Controversial 146

10th March 2016L Dickinson

Ronnie O’sullivan has defended his controversial 146 break in his first round match of the Welsh Open against world number 82, Barry Pinches. O’sullivan, also known as the Rocket, said he could have made a maximum break of 147 but turned it down because the prize money for the highest break of £10,000 was ‘too cheap’. O’sullivan had potted 14 reds and 13 blacks before opting to go for the pink which stopped him from getting a 147.

Barry Hearn, the chairman of Snooker has criticized the player saying ‘it is unacceptable and disrespectful to the fans who pay money and dream of seeing a 147. The rocket had scored a break of 80 when he asked the official how much money he could get for the maximum. When he found out that it was only £10,000, he gave a disappointing look to the commentary box.

When he won his second round match by beating China’s Tian Pengfei, 4-0, he said he ‘was just having a bit of fun but would still like the money to go up’. He was then asked why he didn’t just give it to charity. He said it’s hard to make the 147 so you don’t think of charity. Ronnie will play Jimmy Robertson in the third round of the Welsh Open.

Harry J. (Year 8)

Chantry welcomes some special guests

9th March 2016L Dickinson

20160308_135048 (2)Chantry had a few international visitors this week.  Fatima, from Saudi Arabia, and Zhambyl, from Kazakhstan, are both studying for an MA at Newcastle University and spent a few days with us in school to compare our education system with their own.

Fatima joined Year 6 to talk about her culture and the Al-Janadriyah Festival which celebrates the country’s heritage.

“It was great to have Fatima in school.  She had a lot to say about Saudi Arabia and it was all very interesting.”  Rebecca W

“I enjoyed hearing about the traditional dress in Fatima’s country.  I didn’t know that it is against the law for women to walk around outside without a head covering but if they are in their own homes, they don’t have to wear it.”  Lottie G-S

To read more about what our students learnt, click ‘continue reading’,

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Chantry Reporters are Ready to go!

9th March 2016L Dickinson
Our team of budding journalists are all set and ready to spend the day as reporters for BBC School News Report Day, tomorrow.
Make sure that you check this page for exciting new stories and video reports throughout the day.

Xīnnián kuàilè 新年快樂

4th March 2016L Dickinson

Happy New Year!

February saw the start of the Chinese New Year and this year is the Year of the Monkey. To celebrate, members of the Confucius Institute at Newcastle University came in to work with some Year 8s during DLE.

They got the chance to do a Kung Fu and Tai Chi taster session as well as trying their hand at some Chinese calligraphy. Thanks to He Qi and Vincent for sharing their expertise.

Thank you! Xiè xiè. 谢谢

 

Girls Netball Success

4th March 2016L Dickinson

Our U13 girls played a Netball league match against CLV on Thursday 3rd March. Chantry were comfortably ahead for the first 3 quarters and had to fight hard to secure a 13-11 win. Our Year 7 also played in a friendly match and won decisively 11-0. Well played girls!

 

World Book Day

3rd March 2016L Dickinson

In celebration of World Book Day, teachers from Chantry tell us about their favourite books.

Summer Showcase Auditions

3rd March 2016L Dickinson

If pupils would like to audition for a place in the Summer Showcase Variety Performance then they need to add their act name, names of participants and classes to the audition lists which are up around school. They have until close of school on 11th March to sign up. An audition timetable will then be made and auditions will be held the week before the Easter holidays.

There is a list outside the music room at Chantry and in the Music block at Newminster and there are also others around school.

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 dates for the events and how to register, click ‘continue reading’.

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Year 8 Boys’ Rugby Success

12th February 2016L Dickinson

MitreHurricane1The Year 8 boys played for the Cheviot rugby team on Thursday 11th February in the County Cup Semi Final. The game was away to Dame Allans who the team had narrowly lost to earlier in the year. Finally seeing a little bit of sunshine the players were hoping for some running rugby and from the first minute that is exactly what we had.

Dame Allans started the game on the back foot with Cheviot scoring early to take a 7-0 lead but playing some tough running rugby and using the sloped pitch to their advantage Dame Allans ran in 3 unanswered tries to lead 17-7 at the half time whistle.
Knowing the final was at stake the Cheviot players gathered themselves and played non-stop, hard hitting, hard running rugby for the next 30 minutes. Scoring a further 5 tries and not allowing Dame Allans to cross the line once – A truly incredible effort.
The boys now play in the final of the County Cup at Kingston Park on Thursday 3rd March, Kick Off 4.15pm.