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truroschool.com | [email protected] Friday Bulletin FRIDAY 6 MARCH: NEWS, NOTICES AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS Dear parents and guardians, #EachforEqual To mark International Women’s Day 2020, BBC Radio 3 has #IWD2020 commissioned seven very different composers to write a movement each of an a cappella choral work entitled Seven Ages of Woman, where each composer represents her decade. We are really proud of Helena Paish who was chosen to give her perspective as a woman in her teens. Read the full story on page 6. Since girls were first welcomed to Truro School in the late 1970s, we have cultivated an environment in which girls and boys develop mutual respect and empathy for one another, are exposed to different viewpoints and are encouraged to collaborate and achieve together. In a world in which men and women live and work alongside one another, our school environment awakens a spirit of equality and provides children with the strength and confidence to aim high and achieve together. It’s clear to me that our pupils are being taught to develop their own way of thinking in an environment that reflects real-world communities and workplaces. Our fabulous cookery school is a microcosm of the equality and empowerment that we stand for. The Leiths Certificate in Food and Wine and our daily cookery clubs and activities are taken up by at least as many boys as girls, led by our inspirational team of male and female chefs. Keeping girls and boys separate risks perpetuating and reinforcing stereotypes rather than actually addressing them. The campaign theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is #eachforequal and sees a number of missions to help forge a gender equal world. Each one of us can help create a gender equal world and it is a privilege to lead a school where girls and boys alike have opportunities to grow in confidence and be at ease with themselves and each other in a gender equal environment. Mr Gordon-Brown, Headmaster NURSERY | PREP | SENIOR | SIXTH FORM truroschool.com | [email protected] Friday Bulletin FRIDAY 6 MARCH: NEWS, NOTICES AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS World Book Day celebrations Diary Dates Saturday 7 March International English Language Testing System: Sixth Form Students - Examination, Plymouth, 6.30am Duke of Edinburgh’s Award: Gold and Silver Route Planning catch-up, C1 and C2, 9.15am Sunday 8 March Drama: 5th Year GCSE Extract Performance dress rehearsal, Burrell Theatre, 1000am Rugby Union Fixtures: Boys-U14A vs Seven’s Tournament, 1430 Rugby Sevens Fixtures tbc Postponed 1st VII vs West of England 7s, Taunton Boys-U14A vs West of England 7s, King’s Taunton World Book Day was celebrated across the (amnesty) group, who we are, and what Monday 9 March Truro School this week. In the senior school, we are about, and to encourage sign up staff have been displaying ‘Bookstagram’ particularly from the 5th Year-Upper Sixth Exams: 5th Year iGCSE German and French posters with the front cover and a students. Oral Examinations, Top Floor, Wilkes Building, snippet about the book they’re currently 8.45am reading. Everything from fiction, to auto- biographies and well-being books, helping to recommend a good read and to promote Upper Sixth: Year Group Photograph, Front reading across the ages. Behind the idea Terrace, 1320 was English teacher, Jasmine Husband. Year Group Photograph, Front Along the busy hallways, the Amnesty 5th Year: Terrace, 1340 group have been behind the new posters displaying thought provoking quotes from inspirational authors and role models over Swimming Fixtures: Mixed-U18A vs 4th Year time. Jenny Douce, an Amnesty member Swim Gala and Lower Sixth student explained the idea behind them: ‘We had a good response from the climate change placards in this Music: Singing Concert 1, Chapel, 1630 area so we stuck with it. We wanted a simple, quick, effective way to promote Drama: 5th Year GCSE Extract Performance Exam, Burrell Theatre, 1800 NURSERY | PREP | SENIOR | SIXTH FORM truroschool.com | [email protected] Read the full story online Friday Bulletin FRIDAY 6 MARCH: NEWS, NOTICES AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS Junior and Senior Charity Concerts Diary Dates Psychology: Sixth Form students AQA Webinar - revising Paper 1, Room 85, 1530 Religious Studies - Sixth Form Students: Secularisation Webinar, Room 84, 1`600 Tuesday 10 March Drama: Scholar Meeting, Room 51, 8.15am Lower Sixth: UCAS Assembly, Burrell Theatre, 8.45am Exams: 5th Year iGCSE German and French Oral Examinations, Top Floor, Wilkes Building, 8.45am Geology: 4th Year field trip - Group 4B and half of 4C, Praa Sands, 9.00am Hockey Fixtures: Girls-U12A vs County Tournament, 10.00am Music: New Scholars Meetings - Wind Band rehearsal, M1, 1515 Netball Fixtures: 1st VII vs Mount Kelly, Girls-U16A vs Mount Kelly, 1600 EPQ: Showcase Evening, Chapel, 1800 Wednesday 11 March Lower Sixth: Making the most UCAS exhibition, Burrell