BINGLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL BelongGrowSucceed Newsletter March 2019 A Word from the Headteacher
Huge congratulations go once again to Miss Shah who was chosen as the Secondary Teacher of the Year 2019 at the Bradford Schools awards ceremony earlier this month. Miss Shah is not only an excellent teacher of Religious Studies but has also brought so much depth to our Extra-Curricular programme enriching so many of our students’ education. I am pleased Miss Shah has been recognised for her dedication to teaching, she is one of many in our amazing staff team.
Our Sixth Formers were also busy making us proud last Wednesday. Well done to our two teams who took part in the Enactus Regional Expo presenting their Social Action projects at Leeds Beckett University. I was very impressed to hear how well their presentations went and I am interested to hear how their ideas and business plans develop. Well done to everyone involved especially Kiera who won the ‘Team Leader of the Year’ award. Click here to read more about Enactus >>
Mr Luke Weston Headteacher Swim Gala Champions On the evening of Saturday 16th March, Mr Battye and Mrs Brankin took a team to Shipley Pool to represent Bingley Grammar School at the Primary and Secondary Schools Gala Finals Night.
Our team competed against Beckfoot, Titus Salt, St.Bede’s & St.Joseph’s and Parkside School. After winning the Championship in the two previous years we were hoping to keep the trophies for another year and remain unbeaten for the third year running. Many races and events later, the students delivered time after time and once again won the Championship overall and the Secondary Schools Mixed Relay Championship, keeping hold of both trophies for another year! Well Done to the students involved: George, Sophia and Rubie in Year 7, Dan and Bailey in Year 8, Sam, Maisie (Girls Captain), Olivia and Katie in Year 9, Archie (Boys Captain) in Year 11 and Tom in Year 12. Mr Battye said, “Well Done to everyone involved, they gave it their all and it really paid off. Mrs Brankin and I are immensely proud of the hard work they put in. Awesome attitude from everyone, they did themselves and the school proud!” Rewards - Name & Fame! Every two weeks students are nominated by their form tutor for their efforts in form time and around school.
Name & Fame Round 11 - Year 7 Name & Fame Round 11 - Year 7 Round 11: 14th 7M1February HashimName Ali &- Fame6th Round 7S1March Rayhan 11 - Year Ali 7 7M1 HashimName Ali & Fame Round7S1 Rayhan 11 - Year Ali 7 7M27M1 AlexHashim VanicatName Ali &Smith Fame Round7S27S1 AmeliaRayhan 11 - Year LightowlerAli 7 7M27M1 AlexHashim Vanicat Ali Smith 7S27S1 AmeliaRayhan LightowlerAli 7M37M27M1 FloAlexHashim Anderson Vanicat Ali GoaterSmith 7S37S27S1 MollyAmeliaRayhan McGurk LightowlerAli 7M37M2 FloAlex Anderson Vanicat GoaterSmith 7S37S2 MollyAmelia McGurk Lightowler 7O17M37M2 HeenaFloAlex Anderson Vanicat Karim GoaterSmith 7W17S37S2 MollyAmelia Henry McGurk LightowlerTetley 7O17M3 HeenaFlo Anderson Karim Goater 7W17S3 Molly Henry McGurk Tetley 77O17M3O2 OliverHeenaFlo Anderson McGuiness Karim Goater 7W27W17S3 Molly ZayanHenry McGurk ArifTetley 77O1O2 OliverHeena McGuinessKarim 7W27W1 ZayanHenry ArifTetley 7O377O1O2 AbigailOliverHeena McGuiness KarimLesnik 7W37W27W1 AmyZayanHenry-Lou ArifTetley Snaith 7O37O2 AbigailOliver McGuiness Lesnik 7W37W2 