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THE LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES FROM RED HOUSE SCHOOL SPRING 2015

ISSUE NO. 38

INVESTING IN THE LATEST

3D PRINTING TO ENHANCE

PUPILS’ LEARNING

RANKED NO. 1 FOR THE SECOND YEAR

RUNNING

THAT’S NEAT

LONDON ADVENTURE

PTA NEWS

SPORTS ROUND UP

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

A WELCOME FROM THE HEADMASTERRED HOUSE TIMES HIGHLIGHTS ALL THE ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN SCHOOL OVER THE LAST TERM.

I thank all my colleagues and the pupils who have contributed directly to this edition or indirectly through organising and participating in the many academic, sporting and co-curricular events that are reported on within these pages. It demonstrates the enormous breadth of activities that take place within the School.

If you use Twitter we have a number of subject accounts that you might l ike to follow.

These are in addition to the main school twitter account @RedHouseSchool

@maths_rhs

@Science_RHS

@Teachers_RHS (humanities)

@Sport_RHS

@Art_RHS

To give you an insight into the maths tweets look at the challenge Year 9 were set. Well done to Kate who provided the answer!

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RED HOUSE SCHOOL, HAS ONCE AGAIN, BEEN RANKED THE TOP CO-EDUCATIONAL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL, WITHOUT A SIXTH FORM, IN ENGLAND IN THE LATEST SUNDAY TIMES PARENT POWER LEAGUE TABLES.

WE ARE DELIGHTED THAT WE HAVE MAINTAINED OUR RANKING.

We consistently achieve outstanding GCSE results and last summer our results were

amongst the best in the school’s histor y. We should al l be ver y proud of this tremendous achievement which is the product of hard work from both pupils and staff .

RANKED NO.1 FOR THE SECOND YEAR RUNNING

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THAT’S NEATTHOUSANDS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN SUBMITTED THEIR WORK FOR THE STOKESLEY SHOW HANDWRITING COMPETITION. OUR PUPILS’ MAGNIFICENT HANDWRITING AND PRESENTATION MADE THEM STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD.

Congratulations to Keer thika who was awarded second pr ize , Ashton who came third and Edie who was ver y highly commended.

We believe that handwr iting is an extremely impor tant l i fe ski l l . It aids the learning of spell ing, the pace of a chi ld’s work but most impor tantly improves their self-esteem and al lows them to view themselves as a wr iter.

We therefore devote time to ensur ing that each child develops a style that wil l enable them to wr ite f luently.

LATINPUPILS FROM THE LATIN CLUB RECEIVED THEIR OCR LATIN CERTIFICATES.

Well done for passing your exams.

ACHIEVEMENTSISA WHITBREAD MEMORIAL PRIZE

ADITI RANGAN HAS BEEN AWARDED THE PRESTIGIOUS ISA WHITBREAD MEMORIAL PRIZE FOR HER ACHIEVEMENTS GAINED AT GCSE LEVEL.

Aditi achieved A* grades in al l 11 subjects

last summer and in addition she achieved so

much more dur ing her time at Red House .

Aditi represented the School in the English

Speaking Union’s Public Speaking competit ion

reaching the finals in London. She achieved

grade 8 in speech and drama and on many

occasions enter tained us on stage with

her sparkl ing per sonality and wit in School

productions. She was also par t of the School

choir and orchestra; achieving grade 6 on the

viol in and grade 7 on the piano. Aditi involved

her self in al l that was on offer and worked

with great determination and industr y to

achieve remarkable results.

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MRS JONES AND PUPILS IN YEAR 5 HAVE BEEN BUSY SUPPORTING THE ‘VOTE FOR BOB’ CAMPAIGN. MRS JONES EXPLAINS WHY:

We strive to ensure that all of our pupils recognise the importance of the natural

world and all its inhabitants. The ‘Vote for Bob’ campaign is a vote for nature, and it is up to us to help spread the word and awareness of the world around us. We wanted to create awareness so that we could get as many people as possible joining the ‘Bob Squad’ to help Bob make a real difference.

