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ISSUE 169 - 26th March 2021
We were absolutely astounded to receive news last week that BBG Academy is the second most thanked school
in the whole country on the Thank A Teacher “Lockdown Heroes” website. We received more than 70 heartfelt
messages from members of our community, which were a very much needed boost for our colleagues at the
end of yet another challenging term. Your messages have all been printed and stuck to the wall in one of our
most used spaces- next to the the staffroom photocopier, and it has been a real pleasure to read them and to be
reminded that we all belong to an amazing team.
News of all our thanks reached the Bradford Telegraph and Argus, who contacted Mrs Luffman for a statement.
She said:
"We are absolutely humbled and thankful to have received cards
recognising the hard work and commitment of the entire school
community through the ‘Thank a Teacher’ campaign.
As we have returned to face-to-face teaching and some sense of
normality, it is such a morale boost to know that all we have done
this past year is recognised and appreciated.
"We cannot thank our fantastic parents, carers and wider community
enough for their faith in us.”
It seems amazing that we have got to Easter – the year beginning as it has. Has there ever been a more interminable time from one ‘break’ to the next? Perhaps lockdown has made the past term seem longer – but for whatever reason we are all feeling more than ready for Easter! Holidays are often the time when we indulge, when we break out of the mould that we are bound into in the day-to-day of school and get ups and homework and exercise. After all, why shouldn’t we indulge? We’ve earned it! Haven’t we? The thing is, though, that this cycle of ‘constraint’ and ‘reward’ means that we are never fully happy with how things are in the day-to-day. It means that we are using external elements to make us feel better – and we are using a break from school as an excuse for a mentality that we wouldn’t normally have. Wouldn’t it be better to find a bit more of a balance in every aspect of our lives? Wouldn’t it be more fulfilling to have a way to ensure that we are excited about what we get to do, to eat, to enjoy – even when we’re in school? I would hope so. It’s not an easy balance to strike – and is definitely food for thought… after a break, that is! In the meantime, enjoy some lovely sticky stir fry, and take it easy. You have earned it!
Hau’oli Pakoa!
Happy Easter from #TeamBBG
Easter Revision for the BBG Ohana!
Week 1
AM :
9:00
– 11:30
Week 2
PM :
12:00
– 2:30
Sprocket is a 7 year old CockerPoo belonging to our Year 10
student, Jake Ratcliffe. He joined us for the day to see if he
really did like school as much as we thought when he sat next
to Jake for every lesson during lockdown. He didn’t say much
but we think he had a lovely time!
Smart tie = no comments
Is it time for school yet?
Music: Haven’t you got a
subwoofer instead?
PE: do what with the ball?
Maths: so, 1 human
year = 7 dog years
English: I’m really
trying
Start an online careers platform, designed to
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Help your child to explore their future
As part of our commitment to prepare students for a rapidly changing world, we are delighted to
announce that we are using an innovative online resource called Start.
Start will help your child to connect with their future career potential, develop their employability
and help them to explore future career and study options at school or at home.
How should my child use it?
We have asked students to log on to their own account for Start, but it is accessible anytime on
computers and compatible mobile and tablet devices.
Your child will personalise their profile on Start with details about their skills, qualities, interests and
work preferences. This provides a starting point for them to explore information matched to their
personal preferences and interests. As they update their profile, Start will personalise this
information, helping them to navigate the thousands of jobs, courses, providers and opportunities
available. Start will help students to understand where they are on their journey and what is
important as they make their choices at GCSE, post-16 and post-18.
We encourage you to use Start with your child at home. Encourage them to rate jobs,
qualifications, colleges or universities so that we can see their preferences in order to support them
better.
How to Register: Parent
Guide
• Go to www.startprofile.com and click
Register
• Enter your first name, surname, email
address, postcode and gender
Tip: if you forget your username or
password we will use the email address
you provide to send you a reminder
• Choose a memorable username and a
secure password and click Get
Started
• Click Login and enter your username
and password. Click Login
The first time you log in you will be
required to complete the following:
•Select “I am a Parent and would like
to use Start with my children.”
What if I want to use Start myself?
Parents can also use Start to find out more about jobs, training and study opportunities for yourself.
Please do not log in using your child's user details and instead register yourself using the steps outlined
above, creating your own username and password.
