ISSUE 101 17th May 2019 Anyone following @BBGPerformance on Twitter will have seen what a busy week last week was for our students and colleagues.

Olivia Clark in Year 8 is already a member of the Northern Ballet junior programme, but also took part in the Northern School of Contemporary Dance workshop which was held at BBG a few weeks ago. She was spotted by the programme leader from the Centre for Advanced Training (CAT) programme and invited to audition for a place in the most prestigious dance school outside London. Olivia attended the first audition, along with a few other BBG students, and was invited back for a second audition last week. She did astoundingly well, and was invited to join the CAT programme in the coming year. This is a really fantastic opportunity, and one which Olivia thoroughly deserves. She works incredibly hard, and has a true passion for all kinds of dance. I am sure, should she accept the place at the NSCD, she will be hugely successful. It is fantastic for BBG that

Olivia will be able to follow in the footsteps of Year 11 student, Beth Maleham, who is coming to the end of her second year on the CAT programme, and I am sure that Beth will be on hand to offer wise advice on how to balance dance training with the many other commitments that Olivia has. Olivia’s sister, Harriet, in Year 7 also had a busy week last week. Harriet is part of Opera North’s Young Voices programme, and had auditions of her own this week to take part in the company’s upcoming performance of La Boheme. Harriet is yet to hear whether her audition was successful, but said that she has a good feeling about it and knows that she did her best. Well done Harriet, and good luck to Olivia and Harriet’s parents who will have to juggle car journeys and diaries to make sure that their daughters are both in the right place at the right time!

At Town Hall last week our very own Mrs Clough starred alongside Phoebe Backhouse of Year 9 in Amateur Operatic Society’s production of Brassed Off. A number of #TeamBBG colleagues were privileged to be in the audience, and all were astounded by their talent. Mrs Clough played the role of Sandra, the wife of Grimley Colliery Band’s trombone player, Phil. It was a challenging role, but Mrs Clough was amazing. Phoebe played the role of a nurse, who looked after the band’s conductor, Danny, when he was taken ill. It was a thoroughly enjoyable performance, and we are all really proud of Mrs Clough and Phoebe. Zoe Cole from Year 9 was also busy performing last week, in Acorn Youth Theatre’s performance of Back to the 80s at . Reviews have been brilliant, and I know that Zoe had a great time doing the performance. It was right up her street, with fabulous 80s songs, and fun dance routines. We’re waiting excitedly to hear what Zoe’s next show will be and are looking forward to booking tickets to watch. Friday night saw us in the theatre again, this time at Dewsbury Arts Centre watching Mia Bostock from Year 7 in a short played called Daft. The play, set in Victorian , tells the story of the mysterious deaths of a number of people, all linked to peppermints brought from a sweet shop. Mia played her role confidently and looked to be really enjoying herself on stage. It was a pleasure to watch her perform, and we’re really looking forward to seeing her act again in future productions.

If you are interested in joining Dewsbury Arts Group please see the flyer on the next page. As if these performances were not enough, Saturday evening saw Tom Gall from Year 10 performing with the West Fire and Rescue Service Pipe and Drum band, alongside our own Miss Sanderson. Tom has been playing pipes with the band since around October, and he has grown so much in confidence during this time. The band’s pipe major, Teresa, has been so impressed with Tom’s commitment and progress that she has chosen him as a soloist twice in the band’s last two concerts. Tom played The Rose of Kelvingrove, which was accompanied by the concert band, and played it absolutely beautifully. He was also chosen to lead out the pipes in their opening walk-on piece; a very nerve-wracking task. Tom continues to go from strength to strength as a musician, and in a few weeks time will be playing a solo in the Fire and Rescue Service Medal Presentation Ceremony, which is a huge honour. We are incredibly proud of him.

Molly Yeomans is one of our talented Year 10 students who regularly competes in Irish Dancing outside of school. Molly is a committed and dedicated student who has performed in many competitions from a young age. Molly was asked to share her most recent achievement with you and provide an overview of of her experience.

