Bulletin W/E: 08/02/20198 June, 2018
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Bulletin W/E: 08/02/20198 June, 2018 t 01884 256 655 | e [email protected] | f 01884 243 364 Available online and via subscription at www.tiverton.devon.sch.uk Huge Congratulations Following the news of Sophie Fallon being awarded a scholarship to attend The Maynard School to study in September, I am delighted to be able to share yet more success! Congratulations to Jenna Copsey, Livvy Humphries and Zoe Davies who have all been awarded scholarships to The Maynard School as well. This is a fantastic achievement and is testament to the hard work and dedication shown from them all. Sammy Crook Head Teacher “Changes to our School Uniform policy” We have noticed, particularly after the Christmas break, that some students have returned to school wearing acrylic nails or nail varnish. Students are not allowed to wear false nails or nail varnish which is in line with other Devon Secondary Schools from a health and safety point of view. We have clarified this for students in assemblies recently and thank parents for their support in addressing any issues in this area. 2019 – Year 11 Exam Preparation Timetable Starting on Monday 25th February Year 11 are invited to attend exam preparation sessions in support of their build up to their final exams. Teachers will be covering exam skills specific to each subject, covering content material and practising exam questions and techniques. Each session lasts for 30 minutes in order to allow students the opportunity to do two sessions a night should they wish to. Register in the library and receive a free cookie or fruit and a drink. This fantastic opportunity will be in place over the next two half terms until the beginning of the terminal examinations - don't miss out!" Bulletin W/E: 08/02/20198 June, 2018 t 01884 256 655 | e [email protected] | f 01884 243 364 Available online and via subscription at www.tiverton.devon.sch.uk House Points Board Well done to the students below for receiving the highest amount of positive House Points Last week: W/E 01/02/2019 Female Pts Male Pts Year 7 Evie Everett-Kelway (Exe 8) 12 Samuel Gurney (Exe 8) 9 Year 8 Lexie Isaac (Culm 8) 7 Marshall Evans (Otter 2) 7 Year 9 Lana Hatcliff (Lowman 4) 9 Stanley Halsey (Barle 5) 18 Year 10 Anya Shapland (Culm 7) 14 Jon Carpenter-Smith (Culm 6) 5 Year 11 Yasmin Webber-Rookes (Dart 3) 5 Louie Bond (Culm 7) 5 Next Steps Southwest Next Steps Southwest year 10 students travelled to Plymouth University on Development Day this week. They had a tour of the campus to see what the University could offer and a talk from a NSSW Ambassador about life as a university student. After lunch they enjoyed a fantastic, funny and inspiring talk from Stephen Seki, about his time as a small child in Uganda and his journey to England to be reunited with his mum. They also learned about his struggles to learn the English Language and his resilience in achieving the results that enabled him to go to University and qualify as a Pharmacist (which he decided to do after getting the words Farmer and Pharmacist confused when asked for his choice of future career!) Check out his ‘YouTube’ channel, search for Stephen Seki. Feedback from the students was great, lots of them felt they learnt something valuable. The students were smart and behaved impeccably, NSSW and University staff were very impressed, particularly with the questions that they were asking. Game changer Magistrates in the Community Year 10 hospitality and catering and food preparation and nutrition As part of Development Day, THS welcomed John students were lucky enough to take part in a practical that involved Loveridge and Tim Knight from the Magistrates in the butchering pheasants and then incorporating them in a bruschetta dish. Community, who presented a Mock Trial to our Year 10 Annette Woolcock from Taste of Game demonstrated first how to prepare students. They learned about the ways in which a court the pheasants from scratch. She then showed them how to make a room works and operates and the different roles of the bruschetta with the pheasant. Students learnt about local game and how it people in the courtroom. It was a fascinating fits into our local area. Annette visits schools all over the country. It was experience and was well received by the students. great to have a master class for our students. Passport Maths Well done to Ella Waldron ( Barle 4) who has completed her Passport Maths programme this week. We are very proud of all her hard work with us since September. Well done! Miss Crocker and Mrs Pitkin Bulletin W/E: 08/02/20198 June, 2018 t 01884 256 655 | e [email protected] | f 01884 243 364 Available online and via subscription