OF THE WEEK
We need our friendships more than ever this year! Let's focus on doing our best to be a good friend to
all. An act of kindness and connection ripples out and impacts on so many more people than we realise,
and it also boosts our own happy hormones! In times of stress people can react more quickly than they
would normally, so let's show compassion and kindness and try to keep calm.
The Scouts have teamed up with Mind, the mental health charity creating 10,000
Wellbeing Champions: children, young people, and adults who have committed to
help tear down the taboo around mental health and do what they can to boost
people’s wellbeing.
Anyone can become a Wellbeing Champion, whatever their age and whether they’re
part of Scouts or not. Young people can get stuck in by themselves, without any
leader support. If you’re under 13, you may need some help from a parent or
carer, but the great news is that they can become a Wellbeing Champion too.
Sophie Roberts
Class of 2020
Further studies:
I initially started studying Criminology, Psychology and Law at New
College Bradford and I loved my subjects and the college itself.
However, around December 2020 time I was really struggling with being
out of college more than I was in and having no real structure. I then
decided to start looking at apprenticeships within the property sector as
I’ve always had a keen interest in property development, sales and
rentals, etc.
By the end of January I had dropped out of college after securing myself
an apprenticeship with Hunters Estate Agents, and started at the
beginning of February as a Lettings apprentice. I am being taught in
both Sales and Lettings as the more experience I have the better so I can decide which side of the business I
prefer. As part of my apprenticeship I get day release to Shipley College to study Level 3 Business
Administration. This was definitely the right move for me. I’m loving what I am doing now and there’s potential for
me to progress within the company after completion of my apprenticeship, then hopefully onto a very successful
career and bright future.
What do you miss about school?
I definitely miss the social aspect of school a lot and of course the relationships with teachers. I miss the lessons
but probably for all the wrong reasons. Most of all I miss my RE lessons with Mrs Bettney.
Do you have any funny stories to tell about when you were in school?
I could sit and tell you stories of my time at BBG all day long as there’s so many. But I’ve picked a few from the
top of my head.
1. On the ski trip to Sestriere, Italy in 2018 I can’t remember why but I was helping out with the beginners
group for the morning, Mr Andre insisted he could ski ... a blatant lie - Bambi on ice! Definitely couldn’t ski
as I was picking him up every few feet on a green run!
2. In Year 8 resilience I did skiing. I have some fantastic memories from it one being when we got pulled over
on the way. When they were searching the minibus, someone from the back shouted that the drugs were in
the glove box. At least Miss Binns saw the funny side.
3. Again on the way to Manchester for our resilience ski lessons, Mr Slack was taking us this particular week
and took a wrong turn off of the motorway and got us lost. Still to this day I don’t know how he managed
that one as it’s pretty much a straight road to Manchester.
4. Me and my mate used to be a nightmare in a lesson together, not because we were both purposely
naughty, but because we just had this thing of if we even just look at each other we ended up
uncontrollably laughing, still do it now! To any teacher that has ever had us in the same classroom, please
accept our full apologies.
Would you change anything about your time at BBG?
No, I wouldn’t change it for the world. I would love to do it all over again. Secondary school days definitely are
some of the best days of your life but you don’t appreciate that until you have left. I met some friends for life at
school, all down to some brilliant seating plans and opportunities.
Did you keep any of your uniform?
Yes, the whole uniform will probably be in a box somewhere.
Here are some amazing year 8 fashion designs based on the brief Pop Art.
Year 8 have been using the grid method technique to accurately draw Frida Kahlo.
Here are a few in working progress, I’m looking forward to seeing these complete after the Easter holidays.
As you can see in
the picture Matilda
Finn and Jess
Dyson are refining
and developing
their 2D design
ideas into a 3D
design using their
inspiration from
their Pop Art mood
board.The Year 9 Computer Science students have started to learn a little JavaScript over the last month. JavaScript is a programming language commonly used in web development, it is used to add dynamic and interactive elements to web pages. When combined with HTML and CSS, the students will be able to create fully functional, dynamic web pages. We have been using the excellent “khanacademy.org” website to take us through the basics, and I have been very pleased how the students have taken to it. Josh Rhodes has been his regular superb self, and has completed much of the course in a matter of days. Chloe Everett, Owen McGenn, Sam Revell, Charlie Watts and Dylan Grimshaw have all shown great promise over the first few JavaScript tasks. New student Abi Taylor has settled well into the class, and has impressed me with her attitude, both at home and in the classroom.
