Some students in year 8 visited EDF’s Nuclear Power Station in Hartlepool as a satellite event of British Science Week. Students found out more about how a gas cooled nuclear reactor works and saw how safety was the overriding priority on site. During the tour students got to see the reactor, boiler, turbines, condenser and transformer. They also found out about the 3 categories of nuclear waste and how the waste is processed.
Mrs Dunphy and Mrs Railton have recently delivered assemblies to the whole school about children’s mental health and the support that we offer at Chantry.
Click on the links below for resources that parents and carers might find useful.
If you have any concerns that you may require support with in school, please contact your child’s form teacher or Mrs Dunphy.
Some year 5 students got the opportunity to take part in Campus Explorers. In this activity students got the chance to take part in a virtual tour of the campus of Newcastle University through an interactive map. Throughout their journey through the campus they got the chance to play fun, educational games and activities.
This activity contributes towards our
Careers Education Information and Guidance (CEIAG) programme and introduces the concept of Higher Education.
All year 6 students are taking part in Raising Aspirations workshops with the outreach team later this week.
Congratulations to Eryn, Imogen, Imogen, Patrick and Xander who represented Chantry at the Lord Taverner’s Boccia Competition at Blyth Sports Centre on Thursday 9th May.
They had a fantastic day and came home with a gild in Boccia and a silver in archery – well done. Their dedication and practise has certainly paid off.
They were complimented greatly throughout the day and the adults were blown away with their skill and discipline.
A special thanks to Ms Piper for her hard work with them.
A group of Chantry Year 8 students recently took part in a Discover Medicine workshop.
The hour-long session was delivered by second year medical students from Newcastle University Medical School. It involved learning how to safely put people into the recovery position, resuscitation and measuring heart rates and blood pressure.
Year 8 also had the opportunity to discuss university life and medicine as a future career.
We are grateful to the medical students for coming along to run the workshop, particularly as they had just finished their exams. The students were all very engaged and took some valuable lessons from the workshop.
One hundred and twelve Year 5 students enjoyed four days of adventure in the remote, idyllic surroundings of Kielder Forest.
Hawkhirst Scout Activity Centre, which is set alongside the reservoir, was our base for the duration. In the seven years we have been doing this residential, this is the largest group of children we have ever taken to Hawkhirst and it was a bit of a squeeze to fit everyone in. Most of the children were accommodated inside, but owing to the numbers a few hardy souls had earlier volunteered to stop in the tented village.
The children took part in a range of adventurous activities to improve their confidence, team work and communication skills. These included many of our old favourites (abseiling, crate stacking, bell boating, Jacob’s Ladder and archery) as well as some less familiar activities (kayaking and stand up paddle boarding).
In the evening the children took part in a lakeside walk, team games, outdoor adventure course and campfire (a special indoor version owing to the wet weather). They also had a chance to visit the gift shop.
Olivia said: “I really enjoyed the bell boating, because I’ve never done that before and it was a challenge for me.”
Jack said: “I was a bit worried about the climbing tower, but I managed to do it.”
We are very grateful to Mr Tate, Mrs Turnbull-Hall and Mr Skinner for coming along to support the visit.
Hawkhirst lost property has been bagged up and will be displayed in Dr Jackson’s lab every lunchtime this week. Please encourage your children to take responsibility and look for their lost property.
Please click here for further information.
On Wednesday the 1st & Thursday the 2nd of May students visited Northumberland College to find out more about the world of work and post 16 courses as part of our Careers Education, Information & Guidance (CEIAG) programme.
On Wednesday the students were at Kirkley Hall for a World of Work Conference. Students got the opportunity to take part in some of the workshops below:
- The Day in the Life of a Police Officer
- The World of Construction – Lego Tower
- Tax Facts
- CV Writing and Interview Skills
- Know Your Preferred Learning Style
- Leadership and Teamwork Workshop
- Student Life
- Star Student Board Game
On Thursday the students were at Northumberland College take part in taster sessions in a range of departments. The departments running the taster sessions were:
- Hospitality
- Engineering
- Construction
- Rural Tourism