We began ‘Vote for Bob’ work at the star t of the Autumn term and it escalated from there . Other teacher s and pupils got involved with cake

stal ls , poster s, assemblies, sock puppets, technology mechanisms and even a squir rel cookie cutter was made by the school’s ver y own 3D pr inter! Many pupils were unaware that they could vote , as they thought they were too young, so we made iPads avai lable at the cake stal l so they could register. Ever yone left proudly wear ing their ‘Vote for Bob’ sticker s, promising to go home and encourage other s in their famil ies to vote too.

We decided to let Bob know how successful the campaign had been via Twitter, and we were delighted when he responded to our ver y fir st tweet. Thus began a great relationship between a squir rel and a school; Red House and a red squir rel ! All of the work we have done so far has been compiled into a commemorative book, which we wil l use to help

encourage and per suade other s to ‘Vote for Bob’. People can sti l l vote via their website www.voteforbob.co.uk

BRINGING LEARNING TO LIFEThank you to al l of our vis itors who have shared stor ies and their exper iences .

THE HUMAN BODY

Years 4, 5 and 6 took part in an interactive workshop by Dr Pam White and Dr Judith Donkin from Durham University. Year 4 learnt about the musculoskeletal system and added Play-Doh to bones to create muscles. Year 5 learnt about hearts and circulation by drawing a full size circulatory system and then used dopplers to find pulses and take blood pressure. Year 6 were taught the dangers of smoking, alcohol and drugs and the harmful effects they have on the body.

HELP FOR HEROES

Year 6 learnt about the work and support that Help for Heroes provide to soldiers who have been wounded both physically and mentally. They also tackled an obstacle course, with either their legs tied together or blindfolded, so that they could experience the challenges faced by those with a disabil ity, and learn how soldiers have to adapt to life after they are injured.

DAISY CHAIN FITNESS

Daisy Chain visited the Nursery & Infant School to spend the morning with Year 1 in their PE lesson. They all had lots of fun learning new fitness skil ls.

MISSION CHRISTMAS

Courage the Cat and Tom visited the Nursery & Infant School to talk about TFM Mission Christmas. Children supported the campaign by donating presents to children and teenagers who might not otherwise receive any gifts.

SPEECH & DRAMA WORKSHOP

Years 4-6 took part in a Speech & Drama workshop with Mrs Flynn and her team from Enter CIC. The session helped to develop their skil ls and abil ity to perform. Techniques included breathing, projection of the voice and confidence. Their skil ls were further developed in drama lessons, culminating in a poetry recital on the last day of term.

The 3D printer will allow Red House pupils to work on projects that require a higher level of thinking and evaluation skil ls.

Children would normally sketch a model and then make that model using card, 3D pr inting al lows them to assemble and physical ly handle an accurate and detai led ver sion of their designs.

The benefits for pupils and teaching are endless with 3D pr inting. It can be used in other areas outside of Design & Technology, such as pr inting models of mountain ranges in geography or pr inting model hear ts or joints in biology.

A VOTE FOR BOB IS A VOTE FOR NATURE

INVESTMENT IN TECHNOLOGY: 3D PRINTINGWE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY AND THE SCHOOL HAS RECENTLY PURCHASED THE MOST UP-TO-DATE 3D PRINTER; A CUBEPRO DUO PRINTER.

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BEYOND THE CLASSROOM - TRIPS & TOURS

YEARS 5 & 6 LONDON ADVENTUREBY LILY CORDWELL-SMITH YEAR 6

DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Year 10 practiced their navigation ski l ls as par t of their training towards their Duke of Edinburgh Award. The lessons that they learnt dur ing their walk at Reeth wil l be applied when they complete their final expedition.

IT WAS A VERY EARLY START. ALL OF US WERE EAGER TO GET ON THE BUS. WE ALL WAVED AT OUR MUMS AND DADS AS WE HIT THE ROAD TO START OUR JOURNEY!

After a long coach journey we eventual ly made it to London! We passed al l the fancy car shops and expensive clothes shops. London was ver y busy and for some people this was their fir st t ime!

Fir st on the agenda was a r iverboat cruise on the Thames! We cl imbed on to the boat and sat on the outside chair s. As the boat was moving one of the boat crew talked about the buildings and the br idges and their amazing records and histor y. All of us were taking a lot of photos and a lot of selfies with our fr iends!

