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Check Mate International Master visits BGTC Chess Club Ms. Emmanuel’s Chess Club had a very special guest a couple of weeks ago, International Master, Arlette van Weersel. Our young players were given some expert tuition as they all played against her at the same time! It was a hard fought battle. Arlette did win all 8 games, but was impressed with the standard of play on show. To show the students how well they had done, Arlette then managed to beat Mr. Claydon with her back to the table, working from memory alone! Sorry Sir!
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PSHE Thought for the Week: Do you get your “five-a-day”?
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Young Mayor Elections Place Your Votes on Tuesday. Young Mayors play a vital role in Tower Hamlets, providing a voice for young people and ensuring that voice is heard by the key decision makers in the council and local government. This year, 18 candidates have put themselves forward for the role and are looking for your support. Voting will take place on Tuesday at BGTC. For more information on the candidates, see the display board in The Street and be sure to check out the Young Mayor website, amp.uk.net/youngmayor www.bgtc.org.uk/wordonthestreet
The early bird...
Early entry exams success As the banner at the start of the newsletter says, BGTC is officially the 3rd most improved school in London and the 14th most improved school in England between 2007-2010. They are fantastic statistics that we are very proud of but what do they really mean? Well, here’s an example. This year our GCSE students opted to take some of their exams early. Like the early bird, they most definitely caught the worm (so to speak). Over 71% of the year group now already have an A*-C grade in English! It is through the hard work, excellent learning and teaching, clear boundaries and high expectations that exists between our students and staff that makes these achievements possible. To think, it’s only January and there’s so much to celebrate already. Well done Class of 2011. Keep up the hard work and I’m sure we will be celebrating again in the summer!
Bonjour Students chat with school in France, in French! Last Thursday, a group of Key Stage 3 students; Hasan, Suhail, Francis, Emdadul and Josh in Year 9 as well as Junior, Yazid and Zubair in Year 8 took part in a French conversational class with a group of students from a school in Paris. Using the video conferencing suite on the 38th floor of the HSBC tower in Canary Wharf, our students had a go at talking with our Parisian counterparts about what they like to do in their spare time. Well done everyone, your French was tres bien!
Word of the week.
evidence
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• the available facts or information proving that a belief or proposition is true or valid: there was no evidence at the crime scene to prove who had stolen the money. www.bgtc.org.uk/wordonthestreet