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Welcome to the Final Edition Of Lytchett Minster School | Newsletter July 2018 elcome to the final edition of the WNewsletter this academic year! It has been a memorable year with so many collective successes and personal triumphs to celebrate. I hope you enjoy the news and information contained in this edition. As is now tradition, we are also publishing a separate picture edition of some of the major events of the Summer term. Whilst the heatwave has been challenging, it has meant that the Year 11 Prom, Sandwalk, Sports Day and Prize Giving all benefitted from magnificent weather. There have been many highlights this year: At the start of the Autumn term, we celebrated some fantastic GCSE results (including some of the best Maths results in the county). We were spellbound by the amazing production of Beauty and the Beast. The choir and orchestra performed superbly in the Christmas Concert in the theatre and the Easter concert (including the performance of Faure's Requiem) at the Parish Church. Our rock musicians excelled in the Battle of the Bands event and the Jazz Band wowed the members of the Dorset Chamber of Commerce at their special event at the BIC. Our BTEC Media students enjoyed the showing of their own films at the Lighthouse as part of their Oscars night. The quality of the Art work in recent exhibitions has been superb. The Lytchett Lecture Series has continued to attract great speakers and well-informed and enthusiastic audiences. The Key Stage 3 Literature Festival saw six outstanding writers of teenage fiction pay a visit to the school. Their talks to students in Years 7 to 9 made a massive impression and will hopefully encourage more of our students to read for pleasure. There have been many notable sporting successes, with the Year 10 boys football team winning the Dorset Cup in some style. We had a fantastic Sports Day (congratulations to Portland House for outsprinting and outthrowing and outjumping the opposition). Not to be outdone on fun, the Sixth Form had their first ever Sixth Form Sports Day last week and from the sound of it, they had a memorable time. We have been able to offer some great trips this year: Poland, the Battlefields in Belgium, Futuroscope in France, the Spanish Exchange, a trip to St. George's football academy, trips to Bournemouth, Southampton, Portsmouth and Oxford universities, a PRE trip to London, a Year 12 trip to Oxford, and of course the Duke of Edinburgh's Award expeditions. Preparing our young people for the world of work, we have provided Year 10 and I2 Work experience and mock interviews; Year 9s attended the Careers College in Weymouth, and the whole school was invited to attend the school’s Careers Fair. I would encourage all our students to get involved in the many clubs and extra- curricular activities available at Lytchett. Freshers' Fair - where they can find out what activities are on offer and sign up for them, will take place on Tuesday 11th September. In the meantime, have a wonderful holiday! 01202 622413 • www.lytchett.org.uk • /lytchettminsterschool 1 Farewells As we approach the end of the academic year I would like to take this opportunity to thank the many members of staff who have all made a significant contribution to life at Lytchett Minster School and to whom we bid a fond farewell. We wish them all the very best for the future as they move on to pastures new: Morag Warr (Maths), Richard Gent (Psychology and Head of Purbeck House), Kate Salter (Science), Matt Moore (English/Media), Andy Vipond (English), Alison Standley (Science), Steven Simmonds (D&T), Richard Heal (Science), Dave Warbis (MFL), Rachel Brooks (English), John Howells (IT), Nicola Sibbick (English), Lynn Barton (Portland Pastoral Support Assistant), Juanita Slaughter and Christiana Cole (both TAs). A special mention must go to Julia Tighe (Head of PE) who has given an impressive 30 years of service to Lytchett Minster School! Thank you to Julia for her years of dedication to the students in her care and we wish her all the very best for a fulfilling and relaxing retirement. Sixth Form ‘Alternative’ Sports Day On Thursday 19th July our first ever Sixth Form ‘alternative’ Sports Day took place, comprising a wide range of events including a space hopper race, an egg and spoon race (with raw eggs) and welly wanging (thank you to the RNLI for supplying these). It was great to see all the students having such a good time, supporting each other and really getting involved- the banners and costumes were brilliant and the atmosphere really was something special. The Shark team (Mrs Everett and Ms Evans tutor groups) was victorious. Polite reminder about the Food Home School Agreement Please be aware that the yellow Home School