BINGLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL BelongGrowSucceed Newsletter May 2019 A Word from the Headteacher

Our Year 11, 12 and 13 students are in the midst of exam season and continue to work extremely hard to achieve their goals. The conduct of our students has been exemplary in the exam hall and they are to be congratulated for this. We would like to thank all our students for their determination and mature attitudes during this stressful time and also our parent/carers for their ongoing support. I would like to wish all our students and their families an enjoyable and restful break and look forward to welcoming everyone back into school on Monday 3rd June.

Mr Luke Weston Headteacher Arek Hersh visits Year 7 On Tuesday 7th May, Holocaust survivor Arek Hersh and his wife Jean Hersh gave a talk to Year 7 students about his life. The students heard Arek’s harrowing story and were shocked at what he went through as an 11 year old boy during WWII. Arek spoke in great detail about his time in Auschwitz and the death trains and how his entire family (81 members) was wiped out by the Nazis. Arek was liberated by the Russian Army in 1945 after which he was brought to live in the Lake District with 300 other Jewish children by the British consulate. Our students listened respectfully and asked questions at the end including whether or not, after his terrible experiences, Arek still believed in God. Students were then given an opportunity to ask Arek questions and purchase a copy of his autobiography ‘A Detail of History’ Prior to Arek’s visit, Miss Shah set a competition for students to enter, the prize being an opportunity to have a kosher lunch with Arek and Jean. Students had to design a poster explaining what respect meant to them. Arek and Jean were very impressed with the entries. The competition winners enjoyed the meal and chatting with Arek and Jean. Arek particularly enjoyed speaking in Polish with Abigail in Yr 7. Some members of the Archbishop of York Young leaders award also joined the meal as well as some of our Year 11’s who have attended Arek and Jean’s talks previously and wanted to say hello to them! Miss Shah said, “We are so grateful to Arek and Jean for taking the time to visit Bingley Grammar and our students. We are very privileged for the continued kindness that they show to our school community.”

Photo: Arek showing students his number tattoo from Auschwitz. Rewards - Name & Fame! Every two weeks students are nominated by their form tutor for their efforts

in form time and around school.

