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This final correspondence of another busy year at school replaces our normal Weekly Newsletter and draws attention to recent events and important information for next September. Wishing you all a wonderful and well deserved summer break .
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School Uniform is now available to order on-line. Click the link below to see what is available and place your order. We will let you know about deadlines for ordering as and when they are set.
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We would like to remind all parents and carers that our school is open as usual on Friday.

We are pleased to announce that school will be open as usual tomorrow.

Parent Consultations for 3T will go ahead Monday and Tuesday night as planned.

Unfortunately due to futher snow and icy conditions, school will remain closed today.

For some reason the council website is reporting that our school is closed tomorrow. No decision has yet been made to this effect and we hope to open as normal particularly as we have arranged the pantomime for the children in the morning.

Good Morning!

Unfortunately,school is closed again today.
We will continue to keep you up-to-date via this weblog and our text messaging service.

We are very sorry that we had to close school again today. The icy paths and roads and deteriorating weather conditions obviously made travelling very dangerous for all.
Our intention is to try and open again tomorrow but the forecast is not too promising and a decision will be made first thing in the morning. It is advisable therefore, if you haven't done so already, to make provisional childcare arrangements for both tomorrow and Friday in case we are forced to close.

Due to the icy roads and treacherous conditions we are closed today.

We will keep you updated as usual via this weblog and our texting service.

Thank you for your co-operation & support.

We were pleased to be able to re-open today following some sterling work by the Facilities Management team first thing this morning in clearing the access road and paths down from Market Lane. Unfortunately, they were unable to complete the path up from Park Terrace in time for the start of the day.

All being well, we will open again as normal tomorrow. If this is not the case then we will notify parents via our texting service and this weblog.

Good Morning!

We would like to inform you that school will be open today, Tuesday 29th November.

Thank you

Unfortunately school was closed today due to the heavy snow fall and treacherous conditions. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused but as you will appreciate, the health and safety of pupils, parents and staff alike was a major concern and is of paramount importance. A decision on whether we will remain closed tomorrow will be taken first thing in the morning, depending on any further snow overnight.
Notification will be given via our new texting service and this weblog.

Due to the deteriorating weather conditions overnight. Our school is closed today. We will as always keep you up-to-date as much as we can.

Due to the recent bad weather it may be likely that school will have to close tomorrow. A decision will be made early in the morning and text messages will be sent to you all. We will also keep you up-to-date with regard to events on this weblog. This is in addition to updates on Gateshead Council's website and local radio.

If the school is closed then Parent Consulations for class 3T will be rescheduled.

Thanks in advance for your co-operation and support.

Reception thoroughly enjoyed their visit to the planetarium at the Centre for Life last week. We got to sit back and see the stars as though we were in space! This 'launched' our topic about space and the children behaved fabulously.
A big thank you to the planetarium and to our parent helpers.
The Reception Team

A big 'well done' to our new Reception children who started school last week. They have been working hard at all their busy jobs and have done a great job of eating their first school dinners! Keep practising with those knives and forks everyone!

The Reception Team

Please take note of the following dates for this Academic year:

Autumn Term
Tuesday, 7th September until Friday, 17th December (half term 25th - 29th October)

Spring Term
Tuesday, 4th January until Friday, 15th April (half tem 21st - 25th February)

Summer Term
Tuesday, 3rd May until Wednesday, 20th July (half term 30th May - 3rd June)

The school will also be closed for Staff Development on the following days:
Monday, 6th September
Thursday, 21st July and Friday, 22nd July

& closed on the following Bank Holidays:
Monday, 3rd Janary 2011
Monday, 2nd May 2011

We are disappointed to announce that our Sports' Day for our Y5 & Y6 children on Thursday, 1st July has been cancelled due to the wet weather.

We hope to reschedule this event and will give further details on Friday, in our weekly Newsletter.

Our school will undergo a Section 5 Inspection on Thursday, 24th June 2010 and Friday, 25th June 2010.

Our Y6 children will be visiting Whickham Thorns on Tuesday, 22nd June.

On Wednesday, 16th June our new Reception Parents will be invited in to school to find out further information about life in Reception. The times of these meetings are 9.15 and 6pm respectively.

On Thursday, 10th June at 9.15 and 6pm, our new Nursery parents are invited to an Induction meeting in our school hall, where they will gather further info about life at Dunston Hill.