AmyZayan-Lou Arif Snaith 7O37O2 AbigailOliver McGuiness Lesnik 7W37W2 AmyZayan-Lou Arif Snaith 7O3 Abigail Lesnik 7W3 Amy-Lou Snaith 7O3 AbigailName Lesnik & Fame Round7W3 1Amy1 - Year-Lou Snaith8 Name & Fame Round 11 - Year 8 8M1 CameronName Bruce & Fame Round8S1 Salahuddin 11 - Year 8Shahnawaz 8M1 CameronName Bruce & Fame Round8S1 Salahuddin 11 - Year 8Shahnawaz 8M28M1 HansaCameronName Ahmed Bruce & Fame Round8S28S1 CharlotteSalahuddin 11 - Year Carass 8Shahnawaz 8M28M1 HansaCameron Ahmed Bruce 8S28S1 CharlotteSalahuddin Carass Shahnawaz 8M38M28M1 FahdHansaCameron Khan Ahmed Bruce 8S38S28S1 IsaacCharlotteSalahuddin Kitchen Carass Shahnawaz 8M38M2 FahdHansa Khan Ahmed 8S38S2 IsaacCharlotte Kitchen Carass 8O18M38M2 IsmailFahdHansa KhanAkram Ahmed 8W18S38S2 IsaacCharlotte Ben HardyKitchen Carass 8O18M3 IsmailFahd KhanAkram 8W18S3 Isaac Ben HardyKitchen 8O28O18M3 GeorgeIsmailFahd KhanAkram Hodgson 8W28W18S3 Isaac AmirahBen HardyKitchen Uddin 8O28O1 GeorgeIsmail Akram Hodgson 8W28W1 AmirahBen Hardy Uddin 8O38O28O1 LouisGeorgeIsmail Bottomley Akram Hodgson 8W38W28W1 AbiAmirahBen Strutt Hardy Uddin 8O38O2 LouisGeorge Bottomley Hodgson 8W38W2 AbiAmirah Strutt Uddin 8O38O2 LouisGeorge Bottomley Hodgson 8W38W2 AbiAmirah Strutt Uddin 8O3 Louis Bottomley 8W3 Abi Strutt 8O3 Louis BottomleyName & Fame Round8W3 11Abi - StruttYear 9 Name & Fame Round 11 - Year 9 9M1 RayhaanName Hussain & Fame Round9S1 Issie 11 - O'Flynn Year 9 9M1 RayhaanName Hussain & Fame Round9S1 Issie 11 - O'Flynn Year 9 9M29M1 LouieRayhaan NameWilkinson Hussain & Fame Round9S29S1 MatthewIssie 11 - O'FlynnYear D'Arcy 9 -Brain 9M29M1 LouieRayhaan Wilkinson Hussain 9S29S1 MatthewIssie O'Flynn D'Arcy -Brain 9M39M29M1 LoisLouieRayhaan Ambler Wilkinson Hussain 9S39S29S1 KomalMatthewIssie O'Flynn Nazir D'Arcy -Brain 9M39M2 LoisLouie Ambler Wilkinson 9S39S2 MatthewKomal Nazir D'Arcy -Brain 9O19M39M2 JackLoisLouie FletcherAmbler Wilkinson 9W19S39S2 MatthewKomal Poppy Nazir Batch D'Arcy -Brain 9O19M3 JackLois FletcherAmbler 9W19S3 Komal Poppy Nazir Batch 9O29O19M3 LibbyJackLois FletcherAmbler Dixon 9W29W19S3 Komal HollyPoppy LambNazir Batch 9O29O1 LibbyJack Fletcher Dixon 9W29W1 HollyPoppy Lamb Batch 9O39O29O1 SethLibbyJack FletcherMallinson Dixon 9W39W29W1 BushraHollyPoppy Lamb Batch Sami 9O39O2 SethLibby Mallinson Dixon 9W39W2 BushraHolly Lamb Sami 9O39O2 SethLibby Mallinson Dixon 9W39W2 BushraHolly Lamb Sami 9O3 Seth Mallinson 9W3 Bushra Sami 9O3 Seth MallinsonName & Fame Round9W3 11 Bushra - Year Sami 10 Name & Fame Round 11 - Year 10 10M1 MariaName Mahtab & Fame Round10S1 11 Holly - Year Townsend 10 10M1 MariaName Mahtab & Fame Round10S1 11 Holly - Year Townsend 10 10M210M1 AliciaMariaName Crunden Mahtab & Fame Round10S210S1 11 MatthewHolly - Year Townsend 10 Brett 10M210M1 AliciaMaria CrundenMahtab 10S210S1 MatthewHolly Townsend Brett 10M310M210M1 HollyMariaAlicia Grayston CrundenMahtab 10S310S210S1 ZaraMatthewHolly Ahmed Townsend Brett 10M310M2 HollyAlicia GraystonCrunden 10S310S2 ZaraMatthew Ahmed Brett 10O110M310M2 AmberinaAliciaHolly GraystonCrunden Binth 10W110S310S2 ZaraMatthew Ayesha Ahmed Shahid Brett 10O110M3 AmberinaHolly Grayston Binth 10W110S3 Zara Ayesha Ahmed Shahid 10O210O110M3 AnnabelAmberinaHolly Grayston Jolley Binth 10W210W110S3 Zara LeoAyesha AhmedMaitland Shahid 10O210O1 AnnabelAmberina Jolley Binth 10W210W1 LeoAyesha Maitland Shahid 10O310O210O1 RobertAmberinaAnnabel