Dear Parents/Carers
I hope you had a lovely Easter Holiday although it would be have been nice to have some of the weather we are enjoying today during the Easter Bank Holiday weekend.

Fortunately the weather wasn’t quite so warm on Wednesday when our school cross country team took part in a competition at Longridge Towers School. The event attracted a number of really good runners from over Scotland and the North of England however our students did very well in such a competitive field. Particular mention goes to Molly in the U11 Girls event who finished 2nd and to Steven who finished 6th in the U10 event. Well done to everyone who took part.

Also on Wednesday we had a rehearsal for the 54 strong dance troupe who are performing during the half time interval on the Saturday of the Rugby League Magic Weekend event at St James Park, Newcastle on May 19th. I saw the rehearsal and was very impressed.

Mr Heath was very impressed with the attitude of the six girls who took part in a Girls Football leadership course at Sunderland Football Club on Thursday. These girls will be leading a Girls Football Club in KS2 and will very much involved in Girls Football Week – a nationwide event that our school will be taking part in.

Year 8 Sports Leaders were involved in a Tennis Leaders training on Monday and the facilitator commented on the excellent attitude of all those who took part.

Today was an additional Non-Uniform Day run to raise money for The Sick Children’s Trust – as a charity, they support around 1000 families each year through their ‘Homes from Home’ in Newcastle upon Tyne; families who come from across the North East, Cumbria, Yorkshire and the Scottish Borders to receive specialist care for their seriously ill child at the Freeman, Royal Victoria Infirmary and Great North Children’s Hospital. I am sure you agreed that this was a worthy cause and I am delighted we raised £307.26. Thank you to all those who contributed and to all those pupils who baked cakes for a cake sale.

Thomlinson Outstanding Pupil Award

Every week we award a TOP award to those children who best display our school core value of the week

Friendship – Week beginning 26th March 2018

5T – Brett

5H – Julia

6O – Jack

6M – Catalina

7L – Stash

7I – Lily

8N – Rachel

8S – Niamh

Mathemagician of the Week – Madden

Compassion – Week beginning 16th April 2018

5T – Lois

5H – Lily

6O – Ethan

6M – Skye

7L – Milly

7I – Ethan

8N – Annabel

8S – Nathan

Mathemagician of the Week – Autumn

Well done to all of these award winners!

A special well done to Edward and Bertie in Year 7.
Edward took part in a North East Grand Prix event at Jarrow and came second in a group with year 7 to year 10’s. The boy who won is a year 10 and one of the best athletes at mixed throwing events in the UK. Edward was the youngest in the event.

Bertie made the trip south to Prestwold Hall near Leicester on Saturday 24th March for the National Year 7 Boys Cross Country Championships as part of the Northumberland team. Bertie ran a great race and came 42nd out of 200 finalists and the Northumberland team raced brilliantly as a team and came away as Runners Up ahead of Cumbria and behind the Champions – Kent.

Have a good weekend,

Liam