NEWSLINK WAYLAND ACADEMY NORFOLK’S
AUTUMN 2018
Paris Trip 2018 Page 10
Forces Day
Duke of Edinburgh
Year 7 Residential
Future Chef Winner
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Dates for your diary DECEMBER Tue 18 WAN closes for Christmas 3:15 2019 JANUARY Thu 3 & Fri 4 - Staff Training day Mon 7 - Students return Thu 17 - Y11 Parent/Teacher Conversation We have had a brilliant start to the 2018-19 academic year, I would like to firstly thank parents for their support in improving our attendance. Last year, attendance at Wayland was above the national average and in this Autumn term, we have done even better than last year! The Autumn term always feels like a long term but, as the excitement builds for Christmas, we can look back on an action-packed term and all that we have managed to squeeze in to fifteen weeks. Some of the highlights for me have been: Year 7 residential, it was lovely to pay a visit to the new Year 7s at Bramley Lakes, they were all a little bleary eyed by the end but, they had a brilliant time. A number of Wayland Cluster activities, including a Taster Day for Year 6 and a Mathematics Activity Day. We have more activities planned for them ahead of Year 6 Transition in July. A significant event in the Autumn term is always the Year 11 Achievement Evening. It’s an evening of celebration and pride, as we welcome back our leavers to acknowledge their successes. I was very proud to present Fred Bate with this year’s Principal’s Award. You will see a list of all Subject and Academy Award recipients in this issue. We also welcomed back a WAN Alumnus, Giles Thurston as our Special Guest. He is a former student and now an endurance athlete. Giles spoke passionately about “No such thing as normal for Norfolk.” 2
We have had some great trips this term, the most popular being a sunny break to Paris in October. The most magical part of this trip (other than Disneyland Paris), was when students visited Thiepval Memorial in the Somme and were able to find the name of a soldier from Watton.
A special highlight of my week is ‘Hot Chocolate Friday’ #HotChocFri; each Thursday teachers can nominate a student from one of their lessons, who has gone above and beyond or done something special, inside or outside of the academy. Of all the nominations received, I select around 10 students to come and have a hot chocolate with me at 10am on a Friday. This is just a small thank you for their hard work and dedication but, it’s great to chat with our wonderful students and get their opinions on everything at Wayland and in the community.
As mentioned in this issue, the Duke of Edinburgh Award is back with a bang. Nineteen students completed their Silver expedition in September, most have now completed the entire award and been presented with their Award and pin. Even more students have signed up for this year’s award and they will be completing their practice expedition in July.
And finally, I would like to thank the students for a wonderful term. You may have heard them talk of Pivotal Education, an initiative we launched in September. Students have certainly risen to the challenge of our raised expectations and the new Academy Rules of: Ready, Respectful and Safe. Students’ attitudes to learning continue to improve and exclusions have also dropped significantly since September.
We have several exciting building projects that are underway at the moment. The building work for the new Food Technology room is now complete and we are ready and waiting patiently for power. Work started last week on our new Dance Studio, this should be fully functional by Easter, in time for Year 11 to complete their final performances. It will have a sprung dance floor, mirrored wall, ballet bars and air-conditioning! Next up, is the Drama Studio, the final stage of the development of the Performing Arts Block, encompassing music, dance and drama.
I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and we look forward to welcoming students back on 7th January 2019.
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FEBRUARY Fri 15 - Y8 HPV vaccinations (girls) Close for half term 3:15 Mon 25 - Students return Thu 28 - Y9 Parent/Teacher Conversation MARCH Thu 14 - Y9 Pathways Mon 25 - Y9 Meningitis/Diphtheria vaccinations APRIL Fri 5 - Close for Easter 3:15 Tue 23 - Students return MAY Thu 2 - Y7 Parent/Teacher Conversation Mon 6 - Bank holiday Fri 24 - Close for Half term 3:15 JUNE Mon 3 - Students return
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Achievement Evening 2018 Subject Awards GCSE Mathematics Edward Carter
GCSE Art Jessica Mew
This student has been awarded the prize for Art as she is a highly creative Artist who uses media in fun and exciting ways. Her sketchbooks never closed because they were bursting with so much fresh and interesting work. She has her own style and it was amazing to watch her ideas develop in the short time in which I taught her. Well done Jessi Mew.
