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KINGS PRIORY SCHOOL NEWSLETTER kingsprioryschool.co.uk 21 OCTOBER 2016

C an you believe that we are already at the end of the first half term? I certainly can't. The past seven weeks have flown over

and, as you know, they have been absolutely packed with learning, study and other activities. Our pupils and staff are very

much in the swing of things now, but we are also very fortunate that there is now some time to recharge our batteries over

the next couple of weeks.

We held our second Year 7 Open Evening this week. It was a pleasure to welcome families in to show them around Kings Priory

School. We look forward to welcoming many of them into Year 7 in September 2017. Next up is our Sixth Form Open Evening,

which will take place on Tuesday 22 November from 6pm until 8pm. We very much welcome and encourage our Year 11 pupils to

attend this evening, although they do no need to reapply for their places in the Sixth Form. Further details to follow after half term.

Over the last few weeks there have been Parents’ Evenings on both the Percy Park site for pupils in Reception - Year 4 and

Huntington Place for Year 12 yesterday. There are Parents’ Evenings planned for pupils in Year 6 7, 9 and 10 in the second half

of the Autumn Term. Parents’ Evenings for the other year groups will follow early in the Spring Term. I would strongly encourage

parents to attend. These evenings are so important as they allow staff to provide parents with valuable information, advice and

guidance regarding their son/daughter’s progress, effort, attainment and wellbeing.

There have been Chapter competitions taking place across all year groups over the last couple of weeks. In the First School

pupils took part in a Chapter Teambuilding morning last week where they worked with younger and older peers within their

Chapters on a variety of different activities.

I had the pleasure of adjudicating the Chapter Music Competition on the Huntington Place site this afternoon. It was a splendid

event and the standard of musical talent from all of our pupils gave the staff and myself a real sense of pride. Congratulations to

Dunelm for taking the prize for Best Chapter and to Madeleine Johnston in MB4 with the award for Best Soloist.

If parents and friends would like to warm up the vocal chords and display their singing talents there are details about how you can

join the Kings Priory School Choir for Adults later in this newsletter.

In the Senior School the boys have been taking part in Chapter Rugby Week during their games lessons. This is the first of many

Chapter competitions that will take place across the year with football, chess, poetry and coding amongst the many other

challenges still to come.

I would like to share with you a gentle reminder that parents and pupils should avoid requesting or taking holidays during term

time. If you really need to withdraw your child for exceptional reasons you should obtain written permission in advance from

myself or the relevant Head of School.

You may be interested to know that Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Justine Greening was in the region last week and

Kings Priory School was part of the Schools North East summit, where we also had the chance to meet the National School

Commissioner Sir David Carter.

Over the past two weeks in Chapel Rev’d Dr Pat Moran and Canon Sue Hart have been exploring the idea of remembrance with

the Middle and Senior Schools. This had a number of important messages and was inspirational in preparation for our

remembrance service, which will take place during the first week back.

It remains for me to say that I hope everyone is able to make the most of their time over the next couple of weeks. Whether that

be spending time with family and friends over our extended Autumn break or ensuring that the necessary study and preparations

are robustly in place as we head towards mock examination season and count down to the festive season.

May I take this opportunity again to thank you all for your continued support of Kings Priory School. I look forward to seeing each

of you in November.

Best wishes

Philip Sanderson

Principal

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Chapter Music competition reignited in style

A fter weeks of excitement and preparation

amongst Middle School pupils we were delighted

to host a fantastic Kings Priory School Chapter

Music Competition this afternoon in The Kings Hall.

The whole of the Middle School took part and they were

joined by Senior School Musicians to raise aspirations

and help cheer on their Chapters.

There were two parts to the competition: the Whole

Chapter Sing and soloists or small group items.

Each Chapter sang and in some cases danced with

gusto and enthusiasm but despite the efforts of Hotspur

and Provost the Chapter that really stood out were

Barfleur performing Cups by Anna Kendrick.

Controversially however, after the points awarded for

each Chapter song were added together with the points

gained from first round auditions Dunelm were eventually

named winner of the Best Chapter prize.

The soloists were particularly impressive this year.

Having been whittled down to just eight Middle School

pupils from the many who auditioned over the last

fortnight we were treated to singing, drums, electric and

classical guitar, flute, clarinet, piano, violin and cello

performances from our talented young people.

