Year 7 students really enjoyed their visit to one of Newcastle’s most important and exciting historic buildings!
They searched ancient passageways and chambers where Kings walked and villains were imprisoned.
New exhibits allowed our students to experience what life would’ve been like in these two astonishingly preserved medieval buildings.
Lights! Camera! Action! Some of our Year 8 pupils took a trip to BBC Newcastle for a tour this week.
They saw how both the TV and radio studios work and put the theory into practise. The team performed a radio play with half taking on the roles of actors and the other half operating the sound effects.
The highlight of the day was being in the TV studio where BBC Look North is filmed. Each group had prepared a weather forecast and followed local weatherman Paul Mooney’s top tips for a successful broadcast. Oh, and just to make it extra challenging, they performed their forecasts in French! Bravo les enfants!
Thank you to those parents who attended the London Information Evening on Wednesday.
Please ensure the SV5 form is returned to school as soon as possible.
Do not hesitate to contact Mr Johnson, Party Leader if you have any further questions.
Year 7 students have been learning more about careers in the STEM sector, by visiting local pharmaceutical company Piramal Healthcare.During their afternoon visit, the students received an introductory talk about the company before visiting the Quality Control labs, trying their hand at paper chromatography and seeing how an electron microscope works.Speaking after the visit, Glen in 7C said: “It was good because you learnt about why medicines were made the way they were. We also saw some of the different equipment used by the scientists there.”
A big thank you to Dr Paul Nott and his colleagues at Piramal for hosting our visit.
A group of 28 Year 8 students took part in a visit to Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station. The facility, which is owned and operated by EDF Energy, has two advanced gas-cooled reactors and can generate sufficient electricity for 3% of the UK need.
The visit began with a look around the new Visitors Centre, which included a range of hands on electricity-related activities for the students to take part in. This was followed by an introductory presentation about the history of the site and how electricity was generated there.
The Year 5 trip on 5th – 8th May is fast approaching.
Just a quick reminder that there is a parents’ meeting to be held on Wednesday 15th April at 6pm in the school hall.
Full information will be handed out at this stage. If you are unable to attend, information packs will be sent home with your child.
Pupils from Newminster and Chantry reflected upon what they had learnt on their Photography trip to Beamish.
“We enjoyed dressing up in clothing from the 19th Century and and taking part in many fun activities…comparing old photos from the 1900s, taking part in the real life history and taking photos of each other in different locations.
We were amazed to see the variety of photos that were taken in the past – cricketers, miners, elderly couples, soldiers, business men and families. Pin hole cameras were massive and really hard to carry around with you.
The pictures came out in black and white and you had to stay still for a few minutes before the picture was taken which made it hard to smile. In the past it cost a lot of money but now you just press a button without costing anything. Ipad cameras only take a few seconds to take the photo!”
Some of our Year 6 students visited Druridge Bay to start an environmental project.
The children went on a woodland trail and in the afternoon got to see some different types of highland cattle (in between the rain showers!)
Further visits are planned in the spring and summer next year.
