Every year the charity Greenpower organises the Goblin Kit Car race for children aged 9-11. The competition is run in various places up and down the county with the North East races being held in Gateshead Stadium. The event took place on May 19th, 2025. This is the third year our school has been involved in this event with previous 1st and 2nd place finishes.
The children race in a kit car which they actually build themselves. It takes a group of 12 children roughly 6 hours for the initial build where they build the frame, add the motor and add the circuit for the battery power source. Pupils then had to choose a theme for the car based around sustainability, this year the team chose the theme of plastic pollution. They named the car “The Plastic Pros” and decorated the car in recycled plastic. Pupils were asked to bring in bottle caps that we strung together and attached to the car.
On the day pupils got to take part in a slalom and drag race, where they had 6 attempts each to gain the fastest time they could. They were involved in a head to head race where one of our team members had the opportunity to race against 3 other cars. While we did not bring any trophies home, Ms Rutherford – the lead teacher from our school – was incredibly proud of the attitude and sportsmanship that all members of the Plastic Pros demonstrated on the day.
There are some pictures of the event below
It was lovely to see the pupils and families of our new Year 5 September intake. It was lovely to see you and we hope you enjoyed our presentation from senior staff; the tour of our school; a chance to sample food prepared by our school cook and an opportunity to buy school uniform from Emblematic – our uniform supplier.
Please find enclosed a copy of our presentation to parents and pupils.
Well done to all our pupils who represented Dr Thomlinson CofE
Middle School at the Children’s Cancer Run on Sunday, May 18th,
2025
So far we have raised £1600
Thank you to all those families who registered to represent Dr Thomlinson’s C of E Middle
School at the Children’s Cancer Run at Newcastle Racecourse on Sunday 18th May.
All those who participated in the run received a medal and a Greggs snack pack on the day,
as well as a Children’s Cancer Run t-shirt. They also had the satisfaction of raising money for
providing support to children and their families going through treatment for cancer. The
money raised funds early phase trials and supports research to make cancer treatments less
harsh but more effective.
Thank you,
Mr Murtagh
On June 9th, 2025 Dr Thomlinson CofE Middle School held an online safety session for parents. The session was aimed to support and educate parents around online safety. The session was well attended.
Please find enclosed slides from the session and information on further websites and resources for parents.
