BartholoNews 5 June 2019 www.stbarts.co.uk Issue No: 906

POSITIVITREE SEAT INSTALLED feel overwhelmed. During the current exam Student mental health is a topic previously season, with exams becoming more surrounded by stigma but recently it has pressurised than ever, we hope the space will become more of a priority in schools. This prove particularly useful for students who need change is extremely positive and we should all a break from this exam stress. be doing our best to support this. Ciara Beal, 2019/20 Head Girl

At St. Bart’s we raised the profile of this topic PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION during Mental Health Awareness week in May MEETING and have some ongoing projects to contribute On 19 June at 7pm the Parents’ Association towards student mental health. will vote on how to spend An example of this is our Positivitree, a tree in the money raised during the the Nature Reserve at school, surrounded by a year. All parents are bench where students can come to sit when welcome to take part in this talking through concerns with staff. The bench meeting in the new is on the patio that was laid by students in the Wormestall Meeting Room. Sixth Form earlier this year. This is one of most joyful meetings of the PA calendar where we choose which projects to allocate money to from the bids put forward by Houses, faculty heads, subject teachers and extra curricular organisers. We’d love to see you there. Email [email protected] with any queries.

YEAR 7 VOCABLICS QUIZ Y7 have successfully completed their second Vocablics quiz with the majority of tutor groups increasing their scores. Like Manchester City, 7C2 retained their title as

Additionally, students in the Sixth Form can Vocablics champions and some 42 students use this place for quiet reflection and peaceful across the year group achieved full marks, meditation, or simply somewhere you can go which is very impressive. The progress awards to be removed from the bustle of school life. went to Jessica Wadge-Berrospi in 7P1 and Surrounding yourself with nature is proven to Thomas McNeil Aitken in 7P3. A new set of be calming and to positively affect your state words will be released after half-term. Turn to of mind so we feel this is the perfect spot for page 2 for a full list of students who scored Sixth Form students to retreat to when they full marks on the second Vocablics quiz!

The weekly newsletter of St Bartholomew’s School. YEAR 7 VOCABLICS QUIZ Calendar Congratulations to the following Y7s who scored full marks on the second Vocablics quiz! See front page for more details. U13 District Track Weds 5 Palmer Park, and Field Athletics, June 11am-2pm Aiden Campbell Aidan Moffat New York Weds 5 Wormestall Andrei Purice Daanyal Begg Expressive Arts Trip June Conference Aryan Agarwala Daniel Gonzalez- Parents’ Information Centre, Bramhi Gunti Birchall Evening, 5.30pm Daniel Newman Danni Weaver Darcey Hunt Dylan Robbins Duke of Edinburgh Weds 5 7-9pm Darcey Manson George Pearce Bronze Training June Drew Street Holly Dixon Y7 Quad Kids at Thurs 6 4pm Ellie Upton James Holland Park House June Elsa Farrow Jess Dickens Emily Cox Jessica Thompson Davis Y6 Welcome Thurs 6 Davis Block, Erin Clark Jimmy Herdman Evening June 6pm Harry Stacey Josephine Winchester School Officer Fri 7 St Cassian’s, Jasmine Peake Kai Quiruga Training Weekend June Kintbury – Kimi Enevoldsen Lawrence Mullally 12.15pm start Kirsten Fraser Luke Lawrence Nikhil Kopparapu Maddie McAnally Senior County Sat 8 Palmer Park, Sam Harrison Samuel Talent Athletics June all day Samuel Cooper Sohaib Alam Joint St Bart’s/ Sat 8 Hub, 2-5pm Sreelakshmi Sreejith Thomas Caulfield Newbury Symphony June Thea Osbourne William Spain Orchestra Rehearsal Aayush Joshi

Joint St Bart’s/ Sat 8 Hub, 7pm Newbury Symphony June Photography Competition Orchestra Concert

YEAR 7 EXAM Mon 10 WEEK – Fri 14 June

Evers Y6 Welcome Mon 10 Evers Block, Evening, June 6pm Each half term there will be a photography 1 st XI Cricket v Weds 12 Falkland CC, competition to enter and the theme this half ONA June 6pm term is…

FULL or EMPTY

View all school events in our online calendar, Deadline: Wed 10-7-19 click here to go straight there Email entries to [email protected] with your name, your tutor group and a brief description

- 2 - EID ul-FITR AT ST BART’S Recently St Bart’s welcomed the Alhamdollilah Newbury Mosque to hold its Eid ul-Fitr at our Enborne Road playing field, marking the end of Ramadan. After prayers they had Eid Mela with cakes, snacks and activities for children and adults.

Due to the large number of students involved Teaching and the final rounds are still to be played and will Learning Festival take place this week. The winners will be announced shortly. Congratulations to all Tuesday 9 July 2019 (8.30am - 3.30pm) involved; they played in great spirit and Following the success of our festival two years demonstrated the growing strength of tennis at ago, St Bart’s will school. welcome external delegates to its Year 7 Football Season Report insightful Teaching The St Bart’s Year 7 football team capped off and Learning a tremendous season with a resounding win in Festival again. the West Final just before half term, beating John O’Gaunt 8-0 in an excellent all Keynote speakers will include Alistair Burnett, round team display, including four goals for Principal Trainer at Pivotal Education, Will George Alsten. Millard Head of Policy Advocacy at think and action-tank, LKMco and Suzanne O’Farrell This win built on the success the team have former Curriculum Lead at the Association of had in the county cup this year, beating The School and College Leaders. Embrook School, 10-0, , There will also be an opportunity to attend 6-0, Edgbarrow School, 2-0 and Furze Platt discussions with fellow teachers, refreshments Senior School, 2-1 on their march to the final. and lunch will be served throughout the day. The final was played in front of a large crowd at Town FC against Reading Blue Prices from £33 per delegate Coat School.

Find out more at www.stbarts.co.uk/tlfestival/ In a game that was remarked on by the TO REGISTER officials as the best school final they have seen Email: [email protected] in terms of excitement and quality, the boys

played some superb football, but unfortunately finally succumbed to a bombardment of long PE throws in extra time, going down to a header in the last minute before penalties. This should take nothing away from an excellent Road to Wimbledon performance, as on another day this was a This year’s annual St Bart's tennis singles game that could have easily gone the other tournament, organised in conjunction with the way. We look forward to seeing the team LTA, saw a record 54 students involved, the progress and hopefully experience even more most successful to date! All players had a success in future years. minimum of 3 matches to play, all trying to qualify for the Berkshire County finals.

- 3 - HOST FAMILIES REQUIRED We are expecting 3 Sixth Formers (all boys) from our German partner school to join us for the school year 2019- 20. We are now looking for host families for each of them. There is a payment of £130 per

week availabl. You would be expected to host Tuesday Morning Boxercise Class during term time, but not over the Christmas Continues 8am – 8.20am or Easter holidays. If you would like further All years boys and girls are warmly invited to details and an application form to host, please attend this inspirational Tuesday morning club contact Mrs Wood or Mrs Burnett in the MFL in the Sportshall which is run by an external department. coach. Come and have a go! [email protected] [email protected]

STUDENT EQUIPMENT LIST

You must have the following items with you in school at all times. Pens: 2 x black 1 x blue 1 x green

Eraser Pencil

Case BEE SWARM On the last day Protractor Reading before Book half term, a swarm of bees was Pencils x 2 Ruler spotted on a small tree near the entrance Pair of Calculator to the Compasses

School. The area was cordoned off and a local bee keeper arrived to remove the bees. However by the time they were all suited up with an agreed plan of action the Find us: bees thought otherwise and swarmed off in the direction of City Playground!

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