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Settlebeck School & Sedbergh Primary School World’s Best Winter 2017 Classroom! PIRATE DAY CREATIVE CATERING RESIDENTIAL Sports Page 3 Pages 12-13 Pages 18-19 Pages 22-27 News from the Headteacher fascinating to walk around any school during normal school hours and we hope that what people see is positively received. Once again, our students committed time and energy to taking part in the Macmillan Coffee Morning and a non- uniform day, raising £590, a superb amount for any school, let alone one the size of ours. A real jewel in the crown was the Year 11 Presentation Evening, where the strength of relationships between students and staff really shone through. I know my colleagues thoroughly enjoyed the evening catching up with former students and celebrating their successes. The Freda Trott Foundation has been very generous, once again, by donating £4000 to music education at Settlebeck. Music holds a very special place in my heart, having taught music for 19 years, and this money, in a time where music education is being cut in many schools nationally, allows the What a fabulous start we’ve our numbers have swelled, with an school to provide free instrumental had to the new academic increase in the number of students tuition to GCSE music students and starting in September and by a number to subsidise many other lessons. I am year. Following the excellent of students transferring to Settlebeck in extremely grateful for the support given summer holidays with a great other year groups. by the Trustees. set of GCSE examination Year 7 had a fantastic 4 day residential I feel like I have had the best start results, the new year has got off in Windermere which you can see later to being a Headteacher and have to a busy start. in the newsletter. It was a pleasure to enjoyed every day of this term and spend time with the students, hearing know this will be the case for many There have been so many highlights about the new challenges they were years to come. I am excited about what over the term, the main one being embracing and seeing the supportive the future holds for our school and all getting to know all involved with this way in which they helped each other. our young people. fantastic school and I would like to Our Open Evening and tours have I would like to take this opportunity express my thanks for making me feel attracted an increasing number of to wish you and your family a very so welcome. Since the start of term potential recruits for 2018. It is always happy Christmas and New Year. South Lakes Pupil Parliament By Adam Sen and Grace Wells It began with an introduction to the We had a mouth-watering lunch workings of Parliament. The Speaker topped off with a sticky toffee pudding. On Friday 13th October, four of the House of Commons, Afterwards, we had a debate John Bercow, also attended about plastic pollution and pupils from Sedbergh Primary the meeting. He was very how it affects the wildlife and School went to the Netherwood entertaining. We asked him our seas. Mr Bercow stayed Hotel in Grange-over-Sands to about his life and work, and to chair the debate. During have a political meeting with he told us that he used to be the afternoon, we learned a in the Young Conservatives lot about how a formal debate other primary schools from the and is an important part of the works. We really enjoyed our day out South Lakes area. Conservative Party to this day. and can’t wait for our next meeting! 2 Settlebeck School & Sedbergh Primary School Winter 2017 NEWS FROM THE HEADTEACHER I do know that during the year we will understand how children and adults encounter many more exciting and can benefit from using this space. engaging educational adventures Next on the list of developments for at both of our schools. I have really our school is making some much enjoyed working with Mrs Campbell, needed improvements to our Early getting both of our schools Years and Key Stage 1 more involved with each classrooms. In the spring other, and getting we will be starting the best out of the a big fundraising partnership we effort to provide have. Long may better access this continue and facilities into the future. for children; Here at we want to Sedbergh ensure that our Primary School, school is fully we were all inclusive and that the building Matt Towe really pleased to finally finish meets the needs our Science and of all children who Time flies when you’re having Wildlife Garden Project might wish to learn fun. It’s hard to believe that (just in time for some here. I will be looking to we have arrived at Christmas really wild weather!). I must again recruit a team of avid fundraisers to help with this, so please get in 2017 and in less than a month thank all the people who have contributed to the project and those touch if you can offer us any support. 2018 will start. I wonder who supported us with funding. In the Wishing all the best for many what the year will hold? spring, it will be great to really start to successes in the coming year. Pirate Day By Ashton McGough and Daisy Allan On Monday 27th November we had a fantastic Pirate Day where we learnt all about pirates for the whole day. We all came dressed as pirates and we had to plan a special pirate party. In the morning we went into the kitchen and made ‘hard tac’ which were like stale ship biscuits. They tasted horrible! During the day we also played battleships and went for a fantastic treasure hunt. Even though it was raining hard we managed to find all the treasure! We ended the day by having a brilliant pirate party with lots of food which reminded us of pirate things like maltesers for cannon balls. Settlebeck School & Sedbergh Primary School Winter 2017 3 PRIMARY SCHOOL Greek Day Our topic this term is called discovered lots of words that originate “It’s all Greek to me”, and Year from Greece. During the morning, 3 certainly turned all Greek groups went out to the kitchen to cook (apart from the Cumbrian for the Greek feast. In the afternoon, we had a mini Olympic Games that weather!!) for their Greek Day. was judged by Edward Procter. Our We all dressed up in our Greek fabulous day ended with a delicious costumes. In the morning we had a Greek meal. The sesame seed biscuit Greek Maths lesson, and then we and baklava went down very well! 4 Settlebeck School & Sedbergh Primary School Winter 2017 Joining the Dots On Wednesday 15th November 2017 we held an art exhibition in what we now call the music room. All the art was made by classes in school working with Nikki Smith from Kendal Windows on Art. There was a great turnout to the exhibition and we had local people from around Sedbergh at the exhibition too – they had been invited by the Year 2 class. There was a wide range of brilliant artwork and a film made by a drone of local people’s favourite places around Sedbergh. We all enjoyed watching the film. GCSE Music The GCSE Music students They spent the day finding out about particularly the interactive activities the lives and music of The Beatles and and we struggled to drag Ben away went to the Beatles Story in the massive influence they have had from the drum kit where he was Liverpool as part of their work on pop music ever since. Everyone playing along to Beatles’ hits. on the Sergeant Pepper album. enjoyed looking round the museum, Settlebeck School & Sedbergh Primary School Winter 2017 5 The Wildlife Garden Sarah Queen The Wildlife Garden group has been planting trees along the hedge at the bottom of the school field. We are aiming to try and help drain the water from the field and make it less muddy. The trees were donated by the Woodland Trust. Every form group will be planting a tree to commemorate their time at Settlebeck and each of the Year 7 students will be planting their own tree. 6 Settlebeck School & Sedbergh Primary School Winter 2017 TREASURE ISLAND Miss Rea In July, students from Years 7 & 9 jumped upon The Hispaniola and set sail on a magical journey around Lancaster’s Williamson Park to see Walkabout Theatre’s outdoor performance of ‘Treasure Island’. The action took place in six locations around the park, with the audience trooping from scene to scene in enchanted wonder as Jem Hawkins went in search of treasure with her Uncle David. The way the park itself was used to create atmosphere was wonderful and the set was enhanced by twinkling lights in the trees and superb costumes. We all really enjoyed the talented performances, exquisite puppets, wonderful staging, costumes and songs that will hopefully inspire students when creating their own performances in both lower and upper school. Settlebeck School & Sedbergh Primary School Winter 2017 7 FRENCH TRIP At the end of the summer term our hotel in France was under ceremony at the Menin Gate. Once 27 students from Year 8 and 4 lockdown and so we were diverted we were able to go back to France, last minute to Ypres in Belgium. This we explored the site of the German members of staff took part in did not, however, spoil the visit, as our annual visit to Le Touquet secret weapons development facility at it meant that students were able to La Coupole and enjoyed free time in in France.

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