Special Feature: Rory Davies Memorial Charity Football Match
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Spotlight The Newsletter of the Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics Edition No.9: Summer half-term, 2016 Special Feature: Rory Davies Memorial Charity Football Match On Wednesday 4 May 2016, the annual Rory Davies Memorial Charity Football Match took place at Kirkley and Pakefield Football Club between our Year 10 and Year 11 boys’ football teams. Organised by Teaching Assistant Mr David, around 200 people turned out to see the Year 11 side just clinch the deal with a 3-2 victory over the Year 10s. Between entry tickets and sales from the raffle prize draw, just over £750 was raised from the evening which will be sent to the Teenage Cancer Trust charity. The match is held annually in memory of former Benjamin Britten student Rory Davies who passed away aged 15 in March 2011. Since then, the boys’ football teams have raised over £6000 for the Teenage Cancer Trust. “I felt very honoured to play for the team and represent the school on such an important and successful evening.” -Will Riley, Year 11 The Year 11 Boys Team The Year 10 Boys Team Benjamin Britten Academy of Music and Mathematics Blyford Road Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 4PZ Telephone: 01502 582312 Year Group News Year 7 Congratulations to those Year 7 students who have received awards for reaching the following credit milestones: Name Form Credits Name Form Credits Ebony Thorogood 7JG 150 Kate Harris 7JG 75 Mohammed Abdelsalam 7NC 75 Faith Harrod 7AS 75 Lily Barnes 7JG 75 Jade Hickinbotham 7NC 75 Jacob Brown 7NC 75 Hailie Hutchinson 7NC 75 Alyssia Bullard 7AS 75 Mya Janes 7AT 75 Katie Cartwright 7JG 75 Sara-Louise Jarvis 7JG 75 Thomas Cartwright 7JG 75 Brook Jermy 7JG 75 Leo Chumbley 7JG 75 Brody Ketteringham 7JG 75 Andrew Cross 7AS 75 April Laverty 7AT 75 Joshua Dulieu 7JG 75 Amy Ling 7AS 75 Ashleigh Durrant 7AS 75 Demi Page 7JG 75 Paige Englefield 7NC 75 Devon Purcell-Green 7JG 75 Finlea Flaxman 7NC 75 Mia Riggall 7AT 75 Kyle French 7AT 75 Mason Skillings 7JG 75 Logan Garner 7JG 75 Louis Tillett 7AS 75 Leilah Gooding 7AT 75 Samuel Townsend 7JG 75 Harry Hall 7JG 75 Jenna Utting 7JG 75 Mollie Hambling 7AS 75 Mekenzie Woodger 7JG 75 Year 8 Thank you to all the parents and students who recently attended our Year 8 Parents’ Evening, it was great to see such a good turnout. During our last two Reward Assemblies over 100 certificates were handed out to students who had been nominated for displaying a great attitude to work, for making excellent progress and for being helpful, polite and kind around school. A special mention goes to the following students who received the Community Excellence Award: Sabrina Miles 8VB, Jamie Lucas 8JP, Eva Brighty 8TB, Ayesha Harris 8AR and Marielle Berry 8JP. And further commendations go to those students who received the Excellence Award for Attitude and Effort in Lessons: Name Form Name Form Jay Anderton 8VB Eleanor Rowlands 8VB Selena Chapman 8DR Sabrina Miles 8VB Charlotte Bennett 8AR Molly Grint 8BB Ethan Laughland 8PK Shannon Butler 8JP Eleanor Read 8JP Nivea Sampson 8PK Maddison Tillett 8BB Layla Forwood 8BB Jodie Bassett 8PK Jake Norman 8JP Felicitations to the Year 8 girls who competed in the S uffolk FA Schools Plate Final at Needham Market. The final score against Hadleigh High School was 17-0 to Benjamin Britten Academy! On the team were Zara Williams, Niamh Davey, Sabrina Miles, Abbie Butcher, Laura Denby, Molly Grint, Leilah Gooding, Chloe Dobson, Katie Walker, Elisha Bower, Georgia White, Chloe Reid, Mia Riggall and Maddie Hanson. Thank you to Mr Gurney and Mrs Mercer and well done girls! Year 9 The Year 9 Futsal Team have secured their place at the South East Regional Futsal Tournament after recently competing in the North Suffolk Futsal Tournament at Ormiston Denes Academy. The team finished in first place, with a draw against Sir John Leman High School and wins against Ormiston Denes Academy, Pakefield High School and East Point Academy. The team will now compete at the Copperbox Arena at the Olympic Park on Saturday 4 June! Thank you to Mr David for coaching this fantastic team and the best of luck to our boys! Year 9 students have had their GCSE subject choices confirmed by Mr Park and will start their new The Team: Iwan Jones, Dylan Hodgson, Joshua Riley, Jamie Besford, timetables on 13 June. If students have any issues Cameron High, Korbyn Schamp and Kelvin Brady with their choice confirmations they must see Mr Park or Mrs Wright at the earliest opportunity. Year 9 Tutor Groups have been working on delivering their own assemblies this half term. 9MC kicked it off with an assembly inspired by German medieval literature, on The Mouse, the Bird and the Sausage by the Grimm Brothers, performed by Rose Barwood, Ellie Butcher, Alice Burnett and Erin Wicks and narrated by Tom Huggins. 