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On Monday 5th June KS2 pupils at Newminster and Chantry Middles Schools are to be treated to a performance by the Ned Corvan Shadow Troupe.
Ned Corvan was the first professional North East singer/songwriter and music hall star.
Here is a taster of the show:
We’ve partnered with Go Raise – a brilliant and effortless way to raise money for our school.
Simply shop as usual with all your favourite retailers and, as a thank you, they will donate a percentage of the amount you spend to us at no extra cost to you!
So whenever you buy anything online – from the weekly grocery shop to renewing insurance or booking a holiday – you could help us raise £1000s in additional free funding this year.
Simply sign up to support us before you shop.
How it works:
School: The King Edward VI
An enthusiastic and well qualified graduate is required from 1 September 2017 to cover a maternity leave. This would be a full time role, and would be suitable for an NQT. The successful applicant will be able to teach Biology across the full age and ability range up to Key Stage 5, and Science to Key Stage 4.
We are an outstanding school (OfSTED 2014) and a well established convertor academy. Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for the successful candidate.
Please visit The King Edward VI School website for more information.
Closing date: 12 noon on 5 June 2017
On Thursday 25th May, Y5 will be meeting Robin Stevens, award-winning author of the Murder Most Unladylike series, and will be able to buy signed and personally dedicated copies of all her books, featured below.
Agatha Christie meets Malory Towers in these thrilling detective mysteries set between the two World Wars. Neatly plotted, they have plenty of twists and a particularly engaging narrator in Hazel. Linking the books is the development of the two central characters, Wells and Wong, which is as fascinating as the crimes they strive to solve.
Blackwells Bookshop will be selling all the books on the day for a discounted cash purchase price of £5.00. Please note that we cannot, therefore, accept cheques.
The event promises to be exciting and inspiring and we are very much looking forward to it!
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Morpeth Tennis Open Day at Longhirst Hall, NE61 3LL. 1-4pm Sunday 28 May 2017
Free Tennis from 1-4pm.
The Cricket, Hockey and Tennis clubs will all have activities running from 1 until 4pm at their Longhirst Hall grounds 2 miles north of Morpeth (post code NE61 3LL).
From 1-4pm: Tennis taster sessions for beginners of all ages and abilities.
Mini tennis for children ages 4-11 (i.e. small racquets, half court, small nets and soft balls). Older children can play with responsible adults. Annual membership for children is £25.
Adults/teenagers can hit with friends or club members, who will offer guidance and encouragement on how to play the game. Adult players can come in a group or as individuals. We are keen to offer support to all adults/teenagers wanting to get back into tennis. Racquets and balls will be available please wear non marking shoes/trainers.
For more information click ‘continue reading’.
With the Inner Warrior campaign in full force, Active Northumberland are hosting a Girls Development Day on the 25th June. For more information on this click ‘continue reading’.
Touch In the Park is a rugby club running on Wednesdays at Paddy Freemans from 6.30pm. ALL ages, genders, ability are welcome, with a BBQ afterwards.
We are the British,
We are the proud.
We will not allow obstacles to
Block our place of aspiration.
Britain is not paper –
We will not be torn apart.
Britain is not glass –
We will not shatter.
Britain is not a leaking vessel –
We will not sink.
Britain is iron.
Britain will not collapse.
We will pick up our lives
And continue with our democratic journey –
Our refusal to be contaminated by terror.
We will prevail against invisible hate.
Britain is united,
Fear only brings us closer.
Britain is strong,
This will only make us stronger.
Remove our keystone –
We will not fall.
Our pride in Britain and Britishness
Is our sword and shield.
We will carry them into battle
As protection for our values.
We retaliate with words,
As pilgrims for freedom throughout the Nation.
We will not cower.
We will not give in to their ways.
We will continue on.
Red, orange, green
Wait, Wait, Wait-Go!
And safe.
My hand, pale veiny and small, in my mother’s.
And between that grasp a billion memories stand.
My mother’s arms holding me, thumb tucked into my hand,
The one without the cannula –
But still pulling me to life.
In my first room, butterflies hanging on my wall.
My mother there
Always by my side,
Always holding my hand.
Run across the bridge
“We’re late, hold my hand!”
A squeeze prior to my first exam
But there
Still
Always there
My hand always in yours.
Inspired by Ghandi’s letter to Hitler, written in 1939, urging him to re-consider declaring war.
Dear Friend
I saw him write over his desk that had been touched by so many letters of protest for peace…
‘Friends have been urging me to write to you for the sake of humanity’
His hand scrawled across the page. It was true, friends had been pestering and urging him to write to Hitler, as we had all heard the whispering rumours of devastating war…
‘But I have resisted their request…’
His untidy, blotchy handwriting wrote, as words of a world leader poured onto the page, opening up his mind to save the lives of soldiers…
‘because of the feeling that any letter from me would be an impertinence…’
An impertinence? It would be a threat, not an impertinence. It would be a threat, because it would be a rude awakening to the dream – not everyone thought like Hitler…
‘Your sincere friend, M.K. Ghandi…’
He wrote, then he stood, and he left the fate of numerous countries on his desk.