The Principal Mr Sanderson, who was officially

adjudicating the competition, commented, “The Chapter

Music Competition was a splendid event and I was really

impressed with the standard of musical talent from all of

our pupils. Well done to everyone involved. You should

be very proud.”

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After careful deliberation the winner was announced as

Middle School pupil Madeleine Johnston from Barfleur.

Overall the afternoon was a wonderful Chapter

celebration and joyous way to start the half term holiday.

Huge congratulations to everyone who took part and

many thanks to the staff for their enthusiasm and

commitment.




WHOLE SCHOOL


School celebrating results announcement Kings Priory School have been named as the school

with the best GCSE results in the North East.

The results from the summer were released last week

by the Department for Education and local newspaper

The Chronicle named Kings Priory School alongside top

performing Emmanuel College in Gateshead as being

the schools with the best attainment in the entire region.

The results this year were the School’s best ever, with

91% of pupils receiving at least 5 A*-C including English

and Maths.

Amongst other top headlines an impressive 96% of

Kings Priory School pupils received an A*-C in both

English and Maths.

A full rundown of the School’s GCSE and A Level results

from this year, including progress and attainment

figures, can be found on our website.

If you are going into Reception, Year 7 or the Sixth Form

in September 2017 there is still time to apply to join

Kings Priory School. Full details on how to apply are

available at kingsprioryschool.co.uk.

Newsletter Schedule for 2016/17

The School Newsletter will be moving to a three-

weekly schedule for the rest of the academic year:

Friday 25 November - Newsletter 3

Thursday 14 December - Newsletter 4

Friday 6/13 January - Principal’s Update

Friday 27 January - Newsletter 5

Friday 17 February - Newsletter 6

Friday 17 March - Newsletter 7

Friday 7 April - Newsletter 8

Friday 12 May - Newsletter 9

Friday 26 May - Newsletter 10

Thursday 22 June - Newsletter 11

Friday 14 July - Newsletter 12

In addition updates and stories will be constantly

posted on the website, Twitter and Facebook pages.

Scholastic Book Fair arriving next half term!

After half term pupils across the School will be given

information about the upcoming Scholastic Book Fair.

During the week long fair pupils and parents will be

invited to buy a range of books and stationery from

Peppa Pig to The Book Thief. There really is something

for everyone.

Huntington Place pupils will be able to access the fair

every lunchtime outside of The King’s Hall.

Parents and all other pupils, especially those from the

First School, will be able to visit the fair outside of The

King’s Hall each evening from 3:45pm to 4:15pm. The

entrance will be from Dawson’s Gate.

The Book Fair will take place between Monday 14

November and Friday 18 November 2016.




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WHOLE SCHOOL


Enigma decoding competition

Pupils are being invited to take part in a decoding

challenge as part of the Enigma visit. The aim is to

decrypt as many words (see above) as possible. The

notice board can be found outside of Miss Bedard’s

classroom CO12.

Entries must have pupils name and form class on and

all words must be clearly numbered. Completed entries

should be posted in the post box outside of CO12.

There are lots of exciting prizes to be won so get

involved and see what you can solve!

Enigma machine visit after half term The Engima machine is headed

to Kings Priory School.

Using the machine cryptologists

at Bletchley Park during the

Second World War were able to

decipher coded German

messages and played a key role

in guaranteeing an Allied victory

in the War.

On Tuesday 8 November pupils

in the Senior School are being

invited to stay after school to

watch a screening of The

Imitation Game.

On Thursday 10 November pupils in the Middle School

can dress up as evacuees for the day as part of the

celebrations. They must be in school uniform otherwise.

On the day pupils in Years 5 to 13 will have the

opportunity to take part in a range of code breaking

activities and to see the Enigma machine up close.

In addition there will be an after school session for

friends and family to see the machine and listen to the

history of Bletchley Park as told by a guest speaker.

This session will take place from 5:30pm-6:30pm.

Tickets are free and anyone is welcome to attend but

tickets must be ordered through ParentMail.