Name & Fame Round 13 - Year 7 Name & Fame Round 13 - Year 7 Round 13: 21st 7M1 March Erica RichardsonName -& 3rdFame RoundApril7S1 Naina 13 - Year Hussain 7 7M1 Erica RichardsonName & Fame Round7S1 Naina 13 - Year Hussain 7 7M27M1 LaibaErica RichardsonNameBibi & Fame Round7S27S1 AishaNaina 13 - Year AzamHussain 7 7M27M1 LaibaErica RichardsonBibi 7S27S1 NainaAisha AzamHussain 7M17M37M2 EricaFreddieLaiba RichardsonBibi Gregson 7S17S37S2 NainaCaitlinAisha AzamHussain Robinson 7M37M2 FreddieLaiba Bibi Gregson 7S37S2 CaitlinAisha Azam Robinson 7M27O17M3 IsobelLaibaFreddie BibiKennedy Gregson 7S27W17S3 AishaCaitlin Mehdi Azam Robinson Mohammad 7O17M3 IsobelFreddie Kennedy Gregson 7W17S3 Caitlin Mehdi Robinson Mohammad 7M377O1O2 FreddieIsobelFreddie Kennedy WinstanleyGregson 7S37W27W1 Caitlin HafsahMehdi Robinson MohammadNazir 77O1O2 FreddieIsobel Kennedy Winstanley 7W27W1 MehdiHafsah MohammadNazir 7O17O37O2 IsobelGregoryFreddie Kennedy WinstanleyEarl 7W17W37W2 MehdiAsmaHafsah Mussa Mohammad Nazir 7O37O2 GregoryFreddie WinstanleyEarl 7W37W2 AsmaHafsah Mussa Nazir 77O3O2 FreddieGregory Winstanley Earl 7W27W3 HafsahAsma Mussa Nazir 7O3 Gregory Earl 7W3 Asma Mussa 7O3 GregoryName Earl & Fame Round7W3 Asma13 - Year Mussa 8 Name & Fame Round 13 - Year 8 8M1 AyeshaName Akbar & Fame Round8S1 Matthew 13 - Year Dickinson 8 8M1 AyeshaName Akbar & Fame Round8S1 Matthew 13 - Year Dickinson 8 8M28M1 GeorgeAyeshaName AkbarBirch & Fame Round8S28S1 MusaMatthew 13 - Year Zaidi Dickinson 8 8M28M1 GeorgeAyesha AkbarBirch 8S28S1 MusaMatthew Zaidi Dickinson 8M18M38M2 AyeshaIsaacGeorge King AkbarBirch 8S18S38S2 MatthewCallumMusa Zaidi Mckay Dickinson 8M38M2 IsaacGeorge King Birch 8S38S2 MusaCallum Zaidi Mckay 8M28O18M3 AniaGeorgeIsaac Tariq King Birch 8S28W18S3 MusaCallum Lewis Zaidi PickersgillMckay 8O18M3 AniaIsaac Tariq King 8W18S3 Callum Lewis PickersgillMckay 8M38O28O1 JakeAniaIsaac HolroydTariq King 8S38W28W1 Callum CodyLewis Fountain PickersgillMckay 8O28O1 JakeAnia HolroydTariq 8W28W1 CodyLewis FountainPickersgill 8O18O38O2 AniaSarahJake TariqHolroyd Hargreaves 8W18W38W2 LewisJessicaCody FountainPickersgill Falkingham 8O38O2 SarahJake Holroyd Hargreaves 8W38W2 JessicaCody Fountain Falkingham 8O28O3 JakeSarah Holroyd Hargreaves 8W28W3 CodyJessica Fountain Falkingham 8O3 Sarah Hargreaves 8W3 Jessica Falkingham 8O3 Sarah HargreavesName & Fame Round8W3 Jessica13 - Year Falkingham 9 Name & Fame Round 13 - Year 9 9M1 Chloe NameWood & Fame Round9S1 Qayum 13 - Year Soyed 9 9M1 ChloeName Wood & Fame Round9S1 Qayum 13 - Year Soyed 9 9M29M1 LouieChloe Name WilkinsonWood & Fame Round9S29S1 SohailQayum 13 - Year Hussain Soyed 9 9M29M1 LouieChloe WilkinsonWood 9S29S1 SohailQayum Hussain Soyed 9M19M39M2 ChloeSamirLouie WilkinsonWoodSidat 9S19S39S2 QayumWilliamSohail Hussain SoyedRobinson 9M39M2 SamirLouie WilkinsonSidat 9S39S2 WilliamSohail Hussain Robinson 9M29O19M3 YusraLouieSamir Younis WilkinsonSidat 9S29W19S3 SohailWilliam Molly Hussain Davey Robinson 9O19M3 YusraSamir Younis Sidat 9W19S3 William Molly Davey Robinson 9M39O29O1 QasimYusraSamir Younis SidatHussain 9S39W29W1 William AbigailMolly Davey RobinsonSheard 9O29O1 QasimYusra Younis Hussain 9W29W1 MollyAbigail Davey Sheard 9O19O39O2 YusraKylanQasim YounisGranger Hussain 9W19W39W2 MollyChloeAbigail DaveyDoherty Sheard 9O39O2 KylanQasim Granger Hussain 9W39W2 ChloeAbigail Doherty Sheard 9O29O3 QasimKylan Granger Hussain 9W29W3 AbigailChloe Doherty Sheard 9O3 Kylan Granger 9W3 Chloe Doherty 9O3 Kylan NameGranger & Fame Round9W3 13Chloe - Year Doherty 10 Name & Fame Round 13 - Year 10 10M1 ReeceName Smollen & Fame Round10S1 13 Anguma - Year Begum 10 Uddin 10M1 ReeceName Smollen & Fame Round10S1 13 Anguma - Year Begum 10 Uddin 10M210M1 EmmaReeceName SmollenLewis & Fame Round10S210S1 13 BellaAnguma - Year Greenwood Begum10 Uddin 10M210M1 EmmaReece SmollenLewis 10S210S1 BellaAnguma Greenwood Begum Uddin 10M110M310M2 ReeceEllieEmma Wilkinson SmollenLewis 10S110S310S2 AngumaMatthewBella Greenwood Begum Swain Uddin 10M310M2 EllieEmma Wilkinson Lewis 10S310S2 MatthewBella Greenwood Swain 10M210O110M3 AimanEmmaEllie Wilkinson AhmedLewis 10S210W110S3 BellaMatthew Bethany Greenwood SwainLoftus 10O110M3 AimanEllie Wilkinson Ahmed 10W110S3 Matthew Bethany SwainLoftus 10M310O210O1 AaishaAimanEllie Wilkinson AhmedMalik 10S310W210W1 Matthew MohammadBethany SwainLoftus Amman 10O210O1 AaishaAiman AhmedMalik 10W210W1 MohammadBethany Loftus Amman 10O110O310O2 AimanBilalAaisha Rafiq AhmedMalik 10W110W310W2 BethanyHarveyMohammad Rose Loftus Amman 10O310O2 BilalAaisha Rafiq Malik 10W310W2 MohammadHarvey Rose Amman 10O210O3 AaishaBilal Rafiq Malik 10W210W3 MohammadHarvey Rose Amman 10O3 Bilal Rafiq 10W3 Harvey Rose 10O3 Bilal NameRafiq & Fame Round10W3 13 Harvey - Year Rose11 Name & Fame Round 13 - Year 11 11W3 RhiannonName Slater& Fame Round11M3 13 Zain - Year Mahmood 11 11W3 RhiannonName Slater& Fame Round11M3 13 Zain - Year Mahmood 11 11S111W3 Oraayz RhiannonName Ali Slater& Fame Round11M3 13 IrfanZain - Year MahmoodAli 11 11S111W3 Oraayz Rhiannon Ali Slater 11M3 IrfanZain MahmoodAli 11W311W111S1 Oraayz RhiannonNathan Ali Britton Slater 11M311S2 Aiman ZainIrfan Mahmood Ali Ali 11W111S1 Oraayz Nathan Ali Britton 11S211M3 Aiman Irfan Ali Ali 11S111W1 OraayzHarry Nathan Loftus Ali Britton 11M311O111S2 Aiman MaisieIrfan Ali Ali Clark 11S111W1 Harry Nathan Loftus Britton 11O111S2 AimanMaisie Ali Clark 11W111S1 KyleHarry Nathan Paul Loftus Britton 11S211M111O1 Aiman MaisieAmaan Ali Clark Mohammed 11S1 KyleHarry Paul Loftus 11M111O1 MaisieAmaan Clark Mohammed 11S111W3 HarryKyle Mia Paul BrownLoftus 11O111W311M1 Maisie AmaanMehr YasinClark Mohammed 11W311S1 Kyle Mia Paul Brown 11W311M1 AmaanMehr Yasin Mohammed 11S111W3 Kyle Mia Paul Brown 11M111W3 AmaanMehr Yasin Mohammed 11W3 Mia Brown 11W3 Mehr Yasin 11W3 Mia Brown 11W3 Mehr Yasin