The English Department have
been super impressed with the
following students’ resilience,
work ethic and progress this half
term.
Well done #Team BBG, you
continue to amaze us with your
astounding effort – keep up the
hard work!
7 8 9 10 11
9EH
7EH 8RJS 10ZSE 11RJS
Kyle Hallam Rivas
Rosa Hepworth Seba Bartocha James Marlow George Boulton
Charlie Watts
Kaydence Carroll Ruby Haigh Erin Mansell Caitlin Holroyd
Charlie Kellet
11SBC
7RFS 9RJS
8ZSE 10SBC Phoebe
Jacob Stone Cason Haynes
Ethan Williams Thomas Thresh Backhouse
Samuel Georgia Marsden
Georgia Watts Darcy Nicholson Jess Adgie
Robertshaw Miles Goldsmith
Carrise Pommells
8BBG 10RJS 11ZSE
7KRN 9KRN
Darcey Arnold Isabel Holdiing Mason Tinker
Cerys Barson Evie Quinn
Lucas Stead Ethan Wilby Callum Quinn
7RJS 9ZSE 10KRN 11EH
8KRN
Reaveley Laws Alfie Parkin Mia Sykes Emma Lightowler
Harry Jones
Ellie Watson Leah Blakeley Chloe Blamires Beth Baraclough
9SSH 10EDN 11RFS
7EDN 8RFS
Josh Gartside Alfie Hirst Emma Maleham
Annabelle Russell Matthew Furness
Harriet Clarke Amelia Preece Max Newby
Riley Cleary Sophie Bairstow
7SRG 9EDN
8SRG 10RFS 11SSH
Charlotte Sophie Barrow
Ellis Dixon Joe Bancroft Charlotte Gentry
Robertshaw Qabid Alade
Libby Rhodes Daisy Lavin Corban Marshall
Owen Sheard
9SRG
7NHN 8SSH 10SRG 11NHN
Iyran Walker
Luke Hatherly Elle Clough Mollie Hodgson Abbie Harrop
Millie Lavin
Beth Jones Taylor Green Josh Smith Katie Heyhoe
Jadann Shaw
11EDN
10SSH Madison Andrews-
Brooke Ashe Binns
Ashley Barstow Millie JacksonKey Stage 3 Year 7: A Midsummer Night's Dream Year 7 students will be studying Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream focusing on the play and its production. In writing students will complete creative and non-fiction forms of writing exploring the theme of Dreams and Ambitions. In Literacy Lessons will be taught through film this term using seven Roald Dhal Stories. Each lesson focuses on a different story, students examine character and methods used by both author and film producer. Year 8: Macbeth This term we will be exploring the theme of Masculinity. In writing lessons students will complete creative and non-fiction forms of writing exploring the theme of Leaders and Warriors. In literacy lessons students will deepen their understanding of autobiographical writing, focusing on inspirational leaders. Year 9: Modern Drama Year 9 students will study Modern Drama this half term, either The Crucible by Arthur Miller, Educating Rita or Our Day Out by Willy Russell. Students develop their understanding of dramatic methods, performance and context whilst exploring a themes like morality, social class and gender. In their writing lessons students are learning about dramatic monologues and using these as stimuli for creative writing.
Key Stage 4 Year 10: Romeo and Juliet An age-old vendetta between two powerful families erupts into bloodshed. A group of masked Montagues risk further conflict by gate crashing a Capulet party. A young lovesick Romeo Montague falls instantly in love with Juliet Capulet, who is due to marry her father’s choice, the County Paris. With the help of Juliet’s nurse, the women arrange for the couple to marry the next day, but Romeo’s attempt to halt a street fight leads to the death of Juliet’s own cousin, Tybalt, for which Romeo is banished. In a desperate attempt to be reunited with Romeo, Juliet follows the Friar’s plot and fakes her own death. The message fails to reach Romeo, and believing Juliet dead, he takes his life in her tomb. Juliet wakes to find Romeo’s corpse beside her and kills herself. The grieving family agree to end their feud. Students will: • Explain ideas in a clear and thoughtful way with references to support • Use relevant comments on writer’s methods with some relevant use of subject terminology • Identify the effects of writer’s methods on reader • Show an understanding of implicit ideas/ perspectives/contextual factors shown by links between context/text/task Year 11: Continuation of English Language and Literature Practice Revision
Where is Baby Doherty???