GCSE French Jessica Mew
This student is a talented linguist and as such she was able to manipulate the language well. She would always strive to improve her work, she wasn’t afraid to try out new phrases and she rarely missed a homework deadline. Her work was always of a high standard and she has an excellent command of grammar and memory for vocabulary. She thoroughly deserves this award, well done Jessi Mew.
GCSE Child Development Emma Lowrey
The prize for Child Development goes to a student who made teaching her so easy. Every piece of work was completed to the highest possible standard. She is an extremely conscientious person and helpful to all others around her too. She came to every lesson with a positive attitude and an eagerness to learn; this is why her two controlled assessment pieces were faultless and an absolute pleasure to read. She is a passionate, driven and reliable student and I wish her all the best for a bright future ahead. Congratulations to Emma Lowrey.
The student awarded the prize for English Language demonstrated a quiet but constant perseverance throughout the course. He grappled with concepts until he understood them and took pride in producing the best quality work that he was capable of, never missing an opportunity to acquire more vocabulary along the way. Congratulations to Wade Merchant.
This student displayed a positive attitude throughout the course and was always focused in class giving each task 100%. Through this, and solid revision, he achieved a welldeserved Level 8. Congratulations go to Fred Bate.
GCSE English Literature Eleanor Rix
The prize for English Literature goes to Ellie Rix who was able to develop conceptualised responses to the questions and see multiple levels of meaning. She committed her thoughts to the page with clarity and showed deep levels of insight. Well done to Ellie Rix.
GCSE Geography Lewis Knights
The geography award goes to a student who exceeded his target grade and throughout the Geography course always displayed an interest in the links between Human, Physical and Environmental geography, this enabled him to see geography in the wider global context and improve his grade. Well done Lewis Knights.
GCSE History Wade Merchant
This student worked incredibly hard throughout the GCSE course and was determined to succeed. Despite times where he felt that he was not achieving as well as he should, he continued to apply himself in lessons, extra-curricular sessions and at home to achieve a fantastic result. I’m positive that he exceeded his own expectations, however, I was never in doubt. Well done Wade Merchant.
GCSE Computer Science Fred Bate
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GCSE English Language Wade Merchant
GCSE Information & Communication Technology Wade Merchant This student showed a quiet, determined and positive attitude to his studies and was an example to others throughout the course. Well done, Wade Merchant.
NCFE Food & Cookery Millie Sadd
The Food and Cookery Award goes to a very well deserved recipient; she tried extremely hard and worked tirelessly on her coursework attending every available extra session and produced amazing food in her final practical. Millie was always confident and polite. Congratulations go to Millie Sadd.
The recipient of this award is an extremely diligent young man who consistently demonstrated a positive attitude in maths. He was always striving to achieve his very best and improve on previous performances. He worked extremely hard to improve his presentation, spending numerous hours working on his handwriting in his own time. Although this young man was a very quiet member of the group he was an absolute pleasure to teach and thoroughly deserves this award. I wish him every success in the future. Well done Ed Carter.
Rock School Music Rodrigo Braz
This student rose in a subject that he initially struggled with. The technical aspects of the course are overwhelming for any student and he showed a real desire to understand some extremely taxing technical requirements for digital composition. He asked for help when he needed it and continued to persevere with the difficult elements of the course. His hard work and extra-curricular attendance resulted in him achieving a very difficult qualification. Well done Rodrigo Braz.
TLM Ingots Erin Dent
Through consistent hard work and a positive attitude this student produced excellent coursework which was backed up with a superb exam result of an A*. This award is well deserved and I wish her every success in the future, well done Erin Dent.
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Achievement Evening 2018 BTEC Sport John Abram
Award for Progress Lewis Knights
This young man showed a very positive attitude to both the theory and practical aspects of the BTEC First Award in Sport. He took time and care to produce high quality assignments and exceeded his target grade, achieving a L2 MERIT for this qualification. He was conscientious throughout and, also helped support others in group activities and assignments. Well done John Abram.