Heirh Jolley Binth 10W310W210W1 ShumiLeoAyesha Maitland Begum Shahid 10O310O2 RobertAnnabel Heirh Jolley 10W310W2 ShumiLeo Maitland Begum 10O310O2 RobertAnnabel Heirh Jolley 10W310W2 ShumiLeo Maitland Begum 10O3 Robert Heirh 10W3 Shumi Begum 10O3 RobertName Heirh & Fame Round10W3 11 Shumi - Year Begum 11 Name & Fame Round 11 - Year 11 11W1 GeorgiaName Potter & Fame Round11S3 11 Ebony - Year Atkinson 11 11W1 GeorgiaName Potter & Fame Round11S3 11 Ebony - Year Atkinson 11 11W21 IbrahimGeorgiaName NazirPotter & Fame Round1111SO13 11 EbonySarra - Year SamiAtkinson 11 11W21 IbrahimGeorgia NazirPotter 1111SO13 EbonySarra SamiAtkinson 11W2W21 ArchieIbrahimGeorgia Dunn NazirPotter 1111SO3O13 EbonyChristinaSarra SamiAtkinson Thornton 11W2W2 ArchieIbrahim Dunn Nazir 11O3O1 ChristinaSarra Sami Thornton 11W2W2 MackenzieArchieIbrahim Dunn Nazir Petcher 11M3O3O1 ChristinaSarraGrace Sami Kitching Thornton 11W2 MackenzieArchie Dunn Petcher 11M3O3 ChristinaGrace Kitching Thornton 11WW22 OwenMackenzieArchie Gallear Dunn Petcher 11M3O3 ChristinaMeganGrace Kitching Stenton Thornton 11WW22 MackenzieOwen Gallear Petcher 11M3 MeganGrace Kitching Stenton 11WW232 StephenMackenzieOwen Gallear Parkin Petcher 11MM33 JosephMeganGrace Kitching WinderStenton 11W32 StephenOwen Gallear Parkin 11MM33 JosephMegan WinderStenton 11W32 StephenOwen Gallear Parkin 11MM33 JosephMegan WinderStenton 11W3 Stephen Parkin 11M3 Joseph Winder 11W3 Stephen Parkin 11M3 Joseph Winder
Rewards - Name & Fame!
Every two weeks students are nominated by their form tutor for their efforts in form time and around school.
Name & Fame Round 12 - Year 7 Name & FameRound Round 12 - Year12: 7 7th - 20thName & March Fame Round 12 - Year 7 7M1 ShonaName Hudson & Fame Round7S1 Alisha 12 - Year Butt 7 7M1 Shona Hudson 7S1 Alisha Butt 7M1 ShonaName Hudson & Fame Round7S1 Alisha 12 - Year Butt 7 7M1 Shona Hudson 7S1 Alisha Butt 7M2 Samuel Senior 7S2 Caitlyn Webb 7M2 Samuel Senior 7S2 Caitlyn Webb7M27M1 SamuelShona Hudson Senior 7S27S1 CaitlynAlisha Butt Webb 7M37M2 ErinSamuel Chadwick Senior 7S37S2 TheoCaitlyn Martin Webb 7M3 Erin Chadwick 7S3 Theo Martin 7O17M37M2 MaxErinSamuel HarrisonChadwick Senior 7W17S37S2 TheoCaitlyn Rosie MartinMae Webb Wolstenholme 7O17M3 Max Erin HarrisonChadwick 7W17S3 Theo Rosie MartinMae Wolstenholme 7O17M3 Max Erin HarrisonChadwick 7W17S3 Theo Rosie MartinMae Wolstenholme 77O1O2 MaddisonMax Harrison Lee Hall 7W27W1 JessicaRosie Mae Bousfield Wolstenholme7O2 Maddison Lee Hall 7W2 Jessica Bousfield 77O1O2 MaddisonMax Harrison Lee Hall 7W27W1 JessicaRosie Mae Bousfield Wolstenholme 7O37O2 AishaMaddison Marban Lee Hall 7W37W2 HumairJessica BousfieldMohammed7O3 Aisha Marban 7W3 Humair Mohammed 7O37O2 AishaMaddison Marban Lee Hall 7W37W2 HumairJessica BousfieldMohammed 7O3 Aisha Marban 7W3 Humair Mohammed 7O3 Aisha Marban 7W3 Humair Mohammed Name & Fame Round 12 - Year 8 Name & Fame Round 12 - Year 8 Name & Fame Round 12 - Year 8 8M1 UmaadName Qasim & Fame Round8S1 Honufa 12 - Year Ferdousi 8 8M1 Umaad Qasim 8S1 Honufa Ferdousi 8M1 UmaadName Qasim & Fame Round8S1 Honufa 12 - Year Ferdousi 8 8M28M1 DanielUmaad Scott Qasim 8S28S1 MalaikaHonufa FerdousiAmrez8M2 Daniel Scott 8S2 Malaika Amrez 8M28M1 DanielUmaad Scott Qasim 8S28S1 MalaikaHonufa FerdousiAmrez 8M2 Daniel Scott 8S2 Malaika Amrez8M3 Abigail Lunt 8S3 Cameron Mcindeor 8M3 Abigail Lunt 8S3 Cameron Mcindeor8M38M2 AbigailDaniel