Team Geog aren’t too sure at who is getting more impatient.. mum to
be Mrs Doherty, or the Geography Department (and Miss Blackburn)
who are desperately waiting for the news that Baby Doherty is on their
way!!!
Sadly, we have no update on the soon to be newest member of Team
Geog, but we know he/she will be worth the wait!
(Ps, we will be extremely unhappy if this isn’t baby’s first outfit)
Year 8
From super volcanoes to earthquakes,
Year 8 are well and truly getting to
know the power of our earth! This week,
students have been learning about the
formation of earthquakes – linking to
previous knowledge of plate margins
and the theory of convection currents.
We then looked into how earthquakes
are measured. Did you know the
largest earthquake ever recorded on
Earth happened in 1960 in Chile.
Valdivia Earthquake reached a huge
9.5 on the Richter Scale!!
Year 9
Moving on from the Lake District National Park, this past week we
have been focusing on Blackpool, a popular tourist destination for lots
of people around the UK, including us at BBG! Up until around the 90s,
17 million visitors would travel to Blackpool each year. Unfortunately
as a result of the increase of UK citizens travelling abroad for their
holidays, this number has dropped to around 11 million visitors in the
early 2000s. Our Year 9s looked at how this has resulted in Blackpool
going into decline and how much of the area suffered from increasing
levels of deprivation.
Students then looked into what they are now doing in Blackpool to
increase tourist numbers to earn more money for the local area,
therefore allowing it to regenerate and fight the urban decline. Our
Year 9s then sat their assessment, answering a 9-mark question on
how an area they have studied has fought decline and how effective
this has been. Great work Year 9 – they are showing such fantastic
GCSE level skills, keep it up!Year 10 Despite the decreasing numbers of students in our classrooms, our Year 10s have continued to produce such a high standard, quality work at home. We have been so impressed by the engagement of the students joining us through Teams, not to mention the few that are left in the building. This week we have been focusing on the Thar Desert, a hot desert located in Rajasthan, India. We have investigated the opportunities for development in the area whilst considering the challenges of high temperatures, lack of water and inaccessibility that can slow down (and at times, prevent) the development of the area. Some classes went on to produce a 6-mark answer which they self- assessed. So great to see their development of exam skills through their use of specific facts and figures and snowballing of points. Well done Year 10! Year 10 A massive well done to our Year 11 Geographers this week. Despite sitting their Geography assessment on Monday morning, they arrived at our P3/4 lesson ready to go with our next topic: a recap of Natural Hazards, focusing on climate change and tropical storms.
Whether continuing their study of Health and the People remotely or on site, Year 10 have now completed this unit of study with what is perhaps its most significant topic. In a week in which we have remembered and reflected upon those impacted by the current global pandemic facing us, it is fitting that Year 10 students have studied the creation and development of the National Health Service. This story was introduced with that of Captain Sir Tom Moore, through the events of WWII in which he fought and the national sentiments surrounding the NHS which he encapsulated.
Joke Time Careers that use Maths
What tool is best
suited for
maths?
Multi-pliers
Napier's bones is a manually-operated
calculating device created by John Napier of
Merchiston, Scotland for the calculation of
products and quotients of numbers. The
method was based on lattice multiplication,
and also called 'rabdology', a word invented
by Napier. Napier published his version in
1617.
The Faces Behind The FormulaeThe bells are flying - Traditionally, the chocolate is
brought not by the Easter Bunny but by flying bells
(les Cloches De Pâques). During Easter, as a sign
of respect to Jesus and to commemorate his death,
church bells are not rung between Good Friday and
Easter Sunday. Children are told that the bells have
flown to Rome. On Easter Sunday morning, the bells
return bringing chocolate for the kids. The bells start
ringing, symbolising Christ’s return.
Easter egg hunt (la Chasse Aux Oeufs) - Once the bells have returned, the traditional Easter egg hunt begins
inside and outside the house.
Traditional Easter Meal: l’Agneau Pascal - “Pascal(e)” both the noun and the adjective come for “Pâques”.