After the boat tr ip we were dropped off at the London Eye where we watched a 4D video. It had special effects to make you feel l ike you were in the sky! After that we went on the London Eye . At fir st I was a bit scared but I discovered that it didn’t real ly feel l ike it was moving, it was just the view that changed! (I took a lot of photos on the London Eye!)

To finish off the day we went to the Rainforest Café in Piccadil ly Circus. The burger s were delicious! It was lovely eating in the rainforest. The fish in the tank were beautiful . After a gorgeous dinner we headed to the hotel on the coach. The rooms were a nice size but I was a bit ner vous at fir st but I had Gracie so I was fine . I was ver y sleepy!

In the morning we went down to have our breakfast. I had loads of Nutella on toast and croissants. All of us were in heaven! After our breakfast we sor ted our bags remember ing to put our sweets in for Mati lda later! Fir st we went to the Natural Histor y Museum it was real ly good; I l iked the dinosaur s the best and I found out that the Night at the Museum 3 was fi lmed there . After that we had our lunch outside . Next we went to the Tower of London the poppies were amazing. The armour that soldier s wore and what the hor se wore in battle must have been real ly heavy!

After that we had our tea at Pizza Express I was in a pizza wonder land, it was ver y yummy! When we finished we walked to the theatre to Mati lda, I couldn’t wait !

ROSEBERRY TOPPING

Whilst cl imbing Roseberr y Topping Year 3 discovered that the wind speed changed and temperature lowered as they got closer to the summit. The children produced excellent sketches, as well as learning how to use sur vival bags!

SKIING, LA PLAGNE FRANCE

Thir ty-three children and five staff took to the slopes in La Plagne , France . Although there had been a lack of snow pr ior to their arr ival plenty of ski ing was avai lable and ever yone had a fantastic t ime!

EDINBURGH VISIT

Year 9 visited ‘Dynamic Ear th’ where they par ticipated in a glaciation workshop; learning about ice cores, the science of cl imate investigations and handling specimens to discover facts about ice . They also visited ‘Camera Obscura’ where they saw l ive moving images of Edinburgh projected onto a viewing table through a giant per iscope .

NURSERY & INFANTS CHRISTMAS NATIVITY

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GIRLS’ SPORTS REPORTBY MISS SWEENEY & MISS EWING

NETBALL• Yr 11 A and B – Winner s of the Stockton Distr ict

Tournament. Winner s of the A and B Stockton League and winner s of the A & B Challenge Final .

• Yr 9 A and B runner s up in the Stockton Distr ict Tournament.

• Yr 10 third in the Stockton Distr ict Tournament.

• U16 County Academy netball gir ls ; Congratulations to Yr9 Jessica Brown and Olivia Small .

• U14 Satel l ite Academy netball gir ls ; Congratulations to Yr8 Phoebe Matthews, Alice Butterfield and Jessica Coapes as well as Yr7 Scout Peveral l .

• Congratulations to Netball Performance League Player and Nor th East Regional Academy Player Laur ie Elder, Yr11. A role model to our younger player s and her team mates as

School Senior Netball Captain!

CROSS COUNTRYSTOCKTON DISTRICT CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS

TEAM PRIZE: YEAR 8/9 GIRLS 2nd YEAR 8/9 BOYS 2nd

With over 80 runner s in each of the 4 races, al l of the fol lowing athletes ran a fantastic race to gain a ver y

respectable top 20 finish:

Rebecca Hall 1st Jamie Darnton 4th Lucy Todd 5th Charlotte Eynon 8th Josh Scott 11th Alex Greenaway 13th

Rebecca, Jamie , Lucy and Char lotte represented Stockton Distr ict in the County Championships. Well done to Rebecca who came in 1st place , Jamie 10th, Char lotte ,

16th and Lucy 17th.

U11 HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY

U13 HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY

HOCKEYThe U14’s were unbeaten in the league , with wins against

Rye Hil ls , MacMil lan, Kings Academy and Nunthorpe .

