ISSUE 123 10th January 2020

It seems that every new year brings a certain amount of both melancholy and anticipation in equal measures: melancholy for the year that has been, and anticipation for what lies ahead. And in this twilight time – before the realities of January have truly hit – we take some time to think about what has gone before, and what is to come.

First, for the melancholy.

2019 was a roller-coaster of a year for us! Some of the highs include the ever-increasing number of students who threw themselves into outside events like pantomimes, dances and sporting events. We also opened a new wing here onsite at BBG, after a gruelling 50 weeks of building. We had some fantastic successes in our curriculum, especially with our applied resilience lessons where we watched as students developed skills ranging from baking, to skiing, to media presentations. We saw students achieve impressive exams results at GCSE, and go on to spectacular new pathways in their next stages of education. It is always bittersweet to reflect on these things, because we know that they were so special to have experienced them, but now they have gone. But, even as we feel this bittersweet nostalgia, we know that their transient nature is what makes these experiences so special – if they lasted, would we not take them for granted?

Now, for the anticipation. 2020. A new year, a new decade, even! All with new, varied, and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for #TeamBBG.

We are so excited for this year! We have a multitude of jaw-dropping trips that will be taking place: France, as ever, for our Year 7 students to develop their resilience and character. Italy and Slovenia for our skiiers – three spectacular days in *both* countries to allow for a broader, better, more luxurious experience. Iceland for our geographers (Polar Bears! Volcanoes! Mountains!) and New York City (Theatre! Pizza! Skyscrapers!) for our thespians – we are inundated with bucket-list experiences this year! And these are only the trips abroad; we’ve not even mentioned the trips that will be occurring in England. In short, we have so much to look forward to, it seems churlish to focus on the melancholy when we have such a bright year to anticipate.

But that, it seems, is the nature of things. We won’t dwell, though – we will now put aside our sadness, thank 2019 for its lessons and its light, and we set our sight on the year ahead. We also thank our fantastic students, supportive parents, committed colleagues and outstanding community for everything they’ve done to bring #TeamBBG together. 2020, we’re coming for you! Bethany Stones achieved a Grade 6 in GCSE Art in the Class of 2019 Our featured performer this week is Polly Wragg of Year 8. Polly has taken part in a number of school performances since joining Team BBG in Year 7. She is a member of the choir and drama club, and she also performs regularly outside school.

Polly moved to Yorkshire from Surrey at the age of 7, and her parents spotted that there was a dancing school really close to their new house. They thought it might be a good way for Polly to meet new friends and start a new hobby, so they signed her up for lessons in street dance at Ambition Academy in Gomersal. She had tried a little bit of dance when she lived in Surrey, but hadn’t really taken to it, so she told her parents that she definitely, DEFINITELY did not want to go! Her parents persisted though, and Polly loved it from day one. Pretty soon she had started ballet too, and then came musical theatre, modern jazz, commercial, lyrical… you name it, she does it!

Ambition Academy has a tradition of doing an annual Hallowe’en flashmob in . The dancers from every street dance class and every age group get together to perform a choreographed piece in secret. Polly loves the atmosphere of the performance, because nobody expects it to happen, and everyone is really surprised to see a group of 30 dancers in Hallowe’en make-up unexpectedly turning up to dance. The group also perform at and Cleckheaton Town Hall twice a year.

Polly loves everything about dance, and could not choose a favourite dance style. However, there is so much more to performing arts than just sheer enjoyment for Polly. Polly was diagnosed at a young age with 22Q.11.2 DiGeorge Syndrome, which affects her life in lots of ways. Polly finds some aspects of school challenging, and DiGeorge Syndrome causes her muscles to tighten and be very painful. Performing helps Polly’s fitness and muscle development, and remembering the routines and instructions helps to train her brain. One of the biggest challenges Polly is working on overcoming is learning lines for drama performances. She finds it quite stressful, but her mum has found that the best way to calm her is to read her lines to her pet dog Indie.

Polly says that the biggest impact performing arts has had on her life is in developing her confidence. She now feels much less shy about speaking in front of other people, and has made lots of new friends. She would recommend it to anyone! We have had a number of student successes in the Performing Arts over the last few weeks. Alex Porter of Year 9 recently received the news that she has passed her Grade 3 LAMBDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts) Drama exam. Alex had to do a number of performances, learn scripts off by heart and interpret them for the examiner. Alex said it was tough to learn everything, but she is really happy to have achieved a distinction.

