Burton Borough School Newsletter Rock of Ages
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Burton Borough School Newsletter April 2017 Diary Dates: 4th May 2017: Year 8 Parents Evening 15th May 2017: Moore Celebration Evening 16th May 2017: Lennon Celebration Evening Rock of Ages 17th May 2017: For 4 nights at the beginning of February BBS travelled back to 1980s Los Angeles as 80 students performed ROCK OF AGES (High School Edition) as this year’s school musical. Tolkien Celebration Rock of Ages forced the cast and production team to embrace all things 80s- the rock Evening music- everything from Journey and Europe to Bon Jovi and Whitesnake; the fashion- double denim and leather jackets galore; and the hair- the bigger the better- definitely 18th May 2017: achieved with lots of hairspray and some fantastic wigs! Attenborough Students had been rehearsing since last September, giving up Friday evenings every Celebration Evening week (and even 5 Sundays) to rehearse. This really shows the students determination to make this show the best one yet. All their hard work paid off in 4 sell-out 11th July 2017: performances- fantastic as Rock of Ages is a relatively new musical, particularly within schools. Sports Day As always this year’s cast had many students who have been in every school show 14th July 2017: since they started at Burton Borough and have gone from being members of the chorus to taking on lead roles this year. This itself is testament to the students own Sponsored Walk commitment and the enjoyment that being part of a show provides. Continued on page 2 Head’s Wall Dear Families, With the sun beaming and the birds singing outside my window as I write this, summer is certainly just around the corner and lifting everyone’s spirits! It has been another busy term at Burton Borough School, with everyone thinking how quickly it has flown by. Year 11s are working incredibly hard in preparation for their GCSE examinations (some students have already taken some in certain subjects!) and looking ahead to what awaits them after five years here. By now, you will have also received a letter from me informing you of the upcoming changes to the current pastoral system at Burton Borough School from September 2017. In case you missed it, we will be moving from a four house system with two members of staff in charge of each house to a three ‘small school’ system where there will be four members of staff. Tutor groups will remain the same and any disruption will be kept to a minimum. This is an exciting period of change for us all and we are looking forward to the Summer term where we will be preparing for the new academic year. More details on this to follow! In this issue you will see some of the excellent work our students and staff continue “…year 11s are to do (they never cease to amaze me with their drive and commitment!), including the amazing musical performance Rock of Ages, the UKMT Maths Team Challenge, working numerous sporting successes from teams and individuals (get the latest updates on incredibly hard in Twitter @BBSPE), musical performances and competitions (we won the schools’ section of the Great North Jazz Festival!), careers events, trips to Paris and further preparation for achievements in the Futurechef competition. Phew! their GCSE Have a well-earned, fantastic Easter break when it gets here and I look forward to sharing more news and developments with you in the Summer term. examinations…” Best wishes - Miss Carter Christine Carter Headteacher Continued from page 1 We are lucky at BBS to not only have talented and committed students both on-stage, but also students who want to help backstage with costume, props and stage management. We are also lucky enough to have ex-students and staff who also come back year after year to take part and help with the show. It is really wonderful to know that so many people have enjoyed working on these shows over the years and are willing to give up their time be a part it. As always Rock of Ages really was a team effort with all the Performing Arts Staff working tirelessly to produce the show. It really is rewarding to work with the students outside of the classroom and help build their confidence, new friendships and hopefully help them create memories they will hold with them for years to come. It is truly a privilege to be able to work with such talented young adults- they are a credit to both BBS and their families. Watch this space for next year’s show! The Rotary “Youth Speaks “Competition 2017 Six year 11 students have recently taken part in a speaking competition hosted by Rotary Club of Wellington, Shropshire. The competition is well-established across Great Britain and Ireland and