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Sky mentor Katie Storie visited Chantry on Thursday 17th March to work with our sports leaders. Katie also did a whole school assembly where she shared with Chantry pupils her personal journey to representing her country.
Year 7 and 8 pupils took a trip to the Theatre Royal last week to see the dramatic stage production of William Goldingâs Lord of the Flies.
âI enjoyed the experience of the theatre more than seeing a film at the cinema. The actors showed passion and emotion throughout the show.  The set was amazing and so realistic. Overall, I give the performance 10/10.â Laurence M
âI thought the trip was amazing. The acting was so realistic. So realistic that it was in fact actually scary!â Christian G
âI really enjoyed the show â it was an amazing experience. I would definitely watch it all over again. My favourite parts were the hunting scenes as the actors performed them in slow motion and the lighting effects made the atmosphere fantastic. It is one of the best plays I have ever seen and I will be talking about it for a long time to come.â Erin B
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Some of our students are off to Les Menuires, France this week.
Follow their adventures here:
There has been a reduced number of students joining from the 3 middle schools this year due to population demographics.
Enquiries for admissions should be directed to Mark Simpson, Head of School.
| Number of admissions | Number of places available | |
| September 2013 Intake | 326 | 320 |
| September 2014 Intake | 324 | 320 |
| September 2015 Intake | 318 | 320 |
| Projected September 2016 Intake | 306 | 320 |
Last Wednesday, twelve students from Chantry, Newminster and King Edwards, attended the North East Teen Book Award ceremony at The Centre for Life in Newcastle. All were really looking forward to meeting the authors of the six books that theyâve been studying since October. Some were rather nervous because they would shortly be presenting one of the authors to an audience of about five hundred peers and adults!
The Teen Book Award is aimed at Y10 students and presents a considerable challenge for Key Stage 3 in terms of the number of books to be read, their themes and complexity. Itâs also fair to say that, sometimes, the subject matter can be controversial. Itâs greatly to the credit of our younger students that theyâre so keen to give it a go!
To read more click ‘continue reading’.
The PTA meeting minutes from March are now available to view on the Parents PTA webpage. To view the new minutes and previous month’s minutes click here.
British Science Week takes place between the 11th and 20th of March 2016. The majority of the events at Chantry took place on Friday 11th of March. We had the entire day devoted to enrichment activities relating to the STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths). The aim of all of the activities was to:
Year 5 students went to the Life Science Centre in Newcastle to see the Robot, Cyborgs and Androids exhibition and take part in a ‘Science of Sound’ workshop. The Life Science Centre were doing their press release for British Science Week on the 11th, so keep an eye out for Chantry students on the local news and in the press.
Year 6 students took part in a carousel of activities that included:
Year 7 students went to Newcastle University to take part in a Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) day. All students had a tour of the campus and took part in some workshops linked crime scene investigation. The workshops took place in the STEM room, FMS room and HaSS room to allow the students to see and use a range of the University facilities.
Year 8 students took part in a carousel of activities that were run by STEM Ambassadors and KEVI students:
Many thanks to all of the parents and visitors that supported the event. More information about some of the activities will be in our next newsletter.
To view a gallery of images from the day click ‘continue reading’.
Today is BBC School Report Day! Follow this link to read our articles and watch our news reports throughout the day:Â http://cms.cheviotlt.co.uk/category/bbc-school-report/
Chantry had a few international visitors this week. Fatima, from Saudi Arabia, and Zhambyl, from Kazakhstan, are both studying for an MA at Newcastle University and spent a few days with us in school to compare our education system with their own.
Fatima joined Year 6 to talk about her culture and the Al-Janadriyah Festival which celebrates the countryâs heritage.
âIt was great to have Fatima in school. She had a lot to say about Saudi Arabia and it was all very interesting.â  Rebecca W
âI enjoyed hearing about the traditional dress in Fatimaâs country. I didnât know that it is against the law for women to walk around outside without a head covering but if they are in their own homes, they donât have to wear it.â Lottie G-S
To read more about what our students learnt, click ‘continue reading’,
February saw the start of the Chinese New Year and this year is the Year of the Monkey. To celebrate, members of the Confucius Institute at Newcastle University came in to work with some Year 8s during DLE.
They got the chance to do a Kung Fu and Tai Chi taster session as well as trying their hand at some Chinese calligraphy. Thanks to He Qi and Vincent for sharing their expertise.
Thank you! Xiè xiè. 谢谢