Zoe Cole of Year 10 attends the same dance school (The Emma Coombs Dance Academy), and was awarded the Endeavour Award for all her hard work and contributions to the dance school.

Bethany Edwards from Year 7 helped out during the Christmas period serving food to the homeless at the Street Kitchen on Boxing Day. She helped prepare the Christmas dinner and then stood with the rest of the team making sure everybody managed to get something. They feed around 70 people on each feed, twice a week, and even though they get donations from Greggs, the bakers and Co-op Fare Share most of the food is cooked by their own volunteers, who take their own time and money to help the cause. Matilda Finn in Form 7.6 was delighted to receive the ‘Tap Trophy’ for her age group in the recent prize giving ceremony at The Emma Coombs Dance Academy.

This award is given to one student in recognition of their effort, commitment and achievement over the course of the year. It rounds off a super year for Matilda after achieving a distinction in her Grade 4 tap exam and successfully auditioning for a place in "Tap Attack". She attends their Northern Associates classes in Halifax once a month in addition to her usual lessons at TECDA.

Matilda has attend the Academy since the age of three. She enjoys learning many different dance styles but tap has always been her favourite.

Jay Sheard in Year 9 recently worked with his grandad as the official photographers and videographers for 2019 Flamborough Fire Festival.

Jay’s grandparents live in Flamborough and his grandad is on the Fire Festival Committee and as a keen amateur photographer he was asked to do the official photography for the event. Jay also has an interest in photography so joined his Grandad to help with photography and videography. Jay went to the press release which took place in the afternoon of New Year’s Eve and took photos of the Viking ship and the people dressed in full Viking gear. He then went back to the event for the evening’s festival, where he filmed the Vikings putting on the fire display before torching the Viking ship made for the event. This event is done every year as tradition has it that Flamborough was invaded by the Vikings at the end of the eighth century. During that time, it is thought the community would take to the streets with fire at the end of the year, with an aim of cleansing past spirits and welcoming the new.

Some of Jay’s grandad’s pictures from the event have been used by the BBC and Jay’s pictures and videos are on the official fire festival page https://m.facebook.com/FlamboroughFireFestival/

Jay worked really hard and was there till almost 1am, he was very mature and professional and we are sure that he loved being part of such a big event. The highlight of the Flamborough Fire Festival is the burning of the Festival’s Viking Longship! The Longship is built by local Viking warriors during the summer months when, on New Year’s Eve, the Longship is set ablaze by Viking Warriors carrying their fire torches! After a 9 week trial at City Academy Hudson Rowan has been signed on a two year contract keeping him at the club until 2021. Hudson will train twice a week on Monday and Wednesdays with the Academy and compete against the likes of Leeds United, Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town.

Hudson has now had to leave his Sunday League side Hipperholme which he is sad about, however at the same time excited for the next chapter of his football career.

Well done on a fantastic achievement Hudson.

Good luck to Matthew Dalton who begins his X Country season this weekend in the X Country League.

Matthew will be representing Athletics Club.

On Tuesday, Lydia Holdsworth and Hannah Dodge in Year 7 attended the Bradford Schools District Netball Trials. The girls competed brilliantly against a very strong field, working hard in freezing conditions! Hannah had three great games, but unfortunately was unsuccessful. The trials were a great experience and she will be back even better next year! Congratulations to Lydia, who did get through, and will now go on to train with the other girls selected from around the district. Massive well done to both girls!

Congratulations to Lottie Mackrill in Year 9 who has been selected for the Leeds Rhinos U15 Hub Squad. Lottie will train every Friday evening with top level coaches and play in matches across the season. A fantastic achievement – well done! Hegarty Heroes

Years 7 and 8 will be competing against themselves and other groups in their year group to be the Hegarty Hero of each half term. All a student has to do is complete as many tasks on Hegarty Maths as they can. The person, and group, with the most tasks complete will be crowned winner each half term starting with this half term.

There are prizes to be won along with the potential for a celebration breakfast. You have to be in it to win it so log onto your account and start practicing. Tasks don’t have to be set by your teacher – the aim is to work as independently as possible.

For guidance on which task to complete, see your “Passport to Success” you will have received at a recent parent’s evening. Good luck to all!