BTEC Performing Arts Emma Rear
This student worked consistently hard in this Performing Arts. She demonstrated a continued and consistent work ethic in an area that she obviously really enjoys. Her desire to achieve a ‘high mark’ was inspiring to watch, as she set herself a standard that she was not willing to compromise on. A real pleasure to teach and pivotal member of the 2018 Performing Arts Cohort. Well done Emma Rear.
GCSE Photography Henry George
This student already had some photography experience when he started his GCSE and he had a sound knowledge of how to take photos. He was always proactive in creating fantastic photos from incredible photo shoots. The highlight of his portfolio were the photos he captured of Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall. He excelled in his GCSE exam scoring full marks; this was even more amazing due to the fact that he achieved this a year early, having taken his GCSE photography exam in Year 10. Well done Henry George.
GCSE Physical Education Emma Bambridge
Over the course of two years this student had a passion for PE and she always fully applied herself to all aspects. She is a very talented golfer and hockey player but had to work hard to improve her netball skills. She went above and beyond during the practical netball moderation and shone on the day. She is a meticulous student and would continue to challenge herself in theory lessons and revision sessions to keep improving. It was an absolute pleasure to teach Emma Bambridge and I wish her every success in the future.
GCSE Combined Science Edward Carter
Throughout his Trilogy science course this student has worked tirelessly to achieve well above his target grade. He made the most of every lesson and studied at home to ensure he had a true understanding of all the topics we covered. His personality shone through and his confidence grew as he progressed throughout Year 11. His work ethic and determination to succeed were second to none. It was a real delight to see him achieve the grades he deserved on results day. Well done Ed Carter.
GCSE Product Design Fred Bate
The Product Design Award goes to a student who worked tirelessly and independently throughout the project to ensure he produced a piece of exceptional quality. His coursework was to the highest of standards and showed his in-depth subject knowledge. It was a pleasure to teach this young man over the last 5 years; watching him grow into a confident young man who I have no doubt will succeed in anything he puts his mind to. Well done Fred Bate.
GCSE Textiles Technology Emily Rumer
The textiles prize this year goes to a student who produced coursework of a very high standard and worked independently and with focus throughout the two year course, culminating in a grade to be proud of. Very well done Emily Rumer.
GCSE Science Fred Bate
This year’s Science award goes to a student, who from Year 7 has shown great interest and promise in the subject. Fred’s ability to ask interesting and relevant questions surrounding any science topic have led to many a Google search for answers in lessons. His work throughout Year 11 has always been to a high standard, and the effort he gave in lessons to achieve his high levels was always 100%. Well done Fred Bate, and good luck in your next educational step.
Principal’s Award Fred Bate Fred achieved an astonishing set of results in the summer, gaining two Grade 9s in Biology and Physics, which put him in the top 1% nationally for both subjects. He also achieved five Grade 8s, which included maths and English, alongside two A*-A grades in GCSE.
Lewis has had an amazing journey whilst at Wayland, his level of progress is frankly phenomenal. Lewis’ average grade was almost two and a half GCSE grades higher than his target average. This smashes national standards and is a true reflection of his hard work and dedication. Lewis is currently studying Engineering and Maths at the University Technical College Norfolk. I am sure he will progress on to a successful career in Engineering and who knows, we could all own a Lewis Knight invention in the future. Well done Lewis, I wish you every success in the future, whatever career you choose.
Award for School Life Henry George
Fred has not only achieved incredibly well academically, in 2017 he successfully delivered a speech at TEDx Norwich to hundreds of educationalists. This was also streamed around the world. Fred spoke brilliantly about the opinions of teenagers, politics and the fact that his generation will need to pick up the pieces in the future.
Some days I wondered if Wayland Academy would be able to run smoothly without Henry, he seemed to be involved in so many things. To say Henry was an honorary member of staff would not be an understatement. Whether he was hassling me about the set up for an assembly or worrying about sports day, his passion and energy was limitless, as was his smile.
