THiS Week - Teesside High School

THiS Week
It seems very hard to believe that it is only two weeks since we returned to School
after a very mild half term break as so much has happened in such a short space of
time. The children have returned full of enthusiasm and gusto, throwing
themselves into a vast array of activities. New IPC units have been embarked on,
our Firework Art Competition winners were thrilled to receive their prize of a free
ticket to this truly spectacular event and a number of classes have already taken
part in educational trips to enhance their learning. The Pre-Prep department has
been a hive of activity and rehearsals for our Nativity, Straw an Order, are well
underway.
Our pupils never cease to impress or amaze me, but it can be easy to forget just
how fortunate we are as teachers to work with such remarkable young people in
our care. No matter where you take our children, they can be relied upon to
behave in an exemplary manner. This is something which has been highlighted on
a number of occasions this fortnight.
Year 6, along with a number of students from the Senior School, acted with great
respect and decorum at the Garden of Remembrance service in Stockton last week
and on Wednesday the whole school marked Armistice Day in a very moving and
poignant service. With children as young as 4 years of age participating in our act
of remembrance, it was hard not to feel proud being part of such a caring
community who respect and are grateful to those who have risked everything to
secure a bright future for us.
In the Senior School our Year 10 pupils and parents attended a review evening to
discuss their initial performance at GCSE. It is hoped with an earlier meeting now
in place any difficulties can be highlighted and intervention put in place.
Philippa Royle Walker was our special guest at the Tea time talks last week,
sharing her experience in the field of Law.
The Business Forum theme this Wednesday was Entrepreneurship, and record
numbers attended to listen to Alastair Waite. Alastair was awarded North East
Director of the Year by the Institute of Directors last year and his top ten tips will
undoubtedly be vital to our Young Tycoons Group who also presented at the
evening. The positive feedback on our Linkedin page has really boosted their
confidence. Feedback was that they “Loved the students presentation, confidence
and their focused effort on their tycoon endeavor. Someone is doing something right
at Teesside High. “
As if all this wasn’t enough, on Thursday, I rounded off the week with an evening,
surrounded by our best musical talent. The Scholars and High Achievers Concert
was superb!
The complex nature of the pieces showcased was phenomenal, and the students
involved performed beautifully. I know there are a large number of proud parents
to thank for all of their support at home in fostering this talent.
That just leaves today……With the theme of Heroes and Villains for our Children in
Need contribution who knows what’s in store. I will be sure to update you in our next
edition.
Have a great weekend
Mrs Kirsty Mackenzie
Acting Head Teacher
Mrs Carolyn Williams
Director of Prep School
Pupil Success
A GOLDEN PERFORMANCE FOR BETH!
On Sunday 18 October, Beth Connor (Yr 9) competed with her team
at Hartlepool Gymnastics Club in the Pairs Team Gymnastics &
Group Challenge. This was hosted by her club in Hartlepool.
Beth had to perform floorwork, tumbling and trampette work and
after a successful day the team were awarded first place and gold
medals in the open general age category.
Well done to Beth and all of her team mates.
Miss Stephens
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
We always look forward to hearing how alumni of Teesside High
are progressing having flown the nest and we are delighted to let
you know we have been informed that the former students below
have recently graduated. Unsurprisingly, there are some
outstanding degree successes and we congratulate each of them,
wishing them well in their future careers.
If you know of any other former students’ successes, please let us
know so that we can celebrate their achievements.
