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us on our autumn walk today. We had the best time exploring and looking for aut...
07/10/2026

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us on our autumn walk today. We had the best time exploring and looking for autumn treasures 🌰🍁🍂

Reception children have had a wonderful walk to Stewart Park this morning. We were looking for signs of Autumn and found...
07/10/2026

Reception children have had a wonderful walk to Stewart Park this morning. We were looking for signs of Autumn and found lots of wonderful Autumn treasures to bring back to school to explore. We also enjoyed using our gross motor muscles to climb, swing and slide when playing the park. Thank you to all of the parents and family members who joined us this morning, it is very much appreciated.

➗ Long Division… and look how excited they were! Year 6 have been tackling one of the more notoriously challenging areas...
06/10/2026

➗ Long Division… and look how excited they were!

Year 6 have been tackling one of the more notoriously challenging areas of maths – long division!

To take away some of the pressure, we worked on our ‘graffiti tables’, giving pupils the freedom to practise, make mistakes, rub things out and try again without worrying about getting everything right first time.

This allowed us to focus on what really mattered: learning the steps, understanding the process and building our confidence. 💪🧠

A fantastic example of how making mistakes is an important part of learning – and Year 6 certainly rose to the challenge! 🌟

Year 3 have had a fantastic half term so far. They have explored different types of rocks in Science, all about their fi...
05/10/2026

Year 3 have had a fantastic half term so far. They have explored different types of rocks in Science, all about their fitness in P.E, how to make 3 digit numbers on top of many other things. Keep up the hard work. We are very proud of you. Well done to our superstars who have been competing in clubs after school.

Year 3 are so proud of this amazing Times Table Rockstar. He has hit green on every question. Amazing work! Don’t forget...
05/10/2026

Year 3 are so proud of this amazing Times Table Rockstar. He has hit green on every question. Amazing work! Don’t forget to login at home when you can, so heat maps can turn green.

Mark Making Monday! We explored zig zag, curved, straight, curly and spiral lines. We used our gross motor skills to cre...
05/10/2026

Mark Making Monday! We explored zig zag, curved, straight, curly and spiral lines. We used our gross motor skills to create a large collaborative piece of artwork. We then used our fine motor skills to perfect our marks. Most importantly we enjoyed making our marks together and working as a team! 〰➰➿🌀

As part of learning about keeping healthy, Reception children have been discussing the importance of taking care of thei...
02/10/2026

As part of learning about keeping healthy, Reception children have been discussing the importance of taking care of their teeth and visiting the dentist for regular checkups. The children have enjoyed taking on the role of the dentist and patients in our own Dentist role play area outside.

This week, Reception children we have been learning about how to look after our bodies. We have been learning about what...
02/10/2026

This week, Reception children we have been learning about how to look after our bodies. We have been learning about what foods we need to eat as part of a healthy diet. We learnt how it is important to eat lots of healthy foods like fruit and vegetables and how we can eat a little cake, chocolate and ice cream. Our key text ‘Oliver’s fruit salad’ inspired us to make our own fruit salad. In literacy, we wrote shopping lists of the ingredients that we needed to buy and today, the children washed, peeled and cut the fruit to make a delicious fruit salad.

This week in nursery we have introduced our tappy sticks. We have practised tapping, scraping, drumming and rolling, as ...
02/10/2026

This week in nursery we have introduced our tappy sticks. We have practised tapping, scraping, drumming and rolling, as well as using different speeds and positions.
Using small wooden sticks in each hand and tapping them to music offers a wide range of developmental benefits for young children, including:

1. Fine Motor Development
Tapping sticks encourages children to strengthen the small muscles in their hands and fingers. Holding the sticks correctly also improves grip control and hand stability.

2. Bilateral Coordination
Using both hands at the same time helps children learn how to coordinate both sides of their body. This skill is essential for tasks like writing, cutting, catching a ball, and dressing themselves.

3. Rhythm and Auditory Skills
Following a beat or tapping along to music develops a child’s sense of rhythm, listening skills, and sound discrimination. This lays a foundation for early literacy, as rhythm is strongly linked to language development.

4. Concentration and Focus
Learning when to tap, stop, or change pace requires attention and self-control. Musical activities naturally support longer focus spans in young children.

5. Cognitive Development
Keeping a steady beat and following musical patterns help children understand sequencing, cause and effect, and early mathematical concepts such as patterns and counting.

6. Social and Emotional Growth
Group tapping activities help children work together, take turns, and feel connected. Music also provides an emotional outlet and boosts confidence when they successfully follow the rhythm.

7. Creativity and Expression
Children can explore different sounds, invent their own rhythms, and express themselves through movement and music. 🎶

Have you got anything at home you could use as tappy sticks? Wooden spoons are always good! There are lots of songs you can find to tap along with, we have loved it 🥰

A Very Special Welcome 🌹Today, our Year 6 pupils led a very special liturgy to officially welcome our Reception pupils i...
01/10/2026

A Very Special Welcome 🌹

Today, our Year 6 pupils led a very special liturgy to officially welcome our Reception pupils into their academic year at St Thomas More. 💛

It was wonderful to see some of our oldest pupils supporting and guiding some of our youngest, showing what it truly means to be part of our school family and to Live As God Calls Us.

Our liturgy also focused on St Thérèse of Lisieux as we celebrate Little Way Week, reflecting on her message that even the smallest acts of love, kindness and service can make a big difference. 🌹

We are incredibly proud of Year 6 for leading the liturgy with such maturity and care, and we wish our Reception pupils every happiness as they begin their journey with us. ✨🙏

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Middlesbrough
TS43QH

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