Thank you and well done to everyone who entered the Steel Pan Logo Competition.
Jenny Gilberg, the steel pan teacher, chose the winning entry by Poppy Mackenzie in year 7 at Newminster.
This logo is going to be put onto grey hoodies for the steel pan players to purchase and wear for their performances. More information to follow …
Members of the Ellington Colliery Brass Band visited Newmister and Chantry Middle Schools on Friday 15th September 2017.
The performed various pieces, demonstrated each sound of the instruments in the band and pupils even go to try some of the brass instruments.
They wanted to invite interested pupils to join the Ellington Colliery Brass band Academy which gives young people the opportunity to learn to play a brass instrument, play in an ensemble, have fun and build confidence.
They meet on Wednesday evenings, during term time, at Chantry Middle School.
If you are interested in becoming part of the academy or would like any further details please contact the Band Manager, John Colvine on 07734437987.
Congratulations to Michael ( Chantry) and to Peter ( Newminster ) who caught a fish at the Trout Ticklers event at Chatton on Saturday. The children had a really good day although it was quite overcast and a little cold. The last event of the fishing season will at Thrunton Fisheries on the morning of Saturday 7th October – watch your emails for more details
Can you help us to raise more funds to improve your child’s education at Newminster?
Did you know that by making a successful application for ‘traditional’ free school meals, you can help Newminster to raise extra funds (Pupil Premium) to support and improve your child’s education?
Why should I apply for free school meals?
There are a number of reasons why applying now for free school meals is a good idea:
- You may get help with the cost of educational visits.
- You will get help with the cost of other activities such as music tuition.
- School will receive Pupil Premium income for every child who is registered for free school meals and will have more money to spend on helping your child to achieve their potential.
- All of these benefits to you and school apply even if your child would prefer to bring a packed lunch to school – they just need to be registered for free school meals.
Would I qualify?
If you are in receipt of ANY one of the following benefits, then you should be eligible and able to help us raise more funds:
- Child Tax Credit (Families receiving Working Tax Credit are not eligible)
- Income Support
- Income Related Employment and Support Allowance
- Income Based Job Seekers Allowance
- Guaranteed Element of State Pension Credit
- Support under part VI of The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- Working Tax Credit ‘run-on’ – the payment made for a further 4 weeks after someone stops qualifying for Working Tax Credit
How do I apply?
To apply simply complete the online form at www.northumberland.gov.uk or call Free School Meals at County Hall on 01670 623592. For more information speak to Ms Patterson. Your enquiry will be dealt with in complete confidence.
At the start of lunchtime, this weekly club will allow pupils to get hands-on, taking part in activities such as making slime, designing and building rockets, watching indoor fireworks and becoming forensic investigators.
See you at 12.05pm on 26th September.
The Pearl of Africa Choir will be performing at the Morpeth Methodist Church on Saturday 30th September – 7pm.
Contact Tel – 01670 511078 for more details.
If your child is starting school or transferring to a different phase of education in September 2018 you need to apply for a place.
This includes children born between the following dates:
- children born between 1 September 2013 and 31 August 2014 applying for a place to start reception in September 2018
- children in year 4 of a first school born between 1 September 2008 and 31 August 2009 applying for a middle school place in September 2018
- children in year 6 of a primary school born between 1 September 2006 and 31 August 2007 applying for a secondary school place in September 2018
- children in year 8 of a middle school born between 1 September 2004 and 31 August 2005 applying for a high school place in September 2018
Middle, High and Secondary Schools
The online admissions portal for Middle High and Secondary Schools will open on 11 September 2017 and close on 31 October 2017.
First and Primary Schools
The online admissions portal for First and Primary Schools will open on 5 November 2017 and close on 15 January 2018.
Click here to visit the Northumberland County Council School Admission Application webpage.
We hope you’ve all had a lovely break. School starts back on Tuesday 5 Sept at 8:50am
9.6 – KS2 Cricket tournament at Ponteland
A young group of players headed to Ponteland for the KS2 cricket tournament with only a few training sessions under their belts.