at www.tiverton.devon.sch.uk Alumni of the Week Luke Moss - Exeter College Each week we are shining a light on the amazing things our ex students are getting up to in life after THS! Last week THS welcomed Luke Moss from Exeter College as a guest speaker in the year 10 hospitality and catering lesson. His job is to connect students who want to work in the industry with hotels and restaurants in the area. He can provide guidance and can contact potential employers on behalf of students. He gave year 10 lots of ideas about apprenticeships, work placements, college placements and other really useful information. Students now have access to lots of leaflets and resources that can help them in the future. We are very much hoping to set up a visit for the future to see one of the restaurants that have Michael Caine’s academy students working there. THS Alumni support Development Day Finlay-May, Ali, Patrick, Kai and Lily are Alumni who worked Did you go to THS? Have you got a story to tell? Please join our Alumni with Year 7 students in their Development Day workshops. Network! We appreciate former students giving up their time to come back and support our young people by talking to them It’s completely free and there are many ways to get involved to support about their own learning journeys and life experiences. our current students. Register and we will get in touch: https://networks.futurefirst.org.uk/register/tiverton/type Cleaning Vacancy We are currently recruiting for a part time cleaning assistant. This position requires: • A methodical and meticulous approach • A good team player • A conscientious and thorough approach to the work assigned • Previous cleaning experience would be an advantage • Capable of carrying out all the physical aspects of the position. The vacancy is for 15 hours per week, 3:25pm – 6:25pm, Monday to Friday, 41 weeks per year. Grade A (SCP6) £8:50 per hour. Please complete an application form available from Reception or email [email protected] Bulletin W/E: 08/02/20198 June, 2018 t 01884 256 655 | e [email protected] | f 01884 243 364 Available online and via subscription at www.tiverton.devon.sch.uk Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Blast Tiverton High School were delighted to host the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra Blast event last Friday, with 250 students from visiting schools around Devon including, Kings School, Isca, St Peters, South Dartmoor and Cullompton as well as our year 9 & 10 GCSE music students. The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is an English orchestra with a remit to serve the South and South West of England. Founded in 1893, the BSO has developed a reputation as one of the UK's major orchestras and has worked with many of the world's leading composers, conductors and performers Developed by BSO Associate, Patrick Bailey, this concert programme traces the development of music from the baroque period to the present day specifically focusing on set works for GCSE music. They looked at pieces from Bach, Haydn and Steve Reich and songs from The Beatles. THS students; Lucy Roberts, Betsy-May White, Anya Shapland and Emmie Clark were invited to perform two of the GCSE set works by the Beatles, … ‘Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds & Within Me Without you, accompanied by members of the B.S.O. Next Steps Southwest All Year 11 students attended a Next Steps Southwest funded workshop with Made Training on Development Day. The session delivered was Exams Made Easy, which gave lots of hints, tips and strategies for revision. Feedback from the students was that the sessions were really useful and "made them want to revise more". Hopefully they will all find their workshop activity sheets helpful to refer to when revising for their GCSEs! Vaccination Schedule 2019 Year 9 Diphtheria/Tetanus/Polio & Meningitis AWCY 6th & 7th March – Year 9 boys and girls. 7th May - Mop up Sessions- HPV & Diphtheria/Tetanus/Polio & Meningitis Ski Trip 2019 2019 will be the last year that current year 9 and 10 students will have the opportunity to go on the ski trip. This is due to a decision being made that from 2020, year 11’s will no longer be able to attend. Capacity has been increased this year to take more current year 9 and 10’s, however places are still limited, so make sure you pick up a letter from student services. Bulletin W/E: 08/02/20198 June, 2018 t 01884 256 655 | e [email protected] | f 01884 243 364 Available online and via subscription at www.tiverton.devon.sch.uk Year 11 Revision Corner: Top Revision Tips Bulletin W/E: 08/02/20198 June, 2018 t 01884 256 655 | e [email protected] | f 01884 243 364 Available online and via subscription at www.tiverton.devon.sch.uk.