Shield Row Primary School

We have water safety sessions arranged for the children over the next few weeks. We have also arranged for Durham Fire Service to come into school, who will be leading an assembly with our Key Stage 2 children.

Four – that’s the number of teenagers who lost their lives in water in the space of just one Bank Holiday weekend.

Tomorrow, the sun is set to make an appearance for what may be the only prolonged spell of good weather this week — and we’re urging parents and carers to talk to young people about the dangers of swimming in open water.

This comes after four teenagers in England tragically lost their lives between Saturday 23 May and Monday 25 May. Our thoughts remain with their families.

Open water may look calm but it can be extremely dangerous. Even on warm days, the water can be cold enough to trigger cold water shock, affecting breathing and movement within seconds.

Currents can overpower even the strongest of swimmers.

There may also be hidden dangers like rocks beneath the surface.

Remember, 'Float to Live' if you do find yourself in trouble in the water.

Float on your back with your ears under the water and use your hands to help stay afloat.
Call for help and try to steer yourself towards the shore.

📲If you see someone in difficulty, phone 999 and ask for the fire and rescue service, tell the person to float on their back and throw them something that floats.

We hope you all have a lovely, sunny week off! School re-opens on Monday 1st June for our final half term.

Year 4 and 5 have been working on a David Attenborough research project this week. They learnt all about his life story and researched some of the amazing animals he has documented. All of their work is proudly displayed in school and the winning research team were gifted some beautiful books today for their prize.

A morning of high ropes!

Campfire & toasted Marshmellows for our Y6 children last night, followed by tuck shop and a movie night! 🔥 🎥 🍫

It was a rainy start to the day for Y6, but they have had a successful rock climbing session and thoroughly enjoyed a game of archery tag!

Year 6 fuelled up at lunch time and then they built 2 rafts. One sailed really well but the other lost it’s floats in seconds! Lots of great team building happening though and the children LOVED swimming in the river!

We waved our Y6 children off this morning as they head off for their residential. Fingers crossed the sun keeps shining!

Art club have designed their own mobiles and the process of bringing them to life has begun! Here’s a sneaky little snapshot of some of our creations so far… 💦 🌟 🪐 ☁️ 🌈 🐟 🌺 🍃

⭐ Abigail is the first person to fill her home reading chart this year and took great pleasure in selecting her prize from our lovely book cabinet. 🌟

Well done Abigail! I wonder who will be next? 🤔