Holy Saviour’s Church - Dates for your diary

A few dates from Holy Saviour’s where we have

just had a wonderful First School Harvest Festival: . Next Pram Service for pre-schoolers

Monday 14 November at 2pm

Next Family Service

Sunday 27 November at 10am

Christmas Fayre in the Parish Hall, Manor Road

Saturday 26 November at 10am

Christmas Carol Service

Sunday 18 December at 6pm

Crib Services

Saturday 24 December at 2pm and 5.30pm . Keep an eye out for times of their Christmas

services online at www.holysaviours.org.uk.

Produce your own creative poppies

As part of the Enigma machine visit

and Remembrance Day celebrations

during the first week back at school,

pupils are being invited to design

and produce their own creative

poppies.

They should be roughly about 15 - 20cm in diameter and

able to be strung up together with others to form a

garland. The completed piece will hang in the centre of

the atrium throughout November.

Your poppy could be made from anything including

tissue paper, card or even knitted! Be as creative as

possible but just make sure it is red.

Any completed poppies should be brought to the Dunelm

office on the first day back during Chapter time.




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WHOLE SCHOOL


German/History Trip to Berlin for Years 9 - 12

Following the success of last year’s trip to Cologne,

Kings Priory School’s Modern Foreign Languages

department and school travel company Explore4All are

delighted to be able to offer pupils in Years 9 -12 the

exciting opportunity to take part in a trip to Berlin from 30

June – 3 July 2017.

The group will be flying from Newcastle to Berlin via

Heathrow on the Friday morning and returning back into

Newcastle Airport late on the Monday evening.

On the trip pupils will take in tours of the Reichstag

Parliament Building and the area around the

Brandenburg Gate.

There will also be a visit to Sachsenhausen

Concentration Camp and workshops at The Jewish

Museum, as well as a couple of Berlin walking tours.

The total cost of the trip is £720 and the first deposit of

£150 is due by 11 November.

Last chance to apply for Year 7

Following another Open Evening on Wednesday

evening Kings Priory School have 50 external places

available for Year 7 in September 2017.

The deadline for applying is Friday 28 October 2016.

Parents should apply online through the North Tyneside

(or their own Local Authority if living outside of the area)

admission website, and remember to selected Kings

Priory School as first choice.

Please note that current Year 6 pupils at Kings Priory

School do not need to reapply for Year 7 as their places

are guaranteed next year.

Last year we admitted pupils from across the North East

including: Blyth, Cullercoats, Forest Hall, Heaton,

Holystone, Howdon, Jesmond, Killingworth,

Monkseaton, North Shields, Palmersville, Shiremoor,

South Tyneside, Tynemouth, Wallsend and Whitley Bay.

There will be also a Reception Open Tour on Tuesday 8

November at 1:30pm and our Sixth Form Open Evening

on Tuesday 22 November from 6pm until 8pm. .

School play tickets to go on sale after half term

Tickets for the Senior School play, which this year is the

Shakespeare classic Much Ado About Nothing, will go

on sale after half term.

Tickets are priced at £3 for adults and £2 for KPS pupils.

Performances will take place on 17 and 18 November.

Join the Kings Priory School Adults’ Choir!

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Do you enjoy singing? Would you like to be part of our

Adults’ Choir?

Kings Priory School Adults’ Choir will be resuming

rehearsals in readiness for the Annual Carol Service, at

St George’s Church, Cullercoats on 13 December 2016.

We are looking forward to seeing new faces as well as

those of you who have been with us from the start.

Proposed rehearsals are Thursday evenings: 10 and 24

November with the possibility of an additional one on 8

December. These will take place between 7.30pm –

9pm (approximately) in the School’s Chapel on the

Huntington Place site. Not only fun singing but

refreshments too.

If you would like to join us, or would like to continue to

be part of the choir, please contact Sara Johnson on

[email protected] or via the main

school telephone number (0191 2585995).

The choir will continue in the Spring Term with fresh new

events and pieces. We look forward to seeing you there!

When the participation of your son/daughter on this trip

has been confirmed, there will be an opportunity for

parents to meet both teaching staff and Explore4All

staff in school. This date will be confirmed in due

course.

The letter with details of how to register your interest is

available at the end of this newsletter.

Further details and a full itinerary have also been sent

to parents via ParentMail.




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FIRST SCHOOL


First School update

I t has been a very busy two weeks in the First

School with lots of exciting activities taking place.

Year 1 and Year 4 have taken their learning beyond

the classroom and visited Northumberland Park and The

Great North Museum respectively and had a great time.