Language Links For many of us coming back to school this week has meant less sleep! As you can see, we have borrowed the French verb “to sleep = dormir” and used it for the adjective “dormant”. Here are two clues to other words in English, which come from the same verb. Can you work them out from these clues? • a little animal that sleeps a lot, especially in the winter • and also a large bedroom where a group of people may sleep in a school Year 8 History Contextual Media Update: Year 8 have begun their Term 2 topic of Social Justice. The introductory lesson set out the context for their depth study of the Holocaust, when we examined the history oh human rights. Our key class discussions stressed that History at its core is about people and their struggle throughout time for fairness. The lesson also served as a healthy reminder of our curriculum goals and how the events of this lesson linked to other areas of the curriculum. Students who wish to learn more about the World Wars, the Civil Rights Movement and Ghandi, can do so if they continue with History in Year 9 in their study of World History. Spring 1: What will you be studying in English?

Year 7: Performance Poetry This half term, Year 7 students will be covering a range of modern poems, as well as developing knowledge of poetry analysis. Students will explore the semantics of modern poetry and the effect these can have on a live audience or reader. Some examples of the poets they will be reading and analysing are: The Yorkshire Prose, Grace Nichols, John Agard, Tom Leonard and Daljit Negra.

Year 8: Gothic Literature Year 8 will spend time exploring the conventions and language used in a range of 19th and 20th Century texts. Throughout this unit, students will begin to develop their narrative writing skills with a consideration of how language can affect the mood and atmosphere. An example of some of the texts students will read are: Dracula, Woman in Black, The Tell Tale Heart. Year 9: Creative Writing So far this academic year, Year 9 have mainly focused on their reading skills. This half terms they will build on their knowledge from Year 7 and 8 and develop their narrative writing skills: creating effective character, setting, atmosphere and plot. Additionally, students will be challenged to improve their SPAG skills especially structural devices and sentences for effect. Year 10: Preparation for mock GCSE English Language and Literature and development of skills As students continue their first year of GCSEs, we will be focusing on a range of texts and skills from both GCSE English Language and GCSE English Literature. To begin with, we will revise for the mock exams taking place next week. Students will complete a Language Paper 2 and two Literature essays on Blood Brothers and Romeo and Juliet. Once mocks are completed, students will move on to poetry. Students will explore a range of unseen poems, analysing, evaluation and comparing them. Finally, throughout the entirety of Year 10, we will continue to interleave and focus on the Power and Conflict Anthology Poetry.

Year 11: GCSE revision and preparation An overview of the units of assessment for AQA GCSE English Language are below. This course is 100% examination and is assessed at the end of the two-year course.

English Language Paper 1: Explorations in Creative Reading and Writing (50%)  Section A: Reading – one literature fiction text.  Section B: Writing – descriptive or narrative. This exam is 1 hour 45 minutes and is worth 80 marks.

English Language Paper 2: Writers’ Viewpoints and Perspectives (50%)  Section A: Reading – one non-fiction text and one literary non-fiction text.  Section B: Writing to present a viewpoint. This exam is 1 hour 45 minutes and is worth 80 marks.

An overview of the units of assessment for AQA GCSE English Literature are below. This course is 100% examination and is assessed at the end of the two-year course. All Literature examinations are closed book.

English Literature Paper 1: Shakespeare and the 19th-century novel (40%)  Section A: Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’.  Section B: ‘The Sign of Four’ by Arthur Conan Doyle. This exam is 1 hour 45 minutes and is worth 64 marks.

English Literature Paper 2: Modern texts and poetry (60%)  Section A: Willy Russell’s ‘Blood Brothers’.  Section B: Comparing anthology poetry on the theme of power and conflict.  Section C: Comparing unseen poetry. This exam is 2 hours 15 minutes and is worth 96 marks. Before Christmas, students from Mr Smith’s Year 9 English class entered a competition that was being run by TopicUK. Students were tasked with researching an industry sector/company/job role and writing a 400 word article for publication. The best entries will be published in the February edition of TopicUK magazine to coincide with Careers Week week commencing 2 March. This competition is a great way to promote thinking about industry sectors, jobs, career routes and skill sets and our students thoroughly enjoyed it! We are yet to hear from TopicUK about whether any of our articles will be published, but in the meantime, please enjoy reading some of Mr Smith’s favourite entries!

