Newsletter December 2010
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December 2010
Christmas Prayers Offered by Reverend Peter Haddleton at our Carol Service which was dedicated to Sam Morris
Order of Service Headteacher‘s Commendations Beauty and the Beast Important Dates
Content
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Message from Ms Farr
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Prayers for Christmas
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Order of Service: 5-8 Christmas Eucharist Our Vision
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Lord by your presence, Light up the past That we may learn from it with thankfulness
Headteacher‘s Commendations
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Worship Report
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Light up the present That we might live in it with love PHSCCE
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Beauty and the Beast
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In the event of forced school closure
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Light up the future That we might prepare for it in hope
German Market Trip 28-29
Plus much more ...
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Message from Ms Farr I write on Thursday, the day of our inter community activities day; we are looking forward to a variety of interactive quizzes, entertainment in the theatre and a sledge-building challenge. The highlight for us all will be the Bishop‘s Got Talent Competition, another wonderful opportunity to celebrate the vibrant community spirit of Bishop Perowne. Our term will end as is our tradition with Eucharist services. The weeks since October half term have been packed with a wide range of enrichment activities, many of which are reported in this newsletter. This term Learning and Teaching have gone from strength to strength. Those students in Year 11 who have not already achieved a top grade in English took their GCSE early and we await news of their success. The Year 11 practice examinations ran smoothly. Already a raft of interventions are in place to support Year 11 in order to ensure that they achieve or even exceed their target grades. We would welcome feedback on our new style reporting system. The past five days have been particularly busy; I thank all those involved for ―going that extra mile‖ to enhance the experiences for our students. Our annual Carol Service was a truly memorable event. This year our service was dedicated to Sam Morris a highly valued Year 11 student. We pray for his return to health. Our choir and orchestra were once again invited to lead the County Hall Carol Service. On Monday, we enjoyed the official opening of our all weather pitch, firmly sealing our relationship with The King‘s School. As reported in the Worcester News on Thursday, 16th December by Richard Pitt: The new floodlit pitch is the result of a partnership between Bishop Perowne C of E College and King’s School, meaning, come rain or shine, pupils can still make their mark on the sports field. Built on the grounds of Bishop Perowne, the £650,000 project was entirely funded by King’s – something that Bishop headteacher Julie Farr attributes to the good relationship between the two schools. “We already had a fabulous connection with King’s School and this new facility is another part of that,” said Ms Farr. “As two of the more prominent church schools in the county, we are glad to be a part of a robust partnership, built on cultural, spiritual, moral and academic foundations.” Use of the new facility will be split between the two schools with plenty of opportunity for the public to use the new Astro-turf for themselves. Ms Farr said: “Bishop’s pupils will get the benefit of this pitch on weekday mornings and the same will apply for King’s students in the afternoons. This leaves evenings and weekends when the whole community will be able to hire out the field.” She said: “Even in the first few days, this facility has increased the interest, excitement, and crucially, participation of our young people. That’s what we wanted and it seems to be happening already.” King’s headmaster Tim Keyes shares Ms Farr’s optimism. “The benefit to King’s pupils is the primary reason for investing in such a facility, but we are delighted that the project presented the opportunity to develop a partnership with a local maintained school, especially one that shares our Christian roots and ethos. “The new facility has already been used for a number of hockey matches and will be a great asset for the boys and girls of all ages at the school in supporting different sports.” Several of our students have already put in applications for King‘s Bursaries. The Bishop Perowne family grew with the birth of Mr Hartley‘s first son, Ivor. Our congratulations go to Mr Hartley and his wife, Sarah. We received news of the success of a number of students some of which is reported in this newsletter. I should like to thank all those connected with our community for their support this term; my thanks to our pupils for trying to be ‗the best they can be‘. I wish everyone a happy Christmas and New Year. The Spring Term Starts on Tuesday, 4th January 2011.
Ms J Farr—Headteacher
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Prayers provided by The Revd. Peter Haddleton
Lord of Light—shine on us Lord of Peace—dwell in us Lord of Might—support us Lord of Love—enfold us Lord of Wisdom—enlighten us Fill us with faith and inspire us to bring the good News of Christmas into the lives of family, friend and stranger This day and always, Amen
O God, we thank you for the message of Peace that Christmas brings to our troubled and distracted world -that love, joy and peace that we all seek Give Peace among the nations, and in our land Peace in our homes and peace in our hearts As we remember the birth at Bethlehem Of the prince of peace, Jesus Christ Our Lord Amen
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Almighty God We thank you for your mercy and your grace, You are the light in our darkness Our strength in our weakness and our comfort in our sorrow... We bring before you all those we are concerned for this Christmas and we name them in our hearts; We dedicated our service especially to Sam Morris undergoing Treatment in Hospital in Birmingham and pray for his Family as they watch and wait.... And as we think of the Christmas Story, help us to be aware of the ways we can help those in need, So fill us with your spirit‘s power That we may take your healing love to a world in need, And bring glory to your holy name Through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen
Go forth into the world in peace; be of good courage; hold fast that which is good; render to no one evil for evil; strengthen the fainthearted; support the weak; help the afflicted; honour everyone; love and serve the Lord; rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit.
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Christmas Eucharist Friday, 17th December 2010
By Hallam Wood Year 9 Order of Service
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Lord by your presence, Light up the past That we might learn from it with thankfulness
Light up the present That we might live in it with love
Light up the future That we might prepare for it in hope Musical items are played or sung before the Eucharist
Welcome
Ms. Farr Headteacher
Opening Prayers 3 short reflective prayers are each followed by these responses:
Minister
―Lord, have mercy‖
All
“Lord, have mercy‖
Minister
―Christ, have mercy‖
All
“Christ, have mercy”
Minister
―Lord, have mercy‖
All
“Lord, have mercy‖
We are then assured of God‘s forgiveness
Advent Candles are now lit by students
The Collect The Theme Prayer for today is said
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Reading John 1: 1-14
A short Reflection on the Gospel Reading follows
The Creed Three questions about our belief in God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit may be asked to which all reply “We Believe and trust in Him”
The Prayers At the end of each section the leader may say: ―Lord, have mercy‖ to which all reply: “Hear our prayer”
The Peace After a short introduction by a minister, as the Christian Family gathered to meet with God, we welcome each other with a handshake and by exchanging the words: “Peace be with you”
The Offertory The altar is made ready with the bread and wine.
The Communion Prayer The prayer is introduced with the following exchange: Minister:
―The Lord be with you―
All
“And also with you”
Minister:
―Lift up your hearts‖
All
“We lift them to the Lord”
Minister:
―Let us give thanks to the Lord our God‖
All
“It is right to give thanks and praise”
The Prayer continues, a reminder of things to give thanks for.
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Then the first 2 lines below are said or sung by the minister & all join in with the final 4 lines: Minister:
Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord Holy is the Lord God Almighty
All:
Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord Holy is the Lord God Almighty Who was, and is, and is to come Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord
The minister relates the story of how Jesus shared his last meal with his friends and how he taught them its significance. At the end of this section the minister says:
Minister:
―Great is this mystery of faith‖
All reply:
“Christ has died” “Christ is risen” “Christ will come again”
The minister continues to reflect on what Jesus‘ teaching and actions on the eve of his crucifixion should inspire and challenge us to do in response. At the end those who want to make this prayer their own join in with the final “Amen” The Minister then introduces the Lord‘s Prayer then says the opening words ―Our Father who art in Heaven‖ and all are invited to join in the rest of the prayer.
The bread is broken for sharing, with the following words: Minister:
―We break this bread to share in the Body of Christ‖
All:
“Though we are many we are one body For we all share in the one bread”
All are then invited to either take communion or to come forward for a Blessing
During the administration of the Eucharist musical items are played or sung
Final Prayer & Blessing A Christmas Blessing
Dismissal
Ms. Farr Headteacher
As the congregation leave musical items are again played or sung
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College Vision
Our Vision We seek to develop a caring Christian community in which we nurture individuals; encourage learning, creativity and endeavour; inspire all to excel and reach their potential and to help all young learners grow into active and responsible citizens who are able to make a difference in the World. To make our vision a reality we aim to: Develop a faith- centred community based on a love of God, neighbour and self. Create a culture of learning and achievement in which study, enquiry, innovation and aspiration are highly valued. Grow together to be the best that we can be. Establish an orderly, happy, safe and caring environment in which all members of the College community can grow in confidence and self-esteem. Provide access to a wide and varied curriculum that is appropriate to students‘ needs and learning styles. Support physical, social and emotional growth. Develop a sense of responsibility and citizenship, and thereby shape the future. In order to bring about the best we shall: Provide excellent teaching, in rich and varied learning environments. Create positive challenges. Assess students learning and progress and report on this regularly to parents. Strive to develop an enriching programme of visits and extra curricular activity. Respond effectively to students pastoral needs. Develop positive relationships between staff and students. Promote good attendance. Build a strong and robust College/parent partnership. Develop effective links with the Church and wider communities. Meet and support the needs of ethnic and minority groups. Celebrate diversities and differences in our community. Work as a team towards our shared vision.
