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.

“It was an amazing day and I learned so many new things – I can now greet people in quite a few different languages!” Abi Barrass

“We had a Korean taster session which I absolutely loved. Although their alphabet is completely different to ours, Helen taught us a few tricks to help remember which symbols make which sound. It was challenging but has made me interested in learning such an unusual language in the future.” Alice Hepton

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Nearly 80 students from Chantry entered this year’s Rotary Club writing competition; students wrote creatively on the theme of ‘Reflection’.

The judges of the competition were so impressed with the wide range of imaginative responses they received and head judge, Simon Foley, said: “What has really impressed us is the quality of writing.  All the individuals who took part must be congratulated.  Reading the entries was interesting, entertaining and exciting by turn.  The range and variety of responses is remarkable and very encouraging.”

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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.

“Our Languages placement at Chantry was a really fun and informative experience. We were able to observe the teaching of a variety of different languages then teach our own German lessons! The children were all incredibly enthusiastic about the sessions and did extremely well – it is clear they enjoy learning different languages. I now feel more confident about teaching MFL myself, and look forward to doing so in my next placement.” Claire Brown.

Amy Sparham, Y6: “I enjoyed learning a bit of German, particularly how to greet people in different situations.”

Jay Pearson, Y7: “We currently do French and Spanish so it was great to add a third language into the mix. Sehr gut!”

Lewis Beattie, Y6: “I think knowing how to speak other languages is a really useful skill to have. I would like to go travelling when I am older and be able to talk to people in French or German.”

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.

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Community football sessions at the Hirst Welfare Centre in Ashington. These sessions are for everyone aged 3-11yrs and build the bridge between schools and club football.

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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.

Operation Encompass which commences on 3rd April 2017, aims to support children and young people who are affected by domestic abuse. Witnessing domestic abuse is really distressing for a child or young person, who often see the abuse, hear it from another room, see a parent’s injuries or distress afterwards or can be physically hurt by trying to stop the abuse.

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