THIssue 68 | 14 June 2019iS Week Welcome Welcome to the penultimate edition of THiS Week for 2018-19.

The coming weeks will also see us host our annual Creative events and activities schedule gets ever busier and I do hope As we enter the final few weeks of the summer term, our Arts Evening (Thursday 20 June), Sports Reward Trip will bring. the children are excited for what the final days of the term (Wednesday 26 June), Prep Musical (Thursday 27 June), Senior School Sports Day and a Year 7 Transition Trip to join us at some of these events and help us round off another Jump 360 (Friday 28 June), to name but a few. I hope you can Yesterday we made the difficult decision to rearrange Prep Sports Day due to the inclement weather forecast and fantastic year in style. conditions within the school grounds. I do hope you are able weather!) to make it next Friday, 21 June (fingers crossed for better May I also provide advanced notice that buses will leave site on the final day of term (Friday 5 July) at 2.00pm; there will be no after school care facility available on this day. On the same day we will be hosting the exciting Great North I hope you enjoy reading our newsletter. This edition is Author Tour in collaboration with Drake the Bookshop, with packed with highlights from our recent trip to Paris, the Year almost 400 visiting primary school children. Due to heavier 7 residential at Dukeshouse Wood, the upcoming visit of traffic than usual on site during the school day, I would be sprint champion Richard Kilty as well as student successes grateful if you could leave ample time to find parking and in Mathematics, Chemistry, Drama and much, much more. It head to the field for the 2.00pm Sports Day start. Don’t forget highlight! Mrscertainly K Mackenzie, shows the Head variety on offer at Teesside High. your training shoes, too, the parents’ races are always a

of transition opportunities we have WeJoining have really Teessideenjoyed the range High SchoolIn the Senior and School, a Miss thank Stephens you to parents offered to new pupils and their families and Mrs Conroy organised our final this week. thrilled that this will be our biggest Transition Day of the year. We are

The group are excited to get together Firstly, Miss Hall welcomed her new incoming Year 7 cohort in recent years. Nursery pupils for a special Stay and the next few weeks! Play event on Thursday morning. This again for the Jump 360 transition trip in was planned to coincide with Prep Induction Day, when our older Prep I am proud to say that 2018-19 has pupils and new starters ‘rolled up’ into terms of welcoming new students. I been the busiest year for us so far in their new year groups for September. new faces to our classes and we do It was wonderful to welcome so many would like to take this opportunity to to get to know their new teacher and For any new families wishing to enquire hope everyone enjoyed the chance thank all parents for the role you have experience some of the fantastic things visitors and new enquiries come from for September entry, places are now helped play in this. So many of our very limited so we would encourage out of the classroom. Missyou to Hockney be in touch very soon. on offer in the Prep School, both in and your recommendations and I am very grateful for your support. Athletics vs Ian