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Headteacher’s Commendations Karla Kieran Kieran Suffijah Charles Lillia Penelope Amelia Lucy Scott Rebekah Julia Aaron Emma Jordan Liam Elodie Louis Joeli Brendan Lily Samantha Emily Rebecca Leah Paisley Hannah Paul Bethany Tilly Bethany Eleanor
Adams Adams Addis Ajmal Aljaradat Armer-Kirk Ashmore Austin Bagagiolo Bailey Barwell Bellingham Bennett Bick Blake Blake Bonnick Bourke Boxall Bradley Bunn Burns Burton Capewell Carey Carr Carstairs Chapman Chappell Chester Cheyne Church
Amber Raymond Kayleigh Jessica Adam Freddie Aaron
Clarke Clarke Cole Collins Cotterill Court Jones Crump
Mark Jack Jack
Deeprose Dennehy Dickenson
Amelia Emily Matthew Sophie Harry Martha Eleanor Daniel Rosy Jordan Ike Abbie India Millie Hannah Sean Emma Jack Lewis Hugh Imogen Holly Lucy Molly Millie Matthew Mary Harry Helen Sophie Danielle Jack Ella Samuel Scott Joshua Elizabeth Freya Bethany Nusrath Charlotte-May Kate
Digger Dinsdale Donaldson Duffy Dunning Dunster Eastwood Edwards Ellis Elson Fallon Fallon-Wilson Fanelli Fearns Finn Flanagan Fletcher Fletcher Fletcher Francis Fraser Clark Freeman Freeman Freeth Gaffey Garrad Garret George George George Giblen Giblen Gillies Green Grimshaw Guest Guinivan Hall Handley Haque Hardy Hawker
Connor Leigh Owen Michael Peter Ruby Alicia Charlie Rebecca Brittany Sarah Bethany Robert Joseph Kate Chloe Zoe Elizabeth Scott Connor Katie Charlotte Jessica Humaira David Aimee Abigail Gabrielle Sophie Mollie Frederick William Lauren Kyle Ann Sharon Aaron Chloe Emily Faye Jade Sophie
Haynes Hewitt Hewitt Hill Hill Hill Holland Hooman Hooper Hughes Hull Hunt Hurley Ingles Irish Jaynes Jenkins Joesbury-Clarke Johnson Jones Jones Jones Key Khan King Knight Laker Lane Lannie Lewington Lockett Lockett MacDonald Mann Manoharan Mariano Matthews May McDonnell Meakin Meakin
Hannah Rachel
Mehaffey Millington
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Headteacher’s Commendations Luke Benjamin Amber Amy Fiona Jade Freya Lucy Megan Alicia Harry Lucy Chloe Jessica Elizabeth Rebecca Charlie Eleanor Karl Eve Rory Ashleigh Bethany Glyn Sam Joseph Georgia Molly Amelia Abigail Bethany Isobel Lauren Isobel George Joshua Jacob Maria
Mitchell Moore Morris Morris Morris Morris Newns North Olsen Orr Osborne Page Panting Parry Porteous Price Prince Prince Rammel Rawstron Rawstron Raymond Redman Reilly-Harrison Revell Robbins Robinson Robinson Ross Rudge Russell Russell Russell Russell Sansome Saunders Scattergood Shipley
Emma Emily Jessica Ellena Jamie
Shuard Shuttleworth Skibinski Slade Smith
Michael Amber Charlotte Jack Peter Georgia Amy Andrew Ruth Emily Katy Summer-mae Sydnee-Mae Tia Joseph Olivia Rachel Imogen Jack Jessica Luke Isabella Eva Laura Georgia Bradley Sarah Katie Louis Kodi Joseph Abigail Tyler Kathryn Jamie Hallam Lewis Sophie Bilal
Smith Sparrey Steggle Stevenson Strong Surridge Tansell Tansell Tayler Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Teague Terry Thomas Thomson Tingle Tingle Tobin Trainer Tree Trim Trow-Poole Tryner Walker Walker Wallbank Warburton Ward Webb Whitehouse Whyatt Wilkins Williams Wood Wood Woolveridge Zakar
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Headteacher’s Commendations These students were awarded Head Teacher Commendations for their part in the Carol Service and the St Barnabas Church Fund Raiser
Suffiyah Penelope Elizabeth Elodie Kristi Cohen Emily Paisley Robert Tilley Eleanor Jade Rosie Charles Jacob Martha Jordan Sean Emma Jack Hugh Imogen Lucy Molly Helen Sophie Danielle Scott Isabel Tabatha Ellie Rosalie Ruby Michael Piers Rebecca Leah Elliott Jessica David
Ajmal Ashmore Baldwin Bonnick Boxall Braithwaite-Kilcoyne Burton Carr Challis Chester Church Clarke Davis Done Dunster Dunster Elsa Flanagan Fletcher Fletcher Francis Fraser-Clark Freedman Freeth George George Giblen Grimshaw Hall Hawes Hawkins Haworth Hill Hill Hilton-Turvey Hooper Kainey Kainey Key King
Sophie Eleanor Chloe Chloe Frederick Emil Emily Jade Erinn Jenny Lucy Ashanti Stephanie Chloe Megan Eleanor David Samuel Joseph Jasmine Isabel Abigail George Maria Emily Jessica Jack Georgia Amy Ruth Katy Jonathan Emily Sydney-Mae Joseph Jamie Lewis Hallam
Lannie Lee Leigh Leith Lockett Martyr May Meakin Melville Nicholls North Olatunde Orme Panting Papazoglou Prince Prince Revell Robbins Robinson Rudge Rudge Sansome Shipley Shuttleworth Skibinski Stevenson Surridge Tansell Tayler Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Terry Williams Wood Wood
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Open Tuesday All parents/carers are reminded „Open Tuesday‟ Every Tuesday between 3.00 pm-4.00 pm A chance to meet with a member of the Senior Leadership Team without a prior appointment Parents/carers are seen on a first come/first seen basis. The length of the meeting will depend on the number of people waiting to be seen
Every Child Matters: Stay Safe and Safeguarding ‘Staying
Safe‘ is explained in a number of ways in College: through acts of worship, in lessons across the curriculum and especially in PSCHEE through the content and in drama presentations. It is imperative that every student recognises that it is their responsibility for registering in their tutor base at 8.30am and at 2.50pm(2.30pm on Tuesdays). We would be grateful if you would talk with them about this. Governors give great emphasis to Safeguarding which is a standing item at every Full Board Meeting. A designated Governor checks our single central record on which the enhanced CRB checks of all staff, no matter what their role in College, are registered. He also keeps up-to-date with safeguarding issues. Mr Cox is our designated Child Protection Officer. Teacher Education day on Monday 19th April.
All staff received refresher training on our
If you have any questions regarding Safeguarding, please contact Mr Cox. Our designated Safeguarding Governor is Reverend David Ryan who may be contacted through the College.
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WORSHIP—Our Year so far On Thursday, 30th September 2010 our whole College shared a special Act of Collective Worship. We focussed upon our Global links & the importance of community. We were fortunate enough to have the Head Teacher of our link School, Mnra Primary School in Tanzania, joining us. Mrs Deakin, the Head Teacher of St.Barnabas Primary, one of our feeder schools was another special guest. During the ACW the Student Worship Team performed a song ‗Indescribable‘ which they learnt on a Spiritual Retreat to Polzeth. On this trip, they visited a place called the Tube Station. The Tube Station is a Café/ Church where Christians are welcome to Worship & share music. The Worship Band emerged as a result of the retreat and they are keen to develop their skills and share Worship through music to a wider audience including Primary schools, St Barnabas Church and Bishop Perowne too! Next the Worship team visited two local primary schools, Perdiswell and Northwick Manor. The team presented assemblies with the theme of Barack Obama as it was Black History month at perdiswell. They talked about how Barack is similar to Bob the builder, how he could ‗Fix‘ the problem in America like Bob ‗Fixes‘ buildings. The worship band played their new songs as well as some old favourites; they even managed to get the children to sing along to ‗Don‘t stop believing‘. On the 11th day, of the 11th month, our school held our annual remembrance service. The theme of the service was war poetry and the passing on of the flame.
