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Oldbury Wells Journal - Autumn 2018 - Oldbury Wells School
Pictured at the Launch event are Mia Clement, Year
                                                                                                     12, Lillie Platt, Year 12, the Mayoress of Bridgnorth Mrs
                                                                                                     Whittle, Paddy Russell, Year 12, Mrs Godden, Annabel
                                                                                                     Martin, Year 12 and Mrs Bishell, Head of Sixth Form.

                 Oldbury Wells Journal
                                                           Autumn 2018
                                                                  Title
W    elcome to our Autumn Journal. Our
     students have been involved in a
number of activities this term which I hope
                                                facilities during the school day and speak to
                                                staff and students.
                                                Anyone interested in finding out more
                                                                                                Bridgnorth. Alveley School have been with
                                                                                                our Trust family for two years now. During
                                                                                                this time the school has moved 150 places
you will enjoy reading about in this edition.   about our new sixth form can book a visit       up league tables: in 2016 they were ranked

Bridgnorth Sixth Form
                                                                        S
                                                by calling Bridgnorth Sixth Form direct
                                                on 01746 760505. We also have a new
                                                                                                bottom at 168th and this year they are 18th!
                                                                                                Congratulations must be extended to Mr
Thursday 8th November saw the launch            website where you can keep up-to-date on        O’Malley and his staff and pupils at Alveley
of our new extended sixth form — The            Bridgnorth Sixth Form news and find out         School for their transformative work.
Bridgnorth Sixth Form. The launch event         more information – please visit:
was very well attended by members of the        www.bridgnorthsixthform                                                    Mrs Godden, Headteacher
Bridgnorth community and surrounding
area who had come to find out more about        Great Results for Our Primaries
our exciting new venture.                       As league tables were published on
Our new sixth form is open to applications      Thursday 13th December, our Trust had
from students in our area and we have had a     cause to celebrate. All three primaries in
change of name to make this clear. Our new      the Trust family have done exceptionally
sixth form is not a consortium arrangement      well. Castlefields, St Leonard’s and Alveley
with another school.                            Primary Schools have all been placed in the
During the evening, students and parents        league table’s top 20 for attainment. Thid
got to speak to sixth form teachers and         is out of 168 primary schools in Shropshire.
students about the wide range of courses        The attainment score is the percentage of
now on offer in the new sixth form. They        pupils who meet the expected standard in
were also able to talk to representatives       Reading, Writing and Maths. The national
from universities who were on hand              average for this score is 64% in 2018.
to offer advice about suitable subject          Castlefields School was ranked 9th in the
choices for university. Also on the evening     league tables for attainment, at a very
                                                                                                Pictured are Year 7 pupils who are former pupils of St
a laptop sponsored by Premier Support           impressive 84% passes. St Leonard’s score       Leonard’s, Castlefields and Alveley Primary Schools:
Services was raffled and presented to Year      was also impressive at 81% and Alveley          Alicia Cornes-Shuker, Rhona Ferrans, Grace Morris,
11 student Grace Thomas. Thank you to           was just below that on 79; all well above       Ella Jeavons, Bailey Connolly-Evans, KC Lockett, Lexi
Premier Support Services for sponsoring         national scores. For all three measure, St      Heath, Millie Carr, Olivia Morris, Kayden Foure, George
                                                                                                Andrews, Max Buckley, James Letby and Ella Edwards.
this fantastic prize! We held a follow up       Leonard’s scored in the top 20% of schools
event for interested Year 11 pupils and their   in England. Congratulations to Castlefields
parents on Tuesday 20th November to give        and St Leonard’s who are rightly known
them the opportunity to tour our sixth form     as continuing to be very strong schools in

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NEWS

2   018 is a year of many important anniversaries, none more so
    than the end of the First World War on 11th November. In this
centenary year, our students have been busy commemorating
‘The War to End All Wars’ in a variety of memorable ways. Earlier in
the year all Year 8 students took part in a History competition to
design a wreath of remembrance for the Last Post Ceremony at The
Menin Gate in Ypres, Belgium. 57 students were lucky to visit the
former battlefields of the Western Front and our school wreath was
displayed in front of an international audience.
Early in November all students contributed ideas to our very own
Tree of Peace which was planted in our school grounds on Friday
9th November as a living reminder of the sacrifices made by the
First World War generation for us all today. Members of our school
community were invited to write their thoughts commemorating
peace on a label to be placed on the tree. They used special pens
made from wood taken from oak trees that have regrown from the
few trees that remained standing at the Mametz Wood battle site.          Pictured at the planting of our special Tree of Peace are Year 11 students Grace
                                                                          Thomas, Ian Broome, Danniella Briggs Thomas and Nathan Wilson with Mrs Godden
                                     Mr Grainger, Head of Humanities      and Mr Grainger.

