Dear Parents / Carers,
It has been a very busy two weeks at Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School.
Thank you to all those who contributed to the non-uniform day and cake sale on Friday, May 11th. It was really successful and we raised £337. This money will go toward the Year 8 Yearbooks.
The week beginning May 14th saw our Year 6 children take their Key Stage Two SAT tests. We were all really impressed with the attitude and determination of all of our Year 6 during this week. We know they have done their very best and we are very proud of their efforts.
Wednesday May 16th saw the school compete in the Bobby Robson Foundation five a’side tournament. Our Year 5 mixed football finished 3rd in the group stage, beating St Joseph’s; Archibald Primary and St Peter and Paul with goals from Finley; Oscar and Kobi. The team’s efforts qualified them for the semi final where goals from Kobi and Cerys saw Dr Thomlinson’s beat St Joseph’s 2-0. Unfortunately we lost the final 3-0 to Bill Quay Primary but Mr Heath was still delighted with the team’s efforts.
Friday 18th May saw our Young Sports Leaders help out with the Quadkids First School Festival and once again Mr Heath was very appreciative of their efforts.
Whilst, for some Saturday, 19th May was FA Cup Final Day – May 19th was definitely the “Magic Weekend” for over 50 Dr Thomlinson CofE Middle School children and their parents. For the second consecutive year our school took part in the Rugby League extravaganza which is the Magic Weekend at St James’ Park , Newcastle. Our children took part in a very complex dance routine that followed the match involving St Helens and Widnes on such hallowed turf. Our children did very well and it was great to be involved in such a national sporting event.
Monday, May 21st saw our Year 5 & 6 children take part in a Quadkids Athletic event at King Edward’s, Morpeth and they all took part enthusiastically in the event.
Enthusiasm was definitely the order of the day when the “Year 6 SAT Ice Cream Van” visited Dr Thomlinson Cof E Middle School on Tuesday, May 22nd. The van was part of a “reward experience” arranged by Vision Education and Year 6 were really pleased that they were able to visit our school.
If only Headmistress Miss Trunchbull was as kind to her students however our Year 6 students definitely enjoyed seeing her getting her comeuppance in the stage adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Matilda at the Sunderland Empire on Wednesday, May 23rd.
Whilst Year 6 were watching Matilda, Year 5 were talking Greek…well, actually studying Greek through an exciting interactive day planned by the “History Bloke”. He was also in school on Thursday giving a similar fun but challenging day of lessons on life in Britain during the Second World War for our Year 6 children.
Whilst Year 6 were looking at rationing, a large number of Year 7 & 8 students were enjoying a day of cricket at Longhirst.
As I write this our Year 5 children are returning from Kingswood. They all look tired but excited. Mrs Corbett has said that their behaviour was excellent.
Finally Yea r 6 today were enjoying a trip to Newcastle University to take part in a Campus Challenge event. This event is designed to allow our pupils to visit the university and experience what it may be like to be a university student. The aim of the day is to increase their aspirations and develop a thirst for higher education. Pupils are taking a wide variety of workshops which includes a campus treasure hunt and a study skills session. I am sure the day will have been very beneficial.
Have a lovely weekend. We look forward to seeing you all on Monday, June 4th.
Take care,
Liam