What is Irish Dancing? • Irish dancing has two styles of dance - lights and heavies. The lights (soft shoes) usually consist of reels and slip jigs and the shoes are like a type of pump. Heavies (hard shoes) are heavy jig, hornpipe and sets. These are the types of dances in Riverdance; a bit like tap dance. Irish dance is probably one of the most challenging dances out there. • It requires a mental and physical core strength. Commitments: • I train three classes a week for 1½ to 2 hours each, which are very challenging as well as fitness training and extra practice at home on the days I'm not at class. We have roughly two competitions every month but this depends on the time of year. Each competition consists of 2-3 dances and you get marks out of 100 which are then ranked highest to lowest. That then relates to a placement in the competition. Presentation: • Irish dance tan is very different (think mahogany) and only goes on the legs. We wear wigs which are meant to imitate natural hair, just bigger and curlier, as well as dresses covered in crystals and lots of stage makeup Recent achievement: • At my recent competition I was placed 8th out of 14 with a 3rd in my solo and came first in the U15 category in my preliminary championship category.

With Elisia Gallaghan, also in Year 10, who dances at the same school and level as Molly. Two of our students, Maisie Watts of Year 9 and Alex Porter of Year 8 are currently rehearsing with their performing arts group to appear in the Leeds Grand Theatre production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at the beginning of June. Tickets are available from the Leeds Grand Theatre website- we’ve already got our tickets and can’t wait to see it!

More great news

Congratulations to Abigail Baines who has achieved Distinction in Grade 3 Ballet.

Eliza Wright has also been successful in being selected in the Bradford Bulls Cheer Squad.

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Resilience was shown in abundance as Ellie, Lucy and Katy competed in their riding stables competition this weekend. The girls have been riding for 7 to 8 years and have loved being part of the Tong Lane Equestrian Centre. Well done girls, great results.

Lily Trotter- Cleckheaton RUFC.

Congratulations to Lily Trotter who was awarded with the coaches player of the year trophy at the Cleckheaton Girls Rugby annual presentation last week. A very well done Lily on a fantastic season - it is great to see you achieving success within your age group. Lily is part of our girls rugby team at BBG and does a fantastic job of inspiring her peers to take part in girls rugby. We are very excited to see how Lily and her teammates perform next season. Just a reminder that girls rugby sessions take place at BBG on a Monday afternoon at 14:30. Inspired by Lily and want to take part in girls rugby?

On Sunday 19 May, Cleckheaton Rugby club hosted an RFU Inner Warrior session hosted by Malcom Trotter. The aim of the session of was to inspire girls to participate in rugby at all levels. Following on from the success of the session, Cleckheaton will be hosting weekly girls and women’s rugby sessions aimed at girls aged 11 upwards, which will take place on a Wednesday evening. All levels of experience and ability are welcome. For any more information or to register your interest, please see a member of the PE staff. Work on the steel framing system used to create the outside walls has continued at pace this week with large sections of the internal metal framework and external boarding now complete.

Steel Framing System

The system consists of C and U shaped studs and tracks, designed on a project-specific basis and constructed on site. The framing system allows for insulation and other materials to be inserted into the cavity and bricks to be bolted on to create the final external wall. The individual section are lightweight, galvanised and cold rolled so have many benefits over more traditional walling systems including speed of construction and cost effectiveness. They are also more sustainable long term with steel being one of the most recycled materials world wide. The system allows insulation to be inserted within the framework rather than between the brick and boarding as in a traditional build. Careers BBG Careers Week 11th – 13th September 2019 Could you support the school and our young people to have better informed choices? New British evidence shows that the more employer engagements a young person has in school the less likely they are to become NEET (not in education, employment or training). They have improved confidence in progression towards their ultimate career goals and over their lifetime their earnings are higher than those with fewer contact opportunities. We are keen that our students can access opportunities first-hand, to experience and learn about the world of work. Direct contact with you can ensure our young people, and their families, have realistic and relevant information available to them about the jobs of the future and the pathways to them. Could you contribute to our Careers Week for a day or half a day? This is an opportunity to:-

