Year 7 students from Chantry and Newminster Middle Schools recently presented their Science investigation work to parents, friends and visiting judges.

The students have been working towards the British Science Association’s Bronze CREST Award over the last few months. This has involved them planning an investigation, carrying out experiments, collecting results and making sense of them. The students are also encouraged to present their investigation work to the wider community, which helps to sharpen their scientific communication skills.

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Well done to the green peas team Mrs Perkins and her year 6 helpers who won the School food showdown this afternoon by a very narrow margin. Their healthy chicken stir fry just won. Congratulations also to the red chilli team Miss White and her year 5 team who whipped up a lovely healthy ratatouille and thank you to Ian from School Food Showdown for entertaining us and demonstrating how in  only 15 mins healthy food can be made.

Leicester City’s incredible success has inspired David Jenkinson in Year 7 to put ‘pen to paper’ and write this poem – we hope you enjoy it!

It’s OK when you’re doing well,

At the top of the league and winning,

But oh the sorrow of defeat,

It takes away any grinning.

Blame the players, the manager, the boss,

‘Coz staying up is all that matters,

No one wants to drop a league,

You can hear the fan’s hearts shatter.

While the Magpies struggle,

The Foxes fly from Championship to Prem

The fans are screaming,

The manager’s dreaming,

And the players are earning a gem.

David Jenkinson, Year 7

A campaign to get everybody in Northumberland walking over the next month is about to get underway.

Everybody Active North East comes to Northumberland in May, with the aim of encouraging more people to take up exercise. Ben O’Connell; Berwick Advertiser, Northumberland Gazette

Read more in the Berwick Advertiser by clicking here 

Read more in the Northumberland Gazette by clicking here

Our school uniform provider Emblematic have opened a new self-service shop in Bedlington.

The new Emblematic branch will be open six days a week during the school summer holidays. The second self-service shop will be open from 12pm-5pm Wednesdays and 10am-4pm Saturdays during winter, while extended opening hours will provide much-needed relief on the existing Emblematic store on the North Tyneside Industrial Estate during the busy summer period, improving convenience and reduce waiting times.

Our uniforms can only be purchased through the Bedlington store. You can order online or purchase in-store.

The address of the new store is:
Emblematic (Bedlington)
30 Glebe Road
Bedlington
NE22 6JT

More information can be found on their website.

The Chantry and Newminster ensembles were joined by the King Edward VI School Community Jazz Band on Wednesday 27^th April to perform in a Musical Ensemble Evening.

There were 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 with a finale of the Joint Three Rivers Jazz Band playing ‘Rolling in the Deep’.

The night was a fantastic showcase of the wonderful musicians who are pupils at our Three Rivers Schools and members of the Morpeth community.

Well done to all performers and thank you to the instrumental tutors for all of their hard work.