BVC Magazine Summer 2011

BVCnews Summer Term 2011

The magazine of Bo+sham Village College

Issue 5

We are the champions

Bottisham athletes lift Jubilee Cup Chris smashes cross country record

BVC athletes have retained the prestigious Jubilee Cup after runaway success in the district inter-schools competition.

A team of more than 100 students representing Years 7 to 10, were 30 points ahead of their nearest rivals.

It was the pinnacle of a successful sporting

season for the college which has seen records tumbling – most notably Year 11 student Chris Darling, who sliced more than 30 seconds off the cross country record held since 2003 and Ben Snaith (Year 10) who set three new records in one evening.

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As the school year draws to a close it is timely for us all to look back and celebrate the numerous and varied successes of our students.

As always, we continue to be amazed by the talents and achievements of so many of our students and we hope that this newsletter gives you a flavour of them, some individual and others as part of a wider team effort.

As you are aware, this year has also involved us changing our school status to become an academy.

This was a difficult decision, but ultimately the governing body decided that, on balance, the benefits of this change would best help us to protect the high quality education on offer to students at Bottisham.

It is certainly true that the additional funding that we have received as a result of this change is proving to be invaluable at a time of scarce resources.

The work of the Bottisham Education Trust has also continued to flourish this year; all partners have been engaged in delivering curriculum enrichment activities to our

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Term dates 2011/12

Autumn Term 2011 September 6 – Term begins, Year 7 only September 7 – Term begins for rest of school October 6 – Staff training day October 24-28 – Autumn half term December 16 – Term ends

A message from the principal students, which is enabling students to have a much better understanding of the world of work.

We are hugely appreciative of the commitment of our partners and look forward to further developments next year.

I would like to finish by thanking you all for your on-going interest, involvement and support in the life of BVC and wish you all an enjoyable summer holiday.

Mrs Evans

Spring Term 2012 January 4 – Term begins February 13-17 – February half term March 30 – Term ends Summer Term 2012 April 17 – Term begins May 7 – May Day Bank Holiday June 4-8 – June half term July 20 – Term ends

New leadership team

The new Student Leadership Team – Jake Mair, Grace Newton-Livens, Aldrin Manaois, Theo French, Kelly-Ann Challinor and Tahlia Rogers.

We would welcome your feedback on our newsletter, as well as any other suggestions about ways in which we can further improve our work with you; we would welcome your comments via email at feedback@bottishamvc.org or by writing to Mrs Evans directly.

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The new Student Leadership Team for the next school year has been chosen – and it was a tough task as all applications were of a very high standard.

In the end, after presentations and interviews, Jake Mair was chosen as head boy and Grace Newton-Livens, head girl.

The deputies are Aldrin Manaois, Theo French,

Kelly-Ann Challinor and Tahlia Rogers.

“All students were absolutely amazing and it was very difficult to come to a final decision,” said the principal, Mrs Evans.

“I’m sure you will agree that this is a very strong team and, no doubt, they will make a fantastic contribution to the school during the course of the next year,” she said.

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Lights, camera . . . action THREE BVC students joined the cast of a special film about Henry Morris and the history of local village colleges.

John Doak, Jake Mair and Grace Newton-Livens went in front of the cameras for the Heritage project which forms part of Sawston Village College’s 80th anniversary celebrations.

They welcomed a film-making team from Sawston, taking them round the college grounds and looking at architecture, the original school entrance and the Sculpture Trail.

They were also filmed talking about and showing some of the archive materials at Bottisham including a punishment book logging misdemeanours of former students.

“The project is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and is a project that came about when we were thinking about how to mark Sawston’s 80th anniversary,” said Lesley

Filming gets under way, with BVC students collaborating with their Sawston colleagues

Morgan, arts development manager for the Sawston and Linton areas.

“We had archive footage of the Prince of Wales planting a tree at the opening in 1930 and decided to recreate this ceremony. Then, since we had film footage of the ceremony, we decided to film it, too. This then led us to thinking about Henry Morris and his achievements in founding the

village colleges.

“In doing research, we decided it wasn’t enough to focus solely on Sawston and that it would be important to include other village colleges too,” she said.

“We have interviewed lots of people – former teachers, principals, a former chief education officer – all about the influence of Morris on their practice.”

Students join the professionals The focus this term has been on the importance of team work within the hospitality industry. We have been very fortunate to have had visits to both Anglesey Abbey and Newmarket Racecourse where working as part of a team is very important.

At Anglesey Abbey the students were given a guided tour of all the facilities on offer at the National Trust property. All key members of staff spoke to the students about their job roles and it was obvious that all members of staff worked well as a team in order to create a pleasant experience for anyone who visits Anglesey Abbey. There was a real sense of pride. The students will now return to the Abbey to be part of the team and have experience of working in the different departments.

Our trip to Newmarket Racecourse was a very

‘hands-on’ experience with the students being assigned an area in one of the many kitchens at the Rowley Mile racecourse. They worked with the professional chefs, preparing food and table decorations for the race meeting taking place the following day. The students were then given a tour of the main restaurant which overlooks the finishing line and provides food on a grand scale with some clients paying £180 for their meal and table. They also saw the private boxes used by companies and horse owners.

Both of these visits have been excellent and our thanks go to both these employers who have been very supportive of the Diploma in Hospitality course. We hope now to build on these good relationships.

