We have a large amount of unnamed, unclaimed uniform in school – sweatshirts of all sizes.  They will be available for collection from Mrs Young until Friday 14 July.  We will then take them to the RSPCA charity shop in Rothbury, which holds all of Dr Thomlinson’s second hand uniform.

Please name all your child’s clothing.

 

Dear Parents/Carers,

I hope this email finds you well.  We have had a very busy two weeks at Dr Thomlinson CofE Middle School.

 

Sponsored Walk

Thank you to all the children who took part in our sponsored walk on Wednesday, June 7th.  The walk – planned to coincide with World Environment Day – was to raise money for a charity our school has a connection with. Linda Community School in Livingstone, Zambia.  The school specifically provides an education for vulnerable children in a very disadvantaged area of the city and a 100% of money raised by this charity will go to supporting the charity that addresses this vital issue as they expand their school to offer both pre school and secondary education to more than 700 vulnerable pupils.  We really appreciated all the money we raised for this good cause.

 

KS2 Football Tournament

Well done to our mixed Key Stage Two football team that took part in the Bobby Robson Football Tournament at the Newcastle Academy training ground on Wednesday, 7th June.  The standard of the tournament was very high and, although we didn’t progress, the school did enjoy an excellent 2-0 victory against St Mary’s.  Well done to all those who were involved.

 

Geography Field Trips

On Wednesday 14 June and June 15th our Year 7 pupils and Year 8 pupils visited Marsden Beach, South Shields for an essential field trip to carry out an investigation into coastal and river landforms.  The work helped to develop students’ map skills, fieldwork skills and their understanding of the local area.  The behaviour of the children was excellent and was commented on by members of the public.  Well done to all those children involved.

 

Visit to school of History Bloke

On Thursday, June 8th and Monday, June 12th we enjoyed a visit to our chool of the History Bloke.  The History Bloke specialises in bringing history to life through artefacts, drama, costume, investigations and art and worked on World War One with Year 8 and World War Two with Year 6.

 

School Photograph

Today was “Whole School Photograph Day” and we couldn’t have picked a better day for it!  The whole school photograph taken today was the first we have had since 2016.  It was lovely to take the opportunity to capture a photograph celebrating our school together.  Well done everyone!

 

I hope you have a good weekend.

Take care,

Liam Murtagh – Headteacher

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

Dear Parents/Carers,

It has been a short but busy week at Dr Thomlinson CofE Middle School.

Coronation Celebration

Today we had a lovely afternoon where we celebrated tomorrow’s coronation of King Charles III with a range of Coronation themed activities. Children designed their own Coronation emblem; fashioned their own crown out of willow: took part in a Coronation escape room activity; wrote their own Coronation acrostic poem and took part in their own investiture activity. We also came together to celebrate the Coronation with cake and juice whilst having Coronation quiche served for lunch.

Girls Under 11 Football

Yesterday we entered two U11 Girls Football teams in a competition at Ponteland Primary School. I am delighted to tell you that in two of the games we won!!!! A close range finish from Iris and a driven shot by Darcy saw Dr Thomlinson’s beat Chantry B and then an even closer poacher’s goal from Maisie saw Dr Thomlinson’s beat Chantry A. Both Dr Thomlinson’s teams played each other in a cagey 0-0 draw before defeats against Ponteland and Bailey Green. Well done to all those who took part. The teams sung Abba on the coach on the way back to school although Sweet Caroline would have been more appropriate!

Survey from Northumberland Music Service

I would really appreciate it if you could take some time to complete this short survey (use this link ) about Music provision.

Top Awards for the week beginning May 1st – the theme of the week was Justice

Top Award Winners were:

5T Imogen

5H Kaitlyn

6O Evie

6M Florence

7I Mary Ann

7L Miles

8N Ben

8S Darcy

Well done to all of these award winners!

I hope you have a lovely Bank Holiday weekend.

Take care,

Liam Murtagh – Headteacher

Dear Parents/Carers,

It has been a busy fortnight to begin our Summer Term at Dr Thomlinson CofE Middle School.

British Science Week Quiz Winners

As part of our school’s celebration of British Science Week (March 10th to March 19th) children were invited to take part in a Science Quiz.  Well done to all who participated.

KS2

1st Gracie Mae & Charlotte

2nd Nancy

3rd India

KS3

1st Laney; Charlotte; Fran; Will; Luke & Michael

2nd Toby

3rd Nieva

Well done to the eight pupils who got full marks in the quiz – they all win a Science book!

Under 11 Girls Football

Well done to our Under 11 Girls Football team who took part in a competition at St Aidan’s Primary School in Ashington on April 20th..  The team played thee 7a’side fixtures against St Aidan’s; Bailey Green and Hareside.  All three games were very competitive but all ended in narrow defeats.  A particular mention goes to Layla – our goalkeeper – who showed cat-like reflexes in saving a penalty.  Mary Earps would be very proud.

Under 11 Boys Football

Dr Thomlinson played a home friendly against Whittingham Primary School after school on the 17th of April. Whittingham brought their A team and Rothbury fielded an A, B and C team – rewarding all players who have consistently turned out for the U11 football team practices.

The C team performed very well, many playing their first ever match. They were narrowly beaten 3-0.

The B team fared better beating Whittingham 2-0. With some excellent play from Jake and Teddy creating many chances.

The A team won even more convincingly – 4-0. Josh scored a hatrick and Mackenzie scored the 4th.

In the return fixture – on April 26th, Dr Thomlinson again took the victory with their A team winning 5 – 2. While Dr Thomlinson’s B/C team played very well, narrowly losing 5-3. A big thank you to all players.

Easter Egg Competition Winners

Y8 Art Young Leaders judged the Y5 Easter Egg Designs.  The winners were  Harry in 5H and Annabelle in 5T  Both were presented with a chocolate Easter Egg as their prize.

Many thanks to all the Y5’s who entered their designs

Parent Evening

It was lovely to see so many parents at our rearranged Year 8 Parent Evening on April 20th.

We still have two remaining Parent Evenings.  The dates for these are:

May 16th – Yr 5 Parent Evening – 3:30pm – 7:30pm

May 23rd – Yr 6 Parent Evening – 3:30pm – 7:30pm

Empty 2 Litre Bottles required

Our newly appointed Biodiversity team are working really hard on our school allotment.  In order to protect wild flowers which we are planting on the school site we need empty 2 litre plastic bottles.  Please bring any contributions to school – they will be gratefully received.

TOP Award Winners Week beginning April 17th and April 23rd

Week beginning April 17th – Core Value: Reverence

5T – Finn

5H Charlie

6O Violet

6M Jessica

7I Amber

7L Adam

8N Emma

8S Millie

 

Week beginning April 25th – Core Value: Peace

5T Daisy

5H Sophie

6O Laila

6M Matthew

7I Hylton

7L Hollie

8N Martha

8S Charlotte

 

Well done to all of these award winners.

 

I hope you all have a restful Bank Holiday Weekend.

Take care,

Liam Murtagh – Headteacher