Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Hello everyone, 

We have had a busy and eventful year full of enriching opportunities!

It was lovely watching the children dance to the Brass Band this morning. Full of energy and excitement!

I would like to thank the parents that have shared cultural and global experiences in school this term. It has been really lovely for the children to experience.

I hope you all have a wonderful break and look forward to seeing you on Thursday 3 September.

We had our last Time to Shine session! All about cats, sewing and karate! Well done Y5, we have thoroughly enjoyed listening to all your hobbies, interests and achievements! 

Year 5 and 6 Photo Gallery 2025-2026 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Evie's Time to Shine - For our final-ever Time to Shine in Tigers Class this year, Evie spoke to us about her two pet cats, Polo and Jasmine. She shared photos of her adorable feline friends and told us all about their personalities. We enjoyed taking part in her quiz and had the chance to ask questions about her other pets too.

Thank you so much, Evie!

Year 3 and 4 Photo Gallery 2025-2026 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Y6 cricket

The children had a fantastic cricket session. We bang by focusing on ball skills, practising throwing, catching and controlling the ball. We then put what we learned into action with a game of quick cricket. 

Year 5 and 6 Photo Gallery 2025-2026 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

·         Thursday 3rd September 2026 - School re-opens today

 I hope you all have a wonderful summer holiday.

Mrs Smith

Headteacher

Hello everyone, 

Another busy week here at FMPS!

Please click the link to see Year 3 and 4 enjoying their trip to Hamsterley Forest!

Year 3 and 4 Photo Gallery 2025-2026 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Imogen's Time to Shine - When Imogen walked into class with her metal detector this morning, we were all very excited for her Time to Shine! During her presentation, Imogen spoke with enthusiasm as she talked about her hobby of metal detecting. She kindly passed around the treasures she had discovered on an organised dig at Hall Hill Farm for us to handle ourselves and also gave us a demonstration of how her metal detector works. We all had lots of questions for Imogen, and some of us were even inspired to do a spot of metal detecting ourselves!

Year 3 and 4 Photo Gallery 2025-2026 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Mechanism Day please click the link to view.

Science Lesson Photos | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Reception had an amazing Summer holiday day this week. When they arrived at school, they went through security, picked up their passports and boarding passes and had them checked ready to board the plane. First, they had to listen to the safety briefing before the plane took off in to the air. While on the plane the trolley came down offering snacks and drinks to all the passengers. Finally, it was time to land ready to get off and enjoy our holiday! We had an amazing time enjoying lots of fun Summer activities and even got an ice cream from the ice cream van. It was the best day ever! 

Reception Class Gallery 2025-2026 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Everyone in grasshoppers had a fantastic time on summer day. We spent the morning in the garden, having lots of fun splashing in our splash pad, watching the water squirt out of the water guns and even getting our teachers with them! 

We then enjoyed some delicious ice creams or ice lollies to cool down. And for the rest of the day we have had lots of fun dressing up, exploring the ball pit, sand pit, role play with the ice cream toys and bubbles. Wow what a fun day! 

Grasshoppers | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

School Garden please click the link to view!

Play | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Online Safety Workshop for Parents and Carers

We had a great turn out at our Online Safety Workshop this week.  It was incredibly informative and great to hear from Durham Police about the safety issues than affect our children in the local area and beyond.  Keeping our children safe online is a top priority for us in school and it was lovely to see so many parents and carers attending the workshop and supporting us to keep the children safe.  A big thank you to everyone who came along.

If you missed the workshop but would like to know more, please keep checking our website where we will soon be displaying the presentation from the session.

·         Monday 13th July 2026 - Moving Up Day

·         Tuesday 14th July 2026 - Moving Up Day

·         Tuesday 14th July 2026 - Meet and Greet – Parents’ Drop in to meet Teaching Staff for next academic year.

·         Thursday 16th July 2026 - Year 6 show & memory sharing for parents - Lower Hall doors open at 12:45pm. Y6 Memories presented at 1pm and then the show straight afterwards.

·         Friday 17th July 2026 - Y6 can bring in an old polo top to have signed by their friends if they would like to. Please bring this is separately (not wearing it)

·         Friday 17th July 2026 - All Y4 Fun Splash swimming today

·         Friday 17th July 2026 - Last day of term today

·         Thursday 3rd September 2026 - School re-opens today

 I hope you all have a lovely summer holiday.

Mrs Smith

Headteacher

Hello everyone, 

Once again lots to talk about here at FMPS!

Sara’s Time to Shine - Talked to us about her adventure to the South of France. Looked like she had an amazing time and shard some amazing photos!

Year 3 and 4 Photo Gallery 2025-2026 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

In Miss Thompson's maths class we learnt about how to make 3d shapes, children had a go at making a range of 3d shapes. We've also set a homework challenge to try and make some at home!

Year 3 and 4 Photo Gallery 2025-2026 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Oscar's Time to Shine - Oscar presented a well-prepared Time to Shine focusing on the three things which are most important to him: playing football for Deerness, his pet dog and his family.  He spoke with confidence, supported by items such as trophies and photographs, keeping his classmates engaged throughout his presentation.  Children asked a range of questions which Oscar also answered very well.  It was a pleasure to listen to him!

Year 3 and 4 Photo Gallery 2025-2026 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

This week, year 6 have been working with Miss Chand and Miss Mohan from Durham University on an AI project, where the aim of the project is to teach ai. The first session involved discovering history and learning how ai works. 

Year 5 and 6 Photo Gallery 2025-2026 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Transition Workshop - Our Year 6 classes took part in a transition workshop alongside some parents. The children did lots of different maths and English activities.