                                             Oldbury Wells Awarded
                                     Safer Schools Accreditation
O   ldbury Wells is the latest school in Shropshire to receive
    an accreditation as a ‘Safer School’. In recognition of our
accreditation, Shropshire Council Chairman, Ann Hartley,
                                                                         received this award as recognition of the continuous work we do in
                                                                         reviewing systems in school and our school site in order to ensure
                                                                         Oldbury Wells provides school security and personal safety for all.”
presented a certificate and a plaque to students and staff during
a special assembly held earlier this term. Councillor Ann Hartley
congratulated us on our achievement and emphasised the
importance of the scheme.
The Safer Schools scheme is an active policy and illustrates a
school’s responsible approach towards ensuring a safer and more
secure environment for its pupils, staff and visitors. Part of our
involvement in the scheme includes establishing a ‘Safer School
Group’ with representatives from Oldbury Wells. This Group reviews
security and safety and is supported by Shropshire Council and
West Mercia Police.
Mr Bartlett said, “Oldbury Wells School has been thorough with its
Safer School Group and the school continues to monitor and review
safety and security. To continue the Safer Schools process, the
school will be holding an annual Safer School Group meeting and        Pictured from left: PCSO Emma Smelius, Year 11 student Oliver Andreae, Ian Bartlett,
the certificate is updated every two years.”                           Crime Prevention Officer, Miss Thomas, Principal Deputy and Ann Hartley, Shropshire
Miss Thomas, Principal Deputy, said, “We are thrilled to have          County Chairman.

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Welcome to Our
Year 7 Students
Y   ear 7 students have settled in well this term at Oldbury Wells,
    taking part in a variety of clubs and activities available for them
to join in school.
They have joined after school clubs in Textiles and Design &
Technology where they are working on the exciting ‘Barrel Racer’
project in Tech Club, and they have also joined a number of PE
clubs. They took part in the Flying Start project which saw them
looking at into how sustainable and environmentally friendly
Oldbury Wells is. They conducted surveys and questionnaires in
school, met with the School Council and held a special assembly
where each form presented their findings and ideas to school
Governors. A very successful first term!

                                  Mrs Holford, Transition Leader Year 7

Year 6 Pupils Visit For a
Festive Maths Workshop
H    ave you ever thought just how busy poor Santa is on Christmas
     Eve? He delivers presents to children around the world, but
he can only start after children are asleep and must be finished by
daybreak. He needs organising!
We decided our primary Maths team should explore how Santa could
visit all the children in the world in one day. To make it a managing
problem (we don’t have fairy dust), we assume that Santa’s reindeer
cannot carry too heavy a load and so can only visit five cities per trip.
This will force Santa to come back to his toy factory several times to
reload his sleigh.
To make it on time it is crucial for Santa to minimise the total distance
travelled and so our teams set to searching for a shortest overall
journey. Each team came up with an answer between 127,500km to
152,000km. What was really impressive was no one used a calculator.
So what does maths have to do with Santa?
We used a direct link to mathematical requirements of primary
school children to be able to accurately measure distances and
draw angles. To help with this, we recruited the assistance of four
Oldbury Wells Maths ambassadors who tirelessly circulated around
the room checking all the angles were measured, guiding the
children and setting them extra challenges. Our teams set to looking
at Santa’s sleigh and planned his route around the world from a
mathematical perspective. The focus was geometry and number
skills – angles, distance travelled – adding up the distance of each
route. We also introduced some geography as we tasked the teams
with naming cities. By the end of the session each team produced
accurately measured and creatively decorated sleighs and a map for
Santa’s travels. The route planning was amazing. As a child I always
wondered how Santa travelled the world and now we know that he
and his elves are extremely organised and Santa is a maths genius!
                                                                            Pupils using maths skills to plan Santa’s trip around the world.
                                              Mrs Duodu, Maths Teacher

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We Will Rock You!
Drama Production, March 2019
W     e are very excited to announce that our school production
      this year is We Will Rock You which will be staged on the 18th
to 20th March 2019. Rehearsals are well under way with students
from all year groups taking part in the show. Our school production
is always a fantastic opportunity for students to collaborate on an
experience they will remember beyond their school years. Tickets
will go on sale after February half term.