9MW followed this with an assembly on challenging views on Terrorism. We look forward to seeing what 9LC, 9FT and 9VK have in store for us after the half-term break. During the next Form Representatives meeting we will be looking at ways to promote our work in the local community. Year 10 Well done to the following students who maintained 100% attendance during the Spring Term: Name Form Name Form Alice Patching 10HF Kia Clarke 10 Becky Mawer 10 Kian Harvey 10 Brandon Greenwood 10 Lauren Taylor 10 Cameron Caswell 10 Lewis Elmy 10 Elaine Felgate 10 Lois Higgins 10 Ellie Stephenson 10 Olivia Grant 10 George Butler 10AL Ryan Hill 10 Jade Weale 10 Shannon Harrison 10 James Lawler 10 Sophie Cooper 10 John Laverty 10 Victoria Coleman 10 The Tutor Group with the highest attendance for April was 10AW and the tutor group with the highest attainment of credits for April was 10NL. Further congratulations to the following students who were made April’s Students of the Month: Name Form From Wednesday 15 June to Friday 24 June, Year George Butler 10AL 10s will be undertaking their mock GCSE exams, Belinda Leech 10AW good luck! Then from Monday 27 June to Friday Josh Dixon 10GB 8 July, Year 10 students will be at their work Briony Sandwell 10HF experience placements with a day off on Lewis Elmy 10NL Wednesday 6 July to attend the Careers Day at Jamie Coleman 10OB Lowestoft Sixth Form College. As a reward for all of their hard work this year, on Wednesday Victoria Coleman 10ST 13 July some of our Year 10s will be heading to Chloe Gooderham 10FT Thorpe Park! Year 11 Earlier this year the school nominated Erin Pointon for the 'Inspirational Young Person of the Year Award' for the Raising the Bar Awards 2016. We are delighted and proud to announce that Erin has been selected as a finalist and will attend the Awards Ceremony at Bury St Edmunds on Monday 20 June 2016! Well done Erin and best of luck for the final! Year 11s are currently undertaking their GCSE exams and are rarely seen without a stack of revision guides and notes. Good luck for the remainder of your exams! The planning for the Year 11 Prom is almost complete and we are looking forward to enjoying a wonderful evening on Thursday 30 June at Potter’s Zest Rooms. The Prom Committee generously extended their invitations to their Tutors, Heads of Year and Year 11 Leavers’ Hoodies Assistant Heads of Year. The Year 11 Leavers’ Afternoon will take place on Tuesday 21 June. Students will attend a final assembly at 3.30 pm and then enjoy lots of fun outside, including zorbing and a bucking bronco! Food and refreshments will also be provided free of charge. Rock Challenge Students from the Expressive Arts Department, led by Mrs Breen, recently travelled to the Magna Centre in Rotherham to take part in the ‘Be Your Best Rock Challenge’, a national competition which aims to inspire young people to make positive lifestyle choices. 37 students from the school took part in the event and were successful in the northern division regional heats, securing second place overall and collecting nine Excellence Awards. More than 2,000 students from across Britain participated in the competition, in which teams of students were given eight minutes to perform their chosen theme live on stage to an audience of family, friends, VIPs and a panel of industry professionals. The 37 students had worked tirelessly for three months on their performance piece, entitled ‘Echoes of History’. The dance piece focused on the current refugee crisis and the media’s negative portrayal of the issue. Students helped organise their own choreography, lighting and make- up design. The nine Excellence Awards were in the following categories: Performance Skill, Choreography, Drama, Concept, Soundtrack, Costuming Character, Visual Enhancement, Entertainment and Lighting Design. Student Jamie Coleman said, “It was just amazing! The best experience of my life and it has been truly life- changing. I am so very grateful to be involved with everything the school has to offer.” George Butler said, “I am never going to forget this. It is the best thing I have ever done.” We congratulate everyone involved for their dedication and incredible effort! Mr Pagan took the following shots behind the scenes… Club News Eco Club: The school’s Eco Garden will soon be relocating from the Library courtyard to the area outside of the English Department near the lower playing field. Eco Club members will therefore be focusing on habitat creation, relocating the school chickens, their coop and their run. Plans are also beginning to take shape regarding composting on the school site, with members investigating the best methods available and ways to combine composting with ongoing Eco Club projects.