AlderbrookSchool

Blossom ieldRoad

Solihull

WestMidlands

B911SN

Tel:(+44)1217042146

WEB:www.alderbrookschool.co.uk

Issue59

4thJuly2016

HeadsUpDearParent/CarerWehavejustsaidfarewelltoourYear11swhohavenow inishedtheirexamsandhave,wehope,alongandenjoyableSummeraheadofthem.TheyhavebeenatalentedandexpressiveyeargroupwhohaveaddedmuchtotheschoolcultureandethosandwearelookingforwardtowelcomingmanyofthembackintoourSixthForminSeptember.Thisnewslettershowshowmuchgoesoninschoolforstudentstogetinvolvedinwhatevertheirinterests.ItalsoshowshowmuchtheSixthFormisaddingtothiswonderfulschool.AreminderthatyouwillbynowhavereceivedinformationsentoutregardingtheNUTDayofActiononTuesday5thJulyviayourchildandalsobye‐mail.Therearealsodetailsonourschoolwebsite.Theschoolwillbeopentoyears7&8onlywhowillstillbetakingpartintheplannedAthleticsChampionship.

CurriculumNewsScienceSkillsAwardCongratulationstoallYear7swhorecentlycompletedtheirScienceSkillsAward.Theyhaveshownfantasticenthusiasm,dedicationandcommitmentinequalmeasure,whilstalsodevelopingadvancedscienti icpracticalskills.Theyhaveenjoyedawidevarietyofactivitiesincluding:makingicecreamusingsalt, irewriting,makinggloop,makingFaradaymotors,electroplating,makingplasticfrommilk,makingbathbombs,thescienceofbiscuitdunking,microscopy,paperaeroplanedesignandrocketry.Welldoneall!TheScienceDepartmentYear8CookeryClubEverySummerTermtheFoodDepartmentruna6weekcookerycourseafterschoolforanyyear8pupilsinterested.ThepupilsstartbymakingaSwissRollthentheyvoteonaselectionofrecipeswecanachieveinthetimescale.Thisyearwemadecookies,pizzawhirls,raspberryandwhitechocolatemuf ins,cheeseandonionpastiesand inallymacaroons.Pupilswhocookedall6recipesearnedtheirAlderbrookSchoolFoodBadge.CongratulationstothefollowingpupilswhohaveobtainedtheirBadgeSpecialthanksgotoyear9pupils:FatimaAmin,YasminChahalandVickiMyleswhosupportedtheCookeryClubandMrsKhanandMrsLisieckifromlearningsupport.MrsMiller,HeadofFoodTechnology

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ArtsAwardGoodlucktoallyear7swhoaretakingthisawardthisyearinDanceandDrama.Weareveryproudoftheworkthestudentshavedonetowardsthisquali icationandwanttothankyouforsupportingthemathome.MsReadandMrsStocks,PerformingArtsLifeReadyAwardsWelldonetoallyear7swhoachievedtheirbronze,silverorgoldLifeReadyawardslastweek.Theyear12sranacelebrationassemblyforthemandpresentedtheirbadges.Theyarewelldeserved.Wewillbeencouragingstudentstokeeparecordofallachievementsoutsidethecurriculum,aswellasinlessons,sotheycanbuildupa'professionalpro ile'whichtheywillbeabletouseforlettersofapplication,UCASapplicationsandinterviewsfurtherdowntheline.MsRead,AHTKS3PersonalandSocialDevelopmentWorkshopIamreallydelightedtoreporthowsuccessfultherecentworkshopsrunbyUrbanHeardhavebeeninbothyears9and10.UrbanHeardhasworkedwithAlderbookforthelasttwoyearstosupportawiderangeofimportantissuesinourstudents’personalwellbeing.Mostrecentlytheyear9studentsparticipatedinasessioncoveringtheissueofmentalhealthandearlierinthetermtheyear10studentshadaonehoursessionontherisksassociatedwithcannabis.UrbanHeardhavefedbackhowrespectfulandengagedourstudentshavebeenduringthesessions,sowelldoneYears9and10!MrsOliver,HeadofPSDAlderbrookBakeOff!AlderbrookBakeoffwasrunasanintercollegecookerycompetitionbasedonthe‘BakeOff’televisionseries.Year9and10pupilscouldenterandtheyhadtocompleteanentryformexplainingtheirbakingexperienceandpicturesoftheirbakes.10pupilswereselectedtotakepartinthetworounds.Theywere:GeorgiaCharlesJ06CharlieMandersT08AyeshaHussainS15AmyGrantT14AlexHicklingS06AimeeBurtonT12CaraNoonT05LaurenSmithJ15NaomiDeavilleT01EvanGaddT11ThetechnicalroundwastomakechouxpastryandwasjudgedbythepastrylectureratUCBMrLarryNicholson.ThewinnersoftheTechnicalroundwere3rdplaceCaraNoon,2ndplaceAmyGrantand1stplaceAyeshaHussain.