                                       Miss Morgan, Drama Teacher

Music News
T   he Oldbury Wells mixed voice vocal group Encore have had a busy year
    performing in and outside of the school community and they performed
again at the Oldbury Wells Awards Evening on Tuesday 18th December. Many
of our Bridgnorth Primary Schools Choir members have gone on to join
Encore over the years and it has been such a pleasure to see our singers grow
in confidence and skill as they progress through school. We look forward to
performing again at the Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury in July 2019 as part of
the Shropshire Schools Performance Platform.
Student Bands
We are proud to have a number of student led bands who meet each week
in our practice rooms to work on their material in preparation for prospective
performances. There is a real buzz of energy and excitement throughout the
week in the Music department. Long may it continue!
Orchestra
We are very proud of our orchestra which currently has a fantastic 25
members who meet every Friday lunchtime to rehearse. There is a real
camaraderie between the musicians and their love of music is so evident,
playing a range of genres from film music to swing!

Working With Local
Primary Schools Pupils
P   rimary school instrumentalists worked with musicians from Oldbury Wells
    and staff from Shropshire Music Service on a Christmas themed orchestral
collaboration on Friday 7th December. All KS2 orchestral musicians, keyboard
players and guitarists were invited to participate. These biannual workshops
are a great way for young musicians to meet and experience the magic
of performing as an ensemble. Sight reading skills are honed and a lovely
performance of the afternoon’s work is put on for parents and families.
The Bridgnorth Primary Schools Choir launched the town’s Christmas Lights
Switch On event on Friday 23rd November. Their cheeky performances of
Naughty from Matilda and Little Saint Nick were met with rapturous applause,
followed by Silent Night to get everyone in the mood for Christmas.              Pictured are pupils from Highley and St John’s Primary Schools at the
                                                                                 Primary Schools Orchestra held at Oldbury Wells in December.
                                               Miss Dangerfield, Head of Music

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2018 Inter-House
  Tug of War Competition
O    n Friday 5th October, Oldbury Wells took to the field to
     participate in the annual Inter-House Tug of War competition.
This was the first outing of houses for our Year 7s so they all wanted
to get off to a winning start. The morning was chilly, but soon
warmed up by the afternoon, and, whilst the football pitch has seen
better days, a good day was had by all! The PE staff had no voices
or hearing left after six hours of screaming, but it was worth it! The
winners are as follows:

                  Y7                 7CXS
                             Boys           Girls
                  Y8      Northgate      Westgate
                  Y9      Westgate       Northgate

                  Y10       Friary       Northgate

                  Y11       Castle       Northgate

                                                    Mr Farish, Head of PE

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Showstopper Castle
Y   ear 7 pupils have been learning about castles and
    defences in our area in their History classes. This has,
of course, centred on a study of our very own historic
Bridgnorth Castle.
The pupils were set a homework challenge to make a scaled
model of a castle using any material they could find. The
students worked very hard on this project and took care to
be historically accurate. There were many wonderful models
made this year but there was one gingerbread model built
by Thomas Wenham that was a real showstopper! So much
so it received a Mr Grainger handshake! Well done all.
                                                                                Proudly showcasing his gingerbread castle is Year 7 pupil Thomas Wenham with Mr Grainger.
                                   Mr Grainger, Head of Humanities

Year 7s Take Part in the
Flying Start Project
O     ur Year 7 pupils have made an exceptional start to their time
      at Oldbury Wells. The Flying Start Project saw them investigate
how sustainable and environmentally friendly Oldbury Wells School
is. They conducted surveys in school, inviting members of staff to fill
in questionnaires. Year 7 representatives then met with the School
Council to discuss their findings. The project culminated in a special
assembly where each Year 7 form presented their research work to
our school Governors, explaining ways in which Oldbury Wells could
work towards becoming more eco-friendly. Well done to the winning
form 7LTH and to 7CD for their excellent presentation and plans for
                                                                                             Pictured are Year 7 pupils Darcy Humphries, Matthew Fellows, Aimee Jones and
improving Oldbury Wells’ environmental work.
                                                                                             Jack Farmer from 7LTH, the winning form of the Flying Start project, with Mrs
                                                                                             Godden and Mr Moreton, Governor.
                                                  Mr Williams, Geography Teacher

Pictured are Year 7 students from each form on stage at the special Flying Start Project assembly held this term.

