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‘Greedy Bird’ by Hannah Bishop
Congratulations to Hannah Bishop in Year 7 for coming first in the Young Person’s category for the Northumberland Wildlife Trust Photography Competition. She was invited to attend the Award Ceremony at the Great North Museum where the winners were announced. She won a large scale print of her photograph and the school won £100.
Her winning photograph. ‘Greedy Bird’, can be seen on page 7 of the Roebuck magazine July- November 2016 issue.
Well done, Hannah.
Newminster A contesting a tie break with 8 other teams.
The NE regional heat of this national competition was a closely fought and extremely tough contest. Each of the top five teams was separated by just half a point and every round went to a tie breaker.
With rounds on Captains, Cannibals, Cutlery, Cars, Comics and cartoons, not to mention Furniture, Hobbies, Rodents, Babies and World War 1, it was hard to predict our strengths and this cost us valuable points, as scores are doubled on the joker round.
Seriously, can you think of ten literary references to cutlery…?
Nevertheless, our teams performed magnificently and should be proud of their richly deserved scores of 71 and 68. Most teams in the contest were composed of Y8 students so we’re especially proud of our Y6 team and hope to see them in the top ten next year!
On Tuesday 18th October, the Year 8 students entered the world of work at AIS connect. Students traded their uniform for smart workwear as they stepped into the shoes of a ‘conference delegate’ for the day.
The purpose of the day is to prepare our students to make informed career choices for the future. The event highlights alternative careers pathways such as apprenticeships as well as the more traditional routes into employment.
We want our CEIAG programme to support learning and the important decisions that young people make about subjects, pathways, future learning and job opportunities. At Newminster we believe in supporting the development of skills learning, skills for life and skills for work.
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A review by Ruby Holton, Year 7:
Effective: 13th September 2016 to 31st October 2016
The Online Portal for Admissions to Middle, High and Secondary Schools is now open for children transferring from First to Middle (current Year 4) – Middle to High (current Year 8) and Primary to Secondary (current Year 6). Further information can be found on the School Admissions page by following the link below.
The Three Rivers Teaching School Alliance delivers school-based teacher training programmes for both primary and secondary phases via the School Direct route.
Our trainees are placed in local schools for the school year and are trained by experienced and highly skilled professionals. If you are interested in joining us to become a teacher in 2017, please visit our website.
Monday (starting Monday 12 September) 3:30 – 4:30pm: Choir (No instrument needed – beginners welcome) in Chantry HallThe Pearl of Africa Children’s Choir is touring the North East for 2 weeks in September fundraising. They are planning to spend a day at Chantry and Newminster Middle Schools on Monday 19 September.
Their visit will comprise of an assembly performance for both schools, workshops for classes and an afternoon workshop for the joint schools choir. Their visit will culminate in an evening performance which will take place at 6.30pm in Chantry School Hall. The Pearl of Africa Children’s Choir will perform along with some joint pieces with the Newminster and Chantry school choir. Tickets for the concert will be available on the door (adults £3 and children £2). There will also be refreshments, African crafts on sale and a raffle.
The Writer’s Club met for the first time on 4 May. The Club provides an informal forum for our pupils to find their creative ‘voice,’ have fun with words, and enjoy the freedom and autonomy to express their ideas in whatever form they choose.
The Writer’s Club has provided an environment which from the beginning has promoted independence. I have encouraged pupils to take a ‘leap of faith’, trust their own judgements, share ideas and offer advice to each other. The resulting work has drawn on an eclectic range of subjects, which have been humorous, thought-provoking and at times emotional.
We hope you enjoy the ‘Talking Heads’ performances on our website and invite you to read additional examples of the fabulous work produced over the last nine weeks.
Click below to see more films and peotry created by the group.
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This was the first time that we trialed a mini careers event for our year five students. The event took place on Friday 1st July where the students had a special assembly facilitated by Mrs Bowler involving a ‘What’s my line?’ theme.
The event was supported by ‘Primary futures’ who kindly recruited the visitors which included the following representatives:
The year five’s thoroughly enjoyed grilling the guests!
To view pictures of the day click ‘continue reading’.