• Highlight the job roles and career opportunities within your business or sector • Help develop a talent pipeline for your business or sector • Showcase your business to potential customers or influencers • Achieve some of your CSR or Responsible Business objectives • Offer a staff development activity, particularly for Apprentices around their communication and presentation skills • Create PR opportunities highlighting your work supporting young people and the wider community

If you would like an informal chat to discuss your ideas please contact Hannah Wilson, Deputy Head and Careers Leader [email protected]

11th – 13th September 2019 Careers

Transition to Post 16

As students move from year 10 into year 11 and start on their final journey towards their GCSE qualifications, one of the additional pressures on their time is researching and applying for their post 16 destination. We aim for all our students to complete their application by December at the latest so that they meet local provider deadlines and so that they can attend interviews well before their GCSE exams begin in May. Students in year 10 have already had a range of different assemblies from our local providers and trips are being arranged for them to attend taster sessions in July. If you are a parent of one of our year 10 students, look out for the wide array of open events which we advertise here in the bulletin. If you have any questions please contact our careers leader in Year 10, Mrs Sullivan or Deputy Head, Hannah Wilson

The mathematical Mr Men were created by the ‘Solve My Maths’ developer Ed Southall. Ed is a teacher trainer at Huddersfield University; he has a PHD and the author of "Yes But Why? Teaching for Understanding in Mathematics" and 'Geometry Snacks'. Ed has taught mathematics for 14 years in secondary schools both in the UK and the Middle East. He has developed a large following online as @solvemymaths on Twitter where he regularly posts mathematical puzzles. Watch this space for more of his work. Year 7 History Castle Contest Year 7 students have studied how William the Conqueror used Motte and Bailey castles from 1066 to control the defeated Anglo-Saxons. This week the History department launched our castle contest, to design a castle and demonstrate knowledge of how they changed over time! Students should check the details of the deadlines/groupings with their teachers. Here is a reminder of the instructions: • Your task is to design a castle and explain the following in a presentation: • How accurate is your castle to showing how they developed after Motte and Bailey castles? (8 marks) • It is your choice which style of castle you decide to make (e.g. Stone Keep). • You do not have to create your castle but this is optional and should be without any expense. The maximum size permitted is no bigger than filling a shoe box. • An A4, labelled picture of your castle is the minimum requirement. A picture of a 3-D design e.g. Minecraft is also possible. • Your presentation must answer the question using your castle and could include

1. Reasons for different castle features 2. Examples of other castles with similar designs 3. Why its better than a Motte and Bailey castle Feel free to update us on the progress of your creations or any castle visits that way have inspired your designs!

BBGHistory@BBGHistory subject news SCIENCE Year 8 have been using rap to learn about different types of rocks and the rock cycle. Check out Mr Lee (Science teacher MC!) and Mr Parr for science revision songs.

Year 8 played the human photocopier game to learn about the rock cycle. Pupils worked in groups to replicate a picture. They were given 10 seconds to look at picture and had to go back to their group and draw what they remembered!

Year 9 pupils have been learning how enzymes work.

They used plasticine to model the lock and key mechanism and used storyboards to explain the process. subject news ENGLISH The Sign of the Four – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

This half term, Year 10 have been studying their third and final GCSE Literature text. The Sign of the Four is the second of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes novels. In it, the detective and his companion Dr Watson unravel a mystery of hidden treasure and murder. Miss Mary Morstan arrives at 221B, Baker Street to request help with the mystery of her missing father, her anonymous gifts of pearls and a letter requesting her to meet an unknown person that evening. Holmes takes on her case and the adventure begins!

