World Book Day competition

24th February 2016L Dickinson

Last year’s book fair winners

Don’t forget that it’s World Book Day on Thursday March 3rd and Newminster will be having a non-uniform day to raise funds for Book Aid International.

Remember it’s a Thursday not a Friday!

We’re inviting everyone to mark this special day by dressing up as a character from literature. Children whose outfits display the most ingenuity and originality will be eligible to choose a book prize from the Fair!

Children can dress up – and possibly win a prize – or dress down to suit their own personality. Either way, please remind them to bring a contribution to help send books to children in areas of the world which have none. Children can’t learn to read without access to books!

Last year’s book fair winners

You might be interested to know that publishers donate the books free of charge but it costs £2 to get each book to where it’s needed.

Books travel first by ship and air then complete their final journeys by whatever means are available – truck, motorbike, camel…. and even on carts pulled by bullocks!

However they get to their destinations, they are hugely valued and appreciated so, in advance, “Thank you!”.

Entries open for Junior Badminton Tournament

23rd February 2016L Dickinson

The attached entry form is for the North Tyneside Junior Open Badminton Tournament on Sunday 20th March at John Spence CHS in North Shields.  There are various age group events during the day.

NO COUNTY PLAYERS are allowed to enter this tournament, so organisers are hoping that a good number of junior badminton players will enter.

To download and edit the form click the blue ‘Download’ text under the form.

Closing date for entries is Monday 14th March.

Download (DOC, 116KB)

Newcastle Thunder Rugby Programme

23rd February 2016L Dickinson

Newcastle Thunder are running Player Development Programmes throughout 2016 at age groups U12, U13&14 and U15&16 (details of the sessions can be found below).

The PDPs are Open Access and there open to any male junior player from Year 7-11 regardless of perceived ability, experience or whether or not they play for a community club.  The purpose of the PDPs is to develop players in the following areas; Mental & Movement skills, Coachability as well as the technical and tactical elements of the game.

To see event dates and how to register, click ‘continue reading’.

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Morpeth Partnership Ceilidh Saturday 6th February

10th February 2016L Dickinson

IMG_4639The KEVI Ceilidh Band and the Nemwinster and Chantry Ceilidh Bands combined together to provide the music for dancing. We had a big turnout with the dance floor full every time with students of all ages and parents dancing together. 

There were Solos performance spots from Scott Martin and Annie Jessop, and Alice Oakey, Sophie Lamont, Alistair McCubbin and Matthew Forster. The Pie and Pea Supper was organised by KEVI PTA, and we had the local Irish dancing group performing at the interval which has a mixture of KEVI and Middle School students. This is going to be an annual event, so watch this space!

Too see more pictures click ‘continue reading’.
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Brilliant Club

9th February 2016L Dickinson
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gradWe are very pleased to announce that all of our Brilliant Club 2016 students graduated from their Scholars Programme on Thursday 4th February. They attended Durham University for the evening, along with all the other successful graduates from the programme.  It was a very proud moment for everyone and it was wonderful to see parents and carers sharing the special occasion. Well done!

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#NEGirlsGoDigitalEvent

5th February 2016L Dickinson

STEMOn Thursday 28th January 20 Key Stage 3 girls took part in a fantastic STEM event specifically for girls in our region, at The Sage Gateshead. The event was organised and run by the Stemettes and Accenture.

We attended the event last year and had a really brilliant and informative day, so expectations were high for this years “bigger and better” event.

We weren’t disappointed. This year the event was on a larger scale and The Sage was not the only venue. There were other events running in Birmingham, Manchester and London simultaneously on the day. At one point we were even “Trending” on Twitter.

Read more about what the girls learned, click ‘continue reading’.

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Sign2Sing 2016

3rd February 2016L Dickinson

The pupils of Newminster and Chantry Middle Schools took part in the Sign2Sing event today. They signed and sang the song ‘Reach Out Your Hand’ which was filmed, along with singing other songs and taking part in activities which have taught the children a new and valuable skill as well as raising awareness of Deaf issues .

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The event was done as two whole schools (over 1000 children and all staff) and took place in the Chantry School hall.

SignHealth, which is a national charity, dedicated to improving the health and well being of deaf people, are behind the event.

Thank you all for your kind donations and well done for your excellent efforts.

Click below to see the videos and photos from the event.

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