Dr Thomlinson CE Middle School
Part of Cheviot Learning Trust
(9-13 years Middle School, Headteacher: Liam Murtagh)
Lunch-Time Supervisor Required For Dr Thomlinson CE Middle School, Rothbury
5.50 hours per week, every school day 11.55 – 13.05
Term time only
Pay: £9.36 per hour
Post to start January 2020 or ASAP
Applications to Maureen Donkin at Dr Thomlinson CE Middle School,
email to: maureen.donkin@dtms@
Appointment subject to successful safeguarding checks and DBS clearance.
Year 8 pupils learned about English Civil War Pottery from local potter Graham Taylor today. They then designed and made their own bowls.
Well done to all our Year 8 pupils who participated in our annual Christmas Cake Competition. There were some fabulous designs and the judges found it very hard to pick the winners.
First Prize – Matilda
Second Prize – Jenny
Third Prize – Billy, with help from Callum
15 December
Christmas Messy Church at 4.00 pm in All Saints Parish Rooms
18 December
Carol Service at St Michael’s, Alnham at 6.30 pm
22 December
Lessons and carols at All Saints, Rothbury at 6.30 pm
Christmas Eve
Crib Service at All Saints, Rothbury at 4.00 pm
Crib Service at St Michael’s, Alwinton at 4.00 pm
Lessons and Carols at St Michael’s, Alnham at 6.00 pm
Midnight Mass at All Saints, Rothbury at 11.30 pm
Midnight Mass at St Mary’s Holystone at 11.30 pm
Christmas Day
Communion at Christ Church, Hepple at 9.00 am
Communion at All Saints, Rothbury at 10.15 am
Communion at St Michael’s, Alwinton at 11.00 am
New Year’s Eve
Watchnight Service at St Mary’s, Holystone at 4.00 pm
(Over the Bridges has the incorrect venue for this service)
Well done to our Year 7 football team who played Ovingham in the County Cup on Tuesday. Our team played very well against a strong side and were unlucky to lose 0-6 – a score that did not reflect the balance of play.
Wednesday saw the second First Schools Sports Festival of the academic year. Our Year 8 Sports Leaders worked with children from our neighbouring First Schools on improving their Multi Skills. The most popular game was “Domes and Dishes”. Mr Heath was very impressed with the enthusiasm of all those who were involved.
On Thursday, our Year 8 took part in a Career “Speed Dating” event where they worked in groups looking at a number of possible future careers and talking to people in a range of employment. All the employers represented were very impressed with the attitude and behaviour of our children – Year 8 were really embracing the interdependent values of our curriculum.
This evening sees our Christmas Disco (an event that we were unable to offer last year) – it is the first of our Christmas events (all of which are detailed below).
We have outlined below some important events in our school’s celebration of Christmas.
Christmas Disco – Friday 6 December
All pupils are invited to our disco on Friday 6 December – 6 to 7 pm. Admission is £3 and a tuckshop will be open. Parent volunteers are always welcome to help.
Christmas Fair – Wednesday 11 December
Mrs Creigh and Mrs Jones will be holding a Christmas Fair on Wednesday 11 December 3.30-5.00 pm to raise funds for their Gardening Club. All are welcome to attend.
Year 8 Christmas Cake Coffee Morning – Friday 13 December
It wouldn’t be Christmas at Dr Thomlinson’s without our Year 8 Christmas Cake competition. Year 8 parents are invited to Christmas Cake Coffee Morning on Friday 13 December at 9:30 – 10:30am.
Student Christmas Dinner Day – Wednesday 18 December
Our lunch for students will be on Wednesday 18 December and this extra special meal, with crackers and all the trimmings is costing only £3.60 per pupil. Please inform us, via the link on the letter emailed earlier this week, if your child would like lunch by Friday 6 December. Packed lunch will need to be provided if you do not reply.
Christmas Jumper Day – Wednesday 18 December
This day is also Christmas Jumper Day in aid of Save the Children. Pupils are invited into school wearing their favourite Christmas jumper plus their normal school uniform for a donation of £1.
Dr Thomlinson’s Christmas Church Service – Thursday 19 December 1:45pm
Our Christmas Church Service will be held at 1.45 pm in All Saints Church, Rothbury. All are welcome to join us.
School closes – Friday 20 December
School will close for students at 3.30 pm. We re-open on Monday 6 January 2020 at 8.50 am.
Reserve a date in your diary for Dr Thomlinson Got Winter Talent – February 5th, 2019 – 7pm
Banish the winter blues with an exciting evening of dance; song and comedy.
Thomlinson Outstanding Pupil Awards
Week ending December 6th
5T Oliver
5H Alexander
6O Hannah
6M Edward
7L Lily
7I Taylor
8N Morgan
8S Ben & Trinity
Will in Year 5 won Mathemagician of the Week.
Ythan in Year 7 won our weekly P&Q award. The winner of our weekly P&Q award are able to choose a book as their prize and Ythan chose Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
School Safeguarding Liaison Officer drop in session 9th September
A school safeguarding liaison officer will be in school on December 9th delivering a PHSE session to Year 7 pupils. The officer will be available to parents/carers at the end of the school day (3:30 – approx 4:15pm). The session will be a drop-in session and anyone wishing to meet with them needs only to come to reception at the end of the school day on Monday, December 9th.
Dear Parent / Carer,
We have had a productive week at Dr Thomlinson CofE Middle School.
Our Year 8 children continued their Christmas Cake making in Cookery and in DT children in Year 6 perfected their work on the sewing machine.
Well done to the following children in 6O & 6M that passed their “sewing machine driving test” in DT.
6O – George; Daniel; Kai; Imogen; Daniel; Harry; Kate; Skye; Rosemary; Isla; Murray; Hannah; Lara; Ryan; George
6M – Isaac; Lucy; Lucy; Daisy; Arran; Amy; Edward; Euan; Kaitlyn; Taylor; Alex; Lacey; Maisie; Luke; Ruby & Jemima
It was the last meeting of our after school Science Club this term but you all have the opportunity to continue Science through our “Science at Home” link – please see below.
SCIENCE AT HOME
Follow the link below to try out an amazing science investigation at home:
https://spark.iop.org/
You could keep an electronic journal of what you have done, take some photographs and record
your results and conclusions like we do in school. What have you found out? Research the scientific principles behind your investigation.
It was the first of our Autumn Parent Evenings on Thursday, November 28th. Sent out with our reports was our revised “Attitude to Interdependence”. This was devised in consultation with children and parents. The criteria goes together with our Interdependence Award that looks to recognise the excellent work done by our children both in and out of the classroom. I enclose copies of both criteria. Thank you to all the parents who attended our consultation event on November 6th. We always looks to revise and alter our curriculum and there will be further events in the future. If you have any thoughts on the enclosed criteria or on any other aspects of our curriculum please don’t hesitate to get in touch – we would welcome your thoughts and ideas as we are always seeking to further improve what we do.
TOP Award Winners Week beginning 25th November, 2019.
5T Millie
5H Michael
6O Rosemary
6M Taylor
7L Jacob
7I Maddison
8N Logan
8S Zak
Our P&Q winner of the week was Joshua in Year 5
Well done to all of our award winners!
Have a good weekend,
Liam