I .S.A. NORTH U11 HOCKEY (7’S) TOURNAMENT – QUEEN ETHELBURGAS SCHOOL, YORK.A fantastic debut performance by al l player s at this event and the team only conceded 2 goals throughout the afternoon. We won 3 games and drew twice , and were the only team to take points from the eventual winner s; Lady Barn. A runner s up place in this event was a ver y commendable achievement for al l the player s involved, well

done!

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SPORTSROUND UP

SWIMMINGISA NORTH SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS – LIVERPOOL AQUATICS CENTRE.

I am delighted to repor t a tremendous amount of success at this year’s event:

• SAM CHELL - 1st in Breastroke and 1st in Butterfly (U16).

• JOSH SCOTT - 1st in Backcrawl and 1st in Freestyle (U14).

• ETHAN BROWN - 1st in Freestyle and 2nd in Butterfly (U12).

• REBECCA HALL - 1st in Breastroke and 3rd in Freestyle (U16).

• MATTHEW SCOTT - 2nd in Backcrawl and 2nd in Individual Medley (U16).

• EMILY TATE - 4th in Butterfly and 4th in Backcrawl (U16).

All 4 boys put in a tremendous performance to come runner s up in both U16 relay races, despite 2 swimmers (Josh and Ethan) competing in the above age group!

Sam, Josh, Ethan and Rebecca were selected to represent the Nor th team in the National ISA Swimming Championships. The finals took place at the National Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park, London and al l four pupils did fantastical ly well medall ing in a number of events:

• SAM CHELL - 3rd Breaststroke (U16); helped North Team win Silver in the Boys Medley Relay race (U16); f inished 4th in the Butterfly (U16); Silver in the Freestyle Relay (U16).

• ETHAN BROWN - Silver in the U13 Freestyle - swimming a new personal best!; swam fantastic last leg of the U13 Boys Medley Relay, sadly too much of a gap to make up, f inished 6th.

• REBECCA HALL - 4th Breaststroke (U16); 4th Freestyle Relay (U16); 5th as ‘stand in’ for Butterfly (U16).

• JOSH SCOTT - 1st Backstroke (U14); Gold Freestyle (U14).

• JOSH SCOTT AND REBECCA HALL - 3rd place as they swam in the North Medley Relay.

BOYS’ SPORTS REPORTBY MR CREWE & MR KITCHING

HOCKEYThe U12’s have been in outstanding form and this talented team have been unbeaten so far this season. They have recorded impressive victor ies over Egglescl i f fe 9-1, Yarm 5-1 and Richmond 1-0. They were also crowned County 7 a-side Champions with some imper ious hockey in the recent finals .

A weakened U16 side struggled to cope with a powerful Egglescl i f fe Xl but produced an excellent performance to beat Yarm 4-1.

INDIVIDUAL SUCCESSMichael Chilvers U13 Durham County hockey team. Will Soumare U14 Durham County hockey team. Brandon Cheung and Sam Korsen U15 Durham County hockey team. Sam Masterson U16 Regional Level . Tom Copeland U17 Regional Level .

FOOTBALL Josh Scott and Cameron Gornall have been selected for the U13 Nor th East ISFA Football Team.

RUGBYThe U11 team played with great spir it throughout the term. However they are a ver y young side with over half the squad coming from Year 5. Their effor t and determination were never in question and although they fai led to win a game we were proud of their performances. There is no doubt that the exper ience the Year 5 pupils gained wil l stand them in good stead for next year.

The U13’s played some ver y ski l ful rugby and scored some fantastic tr ies showing they have a lot of abil ity. They recorded wins against Teesside High School, Durham Chor ister s, Fyl ing Hall and Newcastle School for Boys. The highl ight of the season was undoubtedly an emphatic victor y over Yarm School.

Despite losing to NSFB the U15’s had a successful season. They have some powerful player s and pace in the backs. They were far too strong for Fyl ing Hall and recorded home and away wins against Cundall Manor. The second match against Cundall was par ticular ly pleasing as the fir st game was ver y close but in the rematch we ran out 66-17 winner s.