Alfie Hirst

Arena group LTD

 Arena Group specialises in hard copy and electronic document management. They provide the hardware, software, service and expertise that enables organisations to cut costs, improve efficiencies and become greener.  This is something I am majorly interested in because I enjoy using technology and would like to learn how to repair printers and photo-copiers.

History of business and how they got to where they are today

 Arena Group Ltd started in 1991 when printing was at a low point in its era  Teamwork played a large role in getting the printing industry back on its feet, and Arena Group stated they “were all in this together”. Showing that a sense of community thrives throughout the business.  The business runs on a trust basis and always follows the mottos of being an honest and polite individual.  Employees are helpful and polite, and are always willing to help

Why I am interested in this job:

Ever since I was young, I have been intrigued in everything IT related. As a child I always enjoyed doing puzzles with my grandparents and challenging, thought provoking and perplexing tasks such as crosswords and Sudoku. IT was something that was a hard subject to grasp in my early years at school, but as I grew up, I managed to acquire many technical devices such as a mobile phone, a PlayStation 4 and a laptop. This made IT even more fascinating to me, as I never really knew much about it.

My interest in printers purely came from when I looked inside a printer at school. All the different parts interested me deeply. I would love to learn about the mechanics of a printer and photocopiers. I have no clue what the industry is like but I’m willing to try it out, as I think it is a great path to follow. Oliver Holdsworth

Tropic: revolutionising the skincare industry.

Tropic has been a small-time business (despite having major funding from Alan Sugar during The Apprentice 2011) for a long time, and, after recent appeal for a cruelty-free, natural and vegan alternative to luxury skincare and cosmetics, Tropic has begun to make some steam in the skincare world.

Beginning a skincare business.

Susie Ma, the founder and co-owner of Tropic along with Alan Sugar, brought light to the skincare industry in 2011, after a semi-successful appearance on The Apprentice coming third place, however Alan Sugar was intrigued and secured funding for the young company, in a 50-50 profit split. Susie Ma’s unrecognised genius was left unnoticed after she produced, and sold, her first batch of body care products in 2004 as a 15-year-old, North Queensland native, inspired by her upbringing in a tropical environment.

Innovative products that upgraded skincare.

Tropic used a brilliant strategy to grow their consumer base around the UK, regular people could profit off of Tropic as a programme to increase popularity, to promote their stellar skincare business, they would employ ambassadors to sell products, or form a group and cohort as an ambassador group.

Founder and CEO, Susie Ma on inspiration for her ideas; even in childhood, “My passion for creating skincare recipes that feed the skin stems from my childhood in Cairns, Tropical North Queensland, Australia.”

Many products have contributed to excellent customer reviews, and fantastic support from all of the loyal customers, this has been due to great products that have accelerated the future of skincare, makeup and hair care. Browse all of these fantastic products at: https://tropicskincare.com/

Achievements, and the future of Tropic.

Susie Ma (along with many other achievements) is on the Forbes under 30 list, along with Tropic reaching the huge milestone of £20 million and still growing at an enormous pace! Tropic has reached 10,000 ambassadors solidifying itself as one of the fastest growing companies in the U.K. The future for Tropic has many wondering, however, what we do know is that it is bright as Alan Sugar, Susie Ma and the wide, collaborative Tropic team is planning on international expansion into the U.S.

Overall, despite recent obstacles in the form of Brexit, Tropic is standing strong and is profiting with a heavy incentive on vegan, cruelty-free and 100% natural skincare.

TROPIC: EMPOWERING BEAUTY Olivia Clark

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Get a taste of Clark roofing…

Clark Roofing is run by Jason Clark and offers all aspects of roofing services (New roofs, roof repairs, lightweight insulated roofs and much more!) With their fully-trained, hardworking and trustworthy employees, they ensure that customers always feel satisfied with the finished job. Clark roofing are based in Gomersal, Cleckheaton and work mainly around the West Yorkshire area but have travelled as far as Newcastle and Cumbria! Clark Roofing know how to professionally install and repair gutters as they are key to water management on your roof. As well as being skilled and specialiSing in all aspects of roofing, they use the best materials to ensure the job is finished at its best standards.

Why choose Clark roofing?