ScottLunt 8S38S2 CameronMalaika Amrez Mcindeor 8O18M3 Jack Abigail Whitaker Lunt 8W18S3 Cameron Helena Donovan Mcindeor8O1 Jack Whitaker 8W1 Helena Donovan 8O18M3 Jack Abigail Whitaker Lunt 8W18S3 Cameron Helena Donovan Mcindeor 8O1 Jack Whitaker 8W1 Helena Donovan8O2 Abdul Rehman 8W2 Adam Atkinson 8O2 Abdul Rehman 8W2 Adam Atkinson8O28O1 AbdulJack Whitaker Rehman 8W28W1 AdamHelena Atkinson Donovan 8O2 Abdul Rehman 8W2 Adam Atkinson8O3 Kieran Wadby 8W3 Jibreel Bashir 8O3 Kieran Wadby 8W3 Jibreel Bashir8O38O2 KieranAbdul RehmanWadby 8W38W2 JibreelAdam AtkinsonBashir 8O3 Kieran Wadby 8W3 Jibreel Bashir 8O3 Kieran Wadby 8W3 Jibreel Bashir Name & Fame Round 12 - Year 9 Name & Fame Round 12 - Year 9 Name & Fame Round 12 - Year 9 9M1 Chloe NameWood & Fame Round9S1 Jamima 12 - Year Whitehead 9 9M1 Chloe Wood 9S1 Jamima Whitehead 9M1 Chloe NameWood & Fame Round9S1 Jamima 12 - Year Whitehead 9 9M29M1 LouisChloe Wilkinson Wood 9S29S1 HoneyJamima Lee Whitehead 9M2 Louis Wilkinson 9S2 Honey Lee 9M29M1 LouisChloe Wilkinson Wood 9S29S1 HoneyJamima Lee Whitehead 9M39M2 AdilLouis Mohammed Wilkinson 9S39S2 WilliamHoney Lee Robinson 9M3 Adil Mohammed 9S3 William Robinson 9M39M2 AdilLouis Mohammed Wilkinson 9S39S2 WilliamHoney Lee Robinson 9O19M3 Yusra Adil Mohammed Younis 9W19S3 William Mason RobinsonBrewis9O1 Yusra Younis 9W1 Mason Brewis 9O19M3 Yusra Adil Mohammed Younis 9W19S3 William Mason RobinsonBrewis 9O29O1 QasimYusra Younis Hussain 9W29W1 TylerMason Mitchell Brewis9O2 Qasim Hussain 9W2 Tyler Mitchell 9O39O29O1 ErinQasimYusra Veall Younis Hussain & Sam Mantle 9W39W29W1 ChloeTylerMason Mitchell Doherty Brewis 9O39O2 ErinQasim Veall Hussain & Sam Mantle 9W39W2 ChloeTyler Mitchell Doherty 9O39O2 ErinQasim Veall Hussain & Sam Mantle 9W39W2 ChloeTyler Mitchell Doherty 9O3 Erin Veall & Sam Mantle 9W3 Chloe Doherty 9O3 Erin Veall & Sam Mantle 9W3 Chloe Doherty Name & Fame Round 12 - Year 10 Name & Fame Round 12 - Year 10 Name & Fame Round 12 - Year 10 10M1 MariaName Mahtab & Fame Round10S1 Ashwini 12 - Year Gopal 10 10M1 Maria Mahtab 10S1 Ashwini Gopal 10M1 MariaName Mahtab & Fame Round10S1 Ashwini 12 - Year Gopal 10 10M210M1 AnnaMaria Frazer Mahtab 10S210S1 SophieAshwini Birkbeck Gopal10M2 Anna Frazer 10S2 Sophie Birkbeck 10M210M1 AnnaMaria Frazer Mahtab 10S210S1 SophieAshwini Birkbeck Gopal 10M2 Anna Frazer 10S2 Sophie Birkbeck10M3 Rob Andrew 10S3 Natasha Barrans 10M3 Rob Andrew 10S3 Natasha Barrans10M310M2 RobAnna Andrew Frazer 1010S2S3 NatashaSophie Birkbeck Barrans 10O110M3 Kieran Rob Andrew Swords 10W110S3 Natasha Awais Hussain Barrans10O1 Kieran Swords 10W1 Awais Hussain 10O110M3 KieranRob Andrew Swords 10W110S3 Natasha Awais Hussain Barrans 10O210O1 KashafKieran SwordsAfzal 10W210W1 ZaraAwais Hunter Hussain 10O2 Kashaf Afzal 10W2 Zara Hunter 10O210O1 KashafKieran SwordsAfzal 10W210W1 ZaraAwais Hunter Hussain 10O2 Kashaf Afzal 10W2 Zara Hunter 10O3 Rayne Lewis 10W3 Finlay Vento Ramsden 10O3 Rayne Lewis 10W3 Finlay Vento Ramsden10O310O2 RayneKashaf Lewis Afzal 10W310W2 FinlayZara Hunter Vento Ramsden 10O3 Rayne Lewis 10W3 Finlay Vento Ramsden 10O3 Rayne Lewis 10W3 Finlay Vento Ramsden Name & Fame Round 12 - Year 11 Name & Fame Round 12 - Year 11 11M1 AmaanName Mohammed & Fame Round11M2 1 2Sana - Year Kousar 11 11M1 AmaanName Mohammed & Fame Round11M2 1 2Sana - Year Kousar 11 11M1 AmaanName Mohammed & Fame Round11M2 1 2Sana - Year Kousar 11 11S1M1 Oraayz Amaan Ali Mohammed 11M2 EleanorSana Kousar Luke11 S1 Oraayz Ali 11M2 Eleanor Luke 11S1M1 Oraayz Amaan Ali Mohammed 11M2 EleanorSana Kousar Luke 11S1 HarryOraayz Loftus Ali 11??M2 Tom Eleanor Blenkinsop Luke11 S1 Harry Loftus 11?? 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Miss Shah won Secondary School Teacher of the Year 2019! On the evening of Thursday 14th March, Miss Shah was awarded the Secondary Teacher of the Year Award at the Bradford Schools Awards!!