For Christians, Easter symbolizes Jesus’ passage from death to life, his sacrifice. Thus, Jesus is identified with
the sacrificial lamb of the Jewish tradition. The lamb also symbolises new life, as it happens in Springtime. The
table is usually very lively, with pots of daisies and other spring flowers, green and yellow colors prevail.
Decorating chocolate eggs - France has always taken its desserts very seriously and Easter is really the time
to behold that. The chocolate shops are a wonder to look at in the run-up to Easter Sunday and not just the
eggs – the chocolate hens, rabbits, frogs, etc. are exquisite. The French call window shopping, “lécher les
vitrines“, literally to ‘lick the windows’.
Working on Good Friday - France is often heralded as having a good work-life balance with lots of public
holidays and family time off. One of those dates is not Good Friday, however, as everyone in France works
and it’s not a public holiday. Good Friday is the day in the Catholic church when Jesus was crucified and is
traditionally a day of fasting. The only exception is the region d’ Alsace in France. This region on the French-
German border has changed hands multiple times. When they became German they were given Good Friday
as a holiday, and when they became French again, they refused to give the holiday up.Teacher: Mme Djokovic Bryn Evans (Y11) – for his stylish writing skills in French. U R A SUPERSTAR! Ellie Bower (Y11) – for excellent pieces of French writing Teacher: Mrs Clough Annabelle Russell (Y7) - for effort and attainment in the Y7 assessment Caitlyn Armitage (Y8) - for increased participation in class Teacher: Mrs Jones Abbie Wilkinson (Y7) and Archie Brady (Y7) - For working so hard, you superstars! Teacher: Mrs Santry Lily Knowles (Y7) - pleasing French test results – well done! Rosie Cowan (Y7) - pleasing French test results – well done!
27th March is World Theatre Day, which has been an annual event since 1961. It is organised by the
International Theatre Institute, which, in normal times, organises events at theatres all over the world. Each year
a well-known theatre icon writes The World Theatre Day Message, which is shared in 40 different languages.
This year’s message was written by Dame Helen Mirren, and talks about the resilience of theatre makers in such
a difficult year. It can be found here:
https://www.world-theatre-day.org/pdfs/WTD2021_EN_Message_HelenMIRREN.pdf
Even though our theatres have been closed for the last
year, the creativity of theatre makers has led to a huge
number of online performances, which you can watch
at home for free (or for a small cost).
BBG Academy subscribes to the National Theatre
Online, which enables students and their families to
watch world class performances from their own living
rooms. 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+). There are also fantastic performances of
some of the texts studied by the BBG English
department.
There are lots of other fantastic performances to watch. Please let us know if you watch anything and would
recommend it to others.To mark National Day of Reflection, students have been reflecting on their own lives over the last 12 months. Students used different colours to represent their life throughout this turbulent period.
Some students opted to create their own image to represent how the last 12 months had been for them.
Tuesday 23 March was a
special day – bringing people
from all backgrounds,
communities, and all parts of
the UK together, to reflect on
the tragic loss of life we've all
felt over the last year and
support all those who are
grieving.
Hundreds of organisations and
millions of people paused for a
minute's silence at midday,
including both the House of
Commons and the House of
Lords.
Landmarks – from the London
Eye, to Cardiff Castle, Belfast
City Hall and the Scottish
Parliament Building – shone
yellow to light up the night for
the bereaved. And many
people took to their doorstops
with their own candles, torches
and phone lights too.There is an assumption that Easter is just a
Christian celebration however before Jesus was
born Easter was being celebrated. People in
Europe worshipped the Goddess of Spring by the
name 'Eostre'. They believed that the sun died in
Winter and Spring’s onset brings back sun as its
rebirth. This belief was quite strong amongst the
Europeans and since then the onset of Spring was
celebrated and known as “Easter”. Two of the most The Easter eggs signify “new life”. Christians
common symbols of Easter are Easter eggs and believe that Jesus, after being crucified on the
bunnies. cross, rose from the dead, this was a miracle that
shows that life could had won over death. For
Christians the egg happens to be the symbol of
Jesus' resurrection. When the eggs are cracked
open, the shells stand like the empty tomb. The
records are not yet found since when eggs have
been used to celebrate Easter, but this idea and
practice was already there years ago when Jesus
was born. Eggs always have a special significance
as they do not seem alive, yet have life within them.