Thanks to everyone who attended the Parents’ Evenings

over the last two weeks. I hope that you enjoyed the

opportunity to look at the work that your child has been

doing and talk to their teacher about their progress.

As an exciting finale of the term lots of the children

enjoyed our annual PTA Autumn Disco last night.

Thanks to the PTA for organising this excellent event

and all members of staff who came along to support.

After the holidays we are looking forward to a delivery of

new playground games which have been funded by the

PTA and which I know will be gratefully received and

played with by children at break and lunchtime.

Today all pupils attended Holy Saviour’s Church for our

Harvest Festival. This was a lovely occasion and an

opportunity to celebrate and give thanks for our plentiful

crops and food. It was also a chance to think of others,

less fortunate than ourselves by donating ‘Harvest

Boxes’ to North Tyneside Community Meals.

The final Half Term of the calendar year is always action

packed and it is a particularly lovely time to be part of a

First School (see right for some of the key dates).

Could you please note that there will be no Year 3 and 4

Christmas Performances this year as we break up so

early for the holidays. However, both year groups will be

involved in the Carol Service at Holy Saviour’s.

We feel that our performances are a vital part of learning

Event Date and time

First School Instrumental

Concert - PP Site

Thurs 1 Dec - 9:30am

KS1 Hall

Year 2 Christmas

Performance

Mon 5 Dec - 2:00pm

KS1 Hall

Year 1 Christmas

Performance

Tues 6 Dec - 2:00pm

KS1 Hall

Christmas Lunch Wed 7 Dec

Reception Christmas Party Fri 9 Dec - 2:00pm

Reception Christmas

Performance

Tues 13 Dec - 2:00pm

KS1 Hall

Year 1 Christmas Party Tues 13 Dec - 2:00pm

Year 2 Christmas Party Wed 14 Dec - 2:00pm

Year 3 Christmas Party Mon 12 Dec - 2:00pm

Year 4 Christmas Party Wed 14 Dec - 2:00pm

Carol Service Wed 14 Dec - 9:30am

Holy Saviour’s Church

at Kings Priory School, which provide pupils with unique

opportunities to build confidence and character. We will

therefore ensure that we provide other opportunities for

these year groups to perform throughout the year.

I hope the children all enjoy their Half Term break and I

look forward to seeing them back in school in two weeks

time when Christmas will be here before we know it!

Mrs Stewart




FIRST SCHOOL


Chapter Teambuilding Morning

Last Friday marked the first Chapter event of the year

which was a teambuilding morning for Years 1 - 4.

Each Chapter was split into four groups, each with a mix

of ages, which rotated around various activities during

the morning.

This included challenges involving lego models, straws,

newspaper (not all together!), team races, art activities,

creating Chapter shields and many other creative tasks.

There was a real buzz around the School and it was

lovely to see the children mixing so well with each other.

This was particularly true for the Year 3s and 4s who

helped and supported their younger peers, as well as

welcoming members of the Senior Chapter team from

the Huntington Place site.

We look forward to more Chapter events after half term.

Chapter Cake Sales

A massive thank you to everyone in

the First School for their

contributions to the charity cake

sales over the last few weeks.

Each Chapter held a cake sale on

consecutive Fridays and we have

been blessed with good weather,

almost, until the last one last week.

We managed to raise over £800 to support our

International charity which is Conservation Corridors.

Some of the money has also gone to support the

development of the First School Forest School which is

used largely by Reception and Key Stage One children.

This is an incredible amount of money so thank you

again for your help and support.

Double gold in Tae Kwon Do for First School pupil

Year 4 pupil Alexavier Punay recently attended the Tae

Kwon Do UK British Championships 2016 in Stratford.

Alexavier, who is Dunelm Chapter, was extremely

successful in the competition winning two gold medals.

He won gold in patterns and also in the sparring

competition.

On taking part he said: “It was very challenging for me

because I fought with much taller opponents.”

“It was fun though and I really enjoyed the day.”

Well done Alexavier!

Unexpected visitors at Autumn disco

Year 1-4 were in for a treat when a couple of

unexpected visitors came to visit their Autumn disco.

The children, who were dressed as vampires, witches

and ghouls, were thrilled by the arrival of a

Stormtrooper (pictured below with one his fans) and

some of his friends from Ghostbusters.

