Welcome to
NCEA Harry Hotspur C OF E Primary School
A note from our Headteacher
Welcome to our amazing Primary School! We are so proud of our school, our pupils and all they achieve. Our motto – ‘achieving and growing together’ really sums up what we are about at Harry Hotspur and what a special place it is to work and learn. Our children are at the heart of all we do here at Harry Hotspur. We aim to work with you and your child to provide the best education we can, within a caring and loving environment; an environment in which your child can grow as a whole person and develop Christian values.
As a Church school we enjoy strong links with our local parish Church and the Diocese of Durham and Newcastle. Together we believe that the teachings of a Christian faith are as relevant today, if not more so than ever before. This underpins our distinctive ethos and what we teach, how we worship and how we live. We hope our website will give you a window into the life of our school, provide you with the information that you need and promote a supportive partnership between home and school, which is so vital to your child’s happiness, well-being and their educational progress.
Mr J Macfarlane, Headteacher
Harry Hotspur C of E Primary School
Latest News
"Achieving and growing together"
"We are the seeds. Our school is the good ground which provides everyone with all they need to grow and achieve."
Emerald class had a really interesting afternoon with Andrea carrying out tests around the school grounds such as the permeability of the school yard and how many plant species there were in a measured area of the field. We looked at types of seeds, grasses and plants. Everyone showed great ...interest and we learned such a lot.
Emerald class had great fun performing Ghostbusters on their violins with Mrs Nicklen 🎶🎼🎵
Emerald class have been investigating changing states in Science. We were finding out which temperature is best to melt chocolate quickly. We made predictions, carried out a fair investigation which included measuring temperature and time and observing changes. We recorded our results in a table ...and then drew graphs and wrote a conclusion. So many scientific skills! The scientists of the future 🥼🧪🔬🔭🧫
This afternoon Emerald class thoroughly enjoyed their visit to Pets Corner at Jesmond dene. A great day has been had by all.
Wow! Emerald class have had the most incredible morning, at the Gurdwara, learning all about the Sikh religion. I was so proud of all of the children who showed great interest and respect. Everyone enjoyed their lunch in the Langar. Thank you so much to Jaswinder for a wonderful morning.
Ruby Class have been very busy this week with lots of learning activities linked to our story The Gingerbread Man. We have baked our very own gingerbread and before cutting them into gingerbread men we were prediciting if they would jump up off the tray and run away just like the story! Thankfully ...they did not and we were able to decorate them and take them home to enjoy. Great work Rubies.
Ruby Class lined up the chairs on our carpet and when asked what they were making, they replied “ a cinema”. We talked about our experiences of going to the cinema and decided what we needed to make our own ‘Ruby Cinema’. We chose a film and made our own tickets before role playing ...different jobs. look at our writing ! The word ticket begins with a ‘t’.
Emerald class were investigating whether gas has a weight, in Science. We compared fizzy drinks by weighing them, stirring the gas bubbles out of them and weighing them again. We made sure it was a fair test. Excellent work everyone! Budding scientists of the future 🥰