Miss Stephens
Emily Chamberlain
Jennifer Dey
Jade Kirk
Hannah Shaw
Rachel Goodier
Georgia Capeling
Toby Tremlett
James Howard
Amber Lawrence
Melissa Stevens
Katie Devany
Rebecca Potts
Claire Ellenger
Leeds Beckett University
BA (1st Class Honours) Early Childhood Education with QTS
University of Newcastle
BA French and Mathematics (2.1 Hons)
Leeds Beckett University
BSc Psychology
Leeds Beckett University
BSc (1st Class Honours) Sports and Exercise Science
University of Manchester
BSocSc (1st Class Honours) Anthropology
University of York
LLB Law (2.1 Hons)
Brunel University London
BSc (2.1 Hons) Physiotherapy
Leeds Beckett University
BA (2.1 Hons) Sports and Exercise Science
Durham University
BA Hons Primary Education with QTS (1st Class Honours)
Harper Adams
Food and Consumer Studies (2:1 Hons)
Leeds Metropolitan University
BSc Hons Construction Management (2:1 Hons)
Newcastle University
Pharmacology (1st Class Honours)
Manchester University
Psychology (2:1 Hons)
Nursery & Reception
MUDDY MEALS
Nursery and reception class have been enjoying their new
mud kitchen in the EYFS playground. Lots of 'mud' cooking
has been taking place. Ben used his creativity and made a
'mud' Sunday lunch!
Mrs Hannah and Mrs Clapton
REMEMBRANCE WRITING
Reception class have been writing
about Remembrance Day. William told
the class "we are thinking about the
soldiers in our hearts". More lovely
writing can be seen on the EYFS blog.
Mrs Clapton
DRAWING WORKSHOP
Some children from reception class were very lucky to have a
drawing workshop with Miss Moore. Some amazing shading and
control techniques were used.
Mrs Clapton
Year 1 & 2
BRINGING LEARNING TO LIFE!
Tying in wonderfully with our International Primary
Curriculum theme of ‘The Magic Toymaker,’ the Year 1 and 2
children have been exploring a Victorian toy box packed to
over-flowing with a wide range of old toys. The photos show
better than we can describe the children’s joy at playing with,
and finding out, about these toys. The children having been
trying to master the cup and ball, flip a Jacob's ladder and even spin a
zoetrope!
Many thanks to Beamish
Museum from whom we have
loaned the toy box.
Mrs Dibb, Mrs Peacock and
Mrs Kennedy
Year 3
CHOCOLATE TEACAKES
Some of the children in Year 3 chose to design and test a structure
to protect a chocolate teacake. They tested their designs by
dropping the teacakes from different heights. We discussed the
importance of having a 'control teacake' which was dropped
without any protection.
The chocolate on the 'control teacake' broke easily while all of the
structures managed to protect the teacakes inside. Well done
everyone!
Mrs Bennison
Year 4
HOW DO YEAR 4 ‘MEASURE UP’?
The children in Year 4 have been seeing how they measure
up...quite literally. As part of our latest IPC
unit pupils have been applying their
mathematical skills looking at all parts of
their body and measuring them. Here are a
few questions for you to ponder over to see
how you measure up too!
Is the top half of your body (from your waist
to the top of your head) longer than the
bottom half (from your waist to your toes)?
Does the distance from the base of your nose
to the point of your chin equal the width of your hand?
How does the distance from your fingertip to fingertip
of your outstretched arms compare to your height?
Compare the distance between your wrist and your
elbow to the length of your foot. How do they compare?
Mr Maude
English
YEAR 8
Year 8 have been using Stop Motion as part of their work on the
detective genre.
Mrs Reid
Maths
MARVELLOUS MATHLETICS
It has been marvellous to see so many of our Prep pupils (and
parents) involved in mathematical activity over the last few
weeks. World Maths Day was marked in style, with many
competing in Mathletic's on-line 60 second games, competing
against children across the globe. In addition to this, our children
extended their problem solving skills within lessons and parents
were then involved, completing a host of quiz questions at home.
More mathematical challenges follow next week as children in the
Prep School take part in the Primary Maths Challenge.
Some questions to whet your appetite are as follows:
I am at the top of a helter-skelter facing east. The chute will turn
me anti-clockwise through 630 degrees. In which direction will I be
facing at the bottom?
Gwen is standing directly behind her brother Huw in a single-file
line. There are 11 people in front of her and 12 people behind
him. How many people are there altogether in the line?
Mr Maude
Weekly Maths Problems
SENIOR SCHOOL
There are 120 different arrangements of the five letters in the word
ANGLE. If all 120 are listed in alphabetical order starting with
AEGLN and finishing with NLGEA, which position in the list does
ANGLE occupy?
Answers to Mr Middleton by Friday 20 November.
