Our Artsmark journey to reach Platinum has featured in Culture Bridge North East’s newsletter.
We have had a great day celebration Children in Need on Friday.
Students have come to school in non-school uniform, this morning, we have been busy making and decorating cakes to make a giant cake and this afternoon, our choir have taken part in a sponsored sing!
We even had a visit from BBC Look North!
Thank you to everyone for their hard work. Fundraising total to follow.
Our annual British Science day is on 9th March 2018. This is a whole school event to help raise the profile of STEM subjects.
We want to engage and inspire our students through a range of practical activities and workshops.
We need help!! If you are interested and would like more information please contact Mrs Razzaqi. (Please feel free to pass on to colleagues etc).
This year’s NE regional heat of the national competition was a closely fought and particularly challenging contest.
Although Yarm – an independent school – won decisively, each of the next four teams was separated by just one point and nearly every round went to a tie breaker involving a large number of teams.
The rounds on Amphibians, Clocks, Clothing, Escapes, Houses, Knights, Little People, Snakes and Snow & Ice all sounded quite promising – but the questions were tough!
As so many teams tied for 5th place, Newminster A just failed to make the top ten. Nevertheless both teams are fired up and planning strategies for success in next year’s competition.
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- Nearly ready to start.
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- Simone, Iona, Will and Tom – Y7
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- Thomas, Finlay, Anna – Y7 and Megan – Y8
There is lots happening in Creative Arts in the coming week! Here’s all the information you need to know:
Choir singing for the Coca Cola Truck
Morpeth Market Square, Thursday 16 November at 4.30pm
Pupils in choir need to meet on Thursday 16th November in the Morpeth Market Square to meet Ms Jones, Mrs Wilson and Mrs Woolley at 4.15pm. They must be accompanied by an adult who will stay to watch the 30 minute performance before collecting your child when they come off stage. Unfortunately, we cannot take responsibility of your child at the event.
Children in Need
Friday 17 November, morning
On the Friday morning of Children in Need all pupils, in form classes, will decorate their class cake to their design. The cakes will then be taken to the Chantry Hall where we would have tables up in a large square and they would be displayed as one large cake. Pupils could come and admire after that and then we give cakes back to form teachers to cut and give a slice to pupil in the afternoon.
The ingredients for the cakes, icing (not decoration), boards and cake will be provided by the school however we are asking pupils to bring the rest of the decorations that they need as directed by their form teacher.
We will also have a non-uniform day with a Pudsey theme to raise money for the charity with and optional £1 donation and choir would do their sponsored sing as usual in the Chantry hall in the afternoon to raise funds also.
Drama Club performance of ‘The Conquest of Mopreth’
Thursday 23 November, 2pm
Drama club will be staging a performance of their own devised work based on ‘The Conquest of Morpeth’ on Thursday 23rd November 2017 at 2pm in the Chantry Hall. There will be no charge for tickets for this production however there will be a collection tin for donations to the Creative Arts fund in the school foyer.
The book by Bridget Gubbins, ‘The Conquest of Morpeth’ , will be on sale at the event.
Miracle Child, Christmas Performance
Wednesday 20 December, St James Church
Tickets will be on sale from Monday 20 November from the school office at break times only.
Tickets are priced at £2.00 for children and £3.00 for adults and can be purchased with either cash or cheque, (cheques must be made payable to The Three Rivers Learning Trust Ltd). We have a limited amount of tickets as space is limited in the church.
On 31st October Graduate Ambassadors from Newcastle University treated our Year 7 pupils to a hands-on workshop where they extracted the DNA from a strawberry. The session complemented pupils’ study of cells, tissues and organs and allowed pupils to apply knowledge of cell structure and DNA to practical applications.
Newminster pupils, with Morpeth’s Mayor, Nic Best and Head of Newminster Middle School, Mrs Elizabeth Kinninment.
Year 7 Newminster pupils are currently delving into Morpeth’s past, as part of their DLE programme of study.
To support their research, pupils were invited to meet Morpeth’s Mayor Nic Best, who took them on a V.I.P tour of Morpeth’s Town Hall. This included a visit to the Mayor’s Parlour and the Council Chambers.
A fabulous afternoon was had by all.
