Vikings in Rowan (Topic)

This term pupils in Rowan have been learning about Vikings, how they lived, where they lived and what they did to survive. Brianna said “The Vikings raided places to steal from the houses”. Olivia said “the material was scratchy” when she dressed as a Viking girl. Jenson said that the horn reminded him of the…

Primary PESSPA

During PESSPA play in primary the pupils enjoy a wide range of activities to participate in to encourage play and health and well being. It’s that time of year when the garden section can start to be developed to encourage nature. A group help to ensure the garden and grounds are clear and tidy with…

9D Climate Champions

9D won themselves a lovely chocolate treat for completing the most Climate Champion  Challenges this term. They have made recycled cotton bags and dog toys from old clothes, which will be donated to the RSPCA. They have also learnt about seasonal food and made chips, and also made a conscious effort to use less pre-packaged…

Clothing recycling

Storm Arwen managed to lift and tip our recycling bin over, fortunately when no one was on site! It is back in situe now so if you have a spring clean in January please consider bringing in any clothes, shoes, bags or belts, as the last collection from our bin raised  £32.40 for our school…

Tree Planting

Some of our school eco-committee helped plant Blackthorn trees which were donated by the Smoke Free Durham Stop Smoking support service. This tree we planted will offset the carbon created by the manufacturing process for the tobacco that an average smoker uses in just 2 weeks! Trees need to be felled to make the paper,…

Croft is an Eco- School.

Great news, we are now officially registered as an eco-school, which is a step forward in empowering our pupils to help the environment. Since we began our paper recycling programme approximately one month ago we have more than doubled our weekly output. The last collection was 8 1/2 bin liners of scrap paper. We have…