Invitation for Families

25th September 2019Mrs C Allison
Northumberland County Council and In It Together Parent Carer Forum SEND Information Roadshows to be held in September and October this year. Our previous roadshows have been a great success, with families requesting that they are held on an annual basis.

 We are aiming to have representation from a wide range of Education, Health, Social Care, Voluntary and Community sector services and groups.

It will be an opportunity to contribute to the Northumberland SEND Strategy and find out more information about the Northumberland Local Offer.

The following venues and dates have been confirmed: 

Monday 30th September 
– Hexham – Hexham Mart, Tyne Green, NE46 3SG – 10am – 4pm Drop In

Monday 7th October
– Alnwick – Alnwick Rugby Club, NE66 1BE – 10am – 4pm Drop In 

Wednesday 9th October
– Ashington – Ashington Leisure Centre, NE63 9JY – 10am – 3pm Drop In 

If you would like to join us at any of these events , please come along they are Drop In stay as long as you want!

 If you would like more information please email: [email protected] or telephone 07729 192909

Advent Market – Church of St James

24th September 2019Sarah Hall

Morpeth Parish is looking for student volunteers to perform at their Advent Market at St James Church, Morpeth on Saturday 30th November 2019 from 11.00 am – 3.00 pm.

If you play an instrument or in an ensemble this would be perfect for you to fill a spot with music at a beautiful local venue.

If you are interested in this opportunity please contact Kathryn – [email protected]

Digital Discovery Day at Alnwick

20th September 2019Sarah Hall
As part of Northumberland County Council’s digital inclusion programme they are holding a digital/STEM discovery day in Alnwick during October half term. This event is open to children aged 9-13 and will give them the opportunity to explore all things STEM.
Bookings are now open, and will close on 28th October at 1.00

 

 

Click here for further information

 

 

The Pearl of Africa Children’s Choir

20th September 2019Sarah Hall

The Pearl of Africa Children’s Choir spent a fabulously energetic day at Chantry and Newminster Middle Schools on Tuesday 17th September as part of their tour of the North East for 2 weeks.

Their visit comprised of an assembly performance for both schools, workshops for classes and an afternoon workshop for the joint schools choir. The visit culminated in the most amazing evening performance in the Chantry hall. The Pearl of Africa Children’s Choir performed music, singing and dancing along with some joint pieces with the Newminster and Chantry school choir. The audience of young and old loved the cultural exchange and Newminster and Chantry would like to thank the choir for visiting and providing us with amazing musical memories.

To coincide with the visit and raise money for the charity Pearl of Africa Child Care Ltd, the pupils at both schools wore non uniform in the colours of the Ugandan flag – black, red, yellow and white. The choir brought African crafts which were on sale all day. We hope to have raised a good total for the  Pearl of Africa Child Care Ltd charity.

The charity Pearl of Africa Child Care Ltd, which organises the tour, is a registered charity in England and Wales and all the money is sent to the charity which sends it to Uganda to help the schools educate, house and feed orphans and destitute children in six schools in Kampala and Masaka District in S.W. Uganda.  Molly Wasswa, co-founder of the schools, will

be travelling with the choir once again on their eighth visit to the North East.www.pearlofafrica.org.uk

 

Northumbria Blood Bikes

16th September 2019Mrs C Allison

 

 

How to enter

You can produce your design in any way you wish. For example it could be a drawing, painting, collage or a photograph.

Your design should preferably fit into a square shape on an A4 sheet to ensure it looks the same when reproduced as an e-card. Miss Mackenzie has a template sheet you can collect from school.

Send your design by email to publicity@northumbriabloodbikes.org.uk or post to Christmas Card Competition, Northumbria Blood Bikes, Northumbria House, Pity Me, Co Durham, DH1 5FJ. Your design can also be handed to Miss Mackenzie by Thursday 26th September who will post these off from school.

Please include your name and contact details along with your design.

The closing date for entries – Monday 30th September 2019.

 

Competition Rules

By entering the competition, entrants are giving Northumbria Blood Bikes (Registered Charity Number 1166689) the right to use their design, copyright free.

There are prizes available for winning entries in each the child and adult categories: Northumbria Blood Bike mug, a pack of 10 cards printed with their winning design and our attendance at an event of the winner’s choice (within Northumberland, Tyne and Wear or Country Durham area subject to our availability).

By entering the competition, the prize winner gives their agreement to publicity about their win (or if a child under 16 this is needs to be given by parent / guardian).

Participants must be based in the UK. Prizes will only be sent to a UK mainland address.

One entry per person.

The winner will be chosen by a judging panel of 5 people from Northumbria Blood Bikes.

The Judges’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered in.

Winners will be contacted via email or post. The winners’ names will be displayed on our website and on the card incorporating their design.

Northumbria Blood Bikes are compliant with the The General Data Protection Regulation and will not pass entrants’ contact details to a third party.

Click here for further information: https://www.northumbriabloodbikes.org.uk

Measles – don’t let your child catch it!!

13th September 2019Sarah Hall

As you may be aware there has been a significant rise in the number of measles in the country and the NHS are doing their very best to get information to parents on how to ensure their child is safe.  Measles can be a very serious disease, leading to ear and chest infections, fits, diarrhoea, and damage to the brain.

Please take a moment to read more information on this disease and how to ensure your child is safe by clicking here.

 

Northumberland School Admissions

12th September 2019Sarah Hall
If your child is starting school or transferring to a different phase of education you need to apply for a place. The portal for you to make your application opens at midnight on 12th September 2019 for applications into Middle (Yr 5), Secondary (Yr 7) and High School (Yr 9) related to Sept 2020 entry.
Could we kindly remind you to log on via the NCC website and apply before 31st October. Applications received after 31st October will be classed as ‘late’ and will not be processed until all ‘on time’ applications have been allocated.
The following link will provide further information and guidance: