GEMS Goes to Wimbledon
Published 04/09/17
Students from GEMS travelled to London to represent Newcastle United Foundation in a national Tennis Tournment and to see the tennis at Wimbledon.
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Read MoreLast Week Events
Published 14/07/17We've got a busy last week at GEMS. If you're not too busy yourself, we'd love to invite parents to the following events.
Read MoreSports Day-cancelled
Published 06/07/17Due to adverse weather conditions Sports Day is cancelled. We will try to re-arrange for Wednesday 19th July. Confirmation will follow.
Read MoreWalk on the Wild Side
Published 15/06/17On Wednesday the 10th May, ten people from Year 5 Book Club (a club where you get to read and talk about books that you might not pick up yourself) went to the Theatre Royal to see ‘Running wild’, which is a play adapted from the book by Michael Morpuro. It was amazing. In the book there is a giant tsunami wave that hits
Read MoreYear 4 Visits to GEMS
Published 15/06/17On the 17th, 18th and 24th of May, pupils from Dinnington First School, Broadway East First School and Gosforth Park First School came to visit GEMS. During their visit, they took part in either computing, art or cookery. Everyone had a great time and we are sure they are all looking forward to coming to GEMS in September.
Read MoreKid’s Lit Quiz: better luck next time
Published 14/06/17On Friday 17th May, 16 students in Year Seven had the treat of participating in a Lit quiz. We went on a coach into Morpeth in the afternoon to meet many other schools. The hosting school was called Chantry School and the event took place in their hall. We were in groups of four in our form classes as we completed the six sections about literature. Some of the categories were Pictionary, Transport, Threes and Mini and not so mini beasts. It was a fun afternoon and we all enjoyed going and taking part.
Read MoreRelax and Unwind
Published 14/06/17The girls pamper night was fab and at a discount price!
As we walked in, the room was inspiring with its decoration using pink accessories. Gold-glittered cupcakes and mock-tails awaited us. White and pink mock-tails were on offer filled with healthy organic fruit and sugar surrounding the rims of the glasses. Tasty Doritos with dips were also there for us to help ourselves. One of us… no names (Juliette) had 4 mock-tails!
Read MoreTaking flight with ‘WING’
Published 14/06/17WING is an organisation that selects to work with students who they believe would benefit from building self-confidence, friendships and leadership skills. We take part every other Tuesday and Friday and go out for the day and do an activity. The activities include things like: canoeing, mountain biking, kayaking and orienteering. These help us because we have to work together as a team and/or by ourselves to figure things out. So far we have been: canoeing, navigating, cycling and we have completed forest school training.
Read MoreDefying ‘Gravity Force’
Published 14/06/17Earlier this year, a group who had been successful in bidding for £250 as part of the Key project, went on their trip to Gravity Force, a trampolining park in Sunderland. The team leader said, ‘’It was an amazing experience and I would definitely recommend becoming part of the Key Project and a visit to Gravity Force. I would go there again.’’
Read MoreA Daft Visit to GEMS
Published 08/06/17Four representatives from Daft as a Brush (a charity that brings people to hospital and back) taught us how this important local charity works when they came into school on Tuesday the 25th April.
Read MoreMini Tennis Tournament!
Published 08/06/17On Friday 28th April, a group of Year 7s and Year 8s went to a mini tennis tournament at Churchill High School. We took a coach there in the morning and came back in time for lunch. At the event there were three schools; Gosforth East Middle School, the Royal Grammar School (RGS) and Churchill High School. We were playing against Year 10s who were from RGS - quite a big age gap there! Our team was split up into four teams, which were then split up again, into four groups of two. Half of the group from each team then played each other, as well as the two teams from RGS and the one team from Churchill High. The results were as follows: the two teams from the Royal Grammar School came 1st and 2nd receiving a gold and silver medal and a plate to take back for winning. 3rd place was one of our teams! James McGrath, Tim Renshaw, Isaac Douch and Cameron Pears (Team 3) who happily showed off their bronze medals to the other teams as well as when we were walking back into school!
Read MoreSATs! They’re Over!
Published 08/06/17On the Friday after the SATs week (yippee, they’re over) the Year 6s went for a treat to … WET ‘N’ WILD!