Year 9 Duke of Edinburgh Award
Congratulations to the Year 9 students who all passed their expedition section of their Duke of Edinburgh Award. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Rowing – National School Championships
QEHS rowers competed at the National School Championships at the beginning of the half term holiday. Nat Schools is held at Eton Dorney Lake, the venue for the 2012 London Olympics. This event has the strongest crews from across the country competing. For Junior rowers, Nat schools is considered as the premier event to compete in. After a long journey
LRC Recommended Read
This week’s LRC recommendation is Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly, a true story of the African-American women who helped win the space race. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Support Workshop
Support workshops for parents and carers of children who display traits associated with, or have a diagnosis of, a neurodevelopmental condition including autism, sensory processing, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or Foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). A diagnosis is not needed. HINT ASD drop in sessions throughout June.
Duke of Edinburgh – Bronze Award Participants
Good luck to our 31 Duke of Edinburgh Bronze participants! The students will complete a minimum of six hours of walking today and tomorrow, with an overnight camp tonight. The students are wellprepared and very excited!
Year 9 Drama technical theatre design workshops:
QEHS year 9 year group have been finishing their KS3 drama lessons with some workshops which explored costume, lighting and set design. In the costume design workshop, students rose to the challenge of using a ‘lucky dip’ bag, where they had to use every item to design their new character of ‘half human/half ogre’! They presented their ideas to the class
Derwent Valley Allstars Success
A Cheerleading group of Y9 and Y10 students called the ‘Derwent Valley Allstars, ’ which includes five of our students, was awarded a place at The Summit, the most prestigious competition on the globe, thanks to their fabulous competition results here in the UK. The team travelled to Orlando, Florida, to compete in an international category of 38 teams. The girls
Year 10 Geography
This morning, year 10 geography are out investigating Hexham’s level of flood risk using their geographical fieldwork skills. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Rowing – Wansbeck
A small group of Y9 and 10 QEHS Rowers travelled to Wansbeck to compete on Saturday. This is an ideal event for rowers new to side by side Regatta racing. The calm and sunny weather was ideal for racing. QEHS overall winners on the day were: Astrid CM and Imogen B, W2; Morty C and Robin BM J14 4x+; Rosie
Yr 12 Geography trip to Ouseburn
Our year 12 geography students have just completed their first familiarisation trip to the Ouseburn in Newcastle. They have started the process of designing an investigation to research for their A-level coursework. Students also had the opportunity to see the regeneration projects which they have learned about in class this term. #Respect #Engage #Aspire