ISSUE 29 18th July 2017 - BBG Academy
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ISSUE 29 18th July 2017 We are delighted to share the news that on 9 July 2017 Emily Brookes captained Huddersfield Town Ladies at the EFS national championships at St George’s Park, the home of English Football. The EFS tournament started with over 120 teams across the UK and was split down into heats across various venues. Huddersfield Town Ladies U15’s qualified for Bognor Regis tournament and travelled down in May, where they played six games in what was a very challenging group, successfully coming away as group leaders and receiving the invitation to the Grand Finale. The team arrived at this prestigious training complex knowing that they had both last years’ Champions, Tottenham Hotspur, and runners-up, Hungate Rovers, to contend with; Tottenham Hotspur was unbeaten in this competition for the past two years. Town’s first game started off on the Sir Alf Ramsey Pitch and after a nervous start was soon coming away with a 2-1 win. Next up was Hungate Rovers who, despite their best efforts, were completely outclassed by Emily and her team, resulting in a 4-0 win for Town and a clean sheet from Emily. Town went into the final game against Spurs needing at least a draw and they didn’t disappoint, coming away with 2-1 win and the new ESF Grand Finale Champions 2017. A phenomenal achievement for the team and clearly fantastic leadership and performance from Emily. Well done!
Just under 8 weeks after Rodillian Multi Academy staff set up camp in Vallon, Pont D’Arc, the final week of
students have enjoyed an incredible week in the sunshine, pushing themselves both physically and mentally,
completing challenges they have not done before and achieving new heights of resilience. Be it the washing up
for 40 people, the sleeping on the floor, in the heat, with no quiet or be it the high ropes or grueling 32 km
paddle, the students have excelled themselves and have been a pleasure to be with. Over the next few pages
you will see week two students final weekend and the main part of week three. All students return on Monday
evening and some staff will remain in France to take camp down and drive the mini buses and kit back to the
UK.
A huge thank you to all the Rodillian Multi Academy staff especially Miss Binns who has been incredible in
leading the BBG camp for the duration.
We don’t call it resilience camp for nothing, there is a great deal of grit needed for the entire experience. Camp
is basic and there are few home luxuries. Toilets have no seats on them; you even have to take your own toilet
paper with you! The tents are clean but you share them with nature. The ants love the BBG students and
especially their sweets; even the odd spider likes to join you (luckily we had Alan, a student from Rodillian who
caught them free of charge).
A typical day consists of:
Time Ac(vity
6 am Staff up and preparing for the day and enjoying the few minutes quiet before camp is up.
7 am Camp up and making breakfast. Usually cereal and toast laid out. Students help themselves but do
have to butter their own toast, which some have never done before, believe it or not.
7.30 am All students clear the area and one designated group carries the dishes to the campsite washing
area, washes and dries up and returns the dishes to the camp.
7.45 am Tent tidy up and preparation for the activities. The camp is sometimes split into three groups, one
on the water, one at the Indy Park and one on the long bike ride.
8.00 am Students make their sandwich for lunch, always asking for the fillings in French. The lunches and
water are packed and the students apply lots of sun cream. Further activity preparation includes
bike tests and the securing of helmets
8.30 am Activities take place, students eat lunch and return to camp for swimming, games and free time.
– 6 pm On two days students paddle 32km down the Ardeche.
6 pm Dinner is cooked by the school staff and students wash up as with breakfast. On one night
students are treated to pizza which is a favourite as there is little washing up.
6.30 - 10 A variety of activities including a trip into Vallon to sample some of the local ice cream.
231 children, 51,744 km together paddled, 833 baguettes, 490 toilet rolls and thousands of great memories.
ISSUE 28 7th July 2017 Unusually, due to a pre-arranged activity at the aqua park, the students in week three got to enjoy the rides and the fun day before being set any of the tough stuff. There were a range of rides at the park from the gentle short slide to the kamikaze where the first section is in darkness and a vertical drop! Some students took on the entire challenges.
The town of Vallon and practicing our French. “Je voudrais une glace s’il vous plait” “Je voudrais une crêpe au Nutella s’il vous plait” The Ardéche river is absolutely stunning, a real pleasure to paddle down, with a great group of young people.
The Indy Park was such a challenge with a tough bike ride to and from to boot! Awesome experience with great views and a massive sense of achievement.
subject news
CONSTRUCTION PERFORMING ARTS
Let us travel to Ferryton-On-Sea - a typical English
seaside town. It’s early in the morning on the hottest
day of the year. Vic Eastwood (known to his
friends… and to himself in his dreams… as Clint)
delivers the milk, and Dawson’s donkeys, Norbert,
Stan and Eric, are getting ready to start their day of
donkey rides on the beach. If only they didn’t hate
children so much!
The coach trips begin to arrive. Becky, a girl with a
secret, is struggling to cope. Mavis, Dot and Betty,
three old ladies with an even bigger secret, are here
to maintain their alibi. The surfers are in town, as are
the boy racers, and two very different families are
This incredible wall pictured above was completed by here for a day of family fun.