PREP SCHOOL
Albert Einstein was standing on the station platform thinking about
relativity when he noticed that he could see two station clocks.
Each clock was digital, showing only hours and minutes.
He observed that the display on one clock changed to the next
minute 10 seconds before the correct time, whereas the display on
the other clock changed to the next minute 10 seconds after the
correct time.
For what fraction of the day did the clocks show the same time?
Answers to Mr Griffiths by Friday 20 November.
Sport
U13 BASKETBALL
Last week saw the U13s Boys Basketball Team in action against a
well prepared Egglescliffe team. This was their first game of the
year and one with many new faces due to the new intake in
September; JJ Wannell captaining the side. Nevertheless, the boys
have worked hard during extra-curricular practice and have
improved considerably. This certainly showed against Egglescliffe
who found Teesside hard to break down, forcing them to long range
efforts which resulted in the first points of the game inside 7
minutes. Teesside were quick to respond and had many chances,
but were unable to convert on several occasions. The half ended
with Teesside trailing by 2 (9-7).
Second half saw wholesale changes from Teesside ensuring
everyone received equal game time and experience of their first
fixture. Harry Gates made an excellent first impression, running in
from the right hand side with a lay up. Egglescliffe reacted with 2
quick baskets, making it a 4 point game come the final quarter of
the match (13-9). The final quarter was full of mixed emotion and
fortune as both sides missed out on points with near misses. As the
final minute approached, Teesside had narrowed the deficit to
two points. The final thirty seconds were tense and full of angst,
but with 10 seconds to go Teesside rebounded the ball and raced
down the court with Calum Kavanagh on the ball who found
Toby Richardson to release the final shot of the game and with
that the game was tied and over.
This game was a great learning curve for both teams and
Teesside would like to thank Egglescliffe for visiting and
participating in the fixture. Next up for the U13 Boys are Ingleby
Manor School for Football and Hurworth School for Basketball.
Mr Hamer
U11 CLUSTER HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
On Wednesday 11 of November the U11 team went to Durham
School to play a Cluster Hockey Tournament. We had Kayla as
centre mid and Maia as centre forward and they were both amazing.
We also had Becky, Hannah and Ruby as right and left midfielders
who play really well. We had Isabelle and Zara as amazing
defenders. Finally we had Erin as goalkeeper. We went into the
tournament against three fabulous schools. The first team we beat
3-0. It was a strong match and both teams played amazingly well.
Secondly we played Conyers. They were a really good team and
beat us 3-0. Even though we lost we all played our best. The last
match we played against Sunderland High and won 6-0. We played
as best as we could. Over all we came second.
Erin Tinkler
Year 6
U14 HOCKEY NORTH EAST SEMI FINALS
On Monday, the U14 hockey squad travelled to Pocklington to play in
the North East Semi Finals. We expected to be fully tested against
strong competition, but were confident we had a very capable team.
We started a little hesitantly, and appeared slightly intimidated by
such a big occasion, however we soon settled, started to link up well
and support each other. Both teams had equal possession and created
good scoring opportunities, however Kings Priory gained and held
the lead with a lucky deflection into the top corner. Our second match
was again incredibly close, THS had a number of opportunities but
struggled to beat an excellent Queen Margarets goal keeper, and
were disappointed to again lose in the finals minutes of what had
been a very close competitive game.
THS then played their final match, against Hymers. Determined to
put their bad luck behind them, the girls all dug deep as energy
levels were dwindling fast. Hymers took the lead in the first half
following a straight penalty. However THS followed this with some
determined play, and pushed forward from the back forcing two
attacking short corners from which Jasmine Donaldson scored 2
successive goals. After this Lucy Corlett, Jasmine Ditta, Lucy Branch,
Victoria Bainbridge and Emily Burnett defended Hymers attacking
pieces , ensuring THS kept the lead. So an excellent and well
deserved 2-1 win to finish, an exciting yet exhausting day.
Squad- Lucy Corlett (captain), Jasmine Donaldson (captain), Katie
Bainbridge, Jenni Lee Orlopp, Elena Bausor, Hollie Jones, Maddison
Hockborn, Jasmine Ditta, Lucy Branch, Victoria Bainbridge, Emily
Burnett.