The U13s had a brilliant day of at Stockton Cricket Club last Friday. OurRamsey boys and girls in Years 7-10 individual and team performances. had a very successful evening U13Throughout the Cricketday there were some very impressive Overall, it was a Thereof athletics were againstnumerous Ian stand-outRamsey verycricket good from day’s Academy on Monday evening. groups with a high number of THS With the ball, Charlie, Dom, Will and Dylan all impressed. were able to take winnersperformances in each across event. all year which all boys There were also a number of great scores from Mattie H, Introducing... James, Matty B and Finn when batting, which meant we were aand lot learn of enjoyment more Winners for the Junior Girls very competitive in all of our games. about the great included Emily Jones, Abigail game. Loveridge and Olivia Sweeting, In the field there were some great catches from George, with Anna Simpson, Layla Key and ...your new Games Captain and Becky Poppitt all finishing second Frasercatch low and to Henry, the ground who shone in our with penultimate a difficult game. one handed Mr Thomas respectively. Hello everyone, my name is Cathy and I of the game. I would like to thank Miss Deputy Games Captain, Cathy and Matthew. included Charlie Watson and would like to introduce myself as Games Turnbull and the PE department for Winners for the Junior Boys Captain for the 2019-2020 academic this opportunity and I look forward to Charlie also securing a second place forReuben their Green, team. with Finn Noott and year. playing my part in developing sport further at Teesside High School in the I’m currently in Year 12 and studying near future. Winners for the Senior Girls Sport Studies, English Literature, History included Zara Sharpe, Megan and Psychology. I have been at Teesside Cathy Humble, Melanie Dailey, Peta High School for fifteen years and have Collins, Lexie Gaskin and Millie My name is Matthew and I am now Holmes, with second place finishes always been passionate about sport. the Deputy Games Captain working for Alice Christon, Phoebe Dailey and Melanie once more. My main sport is and I have been alongside Cathy. playing competitively for Grangetown Winners for the Senior Boys District Athletics I have been at THS since I was 3, so Isaacincluded and Calum Craig BaptistKavanagh, achieving Isaac a Netball Club since I was 7 years old. Johnson and Quentin Selenne, with Well done to all students who nearly 14 years now. I am studying Following an intense selection I have also been captain for North too. represented the District at the History, Geography and Psychology at second place finish in their events, Netball selection Year 9B Yorkshire and played for the Yorkshire second round of the Athletics Overall points for the teams were as A-level. The Year 9B Rounders team were Championships last weekend. Regional team. Presently, I play for the follows: process, we are delighted to 9 has been chosen to represent U17 Leeds Rhinos Elite Squad. I try hard to balance my studying with share with you that Maia in Year excited to get their first win of the in their event will now go through my love for sport. I have represented Those who finished in the top two I am honoured to have been made Games Y7/8 Boys - 1st Ian Ramsey - 63 season this week, finishing 14-12 the school in many teams over the prestigious netball competition at against Egglescliffe School. Captain for this academic year and I am Points, 2nd THS - 40 Points Leeds Rhinos Netball in a to the Inter County round in years including football, and Gateshead on Saturday 15 June: excited and eager to start spreading my Y9/10 Boys - 1st THS - 52 Points, . love of sport through the school. 2nd Ian Ramsey - 48 Points Loughborough University. Maia will Calum (pictured) The Player of the Match was Outside of school, I play basketball at Y7/8 Girls - 1st THS - 49 Points, continue to train weekly in Leeds Megan (pictured) As Games Captain, I would like to County level for Teesside Lions. I also 2nd - Ian Ramsey 45 Points ready for the competition later this increase the competitiveness of team and awarded to Mazie. Phoebe Dailey play five a side football each week as a Y9/10 Girls - 1st THS - 60 Points, year. individual sport but also to encourage 2ndWell Ian done Ramsey to all who - 44 competed.Points Melanie Dailey goalkeeper. Well done, girls. more students to become active in Well done and good luck, Maia! Miss Hopkins Miss Turnbull Miss Hopkins Isaac Johnson sporting activities for the enjoyment Matthew Peta Collins

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3 IPC inspired Our Little Monkeys in Nursery have been busy making display in Year 1 someHappy very special Father’s cards for Father’sWe would Day. Day! like to wish all of the EYFS Yearhard 1on have their been Buildings working topic very as We enjoyed making our footprints into writing skills on the front of the cards. monkeys before practising our fabulous dads and grandads a very happy partCurriculum of their studies. International Primary

Father’s Day! We are sure they will be a lovely Miss Hall They made stamps using string and addition to your home this weekend. PVA glue, which they then used to

createthemed their wallpaper. very own buildings- On Thursday 6 June, we held our annual Pre-Prep Sports Day. It was a fantastic occasion Pre-Prepwith all pupils entering Sports into the spirit of Daythe day. In addition, they even used scented I would like to thank all of the parents, grandparents and were so amazed at how kind, helpful and supportive the of a school which helps guide and mentor such incredible family and friends who attended. Having so many of you students were. As a teacher, this makes me proud to be part crayons to colour the houses which there meant a great deal to the children, who have been means their wallpaper not only working very hard to prepare in recent weeks. young people. Thank you again, Year 6, and I wish you all the well! impress. looks good but smells amazing as best in the Senior School where I am sure you will continue to On a personal note, I would also like to take the opportunity Mrs McCullagh to say a huge thank you to the Year 6 helpers who made the Mrs McCullagh day such a success. I was stopped by many of our guests who Interior Designers in Year 2