Springtime is when the chicks hatch out, giving
birth to new life. Initially, people gave gifts of eggs
that were intricately carved from wood or precious
stones.
Easter bunnies or rabbits alike Easter eggs have been associated with springtime celebrations since ancient
times. The history goes like this - the Anglo-Saxon Goddess of Spring, Eostre loved rabbits and had her all
time companion as a hare. Hare symbolises fertility and rebirth; however later the Christians changed the
symbol of the hare to cute little Easter bunnies. The traditional story that explains the presence of Easter
bunnies is that the bunny leaves Easter eggs on Easter SundayYear 10
This week in science Miss Shannon’s class were
learning about the Law of Conservation of Mass.
Miss Shannon demonstrated how gases have mass
by reacting marble chips with acid to produce
carbon dioxide. She then used a delivery tube to
transfer the carbon dioxide to one of the paper bags
causing the balance to shift.
Year 11
Year 11 have been preparing for their
next common assessment. Here revising
ionic, covalent and metallic bonding.
Students rolled their dice to randomise
which questions they’d have to answer.
Year 9
Year 9 have begun their studies of electricity this week. Here they learnt the different symbols for components in
a circuit and created a pairs game to learn them by heart.
Later in the week Year 9 looked at models as ways of
explaining what was happening inside a circuit. We looked at
the chocolate biscuit model and the central heating model with
students having to identify what was representing the battery,
wires, electrons, energy, lamp, current and voltage.Year 9 are currently looking at the psychological and sociological
factors of eating disorders. This week we have been focusing on
body dysmorphia.
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), or body dysmorphia, is a mental
health condition where a person spends a lot of time worrying about
flaws in their appearance. These flaws are often unnoticeable to
others.
People of any age can have BDD, but it is most common in
teenagers and young adults. It affects both men and women.
BDD is normally a condition that people have alongside an eating
disorder such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. Often BDD is
triggered as a result of extreme trauma or bullying experienced early
in life.
Students researched sizing guidelines for different
high street stores to indicate the range of
measurements available for the same clothes size,
on average their was a two inch difference. If a
person had BDD clothes shopping could be a
worrying trigger.
Students evaluated that it was important for people
to understand their body shape and how they can
change their body size in relation to their body
shape, as exercise needs altering to meet the body
shape.
All of these
Social media can also be a catalyst for BDD as teenagers can items of
be influenced by celebrities who are promoting certain lifestyle clothing are
choices such waist trainers and skinny teas. the same
size
according to
the hanger
All of these
women, weigh the
same amount yet
wear different
sized clothesAlicja Phoebe Tommy Cerys
Wypych Mortimer Amber Flanagan Barson
Ramm Super work Great
Incredible work in Great involvement
in resilience
resilience, focused, involvement in in French
Super art
thorough and really French work
positive. . .
Lucas Connor Harvey Elle-May
Murry Irwin Robertson McIntyer
Consistent Consistent effort
Super resilience Consistent effort
effort every every lesson in
during yet another every lesson in
lesson in English
isolation period,
English English
still producing
super work.
Sam Miss Harrington's English Class
Robertshaw
Consistent effort Utterly fabulous work ethic and effort
every lesson in
English
Articles produced by Miss Binns (HoY) If you have any Year 7 news you would like to share email tanya.binns@bbgacademy.comELLIS DIXON
JOSH GALL MILO BOSTOCK
for showing resilience and for his cheerful and positive
effort in all his subjects for working very hard and attitude both in and out of
putting in a 100% into his class
work
KYMBERLEY NATHAN SMITH
ANNE COCKER ALEXIE HULLEY
for making progress and
for showing a real positive for her positive attitude and working hard in lessons
attitude in her learning fantastic contributions in
lessons
MARTHA
MIA HUTTON POWLES
for working hard in all her for working hard and
assessments this term contributing great ideas in
discussionsLauren Dalton
An amazing 8 nominations for
Lauren in the praise
assembly.
What a superstar!!
Attendance
M TTERS
Hannah Georgia
Rathmell Marsden
an amazing 6 an amazing 6
nominations in the nominations in the
March praise March praise
assembly. assembly.
Well done, Hannah!! Well done, Georgia!!BBG Academy
Year 10
James Mitchell
for excellent effort in English
image
Well done!
