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Issue 16 AVON VALLEY COLLEGE Friday 22 January 2016 Our vision for Avon Valley College Avon Valley students are confident, independent, resilient learners, who are well-qualified and prepared for their next stage of learning. They are aspirational, respectful individuals who make valued contributions to society. This week I have been visiting some of the Jasmin Edwards schools on the military bases in Germany Jasmin started school judo at the alongside many other Headteachers from the age of 7, she then started going schools on the Salisbury Plain. The trip was to a Judo club in Devizes at the organised by Wiltshire Council in order to help age of 9. After 3 weeks of being prepare schools for the rebasing of regiments there she was accepted onto to the Salisbury Plain area over the next few Devizes Budo Club squad team years. which meant she was going every Thursday and Friday This week I have visited King’s School in Gutersloh and John evening. After getting her Buchan Middle School in Sennelager. It is always a very licence she started travelling to informative experience to visit a different school and to enter competitions. understand what they do and why they do it, and it has been particularly enlightening to meet some future Avon Valley Last year in the girls section she students and see them in their current secondary school. won Gold in the Under 36kg Western Area Championship and There is much work to be done to support students moving Devizes Open amongst other between schools, and this happens with every student move, not competitions last year. She was then entered into the Nationals just of children from forces families moving from a foreign early December where she was also put up a weight group for country. Under 40kg and came 5th which was a great achievement. On the 23rd of December we got a call from one of her coaches stating The army rebasing is a great opportunity for Avon Valley to grow that she had made the England Squad which was fantastic news. and to improve our facilities. We are currently in the early stages She has just entered the British Schools qualifier and won gold in of planning for a new block of classrooms. her group, which means she has won a place in the British Schools Championship so she will be fighting for Avon Valley College. Mr Tim Webber—Principal Jasmin has a busy year ahead, what with the England squad and Parent Forum meeting her competitions on the Squad team for Devizes Budo Club. Her coaches, Mark Burbridge and The next Parent Forum meeting will take place on Tuesday 9 Jason Parsons, are dedicated to February 6 - 8pm. all at the club and give up a lot of their free time in coaching both on the mat and travelling to aid them in competitions. Whooooo hoooooo We are celebrating the success this week of 49 Year 11 students who took their English GCSE early. All pupils achieved a good pass in English with 74% of them gaining a GCSE grade of A* - B. Congratulations to all of them for their hard work and effort. Mrs Baldwin Copyright © 2015 AVON VALLEY COLLEGE, Recreation Road, Durrington, Salisbury, SP4 8HH T: 01980 652467 F: 01980 653568 www.avonvalley.wilts.sch.uk e: [email protected] Swimming Gala at Doing the Right Thing Durrington Pool Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 for the local HXP 99 SJR 60 CXN 60 primary schools Wednesday the 20th EAM 91 SLJ 39 AMG 47 January saw the AVSSP ALC 87 FCR 28 NJK 31 School Games Level 2 Swimming Gala at Durrington pool. Four schools entered teams AZG 72 CXM 22 DJM 26 of year 5 and 6 girls and boys. Each individual was allowed to do DJB 43 MDG 12 APM 19 2 individual events, 2 relays plus the canon event. Races involved the following strokes - backstroke, front crawl and breaststroke. Students from Avon Valley College officiated, they did the timing, Governors questionnaire spotting and results. They were very professional and efficient. Attached to the back of last week’s news sheet was a The students were from year 9 - Stacey, Lauren, Tia, Adam, Questionnaire for Parents and Carers. The Governors would be Curtis, Jordan and Dillon. Form year 10 - Cameron, Nathan, grateful if you could fill it in and return it to school as soon as Jordan, Joel, Kirsty and Skyla. possible. Results A paper copy of the questionnaire will be given to your youngest 1st. Shrewton 67 points - they will now go forward to the child in the next few days to take home for you to fill in. Please Level 3 finals ask your child to bring it in and give it to their form tutor. 