This week the children in Year 2 have designing their own rooms. transforming a shoe box to make their They are now in the process of plans come into fruition. I am looking been magically transformed into their topic of Buildings. They have thought about the types interior designers as they continue well as interior furnishings and other of furniture that would be needed, as Having looked at a range of dolls items of decoration for the room. Mrsforward Kennedy to the finished results!

houses, the children have been

Measuring in Nursery

As we rapidly approach the end of the school year, we have We discovered that some of us are the same height whilst Jola is the tallest and Olivia is the shortest. been busy in Nursery finding out how tall we all are and how much we have grown. Miss Hall

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5 this week as part of their learning for their new topic The In English, children in Year 3 have been enjoying hearing NatureYears 3 ofand Life 4 .enjoyed a trip to visit the chickens in school andYear watching 3 clips English of a range of Greek myths. One of their The Nature of Life favourites is the story of Daedalus and Icarus. For their This week, pupils have been learning howSchool long were it takes very ainformative chicken egg and to the thanabout to animals see some that real grow live from animals?! eggs and, children enjoyed finding out about Big Write challenge, the children rewrote this story giving we decided, what better way to learn hatch and how we find out if an egg Prep Choir The children all enjoyed the visit, has been fertilised. They learned all it a twist of their own. It is inspiring to see the children’s Prep Choir had a busy morning even if they were a little scared of the ofabout the visualGinger clues the broody that let hen us knowwho really if songs in preparation for their creative writing talents flourishing. I am sure you will be yesterday learning lots of new chickens to start with. They learned a thewanted birds to are have male more or female.babies, and some Going Global lot, too! Going Global Thousands of years ago, on the Isle work. Finally he was flying. As part of our IPC unit , entertained by these short extracts from their stories. from her Chicken Club in the Senior Miss Lockerbie Mrs Staples and some of the girls of Crete there was a deadly, evil king performance at SAGE, Gateshead, Year 6 pupils have been exploring Ben called King Palmer. Also, there was an in July. the distances travelled by everyday Even the warm ups were a great One hour later they planned to get extraordinary inventor called Daedalus foodthe supermarket. items commonly purchased at and his son, Icarus. King Palmer out. They cut off the jail bars with a workout for brain and body! ordered Daedalus and Icarus to build chainsaw. Then Daedalus pushed Icarus Mrs Shevels Needless to say, the pupils were him a labyrinth, a palace and a tower. off the window. Icarus and Daedalus on average each item had traveled flew across the sea. Immediately Icarus aghast when they discovered that So Daedalus and Icarus obeyed King flew too close to the sun. His eyes were Palmer. But what they didn’t know was stinging from the sun and his feathers 5238km in order to serve our that King Palmer put the deadliest most started to melt. One second later Icarus culinary needs in the UK. horrible beast to ever be spoken of in the fell into the sea never to be seen again! heart of the labyrinth. It was called the Insought response out local to this, producers the pupils that

Palmertaur. It was half eagle, half lion. Seb God God were creating wonderful products.

consideringInYear Religious 5 theEducation, Religious Magic-man Education Earth-king Luke Icarus was flying. He saw the guards Year 5 have been question ‘What might Caring-healer Puppet-master below. They looked as tiny as ants. He God be like? We discussed the obvious benefits Daedalus pulled out a bundle from under Mega-kind All-knowing saw the whole of Crete. Loads of seagulls ’ After lots of buying locally rather than his bed. It was two pairs of wings. “But Miracle-worker Caring-healer We are thrilled to announce that ableof really to understand thoughtful were pecking at him so he flew higher internationally. how is that going to help us get off the ourNSPCC recent fundraising Update efforts for discussion, they were Theo Olivia The pupils then used Canva to than the seagulls but then he looked have lots of different island father?’’ “We are going to jump off that many people God God produce posters that promoted at the sun. His dad was looking at him the window. As we are at the top of the theis an NSPCC incredible amount achievement to £747.67. from This Earth-saver Not-real ideas about what God these fantastic local products. and he thought, “Oh help” but Icarus tower, Icarus, we will be able to fly’’. is. They went on to Life-planner Different-beliefs remembered too late. upcomplete of a string Kennings, of two our Prep School and wider school All-knowing Made-up worda type metaphors of poem made that Daedalus pushed Icarus off the window To view their creations, please scan William community. Many thanks for all of describe the subject. Kind-healer Fictional-character ledge. “Wwwwhhhhhaaaaa I AM GOING your support. the QR code above. Mrs Peacock Miss Lockerbie Cas Mr Griffiths TO DIE!’’ Suddenly the wings started to Mrs Peacock Ivy

