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Last term , we were pleased to support Darlington Rotary Club by bringing books we no longer read into school. These reading books were donated to the national charity – Just Be A Child. The charity will provide a library in the village of Vingujini. The books are packed in boxes and put into a… Read more »

Last term, many classes discussed different jobs at Christmas and we even entered their national competition where you had to draw a job that gets very busy during this period. Mrs Davison was thrilled when Primary Futures contacted her to say that a Reid Street pupil had submitted a winning entry. They said: “Over ten… Read more »

  Today, Year 6 had the privilege of spending the day with Alex Dewar. Alex came in to school to talk to the children about resilience, determination and the many benefits of being physically active. Alex talked to the children about his life as an army warrant officer before his life dramatically changed following a… Read more »

Throughout the year, we work closely with Primary Futures looking at different careers and raising aspirations for our children. This term, many classes discussed different jobs at Christmas. We even entered their national competition where you had to draw a job that gets very busy during the festive season. We had over 200 entries. In… Read more »

As we know 2020 has been a tough year for all of us. However, some of our families have found it a little harder than others during the pandemic. So we are thrilled with the kindness we have received from many people/organisations and companies. To begin with, we applied to Mission Christmas (a national campaign)… Read more »

The Mayor of Darlington, Councillor Chris McEwan, wished to bring Darlington together in the run up to Christmas by encouraging as many people as possible to sing a socially distanced carol. Reid Street were invited to record our children singing ‘Oh Little Town of Bethlehem’. We then sent our recording off to Darlington Council where… Read more »

Our Victorian Christmas celebrations have been a wonderful way to celebrate the end of a very busy term. We have learnt all about how the Victorians started many of the Christmas traditions we still follow today – although some of them have changed a bit over time, such as using electrical or battery powered lights… Read more »

Here at Reid Street our staff and pupils have worked very hard to give you a very festive feeling.  Even the Grinch would have a lovely warm Christmassy glow after watching the following videos.     Reception – Click Here Year One – Click Here Year Two – Click Here Year Three – Click Here… Read more »