The big question: was the mystery ‘trooper Mr

Sanderson? They never were in the same room

together. We will leave you to decide on that one...




Year 1 Autumn Detectives

As part of their Science topic Seasonal Changes, Year 1

enjoyed a trip to Northumberland Park.

They looked for signs of autumn in and around the park.

The children had their own autumn booklet to complete,

identifying signs of seasonal change through exploring

different leaves, twigs and trees. A fun-filled, educational

morning was had by all!

A huge thank you to the volunteers who joined the trip.

As always your support is very much appreciated.

FIRST SCHOOL


Information for First School parents

Administration/School Office

To help alleviate the congestion in the School Office

please place any correspondence, return slips etc into

your child’s school bag/wallet, unless otherwise

directed.

Every morning your child’s teacher will ask all children

to empty their wallets and all communication and return

slips will be forwarded to the School Office.

Office Opening hours are 8.30am to 4.30pm

The School Office is an extremely busy place. We ask

for your support by ensuring that your child is fully

equipped for their school day e.g. PE kit, water bottles,

swimming kit, packed lunch, musical instruments etc.

This will help alleviate not only “traffic” to the office but

also, more importantly, reduce the amount of

interruptions to teachers and children during their

lessons.

Absence from school

As detailed in the Parent Handbook would you please

note the following procedure if your child is absent:

Absence Procedures:

If a pupil is absent parents must:

Contact us by 8.30am on each day of absence by

telephoning the First School Office. (If we do not

receive this information we are required to record this

as an unauthorised absence, which will then appear on

your son’s/daughter’s next report. As part of our

safeguarding procedures, you will be contacted on your

son/daughter’s first day of absence if we have not

received notification of their whereabouts.)

First School: for ALL Reception to Year 4 pupils

Email: [email protected]

Telephone number: 0191 2589150

Chapter Administrator: Anna Ilderton

Reception have gone Snowdog crazy!

Snowdogs have been appearing around the North East

as part of the 'Great North Snow Dog trail'.

Lots of children began Snowdog hunting a few weeks

ago. Following their interest we decided to set up a

challenge through Tapestry, our new online learning

journey, of finding as many Snowdogs as possible (61

big dogs and 97 little dogs).

We have made a large scale map and plotted all big

dogs. If you see any Snowdogs before 20 November

don't forget to take a picture and send it to us on

Tapestry or email for us to add to the map.

We have also created a giant Snowdog collage of extra

photographs so nobody will be disappointed if they

cannot see themselves on our map.

Get in the Snowdog spirit, down load a trail map and

snap some #Snowfies of the pack. But don’t forget you

must not climb on the Snowdogs!!




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MIDDLE SCHOOL


Middle School update

A s half term approaches and the evenings draw in

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you

all a happy and restful break.

Last week in assembly we had Tyne and Wear Fire

Service in to talk about the dangers of fireworks. I know

that we sent out valuable advice on how to stay safe and

we wish everybody a safe bonfire night.

This week in School we have had the final of our Chapter

Music competition in a culmination of weeks of rehearsal.

I have been delighted to watch pupils practice and

perform their chosen songs and was especially proud of

the final performances produced by all of the pupils,

regardless of Chapter.

Many more Chapter competitions are planned

throughout this year and I encourage pupils to look at the

Chapter notice board outside of The King’s Hall to see

how their Chapter is doing.

The Year 8 prefects (pictured above) have finalised the

clubs that they will be running after half term. Pupils will

be given the chance to sign up for Art/Dance/Fitness and

Pokemon club that will take place during Middle School

Lunch. Sign up begins the week we return.

I would also like to thank the prefects and all other

Middle School pupils who volunteered to help at this

weeks successful Year 7 Open Evening. Visiting parents

commented on the mature attitude and welcoming

nature that was shown by our pupils. High praise indeed.

This is also echoed through my classroom visits. Pupils

are always happy to talk about their work and show off

their learning. I have been especially pleased to see how

engaged and eager they are in all lessons visited.

Next half term we have the Scholastic Book Fair arriving

in the second week and on 10 November we are

delighted to welcome the Enigma machine into school.

They both promise to be exciting events with many

activities planned for our Middle School pupils.

Mr Robertson

Fencing success for Provost pupil

Middle School pupil Alexander Sisterson (Provost)

has taken up fencing and recently entered a

competition called The Pumpkin Challenge.

