June 2016June Linton Village College Newsletter
Trevor Parker transport to and from Gatwick. Booth Thank you to Mrs Graham, Mrs underwater world. their skills to enjoy the wonderful scuba diving centreand further develop now go to anyworldwide As qualified scuba divers, our Students enjoy enrichment activities at home and abroad and atStudentshome activities enjoy enrichment
and Mr Robbins forproviding
Year 7 visited Warwick Castle and made Spanish tapas
University as part of Next Steps Week. (right) had mock interviews with local employers and Cambridgemuseums, while Year 10 activities Year took 8 part in aday ofteam
PADI registered
pupils can
and a visit to Anglia visitRuskin to a and Anglia (left) (left)
and visited Colchester Zoo teachers!). joke to calm any nervous divers (usually the in the water and werealways ready with a provided excellent tuition both in class and certificates. The Canary Island Dive School achieving their PADI Discover Scuba qualification and a further two pupils Hill completing their Open Water PADI success with 13 pupils, Mr Parker and Miss The Lanzarote Scuba Diving trip was agreat - building
activities in the Peak District sightseeing tour ofParis and outdoor West France, diving in Lanzarote,a trips including watersports in South Year 9 enjoyed a variety of residential
(above)
(left)
.
From the Principal...
The school has been a hive of Providing a rich, holistic education is Dates for your diary enrichment activity over the last one of our key school improvement 29 June Jubilee Cup athletics month, as captured in this priorities, listed below:- newsletter. 29 June Year 9 Art trip 1. To sustain a vibrant and inspiring The word ‘enrichment’ suggests teaching and learning culture that 30 June PSHE day adding value, enhancing and encourages a love of learning, 4 July Year 10 graduation strengthening. The opportunities curiosity, reflection and 4 July Year 10 Maths trip that students have engaged in independence. recently have certainly helped them 2. To deliver exceptional education 5-6 July Year 6 taster days to grow as individuals and and care, in a climate of high 7 July County cricket finals collectively. expectations and ambition, that enables all learners to thrive and 7 July Year 8 Enterprise Fair Experiences beyond the classroom flourish. support students to develop skills, 13 July Year 7 mosque visit 3. To offer an enriching, broad and confidence and character. They also 15-19 July Year 10 Snowdon trip challenging curriculum that nurtures enable stronger relationships talent, secures wellbeing and 21 July Sports Day between members of the school broadens horizons and experiences. community. 21 July End of term 4. To foster positive relationships, At LVC we recognise the important community links and partnerships 1 Sept Staff training day role that extra-curricular activity that enhance standards and 2 Sept Staff training day plays in children’s personal growth opportunities for all. 5 Sept Start of term and education during their time at 5. To grow leadership that secures school. I am sure that many parents educational success aligned to moral 2016-17 term dates and training and carers can still recall formative purpose and wider educational goals, days are available at www.lvc.org enrichment experiences from their values and responsibilities. own schooling.
It is great that the vast majority of These priorities shape the school’s our Year 9 students benefit from a improvement plan that is currently week’s residential trip and all of the being developed and incorporate rich learning that such an feedback from parent forums and opportunity brings. It was also surveys from earlier this year. brilliant to witness such a large As always, please contact my PA at number of our students participating [email protected] if you would in the wonderful summer soirée last like to make an appointment to week. discuss this or any other topic. Our newly appointed 8mates get ready to welcome Year 6 pupils at their I am really keen to continue to taster days in July. Pupils from the develop our enrichment offer and local primary schools will be joining us uptake to enable all students to play for two days of induction as they get a full and active role in the wider life to meet their new classmates and of the school beyond regular tutors before starting at LVC in timetabled lessons. September. The 8mates have been We already provide financial support selected from current Year 7 students for students eligible for the Pupil who know what it is like to start at Premium. Further details about secondary school and will help the eligibility can be found on our Helena Marsh new arrivals to settle in next term. website. Photo album—Music and art on a summer evening
On Wednesday 22 June, we enjoyed a fabulous Summer Soirée on a glorious midsummer evening, with music on the Bowling Green from the symphonic wind orchestra, jazz group, choirs, soloists and ensembles. After 18 years as Director of Music, Christopher Charlesworth is stepping down this summer, so the concert had an extra special feel with former students and members of the community joining in. The second half featured a ‘Last Night of the Proms’ selection of musical favourites before a rousing finale of fireworks. Before the Soirée, students and parents enjoyed an exhibition of Year 11 GCSE Art work in the West Common Room. Here are some photos of a memorable evening.
Photo album—Glitz and glamour at the Year 11 Ball
Two days after the Summer Soirée, the sun shone on LVC once again as Year 11 students arrived to celebrate the end of their exams at the Leavers’ Ball. The Ball was organised by Charlotte Foster, Tracy Coston and the Friends of LVC with a ‘Great Gatsby’ theme. Huge crowds turned out to greet the arrivals in their smart suits, glamorous dresses and inventive methods of transport, as they entered the college to a jazz band and a red carpet reception. College news
The Class of 2016 celebrated their five years at LVC on Leavers’ Day on Friday 27 May. We wish them all good luck in their exams and best wishes for the future.