Click here to view the article about Miss Shah and her award >> Click here to view the shortlist video shown at the ceremony >>
Miss Shah was nominated by MP Philip Davies who said: “I have nominated Miss Shah for two main reasons: her encouragement of her pupils interests and career choices, and her commitment to extra-curricular activities as well as teaching the curriculum.”
We are so proud of Miss Shah’s achievements, our students are extremely lucky to have her as an educator and role model. Yr 8 Brilliant Club Launch Trip On 26th March, 23 students from Year 8 went on a launch trip to the University of Manchester to be introduced to the ‘Scholars programme’ run by The Brilliant Club. The Brilliant Club is the largest university access programme for secondary schools in the UK. For more information on the Brilliant Club click here >> ‘The Scholars programme’ is an eight week programme that places university researchers (PhD tutors) into schools to teach university style tutorials to small groups in STEM, the Arts and Humanities. At the end of the programme students complete a final assignment. The launch trip included: - a tour of the University campus - a study skills session - a chance to meet and question current students - their first tutorial with the PhD tutors The Scholars Programme is designed to help students develop the knowledge, skills and ambition that support progression to highly selective universities and work in partnership with 17 of the countries most selective universities including Oxford and Cambridge. The students are working with two different PhD tutors studying STEM and Art and Humanities subjects: Dale Hodgson and Sarah Browne from Leeds University. Miss Watson commented, “For most students this was their first visit to a university, and whilst a little daunting at first, they soon began to enjoy the variety inthe environment. They saw the museum, the science laboratories, and the numerous buildings containing lecture theaters, libraries and social areas, not forgetting the many undergraduates working independently on projects inspired by personal areas of subject interest. Such specificity engaged our students as they are now aware of how they can select specific topics linked to one subject and study it in depth, as opposed to the subject as a whole. The students then met their PhD tutors Sarah and Dale, and were surprised at how much of their prior knowledge enhanced their understanding of the project they were about to start. Sarah will be focusing on: ‘Why was there a French Revolution?’ and Dale will be focusing on: ‘Can stars float in a bath?’ I am intrigued to see the answers! When asked if they would consider university, there was a unanimous ‘yes’ from all.” World Book Day 2019 Once again our English department organised some great events to mark World Book Day and encourage a love of reading within our students.
