ISSUE 79 16th November 2018

Following on from the moving Remembrance performance in Morley Town Hall last week, BBG have continued to mark the 100th Centenary of the Armistice with a range of occasions. 40 students from all year groups have taken part in the Menin Gate parade in Ypres; Year 8 Community Champions represented BBG during the Schools’ Armistice Parade in Cleckheaton and Year 11 students represented BBG in the Birkenshaw and East Bierley Acts of Remembrance commencing at St Paul’s Church in Birkenshaw. Armistice Day Remembrance Service for schools

Neve Brier, Mathew Dalton, Louis Evans, Aiden Ibberson Amelia Preece, Caitlyn Murphy, Darcy Nicholson, Lucy Taylor, Georgina Legg represented BBG, laying a wreath on behalf of the students and staff. Birkenshaw and East Bierley Acts of Remembrance

Harriet Rushworth, Nathan Wood, Mathew Dawson and Harriet Wilkinson all represented BBG, laying wreaths on behalf of staff and students

Photo by Tony Preece 32 BBG Students, alongside 10 students from The Brayton Academy were fortunate enough to travel to Belgium to join in the 100 year commemorative parade at The Menin Gate in Ypres. The Battlefields tour was arranged by Miss Binns and boasted a fantastic itinerary, unlikely to be topped until Miss Sanderson informed us that she had managed to arrange, through her band contacts, a spot in the Parade that would march in front of Cloth Hall to The Menin Gate as part of the Commemoration of 100 Years since the end of WW1.

Students and staff were privileged to join the parade with existing and past service men and women and Miss Sanderson with her band, The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service Band. It was an incredible honour to walk alongside those who serve our country and relatives of those who lost their lives in the Great War. To be at The Menin Gate on the 11th hour, of the 11th day of the 11th month, 100 years on will be a lasting memory for both students and staff alike and we would like to thank Miss Sanderson, Miss Binns and The West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service Band for giving us that opportunity and lifelong proud memory. The jampacked itinerary on day one took us to The Menin Gate, the ‘In Flanders Field’ museum in the fabulous Cloth Hall, the Passchendaele 1917 Memorial Museum, and we attended the Last Post at Menin Gate at 8pm. Every night at 8.00pm a moving ceremony takes place under the Menin Gate in Ieper - Ypres. The Last Post Ceremony has become part of the daily life in Ieper (Ypres) and the local people are proud of this simple but moving tribute to the courage and self-sacrifice of those who fell in defence of their town. The Passchendaele 1917 Memorial Museum preserves the history of the of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, which was fought on the Western Front from July to November 1917 between Allied forces. Despite the necessity of the campaign, the number of casualties sustained during the battle (217,000 Allied forces killed and 49,000 missing in the 5 months it was fought; the first 30,000 on the first day and over 100,000 in the first 100 days. The Germans, in conservative estimates, lost over 400,000 men in the same time period) for what was only eight kilometres of gained ground led commentators to conclude that Passchendaele was a dark, tragic moment in warfare as a whole. In his memoirs of 1938, David Lloyd George, British Prime Minister at the time of the campaign wrote, "Passchendaele was indeed one of the greatest disasters of the war ... No soldier of any intelligence now defends this senseless campaign ...".

The renovated museum is housed in the historic château grounds of Zonnebeke and really gave the students a practical experience of what the trenches were like and what it must have been like to fight in the Great War. The tour gave the students a unique Dugout Experience; they discovered how the British went to live underground in 1917. An oppressive experience that created a disconcerting picture of the miserable and claustrophobic living conditions at that time. The visit concluded at the faithful reconstruction of German and British trenches, along which original shelters have been replicated. In the second part of the trip we focused our tours in Northern France. There are 410 Commonwealth Cemeteries situated in France, we chose the biggest and the most visited as two of our three. Tyne Cot Cemetery is the resting place of 11,954 soldiers of the Commonwealth Forces. This is the largest number of burials contained in any Commonwealth cemetery of either the First or Second World War. It is the largest Commonwealth military cemetery in the world. We took the time to lay crosses by the names of many soldiers who served from the surrounding areas of BBG. Essex Farm cemetery is famous for two people; The 15- year-old Valentine J Strudwick, the youngest recorded British soldier to be killed in action at the age of just 15, and Lieutenant Colonel Dr John McCrae, Consultant Physician to the First and author of the poem “In Flanders Fields”.

