THIssue 59 | 14 December 2018 Welcome

Welcome to the final school newsletter of the term. As the term draws to a close, please really does allow the heart of our school can I send my heartfelt thanks and community to shine. gratitude for your support over what seems to have been the busiest of I would like to send warm wishes for terms. From coming alongiS to support Week a very Merry Christmas and I look our sporting teams in all weathers and forward to welcoming your children donating to our many charitable causes, back to school in the New Year. to attending our music events in your MrsBest Kwishes Mackenzie, over the Head festive season. droves and even joining in with our THS Voices choir; the festive season

Charitable giving at Christmastime

We are so proud to have donated difference to somebody’s Christmas. on Thursday to fill up two trolleys’ almost 800 Christmas gifts and food worth of donations for another In total, we collected 623 food items for items to disadvantaged families across • local foodbank. the Hebron Church and 175 children’s this December. •toys for Mission Christmas. In addition: Christmas Jumper Day raised We launched our charity drives for £232.72 for Save the Children. Year 11 students raised almost both the Trussell Trust foodbank £100.00 for Shelter by performing A sincere and heartfelt thank you scheme, based at the Hebron Church their very own take on the for every donation made; I have no in Stockton, and TFM Radio’s Mission • traditional Nativity. doubt it will make a big difference this Christmas at the end of November. Christmas. Sixth Form students visited a local Miss Stephens You have since been donating with supermarket in their PHSE time great enthusiasm to help make a small 1 This co-curricular group has met every Monday after Carbon schoolPositive throughout the Psychology autumn term. We have explored a range of approaches and strategies to support our well- Mrsneutral Kirk in Biology has Christmas!been teaching Nursery and being; relaxation exercises, physical exercise, the Growth Reception children about Mindset approach and living morePositive mindfully. Psychology helps me to have a carbon neutral Christmas Additionally,Have we have You readFilled and A Bucket reflected growth mindset and encourages me to trees. onToday the book push myself further. It has taught me There is a discussion around the type of The changing Measuring in tree which is better for the environment with its focus on living as techniques for relaxing like breathing - real or fake. In the interest of a low responsible, respectful and kind people. techniques and mindful walking. Reception class have been measuring carbon footprint, we have bought a real Nurseryseasons children have been finding Reception Christmas tree which will grow with themselves and cutting ribbon as tall out about the changes that occur our pupils over time and be used in Here are some thoughts from the as they are to make special Christmas school every year. Reception children to the weather during different baubles. Jessica asked if there was Ichildren love Positive about Psychology. the club: It taught were measuring the tree this week in seasons. Oliver enough ribbon to make a bauble for photographs which will no doubt be me lots of useful relaxation techniques Miss Fenny. The children discovered usedMrs Clapton for years to come! We have noticed that the weather Miss Fenny was twice the size of and I come out feeling relaxed. Eating In our final session, we discussed the outside has been a lot colder lately Jessica! They made her a lovely bauble and we have talked about the chocolate mindfully helped me to savour all-important concept of ‘bouncing of her own (with room to grow). different ways that we can stay and enjoy it. back’ or resilience when things are ‘This ribbon is very special, as you will warm. soon see, untie me and you’ll find, it’s tough. Mrs Clapton Mrs Peacock the same size as me.’ The children have enjoyed listening Year 3 and 4 Mosaic Making to stories about winter and had fun Holly Children in Years 3 and 4 have been They completed their projects on finding ice outside earlier in the week. As there is no snow at the working together in small groups to Monday, making individualActive tile coastersPlanet moment, we made our own magic snow and placed different animals design their own Roman-style mosaics. as a fun way to end their YearYear 6 are 6 now Wind coming towards Turbines the have installed on the school field, and merits of wind turbines and finished in a special snow scene! The boys Making Things Go end of their International Primary also making their own paper turbines the unit off by making a short and girls decided it would be easy IPC topic. Curriculum unit . which we then tested on a windy day. documentary. They looked closely at the colours and Miss Lockerbie for sheep to get lost in the snow and played hide and seek with the They worked very well as I hope the Over the course of the last week, MrGreat Griffiths fun has been had by all! tiles available and worked as a team to Mrssnowy Hannah sheep! blurred image reveals! pupils have been designing wind come up with a suitable design. turbines which they would like to Pupils also held a debate about the