During the service, we honoured and remembered three previous Bishop
Perowne students; Private Jason Williams, whose Mother and Aunty joined us at the service, Tony Ballard and Lance Corporal Tom Neathway. Jason Williams tragically died in an explosion, whilst trying to save an Afghan comrade. His sister and mother were awarded the Elizabeth Cross, in honour of his bravery. Lance Corporal Tom Neathway, who visited us last year, lost both his legs and an arm fighting in Afghanistan, and managed to walk to be awarded his campaign medal. We feel privileged to have them as past and present members of our Bishop Perowne family. We also remembered Tony Ballard, a former student, who unfortunately drowned in the River Severn last year.
Charles Done,
Duckworth Community Captain, lit ―Tony‘s candle‖ in honour of his life. Many classical poems were recited throughout the service including: Aftermath, Flanders Field and Vitai Lampada. These traditional war poems were accompanied by a new poem written by Bishop Perowne student Hannah Finn, in year 7. ―My Love for the Poppy‖ was inspired by the time she bought a poppy.
The service included the traditional 2 minutes silence, where students were asked to reflect upon the many lives lost in all wars, and the individual soldiers who heroically fought for their country. Everyone was upstanding for the Last Post, the silence, Reveille and the National Anthem. The Worship Band played their latest song, God of this City, written by the Christian Band, Blue Tree. This was followed by the Kohima Epitaph (read by Deputy Head Boy George Sansome). The service concluded with a beautiful rendition of ‗The Prayer‘, sung by Penny Ashmore. Many feel that this year‘s service left a strong impact on all present, not only to remember past soldiers, but the present and future ones. Finally the Worship team have been preparing an Advent Act of Collective Worship. We based our theme on the concept of darkness to light and how we light our school advent spiral as we count up to Christmas. It also encourages others to be their own light and help and support one another at this special time. We have a lot more planned for the New Year including revisiting the Tube Station and decorating the worship room. We hope to continue to deliver worship in an interesting way to the whole college during the forthcoming year. By Sophie Duffy
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Community Newsletter—Autumn Term Community Parliaments have met together over the term to help organise fund raising activities this term. Community Captains and our Events Captains have also encouraged student participation in the Community Challenge activities that have been held this term. The fund raising ideas for Children in Need in November raised over £1,400! Our chosen charities have benefitted from the Bake Off and Battle of the Bands that raised over £330! Students also took part in an Inter Form quiz, Eggheads and Basketball Shoot Out. Points were awarded to each community based on the winners and the numbers of students taking part. Sports activities were also held by the PE Department including Football, Rugby and Netball. In the last week of the term there will be another activity day which will engage students in competing for more points towards the Community Challenge. The scores are displayed by the College Canteen for students to monitor the progress of their community. We look forward to celebrating our successes this term in our Celebration assemblies at Christmas. Community Leaders.
DUCKWORTH EVENTS Over the past half term, Duckworth as a community has been partaking in numerous exciting events, with proceeds going to deserving charities. On Friday 19th November, we raised money for Children in Need. We joined in the celebrations by ―showing our spots,‖ donning our spotted clothing on a themed non-uniform day. We even stood up in celebration to join in ―The Macarena,‖ and it was great to see all Duckworth students taking part – even the teachers! Our second event of the half term was ―Activities Week,‖ where Duckworth stood united in competition against the other communities. On the Wednesday of Activities week was Eggheads. Five representatives from our community battled against the other communities, answering questions on History, Literature, Science and Geography. Spectators flooded in to watch the tense final between Duckworth and Tilley. Duckworth came in 2 nd place, beating Perrins and Fearnley. Thursday of Activities Week saw the Cake Sale hit the Blue Room. The Duckworth stall was filled with delicious cakes, and even home-made Indian cuisine, giving our community true individuality. Duckworth volunteers ran the stall, and with the rest of the community‘s support, the stall raised a significant amount of money, to give to our chosen charity, Amnesty International. The final event of the week was ―Battle of the Bands,‖ a brilliant ensemble of bands from different communities. Emily Shuttleworth, from Duckworth said: ―Battle of the Bands was amazing! All the acts were really fun and everyone got involved!‖ After the show, which ran over two lunch times, Duckworth deservedly earned 1 st position! This half – term, Duckworth has taken part in events with dedicated community spirit, earning brilliant positions in competitions. Who knows what we will achieve after Christmas? By Emily May D007
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MENCAP CAROL SERVICE On Wednesday 1st December Bishop Perowne students took part in the Mencap Carol Service in Worcester Cathedral. Twenty-five of our students were in the choir, including many from the Specialist Intake Group, with contributions from other schools including Regency High, Chantry High School, Blessed Edwards Oldcorne and the Wyche Primary School in Malvern. The Worcester Youth Brass Band also took part in the service which was attended by many from the local community.
Annual Carol Service—Worcester Cathedral Our annual Carol Service took place in Worcester Cathedral on Friday 10th December. Every year this is a highlight on our calendar and is considered by all to be a special way in which to celebrate the festive season. This year more than one hundred of our students took part in the service. Jacob Dunster set the scene at the beginning of the service filling the Cathedral with the sounds of the organ. ‗Snow‘ by Edward Elgar was one of the highlights of the service and was accompanied on violins by Tilley Chester and Lewis Wood. It was agreed by all that the service was, as always, a unique event in the calendar and that choir and instrumentalists and readers alike were outstanding. Students from Bishop Perowne then went on to lead the County Hall Carol Service on the 15 th December. Once again this was a wonderful occasion at which our students and the choir excelled in their contribution.
POPPY APPEAL “Thank you to everyone who supported the appeal this year.”
The total amount raised at the College by staff and pupils totalled £209.84. Simon Bethel
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Gifted and Talented News This term our Gifted and Talented students have taken part in various productions from Beauty and the Beast to Wire Boys Dance group, to singing in the Carol Service. Students have also taken part in ―Battle of the bands‖ for Children in Need and performed with the Shakespeare theatre group. Most recently our Year 9 students have begun preparing for this year‘s Magistrate‘s Mock Trial competition where they will be ―thrashing it out‖ in court to decide whether the defendant is guilty or innocent. The local heat will take place on the 19th March and there still is time if any other Year 9 students would like to take part. We also had Open Evening this term which provided a really good opportunity to showcase the types of enrichment activities that are taking place throughout the College. During the evening students investigated some challenging Science problems whilst listening to some exquisite instrumental performances. For those of you who were able to attend I truly hope you enjoyed the experience. There have been other exciting developments through our partnership with the Kings School Worcester where we hope to establish a number of inter-school competitions including Maths Challenges, Poetry slams and debating. These will take place later on in the year. I am also pleased to announce that Latin will be beginning at the end of the College day on the 11 th January and so far forty students have confirmed their interest but there are still places available for any further students who are still interested. Lastly, I would like to take the opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas! Regards Alex Annis
Specialist Intake Group Each year a group of students are admitted to Bishop Perowne on the basis of their proven commitment to or expertise in an area of the Arts. Being part of this group means that the students are given a range of additional arts activities and, in response, make a commitment to take part in the many performances, workshops and other arts events that take place both within the College and in our broader community. On Wednesday 8th December the students took part in a full day drama workshop delivered by a professional practitioner from the ‗Act First‘ community arts company. The workshop focused on characterisation skills, devising through improvisation and allowed the students to use their specific talents in drama, music, dance and art. The one day workshop will be repeated in the second and third term with each one focusing on a different arts discipline.
Assessment This year we have set targets based on FFT D (challenging targets) for all pupils. Every member of staff and every pupil now have a clear focus and direction of what they are aiming for. December will see the first issue of the monthly subject reports. The reports will identify current progress of individual teaching groups, cohorts, CVA (value added) and A*-C predictions. During December we will also be issuing the end of term reports for parents and pupils for the autumn term. This will be based on formal assessments and APP results taken during the autumn term that were recorded within the schools mark book and tracker. We would welcome your feedback on the new style reports. Please contact Mr Scott Reeves, Assistant Headteacher.