Tom Hearmon 13th Michael Chilvers 14th Ben Stewart 14th Scout Peverall 14th Matthew Scott 18th Abigail Halfpenny 19th

GIRLSTEAM INDIVIDUAL

Castle - 64 Lily Patrick

Whorlton - 78 Lily Cordwell-Smith

Ragworth - 111 Seren Williams

GIRLSTEAM INDIVIDUAL

Whorlton - 130 Stella Dooris

Ragworth - 135 Charlotte Eynon

Castle - 174 Scout Peverall

BOYSTEAM INDIVIDUAL

Ragworth - 34 Matthew Ward

Castle - 64 Harry Whitfied

Whorlton - 76 Shay Morfitt

BOYSTEAM INDIVIDUAL

Ragworth - 70 Josh Scott

Whorlton - 162 Ben Stewart

Castle - 169 Cameron Gornall

YEAR 7 GIRLS 4thYEAR 7 BOYS 3rd

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THANK YOU TO THE PTA FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK THROUGHOUT THE TERM, ESPECIALLY IN THE LEAD UP TO THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS WITH A NUMBER OF CELEBRATIONS TAKING PLACE.

CHRISTMAS PARTIESPupils had lots of fun at the end of term Chr istmas par ties held at the Nurser y & Infant and Prep & Senior School.

SURPRISE VISITORThe Nurser y & Infant chi ldren were delighted when they entered the grotto and received a present from Father Chr istmas. Thank you to the PTA for organising the event and to Father Chr istmas!

WYNYARD GOLF DAYA successful Golf Day was held at Wynyard with ten children also taking par t in the competit ion. Congratulations to winner s named the PT ‘A’ Team; Bi l l , Jack, Jason, Oliver, Sam, Alex, Rose and Ben.

The PTA are always in need of extra support. Contact Lucie Fleming 01642 553370 for more information.

PTA FUNDRAISING & EVENTS

SPRING CLUBS & ACTIVITIESPREP. & SENIOR SCHOOL NURSERY & INFANTS

AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS 3.30 PM – 6.00 PM

TUTORYEARGROUPACTIVITY

MONDAY Games Y 2-3 Mrs Jackson

TUESDAY Art Y 2 - 3 Mr McKayArt Y 1 Miss ThompsonSewing Y 2 - 3 Miss Everington Craft Reception Mrs Waller

WEDNESDAY Media Y 3 Miss Warnock Lego Y 2 - 3 Mrs Summers Speech & Drama Y 1 & 2 Enter CIC

THURSDAY ICT Y 2-3 Mr Haywood Cookery Reception Miss Dring Science Y 1 Mrs Kitching

FRIDAY Speech & Drama Yr 3 - 4 Enter CIC Karate Reception Ms Sterling, Y 2 Sendai Kushiro Karate

TUTOR TIMEYEARGROUPACTIVITY

MONDAYGirls Indoor Hockey Y9,10,11 PE 1.00 - 1.30 Y5-6 1.30 - 2.00Boys Football Y4-6 PE 1.30 - 2.00Classics Mr McReddie 1.30 - 2.00 Code Club KS2 Mr Butterfield 4.00 - 5.00 Hockey at Norton Y9-11 Mixed PE 4.00 - 5.30Film Club KS2-KS3 Mr Brown, Mr Hutton 4.00 - 5.00 Dance Club Y4-8 Mrs Lindsay-Symington 4.00 - 5.00Science Club KS2 Ms Crabb 4.00 - 5.00

TUESDAYNetball Y4-6 PE Pre-school (08.00 onwards)Junior Orchestra Y4-5 Mr McReddie Pre-school (08.00 onwards) Cross-country Y4 PE 1.30 - 2.00 Rugby Y7-8 PE 1.20 - 1.50 Indoor Girls Hockey Y7-8 PE 1.20 - 1.50 Creative Crafts KS2-3 Mrs Blyth, Mrs Garrett 4.00 - 5.00 Rugby U15 PE 4.00 - 5.00

