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There are a number of open days through the summer with Northumberland Cricket Board Limited.
7S received new letters from their young friends across The Channel this month.
Kitty Kilmurray: âOur French penpals recently went on a class trip to London and they sent us some photos of their sightseeing trips. It sounded like they had great fun.â
Amy Godward: âMy penpal Emma said she really enjoyed visiting all the tourist sights like Tower Bridge and Buckingham Palace, but that she wasnât a big fan of English food.â
Antonia Willoughby: âI was excited to receive my letter from Guillaume because I think it’s good to learn about new cultures and I love hearing what he has to say
about himself and his family. He had a super time on his trip to London and said it is an experience he will never forget.â
âOn Monday 19th June and Tuesday â20th June Newminster and Chantry pupils put on The Rocky Monster Show.
This bizarre, anarchic and very funny, Rock ânâ Roll musical was a riotous mix of the Addams Family, Young Frankenstein and Phantom of the Opera, with Rebecca and The Rocky Horror Show thrown in for good measure!
Baron Frankensteinâs descendant, and ex-pop star turned professor of Genetics, creates DNA moulds of people in his computer. How these moulds come to life as the ultimate Rock Group, headed by a clone of Elvis himself is the highlight of the hilarious plot.
More traditional monsters also add spice to the explosive mixture. The packed out audience and cast loved the Rock ânâ Roll score, much of which is an affectionate send-up of the 60âs.
The whole show was done by the pupils and involved around 200 youngsters. The set was made by the Bronze Arts Award students, tickets and programmes were designed by students, lego club made props, sound and lighting crew provided wonderful special effects not to mention the singing, dancing and acting.
The production has involved many partnerships. Students from the Acting Degree at Newcastle college provided acting coaching, a sixth form KEVI student choreographed and taught the dances, KEVI staff and students have helped with the sound and lighting with many staff from both schools involved with tuition and supporting roles.
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I have enjoyed rehearsing the show with my friends because I loved dancing and singing – Leah Clark, year 7.
The Rocky Monster Show has given me the opportunity to make new friends and given me new opportunities. We all thoroughly enjoyed being taught dance by Antonia, a sixth form student from KEVI – Tyla Miller, year 7.
âThe show was a wonderful mix of acting, singing, and dancing, and was really funny too – Melissa Daglish, year 7.
âThe costumes and set had been designed by the pupils and it was all so creative! -Charley McClellanâ, year 7.
I thoroughly enjoyed being part of a brilliant performance. The best part was dancing to the Time Warp, which involved some complex dance moves – Imogen Mellor, Year 6
I enjoyed being part of the performance because I learnt more about myself and challenged myself musically – Ethan Carter, Year 6Â
I loved being part of the show. I made lots of friends and it boosted my confidence. I love being on stage as it makes me feel happy as well as giving me butterflies – Sienna Howard, Year 6Â
It was superb. We were resilient in making the show the best it could be, always striving to be better. The end show was amazing after the amazing guidance of our teachers and coaches  – Kate Leja, Year 6Â
Simon Taylor, Executive Head teacher of the Three Rivers Trust said, “This was a wonderful show, full of fun, great tunes and fabulous dancing. With almost 200 students involved from the cast, technical and stage crews, it highlighted the talent, energy and enthusiasm of our children and staff, and continued the great tradition of the creative and performing arts at the Three Rivers.”
Some of our Year 7 linguists took a trip to the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle for a Spanish film study day. The movie was 1973âs El Espiritu de la Colmena (Spirit of the Beehive),  which looks at the lives of two young sisters after seeing the movie Frankenstein.
âIt was a unique experience seeing a foreign film on the big screen. Although it wasnât my type of film, it was quite thought-provoking and left me wondering what happened next.â Archie Rigby
âI really enjoyed the film. It was completely different to what I was expecting and unlike most movies I have seen. I understood the plot well but couldnât decipher the hidden meanings behind the scenes.â Lydia Fraser
âThe workshops after the film were quite challenging in terms of the Spanish used. However, one of the activities was based on describing the main characters which I could do well as we have covered this topic in class.â Kitty Kilmurray
And now for the Spanish reviewsâŠ
âDiria que âEl Espirituâ es bastante triste y serio. Sin embargo, recomendarĂa esta pelĂcula a mis amigos porque es muy fascinante.â Jack Loughnane
âMe encantan las pelĂculas apasionantes, por lo que me gusta mucho. Yo creo que es si emocionante y encantador, pero es tambiĂ©n un poco triste.â Elisa Swalwell
âNo recomendarĂa esta pelĂcula porque pienso que no es interesante. No me causo una buena impresiĂłn. En otras palabras, es difĂcil de creer.â Sam Porteous
Year 5 has just returned from an action packed three day adventure to Hawkhirst Scout Activity Centre. During their time at Hawkhirst they took part in bell boating, raft building, abseiling, crate stacking and bushcraft.
We apologise that we were unable to share these photographs earlier, owing to a lack of internet access at Hawkhirst.
Some of our Year 7s went to a Lingucast languages day at Newcastle University last week. The day promoted the benefits of learning a language and where they may lead you to after your school career.
âIt was an amazing day and I learned so many new things â I can now greet people in quite a few different languages!â Abi Barrass
âWe had a Korean taster session which I absolutely loved. Although their alphabet is completely different to ours, Helen taught us a few tricks to help remember which symbols make which sound. It was challenging but has made me interested in learning such an unusual language in the future.â Alice Hepton
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Nearly 80 students from Chantry entered this year’s Rotary Club writing competition; students wrote creatively on the theme of ‘Reflection’.
The judges of the competition were so impressed with the wide range of imaginative responses they received and head judge, Simon Foley, said: “What has really impressed us is the quality of writing. All the individuals who took part must be congratulated. Reading the entries was interesting, entertaining and exciting by turn. The range and variety of responses is remarkable and very encouraging.”
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Our MFL department played host to Claire Brown and Grace Dodds before the Easter break. As primary teaching students at Newcastle University, they spent a few days in Chantry to see how languages are taught in our school. They then did some German taster sessions for some of our Year 6 and 7 pupils.
âOur Languages placement at Chantry was a really fun and informative experience. We were able to observe the teaching of a variety of different languages then teach our own German lessons! The children were all incredibly enthusiastic about the sessions and did extremely well – it is clear they enjoy learning different languages. I now feel more confident about teaching MFL myself, and look forward to doing so in my next placement.â Claire Brown.
Amy Sparham, Y6: âI enjoyed learning a bit of German, particularly how to greet people in different situations.â
Jay Pearson, Y7: âWe currently do French and Spanish so it was great to add a third language into the mix. Sehr gut!â
Lewis Beattie, Y6: âI think knowing how to speak other languages is a really useful skill to have. I would like to go travelling when I am older and be able to talk to people in French or German.â
The 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.
Community football sessions at the Hirst Welfare Centre in Ashington. These sessions are for everyone aged 3-11yrs and build the bridge between schools and club football.