Year 5 and 6 Photo Gallery 2025-2026 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Everyone had a fantastic time during our time with the Bubbleman. First we played outside and chased all the colourful bubbles we could catch. Inside we watched some bubble tricks, then everyone had a turn inside a giant bubble!

Reception Class Gallery 2025-2026 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

School Garden please click the link to view!

Play | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Please click the link to see what fun our Nursery has had this week! 

Butterflies and Caterpillars | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

·         Tuesday 7th July 2026 - Hamsterly Forest Trip – Years 3 & 4

·         Wednesday 8th July 2026 - Y6 transition workshop with Maria from Peace of Mind

·         Wednesday 8th July 2026 - Disco tonight

Nursery & KS1 Disco - £7.00 We will have 2 discos. Nursery and KS1 children are invited from 3:30 to 4:30. The cost is £7 and includes a ‘sweety treat’ gift at the end of the disco. They can bring their party clothes into school and staff will help pupils get ready at 3:15 and take them to the disco in the Upper Hall for 3:30pm. Pupils will return to their classroom for 4:30 to collect their belongings and be collected at their usual exit. KS2 Disco - £5.00 At 4:45pm

KS2 (Y3/4/5/6) pupils can enter via the Main Entrance for their Disco. At 5:45, the Year 5 and 6 pupils are to be collected from the Year 6 door, The Year 4s from the Main Entrance and the Year 3s from the Tigers classroom door by the yellow railings. We will assume all pupils are being collected with it being later in the day. However, if you wish for your child to walk home please let the Office know in advance. The cost of the Disco is £5 for the KS2 pupils and there will be a tuck shop with sweets and drinks for pupils to buy. Loose change appreciated please.

·         Thursday 9th July 2026 - Y6 Memories recorded by a videographer in school today – this will be presented at the Y6 show performance

·         Thursday 9th July 2026 - Summer Holiday Day in Reception and Grasshoppers

·         Friday 10th July 2026 - Enterprise Stalls – lead by Year 5 Enterprise project – pupils to bring in spending money in a purse (loose change preferred - approx. £7.) Pupils will visit the stalls (sweet cones/drinks/cake) and take part in activities such as ‘hook the duck’ and ‘penalty shootout.’ Money raised from Summer Fair will be spent on outdoor play equipment.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Smith

Headteacher

Hello everyone, 

A very hot week here at FMPS!

Seals science please click the link.

Science Lesson Photos | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Jaguars enjoyed their World Cup homework this week. Here is a selection of some of the posters/ presentations received. Well done, a fantastic effort! 

Year 5 and 6 Photo Gallery 2025-2026 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Year 5 had a great time at the Quidditch Festival at New College on Tuesday afternoon. Despite the hot conditions, they had lots of rest and water breaks and enjoyed all of the activities. 

Year 5 and 6 Photo Gallery 2025-2026 | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Grasshoppers had a fantastic sports day they gave everything ago and showed great team work. 

Grasshoppers | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Grasshoppers joined in with their year groups to have some colourful fun running around the field this morning at the colour run. They resembled brightly coloured trolls when they had finished but had a lot of fun. Grace was naming the colours "Pink, Green Blue" as she approached them and Jahmiel shouted "go" 

Grasshoppers | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Gardening Club attend at lunchtimes. This is led by a grandparent in school. The fruit and flowers are lovely and the children enjoyed the strawberries and pea pods.

Play | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Please click the link to see what fun our Nursery has had this week! 

Butterflies and Caterpillars | Framwellgate Moor Primary School

Online Safety Workshop for Parents

We warmly invite all parents and carers to attend our upcoming Online Safety Workshop. The workshop will take place on Monday 6 July 2026 at 2.00pm in school.

Delivered by Durham constabulary, the session is designed to help you support your child in navigating the digital world safely. As children grow, their access to the internet, apps, and social media increases, making it essential for families to understand how to keep them protected from potential risks while helping them make positive choices online. This workshop will provide practical advice on setting boundaries, recognising warning signs, and starting open conversations at home about online behaviour. 

By working together, we can ensure our children develop the knowledge and confidence they need to stay safe as they get older and more independent online.  We really hope you can join us and are looking forward to seeing you.

·         Monday 29th June to Thursday 2nd July 2026 - Last week of After School Clubs

·         Monday 29th June 2026 - Disco Tickets go on Sale today Reception and Nursery tickets will be on sale at the door. KS1 children can bring their money in to school and buy their ticket in class. KS2 Pupils to bring the money into school in an envelope or purse and buy their own tickets from the Year 6 pupils each morning until the day of the disco

·         Tuesday 30th June 2026 - Any pupils wanting to take part in the music concert on Wednesday 1st July, please bring your instruments today to practise.

·         Wednesday 1st July 2026 - Music Concert for students only in school – Pupils who play a musical instrument can share their talents in this in house concert

·         Wednesday 1st July 2026 - Y6 transition workshop with Maria from Peace of Mind

·         Wednesday 1st July 2026 - All Annual Reports are going home this evening

·         Thursday 2nd July 2026 - Framwellgate Comprehensive – Y6 Induction Day today – pupils attending their new school will not attend FMPS today

·         Thursday 2nd July 2026 – AM - Superhero Festival – Reception at Finchale Primary School. Pupils will walk. - Please wear PE kit

·         Friday 3rd July 2026 - Durham Johnston – Y6 Induction Day today – pupils attending their new school will not attend FMPS today

·         Friday 3rd July 2026 - St Leonards – Y6 Induction Day today – pupils attending their new school will not attend FMPS today

·         Friday 3rd July 2026 – AM – Reception Sports Festival – in school - Please wear PE Kit

I hope you all have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Smith

Headteacher