Miss Turnbull
U13 RUGBY V KING’S ACADEMY
A joint Year 7 & 8 team travelled to Acklam Rugby Club last Monday
evening to play under floodlights against The King's Academy
Middlesbrough. A close, hard fought game finished in a narrow defeat
by 20 points to 15. Lakhveir Singh opened the scoring for Teesside
with an excellent try following a superb break from Toby
Richardson. King's scored four tries, although
there was some excellent tackling from Calum
Kavanagh, Marcus Keenan and Josh
Brown. Toby Richardson responded with two
tries for Teesside who went so close to
drawing the game in the last couple of
minutes. JJ, George, Harry, Austin and Gregor
all played their part in another promising
performance.
Mr Still
U15 RUGBY V POLAM HALL SCHOOL
A Year 9 & 10 team travelled to Polam on Tuesday afternoon aiming
to reverse a narrow defeat earlier in the season. This they
managed, winning by 26 points to 19 in an entertaining
game. Teesside got off to a slow start and soon went behind but
with Jo Atkinson, Callum Poppitt and Owen Fielding all impressive
they were soon back in the game, Max Foster eventually going over
for an excellent try. Further tries were added by Joe, Callum and
Alex Prescott with conversions from Joe Atkinson, Henry WilksStebbings and Toby Richardson who made an excellent debut in
this older age group. All the boys played exceptionally well in an
excellent win but possibly the stand out performance on this
occasion was the superb tackling of Owen Fielding which was
outstanding throughout the game.
Mr Still
Sports Results
GIRLS SPORT
Age
Group
Result
(W/D/L) Score Opponent
Player of the Match
15-Oct-15 Hockey
U13A
L
2-3
Egglescliffe
Catherine Guo
15-Oct-15 Hockey
U13B
W
4-0
Egglescliffe
Millie Poppitt
19-Oct-15 Hockey
U12A
D
1-1
Egglescliffe
Alice Christon
20-Oct-15 Hockey
U16
W
2-0
Macmillan
Sophie Donaldson
3-Nov -15
3-Nov-15
Year 9A
Year 9B
w
w
18-6
12-9
Red House
Red House
Elena Bausor
Jenni Lee -Orlopp
U14
-
v Kings North East Semi Finals Victoria Bainbridge / Lucy Corlett
Friendly
-
Date
Sport
Netball
Netball
09-Nov-15 Hockey
10-Nov-15 Badminton Yr 7
Hummersknott
Cheri Darley / Tanya Sharma
BOYS SPORT
Age
Group
Result
(W/D/L) Score
Opponent
Player of the Match
19-Oct-15 Rugby
U15
D
52-52
Argyle
Josh Rance
04-Nov-15 Badminton
U12-U15
Mixed
Mixed
Polam Hall
Friendly recreational fixtures
05-Nov-15 Basketball
U13
D
15-15
Egglescliffe
Calum Kavanagh
09-Nov-15 Rugby
U13
L
20-15
The Kings Academy
10-Nov-15 Badminton
U12-U15
11-Nov-15 Football
U18
L
Friendly
Egglescliffe
10-Nov-15 Rugby
U15
W
26-19
Polam
Date
Sport
Hummersknott
PREP SPORT
Sport
Age
Group
Result
(W/D/L) Score Opponent
POM
2-Oct-15
Hockey
U11
W
8-0
Sunderland High (H)
Libby Darley
2-Oct-15
Hockey
U10
W
4-0
Sunderland High (H)
Ruby Rennison
9-Oct-15
Hockey
U10
W
8-0
Yarm (A)
Kayla Roberts
9-Oct-15
Hockey
U11
W
4-1
Yarm (A)
Isabelle Blackburn
14-Oct-15
14-Oct-15
Hockey
Hockey
U11A
U11B
W
W
2-0
3-0
Bow (H)
Bow (H)
Libby Darley
Lilly Williams
16-Oct-15
Hockey
U11
L
1-8
Cundall Manor (A)
Maia Bausor
16-Oct-15
Hockey
U10
L
0-6
Cundall Manor (A)
Ruby Rennison
3-Nov-15
Netball
U9A
Friendly
Durham High (A)
3-Nov-2015 Netball
U9B
Friendly
Durham High (A)
11-Nov-15
Hockey
U11
W
3-0
Bow
11-Nov-15
Hockey
U11
W
6-0
Sunderland High
11-Nov-15
Hockey
U11
L
0-3
Choristers
Date
Gifted and Talented
TEA TIME TALK
Our most recent Gifted and Talented Teatime Talk proved to
be a huge success. We are very grateful to former THS
student, Miss Philippa Royle-Walker (LLB Hons) for sharing
the story of her journey from THS student to Solicitor. Pippa
graduated from Newcastle University with a degree in Law
and now works at Jacksons Law Firm. Her talk was both
entertaining and informative and it was really lovely to see
her back at Teesside High! Our next talk will be given by Mr
Martin Black (MSc) who graduated from Durham University
and is now working for the British Antarctic Survey, on 20th
November. We are all particularly looking forward to hearing about
his experiences of working in Antarctica. Please join us!
