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Celebrating Denefield Friday 14 May 2021
Celebrating Denefield
Happy Friday! I hope you and your households remain well. As you will see
from this newsletter, we have had an excellent week this week. Many
congratulations to our Greenpower racing car team who performed
extremely creditably at Goodwood race track last weekend. And very well
done to our Year 8 students who are learning fantastic new practical and
other skills at Rushall Farm. In addition, well done to Year 11 and Year 13
who have continued to work incredibly hard on their assessments and
exams in the run up to the end of term.
We continue to monitor the Covid situation very carefully. As you will be
aware we had a confirmed case in school this week and have had to send a
small number of students home to self-isolate. From 17 May we will be
making the wearing of face masks in lessons optional, but they remain compulsory on entry to school,
and in corridors and communal areas. I would also like to remind all parents/carers to ensure that
students take their LFD tests, preferably on a Wednesday and Sunday evening, and that any positive
results are reported immediately to school.
Have a lovely weekend
Mr E Towill MA (Oxon), Headteacher
Included in this edition...
Diary dates – academic year 2020 – 2021
Tuesday 18 May PPEs finish for Years 11 and 13
Friday 21 May Year 11 Leavers’ Breakfast and Event
Wednesday 26 May Year 13 Leavers Assembly
Thursday 27 May Year 7x Parents’ Evening
Monday 31 May – Friday 4 June Half Term
Celebrating our students…
Greenpower success!
Last weekend, Denefield Greenpower Racing Team competed in their first session of the season.
They participated in four Greenpower sprint races at Goodwood motor circuit which were all 20
minutes long. Our drivers for the weekend were Toby in Year 10, Johnathan in Year 10, Zachary in
Year 8 and Taylor in Year 9.
Many other students took part in the day with special mention to Kemianna, James, Jack, Anton, Noah
and George (all in Year 9) and William (in Year 8) for helping the drivers during the race.
All this team work helped the team achieve an 8th place finish out of 23 kit car entries. A fantastic
achievement!
We would like to thank our sponsor Wood Engineering for their ongoing support and also to local
company sportbikeshop.co.uk in Link Park for the donation of balaclavas for the team at very short
notice.
Celebrating our students…
The Princess Trust
A massive well done to Frankie in Year 7, who has had her hair cut and donated it to The Princess
Trust.
Year 8 at Rushall Farm
Every Monday, Mr Adango and 10 Year 8 students make
their way to Rushall Farm on board the school minibus. They
join the trust in Bradfield that works with different schools to
help build students' resilience, tolerance and communication
skills. They also work on the skills needed to work in a team
effectively.
We expect and encourage students to apply the skills acquired at the
farm in their lessons and around the school community.
Last Monday, we put the students through a bit of manual work;
they used loppers and hand saws to cut wood, to make fire when
the weather gets dry. The students showed resilience and
courage to get through the task. Well done to all of them!
Celebrating our curriculum… This edition’s subject area is… The travel and tourism industry is currently facing one its toughest challenges as the global travel routes start to reopen and tourists are welcomed in the UK and other countries around the world. During the lessons we are using key developments in the news to inform our students of the changes that are happening but also the impact these changes will have on the different businesses that are in the travel and tourism industry.
Celebrating our curriculum… During Travel lessons we use the latest information from the industry to inform our students of current trends and the impact of factors through looking at industry reports. According to Visit Britain more of us are willing to go on holiday this year with 52% of us feeling more comfortable going on holiday in August 2021. The top areas of the UK seeing bookings are currently: Cornwall Pembrokeshire Scottish highlands Visit Britain, in their recent survey, asked about the types of accommodation that we will be booking as tourists over the summer of 2021 and their results show that the most popular will be: Hotels Rented Cottages Camping What topics are we going to be learning about next? Year 9 will be working on their Component 1 Assignment 1 coursework. Year 11 have finished their course and we wish them well in their future studies and travels. Year 12 BTEC Business will be looking at the factors that affect tourism with a focus on what the world of travel looks like currently and in the near future. Students in Year 9 have been developing their research and planning skills through the completion of a coach holiday project. Students were given a choice of destinations in the UK based on film locations and asked to produce pages for a holiday brochure and an itinerary. Well done to this student for their fantastic work.
Celebrating our curriculum… Travel TOP Students
Other news…
FUN FACTS from our Department
Word of the Week:
WORD OF Chauve-souris means bat in French (but literally means bald mouse; does
THE WEEK a bat look like a bald mouse? Well, you decide…)
Quote:
‘With languages, you are at home anywhere’
Edmund de Waal
Fact:
Did you know…French is spoken in 29 African countries, with 21 using it as
an official language in schools and businesses? However, about 150
different local languages are spoken at home and on the streets in each
country.
Library news
Book Club
Student Book Club starts Monday 17 May! All
students in Years 7, 8, and 9 are invited to drop in to
the library at 2.40pm - 3.30pm on Monday to play a
fun book game, share recommended books and
authors, join the Carnegie Book Award, and, most
importantly, vote on our new club's name!
Nominate Denefield to win £5,000 of book tokens for the library
and win £100 of book tokens for yourself!
National Book Token's big prize draw is back, giving you the chance
to win £5,000 of National Book Tokens for our school's library – and
if your entry is picked, you'll also get £100 of National Book Tokens
to spend on yourself! To enter, simply click here and scroll down the
page and fill in the form. It should take less than a minute.
Library web app
Check out the new library web app, Accessit, or simply scan
the QR code. You can see library information, read book
reviews, and watch author videos. Students can also access
e-books and audio books, as well as reserve library books
and submit reviews if they wish.
Other news…
Other news… Information for West Berkshire Council…
Other news… Covid-19 safety on a page
Other news… Covid-19 information from Public Health England
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