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PrepOn Tuesday 11Carol December, weService held our annual Prep Carol The Prep School Council Service in the Senior Hall; a beautiful setting as the children has worked hard this term toCouncil work together to try sang beneath our formidable tree. and listen to the views of The whole school entertained Itthe Was with solos from Holly Williams and the children and make the audienceon a Starry with Night the lively carol school a better place. Siri Musunuru,Who and Would the Year Imagine 3 and 4a The school council is now running Prep School’s fundraising efforts for and the Prep Choir children sang slightly differently to previous years Children in Need, running a raffle and a King? The Preacher’s and I am very impressed with our ‘guess the number of sweets in the jar’ YearYear 5 have 5 been IPC investigating performedThe Winter aGift, beautiful new piece called ChildrenPosada in Years tradition 3 and 4 have been from the film finding out about how Advent is new school councillor team. So far competition. The school councillors Wife renewable energy sources.Making celebrated in Mexico. They explored this year, the children have gained the have also been planning some projects featuring an opening . This piece featured beautiful solo what the Posada tradition is and then thoughts and opinions of their forms which we will launch in the New Year. Things Go This is part of their topic solo by Beila Wisley. acted out the story of Mary and Joseph about clubs and activities, school in IPC and is definitely singing from Harry Fox and Shayan arriving at Bethlehem, searching for improvements and house competitions These children are an absolute pleasure to work with and I look forward to something we should all be somewhere to stay. that they would like to take part in. Our Year 6 children shared Bible Raja. sharing more of our achievements later They have put together a child friendly thinking about more in ’s We then made a seven-starred piñata inMrs the Kennedy year. stories, poems and readings very anti-bullying policy and this will world. which had the children’s wishes for the Well done to everyone for creating a hopefully be ready to share very soon. professionally with not a single nervous world inside. These were wide-ranging: The children also took a lead on the As well as creating detailed looking after animals better, telling wobble in sight. very festive event which certainly got the truth, no wars or fighting, more proposals for a wind turbine to kindness in the world, respect for each be installed at school, they have everyone into the Christmas spirit. other,Mrs Peacock no bullying and no guns. Year 5 andAway 6 sang in a a contemporary Manger Mrs Shevels created their own from paper, pins Year 2 Music Year 2 children have been working and corks. version of together hard over the last few weeks to write their own song about Christmas. They Wind turbines operate on a simple worked well together to write lyrics and a catchy melody using as many of principle. The energy in the wind their ideas about Christmas as possible. turns two or three propeller-like Something crash in the sea Her story is ever so silly Mrs Connor was then able to add an blades around a rotor. The rotor We hope you enjoy reading a selection All he noticed was Santa’s rear end She knocked over my tree accompaniment. I was lucky enough to Christmas limericks from Year 5 and 6 is connected to the main shaft, of limericks from Year 5 and 6 pupils. see the first performance of their song My mum blamed it on me and I was very impressed at what they which spins a generator to create There once was a fellow of red So I threw out that cheeky old Lily had achieved in such a short time. I Mrselectricity. Shevels Casimer hope to be able to share this with you Whom toddlers would wait for in bed onMrs our Kennedy class blog very soon. There once was an elf on the shelf, He delivers your gifts Who lived in a house by himself, Ivy Never uses the lifts There once was a snowman named He scurried around, He travels by chimney instead Scott

Turning frowns upside down, He didn’t do well in the hot Space Invaders Year 2 have been enjoying their current more advanced settings, creating their Siri That pleasant young elf on the shelf He was having some fun computingSpace Invaders project - making their own own backgrounds, main character and There was a young boy of Southend When out came the sun

style game using the enemies and even composing their own Who lived on a large high street bend Layla He was reduced to a size of a dot

Sketch Nation app on our iPads. sounds to go along with the game! One night he could see My elf on the shelf is called Lily Miss Lockerbie Isobel This week the children were looking at