Theatre, 8.45am Sixth Form Parents: Afternoon Tea The student-organised charity concerts Location: Truro School Cafe, 1405 took place this week with the Junior Concert raising money for Sowenna Appeal, and View more photos the Senior Concert choosing to fundraise Music: Singing Concert 2, Chapel, 1630 for Children’s Hospice South West. Both concerts featured excellent musical talent and audiences were well entertained. Boarders’ Service, Chapel, 1800 NURSERY | PREP | SENIOR | SIXTH FORM truroschool.com | [email protected] Friday Bulletin FRIDAY 6 MARCH: NEWS, NOTICES AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS A week of sporting success Diary Dates We recently received the amazing news that following her results from the recent fencing season, Leanne Chan has been ranked as the no.1 sabre junior fencer in Singapore. Her EPQ: Showcase Evening, Burrell Theatre, ranking qualifies her for a spot on this year’s Singapore national fencing team and she has 1800 been invited to attend the Asian Championships which take place in Jakarta, Indonesia, as well as the World Championships in Salt Lake City, USA. Football Fixtures: 1st XI vs Callywith 3rds, Leanne has also recently received confirmation that she has been admitted on early 1400 decision to her first choice university, New York University. One of the leading universities in the US, Leanne will be able to continue her competitive fencing, having been invited Football Fixtures: Boys U12A, U13A, onto the NYU’s varsity fencing team. U14A, U15A, U16A vs Camborne Science Academy, 1515 Congratulations Leanne and good luck with the championships. Hockey Fixtures: 1st XI- Boys vs Truro The U13 girls’ indoor cricket team played a College Mixed 11 a side, 1st XI- Girls vs thrilling tournament to emerge as county Truro College Mixed 11 a side, 1400 champions. Rugby Sevens Fixtures: 1st VII vs The girls showed fantastic teamwork and Plymouth College 7s @ Ivybridge RFC, spirit, rotating players to enable everyone to 1400 play four games, and winning all five matches. The girls will now go on to play the regional Netball Fixtures: Girls U12A, U13A, U15A championships in April. vs Truro High School, 1600 The girls’ U14A football team put on Thursday 12 March a fantastic performance against Pool Academy to reach the quarter finals of the Exams: 5th Year iGCSE Spanish Oral county cup. Examinations, Top Floor, Wilkes Building, 8.45am From the very beginning they demonstrated a great attitude and intensity within the Upper Sixth Written Theory Exam, game. Even though they went 1-0 (an Leiths: Cookery School, 9.00am unlucky goal) at the start, they continued working hard for each other as a team and had the majority of the possession. Rugby Sevens Fixtures: Boys-U15A vs After some great play the girls were finally Sevens, 12.00pm rewarded with a goal from Charlotte. The girls attitude was once again fantastic Music: Warm up Concert, All Saints with 5 girls stepping forward to take Church, Falmouth, 1400 penalties. There was no splitting Truro and Pool as this ended 3-3, now it was time for Ten Tors: Training, Outdoor Pursuits Area, sudden death penalties! The girls resilience 1600 payed off and they finally came away with the victory! 6-5 on penalties. Drama: Drum Theatre Production 887 with Well done, I hope you are all very proud of Robert LePage for Sixth Form Students, yourselves! Theatre Royal, Plymouth, 1730 Miss Fisher & Miss Manley Ski/Snowboard Trip: Parents’ Information Meeting, Rooms 82 and 83, 1830 NURSERY | PREP | SENIOR | SIXTH FORM truroschool.com | [email protected] Friday Bulletin FRIDAY 6 MARCH: NEWS, NOTICES AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS Royal Society of British Artists Diary Dates Exhibition Friday 13 March Whole School: House Assembly Location: School (SBASC), Smith (The Assembly Hall), Vinter (SBASC), Wickett (Chapel), 8.45am Exams: 5th Year iGCSE Spanish Oral Examinations, Top Floor, Wilkes Building, 8.45am Geology: 4th Year field trip - Groups 4A and half of 4C, Praa Sands, 9.00am Upper Sixth student Ella had the amazing the exhibition was opened by guest opportunity of exhibiting at the Royal speaker Will Gompertz, BBC Arts Editor Swimming Fixtures: Mixed-U18A vs 5th Year Society of British Artists (RBA) Rising Stars and writer for The Guardian and The Times Swim Gala, 1345 Exhibition following her entry earlier in the newspapers. year. The Royal Society of British Artists boasts Hockey Fixtures: Boys-U13A vs Sandroyd, Ella’s work, Life Drawing 2, was selected just over one hundred of the UK’s top 1600 from over 200 Young Arts representatives painters, sculptors and printmakers as from across the country for inclusion at this members, all possessing the highest levels Sport: Senior Sports Dinner, Alverton Hotel, most prestigious annual arts event. of skill in their chosen styles and media. Truro, 1900 Held at both The Mall Galleries and the Ella is pictured here in front of her work Royal Over-Seas League (ROSL) in London, talking to Will Gompertz.