Puss In Boots

Well done to Dan Walters in Year 13 for his direction of Puss In Boots at the Green Room Theatre yesterday in aid of Newman School. Lots of our other Sixth Formers helped out too and a great afternoon was had by all! Tickets are still on sale for the remaining performances - why not enjoy a Christmas treat for you and your family?

A busy week!

As usual it's all go this week!  Tuesday is the Year 9 Technology Science and Engineering Fair and we have HPV vaccinations for Year 8 girls on Thursday. Year 8 Parents Evening is also on Thursday starting at 4.30pm. On Friday we have several primary schools visiting us to watch a performance of Macbeth following our success at the Shakespeare Schools Festival.

Shakespeare Festival

A huge well done to all the cast and staff who participated in the Macbeth performance at Hexham this week. Student performances were outstanding and everyone had a thoroughly good time. Congratulations to all schools who performed and who contributed towards an outstanding evening.

Curry Night

The PTFA are holding a curry night this Friday, 21st October. Tickets are £ 10 each for adults, £ 5 for under 16's and £25 for a family ticket and are available from reception. The fun starts at 7.30 in the school hall! See you there

Shakespeare Festival

Dont forget to attend the Shakespeare Festival on Tuesday night at Hexham Queen's Theatre. Tickets are £8 and a fun time is guaranteed! Tickets available from http://www.queenshall.co.uk/

St Margaret Mary's Language Day

Mrs Evans and some of our Year 10 pupils taught primary Spanish to some students at St Margaret Mary''s School on Wednesday 12th September. All the pupils, both young and old had a fabulous time. Our boys taught Spanish with a sports theme which had all the students running around shouting out Spanish words while the girls concentrated on Spanish life and helped students write some Spanish sentences. I think we have some prospective teachers among our Year 10! Thanks to the staff and pupils at St Margaret Mary''s School for the opportunity and a very big well done to Mrs Evans and her pupils! Muy bien!

Duke Of Edinburgh Course

We are starting the Duke of Edinburgh Award this year for Year 10. We have a number of staff volunteers who are ready to run the course. All we need now are the students! Anyone in Year 10 who is interested in applying to complete the award please see Miss Brough as soon as possible.

School Parliament

Elections are this week for budding politicians. Each form can vote for two candidates who will form our Student Parliament which has a significant voice in the way our school is run. Good luck to all our prospective candidates

National Consultation

Year 10 -13 are participating in a National Consultation about the changes to university fees using an online survey this week so students can have their say regarding the changes.

Sixth Form students are currently planning their community work placements. We ask all 6th form students to devote an hour a week to help in our school or in the local community.

Miss Stephenson's new Art club starts tonight - everyone welcome in the Art room.

Open Evening Success

Wow! What a night! 70 staff and over 150 students helping at our Open Evening. It was an amazing night. Thanks to everyone and well done!

Anyone who couldn't attend but would still like to visit our school are most welcome. Telephone 404942 and we can arrange a tour of the school in the school day.

Green Room Pantomime

Exciting news! Daniel Walters in Year 13 is directing the Green Room pantomime this year. Puss in Boots runs from 28th November until December 10th and tickets are £5, available from the Town Hall. Well done Daniel - an impressive venture while studying for A Levels!

Open Evening

It is our Open Evening tonight. From 4.30pm to 8.00pm everyone is welcome to come and look around our school. There are lots and lots of activities for everyone to particpate in and our students are looking forward to meeting everyone. Pop down and see us - everyone is most welcome.

If you can't make it but would still like a guided tour then telephone 404942 and we would be delighted to arrange a private tour for you so you can see a typical school day at Newman.

Shakespeare Festival

We are delighted to announce that we will be again participating in the Shakespeare Festival at Hexham on October 14th. Tickets are on sale now priced at £8/£6 and are available from the link below.

http://www.ents24.com/web/event/Shakespeare-Schools-Festival-2011-Queens-Hall-Arts-Centre-Hexham-2608545.html

We will be performing Macbeth. Rehearsals are busy are are taking place on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons after school.

Thanks to a very busy English Dept for organising what will be a spectacular performance

Extra Curricular Activities

Newman is proud to offer a huge array of after school activities, from swimming to dance, from sewing to football - girls and boys! Full details are on the web site.

Sorry for the absence - technical problems but now the blog is back! Lots of exciting things have taken place over the last few months including trips to London and France as well as excellent examination results. We also have a Twitter account - NewmanCatSchool if you would like to follow us.