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6 7 Dukeshouse Wood share their experiences of CrossAsRed part last of Cross week.their PSHE visit course, Year visitingIsabelle theand French Freya incapital. Year 9 12 had a visit from the British Red

Paris 2019 Having previously taught First LastYear weekend 7 our residential; Year 7 students challenged themselves Aid to the Sixth Form, this time After a seven hour bus journey to Dover, their remit was rather different, to try something new and exciting. They spent two nights we finally got on the ferry to France. as they described the experiences away from home sharing rooms with their friends, having We were all full of energy despite the East.of refugees and asylum-seekers in lack of sleep, and couldn’t wait for our a wonderful time at Dukeshouse Wood, Hexham. society, particularly in the North The students enjoyed an action-packed We got extremely dirty and muddy in arrival in Paris. schedule inclusive of shelter building; the nightline because everyone fell in explained the process of seeking a leap of faith; 3G swing; nightwalk; the water. It was really fun to watch the weOnce saw we lots arrived of paintings in Paris, and we sculptureswent greatsecond time floor admiring because the it was picturesque so busy, but Emily Hopper, the delegate, problem solving; bushcraft; nightline; other team fall over, too! straight to the Musée D’Orsay where we were still very high up so all had a found the experience of looking Challenge climbing; a movie night and fencing! photographs. political asylum, and students Junior Maths by many different artists including view over the city and taking lots of The wet weather did not dampen any Monet and Van Gogh. After we left the partat individual of our mission case studies to underpin very of their spirits, here’s what some of the LaylaI loved doing the problem solving and museum, we went to the Sacré Cœur, theeye-opening, fundamental and British an important values of It was great fun, the staff were amazing, completing all of the challenges. A selection of Year 6-8 students On Monday morning we woke up early students had to say about the trip… a beautiful basilica, and did a bit of split up into smaller groups to explore tolerance and the rule of law. we got to do loads of fun stuff – my were given the opportunity to go to Disneyland Paris. Everybody shopping in Montmartre. Before going favourite part was the leap of faith! Challenge earlier this term. Miss Bird to complete the Junior Maths to the hotel we stopped at Chez Gigi HollyMy favourite part was the nightline; the two parks. At the Disneyland Park for dinner, and even managed to speak although we got really muddy it was so back at the hotel and went to sleep for we went on Star Wars Hyperspace French to the waiter. Finally, we arrived Charlotte, pictured, won a DylanThe giant swing was the best bit of funny and exciting. mountain, Peter Pan’s Flight, Big received the Best in School the whole trip because we all worked prestigious Gold award and the first time in what felt like forever! Thunder Mountain Railroad, Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin and Looking for a good book to read together to get each other to the top. KiyanMrs Conroy wasOn our go tosecond see what day, remainswe had another of the througheven visited Studio Mickey One andMouse. went While on at accolade. Other winners, who early start and the first thing we did the Disney Studios Park, we walked further!Summer Over the nextReading few weeks a scored in the competition’s top over the summer holidays? Look no Emily J a bit of a shock for all of us to see how included: muchbeautiful of the Notre building Dame had Cathedral. been damaged It was The Twilight Zone Tower Of Terror, 40% out of over 300,000 entries, Ratatouille: The Adventure, Rock ‘n’ reviewsgroup of of avid both readers past and in Years present 7 to 9 will be providing you with some Roller Coaster and the Toy Soldiers by the fire. Next we went to see the Parachute Drop. There was a great CILIP Carnegie Medal winners and Siri Musunuru - Bronze - Year 6 Louvre and we were all surprised by variety of rides and attractions and thought!nominees. Until then, here is the list something for everyone. the size of the pyramid. After that, we of this year’s nominees as food for Dylan Shehade - Bronze - Year 7 walked through the Tuilerie gardens, The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo The next morning was yet another lunchbought and an shopping.ice cream (ofWe course)met the andbus Tassy Bell - Silver - Year 7 early start; we reluctantly boarded the Rebound Kwame Alexander, atwent the to Arc the De Champs Triomphe Elysées and travelledfor some by bus for the long journey home. There Neve Humble - Silver - Year 7 the short distance to the Eiffel Tower. The House with Chicken Legs excitedwasn’t quite to see the our same families excitement again! as on by the way to Paris but most of us were Sophie Anderson by Emmeline McGloin - Gold - Year 7 Unfortunately, we could only go to the Bone Talk Candy Gourlay Alexander Brooke - Bronze - Year 8 A Skinful ofby Shadows Frances Hardinge Matthew Darrell - Bronze - Year 8 by Things A Bright Girl Can Do Sally Nicholls Rosa Jones - Bronze - Year 8 by Long Way Down Jason Reynolds Thomas Day - Silver - Year 8