After the war, the bunkers were used as homes by the local people who had lost their homes dues to the war, even used as cow sheds…now restored and maintained by The War Graves Commission The Battle of the was a series of fought by the armies of the British and French allies against the . It took place over three phases between 1 July and 18 on both sides of the River Somme in France. The offensive was one of the largest of , in which more than 1,000,000 men were wounded or killed, making it one of the bloodiest battles in human history. To give an example of the scale of the loss, on the first day of the Somme alone, during the , 72,000 men were killed, among them 19,240 men of the British 4th Army. We visited the Lochnagar Crater in La Boiselle. On the first day of the 2 large mines were detonated with 26.8tons of explosives. The sound of the explosion was heard all the way in . Earth was thrown 4,000ft in the air and before it landed the British assault had begun.., only to fail.

The crater the explosive left is 300ft (91 metres) across 70ft (21mtrs) deep and still very much part of the landscape. Our final stop was the Newfoundland Memorial Cemetery. There aren’t many places where the ground has been undisturbed since the end of the First World War. However, the Newfoundland Memorial Park, near Beaumont Hamel, is one of those, and one of the largest areas on the Western Front where shell-holes and the trenches of both sides can still be clearly seen and even entered and walked along. The losses sustained by the Newfoundland Regiment at Beaumont-Hamel on 1 were staggering. Of the some 800 Newfoundlanders who went into battle that morning, only 68 were able to answer the roll call the next day, with more than 700 killed, wounded or missing

Unlike many other areas on 1 July Somme attacks, the Allied advance here was actually downhill. However, there was no cover, and the advancing troops were met by machine-gun fire. About half-way across No Mans Land is the Danger Tree – a preserved tree, thought to be original, which probably marks about the limit of any Newfoundlander’s advance that day. Memorial is dedicated to the Missing of the Somme, it is a memorial to those British and South Africa servicemen who went missing on the Somme between 1915 and 1918 and is the largest Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing in the world.

Designed by Sir Edward Lutyens and constructed between 1928 and 1932, it's 16 'legs' hold 64 panels, 48 of which are inscribed with the names of 72,246 servicemen whose bodies were never found.

Over 90% of the names were soldiers who died in the first battle of the Somme which took place between 1 July and 18 November 1916

This one was special for us because Joe Bancroft’s relative’s name could be found on pillar 16a Lance Corporal Arthur Bastick. Joe was able to lay a cross at the base of the pillar.

Zara Blockley spent a weekend away from horses this weekend and took the family cows to Thirsk Rising Stars Multi breed Calf Show @ Thirsk Cattle market, along with her cousin Clark Blockley from 7.3. After spending all week after school walking and washing to get them ready for the event, they achieved 1st, 2nds and 3rds reserve champion Zara is pictured with Southfield, Sapphire who is 8 months old and Clark is with Southfield Storm who is also 8 months old. subject news Rise and Read – a love of reading

Our Year 7 students have been enjoying their new Rise and Read groups over the last fortnight. Students were asked to choose from a range of 7 Rise and Read options for the ½ term until Christmas, so that they were involved in reading options that would inspire and motivate them to continue reading widely and recognise the importance literacy plays in their wider lives outside of school.

