Great turn out at athletics club tonight despite the heavy rain! A wonderful afternoon competing in a mini indoor Olympics. All the children had lots of fun and the staff even got a little bit competitive too. Mrs Nixon, Mr Baggett, Mr Bodley and Mr Burgess.

Glen also met an old friend, a new boxer, a new friend and received a school hat to wear when he reaches Basecamp, and beyond, climbing Mount Everest!

Glenn McRory visited school today to congratulate this term's Headboy, Headgirl, Deputy Headboy and Deputy Headgirl and prefects and gave them their badges!

Mrs Weare writes, 'My group’s first activity at Ford was crate stacking. Everyone enjoyed the team work and the thrill of climbing!'

Mrs Weare writes, “I saw some great teamwork on the assault course. The children did the course twice - the second time they carried a welly full of water and were challenged not to spill any!”

“The nightline activity took place in Ford Castle’s beautiful gardens. The children wore dark glasses to block their sense of sight, and had to rely on their other senses to navigate the obstacle course,” writes Mrs Weare.

Children on the Assault Course

The sun is shining and Year 5 have been climbing...

Mrs Weare writes that her group really enjoyed flying over the ravine. Everyone wanted a second turn!

More fun at Ford Castle!

Mrs Weare wrote, 'My group’s first activity at Ford was crate stacking. Everyone enjoyed the team work and the thrill of climbing.'

Message from Mrs Browne last night...We’ve arrived safely and had an afternoon full of fun activities. The Treasure Hunt after tea has worn us out and the hot chocolate should mean a sound night’s sleep! Everyone... facebook.com/PontelandMiddle…

Y6 Geography have been playing with playdoh modelling the features of a river from source to mouth, great fun was had in the lesson and the finished results were amazing. Thank you to Mrs James for recording their success.

And a few more photos from our Hats On day!

On Friday 5 April we had a Hats On Eat Cake day raising money for the Brain Research, Diabetes and Cerebral Palsy. Over £1400 was raised for the three charities.

Comic Relief Charity Football Match: Staff vs Students On a cold and windy day, the annual charity football match returned, and after a shock 1-0 defeat last year Mr Bodley is happy to report a comfortable 4-1... facebook.com/PontelandMiddle…

"Mr Bodley was very impressed with the effort by all the pupils across the year group in Y7. There was a wide range of castle models ranging from cakes to lego; from computer designed models to ginger bread... facebook.com/PontelandMiddle…

Mr Johnson writes, 'Last night, Mr Poxon, Mr Cass, Miss Batty and I had the absolute pleasure of taking a group of 65 children out for their points reward trip. We left school slightly early and headed to Nandos... facebook.com/PontelandMiddle…

Mrs Herdman writes: Last Thursday a group of Year 5 children visited Ponteland Methodist Church and took part in an Easter Journey. Through role-play and story telling, the children experienced the Easter Story.... facebook.com/PontelandMiddle…

Mr Crane writes, 'The U13 Girls' Futsal team represented the North of England in a National Final on Wednesday against the top 2 teams from Midlands, South West, South East and London. The competition was split... facebook.com/PontelandMiddle…