Last week, students completed their midpoint assessment and have spent this week reflecting, redrafting and improving. In lesson, students were provided personalised feedback and targets for improvement and throughout the remainder of the week, they focused on analysis of quotations and explored Conan Doyle’s intentions.

The final The Sign of Four assessment will take place on Monday 3 June and the English department are very much looking forward to seeing how students meet their targets and progress with their analytical writing! In the lead up to School Diversity Week on the 1-5 July 2019, we will be featuring books which celebrate diversity, normalise diversity and are brilliant pieces of fiction and great books to ‘get lost in’. If any student or members of staff have books that they feel would fit this theme and they would like to review them, they should see Mrs Dyson.

This week’s book is ‘Aristotle and Dante Discover The Secrets of the Universe’ by Benjamin Alire Saenz.

Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship—the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be. “This book has won so many awards I could barely see the cover under all the stickers! After reading it, I understood why it gets so much praise. Sáenz tells the story of two young men, Aristotle “Ari” Mendoza and Dante Quintana growing up in El Paso, Texas during the 1980s. We follow their lives from age fifteen to seventeen, watching their relationship slowly grow, change and strengthen.

Told from Ari’s point of view, the novel is crafted in short, lyrical chapters. The prose sings. The dialogue is pitch-perfect. The story is quiet and gentle, but it pulls the reader through the narrative beautifully.

Ari has loving parents, though his father silently bears the traumas of the Vietnam War, keeping him distant from his son. Ari’s sisters are a generation older, making him feel like the family mascot rather than an equal sibling. Most troubling of all, the family has erased all traces of Ari’s older brother, whom he barely remembers, who went to prison for a violent crime. Ari longs to know more and feels betrayed by his parents’ silence. Overall, Ari feels like his life “is a story written by someone else,” a sentiment I suspect many teens can relate to.

Ari has no real friends, nor does he want any, but in the summer of his fifteen year he meets Dante at the swimming pool, and Dante offers to teach him how to swim. They bond initially over their unusual names, but soon they are spending the bulk of their time together. We follow them through funny episodes, horrific accidents and tragic losses, watching their awkward and tentative friendship turn into the sort of bond that will challenge what Ari believes about himself and his capacity for love.

I won’t give away the ending, but I kept thinking about it long after I finished the book. It didn’t end the way I expected it to, perhaps because of my own point-of-view and life experience, but I now see it ended the only way it could, as Ari learns how to reject the story others have written for him and write his life himself.” subject news GEOGRAPHY Year 7 Last week, our Year 7s ended the Urban Environment topic with fantastic purple pen work on their end of unit assessments. Year 7 have now moved on to the topic of Rivers. They produced some excellent title pages for the topic with some really interesting facts that they had found out about rivers around the world. We can’t wait to hear from the Y7s when they return from their France Resilience trip where they have the opportunity to explore the Ardèche and put their new geographical knowledge into action.

Climate Change This week Mrs Doherty and Miss Lord have signed up to a new initiative by the UN to become some of the first lead Climate Change Teachers in the World. This course is made up of five modules to increase awareness of climate change within the curriculum. We are really excited to get started.

With this in mind, Mrs Doherty and Miss Lord will also be introducing recycling boxes for plastic and paper into their classrooms… watch this space!!! subject news APPLIED RESILIENCE Warm Bodies but Cold Execution

Warm Bodies offers a new, interesting perspective that turns the genre of the zombie apocalypse on its head, and sees it from the perspective of one of the undead.

At its heart, the film is a slightly silly romantic comedy. Humuor is used effectively to draw the viewer into the opening scenes, but the usage of comedy diminishes drastically first few scenes, making only occasional reappearances. The opening scenes were also visually impressive, purely because every angle was filled with details and objects, and wide shots to immerse the viewer into the world, but this too unfortunately diminished after the opening scenes.