Mrs Matthewson

Footage recorded at the college is to be edited by lead filmmaker – and former Bottisham student – Peter Harmer.

Mrs Morgan praised John, Jake and Grace for their efforts.

“They were all really courteous and attentive in hosting us and also very professional in front of camera, speaking eloquently as they described some of the archive materials in Bottisham.

“It was a real pleasure to come to Bottisham Village College, where we had a really warm welcome, and we would very much welcome any future opportunity to link up for collaborative projects,” she said.

The Bottisham students will receive a copy of the film, which will be about 45 minutes long, and an invitation to the premiere at Sawston on July 15.

There are also future plans to screen the film at Sawston Cinema and possibly Cambridge Film Festival.

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Sports leaders from Years 8 & 9 helped to stage sports events for primary school pupils, including a Mini Olympics, left,which saw 233 Years 3s compete

Students show sports leadership

The summer term sporting calendar has been busy, involving a number of primary school sports festivals.

Bottisham Village College has successfully hosted and organised the Year 1 Tennis Festival, Year 2 Multi Skills Festival, Year 3 Mini Olympics and the Year 5 and 6 Pentathlon Sports Festival, for our 11 feeder primary schools. In total 901 pupils have participated in themed activities run by 160 Year 8 and 9 sports leaders.

The Year 2 Multi Skills Festival in May, saw 212 Year 2s actively engaged for two hours in fundamental skills activities focusing on balance, agility and coordination. Sports leaders should be congratulated on their efforts; they interacted and engaged with younger pupils extremely well, conducting themselves in a professional manner, taking responsibility and working independently to make the event great fun.

Two weeks later, 233 Year 3s took part in the Mini Olympics Festival. Sports leaders had the challenging task of C introducing technical athletics events,

including hurdles, triple jump and long jump, discus, shot-put and javelin.

Many pupils had their first experience of such events and produced some superb performances.

The Year 5 and 6 annual Pentathlon Sports Festival is an event that many pupils in the school can remember from their primary school days. This year’s festival saw many pupils produce personal bests in highlighted pentathlon events: Rounders ball throw, 75m sprint, football throw, triple spring and standing long jump.

The festival’s noisiest and most competitive event proved to be the tug of war with pupils and staff cheering each other on.

Overall, all festivals have been thoroughly enjoyable. Primary school pupils have demonstrated excellent listening skills and smiley faces at all times! Staff have been very positive in terms of feedback regarding the sports leaders and the PE faculty has been equally impressed with the qualities and skills sports leaders have shown – Well done to all!!

Ms Martell

Pupils go down in history as winners High-scoring young historians from Cheveley took the £100 top prize in a primary quiz organised by BVC. The pupils scored 61 out of a possible 70 points after answering questions on hundreds of years of history.

“Types of questions included putting dates and historical eras into chronological order, how many languages could Elizabeth I speak and how old was Elizabeth I when her mother died?

“There were questions on the suffragettes, matching pictures to descriptions of WW2 and guessing how several kings and queens died,” said history teacher Mr Wallace.

Burwell Village College (primary) took second place and the runners-up prize of £50, while Swaffham Prior were third, winning £25.

The annual quiz is open to all the College’s feeder primary schools.

Final positions and scores were: 1 Cheveley (61); 2 Burwell VC (56); 3 Swaffham Prior (55); 4 Teversham (51); 5 Fen Ditton (49); 6 Kettlefields (47); 7 Bottisham (34); 8 Swaffham Bulbeck (28).

Children get taste of Indian culture

Some 300 Year 3 pupils from the College’s feeder primary schools were invited to take part in the annual multicultural day.

This year’s theme was India and there was plenty on offer for the children to enjoy including henna hand painting, Indian and Bollywood dancing, dhol drumming and Indian theatre.

“It is always an exciting day of exploring another culture through the medium of arts,” said Mr Minchin, arts development officer.

Summer activities

Students will be enjoying a week of summer holiday activities through the Extended Schools programme. Sessions, for Years 5-10, include musical drama, art and cookery.

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Team rises to meet charity challenge

While staff and students were enjoying a relaxing half-term break, ICT technician Mr Arnott was tackling the gruelling Three Peaks Challenge – climbing Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Mount Snowdon – for charity.

Mr Arnott and two friends completed the challenge – 25 miles walking up and down the peaks, climbing around 10,000ft and driving about 500 miles all within a 24 hour period – collecting more than £800 for emergency medical charity Magpas (Mid Anglia General Practitioner Accident Service).

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We decided that we would like to raise money for Magpas. One of the reasons for this was that a member of our group lost the use of his right arm following a serious motorbike accident, but were it not for the Magpas Helimedix he most probably would not have been here today at all.

We started the challenge at Ben Nevis at 4.50pm Saturday afternoon. The weather was good, other than a large black cloud at the top which reduced visibility to about 30ft and

Mr Arnott and his team at the summit of Scafell Pike

soaked us. There was also still a good chunk of snow up the top which slowed us down a bit (although sped us up coming down!). We climbed up and down in 4 hours 16 minutes, meaning we were back in the car at 9pm.

After a rather rubbish sleep and lots of cheese sandwiches and Mars bars, we arrived at Seathwaite ready to climb Scafell Pike, setting off for this walk at about 2.10am, head torches and all. Fortunately, we had climbed this route recently so the darkness didn’t slow us down too much, plus we could see another group of head torches in the distance!

