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ISSUE 183 – 23rd July 2021
The Blockleys and Monks are back on the competition circuit
and are already pulling in the trophies! Clark – Year 9, Billy -
Year 8 and Zara - Year 10 have been working hard showing
their English longhorn cattle recently at the prestigious Great
Yorkshire Show and Driffield Show.
Winning trophies is wonderful but it doesn’t happen without a
great deal of hard work. An early start includes jet washing
the cattle (yes you heard me – a jet wash for the cows), blow
drying, clipping and spraying with cow ‘hairspray’. Keeping
on top of them in the show is no picnic either with last minute
coiffuring.
It paid off though – look at the titles the Blockley family took
home. Well done for your hard work, commitment and
incredible success.
Young Handlers Winner
Clark with Southfield Umtalli
Cow and Calf Class Winner
Zara with Sapphire
Young Handler 2nd Place
Zara with Southfield Taboo
Young Handlers 3rd
Billy with Fieldhead Uberry.
Male Champion
Winner (Granddad Blockley)
Reserve Overall Champion
Winner
Heifer
First Place
Senior Bull
First Place
Junior Bull (Clark)
Second Place
A letter to my
Year 7 self
As I have had to isolate this week due to positive COVID case at school, I was
disappointed to miss the final week of year 7. However, I have been reflecting and
thought that this week I would write a letter to my Year 7 self. I hope that this
helps our new Year 7 starters and brings back memories for the older students.
Dear Year 7 starter,
Be brave! You have nothing to fear. You know some people in your form already
and remember to chat to others- this is the only way to make new friends.
Don’t worry! The timetable looks complicated, and I can’t remember what the
next lesson is let alone the room! Is G31 near the Heart Space? Be confident! Ask
if unsure - the staff are friendly, and the older students think we are all small!
Go to bed earlier! Especially on Rise and Read mornings. Getting enough sleep
really does make a difference! Set the alarm, especially on those dark, winter
mornings.
Listen to your parents! Although we don’t like to admit it- they are usually right! Reporter: Cerys
It’s very annoying! Barson
Go for it! Look at the clubs and opportunities on offer. Don’t worry that your
friends might not be interested. Try new things, you never know, it might be the
start of something special. There will be new friends to make.
Be organised! Pack your bag the night before so you don’t forget anything. That
way you are always organised and ready for every lesson.
Be yourself! The staff are there to help. Put your hand up, join in, give it a go!
Take time to talk! Discuss the new experiences with your friends and family. Talk
honestly about how you feel. It’s ok to feel anxious, worried, excited and nervous
all at the same time. Acknowledge how you feel, good or bad. If your low feelings
don’t go away, seek help from someone in school.
Be proud! Starting a new school is a big step. Tell yourself you are doing really
well, because you are!
Celebrate! Be positive about your achievements. A big thank you from the
You’ve definitely got this! Enjoy the summer and be positive. There is so much you teachers and support staff at
can achieve; give it a go and you may find one of your hidden talents. BBG. Cerys has been
instrumental in the success of
‘Your Voice’ and we are
From Cerys Barson - my soon to be year 8 self! delighted with the inspirational
articles she has written.
Healthy for Life
Who are Training Cave?
Training Cave is a local gym that uses boxing as a vehicle to help teach
people to be fit, healthy and strong for life. They are based in Birstall, and
there are already a few students that go from BBG Academy.
It was founded by Jack Sunderland in 2017, and in 2019 it became a social
enterprise so it could have a greater impact on its local community using the
power of boxing and physical exercise to help young people.
Recently I decided to interview Jack, not only because he helps people that
want to box, but also because he helps lots of different people, including
people with special educational needs, autism, and other people that may
need a bit of extra help. This is what we spoke about. Reporter: Sam
Jones
Sam: What were you like at school, why did you start boxing and how old
were you when you started?
Jack: I was pretty steady away, I had a lot of friends, and I don’t really think I was that bad at school to be
fair, however I was only really there for sport and PE and wish I spent more time studying. I have always
loved sports and been into keeping fit. I played football and did athletics when I was younger. I started
boxing to get fitter and I liked boxing more than the rest.
Sam: Did you ever compete pro?
Jack: I started at 15 but started taking it seriously when I was 17. I went professional when I was 20 and had
8 pro fights. I won 5 lost 2 and drew 1 fight and had my last fight at 23
Sam: When did you open Training Cave, and why?
Jack: I opened Training Cave because I love seeing a positive change in people, it was the best way to train as
many people as possible.
Sam: What type of people does Training Cave help and how?
Jack: We try help everybody we can, we train the general public from 6 years old, teens and adults. Recently
we started doing a lot more community work, so we help people with special needs, we work with young
offenders, we work with people who are living in care or in foster care, we work with schools, we work with
people who struggle with mainstream education, so they come to us for the main part of the day. We try use
boxing as a vehicle to help everybody. We get a lot of people come in who struggle sitting at a desk and write
stuff down and listen while they are in lessons so with boxing you are a bit more focused. A lot of young
people might listen to a coach that won’t Listen to a teacher.
Healthy for Life
Sam: What is your ultimate goal with Training Cave?
