Welcome to Bill Quay!
Bill Quay is a small primary school located in the east of Gateshead near the River Tyne.
Built in 1877, the school is one of the oldest in Gateshead and retains lots of its original Victorian features.
There are currently 174 pupils aged 4 -11 years on roll, which includes 8 children in an ASD provision. The school has a wide catchment area, including Hebburn and Wardley.
There is also an outstanding Pre-School on site, offering sessional or full day care for pupils aged 3-5 years.
The school has plenty of space for our pupils to enjoy inside and out, including a wonderful wildlife garden and allotment area that has been developed with the help of the local community. A new reception classroom was built in May 2005 together with an outside play area.
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March 18, 2010
Friday Letter
19th March 2010
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March 14, 2010
Whickham Thorns
Initially cloudy skies did little to cast a shadow over the fun Year 5 had when they visited Whickham Thorns on Friday. They developed their team building, listening and communication skills through problem solving and team challenges. During one of the team challenges the children were split into two teams and asked to build a waterproof shelter made from plastic bags, string and large twigs. Both teams rose to the challenge sharing their ideas and opinions on what would work best. They had great fun building their shelters!!
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Whitley Bay Playhouse
Year 3 children visited the Whitley Bay Playhouse to watch George's Marvellous Medicine, which is one of Roald Dahl's funniest and most exciting stories. The children enjoyed the tale of a young boy who made a fantastic new medicine to cure his grandmother of her terrifying temper. But, when his grandmother drank his special new potion, the results were explosive and the most incredible things began to happen. The children thoroughly enjoyed watching the show as Georges amazing adventure unfolded.
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March 13, 2010
Dance City
Children from Year 4, 5 & 6 visited Dance City in Newcastle to watch Tees Valley Dance perform Kick Off. Using football as its inspiration Kick off was a light-hearted piece about exploring the games played by two friends. Injuries, arguments, winners, losers, rules and tactics were all incorporated within the dance performance. After the show the children took part in a workshop with the choreographer of the show and members of the dance group. They got the opportunity to perform dance routines from the show and ask lots of questions about the performance.
The children are really looking forward to working with Tees Valley Dance again when they visit school at the end of the month.
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Fab Food Funhouse Roadshow
Pupils in Key Stage 2 took part in the Fab Food Funhouse Roadshow to raise awareness of healthy eating. The children were spit into teams and completed physical activity challenges, took part in various games and answered questions about healthy food choices to score points for their team. A fun afternoon was had by all!!!
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