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Year 11s Journey to the
National Space Centre
I n preparation for the last Physics topic of their GCSES, the Year 11 Triple
  Science group took a trip to the award winning National Space Centre
in Leicester this term. The centre is a museum and educational resource
focusing on the fields of space science and astronomy. The students
explored the six interactive galleries, including the iconic Rocket Tower,
and visited the domed planetarium – the UK’s largest planetarium – to
find out more about space suits, rockets, satellites and meteorites.

                                                Mr Johnson, Physics Teacher

                                                                                Year 11 students during their recent visit to the National Space Centre.

Year 9s Spend a Day at
Aston University
D    uring our trip to Aston University this term, we were given the
     chance to see and experience how different university life is
from school and how it could benefit us should we choose to go to
university. We enjoyed our trip and it was interesting to find out all
the different subjects on offer at the university. The trip certainly
helped give us an idea of what university life would be like, giving us
the chance to tour the different areas. Visiting Aston has definitely
helped me consider going to university in the future, so not only was
this trip fun, it was also very useful. It helped me understand what
studying at university is like and how it could benefit my future.

                                               Ellie James, Year 9 Student

Culinary Inspiration at the
Good Food Show
Y   ear 9 and Year 10 Food Technology students went to the BBC Good Food Show at
    the Birmingham NEC in December to see the UK’s best chefs and cooking experts,
discover up and coming food trends, possible careers in the food industry and receive
plenty of cooking inspiration. The students got to see TV chef and Great British Bake
Off winner, Nadiya Hussain, cook up some culinary treats. One student was thrilled to
win a signed apron from Nadiya – it made her day!

                                                    Mrs Holford, Food Technology Teacher

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CHARITY NEWS
                              Textiles Enterprise Club Raise Funds For
                       The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal
In November our Textiles Enterprise Club, a
 small group of Year 7 and 8 students, made
a selection of small and large felt poppies to
mark the centenary of the First World War .
They sold the poppies to students and staff
at Oldbury Wells, as well as friends and family,
to raise money for the Royal British Legion
Poppy Appeal.
We are very proud that the final amount
made in profit was £108.
Well done to all students involved and thank
you to everyone who bought poppies for this
important cause.

    Mrs Laurie, Design and Technology Teacher

                                                   Year 7 students Evie Dempsey, Emily-Grace Scotford, Lauren Maddison, Jasmine Welch and Flossy Lister selling
                                                   the poppies they made at their Textiles Club.

                                                        Students Sparkle
                                                        For Charity
                                                       I n November, Year 11 student Lucy
                                                         Wilcox raised £71 for Breast Cancer
                                                        Research by painting students’ hair and
                                                        faces with giltter make up in the library
                                                        during break and lunch time. Well done
                                                        Lucy!

O    n Friday 16th November we held a non-
     uniform day and raised a total of £831.28 for
Children in Need. Thank you all for your donations
                                                                                                                Year 11 students Lucy Wilcox and Danniella Briggs
                                                                                                                Thomas.
for this very worthwhile cause.

Soapbox Derby!
D    uring the summer break, Year 9 students
     Josh Barratt, Will Lloyd, Jack Preece and Tom
Wellings took part in the second Soap Box Derby at
the Edge Adventure Centre in Much Wenlock. The
boys built their soap box from wood and called
it ‘Dunginator’ – based on a farming theme! The
event was held to raise money for Cuan Wildlife
Rescue, Shropshire’s only 24/7 wildlife rescue
centre. Not only did the boys have fun, but they
                                                         Pictured from left at the Soapbox Derby are Year 9 students Jack Preece, Tom Wellings, Will Lloyd and
helped a good cause.                                     Josh Barratt.