Jack: I have many aims with Training Cave, on a competitive side I want to
produce many national champions, I’d like to see one of my fighters get to the
Olympics one day. On the other side I just want to continue with what we are
doing now, growing and training as many different people as possible, so we
have a colleague, Brandon, now who can go out into schools and work with
many different people. I want a bigger gym that can have more people and do
more for the community.
Sam: How did covid effect Training Cave?
Jack: it affected us because we had to completely shut, we had to do a lot of
online training but I’m not a massive fan, I like to train people in person and
actually see a change in people’s fitness. We didn’t have any new incomers.
BBG would like to say thank you Jack for this interview. Reporter: Sam
If you need any more info go to: https://trainingcave.co.uk/
Jones
Good afternoon I am Khye Gilder one of the BBG News reporters at BBG
academy. On Monday I attended the Skills academy Celebration event. Skills
academ has run throughout the year. The year 8 team have been going into Skills
intervention groups during English lessons to work on key reading and skills
important for their development. Some of the key skills were: Skim Reading,
identifying, summarising, predicting, questioning and inference. Along the way
Academy
they have also learned key football skills to develop resilience and put it to the
test.
On Monday the participants of this intervention enjoyed Dominos pizza and a
reward ceremony. The event included refreshments and of course pizza! The
awards included rewards for taking part, Resilience Stars and Superstars. One
fellow student said “Skills academy has been one of the most inspiring and
learning opportunities that I have ever had!” This goes to show how amazing
the intervention actually was.
Overall, Skills Academy has been a pleasure for students to participate in, to
have fun learning and understand the links between sport and academic
learning. Mr Smith explained: “you see a completely different side to students
when you take them out of their normal learning environment and ask them to
consider the similarities between skills on the pitch and skills in reading. The
National Literacy Trust resources are top quality too. I’ve been so impressed Reporter: Khye
with BBG students and their enthusiasm, talent and resilience. Students were
able to support one another, this intervention also used competition to
Gilder
encourage students to strive for the best.”
Game, set and Match
Hello, I’m Alfie Parkin a BBG writer and Ambassador and I am here to tell you
about one of our students: Rosie Warrington, who was playing for the
Cleckheaton Lawn Tennis Club Squad in the Bradford District for under 15’s.
Rosie Warrington from the Cleckheaton Tennis Club has just recently played
in a tennis tournament. Throughout June and July 2021, the squad played at
home and away matches. Rosemary exclaimed: “I am impeccably happy with
the win,” explaining, “I am really happy for my team to have won the
competition and we have now held the title for four years.” The team were
awarded a trophy.
Rosemary’s mum explained: “Rosemary was part of the Cleckheaton Lawn
Tennis Club squad which won the Bradford District Under 15 league last
weekend. Here she is with other members of the squad and the trophy!”
The tournament was held in venues like Skipton and Rosie’s home town.
Everyone at BBG would like to congratulate Rosemary and the team.
Reporter:
Alfie Parkin
OF THE WEEK
Quantity Surveyor
How to become
You can get into this job through:
• a university course
• an apprenticeship
working towards this role
a graduate training scheme
University
You could do a quantity surveying degree or a
postgraduate conversion course accredited by
the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Useful degree subjects include:
• construction
• structural or civil engineering
• maths
• geography
• economics
• land studies
Entry requirements
You'll usually need:
• 2 to 3 A levels, or equivalent, for a degree
• a degree in any subject for a postgraduate course
Monday 19th July sees a relaxation of many of the rules and guidance surrounding Covid. We felt it was
important to share with you how this will affect us at BBG.
In the Community What should you do if your child
has symptoms of Covid-19?
Whilst the government has removed the restrictions on
social contact, social distancing and face coverings in
If your child has any of the following symptoms,
public spaces, this stage of the Covid roadmap you should book a test for them.
focuses on people taking responsibility and making
informed choices.
• A high temperature: any new high temperature
where your child feels hot to touch on their
This could include:
chest or back (you do not need to measure the
temperature)
• Taking a Lateral Flow Test twice each week. • A new continuous cough: coughing a lot for
• Wearing face coverings in crowded spaces and on
more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing
public transport. episodes in 24 hours
• Maintaining good hand hygiene.
• A loss of, or change in, sense of smell or taste:
• Self-isolating if you have any of the Covid a noticeable loss of smell or taste or things
symptoms (listed opposite). smell and taste different to normal
• Meeting outside or in a well-ventilated space
wherever possible. Whilst waiting for the test, or for results, you
should not leave your home, and should not have
At BBG visitors.
For the time being, for the safety of our
students and colleagues, all existing Your child does not need a test if they have a
guidance will remain in place. runny nose, are sneezing, or are feeling unwell
but do not have any of the three symptoms
mentioned above.
• Students and colleagues will still be required to
Only the person with symptoms needs to get the
wear facemasks inside the building. test. You do not need to get everyone in the
• We ask you to continue to use your lateral flow tests
household tested unless they develop symptoms.
twice each week and report the results. If the test comes back positive, the whole
• Students will still be required to self-isolate if household should self-isolate for 14 days.
they are identified as a close contact of a positive
case. If a child in a class or bubble tests positive, only
• We ask students not to arrive at school before
those who are advised to self-isolate should stay
8.10am (except for Rise and Read). at home. A test is only required if a child develops
• Students are required to wash or sanitise their hands symptoms.
on entry to the building in the morning and regularly
throughout the day.
