This page showcases the Creative Arts Department at Chantry and Newminster Middle Schools and documents our Arts Mark Journey. You can like our page for the latest updates by clicking here or searching for CMS & NMS Creative Arts.
‘Evolutionâ opens this dramatic performance and the narrator follows by briefly setting the scene. Dan and Rebecca, the newly hired assistants to Professor Fenton enter and have an unusual encounter with the Stationmaster at Arkham Station who does not have pleasant things to say about Professor Fentonâs castle…
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5I & 5R have been taking part in an enterprise activity led by Business Ambassador, Carole Richards. Four Business Ambassadors supported the session.
Students worked in teams of 6 to design and manufacture products and agreed their roles within each company group. Students experienced being a Sales Executive, General Manager, Buyer, Production Worker, Accountant or Quality Controller.
All students developed their leadership, decision-making, negotiating, teamwork and listening skills during the session as well as learning about the world of work and employability.
Well done to the winning team from 5I!
5B & 5C have been taking part in an enterprise activity led by Business Ambassador, Carole Richards. Four Business Ambassadors supported the session.
Students worked in teams of 6 to design and manufacture products and agreed their roles within each company group. Students experienced being a Sales Executive, General Manager, Buyer, Production Worker, Accountant or Quality Controller.
All students developed their leadership, decision-making, negotiating, teamwork and listening skills during the session as well as learning about the world of work and employability.
5I and 5R will take part in Clowning Around next Friday.
Pupils in 7S were excited to receive letters from their French penpals just before the holidays. They were a most welcome early Christmas present.
âI was really happy to get my letter from Lorine as I wanted to find out all about her. She likes dancing and playing video games so we have that in common.â Emily Evans
âMy penpal Lorie has so many pets â 3 dogs, a hamster, 11 hens and a rabbit. Wow!â Grace Young
âI liked how Clara decorated my letter â it was really colourful and had lots of stickers on. It looks great.â Will Ayliffe
âI discovered that the kids in France like pretty much the same stuff as we do over here. Axel enjoys playing on the Xbox, which I do too.â Nathan Arkle
âSome of our penpals put little gifts in with the letters. I got a really nice pen from CĂ©dric. Merci beaucoup!â Chloe Halliday
âA lot of our penpals seem to have lots of pets and very big families. Guillaume, which is the French name William, wrote that he has 2 brothers and 7 sisters!â Antonia Willoughby
âI was very happy to receive my letter as I have had a penpal before. Capucine seems very kind as she sent me a rubber, a loomband animal, a pen and a lipbalm. J â Chloe Holmes
We shall be sending some âBonne AnnĂ©e / Happy New Yearâ cards in the next week or so, and look forward to maintaining the link with Ăcole Ernest Milletâ.
The first round of the French Spelling Bee took place just before the Christmas break. Pupils in Year 7 learnt a bank of 50 French words off by heart and had to spell as many as they could using the French alphabet in one minute.
Congratulations to the seven winners who go through the second round in February. Or should we say âFĂ©licitationsâ!

We’re excited to announce that The Three Rivers Learning Trust brand has had a transformation to give it a more modern feel. Over the coming months you’ll see this logo replace the existing one on letterheads and other documentation.
There will also be a new website, containing all of the information about the Trust and the schools who are part of it.
Merry Christmas from all staff and students at Chantry.
School will re-open on Tuesday 3 January at 8:55 am. Have a great holiday!