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Mrs Goodwin and Mr Govey took the year 8 pupils who are attending the school ski trip to Silksworth dry ski slope this afternoon so they could get use to the skis and boots and have some experience of skiing. The behaviour of all the pupils was superb and the improvement made by all pupils in the hour session was fantastic. Well done everyone!

Well done to all the OMS pupils who took part in the area cross country championships today. In very wet, cold conditions everyone ran really well and several pupil qualified in the top 16 runners and progress to the County Finals in January.

On Friday morning 50 OMS pupils took part in the area indoor athletics competition at Prudhoe High. The pupils competed in a range of sprint races and field events such as shot, speed bounce, long and triple jump. All pupils performed really well and it was great to see several pupils representing the school for the first time. We look forward to getting the results from Helen Robson this week.

On Thursday afternoon the u13 girls football team travelled to Hurworth School , Darlington to play their 3rd round of the national cup. In very cold and challenging conditions the girls played some fantastic football and ended up winning on penalties. Great result girls.

Read all about the latest news in our newsflash: https://oms.cheviotlt.co.uk/newsflash-01-12-23/

The Young Sports Leaders have been a brilliant help to Mrs Goodwin assisting at all the lunchtime sports clubs over the last few weeks .

Read all about the latest news in our newsflash: https://oms.cheviotlt.co.uk/newsflash-24-11-23/

As part of maths week some of the Year 8 pupils took part in a team Maths challenge. The mathematical skills, knowledge and team work on display was very impressive. The results were extremely close and all teams did amazingly well! The winning team of Arthur B, Oscar W, Fred C and William W will go on to represent the school in the Cheviot Trust Team Maths Challenge in the spring term. Good luck, boys!

Last week some KS2 pupils were selected to take part in the Primary Maths Challenge.
The following pupils managed to get awards!
Bronze - Emily A, Finn S, Betsy H, Archie C, Willa R, Daniel B, Eva P, Luke G, Charlotte K, Martha G, Geoffrey B, Tom A, Evan S, Daniel E and Emily H
Silver - Abi M, Elsa R, Isaac H, Natasha R, Adam V, Evie H, Ed H, Martha C, Josie A, Thomas L and Evie J
Gold - Lucy W, Lucy K, Owen P, Hannah L and Charlotte S
A huge well done to everyone that took part!

A huge well done to our Times Table Rockstar champion, Bertie! Bertie answered a whopping 2981 correct answers last week in the England Rocks competition.
All pupils did amazing! The top ten pupils in the school were:
10th - Ethan L
9th - Arran B
8th - Lucy K
7th - Heidi B
6th - Edward M
5th - Anya G
4th - Tilly T
3rd - Jessica S
2nd - Spencer L
1st - Bertie D

Well done to the U 11 girls football team who beat RGS tonight in the second round of the County Cup 9-1. Great teamwork shown by all players.

Well done to the KS3 basketball team who played in the first round of the Junior NBA playing Ponteland and winning 18-6 and then playing Dame Allen’s 4-12 . Well done boys

It was brilliant to have some of the Year 4 pupils visit us yesterday morning for an early transition event. The sport leaders did an amazing job running activities for them. They are all now super excited to be coming to coming to Ovingham in September! Well done, Young Sport Leaders for doing such a fantastic job!

We were the lucky ones today! Thank you very much Clara and Rhiannon for delivering such valuable workshops to Y7 today with some very powerful, important messages! We’ve had some very positive feedback from our pupils. 😊

Read all about the latest news in our newsflash: https://oms.cheviotlt.co.uk/newsflash-17-11-23/

Final day of the Maths puzzle challenges! All entries need to be with Mrs Kemp by the end of Monday! Good luck!

Day 4 of the puzzle challenge!

Well done to the U 11 girls football teams who played their first league fixtures tonight at QE High school. The A team won all 3 matches beating Highfield, St Joseph’s and Hexham middle school. The B team beat Highfield B and St Joseph’s . Well played girls you all did a great job representing the school tonight.

Well done to the 7 & 8 netball teams who played Chantry Middle School tonight in their league fixtures. The year 8 team won 12-1 and the year 7 team won 6-5 . Well done girls, great teamwork shown by all.

Fantastic performances this week in the Norman house assembly! Noah was amazing playing his clarinet, Bertie was fantastic playing the keyboard, Grace sang beautifully, Ethan and Nicole entertained us with their clapping routine and Will amazed us with his magic tricks! What a talented house!

As part of Maths Week England some of the Year 8 pupils took part in a team Maths challenge today. They all used their mathematic and team work skills to complete some very tricky challenges! The winning team will represent the school in the Cheviot Trust Team Challenge in the Spring term. Well done to everyone that took part.

And the battle continues ...
Well done to Mr Hetherington's Year 5 Maths class who are still currently in the lead. Also, to Spencer L in Year 5 who is currently top of the individual pupil leaderboard with Bertie D in Year 6 following closely behind!

Day 3 of the puzzle challenge!

Let the battle commence!
As part of Maths Week England the school has entered England Rocks, a times table competition run by Times Table Rockstar! Every correct answer the pupils get will get them a point for their Maths class! The winning Maths class will be announced on Friday! Mr Hetherington's Year 5 Maths group are in the lead so far!

Day 2 of puzzle challenge! Get thinking!

The year 7’s have been working on partner balances in their P.E. lessons this week.

Well done to the U13 girls football team who played St Aidan Academy , Darlington in the 2nd round of the national cup and won 12-0, great performance from all players.

Huge congratulations to Annabelle in year 6 for completing her Gold Junior Duke with a very impressive record of achievement. Well done from us all 👏👏

Maths Week England kicked off today with year 6 investigating triangles.

6VN showing their support for Anti-bullying week by wearing odd socks.

This week is Maths Week England!
As part of our celebrations of this week we are holding a puzzle competition. A challenge will be released daily. Pupils should record their solutions to each daily challenge and then hand in their answers to all five challenges to Mrs Kemp by the end of the day Monday 20th November!
Challenge 1 is below. Good luck!

Read all about the latest news in our newsflash: https://oms.cheviotlt.co.uk/newsflash-10-11-23/

Don’t forget odd sock day tomorrow to mark the start of Anti-Bullying week….

A huge well done to Arthur, Fred, Dan, Fran, Charlie and Alex who represented the school today in the Regional Cross Country Championships. It was a hard race on boggy ground but all of the boys ran well.

Well done to the u11 boys football team who represented south/west Northumberland in the County 7 a side football tournament at Longbenton tonight. After beating Valley Gardens and Hardrian park they finished 3rd overall. A great achievement for all the boys .

Good luck from all of us to Arthur, Fred, Dan, Fran, Charlie and Alex who are running in the Regional Cross Country Championships this afternoon in Middlesbrough. Fantastic effort and achievement to have qualified! 👏👏👏

Well done to the U11 A & B football teams who played 3 league matches at Prudhoe High tonight. The A team won all 3 matches and are top of the league and the B team played some fantastic football finishing the evening with a draw against Highfield. Well done to everyone who took part on a very cold evening.

A fantastic evening of football for our u11 girls football team at the County U11 7 a side football tournament at Longbenton tonight. The team beat Hadrian park, Valley Gardens and Walkergate School and the only match they lost was against Highfield so they finished 2nd only missing out on winning the whole tournament by 1 point. Well done to everyone who took part.