However, the lighting changes have too much contrast: they are blatantly noticeable, and detract from the viewer's immersion, and much of the CGI was shaky, seeming strange and unnatural, and while this may have been the desired effect in some scenes, it was certainly not in others. The film's script uses almost exclusively short, simple, repetitive words, and, in my opinion, this detracted from the potential of this story line.

To conclude, while the film may have an interesting story, it feels poorly executed in many aspects, greatly destracting from the viewing experience.

Thomas Amitage

MFL - FRENCH You might know a lot of the individual words, but can you work out the phrase? Remember, an idiom is a group of words that have a particular meaning that is different from when you take each word on its own.

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“Hier il faisait un froid de canard!” Do you know the meaning? Email Mrs Santry on [email protected] subject news ART 7 PRODUCT DESIGN Year 7 have been experimenting new techniques using water colours and pen during their art lesson this week, learning about Dawn Eaton.

Lots of great work by year 8 this week, they have started to complete their moving circus toy which they have been working on. Here are some of the great examples of the high standard of work produced in year 8. subject news ART 7 PRODUCT DESIGN In Art Year 8 have been exploring natural forms this term. They have experimented with different media through their investigations of the work of Georgia O’Keeffe. Students are now using these skills and knowledge to explore their own still life shell compositions.

MFL The first cohort of Year 7 students will be leaving for the Ardeche on Monday 27 May. Mrs Clough has put together a booklet of useful vocabulary to support students when they are away.

Parents and carers can help students to prepare for their adventure by practising some of the vocabulary from the booklet in the table below!

Bon Voyage Year 7! At camp Au camping Thank you Merci Please S’il vous plaît My pleasure (it’s nothing) De rien I am waiting for my teacher! J'attends mon professeur ! I am sorry. Je suis désolé(e) Good night! Bonne nuit! Sweet dreams! Fais de beaux rêves ! See you tomorrow! A demain ! Breakfast Le petit déjeuner Lunch Le déjeuner Dinner Le dîner A snack Une casse-croûte I would like Je voudrais subject news Last week BBG had a very special visitor! Buddy Marvellous came to show off his winning rosette from the NSEA National County Championships. After a quick photo call with all the team in their Burnhills sponsored jackets (don’t they look awesome, a big thankyou to our sponsors!), Buddy was treated to some bananas and a lot of fuss by the staff and students.

The team are making preparations for our outing to Northallerton on Sunday, look out for a full report in next week’s Bulletin. parent news

Do you volunteer?

Volunteering would like to invite any of our volunteers to join us for the Great Volunteer Get Together where they will be celebrating all that our amazing volunteers do in Kirklees with cake, refreshments and entertainment. This event takes place during Volunteers Week (1-7 June) at Mirfield Showground on Saturday 8 June and is invite only. Email [email protected] for more information-please RSVP by Friday 24 May 2019.

Volunteering Kirklees Website They have just launched a brand new website which has lots of new features. If anyone is interested in volunteering the web link is here https://volunteeringkirklees.org.uk/

During Volunteers Week there will be two Volunteer Fairs one in Huddersfield and a mini one in Dewsbury. Would you like to join the fastest growing uniformed youth group in the UK?

Volunteer Police Cadets are found in a growing number of cities, towns and communities across the UK offering great opportunities to young people aged 13 - 18 years. We welcome cadets from any background, social group, gender, ethnicity, ability / disability and whether you have an interest in the police or not.

We welcome young people who may have previously been in trouble with the police or may feel some disconnection with their peers and community. We are not looking to recruit future police officers, but want to give all young people a chance to be heard, support their community and develop skills to become fantastic citizens in a fun, friendly and exciting way. There is nothing else like the VPC - it is a unique experience for young people to become part of the policing family for many years.

Benefits of being a cadet • Make new friendships • Take part in fun and exciting activities • Support your own community through volunteering and social action projects • Challenge yourself to learn and develop new skills • Gain an insight into British policing

West Yorkshire are now approaching their 3 year in the scheme and will be opening recruitment later this month for an initial period of 6 weeks. Although open to 13 to 18 year old children we will particularly be looking at the 13 to 15 year olds.