Clark Roofing are affordable and their work is quality. Customers are continually satisfied with their professionalism. Here are a few customer reviews…

“Excellent service, trustworthy, good price. The second time we have used Clark roofing would highly recommend.”

“Jason did a fantastic job, very polite and prompt, would definitely recommended him, and will be using him in the future. Thanks again!”

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I interviewed Jason Clark to answer some of your most anticipated questions and allow you to get to know Jason and his company, if you are interested in going into roofing as a career…

When did you decide you wanted to be a roofer? “Originally, I began working on an oil rig, I was working off shore and on my two weeks off I got a job labouring for a roofer. From that point on I knew roofing was for me.”

What do you look for in employees? “They need to be good at time keeping, trustworthy, hardworking, and honest. They also need to have a good sense of humour”

Do you have any advice for someone who thinks they want to go into roofing as a career? “Expect hard work, it will be challenging! Keep yourself fit and in good condition and finally keep your customers informed on what’s happening. Also, stick at it and enjoy!”

To find out more information about Clark roofing visit the website:

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Or email/phone Jason Clark.

[email protected] 01274 865960 ENGLISH – YEAR 10 READING LIST

Mrs Dyson’s and Miss Bulloch’s Rise and Read group are challenging themselves with the books on the Carnegie Shadowing group list for 2019. The group read one of the books and then look at reviews of others that have been posted online, before creating their own review of the book. Lots of students have finished their first book this week and some of their reviews are below.

Elliot Jackson and Harry Mollett in 7.5 both finished their book ‘Bone Talk’ by Candy Gourlay

Elliot’s review ‘Bone Talk’ by Candy Gourlay is a really good book in my opinion, showing many things like the Philippines and how they lived even though it is fiction. It is about a young child called Samkad and how he wanted to defend his home town in the Phillipines. One of his best friends (Luki, but he calls her little Luki) also wants to be a warrior, but because she’s a girl she’s forbidden to fight. One day they are invaded by the Americans and their tribe finds out information that non have ever heard before. This changes everything. Will Samkad become a warrior? I think that this book is very detailed and a good book to read.

Harry’s review Bone Talk is about a boy called Samkad whose only wish is to become a man. However in order to become a man, he must first find his half brother Kinyo. In my opinion Bone Talk is very interesting and intriguing throughout as it builds up a lot of tension. I think Bone Talk is a suitable book for high school age and it gets better the more you read it and the more the action builds, the more intrigued you become. My favourite part of Bone Talk was the ending as it leaves you wondering what will happen next. This week in science some of Year 7 have begun looking at chemical reactions. They have been investigating displacement of metals and how common acids and alkalis change colour in universal indicator. It has been all about their observations skills and they have been very sharp eyed.

Year 8 have been learning about photosynthesis. Some classes have been investigating the rate of photosynthesis by exposing Elodea (pondweed) to different light intensities and measuring the number of bubbles produced. Other classes have been looking at chromatography of chlorophyll, which is a technique that separates coloured compounds. Chlorophyll is the chemical responsible for making plants green. Without this chemical, plants are unable to photosynthesise, as this is responsible for absorbing the light energy needed.

Year 9 have been looking at conservation of mass. After learning that mass is conserved in a chemical reaction they have carried out practical's that appear to show that mass changes. This happens when a gas is added to or removed from a substance. The first practical showed an increase in mass when magnesium reacts with the oxygen in the air when heated strongly in a crucible. The second showed a decrease in mass when thermal decomposition of cooper carbonate takes place. the copper carbonate breaks down to form black copper oxide and the carbon dioxide is given off as a gas.

