On Tuesday 4th April the students of Newminster and Chantry Middle Schools collaborated to perform a spectacular evening of music.

There were performances from the Newminster and Chantry steel pan, jazz, ceilidh, samba, guitar and brass ensembles and a guest performance by the KEVI Community Jazz Band.

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Tuesday 4th April 2017 at 6:30pm in the Chantry Middle School Hall

The Newminster and Chantry ensembles joined by the KEVI Community Jazz Band are performing in a Musical Ensemble Evening on Tuesday 4th April in the Chantry Hall to showcase the wonderful musicians we have here in Morpeth.

There will be performances from the joint middle schools Jazz Band, Ceilidh Band, Samba Band, Guitar Ensembles and Steel Pan Bands along with a guest performance from the KEVI Community Jazz Band.

Tickets for this event can be purchased on the door on the night and will be priced at £2 children £3 adults.

Refreshments will be on sale during the interval.

We do hope you can join us and look forward to seeing you there.

The Wansbeck Music Festival Steel Pan competition took place in the KEVI School on Saturday 25th March 2017. Newminster and Chantry Middle School pupils performed extremely well and the results were as follows.

First places:

Under 11 Band – Chantry Steel A
Under 11 Soloist – Ruby Houseman-Wilkinson (Newminster)
Under 11 Ensemble – Thomas, Pippi and Erin (Newmnster)

Under 13 Soloist – Charlie Haliford (Newminster)
Under 13 Ensemble – Lydia, Lottie and Eleanor (Chantry)

Second Places:

Under 11 Band Second – Newminster Steel A
Under 11 Soloist – Simone Syndercombe (Newminster)
Under 11 Ensemble – Naomi and Georgia (Chantry)

Under 13 Band – Newminster B
Under 13 Ensemble – Florence and Millie (Chantry)

On Friday 24^th March at 11:10am, students, teachers and staff from Newminster and Chantry Middle School in Morpeth put on their dancing shoes in support of Red Nose Day 2017.

This was the biggest fundraiser that Newminster and Chantry Middle Schools have ever done. Over the past few months, students and staff have been busy planning, practising and perfecting their two dances. Over 1000 students performed their dances to Olly Murs’ ‘Dance with Me Tonight’ and ‘Shut Up and Dance’ by Walk the Moon which were chosen by student voice. The dances had been choreographed by year 8 students.

The day itself was packed with fun and fundraising, with the whole school community getting involved to help Comic Relief and have fun on Red Nose Day 2017 including a bake sale, pennies used to create the school crest and the whole schools sponsored dances which was filmed by a drone.

Newminster raised an amazing £1,763.26 for Comic Relief!!

Click ‘continue reading’ for images of the dance and a message from the Head of School and students.

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We have a junior Learn to Row course starting on Friday 31st March and running on Fridays and Wednesdays. The course is currently half full.

Would you be able to circulate this information to schools in case they are aware of anyone who wants to learn to row. There will be another course in September and there is an opportunity for taster sessions on Mondays. If interested see Mr Dick.

Cost approximately £80 (to be confirmed).

At Tyne United Rowing Club, Newburn Bridge Road, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. NE15 8NR.

1. Friday 31^stMarch 6pm to 8pm;
2. Wednesday 5^thApril 6pm to 8pm;
3. Friday 7th April 6pm to 8pm;
4. Wednesday 12^thApril 6pm to 8pm;
5. Friday 14^thApril (Good Friday) 6pm to 8:30pm;
6. Wednesday  19^thApril 6pm to 8:30pm;
7. Friday 21^stApril 6pm to 8:30pm;
8. Saturday 22nd April 12pm to 2pm or 2pm to 4pm or Wednesday 26th April 6pm to 8pm.

Recently, classes from Chantry and Newminster Middle Schools have been working with James Tait to produce written work involving use of Northumbrian dialect. Students were given the choice of writing either a poem, short story or piece of prose in the Northumbrian dialect and involving subject matter related to Northumberland.

James, a teacher and poet, has been employed by the Northumbrian language society to help preserve and promote the Northumbrian dialect and to encourage youngsters to enter this particular competition. The competition will take place on Saturday 22nd April at 1.30pm in St Robert’s Church Hall, rear of Collingwood House, Oldgate, Morpeth. All entrants who attend this will be given the opportunity to recite their work. Further details of the gathering can be found at www.northumbriana.org.uk. It is free for children to enter these competitions. Winners will receive trophies, with second and third places receiving plaques.

Please note that this is not an organized school outing, but is entirely up to parents to bring their children along to these competitions.

This poem has been written by Mark Wales in year 5 as an entry for the ‘Writing Competition’. http://www.northumbriana.org.uk/gathering/

Click ‘continue reading’ for the poem.

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