Applicants need to be resident in the relevant district although some flexibility is allowed should the child be schooled within our area and be friends with other applicants.

Convictions do not preclude application however every case is carefully viewed on its own merits. A large part of the scheme includes undertaking in the Duke of Edinburgh's scheme therefore we cannot accept any child who has already taken their D of E awards. If they have registered through another centre (e.g. school or college) it may be possible to claim their registration and transfer to ourselves. The scheme is entirely free of charge with funding in place from the National Cadet Scheme and part funded by the Force. We do however ask for a voluntary weekly £2 donation to pay for social activities not covered by the funding.

Application forms will be available from this week online at: https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/jobs-volunteer/volunteer-police- cadets/volunteer-police-cadets/volunteer-police-cadets.

Successful applicant will then be invited to attend a fun assessment day. Cohort 3 will begin in September and run alongside the school year.

If you would like to refer a young person or require a paper application form please contact: [email protected] or [email protected] lice.uk. During form time, Key Stage 3 students in Years 7, 8 and 9 study and discuss ‘Thought for the Week’. This is a motivational idea which is used to reinforce the Academy’s Growth Mindset philosophy. Students are being encouraged to work as hard as they can, and are advised that with effort, huge progress can be made. Aside from the thought, students learn about key events that have happened during that week. In addition, students choose from three or four mottos that they are going to try and adhere to during that week. THIS WEEK’S THOUGHT THIS WEEK’S EVENTS

20-25 May Walk to School week is to encourage children to walk to school.

21 May Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKP_pgXFH6k

22 May Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of Sherlock Holmes, was born in 1859.

23 May The first talking cartoon of Mickey Mouse was released in 1929

24 May Mary Had A Little Lamb was published in 1830, and the first Morse code message was sent from Washington BC to Baltimore in 1844

DISCUSSION POINTS

What does the above saying mean? Can you be successful and not perfect? Is it possible to be perfect? Some people are perfectionists and others suffer from OCD as they want everything to be perfect. Sometimes, we need to be realistic and just do our best at everything and accept that once we have tried our best that is what counts.

DON’T LET PERFECT AIM FOR BE COMMITTED TO BE THE ENEMY OF EXCELLENCE YOUR OWN GOOD PERSONAL GROWTH Molly Thurstan Evie Coulson

For making excellent progress For her resilience in lessons. with her spelling this half term.

Jacob Wynn Jack Jones

For making excellent progress For his continuous positive with his spelling this half attitude. term.

Isla Boocock Zaid Patel

Positive attitude towards her Always tries his best and work. strives to make his work better. He always takes on the feedback that he is given.

Harriet Clark Thomas Keating Contributes to class discussions and isn’t afraid to Impressive grammatical give answers even when she understanding in French. is unsure.

Attendance Form Group Attendance M TTERS 7.1 98.7.% 7.2 97.9% Year 7 attendance is currently the best in the 7.3 97.3% school at 97.6%. Well done to 7.1 (Mr Andre) 7.4 97.3% who continue to be the top attending form with 7.5 97.5% 98.7% 7.6 97.6% 7.7 97.1%

Articles produced by Miss Binns (HoY) If you have any Year 7 news you would like to share email [email protected] Emelia Fellows Rebecca Neville Emelia is an extremely hard Rebecca is a conscientious student working student who has created who is polite and hard working at the most stunning piece of art work all times. She is a delight to teach for her RE project this week. So and an exemplary student around stunning in fact that, staff have the academy. been visiting it in their lunch breaks! Year 8 in Action It’s been a busy week for our Year 8 superstars. Here are just a few examples of their hard work.

Attendance M TTERS Subject Success!