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summit of Scafell Pike to see a rather beautiful sight of the sun rising above the Lake District and the clouds! We came down a different route finishing at Wasdale Head at around 6.25am.

From here we drove down to the final mountain, Snowdon.

We arrived at Pen y Pass around 10.40am and had chosen to do the Miners Track. This started off as a lovely, relatively flat walk but then suddenly turned into a vicious climb for about the last kilometre. We climbed up and down Snowdon in 3 hours 34 minutes, bringing us back down to the finish and the end of the challenge at 2.14pm Sunday, 21 hours and 24 minutes after we started.

Thank you to everyone who has donated to Magpas and offered us their support for the challenge.

It was very tough on the legs, in particular my knees were very achy, but the view from the top of Scafell Pike at sunrise made all the pain worth it and I would definitely like to do it again.

Mr Arnott

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Businesswoman Wendy Hallett encouraged girls to follow in her successful footsteps at a special event organised for students in Years 9 and 10.

The session was held to inspire students to become the next generation of female business leaders and entrepreneurs.

It was organised through the Modern Muse initiative which aims to work with a million young people in three years and increase the number of women running companies.

Ms Hallett is managing director of London-based Hallett Retail and past recipient of Specsavers everywoman in Retail Awards, Innovator of the Year.

Making the grade

Nearly 30 young musicians have been entered for Grade exams this year in a wide range of instruments.

Candidates have included, for the first time, primary school pupils, entered as part of the College’s music tuition programme offered to feeder primary schools.

Uniform days

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The three days set aside are Tuesday, July 26; Tuesday, August 30 and Wednesday, August 31 from 9.30am-2pm.

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Year 7 trip was just out of this world 6

In May, the Year 7s went on a trip to the National Space Centre in Leicester.

The journey was long and tiring but once we got there we discovered it was worth it.

Simulators, interactive activities and a great shop; the space centre had it all.

Climbing up the stairs to the top of the 42m rocket tower was exhausting but the view was amazing. Once at the top, we admired the view and then took the glass lift down to the bottom again. We were able to travel in our own groups and go on the activities as we wanted.

Special week out of lessons

For one week in the summer term, normal lessons are abandoned and the three remaining year groups in school embark on programmes of activities aimed at broadening their minds and experiences.

For some it meant travelling hundreds of miles for others taking part in a varied and imaginative timetable of events in school.

BVC has been offering an Activities Week for more than 20 years and it has always proved a highlight of the summer, giving students an opportunity to try things they have never tried before.

This year students were not disappointed as the week (July 1115) served up a banquet of experiences.

For Year 7s, the theme of the week was self-discovery and teamwork at the annual camp held at Eaton Vale Scout Centre, near Norwich.

Helped by an enthusiastic team of

Our highlights of the trip were going on the simulator (crash landing on the moon) and experiencing the feeling of being surrounded in little gravity which was just one activity out

While Year 9s have a week of activities based on a theme of enterprise and aspiration, Year 8s travelled to Normandy and Derbyshire

Year 11 camp leaders, they took part in a full programme of physical activities, trips out and rose to the challenges of camping and being away from home.

‘Broadening Horizons’ was the theme of Year 8’s week with some doing this literally by setting off for Normandy and Derbyshire. In France, students visited the Bayeux Tapestry, Mont St Michel and sampled local cuisine, while in the Peak District the Year 8s pulled on their walking boots and hiked through the countryside as well as spending a day at Alton Towers.

Others took part in a variety of school-based activities, enjoying a Festival of Culture which included an Italian taster session, sports from around the world, dance performance and workshops and

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Near the end of the trip, all the Year 7s gathered and entered the Planetarium where we walked through a long, dark and winding corridor and entered the huge dome. We learnt about the planets and took part in interactive quizzes about them.

After our trip to the planets, we had our trip back home. We got back on the coach loaded with sweets and chocolates from the gift shop and headed home after a long fun-filled day.

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cookery from different countries.

They also had a behind the scenes tour of Cambridge.

Enterprise and aspiration were the themes of Year 9’s week as they were encouraged to think about their futures, explore different career paths and take part in team-building activities, including movie-making, a day at Grafham Water and a celebration day to mark the end of Key Stage 3.

“Once again activities week has been a highlight of the academic year. It has been great to see students rising to the challenge and learning in such different ways,” said assistant principal, Miss Ceranic.

Years 10s, in the meantime, were all involved in work experience at companies and organisations.

Students prepare for camp

Years 7s were wellprepared for their annual camp thanks to the efforts of a group of Year 9 volunteers.

The 24 older students were trained by the charity Peace Child International to work with Year 7s on conflict resolution. They delivered a session in the most recent PSHE Day which was devoted to preparing for the five days Year 7s spend away from home.

During their training through the charity’s Ambassador Programme, Year 9s developed their leadership and public speaking skills.

They also explored how to be a good listener, recognising anger triggers, building up resilience against bullying, working with people who were different to themselves and increasing selfconfidence.

Goodbye and good luck

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After five years at Bottisham Village College, Year 11 students have said their last farewells . .

Year 11 students celebrated their last official day of compulsory schooling with a programme combining fun and formality.

Leavers’ Day meant one final day at College with their whole year group and an opportunity to reflect on five years at Bottisham Village College and their future lives.

Students left their uniforms in their wardrobes and came to school dressed as if for an interview – girls in dresses and boys in suits – and ready to enjoy the day organised by a team of teachers and support staff.