Miss Hill
DEBATING SOCIETY
This week saw the launch of our new Debating Society which has
proven to be extremely popular! We have a number of very
talented debaters at Teesside High School who were keen to pit
their brains against one another, share their views and show just
how persuasive they can be! Our first topic for debate was Gender
Discrimination. Next week, we plan to discuss the pros and cons of
the current British Education System. Please feel free to join us!
Miss Hill
Erin Tinkler
Remembrance Services
STOCKTON GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE SERVICE
On Friday 6th November a group of pupils from Teesside High
School from Year 6 to 9, along with our Headboy and Headgirl
attended the opening of the Stockton Garden of Remembrance.
The garden is situated on Stockton High Street, between Stockton
Parish Church and the War Memorial.
The service was attended by many other schools from the area as
well as retired servicemen and women and the Mayor of Stockton
Councillor Ian Dalgarno. There were dedications to the many
fallen soldiers who have given their lives for our freedom as well
as prayers and the sounding of the Last Post and the Reveille.
Following this, Year 6 pupils made a super contribution by singing a
moving song led by Mrs Vipond and Mrs Kennedy called ’We Will
Remember’ and all pupils were invited to place a poppy cross in the
garden.
In Flanders fields, the poppies are growing,
Between the crosses, row on row.
And in the sky, the larks are still singing
And we will remember the soldiers once more.
In one section of the service, pupils were invited to read or sing a
commemorative poem or song.
This was a great honour and gave us all plenty to think about leading
into our own Remembrance Service on 11th November.
Miss Stephens
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
The eleventh hour of Wednesday 11th November saw us honour those
who gave their lives in conflict to ensure we enjoy our freedom today.
Our annual Remembrance Service was held in the Senior School Hall
with pupils, staff, parents and guests gathering to remember those
brave soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice. For some members of
our school community the service was particularly poignant as they
took time to thank members of their own family who have served, or
are still serving, in the armed forces in conflict all around the world.
After saying thank you, they placed a poppy in their honour.
We are particularly grateful to Mr Harding R.Sigs for his contribution
to the service along with Mrs Harding, and to Mrs Duncan for her
support with planning the event, these parts of the service gave it a
relevance which is not possible with readings and pictures alone.
As our Head boy read, " At the going down of the sun, we will
remember them."
Trips
YEAR 5 & 6 VISIT FLAMINGO LAND
On Monday 19 October all of the Year 5 and 6 pupils went on a fun
filled trip to Flamingo Land, as an entry point to our new IPC unit,
Fairgrounds. There were plenty of rides for everyone to enjoy. My
personal favourite ride was called Velocity; a ride so speedy that it
accelerates to 60mph in just 2.8 seconds! What makes this ride so
unusual is that you sit on motorbikes, rather than in the normal
‘car’. Velocity is also the UK's first launch coaster! The height reaches
57 feet up in the air.