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SIXTH FORM NEWS
Students Make Theatre Costumes For
The Arts Centre Telford
T  hree Year 12 Textiles students have been busy designing and making
   costumes for the forthcoming production of Scrooge The Musical at The
Arts Centre Telford (TACT). Emma Smith, Beth Wilcox and Gaia Wittebrood
had to work to a client brief which involved transforming vintage Laura
Ashley dresses into Dickensian costumes. Pictured are the students
alongside their fabulous finished creations. Well done girls.
Not only did our Sixth Form students create costumes for the production,
but two of our Year 9 students, Mabel Edwards and Ella Shorthouse, are also
performing in the show in December. Mabel is pictured in the poster on the
right.

                                              Mrs Bell, Director of Creative Arts

Emma Smith with her dress.

                                     Gaia Wittebrood with her creation.

                                                                                    Beth Wilcox beside the dress she made.

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OUR
SPORT
    TRIPS
Year 7 Event Manager Training                   Oldbury were by far the better team in that       District Championship. Led by their captain
During September Miss Massey requested          exchange also.                                    Charlie Callaghan, the mixture of Year 7, 8
those who had been Bronze Ambassadors           Girls rugby has been an East Partnership          and 9 players showed their skills to win 3
at primary school to see her about their        event for 7 years now, with Oldbury Wells         our of 3 games, only conceding one goal
next steps of leadership now they are at        raising the trophy as victors every year so       from a penalty shot. With Year 9 student
Oldbury Wells. Extra places were opened         far. The girls look forward to defending          Jo Mapp playing his first ever game of
up for those with a keen passion even if        their Shropshire County School Games              hockey in goal, the team looked strong
they had not been a leader at primary as        Champion crown at the School Games                from defence to Charlie Ward (Year 7) in
well. At the start of October the students      and look every bit as strong this year as         attack. All of the team contributed well and
completed a three hour training session to      they have in previous years. Every girl           we look forward to the next opportunity to
teach them how to be a successful event         has earned her place on the team against          see them in action for the qualifiers for the
manager. They completed some challenges         a lot of bigger and stronger girls from           county games in the spring.
to test their understanding of an effective     other schools, but showed real grit and
manager which produced some great               determination on the way to victory.                                          Mr Smith, PE Teacher
ideas. The students were then split into        All girls were fantastic on the day, but
groups and given the task of planning a         special recognition must go to captain            Netball Treble
whole event. Each group led their event         Ellie Anderson, Sophie Kinnersley and Nat         The first half of the school year has gone
to the rest of the students which was a         Rooney who appeared as though they had            fantastically for Oldbury Wells netball
big learning curve for them. They are now       been playing club rugby for years. Well           teams across the year groups. In the first
ready to help with events at Oldbury Wells      done girls, you did yourselves proud. Now         two weeks the Year 7 teams took part in the
and within our local primary schools. The       let’s go and retain that title at the County      district U12 competition, coming 2nd out
students are Archie Fothergill, Amelie          Games!                                            of the eight schools across the district. Next
Moseley, Angharad Morgan, Ashton Briggs                                   Mr Farish, Head of PE   day the U16 girls also competed in their
Thomas, Charlie Ward, Darcy Humphries,                                                            district competition going one step further
Elliot Fellows, Emelia Brookes, Grace Morris,   Biathlon Successes                                and taking the title of District Champions.
Grace Taylor, Jake Fretwell, Jake Matthews,     Oldbury Wells had one of the highest              They won each game convincingly and put
Kyron Brookes, Layla Brookes, Lily Goulden,     entries into a recent regional biathlon           on an outstanding performance, probably
Marley Woodcock, Millie Carr, Nicholas          competition that leads onto a place in            the best they have played in their five years
Smith Machancoses, Olivia Morris, Olivia        the national final later in the academic          at Oldbury Wells. Following this excellent
Pillans, Owen Ward, Rhona Ferrans, Ruby         year. Thirteen students represented our           set of results, the U14 team took part in a
Waterhouse, Sophie Worton and Tess              school from Year 7 up to Year 10 over the         county competition at Shrewsbury School.
Walsh. Two other students are due to be         two-discipline event that took place at           They had an outstanding tournament
trained at a later date and will be chosen to   William Brookes School. It was a fantastic        and topped off the treble of netball
help with primary events.                       experience for our students to take part in       achievements by being crowned County
                                                such a large event organised by Pentathlon        Plate Champions!
                                                GB, with qualifying places up for grabs.
                                                Roman Nahar finished 4th in the U16 boys,
                                                Jess Knowles 5th in the U16 girls, Emma
                                                Grundy 3rd in the U15 girls, Charlotte
                                                Hailes 10th in the U12 girls, Rhys Blower 8th
                                                in the U14 boys, Jack Grundy 7th in the U13
                                                boys, Elliott Fellows in the U12 boys and a
                                                massive congratulations to Jake Fretwell
                                                who came 1st in the U12 boys competition
                                                and Dan Galloway who finished 1st place in        Year 9 netball team Summer Evans, Millie Fellows,
                                                the U15 boys category. We are now waiting         Freya Cates, Megan Smith, Grace Goldsmith. Front:
Miss Massey, Primary Leadership Coordinator     for confirmation of who has secured a             Natalie Rooney, Sophie Kinnersley and Poppy Taylor-
                                                                                                  Mason.
                                                qualifying place for the next step in the
Rugby Girls Dominate Again!                     competition which usually takes place in
Oldbury Wells Year 9 and 10 girls rugby         Solihull in the new year. Well done to all of                              Miss Joiner, PE Teacher
team once again dominated in their East         the competitiors; we will keep our fingers
Shropshire Partnership Qualifier at Telford     crossed for the next round!                       Table Tennis Win!
Hornets Rugby Club this term. They got                                                            The KS3 boys completed a fantastic victory
off to a rocky start against a solid Charlton                          Miss Joiner, PE Teacher    in the Partnership Table Tennis competition
A team, losing 3-0, but then showed their                                                         with the Oldbury Wells A team coming
strength in defeating Idsall School who         District Hockey Champs!                           first and sealing a place at the Shrewsbury
they beat 6-0! The Charlton B game was          Oldbury Wells KS3 hockey team defeated            Sports Village to compete in the Shropshire
called off early but it is safe to say that     other schools in the local area to win the        County Games Finals. The A team made