Day Date Time Board Subject Paper Duration Mon 11/05/2020 Am OCR Computer Science Paper 1 1 hr 30 mins Mon 11/05/2020 Pm Eduqas Religious Studies Paper 1 2 hours AQA French Listening 45 mins Tues 12/05/2020 Am AQA French Reading 1 hour AQA Combined Science Biology P1 1 hr 15 mins Tues 12/05/2020 Pm AQA Biology Paper 1 1 hr 45 mins Weds 13/05/2020 Am AQA English Literature Paper 1 1 hr 45 mins Weds 13/05/2020 Pm OCR GCSE PE Paper 1 1 hour AQA Combined Science Chemistry P1 1 hr 15 mins Thurs 14/05/2020 Am AQA Chemistry Paper 1 1 hr 45 mins Thurs 14/05/2020 Pm OCR Computer Science Paper 2 1 hr 30 mins Fri 15/05/2020 Am AQA French Writing 1 hr 15 mins Fri 15/05/2020 Pm OCR GCSE PE Paper 2 1 hour Mon 18/05/2020 Am AQA Geography Paper 1 1 hr 30 mins AQA German Listening 45 mins Mon 18/05/2020 Pm AQA German Reading 1 hour OCR Drama Paper 1 1 hr 30 mins Tues 19/05/2020 Am Edexcel Maths Paper 1 1 hr 30 mins Tues 19/05/2020 Pm Eduqas Religious Studies Paper 2 1 hour AQA Combined Science Physics P1 1 hr 15 mins Weds 20/05/2020 Pm AQA Physics Paper 1 1 hr 45 mins Thurs 21/05/2020 Am AQA English Literature Paper 2 2 hrs 15 mins Edexcel Business Studies Paper 1 1 hr 30 mins Thurs 21/05/2020 Pm Edexcel Psychology Paper 1 1 hr 45 mins Fri 22/05/2020 Am Eduqas Religious Studies Paper 3 1 hour Fri 22/05/2020 Pm AQA Design & Technology Paper 1 2 hours Mon 01/06/2020 Am AQA History Paper 1 2 hours AQA Combined Science Biology P2 1 hr 15 mins Mon 01/06/2020 Pm AQA Biology Paper 2 1 hr 45 mins Tues 02/06/2020 Am AQA English Language Paper 1 1 hr 45 mins Tues 02/06/2020 Pm Edexcel Business Studies Paper 2 1 hr 30 mins Weds 03/06/2020 Am AQA Geography Paper 2 1 hr 30 mins Thurs 04/06/2020 Am Edexcel Maths Paper 2 1 hr 30 mins Thurs 04/06/2020 Pm AQA History Paper 2 2 hours Fri 05/06/2020 Am AQA English Language Paper 2 1 hr 45 mins AQA German Writing 1 hr 15 mins Fri 05/06/2020 Pm Edexcel Psychology Paper 2 1 hr 20 mins Mon 08/06/2020 Am Edexcel Maths Paper 3 1 hr 30 mins OCR Music Paper 1 1 hr 30 mins Tues 09/06/2020 Pm AQA Food Prep & Nutrition Paper 1 1 hr 30 mins AQA Combined Science Chemistry P2 1 hr 15 mins Weds 10/06/2020 Am AQA Chemistry Paper 2 1 hr 45 mins Thurs 11/06/2020 Am AQA Geography Paper 3 1 hr 15 mins AQA Combined Science Physics P2 1 hr 15 mins Fri 12/06/2020 Am AQA Physics Paper 2 1 hr 45 mins Mon 15/06/2020 Pm AQA Further Maths Paper 1 1 hr 45 mins Thurs 18/06/2020 Am AQA Further Maths Paper 2 1 hr 45 mins Weds 24/06/2020 All Day All Boards Exam Contingency Day* *The designation of a 'contingency day' within the common examination timetable is in the event of national or local disruption to examinations. It is part of the awarding bodies' standard contingency planning for examinations. Candidates must remain available until Wednesday 24 June 2020 should an awarding body need to invoke its contingency plan. One of the most precious things we have in life is time: it is a currency that is more valuable than money because once it’s been spent, it’s gone forever.

We are excited to tell you that the first BBG LATE NIGHT for the 2020 Leavers will be on

FRIDAY 17 JANUARY.

As this will be the first time that this unique mix of revision and support will be offered to them, please let us explain a bit about Late Night and how it will work.

BBG Late Night was first introduced in 2018 as a way for students to cover content and revision that the constraints of the school day would not allow for. It offered the opportunity for pupils to participate in varied revision activities in a different environment than the norm, and to learn about alternate methods for revision that may be a better ‘fit’. It was such a success that we have continued the practice in different iterations since then – allowing to build on and refine the experience for pupils.

Students are being invited to participate in BBG Late Night so that they can take advantage of this learning. Our focus on Friday will be guided revision techniques, mindfulness and building a revision timetable. I cannot stress how important it will be for students, in that it will give them the tools necessary to refine and develop their revision skills. The session timetable is as follows:

We want this experience to be supportive, different, and comfortable for students. To that end, we are happy for students to bring clothes to school to change into for the Late Night – but the clothing choices should be more of a ‘night in’ choice than a ‘night out’ choice. If you have any queries regarding whether a piece of clothing is appropriate, please err on the side of caution.