Rewards - Name & Fame!

Every two weeks students are nominated by their form tutor for their efforts in form time and around school.

Name & Fame Round 14 - Year 7 Name & FameRound Round 14 -14: Year 74th AprilName - &1st Fame May Round 14 - Year 7 7M1 HannahName Khan & Fame Round7S1 Ruby 14 - ShackletonYear 7 7M1 Hannah Khan 7S1 Ruby Shackleton 7M1 HannahName Khan & Fame Round7S1 Ruby 14 - YearShackleton 7 7M1 Hannah Khan 7S1 Ruby Shackleton7M2 Gabrielle Parker 7S2 Evie Hayward 7M2 Gabrielle Parker 7S2 Evie Hayward7M27M1 GabrielleHannah Khan Parker 7S27S1 EvieRuby Hayward Shackleton 7M37M2 AlfieGabrielle Horne Parker 7S37S2 LukeEvie HaywardHickey 7M3 Alfie Horne 7S3 Luke Hickey 7M37M2 AlfieGabrielle Horne Parker 7S37S2 LukeEvie HaywardHickey 7O17M3 Eshaa Alfie Horne Mahmood 7W17S3 Luke Erin HickeyCunningham 7O1 Eshaa Mahmood 7W1 Erin Cunningham 7O17M3 Eshaa Alfie Horne Mahmood 7W17S3 Luke Erin HickeyCunningham 7O1 Eshaa Mahmood 7W1 Erin Cunningham7O2 Farhan Khan 7W2 Jessica Bousfield 7O2 Farhan Khan 7W2 Jessica Bousfield77O1O2 FarhanEshaa Mahmood Khan 7W27W1 JessicaErin Cunningham Bousfield 7O37O2 EisaFarhan Rehman Khan 7W37W2 JudeJessica McFadden Bousfield7O3 Eisa Rehman 7W3 Jude McFadden 7O37O2 EisaFarhan Rehman Khan 7W37W2 JudeJessica McFadden Bousfield 7O3 Eisa Rehman 7W3 Jude McFadden 7O3 Eisa Rehman 7W3 Jude McFadden Name & Fame Round 14 - Year 8 Name & Fame Round 14 - Year 8 Name & Fame Round 14 - Year 8 8M1 PhoebeName Newton & Fame Round8S1 Frankie 14 - Year Wootton 8 8M1 Phoebe Newton 8S1 Frankie Wootton 8M1 PhoebeName Newton & Fame Round8S1 Frankie 14 - Year Wootton 8 8M28M1 EimaanPhoebe ShahNewton 8S28S1 HarjotFrankie Chumber Wootton8M2 Eimaan Shah 8S2 Harjot Chumber 8M28M1 EimaanPhoebe ShahNewton 8S28S1 HarjotFrankie Chumber Wootton 8M2 Eimaan Shah 8S2 Harjot Chumber8M3 Maryam Hussain 8S3 Joseph Consterdine 8M3 Maryam Hussain 8S3 Joseph Consterdine8M38M2 MaryamEimaan Shah Hussain 8S38S2 JosephHarjot ChumberConsterdine 8O18M3 Finlay Maryam Hawran Hussain 8W18S3 Joseph Faizaan Consterdine Rehman8O1 Finlay Hawran 8W1 Faizaan Rehman 8O18M3 Finlay Maryam Hawran Hussain 8W18S3 Joseph Faizaan Consterdine Rehman 8O1 Finlay Hawran 8W1 Faizaan Rehman8O2 Thomas Hutchinson 8W2 Archie Webb 8O2 Thomas Hutchinson 8W2 Archie Webb8O28O1 ThomasFinlay Hawran Hutchinson 8W28W1 ArchieFaizaan Webb Rehman 8O2 Thomas Hutchinson 8W2 Archie Webb8O3 Libby Butterfield 8W3 Safa Ali 8O3 Libby Butterfield 8W3 Safa Ali 8O38O2 LibbyThomas Butterfield Hutchinson 8W38W2 SafaArchie Ali Webb 8O3 Libby Butterfield 8W3 Safa Ali 8O3 Libby Butterfield 8W3 Safa Ali Name & Fame Round 14 - Year 9 Name & Fame Round 14 - Year 9 9M1 Abd-Ur-NameRahmaan & Shabbir Fame Round9S1 Keira 14 - YearPhilips 9 9M1 Abd-Ur-NameRahmaan & Shabbir Fame Round9S1 Keira 14 - YearPhilips 9 9M1 Abd-Ur-NameRahmaan & Shabbir Fame Round9S1 Keira 14 - YearPhilips 9 9M29M1 HamadAbd-Ur-Rahmaan Sajid Shabbir 9S29S1 HasanKeira Philips Akhtar 9M2 Hamad Sajid 9S2 Hasan Akhtar 9M29M1 AbdHamad-Ur-Rahmaan Sajid Shabbir 9S29S1 HasanKeira Philips Akhtar 9M39M2 LoisHamad Ambler Sajid 9S39S2 MansoorHasan Akhtar