The students could choose from either:  A Carnegie Book group (reading the 7 novels shortlisted for last year’s prize and following the model of the Carnegie shadowing group, completing and publishing their own reviews on them)  A news and sports group (looking at sport in the news, either in newspapers or online on the IPads)  An accelerated reading group (building on the lessons they complete in school, where they can choose their own books and quiz on them)  A novel into film group (where students read novels and watch the film version of them, comparing the differences and storyboarding their own versions)  A graphic novels group (reading and creating their own graphic novels)  Two ‘group readers’ (reading a novel as a class in line with the ability of the students)

We have been really pleased with the positivity of the students regarding their choices and hope they continue to enjoy this half term, before they choose new choices for the new year. subject news RISE AND READ – SPORT AND NEWSPAPERS

In Rise and Read Mrs Morland’s group are covering Sport and Newspaper. As part of this Daniel Walker interviewed some of the Year 7 rugby team which played on Wednesday night, and here is what he asked Niall Sykes, Jakub Mordak and Evan Popple who played in the game.

Did you win? We lost 7-1 but we were against one of the best teams in Yorkshire.

Where do you think the game was lost? Niall says “our heads went down when they crossed for the 3rd try. We just held our line, but could not hold them back, we just stayed down as a team. We didn’t tackle them by the legs as we should have done, and they had some really fast runners and we could not catch them”.

What could you have done to win? Evan said “If our defence was better, if we had tackled better we could have held our line. In the ruck we were fine. We tried to pass the ball along, but we kept dropping it so the ball went back to the opposition; mistakes were made”.

Who played well? Jakub said that Adam played well at number 9 and Owen at number 10. Evan was fast at running up the pitch and gaining a few yards, Alex was the only try scorer for BBG.

How can you improve? All the boys said that they need to practice more tackling, and passing better. Getting up and over the ruck are areas for development.

Hopefully the bays will win their next game and they can let us know how it went. creativity corner

In Year 8 Applied Resilience students have been using their newly acquired skills to create wonderful water colour poppy paintings for Remembrance Day. I am so please with their effort and endeavor . creativity corner

Fabulous composition in watercolour from Olivia Clark in Year 8 Applied Resilience . creativity corner

Fantastic examples of work by Jessica Bairstow in Year 8 Applied Resilience watercolour class. creativity corner

Daniel Walker in Year 7 art is experimenting with different portrait styles and materials. He is varying his mark making and is mixing colours to create effects. 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 11 November 2018 Remembrance Day – when people wear a poppy in memory of those who sacrificed their lives for us during war. The Armistice, signaling the end of World War 1, was signed on the 11 November, 1918. It is 100 years exactly since World War 1 ended. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj310PzHWfY

12-16 November Anti-bullying week aims to make students aware of what bullying is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qi35- We wear a Poppy to remember kG5b0 16 November 2018 Children in Need Day raises money for children all over the UK DISCUSSION POINTS Why a poppy? Why is it important that we celebrate this day? What sort of celebrations are held throughout the world? Some experts argue History is in the past and we should forget it? Do you agree? Should we forget those that gave their lives for us in both World Wars and in other wars throughout the years? Poppies are worn and sold to raise funds for the British Legion, what happens to this money? Song sung by child for Peace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50i-KO-uNU8&list=PLX4BvaPQ5bM_s2WZqw0bjxcSs9JPO25Gf

WHEN THE ALWAYS PUT DON’T LOOK GOING GETS YOUR BEST BACK, YOU’RE NEVER FEAR TOUGH, KEEP FOOT NOT GOING TO TELL THE GOING FORWARD THAT WAY TRUTH subject news HOME ECONOMICS

In Home Economics Year 7 were making Swiss Roll. As you can see by the photos instructions were followed very carefully and they did a great job. Well done Year 7

Year 10 Home Economics made fruit tart. his was the first time they were asked to make creme patisserie and a glaze using different techniques which they did with care following the instructions. As you can see they did a fab job. Well done Year 10 subject news

SCIENCE

This week in Science we have been looking at exothermic and endothermic reactions. Students tested a range of chemicals to see which created the greatest temperature change and wrote a report with their findings. subject news APPLIED RESILIENCE - MEDIA

Y8 Media Resilience students have been working on a new project since October. So far they have: created a brand new artist (or band); designed their logo; three pieces of possible merchandise; designed two CD covers; created the lyrics to two songs and designed two posters to advertise their next concert.

