My Grandfather’s Hand. By Ciara McLarnon

15th May 2017Mrs K Shutler

The beaches sand was like sprinkles of toast, burning my fragile feet, as I walked slowly to the Irish bay. The sea shells were carefully positioned upon the ground, either hidden in crevices, or drifting from side to side, as if the tide had written an Ode to them.

The water circled my foot. It tickled, almost as my mother tickled me-gently and playful. As I looked upon the bay, a rough, stone cold, loving hand, held my shoulder in place. Right then, I knew where I was and where I needed to be.

Trout Ticklers

12th May 2017Mrs K Shutler

image2Fourteen children attended the Trout Tickler fishing event on on Saturday 6th May at Thrunton Fisheries.

There were five fish landed although others caught fish and lost them, but that is the name of the game!

Top man again was Ryan with two fish caught and Jonathan also caught a fish too!

Happy fishing!

Untitled. By Ciara McLarnon

10th May 2017Mrs K Shutler

My friend
I believe you will grow,
We will grow.
No protesting
Our conquest to live,
To stop this war.
We will grow
You will grow,
Your life as your message
On behalf of those,
They will grow,
We will grow.
Deception and aggression
Resolves in considerable urge
To reduce humanity…
They will grow
Together.

Untitled. By Elija Englehardt

10th May 2017Mrs K Shutler

The inspiration for this poem came from two famous letters.  Firstly Ghandi’s letter to Hitler, written in 1939, urging him to re-consider declaring war. The second, written during World War 1, by Siegfried Sassoon, protesting against the political errors which were prolonging the war.

Aggression and agony,
One cannot happen without the other,
We must stop.

Unjust evil,
Will never go away
It must stop

Savage humanity –
Some of us will always be like this
Try to stop.

Suffering troops
Because of our aggression
Please stop!

Powerful defiance,
Done by those who are evil,
Please stop now!

Success and forgiveness
A great trait for all
Please don’t stop.

Who last sat on this bench? By Casey Dixon

10th May 2017Mrs K Shutler

Who last sat on this bench?
A question with endless answers…

The two strangers in an awkward silence?
The lonely old woman weeping over the
Emptiness of the other side?

The tears that dried when the sun came out,
The abandoned sorrows, sadness and doubt…

The joy that left the bench the same time as its owners.
The happiness and lust subsiding as
Two teenagers share their first kiss.

A memorial bench disrespected, washed down with water.
A child taking adventurous steps, clinging to their parent’s hand.

But when the sun goes down and rises again –
It’s just another day
A mark has not been made,
This will not be remembered.

 

 

ICT Technician

5th May 2017Mrs K Shutler

School: The King Edward VI School, Chantry Middle School and Newminster Middle School

Band 3, 37 hours per week
Full time
(£16,481 per annum)

An experienced an enthusiastic ICT technician is required to join a professional ICT team. Candidates should have a good general education along with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills. The ability to relate to young people is essential. We are an outstanding school (OfSTED 2014), a Learning Trust at an exciting stage in our development. Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. 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

Bronze Arts Awards

28th April 2017L Dickinson

IMG_5218The Bronze Arts Awards pupils’ fantastic work is up on display at the Laing Art Gallery alongside other schools from throughout the region as part of the ARTiculate project. This is a culmination of several workshops on visual literacy and digital photo editing with the Laing education team and local photographer, Nicola.

They enjoyed a wonderful preview evening on 27th April with students showing their work to friends and family. The comments book included  ‘ Lovely to see the students’ work exhibited so professionally, thank you’, ‘Well done guys the work is really individual and well executed’ and ‘ I have really enjoyed the whole experience of Arts Award as I was so free to do whatever I wanted’.
The pupils’ work will be on display at the Laing until May 22nd.
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Abbeyfields Transition Day

25th April 2017L Dickinson

A big thank you to Abbeyfields Year 4s who have participated so nicely in their first transition day at Newminster. We look forward to seeing you again!

Things that they said about their visit:

‘I liked how kind and helpful the older children were’.
‘Meeting some of the teachers’.
‘I enjoyed all the lessons’.

Things they would like to know more about:

‘How will I find my way around?’
‘What are the names of all the teachers?’
‘Will I make new friends?’

Trout Ticklers

24th April 2017Mrs K Shutler

Well done to everyone who fished as part of the Trout Ticklers at Thrunton on Saturday 8 April. It was a lovely day – the scenery was spectacular and the sun was shining.

Although not idea conditions, everyone enjoyed the day and three fish were caught – one by Joseph Jackson and two by Ryan Foggin.

We look forward to our next visit to Thrunton on 6 May – more information
to follow.