The day began with a continental breakfast in the main hall, served by staff, and the opportunity to have professional photographs taken with friends.

Then it was back to form rooms for a quiz and awards ceremonies with certificates being presented in such categories as “Best Future

Husband” and “Most Likely to be a Teacher”.

The day also included a formal assembly, led by Head of Learning for Year 11 Mr Woodman, and a special appearance by former BVC teacher Mr Rogers who was the year’s assistant head of learning

for three years.

The afternoon was given over to fun with a barbecue, karaoke and a concert showcasing some of the music and dance talent in the year.

“It was a fantastic day; the year really came together to celebrate as a group,” said Mr Woodman.

Leavers’ Day gave Year 11s the chance to relax and reminisce before their exams started

The past five years at Bottisham have definitely been memorable and no doubt we will never forget our time here. As we have grown in height, we have also grown in maturity (for some) and in ourselves. BVC has provided us all with skills that we will keep with us for life. From learning how to survive a week at Year 7 camp with minimal amounts of food and warmth, to being able to balance revision and parties in Year 11!

A big part of Year 11 is the exams and revision, but for us it’s all been about the Student Leadership Team.

Not only have we had to balance coursework with meetings and events, but we have also been doing a lot of work behind the scenes.

We’ve been having regular meetings with members of staff and school council members and, of course, sorting things out for our Leavers’ Day and Prom – all very important!

Our main focus from the start has been fundraising and charity work.

As a school we have raised literally thousands of pounds for charities such as Children in Need, Comic Relief, Kenya plus the Year 11 prom and more. So thank you to staff and students who helped with these very successful events.

Being part of Bottisham includes all the friends you meet and keep along the way, and there have certainly been a lot. No doubt when we move on and up we will miss day to day school life, but will embrace the new challenges.

Good luck to all the Year 11s over the next few years and in the future, no matter what you decide to do, I hope you are all very successful and get everything you deserve.

Thank you to the rest of the staff and pupils for supporting the team and the Year 11s on our final journey at Bottisham I wish you all good luck for the future, and never forget this Student Leadership Team!

Lydia Tabbron, head girl 2010/11

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Notes on an exhibition The art and technology exhibition on Monday, June 27, was a great success. A lot of students and parents came to view the range of two and three dimensional work on display. The work clearly showed the students had learnt and applied a broad range of techniques in a range of media.

All work also showed an exploration of individual ideas and a genuine interest in initial research. A lot of sketchbooks and design boards

helped viewers to trace the students’ ideas. Parents, visitors, staff and students from Bottisham Village College were excited about the exhibition and appreciated the opportunity to celebrate the successes of Year 11 art and technology students.

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Well done for concert

The music department would like to congratulate everyone who took part in this term’s summer concert. With more than 100 students involved, either performing or behind the scenes, it was a superb occasion and we would like to thank all students for their hard work and magnificent talents. We look forward to working with you next year and wish you all a lovely, restful summer holiday.

Mrs Rankine and Mrs Hall

What a coincidence – as Year 9 were studying Chaucer in English lessons, the Pantaloons theatre company were booking tickets for their production of The Canterbury Tales at Anglesey Abbey on June 18.

The play had started before we sat down on the grass behind the house. The actors were establishing their roles among the audience, taking pieces of picnic and trying to sell saints’ hair.

The Wife of Bath first proved she had read the tales by showing off her ‘gap-tooth’, then began her hunt for a sixth spouse, focussing on Mr Wayman.

There was excellent showmanship; it was easy to understand the sometimes complex tales.

The introduction in Middle

English was swiftly translated by a bouncy actor into modern English.

The company judged the audience very well and didn’t talk down to them as a result – they knew which tales we were looking forward to. There was even an ‘Audience Tale’ – never before seen!

One audience member commented on the enthusiasm of the cast.

Maybe it was the quick changes between characters – there were 23 – or the willingness to try anything or the energy on display, but I agree. Also mentioned was the variation of styles, in acting and musical accompaniment, that certainly kept me engaged. Adaption was a large feature and made the play more accessible.

Photo: Kit Turner

To some extent they went too far – I heard one too many Britain’s Got Talent and X Factor references which seemed like Simon Cowell poking his nose in, for the production to be convincing, but I soon forgot about this with the enthusiasm of the cast carting the play along.

Thanks to Mrs and Mr Wayman and Mrs Turner for choosing and organising an enlightening trip.

Samuel Weinberger 9.5

Year 10 students visit schools to spread the anti-smoking message Year 10 students involved in the Kick Ash initiative have been visiting partner primaries spreading the antismoking message.

Mentors found out what pupils at Burwell Village College Primary, Fen Ditton, Teversham and Cheveley schools already knew about the health effects of smoking. They then tried to challenge the children’s stereotypical views of smokers and smoking.

They did work on peer pressure and why people sometimes chose to take risks, like smoking, to show that they were fitting in with a particular friendship group.

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The students led discussions and group work and also brought some of the peer characters to life with roleplay.

Parents dropped in at the end of the session to hear about the Kick Ash programme and a little about the work that the children had been doing during the afternoon.

“An important spin off from this work is that the children will know some of the Y11s when they come to school in September, and we know from last year that this has a very positive effect for the new year 7s,” said Cathy Murphy from Cambridgeshire’s PSHE Service.

