LATEST News

We provide frequent Facebook updates, our Weekly Update mini-newsletter, and a monthly Newsletter. The news items below will give you a further taste of what's going on at GPS!

• Friday 26 May 2023 Our May Newsletter! Hot off the Press - the May edition - packed with fantastic learning and great photos!
• Friday 26 May 2023 Y3 Egyptian Day! Year 3 stepped back in time to visit Ancient Egypt for the day!
• Thursday 25 May 2023 GPS Triathletes! A group of GPS athletes competed in the Sunderland Schools triathlon, at Sillsworth Sports Centre.
• Tuesday 23 May 2023 Y5 at Harehope Quarry! Year 5 enjoyed their day at Harehope Quarry, investigating the river!
• Wednesday 10 May 2023 Hot off the Press! Our latest Newsletter is out - see inside for amazing learning & fab photos!
• Friday 5 May 2023 Achievers' Awards! Well Done to this week's Achievers Awards winners!
• Wednesday 3 May 2023 Y4 at Washington Wetlands Centre! Y4 had a wonderful visit to the Washington Wetlands Centre where they completed lots of nature activities.
• Thursday 27 April 2023 Writing Awards! Well Done to our latest group of Writing Award winners!
• Friday 21 April 2023 Y3 at Broomhouse Farm! Year 3 had an excellent day at sunny Broomhouse Farm!
• Friday 31 March 2023 Egg Design Competition! A big Well Done and Congratulations to the winners of our World Famous Annual GPS Easter Egg Design Competition!
• Friday 31 March 2023 Easter Raffle Winners! We did the draw for our Easter Raffle in today's assembly - here are the winners, overjoyed with their egg-cellent prizes!
• Sunday 26 March 2023 Derwent Hill What an amazing weekend at Derwent Hill - see Facebook for tons and tons of fantastic photos!
• Friday 17 March 2023 Supporting Sunlun Day! The children enjoyed their juice and biscuits this morning helping to raise money for our local charity!
• Thursday 16 March 2023 Y1 Time Travellers! Our Year 1 children jumped back in time and came to school dressed in old fashioned clothes!
• Monday 13 March 2023 Y4 Sports at Raich Carter! Y4 children had a fabulous afternoon at the Raich Carter Centre today, playing handball, bench ball & dodgeball!
• Monday 13 March 2023 Ofsted Rewards & Treats! Here are the special ways we are rewarding the children, following our recent successful Ofsted inspection.
• Friday 10 March 2023 We're Fully Open on 15th & 16th March! This is to reassure all GPS families that GPS will be fully open on 15th & 16th March!
• Friday 10 March 2023 Easter Holiday Scheme! We are delighted to announce that Groundwork will be running an Easter Holiday Scheme at GPS!
• Friday 10 March 2023 Easter Free School Meal Vouchers! Vouchers will be available for the Easter holiday period, for families with children on free school meals.
• Thursday 9 March 2023 Supporting Sunlun! Our 2nd 'Supporting Sunlun' Day is on Friday 17th March!
• Tuesday 7 March 2023 Roots and Shoots! Year 1 started their Roots & Shoots gardening project today!
• Thursday 2 March 2023 Our Amazing World Book Day! Designing T-Shirts - Sharing Books - Having Fun!
• Sunday 26 February 2023 World Book Day! A remainder that it's World Book Day on Thursday this week!
• Wednesday 22 February 2023 We are OPEN on Tues 28th Feb We are fully OPEN on Tuesday 28th February!
• Monday 13 February 2023 Valentine's Disco Fun! The children all had a fantastic time at the valentines disco!
• Thursday 2 February 2023 Valentine's Disco Tickets! A reminder that tickets are now available for our two Valentine's Discos.
• Wednesday 11 January 2023 Writing Award! A big Well Done to our latest Writing Award winners - you're all stars!
• Monday 9 January 2023 Ofsted Inspection Success! We are all delighted with our Ofsted success!
• Friday 16 December 2022 Key Stage 1 Nativity Stars! We are so very proud of our KS1 children who performed their Nativity this morning!
• Tuesday 13 December 2022 Wriggly Nativity! We all enjoyed the EYFS 'Wriggly Nativity' this morning!

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