Newman School

Puss In Boots

2011-11-28T08:01:00.000Z

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!

2011-11-13T19:23:00.000Z

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

2011-10-20T13:42:00.000+01:00

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

2011-10-17T12:31:00.000+01:00

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

2011-10-13T08:12:00.000+01:00

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

2011-10-13T08:10:00.000+01:00

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

2011-09-29T12:11:00.000+01:00

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

2011-09-27T09:11:00.000+01:00

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

2011-09-26T11:56:00.001+01:00

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

2011-09-23T08:01:00.000+01:00

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

2011-09-22T13:12:00.000+01:00

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

2011-09-22T08:11:00.000+01:00

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

2011-09-21T08:01:00.000+01:00

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

2011-09-20T08:17:00.002+01:00

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.

2011-09-17T20:27:00.000+01:00

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.

Bullying week

2010-11-09T12:15:00.001Z

Next week is anti bullying week. Students have been creating their own avatars to join the Anti Bullying March next Monday at Downing St. For more details check out http://www.beatbullying.org/bigmarch/

Exam Week

2010-11-08T21:09:00.002Z

It is Exam week this week for Year 11 - maths and English GCSE exams are taking place. Good luck to everyone!

Shakespeare Festival

2010-10-15T22:42:00.000+01:00

Well done to all of our pupils who performed and helped behind the scenes at tonight's performance of A Midsummers Nights Dream. The performance was entertaining and the students received some excellent feedback from the festival director. Another outstanding production by Mr Denny!

Students performed in front of a large audience and were lucky to experience the feel of a live performance in a proper theatre. Everyone played their part with gusto and a good and exciting evening was had by all!

Year 5 Open Evening

2010-06-13T20:52:00.000+01:00

This week is a busy time at Newman. On Monday we have our year 11 leavers ceremony at 11.30 in the main school hall. All Year 11's are welcome.

June 24th is our Open Evening. School will be open from 4.30 - 8.30pm for visitors to have a walk around our lovely school and meet friendly pupils and staff. Everyone is welcome so why not come down and have a look around?

2010-06-06T21:59:00.000+01:00

Back to school tomorrow everyone! Just a few more weeks to the summer holidays - lots happening this half term, Big Day Out, exams, Sports Award Dinner to name but a few. Keep checking the website for key dates

Year 11

2010-05-28T06:46:00.000+01:00

Just a reminder that there is no study leave for any students who are sitting external exams. All classes are running and there are lots of revision activities prepared for the students. Even if you have sat your exam in the subject you are still expected to attend the lesson and use the time to revise for other subjects until you have completed your last exam. Newman believes that the best revision is structured and organised by the school. It gives the students the opportunity to discuss problems with their teacher and allows pupils access to resources. Exams seem to be going well for both Year 11 and Sixth Form.

Tuesday's blog

2010-05-25T22:18:00.000+01:00

English lit exam today went well! In order to help students revise fully for their exams there is no study leave. Students are expected to attend all lessons until the date of their last exam. Year 11 prom is on 30th June and tickets are on sale now.

2010-05-21T23:43:00.000+01:00

It's been a busy week at Newman. We held a year girls in engineering day which was thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended. Fund raising activities have been held to raise money for Eden Valley Hospice and staff have been busy writing reports for Years 8 & 10. One more busy week until half term!

2010-05-17T22:32:00.000+01:00

GCSE examinations started today. We are now in exam mode for the next month. All students have been issued with an examination timetable and there are lots of revision classes happening in all subjects.

Thursdays news

2010-05-13T17:09:00.000+01:00

Year 11 are working really hard at the moment to complete their course work and to prepare for examinations. Exams start next week so keep revising

Year 13

2010-05-12T16:54:00.000+01:00

Today we held a farewell mass for our Year 13 leavers. The mass was led by Father Barron which was then followed by a lovely buffet for both staff and pupils. Tomorrow we conclude our leaver celebrations with a meal at Giannis. We wish all our Year 13 leavers well for the future.

Welcome to the Newman School Blog

2010-05-11T08:05:00.002+01:00

Hello and welcome to our blog. Here you will be able to find up to date information about Newman School. Keep checking us every day and don't forget to post your comments!