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Teachers’ pets 1 – Bonnie & Clyde

2 – Dora, Dolly, Daisy, Donald, Dolores

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Staff love their pets if a recent appeal for pictures is anything to go by! They were asked to send in photos of their animals for a quiz which formed part of Leavers’ Day and responded enthusiastically.

It seems a pity that the photos could only be seen by Year 11 students so here is a gallery of Staff Pets for everyone to enjoy.

Can you guess who their owners are?

To give you a helping hand, here are the staff members (in alphabetical order): Mr Arnott, Miss Ceranic, Mrs W. Clarke, Mrs Cooper, Miss Croxall, Miss Hanley, Mrs Hannah, Mrs Hartley Matthew, Mr Howell, Mrs Johnston, Mrs Linsey, Ms Lockett, Miss Price, Mrs Renni, Mrs Thomas and Miss Watson.

Answers at the foot of the page.

3 – Fudge aka The Dude

4 – Andy

5 – Stella

6 – Jazz

7 – Alfie

8 – Darcy

9 – Mrs Chicken

10 – Monty

11 – Murray

12 – Marnie

13 – Herbie

14 – Lara

The answers

16 – Pebbles

The owners are: 1 Mrs Johnston; 2 Mr Howell; 3 Mrs Hannah; 4 Mrs Thomas; 5 Miss Croxall; 6 Miss Hanley; 7 Mrs Renni; 8 Miss Watson; 9 Mrs Hartley Matthew; 10 Ms Lockett; 11 Mrs Linsey; 12 Miss Price; 13 Mrs W. Clarke; 14 Mrs Cooper; 15 Miss Ceranic; 16 Mr Arnott. How did you do?

15 – Merky & Moggie

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Year 7

Principal’s Prize : Madeleine Gregory; Harry Taylor.

Achievement: Arts – Jonah Spindel; English – Nick Staaf; Humanities – James Connell; ICT – Anita Arianpour; Learning Support – Madeleine Gregory; Maths – Susie Tucker; Modern Foreign Languages – Jordan Foster; Physical Education – Beth King; Science – Freya Thomas; Technology – Emily Kear.

Endeavour: Arts – Belinda Dow; English – Sophie Bell; Humanities – Becky Knights; ICT – Alex Hindle-Smith; Learning Support – Katie Chick; Maths – Harry Taylor; Modern Foreign Languages – Riordan Clark; Physical Education – Ruth Preston; Science – Charlie Brown; Technology – Anya Tabecka.

Ayesha Williams Prize for Endeavour: Xing Kai Zhao.

Year 8

Principal’s Prize: Lauren Price; James Chambers.

Achievement: Arts – Annapurna Austin; English – Lauren Bennett; Humanities – Tom Ellis-Daish; ICT – Emilia Hubbard; Learning Support – Jack Chamberlain; Maths – Chloe Millard; Modern Foreign Languages – Phoebe Nichols; Physical Education – Jake Jupp; Science – Sean Irving; Technology – Roman Armstrong.

Endeavour: Arts – Samuel Christie; English – Jourdan Ellis; Humanities – Jack Delaune; ICT – Jaina Hall; Learning Support – Harry Lewis; Maths – Jodie Foster; Modern Foreign Languages – Alisha Mendonca; Physical Education – Helena Pumfrey; Science – Grace Zeid; Technology – Henry Saunders.

We were delighted to welcome back Mr Webb as our guest speaker at our annual prizegiving celebration.

The majority of you will know and remember him in his role as teacher of history and Assistant Principal of many years’ standing. We thank Mr Webb for his years of dedicated commitment to the life of our school and his characteristic good humour. Thank you also to those students who

contributed their musical talents to the evening.

Our commitment at Bottisham is to recognise and acknowledge the efforts, talents and resilience of all our students.

Whilst there are many opportunities for us to do this during the course of the year, our traditional prizegiving celebration at the end of the school year is a true highlight.

Every year there are yet more opportunities for

Year 9

Principal’s Prize: Lily Armstrong; Samuel Weinberger.

Achievement: Arts – Leo Charlesworth; English – Xanthe Polaine; Humanities – Kate McGrath; ICT – Cameron Mackay; Learning Support – Jamie Wing; Maths – Ramganesh Lakshman; Modern Foreign Languages – Hayley Rasdall; Physical Education – Catriona Marriott; Science – Jamie Wicksted; Rank Prize for Achievement in Technology – Ben Beaumont.

Endeavour: Arts – Jola Maczkiewicz; English – Jasmin Nash; Humanities – Emma Wade-Gledhill; ICT – Samuel Weinberger; Learning Support – Billy Rayner; Maths – Marcus Wharton; Modern Foreign Languages – Josh Gulab; Physical Education – Isobel Gabain; Science – Bethany Wallace; Rank Prize for Endeavour in Technology – Tara Cross.

Year 10

Principal’s Prize: Chelsea Rogers; Dan Cornell.

