Working across all schools in the Trust, Strutt & Parker have launched a competition for students to design a piece of artwork based on Morpeth’s town centre.
Strutt & Parker are a UK-wide estate agent and the winning entry will be displayed in their Morpeth branch.
The careers fair was delivered as part of a wider careers programme to our year eight
students. The aim of the event was to offer our students contact with employers so that
they begin to develop an understanding of the skills and attributes required for a range of careers.
The fair was conducting in a ‘speed dating’ style where students met and ‘grilled’ employers about career pathways and had the chance to gain an in-depth insight into jobs.
The students also attended a workshop with the Fire service during the afternoon.
Feedback from employers regarding the year eight students was very positive.
The careers programme this year has been complemented with the students making visitsto local universities as well as STEM and Business Ambassadors delivering sessions earlier inthe year.
Mrs Razzaqi said: “Our aim has been to provide the students with a range of activities and events in partnership with various organisations so that our students are exposed to a wide range of careers from an early age”
The MFL Departments at Chantry and Newminster are delighted to announce an amazing opportunity for your child this summer. We have been successful in winning ten places for pupils across the two schools to attend a Chinese immersion residential trip in Surrey during August.
Pupils will have the opportunity to learn Mandarin alongside a full programme of activities ranging from Tai Chi, art sessions, outdoor sports, drama and evening entertainment – all with a Chinese twist to them!
Click here for full details and an application form.
The closing date is Friday 22nd May. This is a fantastic opportunity for your child to have a unique experience this summer and we look forward to your applications.
Year 5 have finally recovered from their exciting three days at Robinwood!
The children had a fantastic time and threw themselves whole-heartedly into each activity. We were extremely impressed with how the children conducted themselves and they were a real credit to our school.
The teamwork that they demonstrated was amazing and they really supported each other throughout. I’m sure that the children have told you about all of the fun they had and you can now see it for yourselves through the photo gallery.
We would like to thank the children for being so wonderful and making the visit so enjoyable.
Click ‘continue reading’ below and select your group folder to view the gallery.
Congratulations to Zara & Danielle Dolder who got through to the Area Finals of TeenStar Competition singing their version of Pharrell Willaims’ ‘Happy’.
Check out their performance:
Well done and good luck!
Are you in Years 6, 7 or 8?
Are you an enthusiastic and mature reader?
Do you enjoy talking about what you are reading?
Are you interested in meeting authors and getting your books autographed?
If so, would you like to help select this year’s winner of The North East Book Award?
Tickets are available from KEVI Reception or by calling 01670 515 415.
A fantastic fortnight for sport!
On Tuesday 17 March we entered 2 teams into the area finals of the transition rugby tournament. The girls have improved massively over the year, which was demonstrated in their emphatic win over Chantry. They showed great team spirit throughout the tournament and it made it even more worthwhile to see that we were the only school to have enough interest to put 2 full teams in.
The all conquering U13s took a back seat this time and a different team from Y7 and Y8 took to the field in a tournament at Bullocksteads. The lads played with superb commitment, enthusiasm and team spirit.
We have now had 3 rounds of the U11s and U13s football league, with both teams playing some great football and notching up some impressive victories. Particular mention must go to the U11s in their emphatic double figure to nil win over Eastlea in which every member of the team scored at least 1.
But the performance of the season so far must go to the U13s, who came from 3-0 down to win 7-4 against Meadowdale in the greatest ever comeback to clinch a place in the County Cup Final on 5 May. Good luck girls. There are also further league games on 27.4, 12.5 and 18.5.
The U11s achieved another fantastic first this week by being the first Newminster team to reach the County Cup Final on 30 April. The semi was a great spectacle with the football flowing from end to end. After James Allan put us in the lead with a great goal-scorers finish, Ponteland hit back with 2 goals, which would have been more, except for heroic keeping from Dan Lloyd. James McConnell then scored with a wonderful individual effort to take us to extra time. The score remained level, despite a potentially winning goal for Newminster ruled offside. The penalty shoot out couldn’t have been any more nerve-wracking with some great saves by both keepers taking it all the way to sudden death. After Ponteland missed, it was down to Tom Holden to win the game, and with a superbly taken pile driver, he smashed it into the roof of the net and sent the lads wild. Roll on the final! Even though I have picked out some players there, full credit must go to the entire squad who all played on top form. Well done!
With a slightly changed team they then played Horton Grange back in the league with a place in the league cup final up for grabs. The team played some of the best football I’ve seen all season and particular mention goes to how well the new/lesser used players integrated into the squad to give us a 7-0 win . A great team spirit and effort, well done!
30 pupils took part in the first ever Sports Partnership skipping competition on 23 March. The pupils performed individual, partner and group events as well as an awesome skip dance. The team finished in a very respectable 3rd place, with a total of 1 bronze, 8 silver and 1 gold medal for individual / paired performances.
Well done to our Y8 cricket team who took part in the first tournament of the year. After having defeated all opposition their earned their place in the final only to be narrowly beaten by hosts, Bothal. A valiant performance by the lads, well done.
Rugby and dodgeball events this term produced some excellent performances and fantastic attitudes. These events are obviously looked at in terms of individual sporting abilities but I was even more impressed with the attitude and team work demonstrated by so many. My own personal highlight of the day was a fantastic rugby tackle by Katy Halliford, taking out not only Izzy McCormack but also ‘the staff referee’ on the other pitch! To protect her dignity she will obviously remain nameless. 😀 Many thanks to the staff referees and the Y8 Sports Captains who helped the events run smoothly. Huge congratulations to all those who took part.
The results for those events are:
And combined with the scores from last term the overall scores are now:
Very close and all to play for next term, when we have Sports day and Swim Gala.
Pupils from Newminster and Chantry reflected upon what they had learnt on their Photography trip to Beamish.
“We enjoyed dressing up in clothing from the 19th Century and and taking part in many fun activities…comparing old photos from the 1900s, taking part in the real life history and taking photos of each other in different locations.
We were amazed to see the variety of photos that were taken in the past – cricketers, miners, elderly couples, soldiers, business men and families. Pin hole cameras were massive and really hard to carry around with you.
The pictures came out in black and white and you had to stay still for a few minutes before the picture was taken which made it hard to smile. In the past it cost a lot of money but now you just press a button without costing anything. Ipad cameras only take a few seconds to take the photo!”