Another personal favourite was Kumali, a roller coaster for extreme
ride fans that reaches speeds of 56mph and has a drop of 111 feet and
9 inches! Kumali has about four loop the loops, one being 84 feet tall!
Throughout the morning we went on about 7-8 different rides
each. After all the rides we had an awesome roller coaster
engineering workshop where we learnt all about what to consider
when designing a ride, and which forces were involved at different
points. We can’t wait to start designing our own now!
Lily Williams (Y6)
I went on most of the scariest rides like Kamaloa, Hero, Navigation,
Flip Flop, Pterodactyl, Boat Swing and Mumbo Jumbo which got the
world record for the steepest roller coaster. I enjoyed all the roller
coasters I went on because they were all twister and turny. I think my
least favorite roller coaster out of them was Kamaloa because it had
too many twists and turns.
After we ate our lunch we headed to a workshop. In the workshop
we were learned how the rides work, what features of the rides
there are and what forces are acting on us while we're on the
rides. We learned that most rides start by going up a hill, or a push
start by being pushed straight off.
I really enjoyed going to Flamingo Land and enjoyed learning how
the rides work.
Finn Noott (Y5)
A G & T TRIP TO THE CENTRE FOR LIFE
On the 9 of November Isabelle, Phoebe, Kayla, Finn, Mrs Blackburn
and Mrs Williams went to the Life Centre in Newcastle. On the
morning we got the train from Eaglescliffe to Darlington and then
Darlington to Newcastle.
In the morning we had a variety of different challenges to do, one
them was called “Fated Card” it’s were you have four rows of eleven
cards and one row of eight cards and you have to find out which one
is the fated card. You find out which one the fated card is, by picking
any card from the top row and which ever number you get on your
card you have to move that many spaces along. Tens, Jacks, Kings,
Queens and Aces all count as one. When you land on a card you have
to flip it over, if you land on the same card you have already flipped
over its going to come out with the same fated card. You can tell
which one your fated card is because when you get to the bottom
row and land on a card that is your fated card.
Also before we ate lunch we went into a big Planetarium. In the
planetarium we learned to navigate around using stars. We learned
how patterns of stars help us recognize where we are.
That was our day in the Life Centre before lunch.
We took part in some very different activities during our afternoon
session. Our instructor spent time talking to us about mathematical
patterns and modular numbers but, excitingly, we used these to
learn three different card tricks. The first trick involved us guessing
which card from a full deck had been selected. The second trick was
more difficult as it involved more steps and this really challenged
our brains. For the last trick we worked in pairs to crack it. We
would like to be able to tell you more but we can't give away too
many secrets.
Myself, Isabelle, Finn and Kayla had a fun filled day, which stretched
and inspired us all.
Phoebe Croft (Y6), Isabelle Blackburn (Y6), Finn Noott (Y5) and
Kayla Roberts (Y5)
ART TRIP TO MIMA/BALTIC
Last week Year 11 and A Level artists had their second visit to MIMA
and the Baltic. As these galleries are constantly changing their
exhibitions we saw completely new work from the previous visit in
June. At MIMA students saw Margaret Harrison’s ‘Localism’, an
ambitious project telling the story of art in Middlesbrough from its
beginnings in 1829 to now. They also saw an exhibit celebrating the
role and importance of drawing, and ‘Arte Util’ which roughly
translates as ‘useful art’. This type of practice focuses on the applied
dimension of art.
At the Baltic students saw the first solo show of installation artist
Jack Lavender. Working site-specifically, Lavender makes a series of
sculptures comprising printed banners and found objects which are
suspended from the ceiling utilising the volumes of the space. Finally
they viewed the work of Hannah Collins which introduces a
selection of the artist’s vast unframed prints whose physical scale
and materiality envelopes the viewer. Spanning her career to date,
these works include interior scenes of apparent inhabitation,
incorporating notions of loss, time and transformation. Also
presented was The Fertile Forest 2013-15, an installation of
photographs of indigenous plants taken by Collins during periods
spent with Cofan and Inga tribes in the Amazon basin. The
photographs are displayed in sculptural vitrines as a horizontal
stream of images, with writings by the artist recounting her physical
and spiritual journeys made in the forest.