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PSHCCE It has been a busy half term in the PSHCCE department. Visit from Lord Faulkner: On Friday 5th November staff and students were pleased to welcome Lord Faulkner of Worcester. Lord Faulkner visited the College as part of the ‗Peers in Schools‘ programme which involves members of the House of Lords visiting schools to discuss the role of the House of Lords in UK Parliament with young people. Lord Faulkner spoke with 50 students from Year Ten and Eleven about the history of the House of Lords, its role in day to day politics and discussed issues that he has personally been involved in such as the ban on smoking in public places. Students were able to ask Lord Faulkner questions and discussed whether the House of Lords should move to an elected model as well as learning some more about Lord Faulkner‘s own personal history and how he became a Lord. Following the talk students commented on how useful it had been to speak to someone involved in the decisions that affect them on a daily basis, students found it particularly interesting to find out how laws are made and the process that has to be followed if a law is to be repealed. Students will be joining Lord Faulkner for a day in the House of Lords in February.
Visit from the Fire Service: Shortly before half term Year Seven students were visited by members of the Hereford and Worcester fire service who spoke to them regarding safety in the run up to Bonfire Night. Students were able to contribute to an interactive assembly which taught them the dangers of playing with fireworks. New College Production: Year Nine received a visit from the Performing Arts students from New College, Bromsgrove. The production helped to raise student‘s awareness of issues that face young people as they grow up. These included issues to do with peer pressure, relationships and self esteem. Students commented on how much they enjoyed the production and how useful it was in raising awareness of these important issues. Flourishing Fivers: The Flourishing Fivers project which encourages students in Year Eight to use £5 and their entrepreneurial skills to raise as much money as possible for St Richard‘s Hospice is now underway. Many students have already raised money in a wide range of ways to donate back to the Hospice. A particular well done goes to Jessica Tobin and Georgia Robinson who have already raised over £40 by holding a ‗Character Cupcake‘ bake sale at their local scout group. Any students in Year Eight who wish to sign up for the project should see Miss Allport as soon as possible. A reminder to students that any money raised should be kept in a safe place as the donation to the Hospice will take place in April. Students have until the end of March to raise as much money as possible!
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ARTS COLLEGE—Creative and Media Diploma Creative and Media diploma The Creative and Media Diploma is a course which encourages students to be creative at the same time as understanding the processes which structure the arts within a professional environment. Students need to understand the administrational, financial and business side of the arts as much as the creative process. In order to achieve this students work towards a specific brief and research the information needed to complete this. They use a range of creative media including drama, dance, film and audio to communicate their ideas and to fulfil the requirements of the course. Students from Bishop Perowne, Christopher Whiteheads Language College and Hanley Castle High School are currently studying the Creative and Media Diploma and making good use of the excellent facilities at Bishop Perowne College from the new Performing Arts Studio through to the fully equipped television and recording studio.
Beauty and The Beast Our annual musical this year was ‗Beauty and The Beast‘; a five performance sell out production which, in total, played to more than 1,200 people – including more than 240 students from four of our primary schools. Approximately 28 emails and letters have been received congratulating the cast and all who worked on the production – many of them complimenting the College on the professionalism and high standards of the work. Some of the cast have since performed songs from the production as part of an evening of ‗Shakespeare, Song and Music‘ in the College Theatre. Our next full scale production will be drama based in order to give students with ‗acting‘ as their central skill a chance to participate. A decision on what the production will be is to be made soon after Christmas with performances to take place around March/April time.
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Performing Arts Studio The Performing Arts Studio is now being fully used and has already been booked by Harlequin Dance Theatre and ex students of Bishop Perowne practicing for professional engagements in the Arts and for auditions. It is being taught in regularly and was recently an invaluable asset when the major College production was underway. The blackout curtains have now been hung in the space and the conference room, at the one end of the studio, is now fully fitted out with executive seating and conference table. It was used recently to have the feedback from OFSTED on our ‗Outstanding‘ Citizenship inspection.
SHAKESPEARE SCHOOLS FESTIVAL On 4th November 2010 a group of students in Years 8 to 11 performed an abridged version of ‗A Midsummer Night‘s Dream‘ at the Artrix Theatre in Bromsgrove as part of the Shakespeare Schools Festival. They gave an excellent performance and were congratulated by the Festival organisers at the end of the evening. The Festival has become an annual event for the College – in the past three years students have performed ‗King Lear‘, ‗Richard III‘ and ‗Macbeth‘ at the Artrix Theatre. It is an excellent opportunity for the students to work in a professional environment and regularly attracts the interest of previous students who return to take technical and directorial roles.
SHAKESPEARE EVENING The Shakespeare Schools Festival performance was presented again at a ‗Shakespeare, Dance and Music Evening‘ in the College Theatre on Monday 29th November. In the afternoon of that day it was performed to 180 students from our primary schools and was a huge success. The Dance and Music departments contributed a range of performance pieces to the event which included GCSE dance work, songs from the show ‗Beauty And The Beast‘ and African Drumming. The audiences were most appreciative and in the words of one Year 5 student, ‗it was the best thing ever‘.
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C & T THEATRE COMPANY C & T Theatre Company, who are resident in College three days a week, are an enormous asset to the cross-curricular and extended day work of Bishop Perowne as an Arts College. What follows is a brief taster of the wide ranging work that Dan Morgan, C & T Theatre‘s Senior Animateur, is involved in with our students. A project in the Mathematics Department will culminate soon in the presentation of work by students. It is planned for this to happen to the whole of Year 7 as a way of disseminating good practice and of sharing the ideas and progression that has grown out of the project. The Drama Com disabled adults group will be up and running again in the very near future and the C & T extended day groups are still attracting a good number of students. An application has been made for a grant from the Lottery Fund which would support the work with Drama Com. The C & T Extended Day group is working on an important project in collaboration with OXFAM looking at the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. C & T are also working in Year 9 PSHE with the Millennium Development Goals project. This project concludes around Easter 2011 with a DVD campaign which will be sent to our Local MP and Downing Street. In Year 9 MFL C & T are working on a project based on Samuel Beckett‘s ‗Waiting For Godot‘ which will eventually result in a performance to a public audience with the play performed in English and the original French language. In Year 8 Bishop Perowne‘s Eurovision Song Contest is back – this works with three Year 8 classes in engaging students with the culture and language of French, Spanish and German with a view to raising intake at KS4 Languages.
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Arts Award The Arts Award accreditation, which we have previously been so successful in achieving mainly the Bronze level with our students, is now being further developed as a foundation course for GCSE. The three year GCSE structure has enabled the Silver Arts Award to be introduced at Year 9 in the Drama Department. 30 students are now studying the course and will use this as an introduction to the many techniques and skills required for the GCSE course.
Dance Leaders—Primary Link In a similar way to the Silver Arts Award the Dance Leaders course is being used as a foundation to GCSE in Dance. Students will gain the award by the end of Year 9 and, as part of this, have been working in the primary schools giving workshops to the Year 2 students. This is an aspect of the course which will develop and students will revisit our primary partners as the year progresses.
Worcester Symphony Orchestra The Worcester Symphony Orchestra performed a concert at Bishop Perowne College on the 20 th November. The concert was aimed at children and followed an open rehearsal to which students from our partner schools were also invited.
Arts Workshops Mr Hewson, the Subject Leader for Art, in collaboration with one of our parents, has made a successful bid for £1,200 to fund the setting up of a series of evening and weekend arts workshops. These will be offered to adults from the community and particularly targeted at parents of our Primary partner schools students. Visiting artists will run the workshops. To support this and extend the impact of the work a shop front in the Crowngate Shopping Centre in Worcester will have a large display of student work and photographs from across the Performing Arts.
Vamos Theatre Company Vamos Theatre Company visited Bishop Perowne on Tuesday 16th November when they performed their nationally acclaimed ‗Nursing Lives‘. All of our Year 8 students, the Creative Media students and the Specialist Intake Group, were able to see the performance in the theatre. Following this the company gave a workshop to the Specialist Intake Group in the techniques and skills of using masks in performance. The Director of the Company, Rachael Savage, also spent an hour with the Creative Media group discussing the production process with them and giving them an insight into the demands of touring a show on a national scale. This was an invaluable experience for all our students and we hope to repeat it with further Vamos visits in the future.
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Spirit Dance Company Making good use of the new Performing Arts Studio is professional dancer Shaun Cope from Spirit Dance Company. Shaun is choreographing for the Wyre Boyz group which meets ever Friday from 3.00 to 4.15pm. Their last performance was at the opening of the studio when they danced alongside artists from the Birmingham Royal Ballet. The project is funded by Floss and the Worcester Arts bid.
Ace Dance and Music Company Ace Dance and Music are a company working with a group of 20 G & T dance students as part of the Extended Day activities. They have been working with the group every Wednesday since September and will be in College until Christmas.