4 www.teessidehigh.co.uk 5 School Newcastle Law We are delighted to announce our Artist of the Month for Winter On Wednesday 5 December we Artist of the MonthDecember is Anastasia Bell launched our Mini Law School, the in Year 7. We were most grateful for first in a series of events and trips Tassy has created some fabulous art Concerta very full and supportive designed to give older students since joining Teesside High School in a chance to learn and apply legal September, impressing us with her audience for our annual control of media and her understanding reasoning skills on engaging of colour. Her charcoal bottle showed subjects. Led by Dr Joshua Jowitt of Winter Concert. an excellent ability to draw from This year’s packed programme featured harmonies which sounded uplifting and Newcastle University and formerly observation, while her Aboriginal of Clifford Chance, we discussed the ever-growing school orchestra, both fantastic! dream map demonstrated great whether Zombies should have creativity.Mrs Machan AsPrep part of ourAG&T Able, Gifted and Senior and Prep Choirs and a variety of Talented and More Able programme, human rights, which involved a A real highlight of the event was a we have organised an exciting visit stunning solo items from Abbie Smith, discussion on both the nature very special performance of a carol to Middlesbrough Magistrates’ Court Millie Poppitt, Lydia Wilson and Laura of agency and the definition of on Thursday 31 January. Children composed by Mr Wilson,Sing Lullaby our much Havis. humanity. Dr Jowitt will return in will have the opportunity to meet missed late Head. was the New Year to lead a workshop a magistrate who has booked a courtroom especially for our visit. Our new British Sign Language performed by a massed choir including which should appeal to pre-med Pupils will take part in the role-play of Club made their debut performance Prep Choir, Senior Choir and THS Voices students and philosophers, as well a working courtroom in full costume and succeeded in gettingThe Twelve the whole Days of and was beautifully accompanied by as aspiring barristers and solicitors; to heighten their understanding of the reasoning applied by a judge in the roles involved. Thank you to audienceChristmas, to join in some of our talented Music Department the case of the ethical separation of Middlesbrough Magistrates’ Court; we complete with BSL signs. staff; Mrs Connor, violin, Mrs Burniston, areMrs looking Bryson forward to our visit. Missconjoined Bird twins. flute, Mr Smith, clarinet, and Mrs Rosie Foster delighted us with a Robinson, cello. It was an honour to monologue featuring the gifts from perform such a beautiful and special the same song, with ever-increasing carol and to have Mr Wilson’s musical angst at the arrival of the various geese, voice with us on the evening. swans and dancing Lords and Ladies, WeNew have welcomed starters a higher than OnMini Monday Medical 10 December, SchoolSenior students practiced CPR and explored We hope this session inspired some not to mention eleven pipers and Thank you to all involved for your usual number of new starters this School students and pupils from the anatomy of the human body with a of our children who are considering term and this trend continues in twelve drummers! continued support of the Music Year 6 were invited to take part in series of hands-on activities. careers in the medical profession in January, when several new faces Newcastle University’s Mini Medical Mrsthe future. Conroy Department and for your generous will join Prep. Visiting university medical student, THS Voices, our new community School. retiring collection in aid of Butterwick It has been wonderful to welcome Charlie, challenged the group to choir, took the stage for their first Fix 24 Hours in A&E so many families to our school Whilst older students explored the maintain a steady hand while You MrsHospice. Shevels performance, singing Coldplay’s community and it has been pressures of , younger competing to be the best surgeon. . Unison singing with a lovely tone heartening to see new students make friends, settle seamlessly and soon developed into strong three-part even perform in our recent end of term events!

Thank you to our current parents who have been a fantastic source of CongratulationsMusic results to Lydia Wilson, Holly Jazz Flute (Merit) whilst Rosa achieved recommendation in recent months, Williams and Rosa Jones, who recently Grade 3 Jazz Clarinet (Merit). Rosa’s your support is truly appreciated. gained merits in their latest music talents do not end there, however, as Wishing you all a wonderful examinations. she also recently secured a distinction Christmas.Miss Hockney in her Grade 2 singing examination Lydia achieved Grade 4 ABRSM outside of school. Well done, girls, on Trumpet (Merit), Holly passed Grade 3 such outstanding achievements!

