Safer Internet Day gets hundreds of organisations involved to help promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people. The day offers the opportunity to highlight positive uses of technology and to explore the role we all play in helping to create a better and safer online community. It calls upon young people, parents, carers, teachers, social workers, law enforcement, companies, policy makers, and wider, to join together in helping to create a better internet. Ultimately, a better internet is up to us!

The theme of this year’s event is: Play your part for a better internet.  At Chantry, we are using the day to inspire a kind, respectful and inclusive internet, and help raise awareness about the issue of online hate. We are getting involved in the #shareaheart social media campaign to help inspire kindness online.

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The pupils of Newminster and Chantry Middle Schools took part in the Sign2Sing event today. They signed and sang the song ‘Reach Out Your Hand’ which was filmed, along with singing other songs and taking part in activities which have taught the children a new and valuable skill as well as raising awareness of Deaf issues .

The event was done as two whole schools (over 1000 children and all staff) and took place in the Chantry School hall.

SignHealth, which is a national charity, dedicated to improving the health and well being of deaf people, are behind the event.

Thank you all for your kind donations and well done for your excellent efforts.

Click below to see the videos and photos from the event.

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This year’s Book Fair has been exceptional! Our children’s enthusiasm and good humour – despite the crush – have been incomparable. At break times, the library was so full it wasn’t possible to take pictures!

Takings are up on our previous best by an extraordinary 30%. What more can we say except, “THANKYOU!” Thanks to your tremendous generosity and support, our week long annual Book Fair has exceeded our wildest expectations with a grand total of £2603.01! This has raised a magnificent in £1,554.00 commission, which will be spent on books and resources to stimulate literacy and a love of reading throughout school.

It was a real pleasure to meet those of you who were able to visit the Fair after school! We do hope that you enjoyed the opportunity of discussing the titles on sale and making your selection in a relaxed atmosphere. Thank you very much for coming!

As we sold out of dinosaur, cubic and sputnik rubbers and to ensure that no one is left disappointed, new supplies will be on sale every break time this week!
           

After winning the FutureChef 2016 Local Final last year, Ella Riches has represented Northumberland and Newcastle in the Regional Final of the competition at York College!

Ella made supreme of chicken served with fondant potato, kale and pancetta crisps, goose fat roasted roots and a jus followed by apple, pear, cider and cinnamon syllabub topped with macadamia nut crumble and caramel sauce.

Ella has worked extremely hard in preparation for this event and the professional chef judges were delighted with Ella’s high level of practical skill, creativity and organisation.

The winner of this stage of the competiton was Abbie Frost from Beverley High School.

If you have any spare books at home which are now not used, we would hugely appreciate them to start up a book swapping club.

This will give students the chance to choose their own book which will hopefully make it more appealing to read.

It also saves books being read and then gathering dust or being thrown away when someone else could enjoy it.

Could any books be brought in to Mr Ord.

Thank you in advance and thanks to all those who have already kindly donated.