Pupils Get Creative - Past and Present
SECONDARY school pupils have been helping their younger peers showcase their artistic talents. Wallsend-based Churchill Community College invited four neighboring primary schools to collaborate in a week of creative activities as part of a Literary and Arts Festival.
The schools chose their own subject centred on an arts and heritage theme to showcase to one another. Topics ranged from local events, such as the Hartley Pit disaster, to international tragedies, such as the sinking of the Titanic.
Churchill headteacher David Baldwin said, “This was a fantastic example of our children working together through the medium of art.
“The work produced has been of an exceptional standard and has helped all of the children involved deepen their understanding of our heritage.”
Hadrian Park Primary School decided to commemorate the sinking of the Titanic. With the help of North Tyneside Council’s art development officer, Kevin Wallace, pupils built four giant wicker funnels to represent the vessel. Pupils from Battle Hill Primary School explored the history of Hartley Pit disaster, writing moving poems, re-enacted scenes and building a pit wheel.
Students from Churchill worked with Stephenson Memorial Primary School to perform a dance routine A Dance a Day for parents, visitors and other children.
Stephenson Memorial Primary School also spent the week devoting time to the Olympics, as did children at Denbigh Primary School who created an enormous montage, entitled ‘Bodies in Motion’, based on the games.
The primary schools involved are already planning what they will do for the festival next year.
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Our Values’ Project
‘Our Values’ Intergenerational project has brought together young people from Churchill Community College, North Tyneside Libraries and North Tyneside Voda to work together on an innovative inter-generational project.
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STAR AWARDS EVENT 2012
Recognising and valuing the efforts of our students is very important to us at Churchill Community College.
Plans are now getting under way for our annual awards event which aims to recognise the contribution by a range of students who continually strive to do their best.
This year’s student awards event will be held in two parts. On Friday, 13th July at 2pm, we will be celebrating the contribution of a number of students who have either achieved well in a particular subject, or who have significantly improved or made a great effort to do well.
We are honoured that Mary Glindon, MP has agreed to join us at this event in order to present the certificates and talk to our students.
The special event we have planned for Monday 16th July is in recognition of those students who have excelled in a particular way. A number of students will be chosen by staff as our “Star Students” and we feel it is important to acknowledge and value their special contribution by involving governors, staff and parents in celebrating their success. We are delighted to welcome Rachel Turnbull, Chief Financial Officer from Tyne Tunnel 2, to present these awards.
Students who have been nominated to receive an award will be receiving their invitations after half term. Watch this space for more information!