Achievement: Art & Design – Kieran Gilday; Catering – Charlotte Lawrence; Citizenship – Hannah Lamb; Construction – Aldrin Manaois; Drama – Melissa Pettitt; English – Bethan Manton-Roseblade; French – Oliver Galletly; Geography – Rama Lakshman; Graphics – HayleyJayne Rix; Health & Social Care – Milly Townsend; History –

Simon Hudson; Horticulture – Jacob Fordham; Hospitality – Melissa Jolly; ICT – Millie Tapner; Learning Support – Amy Courtenay-Moore; Maths – Jake Bowden; Media – Daniel Hammond; Music – Frankie Seddon; BTEC PE – Connor Wilson; GCSE PE – Ben Snaith; Religious Studies – Grace Newton-Livens; Science – Elliot Hall; BTEC Science – Holly Parker; Triple Science (Biology) – Kelly-Ann Challinor; Triple Science (Chemistry) – Laura Foreman; Triple Science (Physics) – Jonathan Pilosof; Spanish – Dan Cornell; Textiles – Lucy Crossfield; BTEC Travel and Tourism – Matthew Fuller; Work Skills – Alex Hewitt.

Endeavour: Art & Design – Zoey Barton; Catering – Chris Jones; Citizenship – Sophie Hammond; Construction – James Crosby; Drama – Alex Snow; English – Trecia Gel Badilla; French – Natalie Bacon; Geography – Harvey Ward; Graphics – Jonny Singer; Health & Social Care – Eliza Raja; History – Jessica Adams; Hospitality – Jamie Griggs; ICT – Allen Roy Mendonca; Learning Support – Mackie Goddard; Maths – Lucia Gabain; Media – Charlotte Fleming; Music – Flora Wood; James Fisher Prize for Music – Thomas Groom; BTEC PE – Wade Reeve; GCSE PE – Jake Mair; Religious Studies – Emma Ashman; Science – Chelsea Oliver; BTEC Science – Will Bowley; Spanish – Rebecca Fountain; Textiles – Hannah Taylor; BTEC Travel and Tourism – Kelly Muller; Work Skills – Rachel Smith.

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students to give of their best, both in and out of lessons and our repertoire of prizes continues to grow. Achievement in our thriving Duke of Edinburgh award scheme is our most recent addition to the programme.

Congratulations to all of you who were awarded prizes and thank you for the immense contribution that you make to the life of the college.

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Year 11

Principal’s Prize: Nicole Davies; Bradly Devonshire.

Achievement: Art & Design – Frances Collett; BTEC – Alice Perry; Catering – Harvey Martin; Citizenship – Lydia Tabbron; Construction – Alistair Cook; Drama – Patrick Matthewson; English – Alice Hubbard; French – Lucy Abbersteen; Geography – Christopher Ennis; German – William Kingsmill; Graphics – David Ogilvie; Health & Social Care – Hannah White; Chamberlain Prize for Achievement in History – Charlie Hagger; Horticulture – Kayleigh Scrutton; ICT – Alex Gilday; Learning Support – Damien Harrison-Maw; Maths A-level – Penny Wieser; Ince Prize for Achievement in Maths – Amy Hudson; Media – Carlie Foster; Media – Jessica Foster; Music – Andrew Wightwick; Charles Curley Prize for Achievement in GCSE PE – Rebecca Knowles; Religious Studies – Richard Carlton; Additional Science – Nicole Davies; Aventis Prize for Achievement in Triple Science (Chemistry) – Ben Millard; Triple Science (Biology) – Katie Bellis; Triple Science (Physics) – Daniel Gibson; Applied GCSE Science – Josh Vowden; Spanish – Anita D’Aleo; BTEC Sport – Lizzie Mann; Textiles – Myfanwy Davies; BTEC Travel and Tourism – Mel Cornwell; Youth Award – Sinead Warnes.

Endeavour: Art & Design – Edmund Terrington; BTEC – Levi Knox; Catering – Jess Bye; Citizenship – Ryan Lee; Construction – Chris Darling; Drama – Kate Bashford; English – Daniel Sanderson; French – Lewis Steckelmacher; Geography – Charlotte Connell; German – Josh Arksey; Graphics – Oliver Smith; Health & Social Care – Ella Kent-Peters; Chamberlain Prize for Endeavour in History – Brendan Mullen; ICT – Georgia Hellmers; Maths A-level – Edward Good; Ince Prize for Endeavour in Maths – Mara Hall; Media – Emily Grass; Music – Nickie Dailly; GCSE PE – Kezia Adams; Religious Studies – Sam Stringer; Additional Science – Sian Ellis-Daish; Applied GCSE Science – Amanda Dawson; Spanish – Jonathan Malton; BTEC Sport – Ciara O’Brien; Textiles – Rebecca Webb; BTEC Travel and Tourism – Adam Judge; Youth Award – Calum Bursford; Peter Osborn Mentoring Prize – Kian Derakhshan.

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Visitor from Swaziland STUDENTS in the Geography Club participated in an exciting seminar run by a representative from the Schools2Schools link Project.

The seminar, on Thursday, June 16, aimed to develop students’ understanding of the physical and cultural geography of Swaziland.

Interesting artefacts were presented and some students got the opportunity to

dress up in traditional Swaziland outfits.

Schools2Schools representative Sela said: “Thanks so much for the warm reception I received. It was really exciting being around such enthusiastic young people.”

The Schools2Schools Link Project is helping the Geography Club to set up pen pal links with Sisekelo Secondary School in Swaziland.

Miss O’Grady

Year 10 students get a taste of Italy Year 10 students enjoyed a half-term trip to Italy.

Based at Lido di Jesolo, the beach area of Venice, the students experienced many

aspects of Italian life including gondola building, glass blowing, lace making and cookery demonstrations.

They also visited Venice’s 325 foot Bell Tower,

Doge’s Palace, Rialto Market and enjoyed a gondola ride.