This week the class are researching camera angles and then creating a storyboard (at least 10 shots) showing what their advert would look like, which would further promote their artist or band going on tour. We will then be filling in an evaluation of their skills that they have used so far to create all these wonderful things to promote their new artist/band.

ENGLISH This half-term in Year 8 English lessons, students will be studying Charles Dickens’ writing with a particular focus on his novel Oliver Twist. Students will be studying the context of Victorian and have prepared presentations on the themes of religion, education, women and the class system.

Mr Paddy’s class had the privilege of presenting in front of Mrs Dyson in their English lessons and used a variety of different presentation styles and devices in order to engage their audience. The class will also be looking at the harsh working and living conditions for many of the people living in this era and the disparities between the rich and poor that Dickens looked to represent in his writing. subject news APPLIED RESILIENCE - JOURNALISM

By Caitlin Holroyd, Year 9 I chose to do Journalism because of Alex Brooker, a famous Journalist who has also co- hosted The Last Leg TV programme. He is an inspiration to me because he has never let his difference hold him back. Please, as you read this just remember I typed this with my toe!!!!!

Alex only has half of his left and right hand, however he still goes about his everyday life just like the rest of us. He is known for joking about his own disability and talking about it during interviews.

Most people in my year know about my hand and know I am comfortable with it. Nevertheless, when people make comments, it can be hurtful, though I rarely take it to heart because I know there are people out there worse than me. If anything I am extremely lucky that I’m only missing my four fingers from my left hand, and even luckier that a surgeon could give me a transplant by taking a toe off of my left foot and putting it on my hand when I was 2 years old. I have been like this all my life and I haven’t ever let it hold me back. I can: swim, ride a bike, write with both hands, play netball and I have been horse riding since I was 5 years old. Every year the History department looks at different ways that WW1 has affected our lives and how we can remember those who fought in WW1. This year, pupils investigated how the Great War affected the lives of individuals to learn some of the stories behind the countless brave men and women who sacrificed so much for our future. Year 9 have been looking at the stories of four Soldiers, some well-known, others less so. They are Wilfred Owen, Harry Farr, Jack Harrison and John Cunningham. Pupils researched each individuals background and then looked at what their lives may have been like fighting on the front line. Mr Booth explains “It’s often the case that teaching WW1 becomes like offering statistics, such is the magnitude of the amount of people killed or injured. It’s easy to lose track of the fact that these were real people, some not much older than the students we teach, who gave up so much for our futures. By looking at some of the individuals own stories, we can put empathise with their plight much more”.

Who were they?

Wilfrid Owen Harry Farr Jack Harrison John Cunningham Wilfrid Owen – Teacher, Poet and war hero, In November, just days before the end of the war, Wilfred led his men into battle by the Sambre-Oise Canal. He had been told that they had to carry on fighting no matter what. As he led the soldiers across the canal, they were hit by German machine gun fire. Wilfred Owen died aged 25. His parents found out he had died on the day the Armistice (the agreement to stop fighting) was signed.

Harry Farr – A soldier in the BAE, Harry Farr was an experienced soldier, who during the war refused to go ‘over the top.’ Accused and trialled for cowardice, Farr was shot for his ‘crime.’ It was later revealed that Farr was suffering from Shell Shock, or PTSD. In 2006 Harry Farr received a for the act of cowardice by the then Labour Government after a sustained campaign to clear his name.

Jack Harrison - World War One took professional Hull FC star and teacher Jack Harrison to the battlefield. Various battalions were under great pressure. Jack Harrison led the troops to within a few hundred yards of the German position. Under heavy attack from one particular machine gun battery they couldn't advance any further so Jack ordered his troops to take cover. He had to negotiate through three lines of barbed wire but he took it upon himself to dash out with a single Mills bomb across no-man's land and succeeded in depositing that bomb with the German battery and blew it up. The machine gun didn't fire again but Jack was observed by his troops to fall face down and was never seen again. He was later awarded the .