• We have classroom routines and structures in place
to mitigate the risk of transmission and assist in the
track and trace process.
• Our classrooms are well ventilated and we have
cleaning systems throughout the school day. The
building is deep cleaned every evening.
They have used a combination of
They have used a combination of
Year 8 have been working on these beautiful mixed
media pieces for 3 weeks inspired by the artist Georgia
O’Keffe.
They have used a combination of watercolours, oil
pastels and biros using the pointillism technique.
And Nathan Bromley has been
working hard at home….”This is
my copy of a David Hockney
landscape.
I drew in pencil and coloured in
oil pastels.
I hope you enjoy it”
Skills Academy Celebration!
Dominos Pizza Party and Awards
On Monday 60 students were celebrated as they
successfully graduated from the BBG Skills Superstars:
Academy. Students have completed a ten week Jason Catton
programme embedding fundamental key skills in Theo Dufton
English (questioning, clarifying, summarising, Olivia Baker
predicting and inference.) Ruby Woodcock
At the end of each session students were taught a
Skye Bent
new football skill, and some of these have been Kaycie Wallace
shared on Twitter over the year. Will Nicholson
Coby Doyle
We would like to congratulate all students that Sean Dalby-Harrison
participated and have listed the individual awards Harley Glover
below.
Resilience:
Lucas Stead
Ethan Williamson
Lexi Hudson
Jessica Wright
Isla Casterton-Lunn
Mia Hutton
Logan Pinder
Isaac Prouse
Connor Irwin
Rise and Read Other than having early starts in the morning, Rise and Read has a great educational purpose. Rise and Read has a wide range of fascinating books. Some of these books can transport you to a different world: Ethan’s Voice and Ghost Boys and A room full of Chocolate – to name but a few! Ethan’s Voice Ethan’s Voice is about a boy who has stopped speaking. He is mute because of a tragic accident that happened between his dad and a boy. The boy was destroying a tree house that Ethan’s dad had made and Ethan’s dad was shaking the tree house to get the boy down and the boy fell. After that Ethan stopped talking because he did not want to get his dad in trouble. Then Ethan met a girl, they formed a special connection, and they became best friends instantly. The girl only came for a little bit (she left her dad and dog). After a while, it was time for the girl to go back to her home, leaving Ethan wanting to know more about her… A Room Full of Chocolate The main character is Grace. Her mother had a lump on her arm and went to the doctors for it. When Grace’s mother came back, she told Grace that unfortunately was diagnosed with cancer. So, her mother said to Grace that she must move with her Grandad. Grace calls him ‘grumpy old Grandad’. Grace did not approve of the choices made for her and did not want to move with her grumpy Grandad. She wants everything to stay the same. But it cannot. Grace moves away to start a new life, new school. She makes some new friends. After a while, Grace misses her mother- so much that it hurts. Not even chocolate could make her feel better. After a few days of being with her grandad she made a new friend called Rainbow-Girl, Megan, and her pig Claude. The three became remarkably close they become inseparable. They would do everything together and when I mean everything, I mean everything! Ghost Boys Jerome is a twelve-year-old African-American boy and the latest victim. He was shot by a white police officer. He was shot because of his friend who gave him a toy gun. The police officer thought that he was a threat. Eventually, Jerome’s ghost found a friend called Emmett, also murdered because of the colour of his skin. Emmett was beaten to death because he spoke to a white woman in a grocery store. The character of Emmett Till is based on true events in the 1950s. Jerome also becomes friends with the police officer’s daughter – he changes her life forever… Overall, I have found most of the books I have read very fascinating and would definitely recommend to anyone at secondary school. Jaiden Robinson, Year 7
Rise and Read
Other than it being at 7:40 it has a great educational
purpose and hosts a wide range of fascinating books,
which transports you to different worlds. I often find myself
being sucked into different dimensions in search of what
happens next. The books I have read are real page
turners and novels I would recommend 100%.
Olivia Payne, Year 7
The Hunger Games
This dystopian fiction is about a young girl called Katniss who, when the time
comes, would sacrifice everything for her family. In a world divided into 12
districts she is the poorest of them and this results in her hunting with her best
friend Gale her trusty bow by her side. Each year a tournament is held, 24 young
men and women from the ages of 12-18 compete. Only one will survive.
However, when Katniss befriends a young girl and cares for a boy her whole
perception of what she is going to do changes. How will she win the games? How
will she kill her new friends? How will she recover from this trauma?
Jessica’s Ghost
This reading material is pointed towards 11 years upwards as it is a sensitive subject
because it touches on suicide and depression. It is about a young girl called Jessica
who is a ghost but does not know how she has died. When she meets Francis, Andi,
and Roland she changes their lives forever but will the one person she needs most be
saved live. Or is it too late...
The book is about being different and how to get through it. The reason I have selected
this book for the article is because it relates to discrimination. As you may know some
assemblies we have been having are related to the subjects and that whether it
happens to you or not or is just a joke between friends it is not okay.
Boy 87
This is about a boy who unfortunately lost his dad or so he thought. When he is top of
the class with his best friend, he thinks that going to military school for two will be okay.
Little does he know that it could be an awful lot longer.