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Wewinners are beyond delighted to announce that our school has won the WST Art OurCan Girls’ Footballwe Clubkick has been it? a real Yes hit this weterm with Dream Ticket competition and an all We were delighted to expenses paid 2 day trip to London for can!the group learning a whole range of new skills including up to 40 students! welcomeWorkshop local artist Jane dribbling, turns, passing and shooting techniques. The prize includes accommodation, Young into school at the end However, the girls have particularly lunchtimes to coach and encourage the transport, tickets to the hit musical enjoyed putting their skills into practice girls as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Wicked, a West End theatre workshop, of November. in games, showing real tenacity and volunteering. a visit to the ArcelorMittal Orbit, the enthusiasm and impressing each week. UK’s tallest sculpture, and a guided tour Jane gained a first class honours degree sculpture. Design in place, they then set Looking forward to next term, girls. of the capital. in Fine Art from Newcastle University about creating and photographing their Business Special thanks must go to Natasha MissWembley Stephens here we come! Dodds and Millie Essex from Year We are indebted to Mrs Casey for pursuing the competition and creating and has since worked as a local artist sculptures. 11 who have given up their Friday EarlierEnterprise in November, anTrip intrepid the most fabulous entry on ‘how to beat and creative encourager in Teesdale, In the afternoon, Jane worked with group of Year 12 and 13 students the winter blues’ with some of our Year . She takes her from the Business Studies 9 and 10 girls. Y10 GCSE students, exploring the influence from the River Tees and the Department visited Teesside From 240 entries, there were five technique of Mono printing as part of University to take part in an finalists and after a unanimous vote surrounding countryside. their printing module. They had great enterprise activity. from WST staff, we were named winners! Within school, she worked with a fun experimenting and creating and This session involved learning how Further details on when the trip will to use software that simulates the group of 22 Year 9 students who had produced some lovely additions to their take place and for which students will business environment, allowing expressed an interest in Art. Students coursework. beMrs announced Mackenzie in the New Year. Mrs Machan students to focus on making started by exploring the large range decisions in certain key areas, of art books in the studio to gain such as marketing, where they can adjust the price of their product inspiration for a wire and acrylic or the marketing strategies used, or production, where they had to decide where to use their limited The Senior School came together on trophy of the year. including the very popular ‘Five resources to maintain or increase Senior School House Choir 2018 Wednesday for the annual House demerits!’ line. production to deal with issues Choir Competition. I’llMrs Be Conroy’s There Woodside kicked off resulting from marketing. proceedings, with a lovely rendition of But it was Miss Stephens’ ClevelandThis is Me The stakes were high as Miss by Jess Glynne. HouseThe who Greatest were crowned Showman winners It was an enjoyable productive Stephens, Mrs Conroy and Miss White after a rousing rendition of session with the students beginning went into battle with their respective Miss WhiteThe and Twelve Victoria Days House of Christmas from . to understand the connections houses, hoping to earn the first major impressed judges with their own lyrics to Great team spirit demonstrated by all! between the different business elements in a way that cannot be achieved within a classroom.

There is a follow-up session in January where our students will use the knowledge and skills gained in HistoriansA busy continue term to excel in inHistory Mrs so popular and Year 11 are exploring the first session to compete against each other, and other participating Casey’s classes. Year 7 have worked the discovery of penicillin. Whilst this on their first full essay on the Battle of schools to determine who makes sounds more like it should be part of a Hastings, Year 8 have been considering Mrthe Aberdeenbest business decisions. the reputation of Mary Tudor, Year 10 science lesson, it is part of their study have discovered how Hitler became on the History of Medicine.

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Reception class are feeling festive after Reception children have also been using their creative talents to make unique gifts to take Prep children took part in ‘Hour of Code’ last week. Every child from Nursery to Year 6 spent one dedicated hour writing code. Fun activities making a beautiful handprint tree! home and hang on their Christmas tree. The children created these frames with the help of included Minecraft coding, making a Google doodle and a festive themed Grinch coding game. Matthew in Year 5 was our very own Hour of Amy from our wonderful Sixth Form. We think they will be treasured for many years! Code champion, writing a whopping 352 lines of code in one hour!