Theshowstopperroundwastomakeaspongecake/cakesthatrepresentedthetheme‘CelebrateAlderbrook’andthiswasjudgedbyourHeadteacherMrsTLordandoneofourGovernorsMrsHArmstrong.ThewinnersoftheShowstopperroundwere3rdplaceEvanGadd,2ndplaceAyeshaHussainand1stplaceAmyGrant.

WhenthescoreswereaddedupfrombothroundstheoverallrunnerupwereCaraNoon(Tcollege)andAmyGrant(Tcollege),theoverallwinnerwasAyeshaHussain(SCollege).

Eachpupilwhowasselectedgained5pointsfortheircollegeand1‐10pointsfortheirpositionineachround.Ucollegegained0pointsJcollegegained40pointsScollegegained56pointsTcollegegained122pointsmakingTcollegethe2016winnersoftheCookerycompetitionThepupilsskillsandcreativitywasamazingandtheylearntalotaboutworkingunderpressurebuthadfunduringtheprocess.Welldonetothemallandthankstothejudgesandof icestaffformakingthiscompetitionpossible.MrsKMiller,HeadofFood

SixthFormNews!SixthFormStudentVoiceConferenceWednesday22Junesawushostour irstStudentVoiceConferenceforourYear12students.TheconferenceplacedourSixthFormmotto‘Ful illingPotential:InspiringMinds’atitsheartandstudentsweretreatedtoaninspiringkeynotespeechbyGemmaMorgan.GemmaistheFounderofMorganEightLtd.andFellowoftheInstituteofLeadershipandManagement.TrainedattheRoyalAcademySandhurst,shewasthe irstwomantobeawardedtheCarmen Sword for outstanding performance as a young of icer. Gemma's story is one of resilience and recovery,emergingfromthehorrorofwarcrimesinKosovo.Shepowerfullysharedherexperienceandtheprofoundlessonsthatcameasshelearnedhowtoliveon.Year12hadtheopportunitytoquizGemmaafterwardsand indoutevenmoreaboutherfascinatingrecenttriptoFloridaastheleadfemalesingerintheInvictusGamesChoir!Aftersuchamotivatingstarttoproceedingsandalovelybuffetservedcourtesyofthekitchen,studentswereabletovoicetheiropinionsonavarietyofagendaitems,thattheythemselvescreated.Theyworkedhardinsmallworkingpartiestodiscusstopicsandpresentthembacktoeachotherwithrespect,focusandclarity.Allinall,averysuccessfuloccasionwhichidenti iedthemanystrengthsofourSixthFormprovisionandsomeareasinwhichwecancontinuetogrow.MorenewsofthiswillfollowontheSixthFormareaofourwebsite.MrsAnnaCJAllen,DirectorofSixthForm

SixthFormArtNewsWorkfromtheASArtexambecamea‘microexhibition’thatwasdisplayedintheEdgeforthereturnofthe6thFormstudents.TheArtdepartmentarereallypleasedwiththeprogresstheASstudentshavemadeovertheyearastheyexperimentwithtechniquesandskillssuchaslifedrawing,canvasprinting,painting,castingandinstallation.Studentshaveworkedreallyhardandtheirpersonal stylesarestartingtodevelop. SoahugewelldonetoMillie,Claudia,AlexandJess,yourworklookedamazing!