World Book day was lots of fun with a number of staff dressing as characters from some of their favourite books creating a human treasure hunt for students to enjoy. Literary Charachter Hunt - A list of who’s who: Norman Crawford (English Teacher) - Grim Reaper (Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett) Jinny Lazenby (English Teacher) - Paddington (A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond) Gemma Watson (English Teacher) - Miss Honey (Matilda by Roald Dahl) Emma Nawaz (English Teacher) - Katniss (Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins) Carly Mawson (Drama Teacher) - Queen of Hearts (Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll) Kat Webster (English Teacher) - Red Riding Hood (well-known fairy tale) Fiona Greening (French Teacher) - Ratatouille Chef (Ratatouille – book of the film by Disney Pixar) Jill Boyd (Art Technician) - The Grapes of Wrath by John Ernst Steinbeck Helen Powell (English Teacher) - Hermione Granger (Harry Potter by JK Rowling) Liz Nutter (English Teacher) - The Saucepan man (The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton) Maths department – Harry Potter Characters: Miss Hall - Professor Trelawney, Mr Morrissey - Professor Snape, Miss Pugh - Dobby, Ms Sands - Professor McGonagall, Mr Davenport – Voldemort Our students really enjoyed seeing the staff dressed up in lessons and also walking around the school site. Thank you to all our staff members who joined in. Visiting Author As part of World Book Day we welcomed author Mark Illis into school to speak to English classes from all year groups. Mark introduced himself as a writer of teen and adult novels, and also for TV including Eastenders, Emmerdale and CBBC’s Jamie Johnson! Mark has always been a writer and decided to become one at the early age of 8. Since then he has written 15 novels including ‘The Impossible’ which he signed for students wanting to buy the book. Mark read 2 excerpts from his novel The Impossible and also gave advice on how to become a great writer. All the groups listened intently to Mark’s stories and advice and asked many questions at the end such as, “How long does it take to write a book?”, “How many books have you written?”, “How do you get yourself a publisher?”, and “How do you come up with the front cover design?” We would like to thank Mark for his time - our students really enjoyed his visit with lots buying his novel ‘The Impossible’ eager to read more. School Book Fair Lastly our School Book Fair has been a great success again this year. Mrs Varley has been extremely busy and took a whopping £669.63 In book sales over the 3 days. You raised a massive £334.82 for your school library (that’s 55 new books!). Enjoy your purchases and don’t forget to visit your school library when you’re ready to borrow more. Look out for new titles bought with the funds raised! Year 11 History Trip On Tuesday 5th March the Year 11 History students travelled to Leeds on the train to watch an educational play about Queen Elizabeth I at the Leeds City Varieties.
The play, The Inquisition of Queen Elizabeth I, is designed to help students improve their performance in the GCSE History examinations. It is focused on the British depth studies for the 9-1 specifications. The play was in four parts and each part lead into a workshop session that looked at how the events of the play related to the GCSE course, and offered advice to students about ways of improving their examination performance. The workshop presenters got students to mark answers to a set of questions covering each of the assessment objectives, as if they were examiners in a moderation meeting. Mr Burniston said, “The play was excellent preparation for the students and the group behaved impeccably throughout the day - they were a credit to the school.” Yr 8 Options On Tuesday 19 March Yr 8 students and their parent/carers were invited to join us at our Yr 8 Options Information Evening. Mr Ashley talked through the various options and our subject teachers were available to talk to about their specific GCSE syllabus. All student need to return their Options form to Mr Vasey (office on the BG corridor) by Friday 5th April at the latest. Click here to view the Options Booklet >> Bingley Grammar Welcomes Teacher Training Bus Tour On Wednesday 13th March, 22 PGCE students from Leeds Trinity University arrived in school on the Bradford Bus Tour. Bingley was one of three schools visited by the group lead by Ben McGregor who is the ITT coordinator here at Bingley Grammar. The group also visited Bradford Forster Academy and Dixons Cottingley Academy - all very different and contrasting schools. We were asked to give the student teachers ‘An opportunity to meet members of our Senior Leadership Team and focus on what schools are looking for in their recruitment processes’. The group arrived at 1.15pm and were given a short welcome and introduction to Bingley Grammar School by Dave Foster, Assistant Headteacher, before being taken on a tour of the school. Debbie Hillary, our HR Officer then shared good application and interview practices with the group. After a short question and answer session the group returned to the bus. We hope the group found the day useful and we look forward to following their progress as they begin to apply for their first NQT roles within local schools. Year 10 Maths Feast Earlier this month our Year 10 students excelled in the Bradford inter-school “Maths Feast” competition at Dixons McMillan Academy.
The pupils faced four rounds of questions which tested their speed, mental maths ability and their problem solving skills. They even had to answer questions on A-Level Decision Maths Networks having taught themselves the basics from a poster as part of the mystery topic round. The group worked incredibly well as a team and came 2nd out of all of Bradford Schools which was a fantastic performance. Well done Anjuma, Ashwini, Holly and Rob! Attendance We are continuing to focus on attendance and punctuality and expect children’s attendance to be at least 97%. Thank you to those families who are working hard to ensure children’s punctuality and attendance is high. There is a link between attendance and achievement and therefore it is very important that your child attends school every day unless there are exceptional circumstances. Thank you for your continued support - Mrs Pickles Yr 9 Visit 5 Rise Nursing Home Every other Monday (non-CPD) a group of Year 9 students are visiting the 5 Rise Nursing Home to join the residents in their afternoon activities.