WEDNESDAYBoys Hockey Y5-7 PE Pre-school (08.00 onwards)Netball Y9 A,10,11 PE 1.00 - 1.30 U14B, C, D, E 1.30 - 2.00 Football Y9-11 PE 1.00 - 1.30 Y4 -6 1.20 - 1.50 Puzzle Club KS2 Miss White 1.30 - 2.00 DoE Y10 Mr Palmer, Mr May, 4.00 - 5.00 Mlle Burel, Mr Heaton Table Tennis Y4-Y11 Mr Heaton, Mr Jones 4.00 - 5.00 Latin Y4-6 Mrs Jones 4.00 - 5.00

THURSDAYGeology Y10-11 Mr Makin Pre-school (08.00 onwards)Vocal Group Y7-11 Mr McReddie 10.55 - 11.15 Dance Y4-8 Mrs Lindsay-Symington 1.30 - 2.00 Girls’ Netball Y7 PE 1.30 - 2.00 Football Y7-8 PE 1.20 - 1.50 Choir Y6-11 Mr McReddie 1.30 - 2.00 Cross-country Y5-9 PE 4.00 - 5.00 Photography KS3-4 Ms Reily, Mr Kitching, 4.00 - 5.00 Mr Wilkinson

FRIDAYGeology Y10-11 Mr Makin Pre school (08.00 onwards)Rugby U16 PE 1.00 - 1.30 Lego KS2 Mr Wilkinson 1.30 - 2.00 Boys Indoor Hockey Y7-8 PE 1.20 - 1.50Orchestra Y4-11 Mr McReddie 1.30 - 2.00 LAMDA Y4, Enter CIC 3.40 - 4.20 Y5- 8 4.20 - 5.00

EASTER HOLIDAY THURSDAY 26TH MARCH - THURSDAY 2ND APRIL (excluding weekends)

TUESDAY 7TH APRIL - WEDNESDAY 15TH APRIL (excluding weekends)

MAY HALF TERMTUESDAY 26TH MAY - FRIDAY 29TH MAY

SUMMER HOLIDAYS MONDAY 13TH JULY - FRIDAY 28TH AUGUST (excluding weekends)

TUESDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER - WEDNESDAY 2ND SEPTEMBER

NURSERY & INFANTS HOLIDAY CLUBS

DURING THE AUTUMN TERM WE RAISED A TOTAL OF £1,839.72CHILDREN IN NEEDThe Nurser y & Infant School was ful l of famous people and superheroes as the children, and staff , came to School in fancy dress in suppor t of Children in Need. Cakes were brought in by Pupil Council members and classes battled it out, X Factor style , in front of a panel of judges. Over in the Prep & Senior School pupils were also out of uniform in suppor t of Pudsey Bear. The Year 11 char ity committee organised a treasure hunt, sold Pudsey merchandise and ran a guess the name of Pudsey’s cousin competit ion, whilst Year 7 pupils brought in and sold a huge number of cakes.

SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITY DURING CHRISTMASThank you to al l our parents and pupils who have helped to make Chr istmas a l itt le better for people

FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIESHIGHLIGHTS FROM THE AUTUMN TERM INCLUDE:

DATES FOR YOUR DIARYPTA Ball at Wynyard Hall - Friday 24th April

PTA Summer Fete - Saturday 4th July

in our local community by donating gifts . At the Nurser y & Infants School over one hundred presents were collected for the ‘Cash for Kids’ appeal . At the Prep and Senior School, Year 11 visited wards 41 and 42 of Nor th Tees Univer sity Hospital deliver ing gifts for patients, which were donated by Year 10 and 11.

HARVEST FESTIVALWe had an overwhelming response to our har vest festival . Thank you to ever yone for your generous donations.Nurser y & Infant School donated food to the Trussel l Trust’s appeal .

Year s 6 and 7 donated food and winter clothing to the Salvation Army.

Year s 4 and 5 donated toys for Homestar t.

Year 8 gave gifts for Harbour Women’s Refuge .

Year 9 donated gifts for Justice Fir st .