Join him on his ride to freedom where he goes through multiple catastrophic
experiences but, worst of all, the great unknown.The English Department have
been super impressed with the
following students’ resilience,
work ethic and progress this year.
Well done #Team BBG, you
continue to amaze us with your
astounding effort – keep up the
hard work!
7 8
7EH
Rosa Hepworth has been nothing short of amazing all 8RJS
year. She tries her hardest with every assessment and Ruby Forsdike – remember me when you're a best-
produces impressive work. I will miss her regular selling author!
book recommendations!
8ZSE
7RFS
Ethan Williams - Really amazing effort in class in the
Jack Ratnik is a very committed student of English.
last term.
He is keen to progress and develop his skills; I am
Chloe Lambton - good attainment, great effort in
really pleased with what he has achieved this year.
lockdown and in class.
7KRN
Cerys Barson and Joe English for raising the bar. 8BBG
Honorable mentions to Emmy, Olivia, Dexter, and Rosemary Warrington has one of the best work ethics
Harley – you've gone beyond what you thought you I have seen. She is constantly striving to improve and
could do. It's been a blast 7KRN. I hope your time at always does so with attention to detail (and a smile!)
BBG is loaded with success. Take care!
7RJS 8KRN
Logan Pinder, Ava Laycock and Amber Smith – for The model group: always focussed, always curious,
your constant focus and hard work. You're always attentive. Special mention to Maja, Elliot, and
superstars! Matthew for consistently superb contributions.
7EDN 8RFS
Annabelle Russell – Annabelle always puts so much Jessica Brown is so hard-working, so enthusiastic,
effort and care into her learning and is so and so well-read! This young lady has a real love of
conscientious with everything she does. Well done for English that makes her an absolute joy to teach. Well
a successful year! done!
7SRG
8SRG
Owen Sheard has taken every challenge we have
Ben Grayson always tries his hardest in everything we
given him and made the absolute most of it. He is
do. His contextual knowledge is fantastic, and I
always trying to make his work better and his
always learn something new!
contributions in class are always well thought out. .
8SSH
7NHN
I have loved teaching my Year 8 class this year and
I have thoroughly enjoyed teaching each and every
been so impressed by their collective
one of you this year. You have constantly applied
progress. Thank you for always being so keen,
yourselves and been determined to produce the best
enthusiastic and onboard with whatever I've asked
work you could. Your progress has been
you to do. All superstars in English this year!
outstanding.The English Department have
been super impressed with the
following students’ resilience,
work ethic and progress this year.
Well done #Team BBG, you
continue to amaze us with your
astounding effort – keep up the
hard work!
9 10
10ZSE
9EH
Jess Shaw has worked tirelessly all year, whether that is at
Hannah Rathmell has shown real dedication in English this
home or in the classroom. Her efforts have not gone un-
year. She has really flourished thanks to her hard work and
noticed and I have no doubt that she will achieve amazing
focus. Outstanding effort.
results in English next year.
10SBC
9RJS Eve Szwarc has been an absolute superstar all year – her
Bradley John – for always helping me make my writing commitment to improving her work, trying her best with
better every assignment and being just generally amazing is
second to none.
9KRN 10RJS
Zaid, Jemima, Keira, and Niall – thank you for keeping the Cym Huddleston and Jasmine Pinder – I wish I had your
standard of contributions high. work ethic!
10KRN
9ZSE
Chloe Blamires has worked tirelessly this year; her grit and
Alfie Parkin has a positive attitude EVERY English lesson.
determination have resulted in excellent progress. Chloe is
He has worked so hard at improving his writing this year
a delight to teach and her commitment to her studies is
and made some real progress.
exceptional.
9SSH 10EDN
Adam Cameron-Hackett is a talented writer. He has Max McCarthy has been an absolute pleasure to teach all
mastered the English language, using vocabulary, syntax year. From online learning to being back in school and
and tone to engage, entertain and challenge his audience back to isolating, Max has consistently shown resilience
this year in lessons. He has an enquiring mind and great and effort in all his work.
interest in his own and other writer's contexts. Congratulations on a great year, Max!
10RFS
9EDN
Katy Senior is an absolute star! Her work ethic, desire to
Jessica Lee has impressed me all year and consistently
progress, and mature attitude towards her GCSE studies
shown effort and progress throughout her learning. Well
make her a real role model. I know you will do amazing
done, Jessica!
next year!
9SRG 10SRG
Iryan Walker and Isobel Smith have both been superstars Freya Sutton has been a pleasure to teach this year-
to teach this year. They always have a smile, no matter always on task, always trying her hardest- she has been a
what task is in front of them! superstar!
10SSH
Zak Munday has worked hard, listened and actioned
feedback. He is keen to improve and get results. He has
worked independently and supports his peers.Year 7 This week Year 7 have been learning all about climate change, both the causes and the effects. They have grasped the knowledge and understanding of how humans have contributed to the greenhouse effect through the rapidly increasing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases such as sulphur dioxide. Students were asked to make a campaign poster or leaflet which informs people as to the ever-increasingly difficult impacts of climate change and we must make steps to reduce our CO2 emissions. Year 8 Year 8 have thoroughly enjoyed learning about Australia towards the end of this academic year. They began by doing their own maps of the country, identifying the states, cities and natural features such as deserts, rivers and mountain ranges. Following this, Year 8 have done a case study of Sydney as Australia’s largest city. Students identified photographs of the city and did their own field sketch of the harbour. In addition, they learnt about the different areas of the city, describing the social, economic and environmental concerns. Finally students have studied the outer reaches of Australia, including the outback, Aboriginal culture, plus the world wonder of the Great Barrier Reef, off the coast of Queensland.
