Dear Parents & Carers,
It has been a busy few weeks at Dr Thomlinson CofE Middle School.
Well done to our U11 Girls Football team who won the U11 Shield Competition for the Morpeth and Ponteland area at Ponteland Middle School on Tuesday 22nd October. The team completed all 6 games of their games without losing or even conceding a goal. They beat Belsay, Chantry B, Richard Coates C and Darras Primary, and drew against Richard Coates B and Heddon. Goal scorers for our team were Lara, Amy and Lacey, and the player of the tournament was Zara.
Our U13 Girls Football team came 4th in their group, beating Newminster B, but losing to Ponteland High A and B, Chantry A and Newminster A. Scorers were Cerys and Skye, and the player of the competition was Cerys.
Invite to a Curriculum Consultation Evening – November 6th 6pm
The school is amending the way it reports on Attitude to Learning. Parents & Carers are invited to attend a consultation meeting on the changes on November 6th at 6pm. The event will take place in our library at Dr Thomlinson CofE Middle School and will last no more than an hour. The consultation is part of our on-going work in consulting all stakeholders on our curriculum.
Local Democracy Week – 14th October – 18th October
On Thursday, October 17th Dr Thomlinson CofE Middle School took part in the European Local Democracy Week – the aim of the week being “co-designing local democracy together with citizens and practicing open government”.
Our Year 8s had the chance to see a presentation from Northumberland County Council and ask questions from a panel of local politicians comprising of Richard Dodd,Steven Bridgett, Trevor
Thorne and Ashley Arkle.
The Three Rivers Learning Trust Climate Change Conference – 18th October
Dr Thomlinson CofE Middle School staff and Year 8 House Captains took part in a Climate Change Conference at the Corn Exchange, Morpeth Town Hall on 18th October. The event was designed to develop the Learning Trust’s strategic policy on climate change. The Trust wants to help our students acquire knowledge and agency to take the lead, to provide platforms to help them speak out and help us find ways to act together and reduce our impact on the climate. This conference on climate change is the beginning of our journey towards a better future.
Half Term
Please remember that our school is closed on Monday, 4th November for a school inset day. The school will reopen on Tuesday, November 5th.
Harvest Festival
Thank you to all those who donated canned food as part of our school Harvest Festival on October 23rd. The food will be collected and donated to the Alnwick Food Bank.
Take care,
Liam Murtagh