Fred closed his speech by saying “the older generation should be inspired to listen to the young, inspired to take on new ideas and most importantly of all, to be inspired to save the planet”.
Henry successfully became Head Boy and as you can see from this evening, it was a role he always approached with pride.
I’m sure Fred will go on to do amazing things, currently he is at Wymondham College but, I’m sure in the future he could go on to save the planet.
Henry attended dozens of events over his time at Wayland, he was usually the first to arrive and the last to leave (usually with a Steven Smith baguette in hand). He really couldn’t do enough for the staff and his fellow students. Henry is a keen photographer, in Year 10 he completed a GCSE in Photography achieving an A grade, within this he was awarded full marks and an A* for his exam. Henry always ran a tight ship, he is now studying at Access Creative College and I’m sure he is already bossing staff and students around. Well done Henry and good luck in the future.
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Foundation Learning Remembrance Day
Castles Home Learning Project
Foundation Learning pupils have completed an AQA certificate based on Remembrance Day. We have studied the following:
This term, Y7 Historians had their first Home Learning Project which required them to find out all about castles. As part of the project, students were required to make their own castle and bring it into school for peer assessment. We had some fantastic castles this year made from all sorts of different materials including clay, cake (yum), wood and even Shreddies! As always, students worked incredibly hard to make sure that their castles showed methods of defence as well as discussing methods of attacking castles as part of the project.
• Looking at the symbol of the poppy and the meaning behind it. • Looking at the origins and events of World War 1 and World War 2 • Looking at whom and why we remember the people and animals of War. • Finally, completing a classroom display for Remembrance Day.
Well done Year 7!
Hero House Fundraiser Students from 9H have been extremely busy throughout November, making and selling poppies for a very special memorial tower. The idea ran alongside the British Legion Poppy Appeal, which the Academy supported again this year. However, students were able to buy unique poppies and write their own special message, on the back, to remember someone special in their lives. The poppies were then added to the memorial tower which was on display in reception. Students, from Hero House, wanted to do something to support their charity, Help for Heroes, and came up with the fundraising idea. With encouragement and support from their fantastic tutor, Mrs Evans, the whole tutor group got behind the idea and all got involved, working closely as a team to make it a huge success. 8
They took on the various tasks, including printing and cutting out the poppies which they then sold around the Academy. The other tutor groups in Hero House, organised stalls and events at break and lunchtime on Friday 9th November. Stalls varied from sweet ping pong to guess how many sweets were in the jar, the human fruit machine to cake stalls. A very popular addition was the hot chocolate café, where students enjoyed doughnuts and big mugs of steaming hot chocolate with squirty cream and marshmallows. Mmmm! A special thanks must go to our catering manager, Marion, for loaning us the hot water urn. The atmosphere in the hall was buzzing and the students support and generosity was overwhelming.
Whilst the students got stuck in in the hall, the staff relaxed in the staffroom with a special coffee morning. Members of staff brought in cakes and were served by Mandy, at break, with teas and coffees. Again, all proceeds will be going to Help for Heroes. Money raised: 9H Poppy Tower: £12 Hot Chocolate Café: £97.55 Hero Stalls: £104.82 Staff Coffee Morning: £70 The grand total raised was a magnificent £284.37. BRILLIANT! I am extremely proud to be Head of Hero. Well done and a MASSIVE thank you to all who got involved. Miss Gooding
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Forces Day at High Lodge Following a successful bid the Wayland cluster received a grant from the Ministry of Defence enabling us to run a ‘Forces Day’ for students with a parent/parents in the armed forces. Students from Wayland Academy and our feeder primary schools spent the day at High Lodge. Students from Reception, Y1 & Y2 completed the Gruffalo trail and used the play equipment. Students from Y3-Y11 took on the Junior ‘Go Ape’ tree top adventure and also completed team building activities.
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Library Update
Year 6 Maths Taster Day
Fly Festival
Wayland Academy were very lucky to have some special guests visit us in November: 125 Year 6 students from Ashill Primary, Great Hockam Primary, Carbrooke Primary, Thompson Primary and Wayland Junior Academy Watton who joined our maths department for a day jampacked full of maths magic and shape building!