John Cunningham - On 13 November 1916, the opening day of the (the final offensive of the Battle of the Somme), attacking from opposite Hebuterne the 31st Division was to seize the German trenches and form a defensive flank north of Serre. After the enemy's front line had been captured, Private Cunningham went with a bombing section up a communication trench where much opposition was met and all the rest of the section were either killed or wounded. Collecting all the bombs from the casualties Private Cunningham went on alone and when he had used up all the bombs he had he returned for a fresh supply and again went up the communication trench where he met a party of 10 Germans. He killed all 10 and cleared the trench up to the new line 7.3 – Freya Nolan for receiving no comments and having full attendance. Star Students 7.4 Emma Lee for always being ready 7.1 - Riley Glover – Excellent and eager to learn and she is a attitude to learning over the past thoroughly pleasant member of the week. A pleasure to speak to and form. to have in form. Well done, keep up the good work. 7.5 - Lucy Morton, For getting loads of stamps, being hardworking and mature 7.2 Lauren Poutney for having an excellent attitude towards school 7.7- Owen Sutherland- for taking and always being responsibility for his own work and resilient. behaviour. Owen sets himself a challenging target every single week and has always strived to meet it. His friends are now following his positive example.

Congratulations to all those students that have achieved 500 stamps Quabid Alade Francesca Crane Emily Jones Charlie Patrick Libby Robinson Ruby-Lou Aston Lauren Dalton Thomas Keating Hannah Peace Casey-Leigh Elissa Aveyard Emily English Jake Kennedy Ellis Pearson Robinson-wILSON Harrison Bingham Lillie Rose Finneran Louie King Archie Pierpoint Hudson Rowan Isla Boocock Phebe Firth Amelia Lavin Evan Popple Evie Schofield Megan Bracewell Dylan Grimshaw Emma Lee Lauren Poutney Noah Selby Elissia Bull Kyle Hallam=Rivas Paige McMurray Sophia Rahman Ali Shah Christopher Bumhira Lewis Harvey Libby Metcalf Emma Rathmell Niall Sykes Louis Cass Cason Haynes Jakub Mordak Hannah Rathmell Evie Sykes Callum Charlton-Brown Ruby Hilton Lucy Mortan Sam Revell Olivia Tyson Harriet Clark Daniel Hirst Cameron Moss Abi Richardson Alex Walker Jobe Cook Amelia Irwin Melissa Ng Dylon Rider George Walker Evie Coulson Jack Jones Zaid Patel Grace Roberts Charlie Watts Attendance Isaac Weston Form Group Attendance Estelle Williams M TTERS 7.1 99.2% Jack Wilson 7.2 99.8% Robyn Wood- Brown Year 7 attendance is 7.3 98.0% Jacob Wynn currently the best in the 7.4 97.5% school flying high at 98.4%. 7.5 98.6% Well done to 7.1 Mr Andre) 7.6 98.2% who have 99.2% 7.7 98.5%

Articles produced by Miss Binns (HoY) If you have any Year 7 news you would like to share email [email protected] Star Student

Zain Ajmal has been awarded the Year 8 star student award this week because of a fantastic improvement in his attitude and behaviour. He has worked very hard to make a lot of progress in a short space of time – well done Zane, keep it up!

Remembrance in Year 8 This week, our assembly was all about remembrance. Students learnt about the history of WW1 and more details about the school Ypres trip. A large number of Year 8 students attended the Ypres trip over the weekend, they had a fantastic time and made their year group very proud.

Students have been commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of WW1 all across school this week. Pictured above are some fantastic commemorative posters from a Year 8 media class.

