QEHS rowers competed in the Talkin Tarn Regatta. Talkin Tarn is a beautiful small lake situated near Brampton in Cumbria. It is our last local competition of the year and it’s always a firm favourite amongst the QEHS rowers. QEHS took a large contingent across to the event and it is always a long day for athletes and coaches. QEHS
EDT (Engineering Development Trust) – Sustainability Well done to a group of Year 9 and Year 12 students who were awarded their bronze and gold EDT awards last week. The bronze team created a model based on the theme ‘My school is an island’. They worked with a STEM mentor from Osbit. They had to write a report and present
Philosopher of the week! Georg Friedrich Hegel Respect. Engage. Aspire.
Year 13 Biologists have completed their first day of field work at Seaton Sluice. We explored the rocky shore, before carrying out both random and systematic sampling as well as using the “mark release recapture” technique. The sunny weather was definitely appreciated! Respect. Engage. Aspire.
The U15 lads have kept their incredible run going by qualifying for National Round 2 of the new Knight-stokes cricket cup. They are now in the last 16 teams in the country! They will be playing other area winners down in Wakefield next week. They won their first game v’s Thorp academy. Thorp batted first and made 93 all out
Yesterday Year 12 Geographers were at the coast, measuring beach profiles. #Respect #Engage #Aspire
Philosopher of the week! William of Ockham Respect. Engage. Aspire.
This month we had a couple of trips to Climb Newcastle’s annual schools bouldering competition representing QEHS and HMS. As you’ll be able to see all the girls did their school proud with some absolutely brilliant scores and team work. There were children there from 18 different schools across the north east. 🔵Individual resultsCategory 2009/ 20101st Beth N- QEHS Category
Last week our GCSE geography students were out investigating “Is Hexham at risk of flooding from the Cockshaw Burn?”Here they are measuring the capacity of the river to hold flood waters. Respect. Engage. Aspire.