At the end of the Summer term, students from Year 7 attended the Fly Festival at the UEA where they had the amazing experience of watching renowned storyteller, Jan Blake, perform a selection of multicultural stories. She gave a witty and exhilarating performance and persuaded the audience to join her in responding with body rhythm movements; Wayland students shed their inhibitions and got in the mood!
Bookbuzz All new Year 7 students had the opportunity to choose a free book when they joined the Academy in September. The two most popular choices from a list of high quality publications were Bus Stop Baby by Fleur Hitchcock and Dead Scared, a book in the Haunt series by Curtis Jobling. All the books suggested are now available to borrow from the library. Thank you, Mr Allott, for funding this event.
Donations If you have any books or DVDs in good condition that are taking up valuable space at home, donations to the library are always welcome. We are also trying to add more indoor plants, so any surplus and suitable foliage will also be welcome. Pop in for a chat if you think you can help.
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With some extra help from our students in 9M1, 9M2 and 11M1, the Year 6 students solved some very impressive number magic, using algebra to explain what was happening, repeating the processes with different numbers and looking for patterns.
We then moved on to solving some very important combination locks and to top off the day we made some wonderfully coloured cuboids out of nets. The students blew our socks off with their work on surface area! Huge thanks go to the Maths Department, Year 9 and 11 students, all the primary schools and their staff for bringing the children to the Academy and joining in the activities. We had a wonderful day and look forward to seeing the students in September.
Watton Town War Memorial Service It was an absolute honour to represent Wayland Academy, together with our Head Boy, Ralph Garrod, and Head Girl, Lily Lawlor, at the Watton Town War Memorial Service on Sunday 11th November 2018. Both students were fantastic ambassadors of the school, laying Wayland Academy’s wreath, in remembrance of those who fought and died in both World War I and World War II. Hundreds of people from the town and local area
gathered at the memorial to pay their respects and it was truly amazing to see the number of our students representing various clubs from the community at this special centenary event. As the morning rain passed we were blessed with blue skies above to stand and remember those who gave their today so we could have a tomorrow.
Geography News In GCSE Geography, Year 10 students have been consolidating their knowledge and understanding of rivers by producing River Severn posters and self assessing their own work.
G & T Trip In early October 16 students visited Dereham Sixth Form College to listen to two university style lectures presented by staff from Cambridge University and the University of East Anglia. The purpose of this trip was to give students an idea of university and college style teaching and to help them to achieve the best Geography grade they can. The lectures looked at the use of high technology within sustainable farming and the impact of oil palm plantations on Indonesian rainforests; they will be covering both topics later in the school year. The students also had a whirlwind tour of Dereham Sixth Form before climbing on the minibus home. Hopefully the trip helped students gain an insight into Post 16 education as well as giving them a boost to achieve the best they can in geography. Mr T Read Lead Professional in Geography.
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Paris Trip 2018
Students set off from Wayland Academy at 3:30am on Tuesday 16th October for the 2018 trip to Paris. After a tiring start we arrived in Paris, firstly visiting a popular landmark which is the second most visited monument in Paris, the Basilica of the Sacred Heart, commonly known as Sacré-Cœur Basilica and often simply Sacré-Cœur; it is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The basilica is located at the summit of the Butte Montmartre, the highest point in the city. Sacré-Cœur is a double monument, political and cultural, both a national penance for the defeat of France in the 1870’s. Many visitors to the Sacré-Cœur enjoy a stroll through a Parisian square bustling with cafés and souvenir shops where artists are drawing portraits of passers-by. The weather was very kind to us with the sun shining all day, a beautiful day for October. The students enjoyed exploring the basilica and admiring the stunning views over the city of Paris.