is designed to encourage the development of effective communication skills. The competition also complements the spoken language study element of the students’ GCSE in English language. The students were split into two teams of two with each student taking a role. The school’s first team comprised of Jack Evans (LBU) as chairperson, Sam Pauling (PVI) as the speaker discussing the history of film and Max Iles (JPR) as the vote of thanks. The second team comprised of Leoni Bagnall (MPF) as chairperson, Emily Rodwell (SLO) as the speaker discussing the topic of disaffected youth and Georgia Hale (SLO) as the vote of thanks. Both teams did an excellent job representing the school against students from Adams’ Grammar School, Newport Girls’ High School, Abraham Darby Academy and Charlton School. The maturity and ability to present in front of an audience shows what a credit these students are. It was a privilege to work with them on this competition. Mr T Dunbar – English Teacher Literacy We have had another great term with lots of activities and competitions: Our year 11 students were part of the Youth Speaks Competition and did BBS proud! This was a great opportunity to enhance their oracy skills and public speaking, which will stand them in good stead for when they leave BBS for college or employment. We celebrated National story Telling Week with House Assemblies and sharing some fantastic stories from inspirational young people. We also celebrated World Book Day earlier this month and gave out vouchers for students to claim free books and share their favourite books with their class mates. We’ve had our second cohort of Literacy Catch-Up with year 7s and are ready for our next cohort in the new term. The feedback that we have had from parents has been great and the students have gained a lot from these sessions. Over half term we will be running an Extreme Reading Competition; the participation last year was fantastic and our winner was photographed abseiling, whilst reading a book! We are hoping to even top that this year, so please get your Extreme Reading Photos in after the Easter break. Have a wonderful Easter. Miss J Neild - (Literacy co-ordinator) PE Department Update The girls won the County Cricket Competition. They now go through to represent Shropshire at Regional Level. Charlotte Bartley, Grace Seymour, Ellie Yates Ward, Hannah Ash, Paris Doyle, Charlotte Fletcher, Sadie Dain and Emily Fletcher. 20th January Year 10 Boys had a phenomenal 48 – 0 win against Ercall Wood in Rugby! Fantastic game which demonstrates the talent we have here at Burton Borough School 26th January 2017 Year 7 Football lost to Madeley 3 – 0 Year 7 & 8 Rugby beat Ercall Wood 68 – 14 Year 11 Football vs Telford Priory – Won 10 – 1 Year 8 & 9 Rugby Success 3rd February 2017 Well done to our Year 8 and 9 Boys who won the Telford and Wrekin Rugby Tournament. KS3 Orienteering – Our SEN Students and our first team went through to the next stages of this competition. Year 9 Rugby vs Abraham Darby – Won a tough game! Well Done Boys. KS3 Girls Basketball came 1st, 2nd and 3rd in this tournament. Year 9 Rugby vs Adams Grammar – Lost a close game 30 – 14. Year 7 Football beat Lacon Child 4 - 3 Cross Country – Kiera and Cameron achieved 2nd in th their races and Dylan came 7 in Shropshire Schools. 10th February 2017 KS4 Handball at Langley took place on Tuesday. The girls fought hard against some excellent teams and the boys won one game, draw one and lost two. Year 9 Boys won 5-2 against Thomas Telford. A good performance all round and managed to play some Great performances from all members of the team. new players who are not regulars. Matthew Lohan, James Scott, Elliott Das-Gupta, Year 9 Netball vs HLC lost a close game 30 – 22. Tom Berry, Alex Letza,Huw Barker, Harry Bailey, Will Oldroyd, Lewis Gutteridge, Sam Matthews, Louis Year 9 Netball vs TTS lost a tough game 22 – 10. Arrowsmith, Dayton Nash, James Lohan and Rhys Year 8 Netball team played exceptionally well in a Williams surprise match against TTS Year 9 Team. Score was 19 Year 8 Girls Netball Success: The girls came third in – 5 to TTS. their pool after beating Idsall and Oswestry school Year 7 Boys Sharks Football Team won 6 – 0 against Ercall Wood – Ace Result! U15 Boys County Cup vs Shrewsbury won 4-2! Now through to the Semi Finals! 17th February 2017 Year 10 Boys Football vs Ercall Wood won 4-1. Year 9 Boys Football lost 3-1 to a good Meole Brace team. Year 11 Football vs Meole Brace won 3-2. Kathryn Charles, Maya Vernon, Niamh Freeman- Evans, Sophie Hodson, Hanebel Assah, Jess Payne, Alyssa Tellwright, Evelyn Davidson and Mille Evans 3rd March 2017 U14 Girls Football County Cup lost 3 – 2 against Meole Brace.