Annual Dance Show The annual Dance Show, in which between fifty and a hundred dancers presented their work in all different styles and genre was on the evenings of Tuesday and Wednesday 14th and 15th December. Students from all year groups took part and presented work from both KS3, KS4 and pieces that have been developed by students in their own time. Both evening performances played to a full house and the students presented a wide range of dance styles. The Dance Show has become a big event on the extensive calendar of performances each year and this is down to the tremendous enthusiasm of our students and the invaluable support given by our parents/carers.
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Rock School Performance—1 December 2010 Congratulations to the Year 9 Rock School group and Year 11 band who, having formed their bands in September as part of the Rock School course, performed in their first Gig. Each band played a 10 minute set of three or four songs showing the huge amount of progress they have made during the term. We look forward to the group‘s next performance in the Summer term for the Live Music Performance unit of the course.
Year 7 and 8 Drama Club The Drama Club is part of the extended day activities that run throughout the College and meets from 3.00 to 4.00pm every Wednesday. The students are currently working on a pantomime style performance which they are hoping to present sometime in January. The plan is also to combine this with the making of a film which would give the students the opportunity to work in the new television and recording studio that was opened this year.
Worcester Sixth Form College Production On the 8th of December thirty students from the Year 9 Silver Arts Awards course attended the matinee performance of the musical ‗Rent‘ (Schools Version) at the Sixth Form College. As well as being an entertaining afternoon for the students it was also an opportunity to fulfil a part of their curriculum studies in terms of completing evaluations of a live performance. It was also a chance for them to see previous students from Bishop Perowne in action as, in both the Sixth Form and the College of Technology performances, we are always represented by a strong contingent of our past students. The production was, as all agreed, excellent! In the evening of the same day a group of thirty Year 10 and 11 students will be attending the same production. This is more as an enjoyable experience for our students but it also forms part of the extended day activities which support curriculum learning.
Forced Closure of College Please note that if it is necessary to close College due to adverse weather conditions parents will receive a text message from school. We shall also contact the following local radio stations and ask that announcements are made. The radio stations are:
BBC Hereford and Worcester BRMB Radio Wyvern Heart FM The Bear
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Worcester Young Chef Competition Two Year 9 students, India Fanelli and Joseph Ingles took part in the Worcester Young Chef competition held at the Worcester College of Technology. They had to plan, cook and serve a healthy two course meal for under £12 in 90 minutes. They competed against Year 10 and 11 students from Nunnery Wood High School, Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College and Christopher Whitehead Language College. They both worked very hard and produced a high standard of results. Joseph did amazingly well and came second winning a cash prize. Well done to both of them.
Trip to German Market in Birmingham On Thursday 2nd December, the Modern Foreign Languages Department took 43 students from Year s 7 and 8 to the Birmingham German Christmas market. All were very excited about the day and they were not to be disappointed. Here are some of the comments of the students. ― When we arrived we went to the longest part of the market. On the way we bought lots of souvenirs and food- pretzels! After that we went back to get registered and then we explored the market further. Firstly, we went to the merry-go-round and then we bought a huge bag of German style doughnuts. Then we looked around the curved shape part of the market. Whilst we were looking around it started to snow heavily. My trip to the German Market was amazing. Danke.‖ Will Key Year 7 ―The German market was a huge and exciting place. There was lots of good things and lots of stalls. I thought it was very good and would definitely go again.‖ Sam Taylor, Alex Lawrence, Ewan Cheyne and Lewis Woods – Year 7 ―Today I enjoyed the whole market. I bought some snacks and Christmas presents. But best of all is that we got to be independent and explore on our own.‖ Jamie Williams –Year 7 ―We enjoyed the whole experience of the German Market and learning new things. We also answered a German quiz which taught us new things.‖ Ellie Monk and Danielle Barratt- Year 8 Mrs J Clements- Modern Foreign Languages
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HEALTH AND SAFETY INSPECTION - 26th November 2010
An inspection of the site was carried out by Mr W Alloway accompanied by Mr Michael Whitehouse, the College Governor responsible for Health and Safety on the above date. It is an enormous site and we obviously found some issues that need attention. I would like to reassure you that all the issues that we found were minor and many will have been rectified by the time you read this newsletter. We were impressed by the condition of the site generally and would like to express our thanks to the Site Management Team who work so hard, especially at the moment with the weather conditions we are experiencing. I would like to confirm that our major consideration when considering whether to close the site is the health and safety of all that use it.
One issue that we are aware of is that the assembly point in case of a fire is adjacent to some of our buildings. Now that the Astro-turf is completed we plan to, without warning to make it as realistic as possible, hold one on an alternative part of the site in case we ever need to move the current site because of the proximity of the fire or for access reasons. Bill Alloway NAS/UWT Health and Safety Representative.
Promotional DVD We are currently in the process of creating a promotional DVD to help publicise the College to prospective students in the local area. We will also be using footage to jazz up our website and promote the use of interactive content. Filming will begin after the Christmas break and will take place throughout January, with the majority of filming taking place during the second week of term.
The DVD will last around 10 minutes and will be broken into four sections: Who we are, what we offer, the student experience and why choose us? Across these themes we will explore the history and ethos of the College, what makes us different from other Colleges and an honest insight into the daily School life of six students. The core insight will be achieved through six, ‗a day in the life of...‘ interviews, during which a student will explain what a typical day at Bishop Perowne is like for them. We have chosen this format, as it gives the most open view of our College.
Any questions or ideas you may have about the process, please feel free to contact me at mscott@bishopperowne.worcs.sch.uk.
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All WEATHER PITCH OPENING On Monday 13th December the new All Weather Pitch situated on the College playing fields was officially opened. The project was financed by the King‘s School and will be used by Bishop Perowne each morning and by The King‘s School each afternoon and Saturdays. The opening ceremony was performed by Councillor Mary Drinkwater, leader of Worcester County Council, in front of pupils from both schools and a gathering of invited guests including the Member of Parliament for Worcester, Mr Robin Walker. Speeches were also made by Mr Tim Keys, Headmaster of The King‘s School, followed by Ms Julie Farr, Headteacher of Bishop Perowne. Mr Keys thanked those who had worked to get the pitch built and looked forward to fixtures between both schools in those sports for which the pitch has been designed. Ms Farr accepted the challenge. After cutting the tape, Mrs Drinkwater congratulated both schools on forming their partnership and creating such a wonderful asset. The pitch is available for both hockey and football (full size or five-a-side) and can be hired outside school hours by the public. Anyone interested should contact Bishop Perowne to make a booking.
Do you need: A venue for a conference? A meeting place for you club? A performance/theatre space with a sprung floor and professional quality sound/lighting? Sports facilities? ICT facilities? A dining facility?
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LRC NEWS Students from Bishop Perowne College willingly offered their time over the summer holiday to assist with the Summer Reading Challenge in the Worcester Libraries. They were all keen and avid readers and wanted to share their passion for books with younger students. Some of them had previously taken part in the SRC themselves. The students volunteered as much or as little as they could, and worked in the City Library, St Johns, Warndon and Malvern. The highlights were spending time with the younger children and talking to them about their books, or helping them to select new ones. Many helped out with extra duties including shelving returned books. The younger children felt happy to talk to people who were nearer their age rather than grown-ups. Everyone of our students enjoyed the experience and say that they are looking forward to doing it again next year. Each of the volunteers received a certificate from the Libraries for their help, and they were also awarded additional certificates in school as they represented Bishop Perowne College so well. The students involved were:Bethany Haughtey Katy Morris Saraah Munnebah Georgia Robinson Abigail Rudge Summer reading challenge report by Georgia Robinson F009 P3
Every year I have lots of fun at the Worcester Summer Reading Challenge. I make lots of friends. I get another book every week. First when you want to start it you just have to ask any of the librarians if you can join in and they are delighted to get more everyone participating. The theme of the reading challenge changes every year, my favourite is the Big Grow . When you join up you will be given a picture which you have to colour in and write your name on. There are three different levels you have to go through to get the medal and the certificate. It gives you a chance to use your library card during the holidays for fun and to read for enjoyment.
When I went this summer I volunteered at the Worcester Reading Challenge and I helped put away books and helped the little children pick books to read and encouraged some of the people that came in to have a look at the Reading Challenge. Everyone there was really nice and appreciated help from some of us school pupil librarians.