Prep Choir have been out and about spreading festive cheer this week, visiting residents at Mrs Walker’s ‘Star of the Week’ award in Year 4 performed a fantastic class assembly Emily in Year 9 took part in the BCA Cheer Year 10 LiteratureAn Inspector Wall Calls Art Club students Timothy Hackworth Court on Wednesday. Always a heartwarming occasion! Speech and Drama has been hotly contested last week, teaching the audience all about and Dance Winter Weekender competition have produced an outstanding miniature this year. Well done, Megan, just one of our earthquakes and volcanoes. in Blackpool last weekend, achieving third set from , the text they are winners since half term. place with her team Hartlepool Hawks. studying at GCSE.

Miss Fenny’s Prep Netball Club enjoyed their first friendly fixture against Junction Farm Year 5 have been learning about the difference Miss Turnbull and the Year 9 girls were getting in the spirit of Christmas after hockey practice Sadie has been developing traditional Maths between secular and sacred and thinking about Primary School on Wednesday evening. Although narrowly defeated, it was a tight game and earlier this week. skills using a Bake Off style competition. how people in Britain celebrate Christmas. This Miss Fenny was very proud of their efforts. week, they created their own Christmas cards Last week she took the Bake Off title with some secular and some sacred elements. winning her third star from a possible 5! 11 10 www.teessidehigh.co.uk TH

iS Week photo gallery Christmas Jumper Day special!

12 www.teessidehigh.co.uk 13 OnAnnual one of the wettest District days of the year, Crossour cross country teams took to Preston Park for the annual District Competition.Country The course was very challenging and Maia - 6th - Junior Girls super muddy! Most categories had over 80 competitors, so finishing in the top Kiyan - 8th - Preliminary Boys 10 to ensure qualification for the next Isabelle - 8th - Junior Girls round was a huge achievement. Well U12 A&B Netball done to: HarryMiss Turnbull - 10th - Intermediate Boys Laura - 1st - Senior Girls

Wellvs doneConyers to our U12 A and Hannah - 2nd - Senior Girls U12 Netball vs Ian B Netball teams for two very Wednesday evening saw two well deserved wins for our energetic fixtures against Conyers School this week. Ramseygirls, who played both an A and B team from Ian Ramsey A Team; Score - Won 17-2 School. The U12B team came up against Ian work was showcased by Tassy and Elisa POM - Alexandra Ramsey’s A team first, playing well and with lots of turnover balls. The girls A good solid performance with gelling as a team. The final score was remained strong and determined and some fantastic attacking movement within our goal third. Shooting was 3-2, a close match indeed. it paid off! Amazing effort from every a strength, particularly during the Misssingle Leighton player. second half. The second game saw the girls run out 4-0 winners. Some fantastic defensive B Team; Score - Lost 10-4 POM - Emily

It was great to see the girls working collectively as a team, with every TheSixth Under Form18 Netball Netballweek. half demonstrating player giving 100%. First half score was 4-2 to Conyers so a very close squad, captained by excellent fitness levels. TheU14 U14 boysBoys’ played Hockey Yarm in a vs Yarmthis year. School The standard of play 12 minutes! Changes were made in Catherine, secured a from both sides was An great start to the competitive indoor hockey match last the break by the opposition which good 24-11 victory THS got their first goal by a lovely excellent and THS league. Friday. made them unstoppable in attack, against Queen Elizabeth Miss Turnbull worked move, along with another butMiss our Leighton girls fought to the end. managed to pull Sixth Form College, The game started and it was clear that creative second. away in the second Darlington, earlier this it was going to be a tough afternoon! A couple of early Yarm goals and the THS Euan Wilson had an excellent game boys had a bit of a wake up call. and played some brilliant balls that dissected the defence through to our Will Manders was having a strong game strikers. in defence and played plenty of good passes for Milo Harris and Harrison Finn Noott had a very busy evening in Murphy to run onto and have attempts goal and, although the result did not go at goal. the way of our boys, it was a good game Mrand Thomas we can learn a lot from the fixture. Ross Clapton had a strong game and his skills are really developing throughout

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