They quickly picked up the rules of the game but found it difficult as they were mainly made up of year 5s, competing against some experienced Year 6 teams. This will stand them in good stead for next year though.
I think that they all developed throughout the day and really enjoyed the experience. I hope they take the lessons learned today and head back next year all the better for the experience.
15.6 – Area athletics event at Jarrow
Well done to all our athletes that took part in this fantastic event at Monkton Stadium. It was attended by the most amount of schools this year and as a school we potentially had the highest number of qualifiers for the County event on the 24th. The weather was perfect for all of our runners, jumpers and throwers form Y6, 7 and 8. A superb effort by all and congratulations to all County qualifiers:
| 6F | James | Ash | 6F | Lottie | Jones | 7B | Tom | Wales | 7B | Bella | Deacon | 8B | Theo | Brown | 8B | Rebecca | Bradley |
| 6F | Aidan | Jones | 6F | Ava | Nevins | 7J | Danny | O’Shea | 7J | Lucy | McConnell | 8C | Fergus | Barclay | 8B | Fay | Smith |
| 6F | Charlie | Spedding | 7J | Sam | Parker | 7R | Eadie | Barakat | 8C | Charlie | Lane | 8SW | Eloise | Walker-Barras | |||
| 6F | Dylan | Walker | 6M | Sophia | Cunningham | 7J | Matty | Walton | 7R | Orla | Callaghan | 8C | Dan | Lloyd | |||
| 6F | Ollie | Mason | 6M | Lucy | Denham | 7R | Ollie | Bruce | 7R | Emma | Gerrard | 8C | Ben | Waterfield | |||
| 6M | Kate | Richmond | 7R | Harvey | Gillie | 8U | Danny | Dowd | |||||||||
| 6M | Harry | Brown | 7R | James | McConnell | 8U | Dylan | Gooding | |||||||||
| 6P | Tanneh | Freeman | 7W | Ollie | Crooks | 8U | Ben | Walker | |||||||||
| 6P | Olivia | Gent | 7W | Noah | Ions | ||||||||||||
| 6P | Molly | Waddington |
20.6 / 6.7 – School Sports Days
On the 20th June we had our Field Events, and the main Track Events Sports Day took place on the 6th July. All our pupils were invited to take part over these two days. It was fantastic to watch the effort and determination that went into all competitions. Well done to Dacre house who won both the Track and Field events.
24.6 – County Athletics at Gateshead
A fantastic venue for a fantastic event. Firstly can I congratulate all our pupils who qualified for this event and made the effort to get there on the day. Our pupils were in competition against the best athletes in our county. Well done to all that took part. This is a complete list of those athletes that took part and their finishing positions if they finished in the top 8:
| 8C | Ben | Waterfield | 1+2 |
| 8B | Theo | Brown | 1+6 |
| 8C | Charlie | Lane | 2+10 |
| 7W | Ollie | Crooks | 2+3 |
| 8C | Dan | Lloyd | 2+5 |
| 8U | Danny | Dowd | 2+5 |
| 7J | Danny | O’Shea | 3 |
| 8SW | Eloise | Walker-Barras | 4+6 |
| 6F | James | Ash | 4 |
| 7J | Matty | Walton | 5+7 |
| 6P | Olivia | Gent | 5 |
| 7R | Eadie | Barakat | 6 |
| 6M | Kate | Richmond | 7 |
| 7W | Noah | Ions | 8 |
| 7J | Lucy | McConnell | 8 |
| 7R | Ollie | Bruce | |
| 7B | Bella | Deacon | |
| 8U | Dylan | Gooding | |
| 6M | Sophia | Cunningham | |
| 6M | Lucy | Denham | |
| 7R | Harvey | Gillie | |
| 7R | James | McConnell | |
| 7J | Sam | Parker | |
| 8B | Fay | Smith | |
| 6F | Charlie | Spedding | |
| 6M | Harry | Brown | |
| 6F | Aidan | Jones | |
| 6F | Ollie | Mason | |
| 6F | Dylan | Walker |
26.6 – Girls beach rugby event at Tynemouth
The girls’ unbelievable rugby season finally came to an end with this fun festival on the beach. The girls, as always, represented themselves with great enthusiasm and ability and were a fantastic credit to our school. Well done to all and I wish them well next year when I really hope they all continue in this sport.