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LRC NEWS My love for the poppy by Hannah Finn Gunshot, the only sound you can hear and the atmosphere filled with smoke Running is all you can do, why am I doing this do you ask? Lying on the battlefield, wounded. thinking of your loved ones Fire, engulfing the weak , challenging the strong A child screaming, there is nothing you can do Sleep, my man sleep as the Lord carries you to heaven The blessed place, no more suffering. just peace. As I stand here in the rain, thinking of my Great Grandfather All the deeds he did, to spare his life for me and you The one and only image comes into my head
The faithful poppy
AUTHOR— Malorie Blackman On the evening of 4th November Malorie Blackman came to Worcester, an event organised by Waterstones. A small group of staff, students and parents from Bishop Perowne joined the audience. Malorie Balckman who is best known for the Noughts & Crosses series and exploring ethical issues in her books, held a rare question and answer session when she visited Worcester.
Malorie has written more than 50 books aimed at children and teenagers and her work has work numerous awards. Noughts & Crosses was included in the Big Read list, a BBC survey to find the nation‘s best-loved book. It was also adapted into a stage play by the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her books have been translated into more than 15 languages including Japanese, French and Welsh. We were also privileged to a reading from her new book, ―Boys Don‘t Cry‖ which is a sensitive book about single fatherhood for a teenage boy. It‘s a wonderful, touching read for both boys and girls.
It ploughs straight in with Dante being left holding his baby he hadn‘t known anything about until his former girlfriend abandoned their daughter with him. But it is more than about just single parenting.
Serious questions about stereotypes are raised and the ungratefulness of teenagers and their relationship with their parents is shown to be part of growing up and is tackled from both sides. Humour is well used so what could be a depressing read has light moments.
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LRC NEWS—Author, Malorie Blackman continued... Every boy needs to read it for the reality of bring up baby and for the realisation that gays are normal human beings. So many issues, yet this story does not become an ‘issue novel’ and I was left feeling very positive at the end. Or is it the end—will there be a sequel?
Malorie Blackman signing books at the event
KIDS LIT QUIZ Following several heats in school and many practise sessions, two teams of four represented Bishop Perowne College in the Regional Kids Lit Quiz on Monday 15th November. We arrived at the Triumph Standard Club, Coventry, along with teams from all over the region. The Quiz Mater, Wayne Mills, started the quiz at 6pm, and included rounds with titles such as Insects, Rabbits, Pigs and Pirates. The teams played their jokers on Round 3 which was a picture quiz about Myths and round 9 which was questions about Roald Dahl. Scores gained in these rounds were doubled. At half time, and a well deserved break, both teams were doing well. Competition was very high, and the final scores from 24 teams were extremely close. Team One finished a respectable 14 th place with a score of 63.5, while Team Two came and amazing 7th with 68.5. Team Two also had the highest score in one of the rounds and won a set of books to share between them. A further excitement to the evening was that a group of four authors, Marie-Louise Jensen, Leila Rasheed, Ann Evans and David Calcutt, were competing for fun, and their signed books were available for the competitors and audience to buy. The authors did extremely well, but there score did not count in placing the student teams.
Team One
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Jessica Tobin, Glyn Reilly Harrison,
Imogen Fraser-Clark, Jamie Williams
Georgia Robinson and Millie Gaffey
Olivia Thomas and Abigail Rudge
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LRC NEWS—Author Visit—David Calcutt, We were delighted to welcome children‘s author David Calcutt on November 12th. David was born in the town of Wednesbury in the industrial West Midlands. He has worked as a Playwright, Director and Storyteller, he has written and directed several large-scale community plays and also written many plays and adaptations for BBC Radio. His first plays were written for youth theatres, and several of the plays for young people are published for use in schools and colleges. Most of the more recent plays have been written for Midland Actors Theatre, and a new play for the company ―The White Shining Land‖ is due for production in 2010. David is also a novelist and poet. His first two novels, ―Crowboy‖ and ―Shadow Bringer‖ have been published by Oxford University Press, and a third novel, ―The Map of Marvels‖, was published in May this year. Also due for publication in October 2010 is ―Robin of the Greenwood‖, a collection of illustrated Robin Hood stories, with Barefoot Books. David says he has written and made up stories for as long as he can remember. As a boy, he liked reading comics and watching cowboy films. The two books that really fired his imagination were ―Treasure Island‖ and ―Moby Dick‖. Along with ―Don Quixote‖, they still remain favourites. David spent an hour with the Year 7 students, telling them about his varied life as an actor, playwright and author, including a question and answer session. Many students purchase his novels, and all three are available in the library.
READATHON Students from Year 7 took part in a sponsored Readathon in aid of the Rainbow Trust. Rainbow Trust Children‘s Charity provides emotional and practical support to families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness. Rainbow relies almost entirely on voluntary donations and through the generosity of our supporters we are able to help around 1,000 families a year. This was done in conjunction with Waterstones Book Shop, High Street, Worcester. The students have raised over £140.00. Linda Bromyard, Librarian, would like to thank all the participants, their friends and families for their generosity. Yasmine, from Waterstones is delighted with the amount, and says thank you on behalf of the charity, as many children will benefit.
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LRC NEWS 'Heroes and Villains of Worcestershire' The great, the good, and the very, very bad from Worcestershire's past live again in this informative, lively and entertaining collection of more than 700 mini-biographies of county men and women from across the centuries. All of human life is here, from composers to conmen, from military men - and a woman - to medical pioneers and nineteenth-century manufacturers, from daring explorers to one of the great entertainers of the music hall era. The county can claim many more who were either born or lived here for a major part of their lives, who made their mark with colourful enterprise or diligent toil. All of them called Worcestershire home and their contribution to its rich and varied history is remembered here in this well-researched and engaging book. Terry Wardle who has visited Bishop Perowne College on numerous occasions is the author of this delightful book. We are delighted that our College is mentioned in this book, along with Vesta Tilley, music hall artist and male impersonator and William Perrins, formerly a chemist but better known for the famous Lee and Perrins Worcester Sauce. Two of our Communities are named after these famous Worcester characters. The others being Cecil Duckworth and Duncan Fearnley Terry Wardle says “Interestingly the first shipment of convicts from Worcestershire to Australia in 1787 included only women, no men at all. In fact Worcestershire transported more women than anywhere else in the country outside London on that first fleet. This is not necessarily as discriminatory as it sounds. They probably transported the women and hung the men, so I know which group I would have preferred to be in�
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LRC NEWS—Student Librarians Linda Bromyard, Librarian, would like to thank all the student librarians for all their hard work and support over the autumn term. They have worked so hard in keeping books in order, issuing and returning books, dealing with enquiries, cataloguing books and also on various projects. The students have made posters to promote reading as a hobby to other students. These posters will be displayed in the Worcester City Library. Many thanks to: Year 7 Jade Cox Amber Curtis Amelia Digger Hannah Finn Millie Gaffey Glyn Reilly Harrison Chloe Leith Shannon Patrick Jessica Sheridan Olivia Thomas Lewis Wood
Year 8 Chloe Matthews Erinn Melville Georgia Robinson Abigail Rudge Jessica Tobin
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LRC NEWS The young people in Worcestershire have been Speed Dating with books from a long list of eligible books for the Worcestershire Teen Book Award. They will be selecting six books to be shortlisted, then reading them over the Spring term. They will vote on them at their schools or libraries, to decide the winner of the WTBA 2001. There will be an Award Ceremony to announce the winner on Thursday, 31st March with a guest author Harriet Goodwin and entertainment. There will also be a quiz based on the six short listed books for all the participating schools. The photographs show photos of students at Bishop Perowne College taking part in the Speed Dating.
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SPORTS DEPARTMENT NEWS As of 1st November the PE Department has been undergoing a few changes to improve the standards of performance for all students at Bishop Perowne. Our new motto is ‗Participation to reach Potential‘ which reflects our belief in maximising the abilities of everyone. We are currently reviewing our practice timetable and are keen to offer as many opportunities out of school hours as possible. One of our new initiatives is the House Sports Competition where all of the pupils will have opportunities in a range of sports to compete against their opposing houses. Everyone is invited to these sessions regardless of ability. Our shared use of the Astroturf has also been an exciting change and all of the students will have opportunities to improve their skills on it as the year progresses. Another adaptation we have made to our policies is to stress the importance to the pupils to bring their PE Kit even if they are injured. This is because within a PE Lesson the students take on many different roles eg Official, Coach, Judge, Performer and if they are unable to perform they will still be part of the lesson taking on one of the other roles. Mr J Preece Head of Physical Education
Year 8 Rugby—v Nunnery Wood High School Won 12—5 The boys put in an excellent performance to defeat a spirited Nunnery side. After scoring early on, we had to defend for large parts of the game but the determination and spirit of the team shone through as we scored late in the second half to achieve our victory. A well deserved win! Well done boys. Try Scorers—Oliver Biddle and Ieuan Howells.
