Year 5 Trip to Robinwood

23rd April 2015Mrs K Shutler

IMG_7172Year 5 have finally recovered from their exciting three days at Robinwood!

The children had a fantastic time and threw themselves whole-heartedly into each activity.  We were extremely impressed with how the children conducted themselves and they were a real credit to our school.

The teamwork that they demonstrated was amazing and they really supported each other throughout.  I’m sure that the children have told you about all of the fun they had and you can now see it for yourselves through the photo gallery.

We would like to thank the children for being so wonderful and making the visit so enjoyable.

Click ‘continue reading’ below and select your group folder to view the gallery.

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Photography Trip to Beamish

26th March 2015Mrs K Shutler

IMG_1506Pupils from Newminster and Chantry reflected upon what they had learnt on their Photography trip to Beamish.

“We enjoyed dressing up in clothing from the 19th Century and and taking part in many fun activities…comparing old photos from the 1900s, taking part in the real life history and taking photos of each other in different locations.

We were amazed to see the variety of photos that were taken in the past – cricketers, miners, elderly couples, soldiers, business men and families. Pin hole cameras were massive and really hard to carry around with you.

The pictures came out in black and white and you had to stay still for a few minutes before the picture was taken which made it hard to smile. In the past it cost a lot of money but now you just press a button without costing anything. Ipad cameras only take a few seconds to take the photo!”

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Alpe d’Huez Ski Trip 2015 – Final Information

9th March 2015Mrs K Shutler
  • ski 1Meeting Point: Newcastle Airport – Departures – Sat 14.03.15 – 08:00 am
  • Flight details:
    • Outbound – Newcastle 10:20 – Geneva 13:25 Easy Jet Flight No 6465
    • Inbound – Geneva 14:05 – Newcastle 15:10 Easy Jet Flight No 6466
  • Contact details: Clubhotel Valle Blanche, Rue de Siou Coulet, Alpe d’Huez, 38750 France.
  • Finally, due to airport safety regulations and to avoid any confusion, please ensure your child does not have any liquids in their hand luggage, food is ok. They will be able to buy drinks etc at the airport shop after check in.

If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to call me at school.

Regards

Mr J Riley – Party Organiser

Arts Award visit to Baltic

2nd February 2015Mrs K Shutler

unnamed (1) On the 30th January Year 8 Pupils from Chantry and Newminster enjoyed a sunny day out at Baltic, Gateshead as part of their Bronze Arts Award studies.

They ‘participated as an audience’ and explored the colourful works of Jesse Wine and Graeme Durant.

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Visit to Centre for Life

12th December 2014Mrs K Shutler

Life Science Centre LogoYear 7 pupils will be visiting the Centre for Life on Monday 15th December.

They will visit the ‘Body Worlds Vital’ exhibition – the first exhibition of its kind to inform visitors about anatomy, physiology and health by viewing real human bodies.

The specimens on display were preserved through Plastination, the preservation process invented by Dr. Gunther von Hagens.

As part of this visit, the 98 pupils will visit the Science Centre exhibitions, take part in a DNA discovery workshop, where they will extract DNA from a kiwi fruit, and take part in a session on the outdoor ice rink.

 

Year 5 Pantomime Trip on Tuesday

11th December 2014Mrs K Shutler

longimage_getsantatempPlease could children be in school for 8.30am to ensure we can leave before 9am.

Children may have a bag of sweets and will need a packed lunch for the day.

They can wear non-uniform bottoms but must wear their polo shirts and jumpers.

Year 8 Cinema Visit

25th November 2014Mrs K Shutler

Imitation GameIn Year 8 we have been looking at ‘The Origins of Code’ this term.

The students have been learning about the Enigma Machine and the cracking of the Enigma Code by Alan Turing and his team at Bletchley Park.

Earlier this month students had the opportunity to work with the outreach worker from Bletchley Park, who brought along an original WW2 Enigma machine.

This exact Enigma machine was used in the film The Imitation Game,starring Benedict Cumberbatch. The outreach worker who visited us, worked on the set of the film as an Enigma Machine expert informing the cast and crew.

As a grand finale to our topic forty Year 8 students all be visiting Vue cinema Cramlington on Wednesday 26th November to see The Imitation Game.

Year 5 Great North Museum visit

16th October 2014Mrs E Kinninment

Year 5 had a wonderful day at the Great North Museum on Thursday.  The children enjoyed looking at the different exhibitions and completing their activity books.  Here are some of the things the children enjoyed the most:P1000853 (1)

“I liked going through the journey to the afterlife.”
“I enjoyed the dinosaur exhibition and looking at the T-Rex.”
“I enjoyed putting my initials onto Hadrian’s Wall.”
“I liked seeing the real life mummy.”
All of the Year 5 teachers were extremely proud of how the children behaved on their first trip and are looking forward to taking them to more places in the future – well done!