Full squads:
| 7B | Ruby | Holton | 8B | Rebecca | Bradley |
| 7B | Maisie | Nelson | 8B | Rhianna | Brennan Davies |
| 7J | Hannah | Bishop | 8B | Fay | Smith |
| 7J | Ellisse | Borley | 8C | Ava | Da Costa |
| 7J | Ellie | Chirnside | 8C | Olivia | Jarvis |
| 7J | Libby | Dyer | 8C | Ama | Mason |
| 7J | Louise | Hardy | 8C | Maddy | Smith |
| 7J | Alice | Heaton | 8C | Marley | Swinhoe |
| 7J | Lucy | McConnell | 8SW | Holly | McHugh |
| 7J | Francesca | Takher | 8SW | Maia | Smith |
| 7R | Eadie | Barakat | 8SW | Laura | Stevenson |
| 7R | Orla | Callaghan | 8U | Ella | Joyce |
| 7R | Emma | Gerrard | 8U | Freya | Macalister |
| 7R | Ruby | Gerrard | |||
| 7R | Lola | Jackson | |||
| 7R | Esme | Scott | |||
| 7W | Kacy | Conroy |
13.7 – Y8 Sports’ Celebration Evening at Ponteland
This was the final chance for our ‘elite’ Y8s to represent the school in a Inter-school event against our local schools. They all played basketball, football, handball and rounders. Both myself and Miss Simpson were hugely impressed and proud of these pupils. We wish them all the very best at KEVI and hope to hear of their future sporting endeavours!
Full squads:
| 8B | Dominic | Marshall | 8B | Rebecca | Bradley |
| 8C | Fergus | Barclay | 8B | Rhianna | Brennan-Davies |
| 8C | Charlie | Lane | 8B | Fay | Smith |
| 8C | Dan | Lloyd | 8C | Ava | Da Costa |
| 8C | Benjamin | Waterfield | 8C | Ellie | Dandie |
| 8SW | James | Allan | 8SW | Holly | McHugh |
| 8SW | Aidan | McInally | 8SW | Maia | Smith |
| 8SW | Will | Wood | 8SW | Laura | Stevenson |
| 8U | Danny | Dowd | 8SW | Eloise | Walker-Barras |
| 8U | Ben | Morrison | 8U | Alysia | Donnison |
17.7 – Final house events of the year – Cricket, Rounders and Benchball
This will be a fantastic way to end the year of sports with our last Inter-House event. Full credit goes to all pupils who have represented their house so far this year and good luck to everyone for this.
Final scores will be announced to our pupils in the final week.
Trampolining
Clara Scott (Y5) started her competitive trampolining this year with 2 rounds each of 2 compulsory routines. Her scores qualified her to represent the region at the NDP (National Development Plan) Regional team and NDP Semi-Final at Birmingham. In this event Clara finished 1st in the region and in the top 8 in the country which meant she then qualified for the NDP National Final at Telford. Clara competed at the Telford International Centre and finished 1st in the country! Therefore she is now ranked number 1 in the country at NDP for her age group. An unbelievable achievement for Clara. We wish her continued success in the future and hope to hear of her further magnificent feats.
U13 Newminster Girls Netball Team
The U13 Newminster Girls Netball Team displayed great skill and teamwork throughout the season to achieve a 4th place finish in a highly competitive league of 12 Northumberland teams. Having played 11 fixtures, the girls won 7, drew 1 and only lost during 3 very close matches. The girls have continued to develop their netball ability and knowledge throughout the season meaning that all of the team had an opportunity to trial for the county, Laura Stevenson, Freya Lawrence and Maia Smith all being successful, well done. I’m sure all the girls involved in the team and the wider squad will continue to enjoy and achieve in their netball ventures. We wish them much success in the future.