Millie Church

Printed Canvas, Paint and plaster

Jess Leese

Acrylic, Spray paint on board

Alex Dolphin

Installa on—spray paint,

fabric, MDF and drain pipes

Claudia Moore

Mixed media, pen drawings,

Printed as wallpaper and

canvas

UpdatesfromPastoralTeamThisweektheprospectivenewprefectshadtheir irstassemblyrevealingthechangeswearemakingtotheprefectsystem.Thenewprefectsystemwillbeare lectionoftheschoolleadershipstructure.TheHeadBoyandGirlwillbeselectedfromthesixthform,alongwithtwoDeputyHeadBoysandtwoDeputyHeadGirls.EachDeputywillbeassignedto,andleadacollege.Around120studentsfromYear11havebeenselectedtobeprefects.ThisweekteachersarevotingtoselecttheAssistantHeadBoyandAssistantHeadGirlfromtheYear11prefects.InadditioneachcollegewillselecttwoYear11SeniorPrefectstohelpleadeachcollege.Thenewprefectsystemwillhelptoshapethefutureofthestudentleadershipbodyandtheirpositivein luenceshouldbefeltthroughouttheschoolintheyearahead.DrSmith,DeputyHeadteacher

UsefulinformationfromschoolEarlyFinishonlastdayoftermFriday22ndJuly2016Therewillbeanearly inishtotheschooldayonthelastdayofterm,Friday22ndJuly,withlunchat12.15andPeriod5endingat2.05.Thosestudentsthatnormallycatchthe6Eor49Ewillstillbeabletocatchabushomeoffsite(Blossom ieldRoad).ForstudentswhogettheGrosvenorBuses(822,894)andtheNationalExpress/WestMidlandsTravelBus(894A)pleasenotethesebuseswillallarriveattheearlier inishtimetoallowyourchildtheirusualmodeoftransporthome.Friday22ndJulywillalsobeanon‐uniformdayandstudentswillbeaskedtobringin£1minimumdonationtotheirFormTutorsshortly–moredetailstofollowthroughFormTutortimeandAssemblyNotices.Fundsraisedwillsupportourchosenschoolcharities.Thenormalexpectationsforcasualwearwillapply.IfstudentsareunsuretheyshouldcheckwiththeirFormTutor.Studentsdressedinappropriatelyruntheriskofbeingsenthome.WorldChallengeExpedition2018FurthertotheiteminthelastnewsletterwewantedparentstobeawarethatoneofthelaunchassemblieswillnottakeplaceuntilWednesday6July,thesamedayastheinformationeveningforparents.Thiswill,obviously,giveverylittletimeforstudentstodiscusstheexpeditionwiththeirparentsbeforetheeveningmeeting,therefore,if foranyreasonparents,orcarers,cannotattend,pleasedocontactme.Anothersigni icantdateforyourdiarieswillbeMonday11July,asat3.15pmweshallholdour irstteammeetingforthosestudentsreadytocommittotheexpedition.Iapologiseforthetightschedule,butwewouldliketocompletethelaunchbeforetheSummerbreakinordertoprovidethemaximumopportunityforstudentstostartraisingtheirfunds.MrBeaumont

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Year8girlsHPVvaccinationsThesevaccinationsarebeingheldonMonday11July2016.Areminderifnotalreadydonesotoreturnconsentformplease.MrsPWalker,PrincipalFirstAiderExamResultsDayASresultswillbeavailableforcollectioninMalleyHallonThursday18thAugustfrom9amuntil11am.GCSEresultswillbeavailableforcollectioninMalleyHallonThursday25thAugustfrom9amuntil11am(Yr11only).Yr10willreceivetheirresultsontheirreturntoschoolinSeptember.Anystudentunabletocollecttheirresultscaneithersendastampedaddressedenvelopeintoschoolfortheattentionoftheexamof ice,orgiveafamilymember/closefriendaletterofauthorisationtocollecttheirresultsforthem.Hoodies,YearbookandschoolphotographsYear11studentspleasemakeanote,youcancomeintoschoolonWednesday6thJulyat1pmtocollectyourLeavershoody,yearbrookandschoolphotographsfromMalleyHall.

DatesforyourdiaryWednesday6thJuly–SixthFormtasterdayThursday7thJuly–KS3PresentationEveningMonday11‐15July–SixthFormWorkExperienceWeekTuesday12thJuly–Unmissableeventsyears7‐10Friday22ndJuly–lastdayofterm,early inishandnonuniformdayBestwishes,MrsTLordHeadteacher