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They were also very excited to continue the journey onwards to reach our accommodation, where they would spend the next few nights. On day two we had a very early start to get into the city (Paris traffic was extremely congested) to meet our guides for a walking tour. Starting at the beautiful Notre-Dame Cathedral the guides walked and talked us through the streets, bridges, and sites of Paris whilst making our way to the Louvre Museum. We sat under the statue of Louis 14th, eating our lunch, before making our way inside to see the famous Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo amongst numerous other artifacts. On our way to the Eiffel Tower, we had an interesting stroll through some beautiful gardens, which had various works of art dotted around; this is where we met our boat Croisière Bateaux Parisian for a cruise down the Seine. The cruise gave students time to relax after our long walk, whilst taking in the atmosphere of Paris.
Following this we walked around the bottom of the Eiffel Tower en route to our coach; on seeing the height of the Eiffel Tower students were relieved that they didn’t have to climb its many steps. After eating at ‘Flunch’ and filling up on lovely food, with some students having extra ice-creams, they were very excited to see the Arc de Triomphe. We were all amazed at the sheer volume of traffic on the Champs Elysees leading to the Arc de Triomphe where all the roads met (it was like being in the wacky races). A few students preferred to remain firmly on the ground, together with Mrs Harris, where they were still able to admire the magnificence of this monument, with the tomb of The Unknown Soldier who was buried at the base of the arch in 1921. Those who did venture up the 280 steps of the spiral staircase were greeted by fantastic views of the city and a beautifully lit Eiffel Tower. Well done to Shannon for conquering her fear of heights; it was touch and go all the way up but with some encouragement from
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Paris Trip 2018
her friends she was very proud of herself and said that she would have regretted it if she hadn’t faced her fears. After a very tiring, jam packed day the students were happy to get to bed ready for our visit to Disneyland the following day. On arriving at Disneyland Paris the coach was buzzing with excitement and it’s fair to say both staff and students had a truly wonderful day; all were mesmerised by the magic of Disney, from the rides to the parades to all the shops overflowing with Disney memorabilia. Planet Hollywood was the destination for our evening meal where there was excited chat about the adventures of the day. To top off an amazing day we returned to the park for the spectacular fireworks finale. On our return journey we visited the Thiepval Memorial in the Somme, which bears the names of 72,000 missing soldiers, specifically to see if we could find the name of a soldier from Watton, who is remembered on both the memorial in Watton and Thiepval; Leonard Tennant,
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who served with Norfolk Regiment and died on 4th Sept 1916 aged 20. We successfully found his name. The students were moved and extremely respectful during this visit, even taking out the registers to see if they could find soldiers with their family name. After stopping at Calais for some last minute shopping we managed to get a slightly earlier ferry home. Far from sleeping on the coach the students sang along to the party music that the drivers put on celebrating a successful trip (I’m sure they slept well when they got home). The drivers congratulated the students on their promptness, excellent behaviour and politeness throughout the trip, saying they were the bestbehaved students they had the pleasure of taking on a trip. I would like to congratulate all the students for being an absolute credit to the school and thank all staff who came on the trip, especially Mrs Ward for organising such a wonderful trip. Mrs Ashby
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Duke of Edinburgh Award Nineteen Year 11 students successfully completed their Qualifying Expedition at Silver level this September. Twelve months of hard work and training at Rutland Water and Castle Acre culminated in one final journey around the Malvern Hills overlooking the English counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire. The students walked a total of 60 kilometres each over a 3 day journey through the glorious valleys and tremendously challenging hill climbs of the beautiful Malverns.
It is very easy to see why they are designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The hilly conditions made for a challenging experience for everyone, but they all finished in good spirits, incredibly proud of themselves. The expedition section of the Duke of Edinburgh Award is regarded as one of the hardest parts. Although short in duration, being only 3 days, it pushes an individual’s emotions, physical strength and determination to the max! The physicality of it, the unpredictable weather, the large rucksacks on their backs, in which they must carry everything that they need for the 3 days: food, cooking utensils, bedding, tent and clothes. The selfsufficiency of the journey, no adult intervention nor supervision. The navigation. The responsibility and team work. The list goes on… It is one incredible challenge - and rightly so!
determination and pride. It is these challenges and the commitment to the other sections that makes the D of E Award so highly regarded around the world, by universities, businesses and the public at large. By completing their expedition this year, these students have made considerable progress towards their future selves and their career goals.
