Year 7’s Alex H, Rebecca and Alex B took part in Round 3 of the French Spelling Bee this week. This was a regional round with schools from all over the North-East competing.
They had one minute to spell as many French as words as possible using the French alphabet, and each performed to the best of their ability. Chantry is proud of all three and is delighted to report that Rebecca came 4th overall and will now compete in the National Final in Cambridge next month. Bravo les petits!
“I thought it was really cool how many people took part from across the region and was impressed that we were part of the finalists. I found the experience of competing in front of so many people quite daunting but I think the adrenalin helped me through.” Alex B
“I enjoyed the challenge of learning so many new words for the competition and was pleased with how well my practise paid off. I am looking forward to helping mentor next year’s Y7 pupils and provide them with a few tips and strategies that I picked up along the way.” Alex H
“I loved being part of Chantry’s team and am really proud of how well I did on the day. I am excited to go on to Round 4 and represent myself and my school in the Nationals. My parents are thrilled with what I have achieved and are backing me all the way”. Rebecca
Our 7th Annual Lit Quiz will be held at Chantry on the afternoon of Friday, May 19th, starting at 1:30pm and finishing by 4:15pm.
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.
Nearly 80 students from Chantry entered this year’s Rotary Club writing competition; students wrote creatively on the theme of ‘Reflection’.
Following on from our successful fly fishing at Chatton on Saturday 8th April, the next session has been planned for 
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.
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.
Well done to everyone who fished as part of the Trout Ticklers at Thrunton on Saturday 8 April. It was a lovely day – the scenery was spectacular and the sun was shining.
Operation Encompass is a new innovative project in which schools in Northumberland are participating, and which is run in partnership with Northumberland County Council and Northumbria Police. Many other Local Authorities, both nationally and locally have successfully implemented Operation Encompass.