On Wednesday, 9th June our Reception children will make that popular visit to Frankie & Benny's. Let's hope they bring some tasty food back to school with them!!!

On Wednesday, 9th June Gateshead's Music Workshop team will be visiting Key Stage Two and sharing their themed musical visit with us. As usual the children will be singing, dancing and 'playing' certain instruments.

On Tuesday, 8th June our Y3 children will be visiting Beamish Museum to learn more about the past and compare it to life today...the children will be encouraged to relate this to Dunston and of course, speak to grandparents and relatives about Dunston over the years.

Let's hope the weather is kind & enjoyable day is had by all!!!

The children really enjoyed this topic last term and were very interested in watching the progress of plants and animals growing. The highlight of the topic was watching our butterflies emerging from their cocoons and setting them free! We have seen them flying about the gardens and we are always sure to say a big HELLO!

A race night has been organised for Saturday, 20th March at Dunston Social Club.
All funds raised will be donated to our school fund, which of course will benefit our pupils.

See you there!

Starting next week, Year 2 are going to be learning about Florence Nightingale in their History lessons. Feel free to have a look at home and do some research to bring along to school for our class display

We are very pleased with the hard work from our dancers and know they will be fab at the Dance Festival on Monday!

We have had a great afternoon in 4C taking part in our Mad Hatters Enterprise!! I think we have some fabulous business men and women for the future in Dunston Hill! 4A have a lot to look forward to tomorrow!

Fun dancing!

party food yum! yum!

santa visits

Year Six are looking forward to their trip to Beamish tomorrow. Don't forget to bring a packed lunch, with plenty of drinks, waterproof coat, some spending money and sturdy shoes. The trip will include a tour of the attractions, Mrs Watkins wants a ride on the tram! and Mrs Snowball is looking forward to visiting the old fashion sweet shop!

Hi Wannabies, I am so proud of all of your hard work this week. Your 'Did your know...?' facts are amazing. Don't forget to tell them to someone at home.
A golden hand shake from Mrs Windows!

Hello year three, I hope we are enjoying our performance rehearsals. We've sang rather beautifully today!!!

Well done to everyone in drama club last night... rehearsals are going dramatically!!

In this time of economic downturn, the school would like to take this opportunity to remind parents/carers of the opportunity to claim free school meals for their children. There is no stigma attached to claiming free school meals and there is nothing to distinguish a child in receipt of free school meals to one that is paying for them.

Gateshead local authority uses the numbers of pupils for free school meals to provide additional funding to the school; so by applying for free school meals you not only benefit yourself, but also the school. If you claim any of the items below, you are likely to be entitled to free school meals. Application forms are available at the school office or the Civic Centre, Gateshead.

Income Support
Income-based Jobseekers Allowance
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
Assistance as an Asylum Seeker
the guarantee element of State Pension Credit
Child Tax Credit (provided that you are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income that does not exceed £16,040)

Please do not hesitate to contact the school if you would like further information or assistance in completing the claim form. The Citizens Advice Bureau and the Civic Centre may also be able to help you complete the form.

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School will remain closed tomorrrow, Friday 8th January 2010 & hopefully reopen again on Monday, 11th January 2010.

Once again we will let you know asap.

Thank you for your support & understanding.

Due to the adverse weather conditions, our school will be closed on Thursday, 7th January 2010. This is to ensure the health & safety of all staff & pupils.

We will keep you updated with regard to Friday as soon as possible.

Thank you for your support & understanding.

We will break up for Christmas on Friday, 18th December and return to school on Monday, 4th January 2010.

Monday 8th June - Friday, 12th June is Multi-cultural week @ Dunston Hill.

Four of our Y5 pupils represented our school in a Lego Robotics Competition at Heworth CLC recently.

Our annual Progress Reports will be sent to parents/carers on Wednesday, 8th July.

We are currently in the process of updating & redesigning our school weblog, which will be relaunched in June.

Thank you for your patience & support whilst this is completed.

We are proud to announce that the Duke of Kent will officially open our new school on 20th March 2009!

Hi Mrs Spencer & Mrs Coleby!!!

A very important & topical issue. It is vitally important that children remain safe whilst using the internet & especially when visiting chat rooms etc.