Ahmed9M3 Lois Ambler 9S3 Mansoor Ahmed 9M39M2 LoisHamad Ambler Sajid 9S39S2 MansoorHasan Akhtar Ahmed 9O19M3 Libby Lois Ambler Hearsum 9W19S3 Mansoor Poppy Batch Ahmed9O1 Libby Hearsum 9W1 Poppy Batch 9O19M3 Libby Lois Ambler Hearsum 9W19S3 Mansoor Poppy Batch Ahmed 9O1 Libby Hearsum 9W1 Poppy Batch9O2 Ellis Heywood 9W2 Tyler Mitchell 9O2 Ellis Heywood 9W2 Tyler Mitchell9O29O1 EllisLibby Heywood Hearsum 9W29W1 TylerPoppy Mitchell Batch 9O39O2 IsmaaelEllis Heywood Ali 9W39W2 BushraTyler Mitchell Sami9O3 Ismaael Ali 9W3 Bushra Sami 9O39O2 IsmaaelEllis Heywood Ali 9W39W2 BushraTyler Mitchell Sami 9O3 Ismaael Ali 9W3 Bushra Sami 9O3 Ismaael Ali 9W3 Bushra Sami Name & Fame Round 14 - Year 10 Name & Fame Round 14 - Year 10 Name & Fame Round 14 - Year 10 10M1 LucyName Hook & Fame Round10S1 1 Anjuma4 - Year Begum 10 10M1 Lucy Hook 10S1 Anjuma Begum 10M1 LucyName Hook & Fame Round10S1 1 Anjuma4 - Year Begum10 10M210M1 LibbyLucy Hook Hawksworth 10S210S1 StevenAnjuma Wild Begum 10M2 Libby Hawksworth 10S2 Steven Wild 10M210M1 LibbyLucy Hook Hawksworth 10S210S1 StevenAnjuma Wild Begum 10M2 Libby Hawksworth 10S2 Steven Wild10M3 Ellie Frazier 10S3 Maryam Mahmood 10M3 Ellie Frazier 10S3 Maryam Mahmood10M310M2 EllieLibby Frazier Hawksworth 10S310S2 MaryamSteven Wild Mahmood 10O110M3 Mohammed Ellie Frazier Ayaz 10W110S3 Maryam Abigail Bell Mahmood10O1 Mohammed Ayaz 10W1 Abigail Bell 10O110M3 Mohammed Ellie Frazier Ayaz 10W110S3 Maryam Abigail Bell Mahmood 10O210O1 CarysMohammed Hudson Ayaz 10W210W1 KieranAbigail ChallonerBell10O2 Carys Hudson 10W2 Kieran Challoner 10O210O1 CarysMohammed Hudson Ayaz 10W210W1 KieranAbigail ChallonerBell 10O2 Carys Hudson 10W2 Kieran Challoner10O3 Subhaan Shehzad 10W3 Ella Reynolds 10O3 Subhaan Shehzad 10W3 Ella Reynolds10O310O2 SubhaanCarys Hudson Shehzad 10W310W2 EllaKieran Reynolds Challoner 10O3 Subhaan Shehzad 10W3 Ella Reynolds 10O3 Subhaan Shehzad 10W3 Ella Reynolds Name & Fame Round 14 - Year 11 Name & Fame Round 14 - Year 11 Name & Fame Round 14 - Year 11 11M2 TomName Blenkinsop & Fame Round11W2 1 4Harry - Year Doyle 11 11M2 Tom Blenkinsop 11W2 Harry Doyle 11M2 TomName Blenkinsop & Fame Round11W2 1 4Harry - Year Doyle 11 11S111M2 Harry Tom LoftusBlenkinsop 11M311W2 IrfanHarry Ali Doyle 11S1 Harry Loftus 11M3 Irfan Ali 11S111M2 Harry Tom LoftusBlenkinsop 11M311W2 IrfanHarry Ali Doyle 11W111S1 Harry Nathan Loftus Britton 11W211M3 MaisieIrfan Ali Ramsden 11W1 Nathan Britton 11W2 Maisie Ramsden 11W111S1 Harry Nathan Loftus Britton 11W211M3 MaisieIrfan Ali Ramsden 11W1 Nathan Britton 11W2 Maisie Ramsden11S1 Oraayz Ali 11S3 Hasan Ali 11S1 Oraayz Ali 11S3 Hasan Ali 11S111W1 Oraayz Nathan Ali Britton 1111W2S3 Hasan Maisie Ali Ramsden 11S1 Oraayz Ali 11S3 Hasan Ali 11W2 William Moorhouse 11W2 Freya Pearson 11W2 William Moorhouse 11W2 Freya Pearson1111S1W2 Oraayz William Ali Moorhouse 11W2S3 Hasan Freya AliPearson 11W311W2 MiaWilliam Brown Moorhouse 11W11W22 FarhaanFreya Pearson Maroof11W3 Mia Brown 11W2 Farhaan Maroof 11W311W2 MiaWilliam Brown Moorhouse 11W11W22 FarhaanFreya Pearson Maroof 11W3 Mia Brown 11W2 Farhaan Maroof