He was taking part against children aged 10 and

under from other regional schools and eventually

reached the finals.

His last match was against the Under 10s British

Champion Toby Aberdeen. Alexander eventually

came 3rd in his year group. Well done!




SENIOR SCHOOL





Senior School update

A t the end of the first half term of this academic

year I would like to congratulate the vast majority

of our pupils in Senior School for settling quickly

into their work. New courses have begun for our Year 9s

and Year 12s as they embark on their GCSE and AS or

A Level studies.

In both of these year groups the fresh challenges of new

courses is there for all and this half term has seen pupils

start out on the road towards success.

For Year 12 the added privileges of being in our Sixth

Form have been welcomed and as is only appropriate a

greater responsibility on independent study has also

been noticed. They have had support and guidance in

this area and with a Parents’ Evening last night, pupils

should be very clear about where they stand

academically.

Fostering positive study habits is not just important for

our new Sixth Formers, as in Year 9 the seriousness of

GCSE study should now be apparent for all.

Our expectations for all pupils is that they are well

prepared for lessons and that they have dedicated the

required time to their work outside of lessons as well.

Being punctual, prepared and willing to actively

participate is a given for all our pupils.

And I have seen that commitment in classrooms this half

term with brilliant work from Year 11 English pupils

focusing on Macbeth and in the same faculty with Year

9s studying Lord of the Flies.

In Physics I witnessed a passionate discussion amongst

Year 11s on radiation and I have been privileged to

watch some of our Year 13s present their EPQ findings.

Those presentations really were of the highest quality.

Next half term will bring mock examinations for Year 11

and Year 13 in early December and they have already

been briefed on those exams. We take these rehearsals

seriously and expect the pupils to do so too.

They should be using the half term as an opportunity to

prepare as well as rest. There are Parents’ Evenings and

Grade Cards and reports for several year groups after

half term to keep a close eye on the progress of all our

pupils.

Away from the classroom the first wave of Chapter

competitions has begun in this last week of half term with

rugby and music in the spotlight. I have already been

teased by the Year 10s over the lack of success of my

Chapter in their year group’s competition. I am sure this

will not be the way the rest of the year goes! I very much

hope the competitions will become a feature of our

School this year and in years to come.

I hope all have a safe and restful half term holiday.

Mr Nicholson

Pupil invited to dance with Disney stars!

Year 10 pupil Abbie Anderson from Barfleur recently

entered a Disney on Ice competition and was lucky

enough to be picked as winner.

Abbie won an amazing opportunity to train and skate

with the Disney on Ice performers yesterday at the

Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle.

The Disney on Ice cast (pictured above with Abbie)

went on to perform the hit Frozen at the arena

yesterday evening. Well Done Abbie.

SENIOR SCHOOL





MUSIC DEPARTMENT





MUSIC DEPARTMENT


On Thursday 13 October the Middle School went to the

Theatre Royal in Newcastle to watch the magical

production of Mary Poppins. It was magic!

Mary Poppins had trick after trick, she flew above the

audience right up to the amphitheatre and I still have no

idea how she magically appeared on the stage when she

first arrived into the Bank’s home.

Everyone had fun throughout whether it be clapping

along to Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious or just enjoying

the singing and dancing.

Bert (Matt Lee) was incredible when he danced and sang

upside down. My favourite part of it was when Mary

Poppins (Zizi Strallen) told Mr Banks (Neil Roberts) that

she “didn’t explain anything!’ after him asking her to

explain why his house was full of chimney sweeps.

I loved how Mary Poppins could tell the children’s

personalities from her tape measure, Michael measured

“annoying and mischievous’

We Year sixes think that Mary Poppins should have

measured Mrs Andrews as ‘mean, horrid and rude!’.

Altogether it was ‘practically perfect in every way!’

By Kitty Evans, MB5. .

Mary Poppins is a brilliant musical that should not be

missed! The characters were very relatable, and the

singing was excellent.

The story was exciting and the acting was terrific. The

costumes ere colourful and vibrant and the atmosphere

was buzzing. It was the best musical I have ever seen.

Overall, I rate this musical 10/10.

By Theodore Pitsis, MH4.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, but in no way atrocious!

On Thursday 13 October a group of Middle School pupils

were astounded by the performance of Mary Poppins at

the Theatre Royal.

