Year 5 pupils entered the world of Lord Armstrong during a recent visit to Cragside. They enjoyed exploring his home, which is full of his ingenious gadgets and inventions. Pupils also enjoyed dressing up as Victorians and playing with traditional toys used at the time. Their favourite activity by far was making lemon barley water because: “it tasted delicious!”
Our next school disco is Tuesday 23rd October doors will open 6.30 pm – 8.00 pm.
Entry is £2.00 payable at the door.
Snacks and sweets will be available to purchase on the evening.
Key Stage 2 have been lucky enough to have had two author visits so far this term. Here’s what our students thought…
Sylvia Linsteadt
Review by Eleanor L 6F:
Sylvia Linsteadt came to school and gave a really good presentation that left me wanting to buy the book. I loved how she included information about the wildlife near where she lived in the story. I think she is very intelligent and has great ideas. ‘The Wild Folk’ sounds like a really good book and I can’t wait to read it.
Peter Brown: 28.918
Review by Daisy W. 6F:
The amazing author and illustrator, Peter Brown, came in to talk to us about his first ever chapter book – ‘Wild Robot’. It’s about a robot called Roz who ends up on an island and she needs to learn how to survive. She disguises herself as grass and learns all the different animals languages. Peter Brow told us all about his childhood and showed us all of the pictures he’d drawn. His inspiration was his grandfather who would aways paint. Peter also did a live illustration for us of Roz running on the island that we got to keep! This was definitely my favourite ever author visit!
Thank you to all parents & students that attended our open evening. Please click here to see the slides that were shown as part of the presentation.
Thank you to all those Year 5 parents and relatives who attended the Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer on Friday 5th October. We raised an amazing £852.49 from cake sales and those coming into school in non school uniform. Well done to all those pupils who baked and sold cakes. However we will be presenting a cheque for £1535.44 to the charity, as Miss Said has asked that the money raised from the Sponsored Walk at the end of the Summer Term be donated to this charity too.
Thank you to the Chantry PTA who served hot drinks and ran a raffle – £197.57 was raised for school funds – thank you for your help on the day.
Again thank you for your generosity.
Thank you to those parents in Year 5 who have taken the opportunity to come into school to take part in their child’s Maths lesson and then have their lunch.
Comments have included;
” It was an amazing opportunity to see my child in their Maths lesson and learn some of the strategies they use in their Maths. It is totally different to when we were at school”
” Lunch was better than when I was at school – lots of healthy choices!”
” A very pleasant lunch – the variety of food on offer was very good – fresh and tasty”
” The dinner staff were really friendly and encouraged the children to make healthy options”
We look forward to welcoming further parents in the coming weeks!
What an amazing privilege it was for a chosen few of Chantry Student Parliament to be invited to the unveiling of the new Emily Wilding Davison statue situated in Carlisle Park, Morpeth.
Our Students stood ringside to the ceremony which boasted speeches by Penni Blythe and the Duchess of Northumberland.
The students also got to meet Ray Lonsdale the Sculpture. His other creations include ‘Tommy’ in Seaham and ‘Freddie’ in Scarborough.
Chantry Students were also asked to design and create a mural to commemorate Emily. With the help of Chantry Arts Award students and the direction of Mrs Rabey-Wilson, the three piece artwork was designed. The mural is now in pride of place within Carlisle Park and is a stunning and remarkable piece of art which will be on show for years to come.
Year 5 Team Building Day
Year 5 began this year with a day of team building activities designed to help them to settle into their new school. With pupils from 20 different schools joining Chantry in September, this was an excellent way to help them to make new friends and become more comfortable with their new surroundings. Thank you to the Morpeth Schools Sports Partnership for organising this excellent day.
Live Life Safe Year 5 Assembly
Our local Community Police Officers Simon and Holly came into school last week to deliver an assembly on staying safe out on the roads. Jo from the Co-op very kindly gave reflective badges to the entire year group to help them to be seen as the nights drawn in.
A group of Year 8 pupils attended the Bring It On event at the Beacon of Light in Sunderland on Thursday 4th October. The event showcased many exciting engineering businesses and opportunities across the North East and aimed to inspire, educate and motivate pupils to explore Engineering as a future career.
Pupils took part in many exciting activities including gaming demonstrations, using 3D plastic printing, creating cable structures, operating machinery and using virtual reality headsets.
Pupils really enjoyed the event and came away with lots of inspiration for their future careers.
Year 6 students have taken part in a field trip to St Mary’s Lighthouse as part of their current Science work on habitats, feeding relationships and adaptation. During their visits the students learnt about the local geology, undertook a rock pool study and climbed the 137 steps to the top of the Lighthouse Tower.
Amy from 6F said: “It was really fun visiting St Mary’s Lighthouse. My favourite part was rock pooling and climbing the lighthouse tower.”
Sophie in 6F added: “It was a good day and I really enjoyed the outdoor activities and learning about the different rock pool creatures.”
A big thank you to parents Mrs Lamb, Mrs Wilson, Mrs Pearson, Mrs Wall, Mr Emmerson and Miss Callaghan for coming along to the lighthouse to help supervise the children.
Thanks also to St Mary’s Lighthouse
