Barr’s Hill News

Selwyn Calvin

31st March 2017 Issue 9

DATES FOR YOUR DIARYFriday 7 April - CSE Theatre Performance for Year 9 / Last Day of Spring Term

Tuesday 25 April- Year 8 Parents Evening Monday 1 May - Bank Holiday

This month, Year 9 students visited the Holocaust Memorial Centre at Beth Shalom in Nottinghamshire. The students were asked to produce their own memorial to the Holocaust by R.E teacher Mrs Wilkinson.

“This is fantastic work from our staff to organise an educational visit that has really impacted upon and allowed our students to use their creativity for further learning” - Mr Thomas, KS3 Year Manager

Some of the models created by the Year 9’s were so powerful and creative. A big well done to: Mohammad Ahsan, Paramveer Kumar, Siana Watson, Szymon Hutny, Kajaanan Vijitharan, Ellie O’Brien, Natalia Sultanova, Alex Cleall,

Amanpreet Singh, Deborah Cikaite, Nikoleta Mieze, Acacia Williams and Isla Fotheringham.

HEADTEACHER’S MESSAGEDear Parents and Carers,

The students here at Barr’s Hill School have attended many educational visits to gain a wider knowledge on subjects taught within our school. Over the past couple of weeks we have seen students visit The Royal Shakespeare Company and the Coventry City Courts.

I am also pleased to share the creativity and talent of our students with their fantastic models in memory of the Holocaust.

I wish you all an enjoyable weekend.

YEAR 9 STUDENTS CREATE OUTSTANDING MODELS IN MEMORY OF THE HOLOCAUST

BARR’S HILL CELEBRATING PEACEFifteen students from Barr’s Hill were lucky to make up the Coventry delegation at PeaceJam 2017. Peacejam is a fantastic festival of peace, led each year by a Nobel Laureate. We heard Leymah Gbowee tell us of her experiences as a women’s activist in Liberia, met people from schools across the UK, planted trees for the environment and discussed how we could help charities across the world.

It was a brilliant chance to understand how we can contribute to a more peaceful world. Thanks to Mrs Manton for arranging the trip, and PeaceJam UK for their generous subsidy.

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Date Teacher/Room TopicMon 6th March Mr Kandola C14 C1Mon 13th March Mrs Hickman C10 P1Mon 20th March Ms. Marwaha C9 C2Mon 27th March Mrs Curtis C12 B2Mon 5th April Dr Sarjeant C7 P2

SCIENCE CLUBEvery Thursday 3.30pm to 4.20pm

Some of the Year 7 students were lucky to be invited on a visit to the Royal Shakespeare Company to see the play ‘Julius Caesar’ – a political tragedy of blood, guts and gore!

The students went on a walking tour of Stratford, reciting Shakespeare quotes as well as watching the performance. It was a stunning production of the play and for many, the first time going to the theatre.

Ian Foster, tuba player with the RSC musicians accompanying the performance commented on, ‘the fantastic group of students that came to the performance.’

Thanks to Mr Zeal, Mr Peffers and Mrs Manton for arranging the trip.

YEAR 7 VISIT THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

BUDDING LAWYERS ATTEND MAGISTRATES MOCK TRIALEight students from the Debating Club competed in the Magistrates Mock Trial.

As budding lawyers, they prosecuted, defended and played witness in the Coventry City Courts.

It was a great visit to understand more about the Justice System and also gave the students an insight into a legal career.

Thanks to Mrs Manton for arranging the trip.

Interested in building rockets? Or making elephant toothpaste? Or perhaps you’d like to investigate static

electricity?

Well, you’re in luck as Science club is back! Join Ms Farrell every Thursday in C7 after school till 4.20pm to investigate the weird and

wonderful world of Science.

REMINDER: No exam leave during exam period