A wave of excitement flowed strongly through the crowd

as Mary Poppins flew so close to them that they could

nearly touch her.

This classic story was brought to life by songs such as

Feed The Birds, Jolly Holiday, Step In Time, and of

course, Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, as well as

amazing actors and actresses.

Zizi Strallen portrayed a mesmerizingly believable Mary

Poppins, Matt Lee made a lovable and funny Bert, and

Cameron Lant and Felicity Biggs played the ever-

changing personalities of Jane and Michael Banks.

Clapping until their hands hurt became unavoidably

contagious throughout the audience, and seeing

performances at the Theatre Royal should definitely be

something to be continued in our school.

Sadie-Rosa Jefferson, MB3.

Review: Mary Poppins at the Theatre Royal




SPORTS DEPARTMENT


U15 team defeated Berwick 5-0

U13 team drew 3-3 with Berwick in a very exciting end to

end fixture

The Year 9 girls hockey competed at the National

Schools competition at The Parks.

In their league they beat Dame Allans and Longridge

Towers to finish top and then played NHSG in the semi-

final. This was an end to end game with fantastic skill and

determination on show. Kings Priory narrowly lost 1-0.

A fantastic effort from the squad. Lucy Giles (Captain),

Rosi McEwan, Abbi Haynes, Daisy Mitford, Lotti Tickner,

Tara Emms, Freja Smith, Esme Suddick, Blyss Oakley,

Daisy Lawrence, Ellie Teague and Darcy Curran.

Girls football

The U13 and U15 girls football teams played in a

tournament at the North Shields Soccerdome last

Thursday and had a fantastic afternoon of games. Each

team came 3rd in their respective competitions. This was

particularly impressive for the U13 team who were all

from Year 7.

The U15 girls team will start their league season off on

Wednesday night in the U16 Central Venue league at

John Spence High School.

Cross country

Pupils took part in the Northumberland Schools Cross

country Championships recently. The School had 48

runners in total From Years 3 - 6 competing in the

competition at Gateshead stadium. The team of the day

were our Year 5 boys who won the event repeating their

success from last year.

Well done to all the girls who

competed in the TWSSA cross country

at Haydon Bridge. Especially notable

performances came from Lottie

Tickner who was 2nd in the Junior race

and Freja Smith who was fourth.

Congratulations to Martha Tickner who won the Year 6

girls race a fantastic achievement after winning the year

5 race last year, with the team coming 5th overall.

As ever it has been a very busy term of sport for the

department and the last two weeks have been no

exception. The weather has been very kind as we head

into Autumn and very few fixtures have been disrupted.

Rugby

The U12 A and B teams were in action against RGS. The

A team won and the B team played well but drew.

The U12 ABC took on Dame Allan’s and Newcastle

School for Boys last Friday. The whole of Year 7 played

a fixture against the other two schools in a festival and it

was great to see the progress of the boys but also to see

them representing Kings Priory School.

U13s unfortunately lost against Dame Allan’s.

The U13 ABC were in action against RGS. It was another

afternoon where all of the pupils represented the School

and had an opportunity to test the skills they have learnt.

The U14 B Team won their fixture against NSB.

U14 were in action against Dame Allan’s and lost 17-7.

The U15s won 25-0 against Blyth’s Bede Academy in the

Natwest Vase. They will now go on to play Netherhall

School from Maryport in the next round.

U15s lost against Dame Allan’s.

The 1st XV took on Queen Elizabeth High School,

Hexham in the Natwest Cup and despite a spirited

performance the side lost 25-7.

They also played Dame Allan’s recently and lost 35-7.

Despite two loses the spirit and commitment of the team

is excellent and they are a real credit to the School.

. This week was the first Chapter Rugby event for Year 9,

10 and the Senior boys.

It was very competitive affair where all the boys got to

play, test their skills and represent their Chapter. The

rivalry is strong and there were some very close games.

Year 9 winners - Dunelm

Year 10 winners - Barfleur

Senior winners - Hotspur

Sports Hall Athletics

The Year 5 and 6 teams start their indoor athletics

season off on Wednesday in a very competitive event at

Burnside School.

Hockey

1st XI defeated Bede 7-1

1st XI finished 3rd overall in the county round of the

national schools competition.




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