DIARY 19 October 2018 EVENTS SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING Monday 22 October William Brookes Sixth Form Open Evening is fast approaching, with the 2018 opportunity to come and speak to staff and students about the vast • House Assembly array of subjects and enrichment on offer. Beijing [13.10 – 13.30] One of the key features of our Sixth Form is the huge variety of extra- curricular opportunities available to you. We have a range of roles for Tuesday 23 October paid employment as a lunch time supervisor, encore instructor, life 2018 guard or swimming teacher and through the Edge box office. We also • House Assembly have opportunities for students to support KS3 and KS4 pupils as a reading mentor or academic mentor which is rewarded with an Amazon Sydney [13.10 – 13.30] voucher every term. As well as positions of responsibility within the • Encore Voices! (Year 7 Sixth Form such as President and Vice President, Activities and – 13) [15.30 – 16.30] Charities team, Media and Publicity team, Sports captains and many more. Wednesday 24 October Over the course of an academic year you can expect be part of some 2018 very successful fund raising events such as Macmillan, Sport Relief, • Timings of the Day: and Stand up for Cancer as well as the annual Christmas and Summer P1, P2, Break, P3, parties at popular venues around to let your hair down. Lunch, Tutor, P4, P5 If you enjoy trips then there are plenty of those to get involved in also, • Year 11 – 13 Gallery whether it’s to local universities, careers events or related to your academic courses, and even some just for fun. Visit – London Tate Britain [8.00 – 21.30] At William Brookes Sixth Form we believe in developing the WHOLE • House Assembly individual, making enrichment and extra-curricular opportunities just Athens [13.10 – 13.30] as important as academic ones. If we don’t have something available • British Schools that you are interested in then why not ask, and let’s get it set up! Biathlon Competition Qualifying Round [13.10 – 16.45]

William Brookes School www.williambrookes.com T: 01952 728900 E: [email protected] 1 DIARY 19 October 2018 EVENTS DIARY VIVA LA COLDPLAY ThursdayEVENT 25 October Viva la Coldplay are back on Saturday 3 November for a Friends of 2018 William Brookes gig night! If you have seen the band at Theatre on the • LAMDAS Speech and steps you will know they are fantastic and well worth £10.00 for the ticket! Drama Lessons [12.10 – 15.10]Event name If you fancy 'rocking out' please purchase your tickets via the edge • SixthDate Form Geography website http://edgeartscentre.com/, via the school gateway or on the Guest Speaker [12.10 – door. Mr Spilsbury and Ms Watkins also have tickets and remember the 13.10]weblink 4-WBS-students for £10.00 entry deal! • House Assembly London [13.10 – 13.30] BIOLOGY SUPPORT GROUP • Year 11 Parents There will be a biology support group after school on Tuesdays and Consultation Evening Wednesdays for KS4 & KS5 students needing help with homework, [15.40 – 19.10] revision or any other information regarding the subject.

Friday 26 October 2018 Ms Bennett - Tuesday 15.30 - 16.30 • PD Day – Students Do Mr Brett - Wednesday 15.30 - 16.30 Not Come to School CROSS COUNTRY Monday 29 October – Congratulations to the cross country teams who took part in the Friday 2 November Schools League this term. We had some strong competitors 2018 and lots of high places but Isabelle Price (London 7) managed to • Autumn Half Term bag herself Gold for the Year 8 girls category and Louix Tziortzis- Foskett (Athens 5) won Silver in the Year 10/11 boys group. Break The Year 10/11 girls also won the team event, showing consistency Wednesday 31 October and dedication. Well done to everyone that took part! 2018 • BMAT University ROTARY YOUTH PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION Entrance Exam [9.00 – 12.00] If you are interested in photography and have a chance to win a prize? Your task is to produce a portfolio of three photographs based upon the theme, ‘Beauty of Nature’ in colour or black and white on William Brookes School,School photographic paper. Mobile Phones may be used. www.williambrookes.com T: 01952 728900 For more information, see their website at: E: [email protected] https://www.rotarygbi.org/projects/young-people/competitions/ 2 DIARY 19 October 2018 EVENTS DIARY RELIGIOUS STUDIES SUPPORT Friday 2 November EVENT Every Tuesday after school in room 104, for both GCSE and A-Level 2018 students, there will be a support and revision session. You can be • CampusS Closed [15.00 supported with completing homework, or we can help with revision. – 21.00] Event name SCHOOL MEAL MENU Saturday 3 November 2018Date The week commencing Monday 22 October – Thursday 25 October, the school menu will • Provisional: FOWBS – weblink be MENU 2. Viva La Coldplay Concert [16.00 – 23.30] There are posters all around the school with the items listed for each menu set. The menu is rotated every week and has three different sets. GC SE JUDO CLUB

SUPPORT Please come in Monday at the times below if you wish to attend: Any GCSE students needing help with their Key Stage 3 – 15.10 – 15.50 work, please come to Room Key Stage 4 – 15.50 – 16.30 210 from 15.30 – 16.30. FA C T OF DROP IT AND READ Drop it and Read for Years 7 - 9 will be on Monday 22 TH E WE E K October Period 1 & Thursday 25 October Period 3.

Scientists have discovered If you forgot to bring a book please visit the library and a fossilized penguin that pick one up to read! shows that the ancestors to these adorable little STUDENT RECEPTION waddlers were 200-pound, 5′ 7″ beasts with long, The following students are on Student Reception for the week spear-like beaks. That’s commencing Monday 22 October – Thursday 25 October: Williamright: BrookesMonster School, penguins! www.williambrookes.com Monday – Ruby Edge L6 & Bradley Davis L6 T: 01952 728900Source: Tuesday – Millie-Mae Fuller L5 & Alexander Day L8 E:https://bestlifeonline.com/10 [email protected] Wednesday – Willow Hark L3 & Joshuiah Edmonds L5 facts-to-make-you-sound-smarter-this- Thursday – Hollie Pearson L6 & Ianto Evans L8 week/ 3 Careers Fair 2018

19 October 2018

NETBALL DOUBLE CHAMPIONS!

Congratulations to the Year 7 netball teams, pictured right, who were unbeaten in the Telford Schools Netball Tournament on Thursday 18 October. Both teams were unbeaten in the rounds to go through to their respective finals.

In the final the B Team beat and A Team beat Burton Borough, a fantastic evening, well done girls!

LIBRARY GUESSING GAME

Thank you everyone who took on the guessing game this week, it was a tough one! Our mystery staff member was:

Mrs Cooke – You may see her on reception in the morning!

The following students guessed correctly: Tia Morris, Teah Butler, Rose McGinnes, Mia Hudson, Sasha Bowers, Shannon Hudson, Elliot Slater, Sophie Dickson, Andreas Mistopoulos and Anna McKewon! William Brookes School, Please check your classcharts for a green dot. If you Have been www.williambrookes.com drawn for the packet of Haribo, it will say “You have won a packet T: 01952 728900 of Haribo! Please see Miss Lee in the library to claim your prize!” E: [email protected] A new picture will be available to view on Monday 22 Ocotober! 4 28 September 2018

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