11W3 Mia Brown 11W2 Farhaan Maroof

Student Council Radio Interview! Before the Easter break, the Year 10 student council took a great opportunity to speak live on BCB radio.

The student council have been learning about how we recycle in our school by talking with our catering management company, P&A Foods, and members of staff involved with waste management on site. The team have devised plans to increase recycling and reduce our single use plastic further in a bid to the school becoming plastic-free.

Before the live interview, council members worked hard reviewing what they have already done and making notes so they were prepared for the interview. Finlay was our main spokesperson and he did an excellent job representing our school and speaking about what we do. Well done to all the Year 10 student council team for their hard work so far this year.

Click to listen to the radio interview on BCB radio, 4th April >>

Click to read the T&A article about our aim to become plastic free >> Year 12 Enactus At the end of March two Year 12 teams travelled to Leeds Beckett University to present their social enterprise work at the Enactus Regional Expo. Our Careers Officer Mrs Durrans reports: Our two teams were up against five other teams from Batley Girls High School, Leeds East Academy, and Leeds West Academy. The groups had to produce an annual report, which they handed out to the 16 judges. The teams then did a 10-minute presentation to their audience, including all the judges, teachers and student teams, about their social enterprise project. The teams had to explain who they chose to be project partners with (this could be a company or charity that they are going to work with to deliver their project), how they came up with the idea and about the journey that the team has been on so far. Kiera’s team developed the idea ‘Bags of Bliss’. The team worked with a charity called Nightstop Bradford to develop their project of providing people who have been made homeless with bags containing hygiene products. After the presentation they were able to network with the business representatives and successfully secured the products totally free for the first 20 bags that they will produce as well as other offers to work with another charity and organisations. Will’s team (Team Empower) created the ‘Goddess project’. They partnered with the Together Women Project as they wish to create a project that positively impacts women’s lives. They are organising a photo shoot for women to show them their true beauty and wish to then build on supporting women with their mental health. The team had a great success with fundraising for their project and created a support pack for women being supported by the project. At the end of the day the judges decided upon the winning team and other awards were presented to the students by Andrew Bacon OBE, Enactus UK CEO and Professor Damien Page, Dean of The Carnegie School of Education. Although neither of our teams won the competition, we are immensely proud of the work they have put into their projects which they will carry onto finish in the coming weeks, and we were delighted that Kiera won the ‘Team Leader of the Year’ award. Well done to everyone involved. The Greatest Show The evening of 10th April saw the culmination of lots of hard work from students and staff in the Music and Drama department.

Our talented and dedicated students performed our version of the Greatest Show in front of an audience of staff, family and friends. The students have been attending auditions and rehearsals since September and it was fantastic to see all their hard work pay off. The cast also performed their dress rehearsal on Tuesday for children from Eldwick, Priestthorpe and St Marys Primary schools. Both audiences enjoyed the amazing singing, dancing and acting so much they gave it a standing ovation - we are so pleased they enjoyed it as much as we did. You may not notice from the photographs, but one of our talented performers also signed many of the song lyrics stage right which added another layer of accessibility to the performance - our thanks go to Charlotte. Miss Mawson would like to apologise for the amount of glitter that parents will be finding around their houses for the next few weeks due to the stage make up! Mrs Oliver was really proud of all the students and their commitment to the rehearsals. Now on to the next one...... ! Well done to all those involved - it was a joy to watch.

Yr 7 House Maths Comp On Monday afternoon 32 enthusiastic Year 7 students took part in the annual Yr 7 House Maths Competition.