Year 9
Year 9 have done a case study on sustainable living in the city of Freiburg. This German city has been a world
leader in sustainable living strategies for decades, ever since the local people launched a protest against the
building of nuclear power plant near by. Our Year 9 students have learnt a range of social, economic and
environmental strategies such as the increasing of solar panels, transport schemes and waste recycling and
then managed to successfully answer a 9 mark exam question on this topic. They have since moved onto UK
transport strategies such as park and ride schemes, congestion charges and bus lanes. It is so nice to see
young people engage positively in real life geographic problems and form their own opinions of how we can
improve life on our busy planet, making a cleaner and greener place to be.
Year 10
Year 10 have finished their fieldwork studies of the East Yorkshire coast
and are now doing a big recap of their Urbanisation topic, including
studies of Newham in London and Mumbai in India. The Olympic village
area of East London was a contentious geographical project and our Y10
students were asked to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of
redeveloping the area. They have previously done a 9 mark exam
question on the social, economic and environmental effects of the 2012
Olympics on this area and evaluated its success.
.How could a sandwich lead to twenty million deaths? Furthermore, how could it lead to Second World War, the Cold War and the 21st century world that we live in today. Year 10 have discovered that the modern world started here, as they concluded the first part of their study of the First World War, in terns of its causes. This is a story that many students felt familiar with, yet students were stretched to consider what was different in 1914 from when war could have broken out in 1905, 1908 or 1911. Students analysed at what was the point was there no return in the July Crisis of 1914 and its escalation to the First World War, A note on Year 11 September Mock Examinations Students have been emailed regarding the History Department's summer expectations and the details of their first mock examinations. This also provides details of revision support.
LES GRANDES VACANCES (summer holidays) The school year in France stretches from “La Rentrée” (coming back to school) to “Les Grandes Vacances” (summer holiday). School holidays (les vacances) play an important part in the tourism industry in France. The dates are set by the Ministry of Education (Ministère de l’Éducation Nationale). They vary depending on the zones the schools are located. There are three school zones in France (A, B and C). They are spread out across the country to facilitate access to sports resorts and tourist sites. For example, the winter and spring holidays take place at different times depending on whether a school is based in Paris, Strasbourg or Toulouse, thus relieving the pressure on Alpine skiing and Mediterranean resorts. Each zone is led by a regional education authority known as an “académie” in French. (Can you make sense of the holidays zones below?) Whatever you are doing, le départment MFL de BBG vous souhaite:
Teacher: Mme Djokovic
All my French classes - For their involvement in lessons all year and for finishing the year
well with an enthusiastic approach to the films, in particular Kirikou!
Teacher: Mrs Clough
Samuel Jackson, Harvey Carr and William Nicholson (Y8) - For winning the dictionary skills
quiz
Teacher: Mrs Jones
Jemima Eklid, Cason Haynes, Ben Johnson-Williams, Charlie Kellett, Abi Richardson, Niall
Sykes, Oliver Thornton, Georgia Thrippleton, George Walker (Y9) - For making it to the next
step. Well done!
Teacher: Mrs Santry
Kaydan Hudson-Wood and Leo Margison (Y7) - Both showing great interest in, and good
understanding of, our film “Une vie de chat”
Bravo!The summer holidays can be awesome when the weather is fine, but for those rainy days when you feel like
you’ve already watch the entire contents of Netflix, remember we have a school log-in to the National Theatre
Collection, and there are some amazing performances to watch on there!
To access their library, go here:
https://www.dramaonlinelibrary.com/custom-
browse?docid=nationalTheatreCollection
Click “Log In” in the top right hand corner, and use the
following user name and password:
Username: ROHUAC
Password: SCODVB
Each performance has an age rating. For family
viewing, we can highly recommend Peter Pan (age
rating 7+) and Treasure Island (age rating 9+), for
comedy our Year 9 students suggest One Man Two
Governors (age rating 12), and for drama, our GCSE
students highly rated Danny Boyle’s Frankenstein (age
rating 15+). We also HIGHLY recommend Damon
Albarn’s production, Wonder.Land- a very modern
version of Alice in Wonderland, with social media and
school bullies.
There are also fantastic performances of some of the
texts studied by the BBG English department.
There are lots of other great performances to watch.
Please let us know if you watch anything and would
recommend it to others.
Good luck to everyone who is taking to the stage again over the next few weeks.
It’s going to be so good to be performing again!BBG students have been experiencing quite a diverse range of practicals, especially in Mr White’s lessons, with some students performing analysis of soils, pH and mineral content, and relating to plants that prefer these abiotic (non-living) factors. Choice chambers are useful for studying the abiotic conditions that invertebrates prefer in their natural habitat. Students got to construct their own versions (wet, dry, dark and light combinations) to test out on woodlice and maggots.