Attendance Dates for your Diary Social Media M TTERS Form % • Year 8 progress reports The use of social media is becoming th 8.1 97.1 w/c 19 November a cause for concern amongst Year 8 • Year 8 Parents evening students. Misuse of social media is 8.2 100.0 29 November 4:00-7:00pm causing issues regarding friendships 8.3 98.5 • Year 8 Options Evening and the safety and wellbeing of our 31st January 4:00-7:00pm students. 8.4 98.7 8.5 94.1 Some of these dates may still be subject to change. To keep students safe, it always best 8.6 99.3 that they personally know people who ‘follow’ their social media accounts 8.7 97.2 and only share information with their A huge congratulations to 8.2 friends. I would encourage parents getting 100% attendance last and carers to monitor students’ use of social media regularly. week! 8.7 might have a challenge to keep their title this half term... Star Student Mariah Gaudion

Mariah Gaudion was very helpful for Mrs Marshall last week after school. She had to wait for an hour for friends and family to walk home with and decided that, instead of lingering about, she’d seek out some admin jobs to do while she was waiting. She put up some posters in the large meeting room for and it was very much appreciated. Star Student Harvey Kellett

Harvey Kelley performed extremely well in his Business assessment this week, showing great knowledge and understanding of the topic. It shows he has really been working hard in lesson and out of school.

Subject Success! Congratulations to Maisie Watts, Jessica Garside and Libby Doran who have all shown to be consistently “fabulous”, and performed incredibly well on a recent Resilience Star of the week GCSE style assessment in English. This week’s resilience star goes to the whole of 9Q/En2. The group have shown a massive Additionally, not school related but well done to George improvement this week, especially in Boulton who got man of the match for Gomersal FC at the Wednesday’s and Tuesday’s lesson! So weekend. massive praise to all of them. To all show such improvement shows that the Well done to you all. We at BBG are very proud of your group has worked very hard and shown great achievements. resilience as a group to achieve this. Well done to all involved – Miss Rigg.

Year 9 attendance: Group % Attend % Attend Well done 9.1 and 9.5 who have the best attendance since 9.1 97.9 97.9 9.2 97.1 93.3 September (middle column). Also well done to 9.5 for having the 9.3 97.8 97.4 best attendance this half term (right hand column) 9.4 97.0 96.7 9.5 97.9 99.3 9.6 97.2 98.6 Year 10 continue to work very hard and I am pleased to see how many students have developed a very mature approach and attitude towards their GCSE studies. Hegarty Maths is a fantastic online resource which shows a video of a Maths problem and then sets some questions. SAM learning allows pupils to pick topics they want to work on so is great for independent study . Memrise is a great language online course which helps improve the retention and recollection of French or German. Please feel free to contact me if you have any concerns or want any further information about Year 10. Mrs Sullivan WEDNESDAYS 2.30-3.30PM Star Students Alfie Walker and Rebekah Light Alfie is a very talented actor and I was very impressed Rebekah always works hard and has produced with his recent performance in the “We Will Remember some excellent work which is evidenced by the Them” tribute to WW1. He showed great sensitivity number of stamps she has received. I recently and maturity in his portrayal of a boy growing up watched her in a Netball match and it is clear she during the War . He is confident and enthusiastic and has a great talent for the sport and worked hard always tries to involve himself in extra curricular with her fellow team mates to secure a victory . activities. Well done Alfie keep up the hard work . Rebekah has really grown in confidence over the last few months and I am delighted she is doing so well in her academic and sporting commitments. Please can we remind students and Parents the importance of attendance, particularly in Year 10. If students are feeling unwell they should try and make it into school later that morning rather than having a whole day off. We can keep medicines in school if they suffer from migraines. It is crucial that pupils understand this and view their attendance as a priority for future successful learning

It is important to remember that in Year 11 if you are Group % Attend sick on the day of your GCSE exam you will still have to Year 7 98.4 come to school regardless of how ill you are Year 8 97.0 Year 9 97.3 Well done to those pupils who continue to maintain a 100% or are within the Year 10 95.5 Academy target of 97%. As always if you have any concerns about your child’s Year 11 94.7 progress or well-being please do not hesitate to contact the Head of Year. Totals 96.7 To help support students Mrs Sullivan is running a Prep session every Wednesday 2.30-3.30 which can be used to help with revision and homework. A fantastic free site which pupils and parents can sign up to is Seneca Learning which contains revision activities and is a good way for pupils to show independence in their learning Hollie Smith Class of 2017

I am currently a Senior Prefect at Heckmondwike Grammar School, and also on the Senior Committee in Transition and Integration which means I have to organise the activities and events that are needed to be done during the first day of the new Year 12s.