Students will be given their specific itineraries for the night on Friday 17 January.

As ever, thank you for your support of the school – and of your child – in the preparation for GCSEs.

Please fill out the response form attached to the bottom of your child’s letter by Wednesday 15 January AT THE LATEST to indicate how your child will make their way home from school. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch. parent news https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/

Ofsted Parent View questions My child is happy at this school My child feels safe at this school

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved My has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively The school makes me aware of what my child will When I have raised concerns with the school they learn during the year have been dealt with properly Does your child have special educational needs The school has high expectations for my child and/or disabilities (SEND)? My child does well at this school The school lets me know how my child is doing

There is a good range of subjects available to my child My child can take part in clubs and activities at this at this school school The school supports my child’s wider personal I would recommend this school to another parent development (yes or no)

Ella Johnson

Fantastic netball performance in a recent game against Gracie-May Heckmondwike. Coubrough For being really conscientious and improved behaviour and Leah Dixon has not received any comments. Gracie is setting For her achievements in an example for her peers to her dancing outside of follow. school.

Ellanna Harper Erin Daley For her excellent attitude towards learning For showing consistently high effort levels in all her lessons.

Lola Thompson Arlo Coubrough

For her contribution For his contributions in towards school safety.. class discussions and always being well mannered.

Attendance Form Group Attendance M TTERS 7.1 96.4.% 7.2 97.1% Year 7 attendance is currently the best in the 7.3 96.9% school at 96.7%. Well done to 7.7 (Mrs Skelton) 7.4 95.6% who continue to be the top attending form with 7.5 96.8% 97.8% 7.6 96.6% 7.7 97.8%

Articles produced by Miss Binns (HoY) If you have any Year 7 news you would like to share email [email protected] Zaid Patel Amelia For having the most Parker nominations by subject For always getting tutors in the recent Year things right and having 8 Praise Assembly and a positive attitude; and maintaining 100% she has attended every attendance all year. day this year too. Head of Year Choice Sophie Parkin Matthew Dalton Sophie is a wonderfully polite Matthew is an exceptionally student who is hard working and a conscientious student who gives pleasure to have in the Academy. his all, both in school and in sporting events outside of school.

Attendance M TTERS BBG Academy Year 10

Aniyah Longstaff

I would like to welcome For showing great image effort throughout back Year 10 and hope school. you have all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year. Let’s have a great year!

Miss Turner Riannan Selby

For having a positive image attitude.

Hannah Thompson

For giving 100% in image every lesson. Aimee Parker Aimee works incredibly hard and is a role model student. She achieved some excellent mock exam results which indicated her determination and conscientious work ethic. Aimee is also a talented musician and has developed her self confidence this year. I know with continued hard work and effort Aimee will get the GCSE results she is targeted to get . Josh Wright Josh works very hard and his efforts were rewarded with some great mock exam grades. He has really developed his self confidence and interpersonal skills. Josh also gives up his time to help run the after school computer club which further reinforces his commitment to working as part of a team. I know with this continued growth mindset and hard work he will get a number of exceptional GCSE results

Mrs Sullivan Head of Year 11 Aimee Parker and Josh Wright 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 EVENTS This Week in History 6-12 January 7 January 1953 - US President Harry Truman announces American development of the hydrogen bomb 9 January 2007 - Apple Inc CEO Steve Jobs announces the iPhone 10 January 1946 - UN General Assembly meets for 1st time in London 12 January 1948 - Mahatma Gandhi begins his DISCUSSION POINTS final fast • What does the quote mean? 12 January 2010 - Earthquake devastates Haiti, • The ancient Babylonians are said killing approximately 160,000 and destroying to have been the first people to the majority of the capital Port-au-Prince make New Year’s resolutions, some 4,000 years ago. If the This Week’s Events: Babylonians kept to their word, their (pagan) gods would bestow favour on them for the coming 6 January – Big Schools Birdwatch starts. year. If not, they would fall out of 6 January - Epiphany the gods’ favour - a place no one 11 January – National Human Trafficking Day wanted to be. • Have you made a New Year’s resolution? Have you kept to it so far? Why do people find it hard to keep the promises they have made to better themselves?

