Beauchamps News Issue 62 2 Welcome to Our New Year 7 Students - Class of 2019!
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Beauchamps Issue 62 News Autumn Term - October 2018 International Day Of Peace Headteacher’s Year 9 Football Match Letter Dear Parents, The start of this term has been full of celebrations. Our Year 13 Celebration Event was held at Reids in Billericay in September and was a huge success and a fantastic opportunity to see our Sixth Form leavers one last time and wish them well as they head off on their new adventures at University and the world of work. Our Year 11 Presentation Evening is due to take place on the 6 December and we are all looking forward to celebrating the GCSE successes too. We held the opening of our state of the art 3G pitch last week. We The Year 9 football team were invited were excited to officially open the to play a fixture against Woodlands new facility which was unveiled by School in honour of the International Mark Francois our local MP. We Day of Peace which was on Friday were delighted to welcome back Mr 21 September. Both schools have Hodges for the event, who retired as been involved in the Forget Never Headteacher in 2017. We also held Project - The Somme, which is run our Sports Presentation Evening by the Basildon Heritage Society and last week, which was a fantastic commemorates 100 years since the celebration of all the great things our end of the great war. This was the students have achieved throughout latest initiative run by the society to the year, in individual and team sports. promote the legacy for those who We have also had nine students attend sacrificed their lives. the Jack Petchey Awards Evening in The match itself was a close affair Basildon to be presented with their with Woodlands winning 3-2. It was medals, so as you can see we have a much improved performance from had a great deal to be proud of this the Beauchamps team, and we had half term. the chances throughout the game to It has been a great start to the year! level the score up. Both Beauchamps goals were scored by Harrison D. Mr Harper, Headteacher Before the game, a short pledge was made by our team captain, Archie A, to promote the FA respect campaign along side several other pledges being made by students and staff of each school. Report by Mr Leslie Welcome To Our New Year 7 Students - Class Of 2019! Year 7 students have adjusted well but around the school as well. A great and watching since leaving their Primary Schools many of the students are taking part in them grow not and have settled in to the Beauchamps the variety of activities that the school only in stature way of life as if they have always offers and extra-curricular clubs are but in becoming been here. They have made amazing bursting at the seams. confident able first impressions which members of The Year 7 students are a credit to you young people. staff are remarking on; staff are very all, being courteous and polite to staff Mr P Mower, happy with the way students conduct and their peers. I am looking forward Head of Year 7 themselves not only in the classroom to my time as their Head of Year Beauchamps News Issue 62 2 Welcome To Our New Year 7 Students - Class Of 2019! 3 Beauchamps News Issue 62 3G Pitch Grand Opening On Friday 28 September of Spurs and England legend Jimmy Mr M Harper, Head teacher, said, “We Beauchamps High School 3G Greaves. would like to thank Mark Francois Pitch was officially unveiled by The benefits of the project are also MP whole-heartedly for opening the Mark Francois, MP for Wickford being felt by two of our school’s facility for us and for being part of and Rayleigh. The new facility was grassroots partner clubs, Wickford such a momentous occasion. We made possible thanks to investment Town Youth FC and Essex Royals would also like to extend our thanks from the Premier League & The FA FC. As the pitch has been installed to the Premier League and the FA Facilities Fund, which is delivered by with floodlights, both teams have Facilities Fund for the grant, without the Football Foundation. increased access to train and play whose support the completion of this This is an excellent sporting facility matches, thanks to it being usable project would not have been possible. which will benefit both our local during the evening. With the two “The opening of the 3G AGP pitch is community and students. The partner clubs boasting 62 teams an exciting and unique opportunity facility will allow a wide range of between them, the site will become for both Beauchamps High School sporting activities to be delivered and a hub for increased social cohesion and the local