🌟 SUPERSTAR ALERT – PRINCIPAL’S PRAISE 🌟

Before heading into the half-term break, we finished the week on a massive high on Friday by celebrating our latest Principal’s Praise champions!

The incredible effort, kindness, and dedication shown by these pupils on our final... day before breaking up was nothing short of inspiring. What a benchmark they’ve set to kick off the holiday! 👏

A huge round of applause for our fantastic stars:
⭐ Chloe R
⭐ Isabel L
⭐ Noah B
⭐ Oscar R
⭐ Dougie T
⭐ Lorna P

We are so, so proud of every single one of you—you’ve earned every bit of this recognition! Take a look through the photos below to celebrate with us! 📸✨

— Mr Cope

Looking for fantastic local activities to keep the kids active and having fun? Active Hartlepool is offering two great community sports programs for our school families!

Free Family Games & Activities
Where: Headland Sports Centre
When: Saturdays, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Starts ...10 October, runs for 9 weeks; excludes 24 October)
Activities: Badminton, table tennis, short tennis, blingoball, dodgeball, and more
Details: No booking required—just turn up! (Optional interest registration: [email protected])

Junior Funability (For Children with Additional Needs)
Where: Brierton Sports Centre
When: Thursdays (Primary ages 5–10: 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM | Secondary ages 11–16: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM)
Activities: Multi-skills including football, dodgeball, fitness, netball, and more in a supportive, welcoming environment
Details: Booking required—contact the Participation Team at 01429 523452 or [email protected] (Supported by the Short Break Activity Programme)

Check out the attached posters for all the details! 🏆⚽🏸

🎉 HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STAR READERS! 📚✨

We are so proud to celebrate two incredible reading milestones achieved just before half term!

⭐ Isabella P achieved an astounding reading feat, exploring every genre imaginable and reading over 100 books!
⭐ Ava G ...showed fantastic dedication and passion for reading, smashing her goal and reading over 50 books!

To celebrate these remarkable achievements, both girls were presented with amazing prizes by Mr Cope right before the break 🏆🎁

Please join us in giving Isabella and Ava a massive round of applause in the comments below! Keep up the brilliant reading, girls! 👏📖

Mrs Hayes is pleased to announce our latest competition winners! 🥳👇

• Black History Month Draw: Fearne M - Year 11

• Halloween Bookmark Competition: Daisy G - Year 9

Head over to the OLC to pick up your prize from Mrs Hayes! 🏆

Thank you to all the ...students who entered. Watch this space for our upcoming competitions!👀

✨ EAST DURHAM COLLEGE OPEN EVENTS ✨

Missed the first open days? No problem! There are still upcoming dates to check out East Durham College for your post-16 options....

🎯 PROUD PUPIL ANNOUNCEMENT! 🏆

A massive shoutout to Riley, who has officially qualified for the Winmau Junior World Masters Finals in Devon this January!

Riley secured his spot by finishing as the #1 seed in his Darts Academy for Season 5. 🎯

On top of that, ...he’s heading to Bristol this December for the Bahrain World Series Playoffs for a chance to earn a place at the finals in Bahrain! 🇧🇭

We are super proud of your dedication and performance, Riley. Wish him the best of luck in the comments below! 👇🎯