TRYING TIMES GO FOR LET GO OF ARE TIMES FOR EXCELLENCE RESENTMENT TRYING Bacon bap 80p Sausage baguette 80p Sausage roll 80p Sausage baguette 80p Bacon baguette 80p

Available daily: Toast, toasted bagel, cheese toastie, bacon and cheese bagel, Belgian waffle, pain aux chocolat, hash brown, fruit pots, yoghurts, fruit

MONDAY – southern coated chicken wrap £1.60 TUESDAY – cheeseburger £1.60 WEDNESDAY – chicken goujons and curly fries £1.60 THURSDAY – southern coated chicken burger £1.60 FRIDAY – jumbo hotdog £1.25

Available daily: Pizza (£1), hot chicken wrap (£1.25/£1.60), paninis (80p/£1.60) BAGUETTES AND WRAPS Cheese, ham, tuna mayonnaise, egg mayonnaise £1

½ baguette – ham, cheese, tuna and cucumber 80p

½ wrap – ham, cheese, tuna and cucumber 80p

½ baguette – ham and cheese, cheese ploughman's, ham and egg, chicken Caesar salad £1

½ wrap – chicken and bacon, tuna salad, chicken Caesar salad £1 Main meal - £1.60 Hot dessert - 70p MONDAY Main course Beef Bolognaise Vegetarian Vegetarian Bolognaise Accompaniments Linguine, garlic bread and mixed salad Pudding Butternut Squash cake TUESDAY Main course Chicken curry Vegetarian Root veg and chickpea curry Accompaniments Wholegrain rice, green beans and peas Pudding Baked apple and toffee crumble WEDNESDAY Main course Roast turkey Vegetarian Roast vegetable parcel Accompaniments Roast potatoes, peas and roast parsnips Pudding Chocolate Brownie THURSDAY Main course Cottage Pie Vegetarian Spinach and Feta Filo pie Accompaniments Herby diced potatoes, carrots and broccoli Pudding Sticky toffee pudding FRIDAY Main course Catch of the Day Vegetarian Chef’s special Accompaniments Chips, baked beans and mushy peas Pudding Chocolate orange sponge with chocolate custard Each week there will be a Question of Sport in the bulletin. Please respond to the question below by following the link and submitting your answer along with your name and form group. Each correct answer will receive a reward to be collected from the PE office.

Question:

Who scored the first goal in the 2010 football world cup?

A) Vincent Tshabalala B) Wayne Rooney C) Samuel Eto

Please submit your answer, along with your name and form group (E.g. Joe Bloggs 8.5 – ‘Your answer’) by following the link below. Please have all entries in by 8:00am Monday https://forms.gle/wWWKm4uENkR6EgeQ6 We are delighted to announce that we have extended the U13’s and U14’s Rugby Academy coaching team. The U13’s team will be coached by Mr Duxbury, Mr Collier and Mr Baxter, while the U14’s team will be coached by Mr Duxbury, Mr Hicks and Mr Baxter. We are extremely excited to be working with these rugby specialists and are excited at what the future holds for #TeamBBGRugby

Mr Hicks Mr Hicks currently plays as a professional player for Championship rugby team Doncaster Knights having previous spells with Northampton, Gloucester and Rotherham. He is also currently coaching North Premier side Sandal as 1stXV Forwards Coach.

Mr Collier Mr Collier previously played centre for Leeds Beckett 1stXV whilst completing his degree. Currently Mr Mr Duxbury Collier is a Community Rugby Coach for England Mr Duxbury comes with an extensive coaching Rugby Football Union. background having lead a number of Club teams within Yorkshire including Ilkley RFC, Keighley, Skipton and West Park alongside Leeds University. Mr Duxbury is a rugby educator for the RFU developing coaches and referees within the game. Leah Blakeway Oscar Wajdner

For a great attitude in PE For showing resilience during the first football and a fantastic attitude to lesson. She worked hard OAA. Oscar really applied and set an example for himself and showed good others to follow. leadership within his group. Well done

Dasiy Lavin Oliver Gall

Fantastic attitude in all lessons and training For fantastic effort and sessions and always contributions within working hard to improve Gymnastics lessons.