Callum Quinn has been put forward by Geography for always being fully engaged in lessons and achieving a great grade in his end of topic test

Lottie Sheldon is this week’s resilience winner. Lottie Great effort and attainment in French from always puts in maximum effort and shows excellent Emily Bird in the 40 and 90 word writing resilience. Lottie has also gained excellent English mock assessment on music and film. scores as a result of this hard work. Well done Lottie. Well done to both of you.

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Year 9 attendance: James Ellis has recently Well done 9.1 who have the best written to Jacob Rees- attendance since September (middle Mogg about his concern column) and also for having the best that politics needs to be attendance this half term (right hand taught in schools. He had column). suggested a Yorkshire Youth Forum to discuss this and how to engage young adults in politics. James received two response – see pictures to the right. Sam Smith Sam is a very talented American footballer player and recently played as the Quarter Back and was one of the captains for the Yorkshire Academy U17 American Football. Sam and his team travelled to Lincoln and won both games against Lincolnshire Bombers and Sheffield Giants. Sam has also worked really hard this academic year and has achieved a number of stamps and praise from his teachers. Well done Sam - you are on track for some excellent GCSE results.s

Isabella Isabella has worked incredibly hard this year and has achieved over 1500 stamps. She has a really positive mindset and she always has a smile on her face. Isabella was also nominated for praise by her teachers in History and Business in recognition of her efforts and attitude. Well done Isabella, and keep up the good work.

Mrs Sullivan Head of Year 10

Star Students Sam Smith & Isabella England parent news

Even though the exams have begun, students may find this time period even more challenging than they anticipated. As we have said before, there are many areas which you can help students control to help them perform better when it comes to exam time. Over the course of the next few weeks, we will go over how exams performance can be planned for, regardless of examination or qualification. parent news

Some of the most straightforward supports for students as they prepare for exams are also the most fundamental – sleep, food, relaxation. We can help you with FOOD – in our series showing you the Pixl ‘Power to Perform’ recipes that are brain boosting AND delicious!

Be sure to tag us on Twitter @bbgacademy when you’ve made your delicious meals!

Attendance M TTERS Attend & Achieve Research suggests that missing 17 school days a year results in 1 GCSE grade drop. Attendance in one school Number of lessons missed Number of weeks missed Number of years missed over year per year per year 5 years 100% 0 0 0 95% 50 lessons 2 weeks ¼ Year 90% 100 lessons 4 weeks ½ Year 85% 150 lessons 6 weeks ¾ Year 80% 200 lessons 8 weeks 1 Year 70% 300 lessons 12 weeks 1½ Years 60% 400 lessons 16 weeks 2 Years 50% 500 lessons 20 weeks 2½ Years

This weeks attendance leaders.

Year Form Attendance

7 7.1 98.6%

8 8.4 98.7%

9 9.1 98.6% 96.1% 10 10.4 98.6%

11 11.6 & 99.6% 11.7

Uniform Recycling Attendance Fact: Schools are expected to have an overall attendance of 95% or above. It is the legal responsibility of the We now have a uniform Swap Shop from 8.00-8.45 every morning. parent/carers of children of a legal school age to make sure they Parents can bring an item of uniform receive a full-time education. They must ensure their child that is too small and swap for a attends school regularly and stays there all day. Law Section preloved larger size. 444 of the Education Act 1996 is the law under which a parent/carer can be prosecuted as a consequence of non- attendance. The maximum penalty is a fine of up to £2,500 per A full list of items and sizes are parent per child (for you and your partner) and/or up to 3 available on request. month’s imprisonment. Please do continue to donate old items if you are able to.

@BBGAcademy Attendance M TTERS parent news

Aniyah Longstaff Shield Final (Sunday 12 May) Norristhorpe vs Guiseley.

The game started at a quick pace and after only two minutes Norristhorpe took the lead. A well worked team goal seemed to stun Guiseley and following the goal nothing seemed to change. An attacking approach from Norristhorpe saw the ball being kept in the Guiseley half. Norristhorpe were comfortably finding the spare player when in possession and it was only a matter of time until the next goal came.