The 8 teams battled it out to solve mathematical and logic problems, showing lots of enthusiasm and great team work. Mrs Sands said, “They were a brilliant group, very well behaved, hard working and enthusiastic. It was quite a tough challenge and definitely worthy of a LORIC award for those who took part!” The winning teams were: 4th place (4 house points): Sunderland Team 2 (Oliver B, Archie J, Theodore M and Will A) 3rd place (6 house points): Milner Team 2 (Laiba B, Daniel B, Rohan J, and Lucas AB) 2nd place (8 house points): Oldfield Team 2 (Farhan K, Eisa R, Daniel V and Ryan H) 1st place (10 house points): Milner Team 1 (Zak B, Ben W, Eddison B and Alex VS) Best teamwork (6 house points): Oldfield Team 1 (Abbi H, Hashir H, Alexia B and Jannat B) Well done to all our budding Mathemeticians! High Adventure Over the Easter break a group of Year 10 students joined members of our staff at High Adventure Outdoor Education Centre in Cowling. Each student attended for one day of the two day trip taking part in outdoor activities as well as revision sessions in Maths, English and Science. The hour long revision sessions were spread out through the day with the team building activities in between. The high adventure activities included archery, low ropes (an outside obstacle course), indoor rock climbing, the labyrinth (under ground tunneling) and high ropes (an outdoor activity involving high climbing and a jump to a trapeze!). One of the challenges on the low ropes involved working as a team to carry cups of water around the assault course - the students worked really well together on both days. As a reward on day 1, the students were allowed to throw a jug of water over a member of staff of their choice, and they chose Mr Atkinson! Miss Hall, Miss Mason, Miss Mawson, Mr Atkinson and Mr Ashley really enjoyed spending time with the students and helping them develop skills and confidence throughout the day. Miss Hall said, “As the days went on the students became much better at working as a team - there were also quite a few students who started the day off without communicating but by the end of the day they were all chatting away. It was great to see lots of the students growing in confidence throughout the day with some of them overcoming fears such as heights or small spaces.” Well done to all the students who took part, we hope you enjoyed it as much as the teachers did! Yr 13 EPQ Presentation Evening On Thursday 4th April, a group of Year 13 students completed presentations of their Extended Project Qualifications (EPQ).

The process began back in the summer term of 2018 with 60 students signing up to the project qualification but only the hardy and committed had survived. The final 16 have shown real resilience over the past 10 months. The concept of the EPQ is that they carry out a project of their choosing and work independently guided by a staff mentor. Most students pick a project around a topic that they feel will benefit them in their chosen field of higher education application. The topic areas chosen show the great diversity that our students are interested in; ranging from Gender in Politics, Treating Leukaemia in the Future, and Language in Educational Institutions. The students were exceptional on the night; the group started the evening feeling self-conscious and worried about whether they would cope; however they finished the evening on a high, much more confident and having conversed with staff, governors and attending parents, discussing their projects with deep understanding and real passion. They were a credit to themselves and our school - well done to all. Thanks go to the parents and staff involved for being there to encourage and support the students through the process.

Yr 7 Litter Pick Last month our Year 7 Student Directors decided to clean up our school site with a last minute litter pick.

Year 7 Maddie arranged the activity with the help of Mr Foster who was happy to provide the gloves, bin bags and litter grabbers. The group spent a short time picking litter from our playgrounds and grassed areas to look after our school environment. Mr Foster was so impressed by their positive attitudes to what can be an unpleasant job that he has decided to award all of them with LORIC badges. The group obviously enjoyed the activity and mak- ing a difference to our school as another group have volunteered to take part in a future litterpick. We would like to thank Maddie and the Year 7 team and look forward to seeing what social action projects they will undertake next! Yr 12 Law & Criminology Trip On Thursday 4th April our Year 12 and 13 Law and Criminology students’ were given the opportunity to attend a tour of the Combined Courts in Leeds. They were shown around the courts and discovered the structure and nature of the CJS system. The latter part of the day provided the students with a unique opportunity to observe live cases. Yr 12 student Alex said: I really enjoyed the trip, it has given me a great insight into how the justice system works and has made me think deeper about what I want to study at university. It’s made me more interested in Law and the Criminal Justice System and motivated me to pursue a career in this area. I would definitely go again as I think the trip benefited me in terms of enabling me to have insight into the type of career I want to do and to help me complete my current studies. Miss Seeley and Miss Shaw commented that all the students were exemplary, a real credit to the school. Yr 7 Parliament Assembly & Workshop At the end of March Year 7 were visited by Rachael Dodgson from the UK Education Parliament Centre. Rachael spoke about democracy and asked the students ‘if the world would be a better place if we all agreed?’. The students decided it was better to have lots of different opinions and ideas. Rachael explained how our government was voted in, what a coalition is and how our Government is currently a ‘minority government’ and therefore has to rely on other parties to help them push their ‘bills’ through. Other things discussed included what constituencies are, how elections work, who candidates are, the 8 political parties with MPs in parliament currently, what a ‘bill’ is, how it gets passed and how long it can take, the difference between the House of Commons and the House of Lords (and the significance of the seat colours), the Speaker in the House of Commons and how important he is and the voting age. Rachael then went on to speak about things that our students might feel are important to them and how, although they are unable to vote, they can use their voice and make a stand for the things they believe in. Rachael explained how online petitions started by young people have been debated in Parliament and made real changes. Year 7 really engaged with Rachael and her message asking lots of questions at the end of the assembly – we think we may have more than a few budding politicians in the year group now! After the assembly, 30 selected students were awarded the opportunity (based on the number of LORIC certificates and achievement points they have received) to stay behind for a workshop for the remainder of the school day, where they planned their own election campaign. The groups decided on their party names by democratic vote, came up with their manifesto promises and presented them to the constituencies to gain votes and win the election. The 5 parties; Services for You, Save the Planet Party, Help for Homeless, Shipley Health Party and Thinking about Climate Change, all put forward some powerful ideas but the Save the Planet Party won the election with 4 of their candidate winning the vote in their constituencies. We would like to thank Rachael and UK Parliament Education for a really informative and engaging afternoon. We hope our students will now use their voices to bring about changes they want to see and also use their votes wisely when the time comes. Salters Chemistry Challenge 2019 On 15th May, Mr Allen took four Year 8 students to compete in the Royal Society of Chemistry /Salters Chemistry Challenge at Bradford University.

