Dear Parent/Carer,

I hope this email finds you well. It has been a very busy week at Dr Thomlinson CofE Middle School.

Yr 6 Goblin Kit Car

On Monday Year 6 were involved in building a Goblin kit car which Dr Thomlinson’s will use to compete in a tournament at Gateshead International Stadium in June.

The two engineers visiting our school to help with the building of the vehicle were very impressed with the contributions of the children involved.

The built car can reach speeds of 20 miles per hour and we enjoyed seeing the car involved in numerous test drives at the end of what was a very productive day.

 

Bede Church Service

Well done to the Bede House Captains who today led our annual Bede House service at All Saints Church, Rothbury.  Our House Captains had written the service and celebrated the many achievements of the Venerable Bede – one of which was to write the Ecclesiastical History of the English People which is still in print today.

Well done to the House Captains for this thoughtful service and for all those from Bede who took part.

 

Girls Football

Our U11 Girls and U13 Girls football teams were in action on Thursday, 18th May.  Two Dr Thomlinson teams took part in a Key Stage Two tournament at Chantry.  The teams played games against Ovingham; Chantry and Newminster.  Despite some spirited performances from both teams, we encountered narrow defeats in five of the six matches. A special well done to Sophie in goal; Joy in defence and Darcy in attack who really stood out with the quality of their efforts.

However, we were saving the best until last when – in our 6th game of the evening –  we secured a creditable 1-1 draw against Chantry.  Well done to Iris who once again popped up in the box to score from close range.  The evening almost finished on an even better note when – following the awarding of a penalty to Dr Thomlinson’s from the excellent match referee – the last minute spot kick was gloriously saved!

Our U13 Girls started their tournament in emphatic fashion by coming back from a goal down to beat Ponteland 2-1.  Great goals from Emily and Zara secured the precious victory.

Unfortunately the momentum gained could not carry the team through into the rest of the tournament with the team falling to narrow defeats in their other two fixtures.  Well done to everyone involved – the response to Girls’s football at Dr Thomlinson has been tremendous this season with 35 children involved yesterday evening.  We look forward to even greater results in the future.

 

Tag Rugby Tournament

Well done to the nine Year 5 children who represented the school at a Tag Rugby tournament at Ponteland Primary School on Wednesday, May 17th.  Mr Atkinson was very impressed with the attitude of the players.  Thanks to all those who took part.

 

Biodiversity @ Dr Thomlinson

Well done to our Biodiversity Champions Core Team who have been very busy building a fabulous bug hotel and village in our Forest School area. The children helped construct the five-story hotel, filling it with all sorts of natural materials to create nooks and crannies for invertebrates to hide in. The crowning glory of the new bug hotel is a green roof with a difference, it has been planted up with the wildflower seeds given to our school to celebrate the King’s Coronation.

 Pairs of children then designed and built smaller bug houses, giving them opportunities to use a range of hand tools. The whole creation was finished off in style with a hand made “Bug Hotel” sign to let all the invertebrates know that it is open for business.

 

Well done Year 6

Well done to all Year 6 for their excellent efforts during SATS week (week beginning 8th May).  All the Year group conducted themselves really well through the week and I was so proud at the calm and resilient attitudes they showed.  As a small reward the Year group went to the cinema on Wednesday to see Super Mario Bros – the Movie.  I am sure you will agree that there could be no finer reward for such hard work.

 

Year 6 involved in Water Safety Week

Please note that next week is Water Safety Week so – in a change to normal swimming arrangements – all Year 6 girls will be going swimming on Tuesday 23rd May.  All Yr 6 boys will be attending swimming on Tuesday, 6th June.

 

Parent Evening

On Tuesday our series of Parent Evening s continued.  It was lovely to see so many Year 5 parents/carers attend.  We look forward to our Yr 6 parent evening on Tuesday, May 23rd.

 

I hope you have a restful weekend.

Take care,

Liam Murtagh – Headteacher