community in general support students in their personal and rising participation rates in and we are thrilled to be at the heart development. The pitch has also physical activity. of it. Grassroots sport plays such a helped us to open the Beauchamps At the entrance to the pitch, we have pivotal role in local communities, Football Academy for Sixth form mounted the Peace Field Declaration creating opportunities for people of students, directed by Danny – a plaque presented by the Managing all ages and backgrounds and we Greaves, a former player and coach Director of the National Children’s look forward to our role at the heart at Southend United FC and the son Alliance working in conjunction with of this.” the Peace Field Project. The plaque commemorates the First World War and is a symbol of peace and of the importance of fair play, and a reminder of how sport can transcend conflict and promote friendship. Beauchamps News Issue 62 4 Year 13 Leavers Celebration Evening The Beauchamps Sixth Form Year Subject Award Winners For Subject Award Winners For 13 students of 2017-2018 celebrated Achievement: Effort: their successes at A level and BTEC Art and Design/Textiles: Zoe S and Art and Design/Textiles: Carley P at Reid’s in Billericay on Thursday 6 Daisy B and Megan S September. It was a great success, Digital Photography: Tiana T Biology: Daisy B and Max S with students enjoying a delicious dinner before the awards were Biology: Jack S and Melissa T BTEC Business: Joel H and presented by Mr Harper and staff. BTEC Business: Zahra R and George Brooke H Students are about to embark on F Chemistry: Jack S and Cristina various new endeavours – some are Chemistry: Rhys A and Melissa B taking a gap year, some are beginning T Economics: Nicola N an apprenticeship and many are off to Economics: Hannah B English Language and Literature: university in the next couple of weeks. Jamie-Lee C and Ella D It was lovely to see them after the English Language and Literature: summer holidays and to wish them Phoebe C English Literature: Callie C well as they take their next steps! English Literature: Esme R Geography: Ramazan K Geography: Erin J History: Esme R and Shauna M Report by Miss Brabant s History: Megan S and Jamie B ICT: Liam C ICT: Phoebe C Law: Phoebe C w Law: Ella D Mathematics: Liam C e Mathematics: Phoebe C Media Studies: Grace R and Zoe S Further Mathematics: Rhys A N Media Studies: Ella D and Lily M Physics: Lewis D and Cristina B Physics: Tom W and Rhys A Psychology: Ben G Psychology: Esme R m r Sixth Form Award for Academic Achievement - Mansfield Trophy Hannah B and Rhys A o Performance in Vocational Qualification Award F Lucy W and James C Award for Attitude to Learning h Nicola N and Jamie B t Duke of Edinburgh Award Alex R x i Service to the Community Award Jamie-Lee C and Jacob H S 5 Beauchamps News Issue 62 Why Choose Beauchamps Sixth Form? Progressing from Year 7-11 at into a more confident person. There is to debate controversial topics and Beauchamps High School helped a real drive in the Sixth Form on well- join the school’s debate club. I would shape me into an individual full being which has been really beneficial really recommend this course. of aspiration and determination. I to me; this includes our enrichment History has been very diverse; you had clear goals but knew I’d need on Wednesday afternoons where you learn about areas of history which you to be surrounded by dedicated, aren’t allowed to study but instead don’t get the opportunity to lower down passionate and caring teaching participate in something to help with the school. The History department staff who truly knew me, in order to your physical and emotional well- are so passionate about what they succeed. Beauchamps Sixth Form being. I was lucky enough to be teach, and this is infectious. The ticked all the boxes. I did have some selected to be the Sixth Form Head coursework gives you the opportunity doubt and the massive colleges Boy... student voice is an integral part to look into a particular area of history with exceptional buildings of our Sixth Form. We are listened to that attracts your interest: I chose to did draw my attention, but those are and our wishes are generally granted, study Mao’s China. only four walls; what really counts are as long as they are reasonable. Drama is a breath of fresh air from the the people inside those four walls. The Sixth Form Christmas revue is intense academic levels of my other I’m confident that undoubtedly there always a comical experience to be a subject and I love the level of topics isn’t another local sixth form/college part of and I would encourage new we explore.