Isaac Prouse, Annabelle Russell and Skyla Evans
For consistently working hard and having a fabulous attitude to learning all year in English
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marking. English attitude towards
English
Pheobe Mortimer, George Wilson, Beth Jones and Harry Johnson
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ELUISA PATRYCJA
HANNAM BARTOCHA
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Sports Day
JOE LINGARD HARRY SWAIN
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student who puts in huge
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behaviour and attendance is
succeed through her resilient
amazing too!
nature and determination to
put in all the time and effort
needed to get her grades!BBG Academy
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THOUGHT OF THE WEEK
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY
19th July 1848 - 1st US women's rights
convention held in Seneca Falls NY,
organised by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and
Lucretia Mott
Discussion points
20th July 1969 - Apollo 11 lunar module
• What is meant by the terms introspective
and self analysis?
carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin
• How will this quote help you as we come lands on the surface of the Moon; Aldrin
towards the end of the school year. and Armstrong walk on the moon seven
• Watch this video What is Reflective
hours later; Michael Collins remains in
Learning? – YouTube
• Thinking about your school year, have you orbit in the lunar module
been able to achieve “reflection-in-action” as
much as you could have or have you stayed 22nd July 1515 - First Congress of Vienna
passively learning. Why is passively Events
settles taking
issues place
between this and
Poland weekHoly
learning not useful for your success? February LGBTQ+ History month
• As you purple pen work you are completing Roman Empire - rise of the Habsburgs
“reflection-on-task” learning however how
1st influence Children’s mental health week
else could you use this in the classroom? 4th World Cancer Day
6th International Day of Zero Tolerance to
Female Genital Mutilation
HOW ARE YOU GOING EVENTS HAPPENING THIS WEEK
TO REINVENT
19-20th Eid-ul-Adha
YOURSELF? 23rd Tokyo Olympics start
23rd Love Parks Week
KEEP GOING UNTIL
THE END
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MyleYear 7
1 Watership Down Richard Adam 26 Cue for Treason Geoffrey Trease
2 The Goldfish Boy Lisa Thompson 27 The Adventures of Mark Twain
Huckleberry Finn
3 The Island at the End of Kiran Milwood 28 Blitzcat Robert Westall
Everything Hargrave
4 The Solves of Willougby Joan Aiken 29 The Swore in the Stone T H White
Chase
5 Peter Pan J M Barrie 30 Raptor Paul Zindel
6 The Dark is Rising Susan Cooper 31 The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
7 Wolf Gillian Cross 32 Pig Heart Boy Malorie Blackman
8 The Seeing Stone Kevin Crossley- 33 Framed Frank Cottrell
Holland Boyce
9 Boy Roald Dahl 34 The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman
10 The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank 35 The Garbage King Elizabeth Laird
11 The Wiredstone of Alan Garner 36 Wonder R J Palacio
Brisingamen
12 Minders Diana Hendry 37 The Book Thief Marcus Zusak
13 A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L’Engle 38 Percy Jackson and the Rick Riordan
Lightening Thief
14 Across the Barricades Joan Lingard 39 The Bo of Delights John Masefield
15 Tug of War Catherine Forde 40 The Call of the Wild Jack London
16 War Horse Michael Morpurgo 41 Private Peaceful Michael Morpurgo
17 Stone Cold Robert Swindells 42 Holes Louis Sachar
18 Northern Lights Phillip Pullman 43 Twelve Minutes to Christopher Edge
Midnight
19 The Subtle Knife Phillip Pullman 44 A Rag, A Bone and a Nichola Fisk
Hank of Hair
20 The Amber Spyglass Phillip Pullman 45 The Girl of Ink and Stars Kiran Millwood
Hargrave
21 The Indian in the Cupboard Lynne Reid Banks 46 Eren Simon P Clark
Trilogy
22 Black Beauty Anna Sewell 47 The Railway Children E Nesbit
23 The Eagle of the Ninth Rosemary Sutcliffe 48 Abomination Robert Swindells
24 The Cay Theodore Taylor 49 Carrie’s War Nina Bawden
25 The Secret Diary of Adrian Sue Townsend 50 The Hobbit J R Tolkien
MoleYear 8
1 Madame Doubtfire Anne Fine 26 The Plague Dogs Richard Adams
2 Welcome to Nowhere Elizabeth Laird 27 The Dam Busters Paul Brickhill
3 The Outsiders S.E. Hinton 28 The Giver Lois Lowry
4 Animal Farm George Orwell 29 Bridge to Terabithia Katherine
Paterson
5 Chinese Cinderella Adeline Yen Mah 30 Tightrope Gillian Cross
6 The Coral Island R.M Ballantyne 31 I’m the King of the Castle Susan Hill
7 Coram Boy Jamila Gavin 32 The Woman in Black Susan Hill
8 The Curious Incident of the Mark Haddon 33 The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson
Dog in the Night-time Burnett
9 The Day of the Triffids John Wyndham 34 Unbearable Paul Jennings
10 Flambards K.M. Peyton 35 Treasure Island R.L. Stevenson
11 The Flame Trees of Thika Elspheth Huxley 36 The Haunting Margaret Mahy
12 Goggle Eyes Anne Fine 37 Z for Zachariah Robert O’Brien
13 The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Douglas Adams 38 Shadowmancer G.P. Taylor
Galaxy
14 Small Steps Louis Sachar 39 Monster of Men Patrick Ness
15 The Hound of the Baskervilles Arthur Conan Doyle 40 Maladapted Richard Kurti
16 How I Live Now Meg Rosoff 41 Hatchet Gary Paulsen
17 I am David Anne Holm 42 The Twilight Saga Stephanie Meyer
18 Joby Stand Bastow 43 Collected Poems Philip Larkin
19 Journey to the River Sea Eva Ibbotson 44 Watership Down Richard Adams
20 A Kestrel for a Knave Barry Hines 45 The Goldfish Boy Lisa Thompson
21 Looking for JJ Anne Cassidy 46 The Island at the End of Kiran Millwood
Everything Hargrave
22 Lord of the Flies William Golding 47 The Wolves of Willoughby Joan Aiken
Chase
23 Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell 48 Peter Pan JM Barrie
24 Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck 49 The Dark is Rising Susan Cooper
25 The Tulip Touch Anne Fine 50 Wolf Gillian crossThe BBG Bookcase for Year 9 highlights texts that we think will be both challenging *and* enjoyable for students
to read. Go ahead – lose yourself in one of these classics today!