Bingley Grammar School are developing links with the 5 Rise Nursing home on Keighley Road as part of the Learning Journey for Year 9 students. During 2019, members of Year 9 forms are being given the opportunity to help out with group activities for the residents. So far students from 9S1 have helped to make wind chimes and chatted with residents, reminiscing about the past. This week, 9S2 helped to make decorative hearts and again enjoyed speaking with the residents. So far Bingley Grammar students and staff and 5 Rise Nursing Home have commented on how worthwhile this activity has been, allowing people from across the generations to interact and gain a better understanding of this condition. Mrs Rawling said of Monday’s visit, “It was great this afternoon - the kids loved helping and did not want to leave. We sewed heart decorations and all the students enjoyed talking to the residents saying they would like to visit again soon.” “We hope this exercise in bringing the generations together will benefit the students by showing them what people of all ages have to offer.” Robin Ward, Associate Assistant Headteacher Spelling & Translation Bee On Monday 25th March our MFL department held the annual Spelling and Translation Bee.
Students in Years 7, 8 and 9 have been working hard during lesson time on their French and Spanish and taking part in classroom competitions to decide which of them would be entered into the in-school final. On Monday, those with the most points from each class group took part with the Year 7s entering the Spelling Bee and the Years 8 and 9 entering the Translation Bee. Mrs Bowen said, “Well done to all competitors. You did really well and the teachers were incredibly proud of you all. Congratulations to the winners and runners-up and best of luck for Round 3 in Sheffield!!” Cambridge Roadshow Over the past few weeks we have hosted three events through our links with Cambridge University. On 28th February Maria McElroy, the Schools Liaison Officer from Queens’ College Cambridge, delivered a presentation to some of our high performing Year 10 students about engaging in “supercurricular” activities in preparation for applying to university. At the same time, Hannah Thompson, the Widening Participation Assistant from Cambridge, met with a group of Year 9 students to introduce them to the idea of applying to Oxford or Cambridge. This month on 20 March, three current students from Cambridge University (all of whom attended comprehensive schools in the Bradford district) spoke to many of our top performing Year 11 and Year 12 students about their personal experiences of life and study at Cambridge University, as well as providing an insight into the application and interview process. We were particularly delighted to welcome Abi, one of our own former students, who is now in her first year of studying Computer Science at Cambridge. Abi said, “Coming from a (very) working class family in Bradford, I didn’t know anyone who had been to university - never mind Cambridge. When applying I focused a lot on the myths surrounding Cambridge and worried a lot that I wouldn’t stand a chance of getting in. Having been here two terms now, I can safely say that those myths were just that. I’ve met people here from so many different backgrounds, and I’m learning more than I’ve ever been able to before. It’s not all work either, I enjoy playing rugby and watching films with my friends to wind down.” Talking with some of our students following this event, it was clear that the enthusiasm and friendly, approachable manner displayed by the Cambridge students has inspired many of our BGS students to think seriously about applying to Oxford or Cambridge. British Science Week To celebrate British Science Week this month, our Science department ran a series of special experiments in Years 7 and 8 science lessons.
This year’s theme for British Science Week was ‘Journeys’, and Miss Cane devised 2 different experiments to link science to the real world. Year 7 took part in the ‘astro-nappy’ experiment where students tested the absorbency of different materials. Astronauts in space have to wear nappies and the students were asked to decide which materials would be best for the job. Year 8 undertook the ‘Squashed tomatoes’ packaging activity where teams of students were tasked to design and build a way of transporting tomatoes from A to B without dropping or bruising them. The groups used cardboard and packaging to fashion their transportation units which were tested on a pulley system for durability and tomato protection. All the students enjoyed trying to devise solutions to real world and outer space problems. Max 7 Textiles Maps Over the past few weeks our Max 7NE group has been creating fantastic weather maps using fabrics. The students were set the task of making a multi-media weather map of Great Britain using different weather symbols to reflect the different regions. This Geography/Textiles cross-curricular project involved the students researching, drawing, designing, measuring and hand stitching. The group have now finished their project to a very high standard. Mrs Braime and Mrs Puddy are extremely pleased with the work the students have produced.
Year 11 Food and nutrition students - Revision Update Many thanks to students and parent/carers who have worked so hard through the stress and strain of our Food and Nutrition NEA sessions. Over the two days students produced menu’s worthy of a master chef final! Mrs Wentling and I are so proud of their achievements. We now look towards the exam and in preparation I have emailed all students with the following links and passwords to: Seneca Learning platform - It is an amazingly interactive and engaging learning platform that covers the content to our new specification. Please encourage your son/daughter to log on and use it productively. Illuminate digital textbook - https://www.illuminate.digital/aqafood/ Which is a fantastic resource full of science animations and quizzes packed full of content. There are lots of GCSE style questions and activities to have a go at. Both revision tools are fantastic and offer our students the best opportunity to revise in a focused and engaging way. Alongside the revision book there are hundreds of activities they could complete! Good luck with revision!
Dates to Remember: Mon 01 April Early Finish – School closes at 2.00pm on CPD Mondays for continued staff training. ‘CPD Monday’
Mon 01 April Yr 11 Speaking 2.00pm in the T block. Year 11 Speaking Exam preparation session – it is Exam Prep important that all students attend.
