General News

GCSE and A-level Results

Posted by Steph Shimmin

The Department of Education have just released the official 2011 GCSE and A-level results, from last summer, for all schools. You will be delighted to know that in relation to GCSE results (Percentage of pupils achieving 5+ GCSE passes, inc English and Maths) – we recorded 100% which was the best in the whole of [...]

Chetwynde celebrates ‘Chinese New Year’

Posted by Steph Shimmin

 

Christmas Fair

Posted by Steph Shimmin

Thank you to all of you who supported or helped out at the Christmas Fair, it was a fantastic event and credit must go to the ‘friends’. This year we made £2500! Thank you!

Donation to George Haswell School

Posted by Steph Shimmin

Hayden Armstrong collected donations for George Haswell school during our recent Speech Day, raising £200.00.

Charity News

Posted by Steph Shimmin

Although this is always a very busy term academically, we are also pleased to announce that our pupils, with the help of their teachers and parents, have already raised nearly £1400 for various charities. Some we do every year; the traditional “Jeans for Genes” non-uniform day raised over £280, Year 6 organised activities among the [...]

Stir Up Sunday

Posted by Steph Shimmin

Years 1 and 2 made some Christmas puddings with Mrs Brewer. This was to celebrate “Stir Up Sunday” which is held on the Sunday before Advent. All the children had a “stir” which tradition says must be from East to West, in honour of the Three Wise Men. The children learned many more interesting facts [...]

KG & Reception – Beep Beep Day

Posted by Steph Shimmin

Kindergarten & Reception children spent the day learning about road safety.  Each child brought in a scooter or bike and they tackled some obstacle courses in the playground.   A donation of  £2.00 per pupil was made towards the charity Brake.

Catering News

Posted by Steph Shimmin

Following last year’s successes at Sodexo’s annual Salon Culinaire, held at Ascot Racecourse, our catering team again submitted three entries to this highly competitive and prestigious event.  Entering the Table Setting class, Head Chef Cathy Goude and Catering Assistant Karen Gillam designed a beautiful setting on the theme of “Thanksgiving”, featuring a carved and decorated [...]

Primary Football Team wins Cumbria Schools Competition!

Posted by Steph Shimmin

On Saturday 15th October the Primary school football team travelled to Carlisle to compete in the Cumbria Small Schools competition. The team got off to a good start by beating Low Furness 2-0 and Kirkbride 3-0. The boys then played Petteril Bank and came away with a 2-0 win. The final two matches saw the [...]

Football Competition

Posted by Steph Shimmin

Sixth Form/Parent/Staff Football Competition. The Upper Sixth won the competition this year and thank you to all that took part and supported.