Highlights included a day at Gardaland theme park and a meal at a pizza restaurant.

Forging links with Norway On Friday May 27, BVC hosted students and teachers from Thora Storm School in Norway as part of our Citizenship Partnership.

Students in Year 10 have been working on projects in Citizenship on European issues in the media. Students from our Partnerships around Europe have also been working on the same project, and teachers had met to look at the outcomes.

The visit from Thora Storm continued this work.

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Students in Year 9 worked with the Norwegian students to look at the evidence for global warming, and then with Year 10 students on North Sea Fishing issues, looking at EU policy and discussing the pros and cons of it.

Students worked well together and produced fantastic work.

The Norwegian students enjoyed punting in Cambridge and all had a fantastic experience.

Miss Gleeson

BOTTISHAM BOWLING CLUB

Looking for a new sporting challenge?

Then why not come and join us on the Bowling Green next to the Royal British Legion in Downing Close or contact our club secretary Keith Gibson 01223-811049 You can be sure of a warm welcome

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Budding beekeepers have an opportunity to take up this fast growing hobby through Bottisham Village College’s 2011-2012 Adult and Community Learning programme.

An Introduction to Beekeeping is a new weekend workshop this autumn.

New weekly courses include Writing the Short Story, Knitting for Beginners, the History of Art, Basic Drawing and Floral Art joining tried and tested favourites such as Upholstery, Languages, Cookery, Bookkeeping and Accounting and Dressmaking.

Next term there is an opportunity to study the RHS Certificate in Horticulture at Level 3. This is in addition to the Level 2 qualification which has been on the programme for

The Bottisham Ball Wow, what an evening! Great fun, fantastic atmosphere, good food, fabulous music, truly a night to remember. Without your support we would be unable to fund the marquee for the Year 11s’ Leavers’ Ball.

Many thanks to all those who helped to set up and clear away, to the bar staff for all their hard work and a special thanks to the Ball Committee for all their hard work and enthusiasm.

On behalf of the Friends of Bottisham Village College I would also like to thank our sponsors of the ball. Their support is much appreciated and plays a major part in this fundraising event.

Fashion Show with Fire Fly Clothing Following the huge success of our first fashion show, we are holding another on Friday, September 30. We will be joined by Fire Fly Clothing, stockist of many designer brands such as Hobbs, Kaliko and Phase eight as well as many high street brands.

There will also be a large range of jewellery and accessories.

Tickets on sale now: £5 adult including glass of wine, £3 under 18 including soft drink. Email friends@bottishamvc.org or telephone 07881 588971 N

Dates for your diary Fashion Show ............September 30, 2011 Quiz Night ..................November 11, 2011 Christmas Market ......November 27, 2011 Comedy Night.................February 3, 2012 Quiz Night ..............................March 2012 Fashion Show ............................April 2012 Summer Ball ........................................TBC

Support throughout the year has enabled Friends to purchase the following equipment which will bring immediate benefits to the College, Extended School provision and the local community. £500 .......................................Javelins (PE) £500 ..............................Netball posts (PE) £700.....Catering equipment (Technology) £750..............Cameras and video cameras £800....................................Pug Mill (Arts) £800 ........................Display cabinet (Arts) To continue the success of the Friends we are always seeking new committee members to join us and would look forward to seeing you at one of our meetings held once a term at the college.

Please contact friends@bottishamvc.org for further details.

Mrs Bateman

a number of years.

Full details of each course can be downloaded from the website www.bottishamvc.org/commed ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes will also be available from September.

Further details are available from the Community Office – email commed@bottishamvc.org or telephone: 01223 811372.

Musicians with a minimum of Grade 3 in woodwind, brass or percussion instruments are being sought for an informal Wind Band Day complete with performance to family and friends. Further details are available from the Community Office.

Partners offer an insight into work It has been a successful first year and now Bottisham Village College is looking forward to another positive 12 months working with its seven Trust partners (Cambridge Building Society; Cambs and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; the Faculty of Education, Cambridge University; the Marshall Group of Companies; the National Stud; Red2Green and the John Lewis Partnership).

Highlights of the past academic year have included partners taking part in the recent Activities Week, in which they delivered ‘Day in the Life of’ presentations to Year 9 students, and offering work experience placements to Year 10s.

They have also been heavily involved in PSHE Days. Mr Hall, Head of Learning Year 10, said the Partners’ input in a World of Work Day earlier this year was ‘brilliant’.

“The students really welcomed the opportunity to hear about different industries and experience what a real interview is like,” he said.

Next year, PSHE work is to be repeated and extended and in addition there will be active links with every faculty.

Partners will also be involved in a wide range of PSHE topics.

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Teams on the ball Sport

In the last three days of the Easter term the Year 7 boys and girls were crowned District Champions in two sports, a fantastic achievement.

The girls’ netball A team won all eight of their games in a district competition, beating St Bede’s 5-4 in a closely fought final.

The B team, who have also played some great netball this season, were unlucky to be eliminated from their competition on goal difference.

They lost just one of their three matches, winning and drawing the others to take joint second place.

The teams played more than two hours of netball.

“The girls played superbly with excellent attitude, skill level and determination – well done to all who played and who have been part of the squad,” said PE teacher Miss Mann.

“A huge congratulations to the squad of girls who have put in many hours in training and playing matches for the school,” she said.