Dr Radley
SURVIVING THE CORPORATE JUNGLE
Last month, Mr McMahon, an MD of Total, the world’s fifth-ranked oil
and Gas Company, came to Teesside High School to speak to the sixth
form students about what it’s like working and managing in the
“corporate jungle”.
Mr McMahon gave an interesting and insightful speech that was not
only accessible to students still in full time education, but a speech that
also highlighted key life skills which are transferrable; be that medicine,
marketing or even the music industry. These skills , such as prioritising,
and adapting to specific work environments can even apply to sixth
form students now, as we take on leading roles within the school, such as a
House Captain or Head Boy or Girl.
Also, the more personal elements to Mr McMahon’s speech, such as stories
from his travels and his family’s experiences, made the whole idea of the
“corporate jungle” less alien to students of our age. It’s lovely to see that
ordinary people, such as the parents we’ve met and people from our local
area, can go on to do such extra-ordinary things. Personally, I think it simply
goes to show, that the dreams we have and the goals we set ourselves as
students, are not always as out of reach as they may seem.
Samah Khan
General Notices
UMUG
uMug is a business which has been set up and is run by a group of
Year 12 students.
Their products are personalised mugs and gift sets, perfect for
Christmas. The dates of when they will be holding stalls are below or
if you would like to order a mug personally instead, please contact
them via this email address:
tycoonsinschools.ths@gmail.com
Twitter: @THS_Tycoons
Facebook: uMug THS
Date of event
What
Where
When
13/11/2015 Children in Need
Reception
Lunch time
25/11/2015 Tea-time concert
Prep Atrium
4.30-5.30pm
27/11/2015 Speech Day
Dining Room
4.00 pm onwards
01/12/2015 Pre-Prep Nativity
Prep Atrium
2.00-3.30pm
02/12/2015 Winter Music Concert
Reception
7.00-8.30 pm
04/12/2015 Tea-Time talk
Sixth Form Atrium
4.15-5.15 pm
05/12/2015 Christmas Fayre
Senior School Main Hall 10.00 am -1.00 pm
SECOND HAND UNIFORM SALES
Back by popular demand, we are delighted to be able to inform
parents that we will be holding monthly sales of second hand uniform,
to be held at the end of the school day in the Prep Atrium. Feel free to
make a note of the following dates in your diary:
Friday 27 November
Saturday 5 December at the Christmas Fayre
Friday 29 January
Friday 26 February
Friday 18 March
Friday 29 April
Friday 20 May
Donations are gratefully received throughout the year (we have a
particular shortage of good quality blouses and shirts currently) and
orders can be placed directly at any point via email
(ptadiamondsecondhanduniform@gmail.com).
THANK YOU!
A big thank you to Oban, Harry, Ben and their parents for the books
which they donated to school.
Any donations are always greatly received.
LIONSRAW UPDATE
Our Lionsraw contingent have returned after a busy half term in
South Africa and would like to extend their gratitude to all THS
parents and pupils who supported this recent venture. The school
football strips and dresses were a huge success, with over a
thousand being given away to some very grateful boys and girls.
Mr Flint
25 of us went out to Valley of Thousand Hills, North of Durban
during our October break with Lionsraw. I didn’t have such a
brilliant time, having to attend hospital twice, first time in an
ambulance and stay overnight.
It’s not as poor as I thought it was going to be, although I do think
they still need some help. Mum and I bought a book case to
hold all the books we took out and they loved that. Thanks
to everyone at Teesside High who gave us books, they
loved them and I’m sure they will be well used. We handed
out the Brownies t-shirts they made with lots of football
strips and dresses. I taught in a class and we flew the paper
airplanes with our dreams on them. The class made them
which I brought back and hope to fly so we can help them
reach their goals.
A few of us went on a safari for the last few days and that
was amazing. Every rhino in the world has DNA from the
park we went to as 100 yrs ago
there were only 20 rhinos left in
the world because of hunting.