Harvey Priestly during his Year 9 Applied Resilience
lessons. Harvey showed particular interest in This is The Last Resort by Chris Owen, performed by
construction and has shown a real enthusiasm and flair students from Years 8-10. The performance will take
for the subject, something Featherstone Academy has place on Wednesday 19 July at 7pm. Tickets on the
really encouraged. I think we would all agree Harvey door are £3 each. Please come along!
has an incredible talent.
MFL MATTERS
New Year 9 German students get off to a ‘bright’ start.
Mia Hodson and Calum Pickersgill presenting the
weather forecast to their peers in German!
Students used their newly learnt weather vocabulary to
present the weather forecast in German. To meet the
success criteria, they had to mention at least six
different towns in Germany, use the past and present
tense, include time phrases and qualifiers in their
sentences. They also marked each other on
pronunciation and presentation skills. Not only was it a
really useful speaking and listening exercise, it was
also good for learning the location of major cities in
Germany!
subject news
ENGLISH Missing You
How did it come to this?
When I already had so much to miss?
The light in our lives was as bright as
stars and clear from your guiding glow.
Angels were supposed to be serene,
well I still feel as if I’m in a dream,
or rather a nightmare as you’re
sparkling eyes lost their glistening gleam.
The whole of my world slowed down, I think
and as you faded from memory I did not blink.
This week we received news that from the 6000+ when I think of you again,
entries received by the UK wide competition, the I think I feel drained as your face fades
following poets have been selected to be published in again.
the Young Writer’s Busta Rhyme book.
One day the world will turn grey, but once
The winner of £1000 and the school prize for Young again it will turn again and at the
Writer’s Award for Excellence will be chosen after the end of the awful storm there will
publication date on 30 September 2017, so there is be the break of dawn.
also still every chance that one of our talented writers
will win this award! The sun rises and it sets,
as fast as it arrives,
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subject news
BBG BOOK REVIEW MATHS PUZZLE OF THE WEEK
This week I am reading….by Mrs Fitzsimons
It may seem very peculiar to you but I've just
drawn a triangle where all the angles are square.
No, I don't mean right angles or 900 - that's
impossible! What I do mean is that each angle,
measured in degrees, is a square number. Can
you tell me how many degrees each of the angles
is?
If you know the answer, please visit
One of my favourite books of all time is The Kite
Runner by Khaled Hosseini and it is a book that I http://tinyurl.com/y7bo42uh
return to time and time again. It tells the story of Amir
and Hassan, the closest of friends and also experts in to submit your answer. Come on students, don’t let
the art of kite flying. The two young boys live in Kabul, the adults win!! Let’s see which year group has the
the capital of Afghanistan, and their main aim in life is most correct answers (parents and teachers are
to win the local kite-fighting tournament - a popular most welcome to join in).
Afghan pastime. Closing date: Wednesday 19 July 2017. Good
luck.
Set in 1975, the book has a darker side as Afghanistan
is on the brink of war. The Afghan monarchy is Last week’s puzzle answer was
overthrown by a Soviet Military invasion and this leads
Amir and his father to flee from Afghanistan to 31131211131221
America. However, before he leaves Amir is forced to
betray his best friend Hassan which will haunt him for ‘3 ones, 1 three, 1 two…..’
the rest of his life. The Kite Runner becomes the story
of Amir's quest for redemption – righting the wrongs he Congratulations to Sama Bashir 8SSG, Safa
committed all those years ago as a boy in Kabul. The Bashir 10RT and Jordan Townsend 9LTR. Parents
story is fast-paced and introduced me to a world – the this week were Nicola Kettlewell and Helen
world of Afghan life – which I found strange, Armitage. The teachers also did well this week
fascinating and yet oddly familiar all at the same time. with Mrs Luffman, Mrs Norrington and Mrs Brazier
all getting the right answer.
A gripping and emotional story The Kite Runner had
me thrilled and moved at the same time and I wished it
was longer. Although I have read other books by
Khaled Hosseini, none of them moved me as much as
The Kite Runner.
creativity corner Another year of GCSE art and students are busy preparing for both coursework and the development of skills for the final piece. Anna Rigby has produced studies for her ‘Detail’ project, she is using architectural features for her inspiration. Year 9 Product Design students were set a challenge to produce a to scale camera model out of cardboard. The year 9s did an amazing job, they accepted the challenge and working against the clock to get it finished with fabulous results.
creativity corner Ella Runton Year 11 ART GCSE. Ella has produced studies of the human form for her ‘Detail’ project. She has used the starting point of dance to help with her research of muscle and bone tissue.
thought for the week During form time, Key Stage 3 students, Years 7,8 and 9, study and discuss ‘Thought for the Week’. This is a motivational idea which is used to reinforce the Academy’s Growth Mindset philosophy. Students are being encouraged to work as hard as they can and advised with effort, huge progress can be made. Aside from the thought, students learn about key events that have happened during that week. In addition, students choose from three or four mottos that they are going to try and adhere to during that week. THIS WEEK’S THOUGHT THIS WEEK’S EVENTS 10 July 1958 The first parking meter was introduced in London. 11 July The Kilburn Feast is a seven mile foot race up to the White Horse, a giant hill figure carved on the side of a hill in North Yorkshire. 12 July 100BC Julius Caesar was born. 13 July 1837 Queen Victoria was the first royal to move into Buckingham Palace 14 July Bastille Day is French National Holiday and remembers when the French Revolution began in 1789 The last London tram ceased to operate. Discussion Points: What does this saying mean? How does Van Gogh’s saying relate to Growth Mindset? Have you ever thought that you couldn't do something but when you tried you actually could? How did you feel when you accomplished this?
