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Our school is a place where all are welcomed and invited to build a community where God’s love is shared to enable positive engagement, action and education; allowing children, staff and pupils to be inspired to raise their eyes, open their minds and explore the world God created. Participating in God’s mission of love to both the local community and the wider world, we live fully as global neighbours. This work has been externally recognised and led us to be awarded the Bronze Global Neighbours Award by Christian Aid.
We are located on the west side of Darlington in the Cockerton Village area. We are a single form entry school and accommodate around 210 children in school. We have a wide catchment and we take children from all around the surrounding area and we feed into all the local secondary schools.
If you would like to visit us or would like more information about the school, please get in touch with the school office.
✨🎄 Cockerton Christmas Light Switch On – Sunday 30th November 🎄✨
We’ve got even more festive fun lined up this year! Alongside live entertainment, stalls, and Santa’s reindeer, we’re excited to welcome The Sparkle Scene , who’ll be providing free festive sparkles funded by the group during the afternoon.
Join us from 12:00 outside Cockerton Shops
🦌 Real live reindeer 12–3pm
❄️ Santa’s Snowglobe
🎭 Character visits and performances
🍔 Food and drink stalls
🎟️ Raffle and tombola
🛍️ Community stalls and Cockerton merchandise
✨Festive Sparkles
Lights switch on between 4–4:30pm
Bring the family down, enjoy the sparkle, and celebrate the start of Christmas in Cockerton!
#LoveCockerton #CockertonChristmas #DarlingtonEvents #CommunityChristmas #SupportLocal #FestiveFun #enjoydarlington #lovedarlo
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Our wonderful Miss Cassidy and her lunchtime team ensured the children returned to school for further reflection on this most important of days.
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The rain seemed to bring an extra stillness and reflection to our Remembrance Service this morning. Many thanks to Mother Jess, the Think Global Act Local group, Mrs McTimoney and all who came, and, of course to the children, whose quiet respect made it all the more meaningful.
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A reminder that children in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 need to come in their PE kits tomorrow (Wednesday 12th November) for a special sporting day which will bring British Values to life through sport and physical activity! Pupils will actively explore democracy, rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect, and tolerance through carefully structured sporting activities and team games based on traditional British Sports.
It seems that the email sent last week may not have reached everyone - we are looking into why this has happened.
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The weather forecast for this morning is for it to be raining around the time of our Act of Remembrance at the Cockerton Green War Memorial. We will be going ahead with this important service at 11.30 as a sign of the importance of today, and a recognition of the sacrifice of those who served and continue to serve our country in all weathers.
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'They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.'
Laurence Binyon
Artwork by Ava, Year 6
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On Thursday we are participating in the national Michael Rosen Poetry Day which aims to make reading, listening to, and writing poetry fun, enjoyable and accessible for all, helping children and young people of all ages to discover its magic.
This year’s theme is FUNNY FOOD, so this is a fantastic opportunity for us to get creative, inspired by Michael and his FEAST of fabulous poems.
With the theme of food, Miss Cassidy was very keen to get involved and has created an amazing menu for the day!
We will also be joining a live, online event with Michael Rosen when he will be performing some of his favourite food-inspired poems. Each class will be learning a poem which they will then recite in a special whole school assembly at the end of the day.
I was lucky enough to meet Michael a few years ago and hear him speak about reading and stories - he is truly inspiring!
www.walker.co.uk/michael-rosen-day/
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The children will be bringing home either the wordsearch or the colouring sheet today - if they return it completed by Friday they will get a token and a Pudsey sticker! If any children in Year 2 would like to try the wordsearch, they can get one from me.
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