On the day students from 12 schools competed in two challenges in the University Chemistry Laboratories and also enjoyed a Chemical Magic Demonstration at the STEM Centre on the University Campus. Our students worked fantastically to produce a complex report, under significant time pressure. They carried out the 2 hour team challenge including numerous chemical analytical techniques, whilst no teachers were allowed in the lab. The team showed logical thinking, enthusiasm, team-work and fairness throughout. Mr Allen would like to congratulate the team on their performance and the way they represented the school throughout the whole day - well done to all! Yr 10 Brilliant Club Graduation On Wednesday 15th May, 8 Year 10 students attended their Scholars Programme graduation at Leeds University, ran by The Brilliant Club. The organisation aims to provide an opportunity for students to experience university. The students who attended had completed a 2000-word essay on a topic titled ‘Who’s Line Is It Anyway?’ which analysed the role of improvisation in everyday life. This topic enabled students to understand the differing expectations in different careers, and assess whether performance is an element of everyday life or not. Their essays were marked in accordance with university expectations, and they were surprised to see how well they were already performing when compared to university marking guidelines. The day itself was wonderful; helped immensely by the lovely weather, which meant we could complete a vast tour of the university’s campus. The students were impressed by what the university could offer them, especially considering how local Leeds University is to them all. At the end of the trip was the graduation, in which each student received their certificate for completing the course. The lead tutor, Duncan Marwick commented on how the students were resilient and a delight to work alongside for the duration of the course. Miss Frankland and I (Miss Watson) were thoroughly impressed by our students, who were engaging and enthusiastic throughout the whole day. They are now looking forward to the Year 12 course! LORIC Reward Assembly with Captain Lou Rudd MBE On Tuesday 9th April Captain Lou Rudd MBE came to speak to our students who have been excelling in their LORIC endeavours. Army Captain Lou Rudd was the first Briton to complete a solo, unsupported crossing of Antarctica at the end of December 2018. His epic 925-mile journey took him 56 days trekking through horrendous conditions. His story of determination and resilience had the students hanging on his every word with many of them staying behind after his talk to have a closer look at the equipment he needed and ask more questions about his expedition. The Captain shared his memories of coping with the ‘ice tusks’ which built up around his face as he trekked, having to snap them off when they started banging on his chest, how he relived happy memories of his family when the going got tough to keep him going and how he ate year old food found buried under the snow at the end of his adventure. His story heard first hand was an amazing experience for the students and we thank him for giving us his time and sharing his adventures with us. DofE Training Expedition Last weekend our Bronze Duke of Edinburgh students headed out on their training expedition.

Last week 38 Year 9 students took part in the DofE training for their Bronze award. The group walked from School to Ilkley & Addingham Moorside over the moor and back again with an overnight camp at Ghyll Beck Farm, Addingham. Thankfully, like last year the weather was fine, if a little cold. All teams improved their level of competence with some excellent map reading skills shown and with some interesting meals cooked on their Trangia stoves on Thursday night. The pupils should be commended on their high level of map reading, organisation and general resilience (when the blisters and sore legs set in on Friday). We had one of the quickest tent deconstructions and prompt leaving of camp on day 2 ever! All who complete the required skills, physical and volunteering sections and expedition challenge will gain a valuable qualification. The qualifying expedition will take place on Thursday 20th- Friday 21st of June. Well done to all participants and thankyou to the staff who gave up their time to support the group. Year 8 students will be invited to an assembly at the end of this school year to learn more about the DofE scheme. They will then be able to enroll in the Award from the start of September. The Award is open to all students and there is no selection process so why not get involved! MFL Spelling & Translation Bees On Monday 25th March our MFL department held the annual Spelling and Translation Bee in school. Students in Years 7, 8 and 9 worked hard during lesson time on their French and Spanish in the build up to the classroom heats. These in-class competitions were tricky but great fun and decided which of them would be entered into the in-school finals. On Monday 25th March, those with the most points from each class group took part in the school finals in the Hills with the Year 7s entering the Spelling Bee and the Years 8 and 9 entering the Translation Bee. Mrs Bowen said, “Well done to all competitors. Everyone did really well and the teachers were incredibly proud of you all. Congratulations to the winners and runners-up!!” MFL Spelling & Translation Bee Regional Finals Year 7 On Tues 30th April, Mrs Dean, Miss Fraser and our 3 in-school spelling bee finalists travelled to Sheffield Hallam Uni to take part in the Routes into Languages Yorkshire &Humber Regional Spelling Bee Final. Huge congratulations to our three competitors - Zak, Ihsan and Juwayriyah. Our students were part of a group of 27 who reached the regional final from an initial starting cohort of 1916 from schools in Yorkshire & The Humber. It was a very close fought contest, with a tie-break situation involving Ihsan, Juwayriyah and 2 students from other schools. Zak B and Ihsan came 2nd and 4th overall and will now be invited to the national final in Cambridge on Monday 1st July. Year 8 On Monday 20th May Finn R and Hishaam H competed in the French Translation Final and Ayshah A and Mollie W competed in the Spanish Final at Sheffield Hallam University. All 4 of them did superbly well to get to the regional finals, finishing in the top 52 of over 4000 competitors this year! An achievement in itself! Competition from the other schools was extremely fierce on the day. Unfortunately our students did not progress to the grand finals later in July, however they did themselves and the school proud. We are so proud of how hard these students worked to reach this stage and how they performed under pressure in front a room full of students and teachers. They were amazing representatives of Bingley Grammar School and should all be very proud of their achievements.