To complete this journey is a true achievement and raises feelings of great satisfaction,
They deserve so many congratulations on completing their expeditions. Each group
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From left to right – Hannah, Sophie, Luke, Megan, Chloe, Ashley, Alysha, Lily L, Emma, Lily S, Beth, Olly, Kiera, Ralph, Milo, Alysha, Adam, Hayley and Saffron.
faced individual challenges, but coped well with them, showing grit and determination to succeed and finish their journeys. We are incredibly proud of them. Well done to every single one of them! Lastly, many thanks go to the staff who helped on this trip, Mr Read, Mr Barrett, Mr Machell, Mrs Stroud and Mrs Mihalop. Without their help and support, this expedition would not have been possible.
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Year 7 Computer Science Bebras Challenge
Duke of Edinburgh Award
This year our Year 7 students took part in the UK Bebras Challenge for the first time. What is the Bebras Challenge? It is a national competition aimed at raising awareness of Computer Science in a fun and rewarding way. The competition involves solving problems using computational thinking skills. What does computational thinking involve? Computational thinking involves using a set of problem-solving skills and techniques that software engineers use to write programs and apps. Examples of these techniques would include the ability to break down complex tasks into simpler components, algorithm design, pattern recognition, pattern generalisation and abstraction. Congratulations go to our top three students: Thomas Mew, Faith Ball and Billie-Jo Lawes.
New Year, New Students! Even though it’s now over for our 19 students, our Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award continues with another awesome group of 30 students for 2019. Nearly doubled our numbers WOW!! We wish them the best of luck and look forward to writing up their story this time next year after their own expedition. All the best. Duke of Edinburgh Team.
We send a massive welcome to the following students who have just started their Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award: Josh B Matteo B Matt B Harvey B Jack C Jodie C James G Amelia G Aston G Layney H Marie H Ryan K Ellie L Luke M
These puzzles are examples of the kind the students were expected to solve. Why not have a go and see if you can solve them? Answers at the bottom of the page.
Faith M Bronwyn N Crystal O Ben O Daf P Josh P Jude P George P Harry P Alysha S Sam S Sadie S Erin T
Example question answers: Frog Jump – 0, 0, 6, 6, 6, 4, 4, 2, 2, 4, 4, 1, Phone messages – 27 minutes. Friend Photo – Dana, Michael, Eve.
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Year 7 Residential 2018
At the beginning of October we took 70 of our Year 7 students to Bramley Lakes, Horsford for our annual transition residential. Over the course of 3 days, students focused on getting to know one another better, learnt about teamwork and for many, faced their fears. Students participated in a range of activities such as mud run, high ropes, bushcraft and archery. It was a fantastic 3 days, with students working hard to support one another, both during activities and during social time when some found it difficult being away from home. Students really got stuck in to activities and were willing to have a go, and push themselves outside their comfort zone. Well done guys! “Residential was amazing because we did lots of activities that you wouldn’t do on a normal day like mud run (which was amazing) and night line which was a zipline at night. I liked the raft building because we made a raft in a group and another group made one at the same time and we had to race to the other side of the lake. I also liked Search and Rescue because we made a stretcher and I had to pretend that I had been injured and 22
my team got me on the home-made stretcher and carried me back to the tent.” Katie 7M “I think the residential was really good because we got the responsibility to look after ourselves and others and got to do fun activities.” Callum 7M “On the first day of residential, we got there at about 10am and put all of our bags in our tents. Then we were introduced to the instructors and taken round the site. On the walk we saw a big lake and lots of equipment for the activities we were going to be doing. On the second day we did lots of different activites like low ropes, high ropes and mud run. They were all amazing. That night we went round to the lake and were told that we were going to be going on a zip wire over it. It was great fun! On the last day of the trip everyone was sad that we had to leave but we still had activities to do before we left. That day we did lots of team building activities. We all made lots of new friends in these activities and had lots of fun. Before we went, we got to buy lots of sweets and chocolate from the tuck shop - it was awesome!”