2nd. Wellington Primary 66 points 3rd. Figheldean 59 points Thanks for your co-operation in this matter. 4th. Netheravon A 57 points 5th. Netheravon B 28 points Thanks to Skyla who stayed to present the medals. Volunteer Lifeguards Skills required: Be able to meet the physical fitness and depth Are you looking to learn a new skill this year? requirements of the NPLQ assessment (swim two Wiltshire Council is looking for volunteer lifeguards in lengths in under 60 seconds and surface dive down to predominantly the Salisbury and Pewsey leisure centres to 2-3 metres) help us with some of our busy periods, extend our opening Able to engage with individuals and community groups hours and keep everyone swimming. Cover may be needed in our other leisure centres depending on need. Free training will Able to separate your own experiences from other be provided. people’s issues and to faithfully present the views of those you represent; After you have completed the training the only commitment Willing to ask for support when needed; that we need from you is that you undertake a minimum of 50 Able to present information to a wide audience hours in lifeguarding sessions. The training will start the week th beginning 15 February 2016. For further information please If you are interested in the role you can apply by contacting: read the role description below. For Salisbury (Five Rivers): Paul Vinyard Role Description for Volunteer Lifeguards Leisure Operations Health and Wellbeing Manager Role title: Volunteer Lifeguard Tel 01722 339966 Supported by: Health and Wellbeing Manager Direct line 01380 826142 Main purpose: The volunteer lifeguard role is to provide Mobile 07774332676 lifeguarding cover for the Leisure Centre swimming pools Email [email protected] Responsibilities: For Pewsey: Specific responsibilities include: Graeme Scott Overseeing the swimming pool users in line with the Leisure Operations Health & Wellbeing Manager National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) and the Tel: 01980 847140 centres Normal Operating Procedures (NOP) to ensure a Mob: 07790 016978 safe and enjoyable bathing experience [email protected] To deliver First Aid to a casualty in line with NPLQ training and to assist the key holder in managing incidents within the centre Copyright © 2015 AVON VALLEY COLLEGE, Recreation Road, Durrington, Salisbury, SP4 8HH T: 01980 652467 F: 01980 653568 www.avonvalley.wilts.sch.uk e: [email protected] Year 7 – Cheese scones Year 8 Apple (Fruit of your choice) pie! 250g Self raising flour To allow the students to make a fresh product, the pastry will be 40g hard butter/margarine made in a separate lesson and frozen. The focus for this practical 75g hard cheese is the surface decoration, so each pie will be cooked fresh at 125 ml milk home. (Optional – sundried tomatoes, olives, ham, onion, pepper, chilli, cooked bacon, Remember a flan/quiche/pie dish to herbs or any other savoury dry ingredients prepare the pie in you would like to add flavour) Pastry – Apple filling (other fruits A plastic tub or plastic freezer bag to take home can be used) 200g Plain flour Dates cooking 7.1 – Wed 10th Feb 2-4 large cooking apples 7.2 – Wed 24th Feb 100g hard butter/margarine 7.3 – Fri 12th Feb 1 lemon 7.4 – Mon 29th Feb Pinch salt – school can provide! 7.5 – Wed 10th Feb 2 tablespoons plain flour 25g sugar & 1 tsp cinnamon(optional) Year 9 - Savoury pasties To allow the students to Dates: Preparing pastry Dates: Making the pie make a fresh product, the 8.1 – Mon 29th Feb 8.1 - Mon 7th Mar pastry will be made in a 8.2 – Thurs 4th Feb 8.2 - Tues 9th Feb separate lesson and 8.3 – Thurs 4th Feb 8.3 - Fri 12th Feb frozen, apart from 9.1 & 8.4 - Tues 9th Feb 8.4 - Fri 26th Feb 9.2. The focus is shaping 8.5 - Thurs 3rd Mar 8.5 - Fri 4th Mar and moulding each pasty and making the filling, dependent on the time left in each lesson, the pasties might need to be cooked fresh at home. Pastry 300g Plain flour 150g hard butter/margarine Suggested fillings – Vegetarian 2 lge potatoes, 200g cheese (cheddar, red leicester, or brie) I onion, Meat – 200g good quality Pork sausages, 1 onion, Pinch salt – school can provide! 1 apple, 1 tsp sage or mixed herbs 1 egg for glazing 9.1 – Thurs 25th Feb 9.2 – Thurs 3rd Mar Pastry making Pasty making 9.3 – Tues 23rd Feb 9.3 – Tues 1st Mar 9.4 – Mon 8th Feb 9.4 – Mon 22nd Feb (First day back from half term) 9.5 – Wed 2nd Mar 9.5 – Wed 9th Mar We are seeking donations of old Hawaiian type shirts or costume that we may be able to use for the Production.