Ponteland Community Primary School

FRIENDS OF PCPS COMMUNITY FIREWORKS DISPLAY

Tickets are now on general sale for our annual PCPS Community Fireworks Display!

📅 Thursday 5 November
🕟 Gates open at 4:30pm
🎟️ Tickets: £5.50 per person
👶 Children under two attend free

Our fireworks display is always incredibly popular and sells out every year, so we strongly recommend booking early to avoid disappointment.

Join us for another fantastic community evening filled with fireworks, music and delicious food!

✨ Please note: sparklers are not permitted anywhere on the school site.

https://www.ticketebo.co.uk/friends-of-pcps/friends-of-pcps-fireworks-display-2026

Starting next week 🌟
Hatchlings Theatre School 🎭
Bookings open via our booking system on Friday 🎶
Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment 🌟

🌍✈️ EYFS Around the World Week!🌎🗺️

Throughout the week, the children have been exploring different cultures, countries and languages, developing their understanding of the wonderful world around them. They enjoyed learning about different traditions and even had a go at some dances from around the world.

Our little explorers also discovered different forms of transport and got creative by designing and building their own vehicles using junk modelling and a range of building materials. The children used their imagination, problem-solving skills and teamwork to bring their ideas to life.

The highlight of the week was our very own role-play airport! The children created their own passports, chose their dream destinations and proudly presented their boarding passes before setting off on their imaginary adventures.

It has been a fantastic summer with our EYFS children.

We look forward to welcoming all our students back to school next week and listening to their stories of summer.

Week 5 – Castles and Fairytales 🏰✨

What another wonderful week of learning, exploration and exciting opportunities for our nursery children!

This week, the children have been immersed in the magical world of castles and fairytales. They explored shape, measure and size, while revisiting the importance of working together as a group to create a fantastic large junk-model castle.

The children also developed their fine motor skills through tracing castles, drawing their own designs and creating castles using dough. Our older children have been working hard to recognise the letters in their names and practise writing them.

We explored story maps and talked about how stories are structured. The children then had a go at putting The Three Little Pigs into the correct sequence, developing their understanding of story order and recall.

Music sessions were a particular favourite this week! The children marched like knights and stomped like dragons to the beat, learning to stop and start as the music changed. This was a fantastic opportunity to develop their listening skills, rhythm and ability to respond to sounds.

The children also enjoyed creating their very own royal crowns, before making the most of our outdoor learning opportunities. Time spent outdoors continues to encourage their imaginations, creativity and gross motor development.

We’re excited to be hosting Hatchlings Theatre School for a new after school club on Tuesday evenings. More info is available on our newsletter and bookings will open from 1st September 🎭 🎶

WE’RE RECRUITING – JOIN OUR EARLY YEARS TEAM!

We have an exciting opportunity for a Level 3 Nursery Practitioner to join our fantastic Early Years team at Ponteland Community Primary School.

Our thriving Early Years provision welcomes children from 9 months old through to school age, and we are looking for someone who is caring, enthusiastic and passionate about giving children the very best possible start.

Level 3 Nursery Practitioner – Early Years

Minimum 25 hours per week, with the potential for up to 40 hours
Year-round position
Full and relevant Level 3 Early Years qualification required

Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 25 September 2026

Come and see us!

Visits to our Early Years provision are warmly welcomed and actively encouraged. Come and meet the team, have a look around and see for yourself what it is like to be part of PCPS.

For full details and to apply, visit:

https://ponteland.academy/about/vacancies/

Please feel free to share this post with anyone you think would make a fantastic addition to our team.

Week 4

What a fantastic Space Week the children enjoyed this week.

Our little astronauts have had so much fun exploring space through play and learning!

The children worked together to build a giant rocket developing communication and problem solving skills. They then made and decorated their own rockets with the older children using these to practise writing their names. All the children have enjoyed designing their very own colourful aliens.

We explored planets, the Sun, the Moon and learned which planet we live on as well as facts about the others. The children enjoyed space-themed treasure and story baskets, and joined in with number songs such as 5 Little Men in a Flying Saucer and Zoom, Zoom, Zoom to practise counting.

Outside, the children enjoyed a planet hunt and space obstacle course, developing their physical skills and teamwork along the way!

We’re looking forward to Castle and Fairytale theme next week!

Week 3 - Pirate Week

Our nursery children have had an amazing time setting sail on a week full of adventure, exploration and learning!

They have been counting and subitising treasure, developing their understanding of number. They have explored positional language and developed listening skills as they followed pirate maps.

They designed and built their own pirate ships using recycled materials, created obstacle courses to navigate shark-infested waters, and made pirate hats and treasure maps to develop their fine motor skills.

There have been treasure hunts around school too, helping the children explore new spaces and build confidence ahead of their September transitions.

Our pirates enjoyed making treasure chests from dough and taking part in floating and sinking activities cementing and revisiting skills and knowledge built during our previous science week.

They’ve had a week filled with learning, creativity, team work, adventure and fun!

Week 2- Little Scientists 🥼🔎

This week, the children became little scientists as we celebrated our, STEM week!

They explored, investigated, made predictions and solved problems through a range of exciting activities.

The children used playdough and sticks to build strong bridges, exploring different ways to make their creations stable. They also developed their gross motor skills by shaking bags of ingredients to make their own delicious ice cream.

Using recycled materials, the children designed and created their own boats before testing them in the water to discover whether they would float or sink. We explored colour mixing and ice.

They loved making predictions and finding out what happened during their investigations.

Well done, everyone!