I am studying Maths, Biology and Product Design, and below are some pictures of my work for the EPQ on car design and work with disassembly. I also won the Rotary Technology Challenge with three other students from my class, where we had to create a product that could electronically pick up a weight.

For sport I am a netball coach, as well as playing for the team, and I train 6 hours a week for athletics. Recently I won house swimming for Year 12.

For the future, I want to study architecture at Loughborough and my predicted grades are AAB. Birkenshaw Bells Netball club continues to welcome new girls to their club on a weekly basis and now have girls as young as Year 4 wanting to get involved. In order to keep up with demand they need to recruit new coaches interested in coaching across all levels from U11s through to U16s.

With a huge shortage of coaches across the region they need your help to find people interested in taking their level 2 coaching course. They must be able to commit to attend one training session each week (older teams train later so don't let being at work stop you) and also Sunday morning matches, the club will support you financially in achieving your qualification and once qualified you will be paid to coach.

If anyone has, or knows of someone who has, a sound knowledge of netball that would be interested and able to commit please contact them directly at [email protected]

MONDAY Main course Tandoori chicken Vegetarian Chickpea and vegetable tagine Accompaniments Couscous or vegetable rice, and broccoli Pudding Treacle apple pudding TUESDAY Main course Pork meatballs in tomato and basil sauce Vegetarian Root vegetable and Quorn ragu Accompaniments Wholemeal pasta and green beans Pudding Chocolate brownie WEDNESDAY Main course Roast turkey Vegetarian Quorn sausages and veggie gravy Accompaniments Mashed potato and braised red cabbage Pudding Zesty orange drizzle cake THURSDAY Main course BBQ cheesy chicken Vegetarian Five bean and Quorn chilli Accompaniments Wholegrain rice, peas and sweetcorn Pudding Fruity chocolate cake FRIDAY Main course Catch of the Day Vegetarian Chef’s choice Accompaniments Chips, baked beans or mushy peas Pudding Fruity jelly 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 99.2%

8 8.6 and 98..4% 8.7 9 9.1 and 97.9% 9.5 96.7% 10 10.4 99.1%

11 11.5 98.8%

Uniform Recycling

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

@BBGAcademy Attendance M TTERS

The Year 9 Rugby Academy travelled to Ilkley Grammar in the 3rd round of the Yorkshire Cup, hoping a win would make them the most successful BBG team in this competition. The opening five minutes proved that BBG wouldn’t have it their own way. After some intricate play Ilkley Grammar opened the scoring through their captain and stand out performer. 5-0 to Ilkley. BBG dominated the next 10 minutes but handling errors seemed to be the downfall. In the 15th minute BBG scored through Kenzie Fraser and converted by the reliable Stephen Toussaint. 5-7 to BBG. BBG grew in confidence and continued to dominate the game. Tries from George Boulton, Kamani St Hilaire and another from Kenzie Fraser saw BBG take a 28-5 lead with 8 minutes to go. As would be expected against a strong Ilkley side, BBG wouldn’t be able to relax for the remaining time. Ilkley hit back with two unanswered tries and BBG faced a nervous last few minutes with Ilkley throwing everything at BBG. The score would finish 35-15 and BBG would go into the hat for the fourth round. BBG will face Rossett High School in the next round.

A special mention to a number of players who are in the infancy of their rugby careers - Mehael Sullivan making his rugby debut and putting in a fine display on the wing, Joeby Crowther-Hulme-Hill who continues to impress and made his first start in the pack, and Bailey Cadamateri who put in a fine display in the centres with some outstanding running and defence and proves that skills can be transferred from one sport to another.

GIRLS’ FOOTBALL

On Thursday 15th November, Manor Croft hosted the U14 annual girls football tournament.

We had two teams representing BBG from years 7.8 and 9 and there were 8 teams participating in total. The competition was split into two leagues with a BBG team being represented in each league.