Oban Duncan (Y5)
PTA FIREWORKS DISPLAY
A big thank you to everyone who
attended our most successful fireworks
display to date and to all of those who
helped in putting on the event. We
raised a staggering £1200 from the
event.
Congratulations to our winners:
Pumpkin competition
John Lawson
Fireworks poster winners
Sophie Bannister
Leah Thomas
Amaja Waters
UCAS SUCCESS
Year 13 students have been working hard with their form tutors to
make sure their university entrance forms are as polished and precise
as possible. Although the deadline isn't until January, and many sixthformers around the country are still at the drafting stage, we are
committed to taking time with each individual to ensure their UCAS
forms reach their chosen universities in the first wave of applications.
Students' and form tutors' hard work has already paid off, securing the
16 students who have submitted in the last week or so an amazing 38
offers at this stage, together with four invitations to interview and four
unconditional offers. It really has been the case that the early bird
catches the worm!
Miss Bird
Upcoming Events
Date
14 –15 Nov
Event
Yr 12 Geography Trip to Lake District
Timing
16 Nov
U16 Hockey North East Semi Finals @ Leeds University
U9 Cluster Hockey @ Barnard Castle School
U13 Boys Football v Ingleby Manor School (A)
U18 Netball v Egglescliffe (H)
8.30am-4.30pm
1.30-5.00pm
3.00-5.00pm
4.00-5.00pm
17 Nov
Y7-Y10 Mixed Performance Badminton v Polam Hall (H)
4.00-5.30pm
18 Nov
VEX Robotics Day
Y10 Geography Trip to High Force
OPRO Mouthguard Appointments
U18 Netball v Ripon Grammar (A)
U18 Basketball v Polam Hall (H)
All Day
12.30-2.00pm
3.00-5.30pm
4.30-6.00pm
19 Nov
Y11 Girls Indoor Hockey Tournament @ Egglescliffe School
U13 Boys Basketball v Hurworth School (H)
Brownies Promise Ceremony - Sixth Form Centre
4.00-6.00pm
4.00-5.00pm
5.45-6.30pm
20 Nov
Y12 Chemical Engineering Trip to Johnson Matthey
U10/11 Hockey v Red House (A)
U11 Rugby Triangular Event (H)
Tea Time Talk; Martin Black; British Antarctic Survey
Disneyfest Film Extravaganza - Senior School Hall
Y13 Inspiring Futures Career Interviews
Y11 GCSE Drama Controlled Assessment
U12/13 Badminton v Ingleby Manor (A)
U14 Girls Hockey v Macmillan (A)
U16 Championship Netball v Egglescliffe (A)
12.30-3.45pm
2.15-4.00pm
2.15-4.00pm
4.15-5.15pm
8.30pm-8.45am
All Day
12.30-4.00pm
3.00-4.00pm
4.00-6.00pm
4.00-5.30pm
24 Nov
Y13 Inspiring Futures Career Interviews
Y7-Y9 House Rugby
U12/13 Hockey v King’s Academy (A)
All Day
12.30-1.15pm
4.00-6.00pm
25 Nov
Y12 David Starkey History Lecture, London
Y10-Y12 House Rugby
Y7 & Y8 Sports Hall Athletics @ Marsh House Sports Centre
U18 Mixed Volleyball v Egglescliffe (H)
U16 Girls Hockey v King’s Academy (A)
Y7 ‘B’ Stockton Netball League v Our Lady St Bede (H)
U15 Boys Basketball v Egglescliffe (H)
Tea Time Concert
All Day
12.30-1.15pm
1.00-4.00pm
3.00-4.00pm
4.00-6.00pm
4.00-4.30pm
4.30-6.00pm
4.30-5.30pm
26 Nov
Y11 Drama Controlled Assessment
U10/11 Hockey v Durham High (A)
U12/13 Boys Basketball v Polam Hall (H)
12.30-4.00pm
2.45-5.00pm
4.00-5.30pm
27 Nov
Y7 Christmas Trip to Teesside Park
Senior School Speech Day - Senior School Hall
Gold Duke of Edinburgh - Class Session 2 - Room 1
11.30am-3.45pm
1.30-4.00pm
4.00-6.00pm
23 Nov