• Monsters of Men – Patrick Ness • To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee
• Maladapted – Richard Kurti • Burning Secret - Stefan Zweig
• Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret – Judy Blume • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
• Hatchet – Gary Paulsen – Mark Haddon
• Boy Proof – Cecil Castellucci • The Day of the Triffids – John Wyndham
• The Twilight Saga – Stephanie Meyer • Flambards – K.M. Peyton
• The Amnesia Clinic – James Scudamore • The Flame Trees of Thika – Elspheth Huxley
• Brave New World – Brighton Rock • The Hound of the Baskervilles – Arthur Conan
• Catch 22 – Joseph Heller Doyle
• The Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger • How I Live Now – Meg Rosoff
• Collected Poems – Philip Larkin • I am David – Anne Holm
• The Count of Monte Cristo – Alexandre Dumas • Joby – Stand Bastow
• Dracula – Bram Stoker • Journey to the River Sea – Eva Ibbotson
• Empire of the Sun – J.G. Ballard • A Kestrel for a Knave – Barry Hines
• Noah Can’t Even – Simon James Green • Looking for JJ – Anne Cassidy
• Frankenstein – Mary Shelley • Lord of the Flies – William Golding
• I, Claudius – Robert Graves • Nineteen Eighty-Four – George Orwell
• The Mosquito Coast – Paul Theroux • Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck
• Shakespeare: The World as a Stage – Bill Bryson • Treasure Island – R.L. Stevenson
• The Old Man and the Sea – Ernest Hemingway • The Haunting – Margaret Mahy
• One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich – Alexander • Z for Zachariah – Robert O’Brien
Solzhenitsyn • Shadowmancer – G.P. Taylor
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – Ken Kesey • The Fault in Our Stars – John Green
• Paddy Clarke Ha, Ha, Ha – Roddy Doyle • Every Day – David Levithan
• Remains of the Day – Kazuo Ishiguro • Never Let me Go – Kazuo Ishiguro
• Scoop – Evelyn Waugh • Atonement – Ian McEwan
• The Road – Cormac McCarthyENGLISH Year 10 – YEAR 10 READING LIST We Are All Made of Molecules – Susan Nielsen 13 minutes: A novel – Sarah Pinborough Paper Butterflies – Lisa Heathfield Every Day – David Levithan Rose Sees Red – Cecil Castellucci A Separate Peace – John Knowles Never Let Me Go – Kazuo Ishiguro American Gods – Neil Gaiman Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte Great Expectations – Charles Dickens Rebecca – Daphne Du Maurier A Study in Scarlet – Arthur Conan Doyle A Sign of Four – Arthur Conan Doyle The Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck Atonement – Ian McEwan Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep – Philip K Dick Long Walk to Freedom – Nelson Mandela The Wasp Factory – Iain Banks The Road – Cormac McCarthy All Quiet on the Western Front – Erich Maria Remarque Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy – John le Carre I Capture the Castle – Dodie Smith Cider With Rosie – Laurie Lee Nineteen Eighty-Four – George Orwell Hitler’s Willing Executioners – Daniel Goldhagen The Fellowship of the Ring – JR Tolkien Gulliver’s Travels – Jonathan Swift Schindler’s Ark – Thomas Keneally Oranges are not the Only Fruit – Jeanette Winterson Midnight’s Children- Salman Rushdie The Time Machine – H.G. Wells The Kite Runner – Khaled Hosseini Game of Thrones – George R.R. Martin Birdsong – Sebastian Faulkes On the Road – Jack Kerouac The Three Musketeers – Alexandre Dumas The Name of the Rose – Umberto Eco The Trial – Franz Kafka The Hound of the Baskervilles – Arthur Conan Doyle The Moonstone – Wilkie Collins War of the Worlds – H.G. Wells David Copperfield – Charles Dickens Robinson Crusoe – Daniel Defoe Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen Carrie – Stephen King The Last Lecture – Randy Pausch A Short History of Nearly Everything – Bill Bryson Cosmos – Carl Sagan One Hundred Years of Solitude – Gabriela Garcia Marquez East of Eden – John Steinbeck
ENGLISH – YEAR 10 READING LIST
Year 11
Research clearly demonstrates that the more the more a student reads and the increasing variety of texts a
student reads, the more successful they are likely to be in all their subject areas. Through Years 10 and 11 are
going to continue to encourage you to read as widely as possible. We are also going to teach you different ways
to respond to a book.
