Weekly Bulletin

FRIDAY 7TH JUNE 2019

Next Week’s Events Monday 10th HPV and TDP&M ACWY Injections - Catch-up session for missed/absent students (consent must have been previously given via online link) Yr 7 A&B Rounders v - Away 3.30- 5.30pm Yr 7 Cricket v Blundell’s - Away 4.00-6.00pm Yr 10 County Cup Cricket v Torquay Boys Grammar School - Home 2.00-4.00pm Tuesday 11th Yr 8 Cricket v Kingsmead - Home 3.00-5.00pm East Schools Swimming Gala at Sidmouth 11.00am-2.00pm DofE Silver Meeting - Dining Hall 3.45-5.00pm Wednesday 12th Yr 10 Cricket v Blundell’s - Away 2.30-4.30pm Thursday 13th French Cycle; Group 2 Cycle to McDonalds 3.30- 5.30pm Friday 14th Outdoor Pursuits - Yr 9 Canoe & Camp Trip (River Dart) - leaving School at 2.00pm Saturday 15th Outdoor Pursuits - Yr 9 Canoe & Camp Trip (River Dart) - returning to School at 6.00pm approx. DofE Silver Practise Expedition - students to meet at Dulverton car park by 10.00am Sunday 16th DofE Silver Practise Expedition - students on expedi- tion until Monday 17th - to be collected from Bampton car park at 2.00pm

Gold & Silver Awards Year 8 - Silver Awards: Joshua Aldridge and Colin Bird. Year 8 - Gold Awards: Colin Bird, Owen Chaplin, Grace Keenoy and Rosie Smith. Year 9 - Silver Awards: Robert Bernard. Well done to you all – keep up the great work! P A G E 2 Pupil Credits 75 Credits - Joshua Hawkins. 100 Credits - Leon Wynne. 125 Credits - Oscar Shaw, Edward Tregaskes. 150 Credits - Colin Bird, Ruby Burton, Alex Chau, Ewan Harkness-Moore, Summer Lobb, Fleur Mitchell, Adrian Nnolim, Oscar Shaw. 175 Credits - Colin Bird, Henry Hewson, Fleur Mitchell, Oscar Shaw. 200 Credits - Colin Bird, Lily Brice, Isla Findlay, Grace Keenoy, Callum McIlhagga, Oscar Shaw, Freddie Sowden. 225 Credits - William Hands, Katie Heal, Isabelle Hine, Faith Jones, Oscar Shaw, Joshua Tate. 250 Credits - Millie Bond, Joanna Eldridge, Anna Lee, Oscar Shaw, Ruby-May Stone, Joshua Tate. 275 Credits - Ruby-May Stone, Charlie Tresidder, Summer Whiting. 300 Credits - Charlie Tresidder. 350 Credits - Carmen Buckingham. 375 Credits - Carmen Buckingham. 425 Credits - Josie Cole. Weekly Awards Well done to CJ Allen (2), Paige Allen, Freddie Branton, Alanah Chaplin, Joseph Crayston, Dillon Croft, Olivia Edworthy, Izack Fernbank, Ned Gabriel, Emma Mills, Henry Newton, Bailey Parker, Madelaine Perkins, Lucy Pryke, Ella Purslow, Samuel Robinson, Joshua Smith, Mia Snow, Izzy Sowden and Evie Wakefield who have all earned themselves Weekly Awards! Congratulations to you all; certificates will be sent home this week. P A G E 3

Have you joined the School Lotto yet? Sign up any time on ParentPay or at the Finance Office to be in with a chance to win one of three cash prizes every month and support the School Trust at the same time.

Finance Office: Year 11 Prom Payments Please can all parents/carers of Year 11 students be aware that the deadline for making the payment for this year’s Prom is TODAY (Friday 7th June). Music Tuition Invoices Invoices for Music Tuition are being sent out today. If your child will not be continuing their lessons, please notify Mrs Moyle as soon as possible. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the above, please contact Mrs Moyle on 01884 842904 or [email protected] Thank you.

Contact Details Please remember to let the School know as soon as possible if you move house or your email address/phone number changes. This helps us keep our records up to date and avoids the possibility of parents missing out on important information and communications. Thank you. P A G E 4

Message from the PTFA The PTFA will once again be running a second hand stall at this year's Christmas Craft Fair on Saturday 16th November. We would welcome any donations of:

 Good quality books

 Board games

 Jigsaw puzzles

We are also collecting: Sports kit: Rugby shirts, tracksuit bottoms, skorts, shorts, cricket gear, shin pads, football boots and trainers. School uniform with logo only: Blazers, fleeces, polo shirts and jumpers, Uffculme School ties. No plain trousers, skirts or shirts please. Items for the Craft Fair stall can be left at Main Reception anytime during the school day but please do label them ‘FAO Mrs Balado’. Thank you.

Student Welfare A new website for parents on children's mental health problems launched on the 27th March 2019. Funded by Health Education , HappyMaps is designed to help parents find useful resources on behaviour and mental health for their children - from babies to young adults. We hope this will be really useful for parents whose children don't meet the specialist referral thresholds or are perhaps on the waiting list. There is good general information (national) and also local infor- mation on counselling, charities, local CAMHS and parenting groups for the SouthWest.

The website is www.happymaps.co.uk

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Student Achievements

Congratulations to Jack Emmett (8ORCHARD) who recently represented England at the International Tetrathlon Championships at Moreton Morrell, held over the May half term. Jack had to shoot a pistol, run 1500m, swim for 3 minutes and ride a challenging cross -country course. He was up against a field of 66 other 12 to 15 year old boys. The England team came 2nd and Jack was placed 9th individually. Well done Jack!

Well done to Ciaran Handforth (9BURT) and Matty Slater (9GAYTON) who completed a Tall Ships Youth Trust ‘Round the Island’ yacht race around the Isle of Wight during the May half term. They sailed in a group of iconic ocean- going Volvo Challenger Round the World Yachts. After completing training they crewed the winning yacht ‘Challenger 2’ on the final day’s racing. This was Ciaran’s second voyage with the Trust and as a result of his progress he has been asked to become a Watch leader in the future. Well done!

Well done to the students who repre- sented Uffculme School in the South West Schools Languages Competition, held in March at . All students had to prepare a presentation on a chosen topic and speak in front of all the students and staff in attendance with no notes. This included Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 students from 12 other schools across Devon. Impressively, they came away with two awards; Tom Amor won First Place and Indiana Alden received a runners-up trophy. Both winners also received a goody bag. Well done to all who took part.