Fantastic to see our Performance Arts Award students getting so involved in their Dance City workshop – creativity and cooperation shown by everyone.
Year 5 busy working on their Stadium Engineering project this afternoon – great teamwork and perseverance shown!
BODY ELECTRIC KIDS CLUB TASTER
Thursday 6th February, 5.15 pm – 6.15 pm, Newminster Middle School
click here for further information
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The students of Newminster and Chantry Middle Schools have been learning to sign and sing songs ready to join the yearly Sign2Sing event on Tuesday 11th February. This will be done as a whole school and will take place in the Chantry School Hall during the school day.
We think this is a terrific initiative which has taught the children a new and valuable skill as well as raising awareness of deaf issues.
SignHealth, which is a national charity, dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of deaf people, are behind the event. SignHealth is simply asking for a £1 donation in return for wearing non-school uniform on Tuesday 11th February and taking part in the event. All money raised will go towards helping SignHealth transform the lives of thousands of people living in the UK.
For more information about Sign2Sing please visit www.sign2sing.org.uk
These are the links to the songs we are learning for the event if your child would like to practise at home.
Make Your Own Kind of Music
True Colours
Count on Me
Somewhere Only We Know
Wednesday 10th June and Thursday 11th June 2020
Performances in Chantry hall starting at 6:30pm
We would like to invite pupils from Newminster and Chantry Middle Schools to be involved in a Summer Holiday Themed Showcase which will be performed in the Chantry School hall on Wednesday 10th June and Thursday 11th June 2020 at 6.30 pm.
The Showcase will be a play with added variety performances and will include the choir, vocal groups, various dance troupes, acting and some instrumentalists.
If your child would like to be involved in the singing and acting elements of this performance they will need to attend rehearsals on Monday’s, 3.30-4.30 pm in the Chantry hall which are supervised by Ms Jones, Mrs Wilson and Mrs Mole. Rehearsals will start on Monday 27th January 2020 and no experience is necessary to join this so please encourage your child to take up this opportunity.
We will hold auditions for the other acts needed for the show and more information will be given to the pupils about this in due course.
The Bronze Visual Arts Award pupils, supervised by Mrs Woolley, will design and paint the stage backdrop as part of their project.
Thank you for your continued support and I look forward to seeing your child at the showcase rehearsals.
International stars from the world of Drumming are heading to Hexham to bring us all a free, all day Drum Festival culminating in an evening Gala Concert, at Hexham’s Queen’s Hall on Saturday 25th January 2020.
8th February 2020 7.00 pm – 9.30 pm
The King Edward VI School, Morpeth
Chantry and Newminster choir performed the Christmas musical ‘Home for Christmas’, along with carols, to a packed church full of parents, carers, governors, staff and friends of the schools at St James Church Wednesday 18th December.
The story of ‘Home for Christmas’
It’s a manic pre-Christmas shopping day and the streets are packed with bargain hunters. No-one notices homeless Kate falling on the pavement, apart from Nicky and Paul, who help her up. When they offer to help Kate to get home, Nicky and Paul find out that she has no home – except for a cardboard box.
Shocked, the children want to help Kate. They go and tell their mother about her, but Mum is just angry to hear that they have been talking to a homeless stranger. As Christmas draws nearer, the children can’t get Kate out of their
minds. In the end they persuade their mum to help …
Parent comments from emails and the CMS and NMS Creative Arts Facebook Page
Absolutely brilliant, heartfelt, emotive production.
Amazing performance, thanks everyone.
My husband and I had the pleasure of watching this production this afternoon. We were blown away by the talent from everyone involved. Such a heartwarming production. Thank you.
What a superb production with a beautiful message.
Wonderfully acted with fabulous singing. Some truly beautiful voices.
The pupils in this production were a true credit to the middle schools in Morpeth. I am delighted to have seen the performance. Well done everyone!
Northern Steel Network are bringing up London based pan tutor, Delphina James, to deliver a series of workshops on the weekend of the 18th & 19th January. This is a great opportunity for steel pan pupils to further develop their playing and to network with other pannists.
As a guide:
Intermediate level workshops are aimed at players who have about 6 months’ playing experience or more, i.e. primary/middle school/adults. The Advanced workshops are aimed at players who have been playing a number of years and are confident, i.e. high school/adults.
Booking is essential as places are limited. To book onto a workshop contact: louise@northernsteelnetwork.
Saturday 18th January
Location: Jesmond Park Academy (old Heaton Manor), Newcastle
Workshop 1 – 10.15-11.45am – Intermediate players
Workshop 2 – 1.45-4.15pm – Advanced players
Sunday 19th January
Location: The King Edward VI School, Morpeth
Workshop 3 – 9.30-11.00am – Intermediate players
Workshop 4 – 11.00-12.30am – Intermediate players
Workshop 5 – 1.00-2.30am – Intermediate players
Workshop 6 – 2.30-5.00pm – Advanced players
Prices:
£4.00 for Intermediate session
£5.00 for advanced sessions
On Thursday 12th December members of the Newminster and Chantry Middle School Choir performed at Wetherspoons in Morpeth for the Children’s Cancer Charity, Clic Sargent.
The venue was packed with families and customers enjoying a meal or drinks and the choir rose to the occasion performing carols, Christmas songs and pieces from the musical ‘Home for Christmas’ which they will be performing at St James Church on Wednesday 18th December. The Morpeth Mayor attended the event and had her photograph taken with the choir.
Students also enjoyed pizza and chips provided by Wetherspoons after the performance,
A fabulous and very Christmassy evening was had by all.