The results were: B Team – BVC v Impington 3-3; BVC v St Bede’s 0- 4; BVC v Parkside 3-1. A Team – BVC v Linton 7-1; BVC v Swavesey 6-0; BVC v Impington 5-3; BVC v Melbourn 3-1; BVC v St Bede’s 3-1;BVC v Soham 6-0. Semi Final – BVC v Chesterton 4-3. Final - BVC v St Bede’s 5-4.

The boys were the winners of the district football competition with another set of great results.

Basketball pair in regional trials Good luck to BVC students Millie Breen and Jake Jupp who have made the East Region trials after being picked out by talent scouts at an inter-county basketball competition.

Representatives from England Basketball were on hand at the London-based competition in May, to pick the top 20 players from each age group to represent the eastern region in the national tournament. Millie (Year 11) and Jake (Year 8) were selected.

Congratulations as well to Kezia Adams , Millie, Sarah Loker, There have been some excellent performances in rounders matches and tournaments this term. Year 9 girls ‘A’ came third in the District (we had three teams entered).

The Year 10 team won through to the final by beating the four of the five teams in their qualifying league. In a very exciting final Bottisham lost by one rounder to the Leys school.

The standard of play by both teams was very high.

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Year 7’s successful netball teams

The scores were: BVC v Melbourn VC 1-0; BVC v Netherhall 1–0; BVC v Cottenham VC 1- 1; BVC v St Bedes 1 – 0; BVC v Manor CC 4 – 0; Final BVC v Parkside Federation 2 – 2.

The B team played very well and came fifth in their competition.

Congratulations to all involved!

Bottisham Sports Centre Summer Holiday Activities 2011 July 25 – September 5

Becca Knowles and Ebony Rankine for making the Cambridgeshire County U17 Girls Basketball team. Also making county teams were Freya Williams (U15 girls) and Jake (U13 Boys).

Mr Alvey

Top performances by rounders teams

In the pool…

Crash course swimming lessons Learn to swim classes through to snorkelling and Water Polo Family and Junior Fun sessions Inflatable Fun Sessions

Sports Days...

Mini Sports: 4-7 years Hotshots Football: 5-10 years All4Sports: 5-14 years. Tennis, Cricket, Basketball, Athletics and Tag Rugby Multi Sports: 8-13 years. Introducing this year – Dodgeball, Balance Boarding and Fencing

Children's Activities…

Indoor Go Karting Bouncy Castle Fun Sessions

For more information or to book a place on any of our activities, contact the centre: Lode Road, Bottisham CB25 9DJ, Tel: 01223 811121 Web: www.bottishamvc.org/sportscentre Email: sportscentre@bottishamvc.org

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BVC races to cup victory

After four hours of intense competition Bottisham Village College athletes retained the Jubilee Cup. And the team of more than 100 students were convincing winners of the annual districtinter schools competition with

30 points separating them from their nearest rivals.

“The Jubilee Cup is an elite athletics competition that is made up from scores counting from all year groups. Each year group has one competitor for each event and the points go

They’re record breakers

For over 30 years students who attend Bottisham have run the school cross country course, affectionately known as the ‘Sewers’ because of the route the course takes and its associated smells (especially on a warm day).

A lot of current and ex-students can remember their personal best time, even after a number of years.

The record for Year 11 was held by Alex Carrod, set in 2003, when he ran the course in 9 minutes 29 seconds. Chris Darling (current Year 11) has been an ever-present in school athletics/cross country and triathlon teams since Year 7. He said he wanted to attempt the record and so on May 5, after school, the crossings were manned and he set off.

When he approached the finish everyone watching was flabbergasted as he recorded a staggering time of 8 minutes 57 seconds, an improvement on the old record of over 30 seconds.

towards the final result. So it really is a team effort,” said PE teacher Mr Burgess.

“We won by 30 points – which is a massive margin considering that last year we won by two.

The students have now won it five out of the last nine years.

Congratulations to Chris for this amazing achievement.

The start of the summer term 2011 will live in the memory of the staff and students who witnessed some extraordinary athletics performances from a number of Bottisham students who beat long standing athletics records in school matches.

In the 1500 metres, Harriet Walker (Year 8) and Lucy Loughlan (Year 8 ) both beat the previous record (5.55 mins held by E Morris since 1978) with an identical time of 5.47 mins.

Ben Snaith (Year 10) is currently one of the top athletes in the country. In one amazing evening he beat the senior 100 metres record (11.31 secs held by D Solanke since 1995), with a time of 11.01secs, the senior 200 metres record (24.10 secs held by S Lonnen since 1979) with a time of 23.09 secs and, along with Ben Jeacock, Theo French and Jake Mair

“The highlight of the day, though, was a parent from another school taking time to come and speak to me about our students’ attitude, behaviour and team spirit.

“It is truly a great achievement for them,” he said.

beat the senior 4x100 metres relay record (47.99 secs, 2007) with a time of 47.91 secs.

Ben Snaith has also beaten the senior 400 metres record this year with a time of 51.2 secs There have also been some excellent team performances in the athletics matches that have taken place, with a number of wins for the various year group teams.

The turn out at athletics training after school has been excellent and has exceeded 100 students at almost every weekly session. This training is open to students of all abilities and enables them to improve their personal best performances, spend more time on an event that they like, improve their personal fitness and have a lot of fun at the same time. The sports leaders are invaluable on these occasions, and we are grateful for their support.

Mr Alvey