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DT Food Technology It has been a very busy and exciting time in the Food Technology and Catering department! At the end of the summer term we held the Wayland Bake Off. For this we held one round when students could show off their baking skills to present a cake of their choice. We had a really good variety including a traditional Victoria Sandwich filled with cream and jam, a delicious Chocolate Cake, Chocolate Chequered Cakes and Ice Cream Cone cakes, very colourful and interesting to name but a few.
The Young Chef is run by the local Rotary Club and Michael Haythorpe came in to judge. Students were asked to produce a dish or dessert of their choice showing preparation, cooking and presenting skills. Considering most of the participants were Year 7s, who had not cooked in the food room before, the results were amazing! It was so hard to judge, all participants were asked to go through to the second round. In this round they were asked to present
a main course within an hour that would be suitable for a family. Again, all students showed a wide range of skills and served a variety of dishes including Pork Belly Ramen, Steak with Dauphinoise Potatoes, Tuna Pasta Bake, Sticky Chicken with Honey, Lasagne, Carbonara, Creamy Linguine with Ham, Lemon and Basil - with eggs separated in a very unusual way! Lily May Goddard Kemp, Amelie Green, Jessica Mace and Emily Askew received the highest marks to go through to the final which will be held on 6th December.
Future Chef is a national competition run by Springboard. We had the first round in October just before half term. Participants had to make two portions of a main course in an hour with a budget of £5. Again, students produced a range of dishes which were judged by David, the owner and chef of a local restaurant, and Brandon one of his commis chefs. The two students who went through to the next local round were Ralph Garrod, Year 11 and Isla Gillespie, Year 9. In Round Two they had to produce two portions of a main course and a dessert in an hour and a half with a budget of £7. They had to compete against students from two other Norfolk schools in the training kitchens at City College Norwich. A huge well done to them both. Isla won the heat and is now through to the regional final which will be held in Peterborough in February – Good Luck! Next stop nationals in London!
Isla and Ralph with certificates
The winner of the 2018 Bake Off competition was Callam Painton with his amazing Victoria Sandwich filled with jam and cream, very light and evenly baked, full of flavour. Well done Callam. During October we held the first rounds of the Young Chef and Future Chef competitions! Well done and thank you to everyone who has entered and participated in all the competitions, you are all very talented!
Ralph’s Local dish
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Winner Isla
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PE News
PE News U14 Hockey Results this season: WAN v Wym College Lost 4-0 WAN v Diss Won 2-0 WAN v Attleborough Won 6-0 WAN v Neatherd Won 4-0
Leicester Tigers v Sale Sharks On Friday 9th November, we took a bus of Year 8, 9 and 10 students to Leicester to watch the Tigers play the Sharks in the Premiership Cup. Luckily, the weather held off until we were safely inside the stadium and under cover, before the rain hammered down. The evening started with a Remembrance ceremony, during which the Last Post was played by bugler Matthew Rowland and the poem ‘For the Fallen’ was recited.
U14 Hockey 7-a-side Congratulations to the U14 7-a-side Regional Finalists! Katie Barber Niamh Mullen Eleanor Haynes Scarlett Chew Alyna Arnold Lola Mcillwaine Grace Lawlor Molly Chester Isla Bond Franky Reeve (missing from pic).
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Despite the terrible weather, the Tigers fought hard and although they were in the lead for the majority of the game, lost by a mere two points after a Sale try in the 77th minute. Students (and staff!) enjoyed the game and returned safely to school. (Pictures from The Leicester Tigers Twitter feed)
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Improve your child’s grades now! Attendance%
Weeks Missed
Lessons Missed
Average Grade
96 -100
2
50
5
90 -95
4
100
4
85 -89
6
150
4
80-84
8
200
3
75 -79
10
250
3
70 -74
11.5
290
1
65-69
13.5
340
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Every lesson, every day, every moment improves your child’s grades Just 1 day missed every 2 weeks = 10% absence This is one whole month every year or half a year missed between Year 7 - Year 11 How would an employer respond to this in the world of work?