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up of Year 9 students Daniel Galloway, Joe           from the side lines. The event was a success         round robins games, the quarter, semi and
Gregg, Dylan Parkes and Charlie Callaghan,           and this was down to the knowledge and               finals. They also made sure all the games
had a combined points total far above the            confidence of the leaders. They made                 started and finished on time as well as
other teams and really showed their class at         sure the primary pupils improved, felt               collating all the results and working out the
the table.                                           good about themselves and enjoyed the                winners from each pools and ultimately
                                                     competitive games. Many of the primary               who needed to go into the quarter finals.
                                                     pupils will return for the official handball
                                                     tournament and will be happy to see the
                                                     friendly faces of the leaders again. The
                                                     helpers were: Max Wright, Sam Wright,
                                                     Callum Baker-Morris, Owen Tanswell, Beth
                                                     Morris, Jade Courtman, Frances Callaghan,
                                                     Alice Haden, Ben Lee, Henry Dwane, Matha
                                                     Glover, Ellie Warner, Austin Hand, Luke Daly,
                                                     Grace Thompson and Georgia Coe.
From left: Charlie Callaghan, Daniel Galloway, Joe
Gregg and Dylan Parkes.

                                                                                                          The Year 8 basketball team. Back row: Becky Peters,
                             Mr Smith, PE Teacher                                                         Georgia Coe, Martha Glover, Eve Connelly, Beth
                                                                                                          Morris, Grace Thompson, Frances Callaghan, Alice
                                                                                                          Haden. Front row: Austin Hand, Henry Dwane, Max
Year 9s March in on County Cup                                                                            Wright and Callum Baker-Morris.
The Year 9 football teams have made it
through to the quarter finals of the County                                                               Miss Massey, Primary Leadership Coordinator
Cup where they will play Oswestry. Having
played tough games in round one and                                                                       Year 10 Dodgeball
two, they are showing that they have a real                                                               Earlier on in the term two KS4 dodgeball
chance of going far in this competition.                                                                  teams were entered into the Partnership
They first took on a strong William Brookes                                                               dodgeball competition. The tournament
side who were very physical and counter-                                                                  was held at Oldbury Wells, meaning the
attacked very well. However the Oldbury              Pupils from local primary schools in action at the   teams were able to be physically and
Wells defence stood strong, allowing the             handball and dodgeball festival held at Oldbury      mentally prepared in plenty of time for
                                                     Wells Sports Hall.
attack to break down the William Brookes                                                                  their matches. Both Team A and Team B
defence, coming out as 4-0 winners.                                                                       rose to the challenge of their opponents,
The team then produced a strong display              Miss Massey, Primary Leadership Coordinator          including Idsall and Bridgnorth Endowed,
against Shrewsbury School, coming from                                                                    as well as playing against each other.
behind to win 3-2, taking the lead early             Cross Country                                        Interestingly, Team B won one of the three
on with a Matt Whitehead goal and then a             Oldbury Wells have been putting in some              games against Team A in their showdown.
brace from Charlie Timmins in the second             great performances in the cross country              All of the games were played at a high
half to see the Year 9s into the latter stages       season again this year in events at Idsall,          intensity with plenty of important hits
of the competition.                                  William Brookes and the county games at              and catches throughout. Team A were
