On Wednesday the 6th and Thursday the 7th of December, the music department performed their second annual Christmas performance since COVID 19. The assembly hall was full and over 400 People attended from across the Seaham community to watch the riveting performance. Many students from different year groups came together to show what they had been working on throughout the year. Many parents said it was the best show so far and they could almost feel the emotion which went into each song. This just proves the dedication of the music department and all those who helped in this huge success of a production. 

Harry Purvis from Year Ten said the show “Has been a challenge of which the students have been brought together as a group. The support from staff and other students in the music department is unmatched by the rest of the school”. 

Lois said “it is nice to see so many people involved in the show and I'm glad to be a part of it.”

Ruby exclaimed the show “allowed us to show everyone what we love to do.”

We are so proud of those who have taken part in the performance and hope they have enjoyed it as thoroughly as the rest of us. Well done for your effort this past year!

Film of the term

For Film of the month we have selected a new film that will come out on the 15th December 2023 called Wonka. Aspiring inventor and chocolatier Willy Wonka arrived by boat in an unnamed European city to fulfil his dream of opening his chocolate shop at the Galleries Gourmet. 

Game of the term

Recently, PlayStation introduced a new game called Spiderman 2. The continuation from Spiderman and Spiderman Miles Morales, where Peter Parker and Miles Morales work together once again to fight crime in Brooklyn and Queens, mainly focusing on Manhattan, as friendly neighbourhood Spidermen. The game has plenty of fulfilment and emotion, showing the human side of both Peter and Miles. Unfortunately the game is only available on PlayStation 5, meaning that if you have an Xbox or PlayStation 4, you will not be able to purchase this game and use it on your console.

Books of the term

Throughout the year, books have been read by the newspaper team and we have chosen our favourite reads each month. We hope if you choose any of these to read, you will enjoy them as thoroughly as us!

September -  Shatter Me Series - Tahereh Mafi -dystopian 5 book series (4 novellas) 

October - Six Of Crows Duology - Leigh Bardugo -along with the shadow and bone trilogy, and the king of scars duology, you will get emotionally attached to all the characters in the books and rest assured they will all break your heart.

November- A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series - Holly Jackson - young detective solves the local town's unsolved case and is thrown into a darker world of mystery she never knew was in her local area.

December - Checkmate - Ali Hazelwood - This romance features women in STEM which is an inspiration to all women.

The governments of the world have agreed on a declaration at the Cop28 climate summit that has been both hailed as historic and dismissed as weak. Here are the big takeaways from today. Countries agreed on a text that encourages countries to move away from fossil fuels and quickly ramp up renewable energy. Island states whose homes are being washed away by rising sea levels said the text was an improvement but contains a “litany of loopholes”. Scientists said the document did not go far enough for world leaders to honour the promise they made to keep the planet from heating 1.5C above pre-industrial temperatures by the end of the century. Poorer countries said they were frustrated by the lack of a concrete plan to adapt to climate change and money to do so. In our school, we have even started a small garden project that has been funded by governors in the local area. This garden is just outside the West wing near the bike racks. This garden aims to produce a healthy amount of produce that can be used to reduce our carbon footprint and take steps to improve our environment.