Agreement form that parents/guardians and pupils sign when they start Food in Year 7, does last for the whole time they study food at KS3. From September 2018, students in Year 10 will sign a separate KS4 agreement which links to the GCSE course. Reminders: If for any reason a student is unable to bring ingredients to a practical lesson, a signed written note must be given to the student’s food teacher on the day of the practical. A 30 minute after school detention will be issued if a student is unable to provide this. If a student is absent on the day of their demonstration, it is their responsibility to see their teacher to find out the ingredients required, use the information on the VLE or ask a reliable friend. Students should be organised to catch up on missed information. 2 Arts News Arts Award Gold Congratulations to Hannah Leaper (Year 13) who has achieved Arts Award Gold. Hannah is the first student at Lytchett to achieve the highest standard of Arts Award qualification. As well has completing A-Levels in Fine Art, Photography and Psychology, Hannah has also completed her Arts Award Gold portfolio to gain further UCAS points, which are the equivalent to a B grade at AS. Hannah completed two units of work which included personal arts development, working within the wider arts sector and leadership of an arts event. Hannah was one of the co- producers for Poole Lighthouse’s ‘Level Up’ Festival and she was responsible for the ‘Beasts’ make-up in the Lytchett 2017 production of ‘Beauty and the Beast’. Hannah plans to start her BA (Hons) Make Up for Media and Performance at AUB from September. 8N2 Conflict TV Sculptures 8N2 have worked collaboratively to create cardboard TV sculptures, each showing a ‘breaking news’ story. Students were inspired by contemporary artist Cildo Merieles’ work ‘Babel’ and Pablo Picasso ‘Guernica’. These impressive sculptures are currently on display in the Junior Library. Year 9 Map Art Club Congratulations to, Year 9 MAP Art Club and their recent creation, seen here with Sam Duffin and Olivia White. Made entirely of Sellotape, students used casting techniques to create this life size figure sculpture. 3 Lytchett Landing of the Last Sea King Helicopter On Monday 2nd July, students from Lytchett Minster School gathered to see a Royal Navy Sea King Helicopter landing on the school field. The crew then allowed the students to have a tour of the helicopter. The students were really impressed with the smoothness of the landing but were surprised how cramped the conditions were for the five crew members. The crew explained that the Sea King was about to be taken out of service for good. Headmaster, Andrew Mead, said, “We are very grateful to the Royal Navy for bringing the Sea King helicopter to Lytchett. Watching it land on the school field is an experience that our students will never forget.” Governor News A new Staff Governor has recently been elected; Mr Brake (Head of English) will join the governing body from September. Mr Brake has been a teacher since 1994 and worked in Botswana, Birmingham, Durham and Germany before coming to Lytchett. He is married and has three children. He describes himself as an ex-rugby player who now gets his ‘adrenaline kick’ from swimming and cycling; he is also a keen traveller. His aim is to learn more about the work of the governing body and to provide a whole school view from a core subject. 4 Student Achievements Congratulations to Bevin-mae White (Year 9) who recently completed a 20-week Fire Cadet Programme at Blandford Fire station. Throughout the programme she has participated in many activities and roles with the fire service, including RTC's, ladder rescues, using breathing apparatus, awareness and many more. This has gained Bevin- mae a BTEC in transferable skills. Along with this she was proclaimed “Cadet of the Squad”. In addition to this. Bevin-mae has been selected as the High Sheriff's Cadet. The High Sheriff is the representative for Her Majesty the Queen. Bevin- mae will hold this title for 12 months and within this time she will attend many formal occasions alongside the High Sheriff. Well done to Jonty Spence (Year 7) who recently had his question chosen when ‘The Kitchen Cabinet’ came to Bournemouth. Jonty’s piece aired on BBC Radio on 30th June and again on 3rd July. Congratulations to Daisy Brooks-Hewitt (Year 8) who will be entering the British Championships for Boxing next season. Congratulations to Olivia White (Year 9) who recently swam the Bournemouth Pier to Pier to raise money for the British Heart Foundation, a distance of 1.4miles (2.25k). At only 14 years of age, Olivia was among the youngest to take part with this being the first year she has been able to register.
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