                          Mr Smith, PE Teacher       Shrewsbury Sports Village. The weather               successful in winning all their remaining
                                                     was horrific for some of the meetings                games, resulting in them being chosen to
Handball & Dodgball Festival                         but the pupils dug in and did us proud.              represent East Shropshire at the Winter
This term students helped host a primary             Some of them went on to represent East               Games.
handball festival. Many of the primary               Shropshire at the County School Games
students had never played handball or                and put in more fantastic performances
dodgeball so the Year 8 leaders had a                there too! Special mention must go to
challenge on their hands. Each of the                Year 9 student Daniel Galloway who has
Oldbury Wells leaders had a couple of                recovered from his injury early this year to
teams which they taught from scratch the             pick up partnership, district and county
passing, shooting and dribblings skills of           wins in the past two months!
handball and the throwing, dodging and
catching of dodgeball, all within a short                                         Mr Farish, Head of PE
amount of time. After this they played
some modified games and the competition              Basketball Tournament                                The Year 10 dodgeball team.

began. The Oldbury leaders took their                The Year 8 leaders had their first experience
places as either umpires, keeping the score,         of assisting at a real tournament this term.
or shouting helpful feedback to the teams            Between them they umpired all of the                 Miss Massey, Primary Leadership Coordinator

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NOTICE BOARD
Half Price Book Fair                                                      Christmas Jumper Day
T   he half price Scholastic Book Fair is returning to Oldbury
    Wells Library on 21st - 25th January 2019. There will be a large
selection of current and classic fiction and non-fiction titles for
                                                                          F riday 21st December is the Save the Children Christmas Jumper
                                                                            Day and to take part, students and staff will donate £1 each to
                                                                          don their favourite festive sweaters. The total raised will go to the
students to browse and buy – all at half price. The week long             Save the Children charity.
event always creates an exciting buzz in the school library and, as
students are required to bring two books into school each day, it
is an ideal opportunity for them to source affordable books and
discover new titles.
                                                 Miss Madden, Librarian

     We wish you a merry Christmas
       and a Happy New Year!

                                                                          Students enjoying last year’s Christmas Jumper Day.

Spring Term 2019
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      Starts: Monday, 7 January 2019
      Half-term: Monday, 18 – Friday, 22 February
                                                     Christmas Present Ideas
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      2019 inclusive
      Ends: Friday, 12 April 2019
      PD Day: Monday, 25 February 2019
                                                     H
                                                     ere is a list of stocking filler ideas from
                                                     our teachers that students will find
                                                 useful to have:
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                                                                                                             Scientific calculator (Maths)
                                                                                                             Cheap personal in-ear headphones for
                                                                                                             use in lessons (ICT)
                                                  • Pocket dictionary/thesaurus (English)                •   Mini atlas, flag book, wall poster map of
Summer Term 2018                                  • Coloured biros/pencils                                   the UK (Geography)
 •    Starts: Monday, 29 April 2019               • Coloured highlighters
 •    (Bank Holiday: Monday, 6 May 2019)          • French and/or Spanish dictionary (MFL)
 •    Half-term: Monday, 27 May – Friday, 31 May • Set of graded pencils
      2019 inclusive                              • Tin of watercolours or small set of acrylics
 •    Ends: Friday, 19 July 2019                  • Water soluble pencil crayons (Art)
 •    PD Day: Monday, 22 July 2019                • Shin pads and football boots (PE)

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