Calendar & News
Bridgewater School news can be found here along with a calendar of events and holidays.
Ocean Youth Trust
June 8, 2023
Thanks to Ocean Youth Trust, some of our children enjoyed the fantastic opportunity to spend the night on the River Tyne, aboard a yacht. We set sail from North Shields before stopping for the night near the Millennium Bridge. The children learnt some key sailing skills including steering, hoisting up the sails, tying knots and […]
Outdoor Classroom Day
May 19, 2023
Yesterday was #OutdoorClassroomDay. A day to inspire and celebrate outdoor learning and play. This is something we encourage every day and is linked to our commitment to @OPALOutdoorplay. The photographs below show some of the outdoor learning and play that took place on Outdoor Classroom Day May 2023 – parent / carer stay and play […]
RedSTART
April 27, 2023
We are delighted to be a part of the RedSTART programme and the pilot scheme for the banking app. We are committed to preparing our children for all aspects of life and clearly financial education has a vital role to play in that. Teaching them the basics of money management such as budgeting, saving and […]
OPAL Gold Award
April 21, 2023
We are delighted to share with you that we have been awarded OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) Gold status! It is great to see that our play provision has been externally recognised in this way. It is a tremendous achievement and is reward for a lot of hard work and dedication. Upon awarding Bridgewater with […]
London 2023
March 9, 2023
We have returned from two fantastic, action packed days in London. The children were brilliant. A credit to themselves and Bridgewater. Our trip included The Royal Observatory, Thames RIB Experience, Pizza Express, The Lion King, Buckingham Palace, Parliament, 10 Downing Street and Shrek’s Adventure!
World Book Day 2023
March 3, 2023
Dating back over 25 years and marked in over 100 countries, World Book Day is a fun way to promote reading for pleasure and the improved life chances this brings. At Bridgewater we agree that reading should be fun, relevant, accessible and exciting. These are some photos of how we celebrated World Book Day 2023. […]
STEMtastic!
February 7, 2023
Year 6 enjoyed a fantastic trip to the Centre for Life. They were able to program robots, create and test fly machines and investigate rockets. They also had the opportunity to explore the centre. This event is just the beginning of their STEMtastic fortnight!
Strep A
December 15, 2022
A useful link for parents to help them know when to seek help from GP services: http://nhs.uk/strep-a
The Benefits of Magazines in Schools
December 8, 2022
Reasons why reading is important for young minds and how magazines benefit children’s learning. Teachers and children explain the benefits of magazines in schools https://www.canva.com/design/DAFTUWWB1UI/1qtctgR175L-0CWtO2LLLw/view