This list is not intended to prevent you choosing your own reading material, but rather to introduce you to a range
of books that have been celebrated and enjoyed by people of your age over the years; they will also enhance
your understanding of some of the core texts that we will be studying.
1. 1984 – George Orwell 26. Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell – Susanna
2. A Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway Clarke
3. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Arthur Conan 27. Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte
Doyle 28. Junk – Melvin Burgess
4. The Aneid – Virgil 29. Life of Pi – Yann Martel
5. Anita and Me – Meera Syal 30. Lord of the Flies – William Golding
6. Atonement – Ian McEwen 31. Noughts and Crosses – Malorie Blackman
7. Beowulf – trans. Seamus Heany 32. Notes on a Scandal – Zoe Heller
8. Birdsong – Sebastian Faulks 33. Notes from a Small Island – Bill Bryson
9. The Book Thief – Markus Zusak 34. Of Mice and Men – John Steinbeck
10. Brighton Rock – Graham Greene 35. The Picture of Dorian Grey – Oscar Wilde
11. Catch 22 – Joseph Heller 36. Rebecca – Daphne Du Maurier
12. The Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger 37. Refugee Boy – Benjamin Zephania
13. The Color Purple – Alice Walker 38. The Road – Cormac McArthy
14. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night- 39. Shadow of the Wind – Carlos Ruiz Zafón
time – Mark Haddon 40. The Shining – Stephen King
15. David Copperfield – Charles Dickens 41. The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde –
16. The Da Vinci Code – Dan Brown Robert Lewis Stevenson
17. Dracula – Bram Stoker 42. To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee
18. Enigma – Robert Harris 43. Touching the Void – Joe Simpson
19. Fever Pitch – Nick Hornby 44. The Turn of the Screw – Henry James
20. Fight Club – Chuck Palahniuk 45. Ulysses – James Joyce
21. Frankenstein – Mary Shelley 46. The War of the Worlds – H.G. Wells
22. Girlfriend in a Coma – Douglas Coupland 47. The Wasp Factory – Ian Banks
23. The Great Gatsby – F.Scott Fitzgerlad 48. White Teeth – Zadie Smith
24. Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas 49. Woman in Black – Susan Hill
Adams 50. The Woman in White – Wilkie Collins
25. The Illiad – Homer
Any Shakespeare play or collection of sonnets
Poetry [Rudyard Kipling, William Blake, Dylan Thomas, Seamus Heaney, Sylvia
Plath, Robert Frost, Carol Ann Duffy, Christina Rossetti, Robert Browning, Simon
Armitage, Grace Nichols, John Betjeman, Ted Hughes, Gillian Clarke]SPORTS DAY 2021
Last Friday was the turn of Year 7 and 8 for their Sports Day.
Students competed in their form groups and accumulated points throughout the events towards their total. Firstly
students were competing in Netball, Tag Rugby and Rounders tournaments. We also had every student
competing in a throwing event. Students had the choice of Shot Putt, Discus or Javelin. They were given points
for achieving certain distances, so each student could make valuable contributions to their form’s total. All
students competed in a Tug of War knockout competition to get the crown of the strongest form.
We then had the high jump and track events to finish. Form groups chose two students to represent them in the
800m, 400m, 200m and 100m races, then two teams of four in the 4x100m relay.
Year 7 winners Year 8 winners
Tag Rugby 7.6 Tag Rugby 8.4
Netball 7.6 Netball 8.4
Rounders 7.3 Rounders 8.4
Tug of War 7.6 Tug of War 8.4
Overall with points of 780 Overall with points of 840
Form 7.5 Form 7.5
Congratulations!
It was a great day had by all. The
sun was out, students singing
Sweet Caroline as they spectated,
the atmosphere was electric. We
are so glad we could give the
students this opportunity after a
tough year, well done to everyone
for taking part.SPORTS DAY 2021
Izzy Aoife
Dawson Sugden
Breaking two records on Great effort levels in PE
Sports Day this week
Oran Jacob
Blakeley Hustler
Fantastic work rate in Amazing work in GCSE
GCSE PE lessons PE practical and live
lessonsLeo Logan
Margison Parry
Breaking the javelin Breaking the discus
record on Sports Day record on Sports Day
Coby Harrison
Doyle Bliss
Breaking the shot put Great effort in Sports
record on Sports Day Science this weekRuby Eloise
Barrowcliffe Gledhill-
Excellent effort and Pullan
contribution to Sports Excellent fielding and
Day application of knowledge
when playing 4th base
Ruby Maja
Woodcock Kacprzak
Excellent fielding in
Excellent fielding in
Rounders
RoundersCaitlin Darcey
Armitage Arnold
Excellent effort in Excellent effort in
Rounders Rounders
Nicola Sienna
Leadbeatter Frain
Excellent fielding in Excellent fielding in
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