Both teams faced challenging opposition in their leagues which included Heckmondwike and Manor Croft. Both teams played extremely well throughout the competition. showing tenacity, flare and excellent sportsmanship. BBG Team A lost against Heckmondwike 0-1, beat Westborough B team 3-0 and drew against Manor Croft B team 1-1. Goals were scored by Leak Blakeway, who scored a hat trick in the one of the games to secure a comfortable win.

Team B faced Batley Grammar School in their first game which they drew 0-0 followed by Manor Croft which also ended up in a goalless draw. The final game was against Westborough A team where the girls made it count and secured a 2-0 win. The goals came from Alya Abdennour who never stopped pressuring the defence to gain possession and score.

Overall, both teams finished second in their league but unfortunately didn’t have enough points overall to make it into the final. SPORTS ROUND UP

U12’s: The effort, determination and creativity was not to be missed in this fixture evident through BBG’s attitude and intent to play. The main work on area prior to this had been speed to the break down and effectiveness at the ruck which saw a major improvement against a very technical side. Alex Walker, Jakob Mordak and Finley Hubbard were instrumental within this area.

Adam Ajmal and Evan Popple where constantly creating chances for BBG in a variety of different ways as BBG continued to knock at the door of the Woodhouse defence. Woodhouse were able to capitalise on the tiniest of errors from BBG to create pressure and score their points.

BBG were rewarded for their hard work when Alex Walker found himself in space deep within his own half to scamper his way through the defence.

U13’s: The U13’s began with a mad of constant pressure from BBG as they pressured Woodhouse Grove early on, showing dominant tackles and aggressive line speed.

It was, however, within the set piece that BBG struggled to get momentum. This forced BBG under pressure off the back of their own hard work which Woodhouse Grove were able to capitalise on.

Charlie Arnold, Finley Johnson and Alfie Ward produce an impressive defensive display, making tackle after tackle on a well organised Woodhouse team. Woodhouse were patient and managed to then recycle the ball effectively to launch their new wave of attack.

A fantastic effort and display of determination and resilience from all involved and BBG can hold their heads high having learnt some valuable lessons from the games as they move forward to oncoming fixtures. BBG Y11 Champions

On Wednesday night the Year 11 7-a-side football team played in the annual north Kirklees tournament and the pressure was on after winning it for the last two years. The first game was a tense 0-0 draw against rivals Whitcliffe Mount but in the second game against Castle Hall the team came alive with impressive goals from Ewan Evans, Tom Edwards and Mackenzie Sykes. The last game of the group stage was against Manor Croft and we needed a win to get a place in the semi-final. Luckily, in the final minute, Ewan Evans managed to head the ball into the net. BBG played Westborough in the semi-final and were dominant from the start. Ewan scored two unbelievable goals from distance and Tom scored to secure a place in the final. The final match was against Whitcliffe Mount. Like in the group stage the game was tense with both sides equal. Nobody scored over the distance or even into extra time. It was decided the game would go to penalties. BBG secured the win by scoring all four penalties whilst Whitcliffe missed one and Jake Smith made a great save to make it 4-2. Special mention goes to the player of the tournament, Ewan Evans, who, even though came to the tournament injured, played a vital role in the team’s success. EXTRA CURRICULAR

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Year 7 Year 7 Year 8 Year 7 Year 8 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 9 Year 9 7.30am 2.30pm HUB 2.30pm Year 10 Strength and Mr Baxter, Mr Mr Baxter, Mr Year 11 Conditioning Gostling and Mr Walsh, Mr Benton 7.20am Mr Benton Walsh and Mr Cattley Strength and Conditioning Mr Gostling

Year 7 Year 10 Boys Football Girls Football Year 8 Mr Gostling Year 8 Year 8 2.30pm Year 9 Year 9 Miss Gale and Year 10 Year 10 Miss Skelton Year 11 Year 11 2.30pm 2.30pm Mr Benton Miss Williams

Year 9 Year 10 2.30pm Year 11 Miss Skelton 2.30pm Miss Binns and Miss Skelton