For parents with children with SEND, there is a consultation event taking place at Newminster Middle School tomorrow night.
Pupils collaborated to create Anglo-Saxon villages using the houses and materials they had brought in.
Each table was also provided with a set amount of paper and additional materials. It was explained to pupils that, just like the Anglo-Saxons, they could barter with other groups to secure the resources they needed to complete their villages.
The ability to work effectively as a team was also discussed.
On Thursday 22nd June the NMS and CMS Samba Band, lead by Steve Doyle from Music Partnership North, performed for the Northumberland School Games.
They played for the opening ceremony and around the pitches for various sports and events to entertain both players and spectators. The band even paired up with members of Cragside Primary School djembe ensemble to perform some wonderful pieces.
Much fun was had by all!
“This event was a great performance opportunity for our pupils. They played extremely well and we enjoyed a fun musical day out!” – Ms Jones, Curriculum Leader of the Creative Arts at Nemwinster and Chantry Middle School.
“I loved performing with Cragside Primary djembe ensemble. We made some new friends!” – Leo Buchan, year 5.
“I enjoyed playing while the sports were going on. It felt like we were supporting all of the teams!” – Maddie Bullock, Year 5.
On Monday 19th June and Tuesday 20th June Newminster and Chantry pupils put on The Rocky Monster Show.
This bizarre, anarchic and very funny, Rock ‘n’ 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 Frankenstein’s 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 ‘n’ Roll score, much of which is an affectionate send-up of the 60’s.
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.
QUOTES
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.
The show was a wonderful mix of acting, singing, and dancing, and was really funny too – Melissa Daglish, year 7.
The costumes and set had been designed by the pupils and it was all so creative! -Charley McClellan, 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 6
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 6
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 6
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.”
Morpeth Town Junior Cavaliers U12s are recruiting players for next season.
Last half term, Miss Falkingham’s Year 6 English class entered the Young Writers ‘Crazy Creatures’ writing competition. Students were challenged to come up with a new creature and write a mini-saga (100 word story) about it. Miss Falkingham was so impressed with how creative the class were and really enjoyed reading about their new creations.Many of the students found it a challenge to write a story that was exactly 100 words long but all of them managed to succeed in the end. All 28 students who entered the competition we successful in getting their stories published in the ‘Crazy Creatures’ anthology of short stories- what a fabulous achievement!
Here’s a photo of the class with their certificates; well done 6F!
The Trout Ticklers fishing group had another outing to Chatton on Saturday 3rd June, with 7 children and their parents.
After a long morning and lots of concentration and anticipation, 3 fish were caught but only 1 landed and guess who that was? Ryan Foggin is becoming our star fisher with 5 fish caught in the last 3 outings – well done.
Thank you to everyone who turned out and we look forward to the next event at Thrunton on 8th July. Happy fishing!
Information for the trip to London from 12th – 14th July.
Some of our Year 7 linguists took a trip to the Tyneside Cinema in Newcastle for a Spanish film study day. The movie was 1973’s El Espiritu de la Colmena (Spirit of the Beehive), which looks at the lives of two young sisters after seeing the movie Frankenstein.
“It was a unique experience seeing a foreign film on the big screen. Although it wasn’t my type of film, it was quite thought-provoking and left me wondering what happened next.” Archie Rigby
“I 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 couldn’t decipher the hidden meanings behind the scenes.” Lydia Fraser
“The 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.” Kitty Kilmurray
And now for the Spanish reviews…
“Diria que ‘El Espiritu’ es bastante triste y serio. Sin embargo, recomendaría esta película a mis amigos porque es muy fascinante.” Jack Loughnane
“Me encantan las películas apasionantes, por lo que me gusta mucho. Yo creo que es si emocionante y encantador, pero es también un poco triste.” Elisa Swalwell
“No recomendaría esta película porque pienso que no es interesante. No me causo una buena impresión. En otras palabras, es difícil de creer.” Sam Porteous