Tues 02 April Duke of Duke of Edinburgh students will be training with Mr Morse during the day in Edinburgh In- school. school Training
Wed 03 April Yr 8 Girls HPV The second HPV follow-up vaccinations for Year 8 Girls. Vaccinations
Wed 03 April Yr 8 Parents Letters will be emailed home giving information on how to book appointments Evening nearer the date.
Thurs 04 April Yr 12 Year 12 Criminology students will be visiting Leeds Crown Court with Miss Shaw. Criminology Trip
Thurs 04 April EPQ A celebration evening combined with presentations of a select group of sixth Presentation former’s work on their extended project qualification (EPQ). Evening The presentations will take place on Thursday 4th April in The Hills, from 5.00pm
until 6.30pm.
Mon 08 April Yr 7 Maths Year 7 Maths House Competition (during school day). House Comp
Mon 08 – Yr 11 MFL Year 11 MFL Speaking Exams take place. Thurs 11 April Speaking Exams
Tues 09 April Award Assembly Captain Louis Rudd will talk to students about his recent expedition over - Captain Louis Antarctica and being a member of the Armed Forces. Rudd
Tues 09 April The Greatest Children from invited Primary schools will be coming into school to watch the Show for Greatest Show performance. Primary Schools
Wed 10 April The Greatest The performance will be in the main hall (N6) at 7.00pm. Show! Tickets are now on sale from the Finance office on a first come, first served basis
and will not be allocated seat numbers. £4.00 for adult tickets, £2.00 for children’s.
Thurs 11 April Yr 10 Parents Letters will be emailed home giving information on how to book appointments Evening nearer the date.
Thurs 11 April School Closes School closes for the Easter break. for Easter
Fri 12 April Training Day Teacher Training Day - school closed to students.
Mon 29 April School Re-opens School re-opens. School closes at 2.00pm on CPD Mondays for continued staff & Early Finish – training. ‘CPD Monday’
Mon 06 May Bank Holiday School closed for May Day bank holiday
Tues 07 May Yr 7 Parents Letters will be emailed home giving information on how to book appointments Evening nearer the date.
Notes from the Teachers: International French Speaking Week A huge thanks to all who celebrated International French speaking week last week - we had a fabulous French menu in the canteen last Monday and Y7 having been wowing us with their French cultural facts: Daniel Varley, Raamisa Ahmed and Juwayriyah Mir earned chocolate prizes for their interesting facts. We sampled brioche in class and had some French music during lessons. Merci beaucoup! French trip 2019: Mrs Greening would like to say thank you for all monies now received. We still need the last few EHIC cards and copy passports promptly please (before the Easter break). Date for diary: Information Evening Wed 15th May 6.00pm in the Quinn block, Room 2 for approx 45 mins. Students participating need to see Mrs Greening in T6 in an appropriate afternoon tutor slot (again before Easter please) to size up for the trip t-shirt and decide on the name/nickname to feature on their top. Y11 MFL Speaking Exam Booster Workshop: Monday 1st April (when school finishes at 2pm) 2.00-4.00pm. Come for as much as you wish. Feel free to bring snacks, drinks and of course your speaking exam preparation/green books etc (may not be an MFL day for some so worth the reminder). As the oral exams begin the week after, it is vitally important that students attend this to make sure they are as prepared as possible for their speaking examinations which are worth 25% of the final GCSE grade. Students should report to French or Spanish staff in T block as a starting point. Let’s blast those role plays, photo cards, speaking questions for three themes and be sure you can handle asking questions. See you there! Mrs Greening Y11 Final Speaking Exams for French/Spanish/German These will take place between Mon 8th and Thur 11th April 2019 in the Quinn suite. All Y11 linguists have been given date and an arrival time. This is a FINAL GCSE exam and there are no second chances. As discussed at our recent Parents’ Evening, ANY support at home is gratefully received - listening to a response to a few questions per day, encouraging practice using old role plays and photo cards seen over recent years or simply supporting with the revision of vocabulary with online resources such as Quizlet, Memrise or a good old fashioned vocabulary booklet/revision guide. By this time in two weeks, it will all be over! Mrs Greening Health & Social Care Revision Guides Mrs Williams advises students purchase the following revision book: Years 10 and 11: Cambridge National Level 1/2 Health and Social Care. Revision book for R021. Health and Social Care. ISBN code: 978-1-5104-2945-1 Author: Hodder Education (01235 827827) Cost: £10.00 (but the ebook is £6.99) Years 12 and 13: Cambridge Technicals Level 3 Health and Social Care. Revision book for Health & Social Care Level 3 The ISBN code 978-1-5104-4230-6 Author: Judith Adams. It contains unit 2,3,4 sections which are needed for the exams.