Students had an action packed last day in Iceland on Sunday. The first stop was a visit to the Lava museum to learn about Icelands unique geology. They then visited the three natural wonders on the Golden Circle. The Geysir hot springs include one named Strokkur which shoots water 30m up into the air. Gullfoss waterfall was next on the
Year 10’s played at Prudhoe on Thursday 10th October, it was a draw, 2-2, after us coming from behind both times, with goals coming from a penalty Jack T and Ben P. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Students had an early start. The first stop was Skógafoss waterfall towering 60m high. Students then grabbed their crampons and ice axes and walked up the frozen glacier tongue of the Sólheimajökull glacier. In the afternoon, they visited the town of Vik for lunch and then walked along the Reynisfjara black beach to see the black basaltic columns similar to the
QEHS rowers are in a busy race period at present. Saturday saw them racing on the Tyne at Newburn over 2 divisions. With a change in temperature at the end of the week racing conditions were what you expect for the Tyne; cold and windy with heavy afternoon showers. This made for some challenging race conditions. The morning competition saw
Music and Malice in Hurricane Town, now available in the QEHS LRC
Students had a great day in Iceland yesterday. In the morning, they visited an oceanside geothermal lagoon followed by a walk through an ancient lava tunnel to see the inner workings of a lava tube. After lunch they visited the village of Hveragerði and walked up to see some more hot springs. Their last stop was a visit to a
The year 13 geographers have enjoyed their first day in Iceland. They visited the bridge between two continents and Gunnuhver hot springs and mud pools. We finished the day with a meal at the Hard Rock Cafe before walking back along the harbourside. The Northern Lights made an appearance and accompanied us back to the hotel. Respect. Engage. Aspire.
Year 9 boys played their first-ever football match for QE last night 10th October. They won 6-0 away to Dukes from Ashington. Lots to improve on, but it’s a great start! Respect. Engage. Aspire.
Please see below the latest Autism Family Drop-In Sessions running in Northumberland. The attached flyer includes all of the dates of upcoming sessions in Autumn 2 (second half term), an information sheet explaining what the drop-in sessions entail and what to expect, and the locations for the drop-ins.
An invitation to all recent A-level art students – please come and pick up your work. This Thursday 3.30pm-4.30pm If you left last summer – please pick up your books – we would love to keep your work on the wall. If you did your A-level in 2023 – please come and pick up the work that was on the