After a period of possession, the ball was worked down the right. Some clever overlapping runs and two touch play left a Norristhorpe striker free, Aniyah had one touch to set herself and the next to shoot. A calm and composed finished beat the keeper low down to the right and doubled Norristhorpe’s lead. 2-0.

At this point Norristhorpe were a little more cautious as they knew a 2-0 lead could be dangerous. Following the second goal it was clear that the Norristhorpe players were full of confidence. After 10 minutes of consistent pressure Norristhorpe created yet another scoring opportunity. A shot at goal tested the Guiseley keeper who could only palm the ball wide for a corner. The resulting corner was whipped into the danger area, Guiseley couldn’t get the ball clear and Norristhorpe volleyed the ball into the back of the net. 3-0.

After a good spell of possession Norristhorpe found an opportunity to shoot. Once again the Guiseley keeper was tested and couldn’t keep hold of the ball. A confident Norristhorpe packed the box and crowded the keeper as they knew another goal would put the game out of reach for Guiseley. This tactic seemed to pay off - the delivery of the ball was flawless, placed into the same position and found its way to a free Norristhorpe player who calmly placed the ball with the side of her foot into the bottom corner. The keeper was helpless. 4-0.

Following half time it was clear that Norristhorpe came out more conservative. They were happy to defend the lead they had amounted. About 15 minutes before the final whistle Guiseley mounted an attack. Guiseley had a good spell of play moving the ball around, attempting to create a goal for themselves. They switched the ball from right to left and delivered a dangerous ball into the box. This threatened the Norristhorpe goal and a defender attempted to clear the ball but in the crowded box it was harder said than done. An attempted clearance turned into an own goal for Norristhorpe ruining their clean sheet. However, this did not affect the final score line.

Norristhorpe were the Shield Champions with an impressive 4-1 win over Guiseley. A score line and a performance to be proud of. Well done Norristhorpe. As well as winning the Shield and League title for Norristhorpe Aniyah has also continued to peruse her love of football off the pitch and become a qualified referee.

Quote from Aniyah about becoming a referee:

“I went on a refereeing course in February where you learn all of the skills on how to be a referee, the course took place over the space of three days, Monday to Wednesday.

On Monday, it was a get to know people session where they introduced you to everything. On Tuesday we went outside and learnt the signals for all of the infractions in a match of football. We also got taught how to deal with coaches and players if they happen to be on the pitch. You got taught how to give out red and yellow cards. Also, on the same day you each got to referee a bit of the game to give you a real-life tester on how to actually referee.

On Wednesday morning you ran over the basic skills and then in the afternoon you each got time to referee a match and you got assessed on how well you did.

At the end of the day you each got a little book with yellow and red cards in it and a five-game sheet. This is where you have to each referee 5 games each and come back for a theory exam in May.

On Thursday 16 May at Pontefract West Riding league offices the theory exam took place where you had to get 34 questions out of 42 right. I passed and can now say that I am a qualified referee”. The FA Referees Course is designed for anyone aged 14 and up who wants to join the tens of thousands of referees who operate week in week out on local parks, throughout the English football pyramid, up to those who officiate The FA Cup Final and on the International stage. As a referee you play an integral role in ensuring all participants enjoy their match day experience, helping create a competitive, fair, safe and enjoyable playing environment.

Once you have qualified as a referee, there is extensive support available through both your County FA and The FA, helping you to be the best you can be and fulfill your potential as a referee. Kayden Housecroft: Archie Wilson: For an outstanding Archie has always had an contribution to rugby and excellent attitude towards always giving 100% PE and is a role model to effort. Well done Kayden. his peers. He is becoming a leader in the group and is excelling in lessons.

Lottie Mackrill: Daisy Lavin: For having an amazing She has thrown herself attitude in PE lessons and into every opportunity and for always being open is dedicated and minded to try new sports. committed to extra- curricular clubs. Well done Daisy