The Land of Neverendingsby Kate Davy Johnson - Silver - Year 8 Saunders by Mrs Reid MrsWell Robinsondone, all.

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(YearChemistry 7) and Becky and Forest Adventures THS Write Charlotte (Year 8) took part in the Salters’ Chemistry Year 10 GCSE Drama The competition involved two practical There was also a demonstration Festival at Newcastle University. Students in Year 9 and above, parents, A group of intrepid Key Stage 3 students Harry and Megan have won coveted places on the students have been exploring the siblings, friends and the wider school BritishSuccessful Youth candidates Music undertake Theatre’s a workshop scheme. skillscommunity and provide are welcome a creative to join outlet our in a challenges, ‘one of our elements is Thelecture girls ‘The worked story well of the together Earth’. during creative writing class, designed to hone gruelling series of workshop and Nicolamedal inAdams 2012. won an Olympic gold missing’ where students had to carry forest as part of the Senior School’s co-curricular activities programme. busy day. out different chemical tests to identify rehearsals over the summer break to both challenges and thoroughly withA wide input variety from of published genres from writers and the unknown element, and ‘foamtastic’, create a musical theatre show which screenplays to poetry will be explored, enjoyed the day. Also successful this year has been wheredifferent they reactants had to experimentto produce thewith Ms Davison ofSo buildingfar, they ahave home faced for theanimal challenge is then performed in a professional Megan. She will study in PlymouthThe and Teesside University. venue to live audiences. to write convincing dialogue. It will take largest quantity of foam. beAccidental part of the Time company Traveller, creating the musical Next week’s session will focus on how the Sixth Form. residents out of materials they place on Monday 17 June at 5.00pm in

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Due to the weather, the Senior School ‘Walk in the Woods’ co-curricular group decided to Soon to be Reception children loved creating their own ‘pizza’ with Mrs Clapton as part of Pre-Prep pupils have been excelling in their Matty in Year 7 has gone above and beyond bring the outdoors in this week! Mrs Kirk collected water from the school pond and the group Prep Induction Day! Did you know our Reception classroom has its very own pizza oven? weekly Spanish co-curricular lessons. in his Year 7 Planning Assessment for Food enjoyed investigating the range of invertebrates found. and Nutrition, cooking his own tuna and cod fishcakes this week. Delicious!

As part of our Prep Induction Day activities, Year 2 had lots of fun making their own ‘Recipes for Success’. They mixed cups of ‘kindness’, Year 8 students are enjoying their term in the kitchen with Food and Nutrition. This week, they have been developing mini quiche with a ‘happiness’, ‘curiosity’ and ‘effort’ with spoonfuls of ‘teamwork’ and ‘honesty’. With all of these ingredients mixed together, the Year 2 class in range of ingredients, as well as trialling cupcake development in readiness for the school’s annual Creative Arts Evening on Thursday 20 September is set to be amazing! June. Each student chose their own sponge, filling and topping with some fantastic results. If you are attending the Creative Arts Evening, we would be grateful if you could secure your free ticket in advance via https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/teesside-high-school

Year 6 children received their Level 2 Bikeability badges this week. Do you know how old this tree is? Mr Griffiths’s Well done to the student winners of our House Photography competition; Alexandra Flint, Hanah Yoon and Matthew Thompson. ofbumped-up the trunk Year1m from 6 class the do! ground They andworked dividing it out as part of a fun maths lesson by measuring the girth in cm). 12 www.teessidehigh.co.uk the result by 2.5 (approximate growth per year 13 Teesside High School

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