Rugby Tournament at Evesham Rugby Club—Year 9 /10 v. Bedley v. Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic Collge v. Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College (seconds)
won Lost Lost
10 — 5 20 — 5 15—10
The girls played some excellent rugby and were very impressive at off loading the ball in the tackle. Well played everyone! Lucy Avery, Lucy Baldwin, Lucy Berry, Samantha Burns, Raha Eskafi, Beth Giddings, Shaunie Mellor, Laura Mitchell, Lauren Williams.
Community Netball—November On a cold Wednesday afternoon many Year 7‘s showed a great interest in Netball and participated in the first community Netball Tournament with the help of some Year 8‘s. Rebecca Hooper and Rebekah Barwell in Year 11 assisted with the organisation and recording of the scores. Fearnley had the best turn out and being supported by Mrs Stevens ensured they gave a sound performances throughout. Duckworth were recovering from illnesses but still achieved draws against both Perrins and Tilley. Perrins played extremely well, possibly due to the coaching from Mrs Rees. They won against Fearnley 2v1 and 2v0. Tilley played really well and won one, lost one and drew one. All girls who came put on a great performance and showed excellent sportsmanship. It was great to see new faces and hopefully we‘ll see even more next time. Well done girls! Results: 1st Fearnley , 2nd Tilley, 3rd Duckworth, 4th Perrins
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SPORTS DEPARTMENT NEWS—MULTI SPORT FESTIVAL Our students had an excellent evening performing in a range of sports with some real success. We managed to win the girls‘ Badminton tournament which was a real achievement for the girls. The boys were placed second. In the Rowing and Table Tennis we had mixed success but the Dodgeball team again were very successful on the evening. Well done to all of the students who took part.
Jordan Blake Liam Blake Louis Bourke Samantha Burns Rebecca Capewell Paul Chapman Freddie Court-Jones Jack Dennehy Jack Dickenson Ike Fallon Emma Fletcher Joshua Guest Elizabeth Guinivan Leigh Hewitt Owen Hewitt Sarah Hull Lucy Page Charlies Prince Rory Rawstron Emma Shuard Jamie Smith Summer-Mae Taylor Ashleigh Raymond Abigail Whitehouse Kodi Ward
GIRLS’ FOOTBALL—V Christopher Whitehead Language School The U13 girls won 7—1 in an impressive performance seeing many Year 7‘s playing for the first time alongside Captain Abbie Fallon-Wilson who scored 5 of the goals, an excellent role model.
The U16 girls were without many players and battled hard to secure this victory against strong opposition. Thanks for supporting the team to Lucy Avery, Jordan Blake, Sammie Burns, Emily Burton, Shanice Hobbs, Abigail Lake, Nicky Le Proivenden and Abigail Whitehouse for stepping in and securing our place at the top of the league.
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SPORTS DEPARTMENT NEWS Simon Williams, Year 10 was honoured with two trophies at the Worcester Canoe Club at the end of the racing season in October. He was presented with the award for Most Improved Paddler and also the Junior Award. Simon can be seen training at the club 5-7 times a week, including on river and on land training. He has had a very successful year and has been promoted to Division 5 in marathons and Boys C for sprints. Simon has also been to Nottingham for a weekend training course and further afield to Hungary for competing and training. Simon who is delighted to receive the awards, says ―a huge thank you to everyone at the club and everyone else who has help and supported me. It really does mean a lot.‖ However, although competing has finished for the winter, training continues to keep up fitness levels ready for next year.
Simon with the Junior Award Trophy (left) and the Most Improved Paddler Trophy
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SPORTS DEPARTMENT —British Indoor Kayak Championships 2010 November was host to this year‘s British Indoor Kayak Championships at Lee Valley, North London, and it proved another exciting competition, attracting entrants from as far away as Europe and the USA. Olympic Gold medallist Tim Brabants and World and European Champion Ed McKeever were there too, competing amongst the stars of tomorrow in the Under 10 to Under 16 classes! Racing began on the Saturday with the 200m races followed by the 5000m team relay. Sunday saw racing across 500m and 1000m distances. With £750 prize money up for grabs for the eventual winners there was all to paddle for! Simon Williams Y10 at Bishop Perowne took part in the under 16‘s 200m race, and finished second in his final race. Simon is a member of the Worcester Canoe Club and trains 5-7 times a week. This includes training on the river and on -land running and gym. Simon said that racing with paddling machines is a very different experience to racing on rivers and lakes. All competitors were on stage and in full view of the spectators the whole time. It was very worthwhile, and he thoroughly enjoyed it Whilst all the winners showed fantastic skill and technique, the Championships also provided a great platform for the stars of tomorrow who will be truly inspired after sharing a stage with some of the sport‘s most successful athletes.
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SPORTS DEPARTMENT NEWS— Year 9 Netball Tournament The Year 9 girls went to Nunnery Wood for the annual district Netball Tournament. They placed three games in their tough group. During the first game against Kings, the girls showed their determination and kept going right up until the final whistle when unfortunately they lost. The second game against The Chantry High School looked to be another loss when it was 3 v 1 at half time. However, during the second half the girls pulled together and we came out with a draw with the final score 4 v 4. The last game of our group was against St Mary‘s Convent. The girls by this time were playing to their best and managed to keep it at a 1 v 1 draw at half time after numerous occasions of great defending by the girls. In the last minute of play St Mary‘s Convent took the lead with a shot from the edge of the circle. The results meant that unfortunately we did not go through to the next round. The girls presented the school very well and showed great sportsmanship both during and after the games. Well done girls!. The following Year 9 girls took part:Jordan Blake, Samantha Burns, Emily Dinsdale, Raha Eskafi, Charlotte Jones, Eve Rawstron, Tia Teague (Captain), and Abigail Whitehouse.
Year 7 Netball Game—Wednesday 17th November On Wednesday, the Year 7 girls were rushing around due to the absence of the Captain to make sure they had enough players to play the game against Witton Middle School. Rose Davis stepped in last minute as Captain against her previous school. Claudia Taylor offered to play as soon as she knew Emma Fletcher was absent and put on a great performance. Emily Dinsdale from Year 9 helped coach the team and gave excellent points during quarter times. The girls played really well and won the game 8 v 6. The player of the match was Katie Hawkins, who made some excellent shots throughout the game.
Year 7: Rosie Davis, Molly Freeth, Katie Hawkins, Eden Openshaw, Lucy Preece, Claudia Taylor and Sofia Thorpe.
Year 8 Netball Game—Thursday 18th November The Year 8 girls gathered to face an extremely tough game against Christopher Whitehead Language College. On the night Christoper Whitehead were the better team but the girls kept going until the final whist le. All girls came on and represented the College excellently. Girls who played were:
Kirsty Craven, Joanna Edwards, Charlotte Gwilliam, Paige Harrison, Leigh Hewitt (Player of the match), Laura Salt, Katie Tippins, Jessica Tobin and Georgia Watkins.
Year 7 Netball Game—Thursday 19th November The girls proud of their win on Wednesday faced Christopher Whitehead at home in the Sports Hall. Again, with two absences the team pulled together and enjoyed the game. Eden Openshaw made numerous interceptions which kept Christopher Whiteheads score down. Again, Rosie stepped in and acted as Captain and led the team very well. They showed great sportsmanship and kept their heads up through the whole game. Well done girls!
Suffiah Ajmal, Rosie Davis, Molly Freeth, Eden Openshaw, Lucy Preece, Claudia Taylor, Sofia Thorpe.
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SPORTS DEPARTMENT NEWS—Netball against Tudor Grange The Year 8 team played against Tudor Grange on Wednesday 8th after being postponed due to snow. The team only had five players at the end of the day due to illnesses but two players stepped in at the last minute. It was an extremely close game as at half time it was a tie 8 v 8, but the Year 8 team pulled together and managed to secure a win 12 v 7. The Year 9 team played extremely well against Tudor Grange. The quarters seemed to go by quickly but in the last quarter Tudor Grange stepped up their performance and took a win from us 14 v 10. However, Year 9 took the points as Tudor failed to have a full Year 9 team and had Year 10‘s step in for them. The Year 9 girls played extremely well against the tough opposition who barely missed a shot.
