Our Year 8 pupils have been studying the powerful World War 1 play ‘Journey’s End,’ by R.C Sherriff, which follows the lives of a group of British officers on the front line. In addition, our students have explored the presentation of war, through four poems: ‘Dulce et Decorum est,’ by Wilfred Owen; ‘Suicide in the Trenches,’ by Siegfried Sassoon; ‘Who’s for the Game,’ written by Jessie Pope and Rupert Brooke’s famous sonnet, ‘The Soldier.’ Pupils were challenged to write their own sonnet, in the style of Brooke, producing incredible poetry which conveyed a sensitivity to the theme of ‘honourable sacrifice and love of England.’

In order to extend the learning experience, pupils were presented with an opportunity to perform their sonnets ‘to camera,’ in a World War 1 trench dugout. See the videos below of our ‘Poets in Residence’ at Newminster Middle School.

Calling all ex pupils of Morpeth First School!!!

During the Spring Term, the English focus for pupils in Year 8, was the World War 1 play ‘Journey’s End,’ written by R.C. Sherriff and poetry from the period. In order to broaden the learning experience for our students and take ‘Learning Outside the Classroom,’ we invited the Army Cadets into school for the day.

The focus was to enable pupils to experience the transition from civilian to soldier; understand the importance of team work, responsibility to others, following orders and respecting authority. The day provided an opportunity for all pupils to take part in ‘Command Tasks,’ ‘Field Craft,’ scale a challenging ‘Climbing Wall’ and listen to a fascinating ‘WW1 Battlefield Presentation.’

The day proved to be a huge success, taking our students outside their comfort zone, where they were encouraged to embrace new challenges and in the process learn more about themselves too.

We will be visited by one of the UKs top Pro Disc Golfers who has also appeared on Blue Peter trying to break a world record for the most speed putts using a Frisbee! He will be teaching us how to throw and catch a Frisbee as well as teaching us dynamic, fun Frisbee games and challenges to play. We hope to gain an insight into some of the official Disc Sports, such as Ultimate Frisbee and Disc Golf and of course to be wowed by some awesome demonstrations by Chris!

Why not check what it is all about on http://www.catchthespirit.co.uk and find out more about the “way of a Frisbee”.

Should you wish to buy a Frisbee after experiencing first-hand the fun that can be had, Chris has agreed to bring the Frisbee he recommends for families.

The Aerobie Superdisc is the main disc used for key stage 2+ and retails at £9.50 plus postage in the Flying Disc shop on the website but Chris has kindly offered to will sell them for £9 on the day.

For younger children the Aerobie Dogobie is a good choice – £7.50 online, just £7 on the day.

Collectable mini Frisbees in a variety of colours! These are just £1.50 each.

Chris also has a brand new freestyle model called the ‘X-Disc’ just in the from the USA. There are a limited number of these exciting spinners available at £12.

www.CatchTheSpirit.co.uk

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Please click here to see details of events at Riverside Leisure Centre in Morpeth

Please click here for further information.

Please click here to read all about the fantastic sporting events and competitions the Partnership have had during the Spring term.

Our yearly Cheviot Ceilidh took place on Saturday 27^th April 2019, 7.00 pm – 9:30 pm at The King Edward VI School in Morpeth.  Students from KEVI, Rothbury, Newminster and Chantry Middle Schools Ceilidh Bands came together to perform various sets for people to dance to lead by a caller,

The students all performed brilliantly and everyone had a fabulous time.

A huge thank you to Heather Harrison for organising this event, KEVI PTA for helping sell tickets and to the tech, sound and lighting team supported by Jonathan Hughes.

Northumberland Community Enterprise Ltd are a Stobhill based charity helping families throughout the North East during hard times. They tackle food poverty, deprivation, help parents to find work and have recently been shortlisted to win a large National Lottery grant.

Grant funding will mean that they can open a community shop in Stobhill offering;

A free School Uniform Bank, Community Food Pantry, Free Haircuts, Recycled Household Paint, a Job Club and Training.

If they are successful in securing enough votes they will be working with local schools and social services who can refer families into their project. This will enable them to purchase and provide recycle bins for schools, organise regular collections and arrange mending and repairing of uniforms if necessary.  They will also be collecting food from ASDA twice per week and offering parcels to families during difficult times. Their hairstylist will work two evenings per week providing free school approved haircuts to children and those parents who have secured Job Interviews.

Please can we all support this local charity and vote to bring these services to the area.

Click the link to vote and remember to verify your vote in your email account afterwards

https://www.thepeoplesprojects.org.uk/projects/view/family-chances