Well done everyone on a
successful half term. I hope
everyone has a great half term!
Mia Sykes
for excellent achievement
in Maths this year image
Well done!
Olly Hill
for excellent effort in History
image
Well done!STARS OF THE WEEK
CHARLOTTE GENTRY AND JUSTIN PINECKER-TAKHAR
For excellent effort in Maths - well
done!
Well done in your assessments this
week, everyone showed a very mature
attitude, and we are excited to see
how well you have done.
Have a great Easter Holiday!
For excellent effort in Science - well
done!26 MARCH 2021
THOUGHT OF THE WEEK
Discussion points 22 March 1903
Niagara Falls runs out of
Watch the full poem being performed here Do water because of a drought.
Not Stand At My Grave And Weep
What does the poem mean by ‘I did not die’?
On 23rd March 2021 it will mark one year
since the first national lockdown began, Marie
Curie are marking this day with a National Day
of Reflection. The purpose of this day is to 23 March 2019
remember people who have passed away and
people who we haven’t been able to see due
Events
Syrian taking
Democratic place this week
Forces
to restrictions. announce that
February the last
LGBTQ+ History month
st
1Islamic StateChildren’s
territorymental
has health week
Everyone within the BBG community has 4th
been affected by the pandemic in one way or been retaken raising flagsDay
World Cancer
6th International Day of Zero Tolerance to
another and we don’t always know how others in Baghuz, Syria and ending
have been affected but we can help everyone
Female Genital Mutilation
the five-year Islamic State
with our actions and what we say.
"caliphate“
KS3 – Explore National Day of Reflection |
Marie Curie. Watch Amy’s video and National
Day of Reflection
24 March 1837
KS4 - Explore National Day of Reflection | Canada gives its black
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ELSE’S SHOES 25 March 1807
British Parliament abolishes
slave trade throughout the
TREAT EVERYONE THE SAME British Empire; penalty of
£120 per slave introduced
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‘parent/carer’ as your user type.Year 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]Round 7 saw the close of the #BBG6Nations as the final fixtures took shape. Firstly we saw Scotland enforce
their dominance against the Italians on a sunny day in Rome to ensure they took the #BBG6Nations league table
into their own hands. Ireland faced off against England searching for another big score to push Scotland right to
the end as they attempted to claim the Champion spot. Finally, France were pushed all the way to the final play
against Wales before coming out victorious.
Therefore, SCOTLAND take the crown this year as champions of the 2021 #BBG6Nations.
It has been absolutely fantastic to see the competition take shape these past 7 weeks and congratulations to all
those who participated and were involved in the competition. Congratulations again to all team members of
Scotland and players involved in the ‘Team of the Week’ each round to be entered into the final prize draw.
A massive thank you once again to the companies and foundations for kindly donating prizes for the competition
in such unprecedented time and a further congratulations to the following winners:
Prize Winner
Pure gym 12 month membership (1) 16+ D.Stone
Pure gym 12 month membership (2) 16+ L.Moody
Bulk protein shaker and Gym Towel Al.Wilkinson
Love to shop voucher £10 J.Brown
Love to shop voucher £10 R.Warrington
Love to shop voucher £10 L.Roumeloti
Love to shop voucher £10 P.Wragg
Lisa Thornton Sports Therapy voucher S.Mackrill
Ginger Whale Voucher £5 O.Blackburn
Ginger whale Voucher £10 J.Ibbetson
Ginger Whale Voucher £15 M.Poutney
Rhino rugby balls J.Jarratt
Gorgeous Gifts Voucher £10 E.Sanford
Gorgeous Gifts Voucher £10 A.Blakeley
Gorgeous Gifts Voucher £10 J.Whiteley
England Women’s Signed Shirt L,Trotter
England Men’s RWC 2019 Shirt F.Hubbard
Free Nando’s Combination Meal H.Mackrill
Home Training Bundle (2kg Dumbbells, Yoga Mat,
Resistance tubes) A.Wilkinson
Home Training Bundle (2kg Dumbbells, Yoga Mat,
Resistance tubes) S.Brack
Home Training Bundle (2kg dumbbells, Yoga Mat,
Resistance tubes) L.Andre
Bradford City water bottle, ball S.Bartocha
Bradford City Tickets J.HumphreysYou can also read
