Fell Dyke Community Primary School serves the children, families and community of Wrekenton and hosts High Fell Children's Centre and The Village Montessori at Fell Dyke. The school provides high quality teaching and learning and out-of-school activities for all pre-school and primary aged children, alongside baby clinics; parent/carer and toddler sessions; speech and language programmes; adult education and wrap-around-care.
“I really enjoy going to nursery and playing with the other boys and girls. I also like playing in the playdough a lot there are lots of activities for the children to play with”. – Brandon, Natalie Meldrum’s little brother
Fell Dyke has a Breakfast Club every day from 8:30 - 8:50. Children from Year 2 may attend by themselves. Younger children are also very welcome to attend, but they must be accompanied by an adult. Every morning, a wide range of food and drinks (including Cheerios, Rice Krispies, Cornflakes, Weetabix, fruit juice, hot chocolate, and toast with jam, marmalade, beans or spaghetti) is available to the children - FREE OF CHARGE! When the children have finished their breakfast, they play board games and read newspapers and comics until school begins. Greggs the Bakers sponsor the Breakfast Club.
Following a very successful course during last term, Fell Dyke along with their partner Family Learning in Gateshead, are running two further, six week long, silk painting courses for parents/carers and their children. In addition, parents/carers are working in school every Monday afternoon to make story sacks and number sacks for use in Nursery and Reception.
“Hello Mrs Scott. Thank you for the bag of ingredients. I really enjoyed making healthy burgers with my brothers Lewis and Kyle and my best friend Courtney. Courtney and me mixed the mince and vegetables together .My dad helped us cook them. We had a choice of what salad we wanted on them. Lewis kept eating all the cucumber. We have some left and my dad’s going to help us cook some more tomorrow. See you tomorrow at school.” – Lucy Bramwell, Year 5
Here are just a few examples of the great out-of-school clubs on offer at Fell Dyke:
Gymbobs Gymnastics Club on Saturday mornings for children aged 3-7 years old.
Line Dancing Club on Tuesday afternoons, from 3:20 – 4:30, for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 children as well as the community.
“Hi I really like the new garden in the playground, it makes the playground look better. P.S. The dance festival was great.” – Jodie, Year 6
Multi-Sports Club on Monday afternoons, from 3:20- 4:30, where children take part in a range of team games including hockey, basketball and cricket.
“We can't wait until Wednesday ‘cause we are going to Lightwater Valley. Fell Dyke is the best school eva!” – Terri Cooney and Natasha Stark, Year 6
Art Club on Wednesday afternoons, from 3:20-4:30, is attended by Year 3 and 4 children.
Homework Club on Wednesday lunchtimes, from 12noon to 1pm, help with homework is provided or just somewhere quiet to work.
Choir on from Wednesday lunchtimes, between 12noon and 12:30.
“I'm joining the choir in our school and I think it is great! I look forward every Wednesday to it! Miss Greenwood and Miss Smith are working really hard with us! And we are getting so much better every week!” – Hannah McRae, Year 6
Karate Club on Thursday lunchtimes, from 12noon to 1pm, for Year 5 and 6 children.
“I think this school is really good for my kids.” – Sharna. Parent
Fell Dyke Community Primary School is participating in a Community Access Pilot this summer term. From 1 June - 31 August 2009, members of the local community will have free, unsupervised access to the school grounds to play during the evenings, weekends and summer holidays, from 9am to 8pm. The community will have access to an outdoor multi use games area (the MUGA); an outdoor amphitheatre for performances; a multi-sensory garden; two trim trails; climbing frames and parallel bars.