Dates to Remember: Fri 24 May School Closes School closes for half term. for Half Term

Mon 03 June School Re-opens School re-opens. School closes at 2.00pm on CPD Mondays for continued & Early Finish – staff training. ‘CPD Monday’

Fri 07 & Primary CREST Year 5 children from Harden, Wilsden and Crossflatts Primary schools will Mon 10 June Event be coming into school to complete their final practical sessions to earn their CREST awards.

Tues 11, Wed 12 Yr 10 Geography Full information from the Geography department & Thurs 13 June River Study Trips

Wed 12 June Italy Trip Meeting There will be a meeting for students and parents on Wednesday 12th June

6:00pm – 6:30pm in G8.

Mon 17 June Early Finish – School closes at 2.00pm on CPD Mondays for continued staff training. ‘CPD Monday’

Mon 17 June Yr 10 Yr 10 Assessments begin. Assessments

Thurs 20 – DofE Qualifying Students will start their expedition at school and finish at the Cow and Calf Fri 21 June Expedition rocks in Ilkley, camping overnight at Sconce Lane Scout campsite, Baildon. The groups will be remotely supervised at checkpoints over the weekend.

Tues 25 June Summer Exams Summer exams finish. Finish

Tues 25 June Yr 8 Science 100 Year 8 students have been chosen with the highest EWL (Engagement Reward Trip with Learning) across all abilities to visit the Big Bang Fair in Doncaster.

Wed 26 June Yr 13 Leavers Year 13 Leaver’s Ball at the Craiglands, Ilkley. Ball

Thurs 27 June Yr 9 Parents Information will be emailed to parents including details about using the Evening online booking system.

Thurs 27 – Yr 12 Language The Year 12 A Level MFL students will be attending intensive ‘Linguastars’ Fri 28 June Workshops workshops at the University of Leeds.

Fri 28 June Yr 7 Sponsored All Year 7 students will be invited to participate – the route will go from Walk school towards Crossflatts, up Morton Lane onto the canal towpath, past the 5 Rise Locks and the 3 Rise Locks and back along the main road to school. The students will be raising money for the BRI Children’s Ward.

Sat 29 June – Yr 7 & 8 French Yr 7 and 8 French Trip to Normandy. Wed 03 July Trip

Mon 01 July Early Finish – School closes at 2.00pm on CPD Mondays for continued staff training. ‘CPD Monday’

Mon 01 July Yr 6 Transition We invite our new Year 7s (Milner & Oldfield houses) into school with Evening (Milner their parents. and Oldfield)

Tues 02 July Yr 6 Transition We invite our new Year 7s (Wooller & Sunderland houses) into school

Evening with their parents. (Wooller and Sunderland)

Wed 03 July Yr 6 Whole Year We welcome all our new Year 7s into school to meet their new form

Group Transition groups, find their way around and start to settle in. Day

Thurs 04 July Yr 11 Prom Year 11 Prom at the Mercure Bradford Bankfield Hotel.

Mon 08 July Yr 7 School Our Year 7 student council are planning a small summer fair (for the rest Council of the Year 7 students) to raise money for the WWF (World Wide Fund Fundraising for Nature). The event will take place during BGS time and stalls will Event include a bake sale, tombola, slime stall and ‘sponge a teacher’!

Mon 08 July Summer The Show will be at 6.30pm in N6, free entry. We will be showcasing Showcase groups from Music and Drama with another chance to see a piece from (Music & Drama) the recent school production of the Greatest Show.

Mon 08 & Yr 8 Malham Trip Thank you to all students who have brought in payments and consent

Tues 09 July forms to the finance office. The final deadline was Wednesday 22nd May. We will let you know which groups are going on which day in the next newsletter but it will be either Monday 8th or Tuesday 9th July.

Mon 08 – Yr 12 Progress Talking about next steps after leaving school. More information to Tues 09 July Days follow.

Tues 09 July Yr 10 Marketing Yr 10 Marketing & Enterprise students will be visiting the Great Yorkshire & Enterprise Trip Show to visit trade stands and watch industry professionals pitch to the Great products and services. Yorkshire Show

Notes from the Teachers: School Production Rehearsals The auditions for the next school production went extremely well on Tuesday - we have a lot of talented students! The cast has now been chosen and the first ‘When I Grow Up’ rehearsal will be after half term on Wednesday 5th June in G9 from 3-4pm.

Advice to students travelling to school by train Please make sure you purchase a ticket prior to travelling by train. We have had reports of students being fined £20.00 this week when they were unable to produce a ticket.