Attendance
Attend and Achieve
M A+
TTERS
Research suggests that missing 17 school days a year results in 1 GCSE grade drop.
A$endance in one school Number of lessons missed per Number of weeks missed Number of years missed over
year year per year 5 years
100% 0 0 0
95% 50 lessons 2 weeks ¼ Year
90% 100 lessons 4 weeks ½ Year
85% 150 lessons 6 weeks ¾ Year
80% 200 lessons 8 weeks 1 Year
70% 300 lessons 12 weeks 1½ Years
60% 400 lessons 16 weeks 2 Years
50% 500 lessons 20 weeks 2½ Years
This weeks attendance leaders.
Year Form Attendance
8 8SB 97.5%
9 9LTR 97.4%
96%
10 9AC 96.6%
11 11MWH 97.9%
Uniform Recycling
Parent appeal for help. We would be Attendance Fact: Schools are expected to have an overall
really grateful if you would be attendance of 95% or above. It is the legal responsibilities of the
prepared to donate your old uniform parent/carers of children of a legal school age to make sure they
so we are in a position to help other receive a full-time education. They must ensure their child
families replace old or lost uniform. attends school regularly and stays there all day. Law Section
All donations can be dropped off at 444 of the Education Act 1996 is the law under which a parent/
main reception. We will remove carer can be prosecuted as a consequence of non-attendance.
names and wash and iron if The maximum penalty is a fine of up to £2,500 per parent per
necessary. child (for you and your partner) and/or up to 3 month’s
imprisonment.
Thank you in advance for your help.
@BBGAcademysubject news DUKE OF EDINBURGH – HARRIET'S BLOG Written by Harriet Wilkinson, Year 10. When we go on our expedition we will need to think carefully about the food we take. It will need to be light to carry, high in nutrition and easy to prepare. I have started to plan what I am going to take, and have been looking at other people’s blogs and meal plans to find out what they recommend. I do not usually eat breakfast, but I know that on my expedition it will be important to start the day with a good meal. I will eat my breakfast before I leave home on the first day, and I think I will eat porridge, as this is full of energy. For lunch I will take sandwiches, and things such as nuts and fruit, as this will provide me with enough calories to walk a long way and keep me full up until tea time. I will probably need extra energy compared to everyone else because I talk and sing all the time! It is also important that I have enough to drink, and carry enough water with me. Our evening meal will be cooked on a gas stove at the campsite. Pasta would be a good meal to carry, because it is light weight, and doesn’t matter if it gets crushed or broken. It is also easy to prepare, as it just needs boiling water. It is high in carbohydrate and gives you energy, which is important when walking for eight hours in one day. I have started to look at pre-prepared meals, which are dehydrated and just need water. I think I would need to try these out before the expedition though, as I have heard that some of them don’t taste very nice and I wouldn’t want to be left with food that I don’t like when on expedition. The following day I will need to prepare breakfast. I think I will measure out some cereal and take it in a bag so that I don’t have to carry the full box. I will also look at powdered milk, as it is easier to carry, but I am not sure whether I will like the taste. If not, I will take a small bottle of milk with a secure lid to make sure that it doesn’t leak in my rucksack (nobody needs the smell of sour milk in their bag!). The final meal I will need to prepare will be lunch on the second day, which will be another meal on the move. I will perhaps make soup in the morning before I leave and keep it warm in a flask as I walk. This will keep me warm if the weather is cold. I am looking forward to my expedition a lot. I think it will be a new experience, lots of fun and I am looking forward to camping with my friends. It will be strange not to be able to use my phone, and we will have to learn to be patient with each other, especially when we are tired and irritable. However, I think it will make our friendships stronger and we will be resilient and determined.
RMAT News
I am delighted to introduce our new page which will share some of the exciting activities happening across the
Rodillian Multi Academy Trust in both our sponsored Academy's and those we work closely with. Today’s page
features the Academy’s main Twitter feeds; please do follow them to catch up on the news daily.
@Rodillian_Ac @FeatherstoneAca
@braytonacademy1 @SmeatonAcademy
@EskdaleSchool
This week we are focusing on Brayton Academy who have been pretty busy for the end of term.
Brayton Academy is the most recent academy to join the RMAT. Set in beautiful surroundings in Selby in North
Yorkshire, the Academy serves the community of Brayton and also covers other local villages and Selby town.
The section below celebrates the success of Year 11 student Amelia from Brayton’s newsletter.
I f y o u w o u l d l i k e t o r e a d m o r e p l e a s e f o l l o w t h e l i n k
http://www.braytonacademy.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Newsletter-June-W3-2017-Final.pdfYou can also read