Year 10 Geography students spent a day at Walton-on-the-Naze studying coastal erosion for their GCSE coursework. The activities included a walk along the cliffs and beach to see the effects of erosion, conducting a questionnaire with local inhabitants and getting their feet wet while measuring the groynes and carrying out experiments in the sea.
As reported last month, Mr Clarke and Mrs Williamson received awards for their long service as volunteer leaders for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Here they are with other teachers receiving their awards from HRH Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, at Bottisham Village College.
Sports news
Two teams from LVC are through to the county cricket finals. Here is an account of how one team qualified.
I took 12 Year 7 girls to play in a district cricket tournament. It was 8-a-side with each match having two innings of 4 overs and a points system based on both wickets and runs. In our first match against Netherhall, we lost 3 wickets in the first over but this brought Charlotte to the wicket who hit fours for fun and a six! With some excellent tight bowling, we went on to win by 60 points. The second match against St Bede’s was much closer. Zoe was terrific behind the stumps with a catch and a stumping. The second innings started with a superb caught and bowled, first ball, from Morven and solid batting from the whole team saw us win by 18 points. This got us through to the semi- final against North Cambridge Academy who had a fearsome bowling attack, but Aleena dug in to carry her bat for the first innings. More tight bowling restricted the opposition to a total of 39 points and when Olivia let loose with the bat, she helped give us a magnificent total of 114 points. Congratulations to all the girls, superbly led by captain Anna, who supported each other with tremendous team spirit and thoroughly deserve their place in the finals on 7 July. Jerry Hyde
If you like what you read in this newsletter about our outstanding school, please register your views on the Ofsted Parent View website at parentview.ofsted.gov.uk In April, 40 students travelled to Birmingham to visit the Jaguar car plant. The plant used to be the site where they built the Spitfire aircraft in large numbers during the Second World War.
The day was split into two sections, a tour of the plant and a training session on the importance of planning to maintain quality on the production line. The tour of the site was amazing. We looked at the whole process from how the metal came into the factory, to the finished -F type cars coming off the production line. To think the whole process only takes 4 days is fascinating. The tour looked at the production line process and the robotic technology used to produce quality cars. The second session was focused on the planning involved in the process, especially how to make it more efficient and therefore reduce the manufacturing time. The students also experienced programming robotic arms. All the students thought they had a fantastic day.
Paul Williams
A group of 25 Year 10 Engineering and Science students joined students from all over Cambridgeshire and beyond at the Cambridge STEM Fair and Careers Day Workshop at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford on 15 June. The students gained an exciting insight into the world of work through a series of organised workshops by ‘STEM Team East’. Each workshop lasted for 90 minutes, with structured activities providing an experience of applied learning. Over 40 Cambridge-based science and engineering businesses were represented including The Welding Institute, AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline and Marshall Aerospace. All of the students thought it was an inspiring day.
Steve Groom
Squid online payments News in brief
8 July Wind Orchestra Croatia deposit LVC has again received the When making payments of less than £10 for prestigious Artsmark Gold ‘Trips and Offers’, you must top up your online Award for its outstanding ‘purse’ by £10 to avoid a 25p administration provision in the arts. charge. The Language Futures programme will start again in September Please note that we no longer accept cash or with around 43 new pupils studying Mandarin, Greek, Swedish, cheques. If you are unable to use the sQuid Japanese, German, Russian & Italian. We need to recruit new online system, please contact Mrs Fenn who volunteer language mentors to help students with their learning for can arrange a Paypoint card. at least one hour a fortnight. All mentors are subject to DBS Please address sQuid queries to clearance. Please contact [email protected] for further [email protected] and trip queries to information. [email protected]. Community News and Events
Last year during the summer holidays, I travelled to Kenya with a Saffron Walden based charity called the Kyangala Trust, working as part of a refurbishment and building team for the local primary school. Kyangala is a very poor region of Kenya, about 4 hours’ drive south east of Nairobi.
In addition to the primary school project we met with local people in the community. One of the medical concerns of the people from the region is not having footwear to protect them from sandworms, which cause nasty parasitic infections. As a charity, we took around 200 pairs of white trainers out with us, which were given to very grateful young schoolchildren. However, because they were not black shoes, the children cannot wear them to school.
How can you help?
If your child has outgrown their old school shoes and they are still in good condition but you no longer need them, please recycle them by donating them and making a difference to others who would be very grateful.
How do you recycle them for the Kyangala Trust?
Please clean the shoes, tie the shoelaces together as a pair and place in a carrier bag. On return to school in September, your child can place them in the Kyangala container in my classroom, TeB. Alternatively, they can give them to a student in 9SG to place in the Kyangala container.
There will be a team of people going out to the region (at their own expense) in 2016 for a large refurbishment/building project, and they will take your donated shoes for the children.
Thank you
Steve Groom Programme Leader for Engineering