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARYAll the impor tant dates for the next term

NURSERY & INFANTSPREPARATORY & SENIORDATE

Wednesday 4 March Y7 Parent Evening World Book Day

Thursday 5 March PTA Meeting PTA Meeting Speech and Drama Exams Speech and Drama Exams

Friday 6 March Nursery Event for Prospective Families

Thursday 12 March Y9 Options / Parent Evening Y5 Trip to Synagogue and Hancock Museum

Friday 13 March Mothers Day Service 9.15 am Comic Relief Day

Tuesday 17 March Y9 Girls visit to Caterpillar Factory Y2 -3 Tri-Golf Coaching Session

Wednesday 18 March Y4 Parent Meeting Reception - Y1 Tri-Golf Coaching Session

Thursday 19 March Y4 Parent Meeting Nursery to Egglescliffe Forest School Y6 Mowden Hall Maths Challenge

Monday 23 March PTA Easter Tombola Parent Meetings

Tuesday 24 March Parent Meetings

Wednesday 25 March Easter Service 9.00 Liz Million Workshop

Thursday 26 March Easter Holiday Easter Holiday

Thursday 26 March - Thursday 2 April Holiday Club

Tuesday 7 April -Wednesday 15 April Holiday Club

Thursday 16 April Start of Term Start of Term

Tuesday 21 April Y5 & Y6 pupils racing at Sunderland Nissan Circuit

Friday 24 April PTA Ball at Wynyard Hall PTA Ball at Wynyard Hall

Tuesday 28 April Y8 & Y9 pupils to Maths Challenge Y6 visit to RNLI

Wednesday 29 April GCSE Art Exam

Thursday 30 April GCSE Art Exam Y10 Exams

Friday 1 May Y10 Exams

Tuesday 5 May – Friday 8 May Y10 Exams

Thursday 7 May – 12 May Travelling Book Fair

Saturday 9 May Open Morning Open Morning

Monday 11 May GCSE Examinations Begin Travelling Book Fair

Wednesday 13 May Y5 trip to Pizza Express

Thursday 14 May Teachmeet 4.30 - 7.30 pm Teachmeet 4.30 - 7.30 pm

Friday 15 May Y3 French Cafe 2.30 pm

Monday 18 May - Friday 22 May Y7-9 Exams

Wednesday 20 May Y2 visit Bede’s World

Monday 25 May - Friday 29 May Half Term Half Term Holiday

Monday 25 May - Friday 29 May Holiday Club

Wednesday 3 June Y10 ICAEW Competition

Wednesday 3 June - Friday 5 June Geography Field Trip – provisional ??

Monday 8 June Y7-10 North ISA Athletics at Wigan

Tuesday 9 June Y10 Parent Evening

Wednesday 10 June Y5 Trip to Pizza Express

Monday 15 June National ISA Athletics Y7-10 @ Birmingham

Tuesday 16 June Y3 Trip To Murton Park

Wednesday 17 June Nursery & Reception Sports Day

Thursday 18 June Senior Sports Day at Middlesbrough Y1-3 Sports Day Sports Village 1.30 - 4.00 pm

Friday 19 June Nursery Event For Prospective Families

Monday 22 June Invitation NE Prep Schools Championship at MSV 1.30 - 4.00

Tuesday 23 June Junior Sports Day (Y4-6) 1.00 - 4.00 pm

Thursday 25 June KS2 & Y7 French Play KS2, Y7 & Y3 French Play

Friday 26 June Y11 Leavers Ball

Monday 29 June Y4 visit to RSPB Saltholme Transition Day – Y3 to visit Prep & Senior School FSP Meeting for Reception Parents 2.45 pm

Thursday 2 July Y3 & Y4 Visit to the Sage Y3 & Y4 Visit to the Sage

Saturday 4 July PTA Summer Fete PTA Summer Fete

Monday 6 July Parent Information Meetings Y1 for Y2 & Y2 for Y3

Tuesday 7 July Y7/8/9 pupils racing at Croft Circuit Parent Information Meetings Reception for Y1

Wednesday 8 July Prize Giving at the Tabernacle Reception End of Year Assembly Parent Information Meetings Nursery for Reception

Thursday 9 July Festival of Achievement

Saturday 11 July - Wednesday 15 July French Residential Trip

Monday 13 July - Wednesday 2 September Summer Holiday Summer Holidays

Monday 13 July - Wednesday 2 September Holiday Club

Thursday 20 August GCSE results released to candidates at 10 am

Thursday 3 September Start of Term Start of Term

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9TH MAY 2015

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