Team Year 8 Jordan Blake Emily Dinsdale India Fanelli Bethany Fuller Charlotte Jones Summer-Mae Taylor Abigail Whitehouse
The Year 10 team played at Tudor Grange. It was an extremely tight game with Tudor Grange‘s excellent shooters. Again they scarcely missed a shot. Our Year 10‘s gave it their all coming closer to their score in the last two quarters, but there was not quite enough minutes to catch them up the final score was 14 v 13 to Tudor Grange. Team Year 10 Lucy Baldwin Katy Irish Izzy Jones Shaunie Mellor Gabrielle Watkins Georgia Wood
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SPORTS DEPARTMENT NEWS—Year 7 Rugby
This area is always going to be a step into the unknown due to the fact that not only are the students new to the school and each other, but the activity itself is often new as well especially the contact part. Having said that they have been training as a team every Thursday, albeit the attendance has been erratic recently, especially with the cold weather. Even so, this team managed to put up a strong performance against Whitton Middle School whose team have been playing together a lot longer, narrowly losing 15—5. They are now eagerly looking forward to playing in the floodlit tournament at The Chantry before Christmas, weather permitting. The team: William Garrad, James Hathaway, Cameron Hobbins, Edward John, William Key, Freddie Lockett, Thomas Maiden, Matthew Makranczy, Luke Mitchell, Harvey Roach, Alex Van-Wienen, Daniel Wilson, Ben Young.
SPORTS DEPARTMENT NEWS—Year 7 Rugby Despite the weather most groups are now well into their Cross Country season and running well, although the weather conditions must be taken into account by all students. The results to date per year group are as follows:Year 7 Girls:
Tilley, Fearnley, Duckworth, Perrins
Boys:
Perrins, Duckworth, Fearnley, Tilley
Overall:
Fearnley, Duckworth, Tilley, Perrins
Individual Winners:
S Tothill and D Wilson
Year 8 Girls:
Duckworth, Tilley, Perins, Fearnley
Boys:
Perrins, Tilley, Fearnley, Duckworth
Overall:
Tilley, Perrins, Fearnley, Duckworth
Individual Winners:
E Studholm and M Sowden
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SPORTS DEPARTMENT NEWS—continued... Year 9 Girls:
Tilley, Fearnley, Duckworth, Perrins
Boys:
Tilley, Duckworth, Fearnley, Perrins
Individual Winners:
E. Burton and L. Smallman
Year 10 Girls:
Perrins, Tilley, Duckworth, Fearnley
Boys:
Duckworth, Fearnley, Perrins, Tilley
Overall:
Duckworth, Fearnley, Tilley, Perrins
Individual Winners:
R. Hodson and M. Zatorski
There is a grand final race where the top individual runners from Year 9, 10 and 11 are selected to run in the District Championships on Wednesday afternoon at The Grange on the 19th January 2011. Top names to look out for so far are:-
Emily Burton Daniel Colburn Emily Dinsdale Harry Green Rebekka Hodson Oliver Roberts Lewis Smallman Alexander Steenson Joseph Terry Abigale Whitehouse Nicholas Wilson Marcin Zatorski
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SPORTS DEPARTMENT NEWS—William and Freddie Lockett William made the transition from the Optimist dinghy to the Laser 4.7 dinghy earlier this year. He was selected to represent team GB at the European Championship in Hourtin, France – an experience he will value forever. He then took part in trials for the National Winter Squad and was picked as one of the top 20 sailors for that class in the country. He spent October half term training at the National Sailing Academy in Weymouth rubbing shoulders with the Olympic Squad as they prepared to fly to Perth, this included Ben Ainsley and Paul Goodison. On the weekend of the 13 th and 14th November Will took part in his first National competition for the Laser 4.7 – he did brilliantly and came 5th over all and was 4th British sailor. There were over 60 boats competing in the competition. William is going from strength to strength with his sailing and is really enjoying the new challenges of a bigger more powerful boat.
Freddie is following in his brothers footsteps with sailing. Over the summer Freddie took part in his first National competitions for the Optimist Dinghy. To get a national ranking he had to compete in three competitions (two weekends and one week long). Freddie did brilliantly and his first ranking was 133rd out of all sailors in the class aged upto 15 – he is ranked the 12th under 11 year old in the country. The competition was really hot this year with the largest number of optimists taking part in the national competition – over 450 in one competition (quite a sight on the water). He maintained his place in the West Zone Squad and is on target for a national squad place next year.
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SPORTS DEPARTMENT NEWS—House Football On a very wet and windy night 48 boys braved the weather to represent their communities and enjoy three games of competitive football. The Year 7 boys played to a very high standard but Duckworth quickly established themselves as the team to beat, unfortunately nobody could and they went onto dominate the tournament winning all their games.
The Year 8 event was not as well attended but Perrins organised themselves very well and were worthy winners.
Year 11 Football The boys played their first match on the Astroturf and beat a very determined King‘s Norton Boys‘ School 2—0. The weather conditions were atrocious with a very strong wind and heavy rain but the lads played some good possession football and ran out worthy winners. Goal scorers:
Kriston Baker and Robert Crowe
House Rugby (Year 8) Again the weather made it very difficult for any high quality rugby but the boys from Perrins kept the ball in hands a little better and ran in some very good individual tries. Winners:
Perrins
Well done to all who played. Oliver Biddle, Charles Beesley, Kieran Burns, Rhys Carr, Adam Davies, Luke Ford, Joshua Guest, Connor Haynes, Ieuan Howells, David Hudson, Thomas Jeynes, Daniel Jones, Alexander McLaughlin, Jack Passey, Daniel Price, Matthew Sowden and Jordan Walker.
House Rugby (Year 9/10) Forty boys competed in the Year 9 / 10 House Rugby.
Tilley
v
Duckworth/Perrins
10-0
Tilley
v
Fearnley
10-5
Fearnley
v
Duckworth/Perrins
10-5
Winners
= Tilley
Second
= Fearnley
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SPORTS DEPARTMENT NEWS—Gym Event at Worcester City Gym As part of the Droitwich and Worcester School Partnership, Bishop Perowne College was privileged to be able to host our Year 2 Gymnastics Festival at the new Worcester City Gym in Diglis. Over 120 children took part from St Georges, St Barnabas, Claines and Northwick Manor and 17 Young Leaders from the College contributed fully in organising and leading the numerous skill based stations. These ranged from floor work activities to walking along beams, vaulting, inverted balances and using the A symmetric bars. The main attraction was the foam landing pit which was something new they had never experienced. The children and leaders were really impressed with the facilities and had a fantastic afternoon learning lots of new skills on Olympic standard equipment. Maybe we could have witnessed a future Olympic gymnast. Kayleigh Pearson from the Gym praised the high standard of our leaders and said they would make good coaches. Well done to:Suffijah Ajmal Jordan Blake Lily Bunn Emily Burton Paisley Carr Kayleigh Cole Jessica Collins Millie Fearns Charlotte Jones Jessica King Abigail Laker Chloe Matthews Chloe Panting Molly Robinson Georgia Surridge Summer Mae Taylor Imogen Tingle
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Approved Term Dates—Academic Year 2010—2011 Spring Term
Term Starts
Tuesday 4th January 2011
Half Term
Monday 21st February 2011 – Friday 25th February 2011
Term Ends
Friday 8th April 2011
Summer Term
Term Starts
Tuesday, 3rd May 2011
Half Term
Monday 30th May – Friday 3rd June 2011
Term Ends
Friday 22nd July 2011
Good Friday Easter Monday May Day
Friday 22nd April 2011 Monday 25th April 2011 Monday 2nd May 2011
Teacher Education Days Tuesday 26th April Wednesday 27th April 2011 Thursday, 28th April 2011
„ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY MAY I WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR‟
John Bailey Chair of Governors
We continue to rely on the support of our partner schools and colleges to make the Arts College a success. Many thanks for all they have done so far… Claines Church of England Primary School Kings School, Worcester Northwick Manor Primary School Perdiswell Primary School St Barnabas Church of England Primary School St George‟s Church of England Primary School
Merriman‟s Hill Road Worcester WR3 8LE
University of Worcester Wolverley Church of England College
Tel: 01905 746800 Fax: 01905 746846 Website: www.bishopperowne.com Email: info@bishop-perowne.worcs.sch.uk Issue: 2 Headteacher: Ms Julie Farr
Worcester College of Technology Worcester Sixth Form College
Our business partners and of course the parents
Important dates for your diary at a glance January 4th
Spring Term Begins Students Return
20th
Year 11 Parents‘ Evening
February 2nd
Year 10 Diptheria, Tetanus & Polo Vaccinations
21st
Half Term
March 31st
Year 9 Parents‘ Evening
April 8th
Term Ends
28th
Students Return
We seek to develop a caring Christian Community in which we nurture individuals, encourage learning, creativity and endeavour, inspire all to excel and reach their potential and to help all young learners to grow into active and responsible citizens who are able to make a difference in the world.