Our 6th Annual Mini Lit Quiz will be held at Chantry on the afternoon of Friday, June 10th finishing at 4pm. This literary competition gives children who’ve always loved to read a chance to display their knowledge and win prizes for it!

Topics will be very wide-ranging and teams can expect questions on every type of fiction, including comic strips, picture books and the classics as well as current popular novels. There will be a Pictionary round and, as knowledge is acquired from reading, there may be a little general knowledge thrown in as well!

For the reply slip and more information click ‘continue reading’.

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The sun has arrived and with it the start of this year’s tennis tournament.  We have a full line-up of 32 players awaiting their first round matches which will take place over the next few weeks.  Competitors and fans can keep up to date with results and fixings by following news on the tennis notice board just outside Mr Nicholson’s room.  Match updates will also be posted on twitter.   May the season be filled with glorious volleys and smashing serves.

Year 7 students from Chantry and Newminster Middle Schools recently presented their Science investigation work to parents, friends and visiting judges.

The students have been working towards the British Science Association’s Bronze CREST Award over the last few months. This has involved them planning an investigation, carrying out experiments, collecting results and making sense of them. The students are also encouraged to present their investigation work to the wider community, which helps to sharpen their scientific communication skills.

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Year Five students have had yet another successful trip to Hawkhirst, Kielder.  In total a record number of 98 children attended the residential trip and were treated to an action packed 4 days of activities including climbing, abseiling, bellboating and shelter building.  We took over the entire centre and 12 pupils were treated to 3 nights under canvas in the centre’s new Tented Village – a great experience!

The Scout Association once again provided an amazing service with excellent food, great accommodation and a wide variety of well-organised activities that challenged all pupils.  It is truly rewarding for the staff to see so many pupils push themselves beyond their limits and achieve so much.

Thank you to those parents who gave up their time to join the trip, and also to the many kind messages received since returning.  No doubt, many families had a peaceful night on Friday as their children collapsed early into bed – the staff certainly did!

Today is international orienteering day. The aim is to break the record for the number of competitors orienteering in a single day. Chantry will be taking part today and we shall let you know whether we break the recorded or not.

HMI Malcolm Kirtley will be in school tomorrow (Tuesday 10 May) conducting a monitoring visit. The purpose of which is to evaluate the school’s progress since the last Ofsted visit in November 2015.

Chantry hope that the following information will help your son/daughter prepare properly for the Kingswood Adventure Course Visit, 23rd -27th May 2016 and thereby help them enjoy the experience to the full.

Below you can see a presentation with information about the Kingswood trip, and to find out more parents/carers can click here for an informative letter with important kit, medical and contact information.

A campaign to get everybody in Northumberland walking over the next month is about to get underway.

Everybody Active North East comes to Northumberland in May, with the aim of encouraging more people to take up exercise. Ben O’Connell; Berwick Advertiser, Northumberland Gazette

Read more in the Berwick Advertiser by clicking here 

Read more in the Northumberland Gazette by clicking here