Wider Learning Bulletin 6 – 16/12/16Work Experience Update

British Airways are offering 5 day work experience placements to young people interested in working with British Airways in an Engineering role, Head Office role or Operations role. Applications will open on Monday 12th December for an April-July 2017 placement and close on Wednesday 21st December. All students can apply online and find further information on the British Airways Careers website. Students will need to put the ‘salary sought’ option as ‘none’ for their application to continue.

Well done to the following Year 10 students for securing their work experience placements already.

Mr Barley Careers Information, Advice & Guidance Officer

House Decorating CompetitionOn Monday 12th December we had our House Christmas Cake decorating competition. The students worked very hard to produce a Christmas themed cake which was judged by Mrs MacDonald. It was a close completion but well done to the winners Canterbury, for their fantastic North pole themed cake!We look forward to the upcoming house events in the New Year. Mr Douglas

Rehearsal start on these dates:

Wednesday 4th January

Chamber Choir

Thursday 5th January

Training Choir

Flute Choir

Friday 6th January

Concert Band

Brass Collective

String Quartets

Monday 9th January

Training Orchestra

String Orchestra & Philharmonia

Clarinet Ensemble/Quintet/Wind

Quintet

Tuesday 10th January

Music Scholars Early class

Sax Ensemble/Quintet

Guitars & Ukuleles

Jazz Orchestra

Wednesday 11th January

Cello Ensemble

MUSIC ENSEMBLE REHEARSALS – SPRING 2017

Last day of Music rehearsals Friday 24th March

TAP Lectures and Seminars for KS5Speaker: Dr Samia Bano, Senior Lecturer in Law, School of Oriental and African Studies. Date of visit: Wednesday 11th January Time and location: 3.30 – 4:45pm in DO4Topic: ‘Multiculturalism, family law and human rights’

Upcoming Events

Mission Control: Malaria On the 24th of November, a selected group of 10 geographers / biologists from Year 12 were given the opportunity to spend the day at the McLaren centre to attend an event hosted by GSK and Comic Relief about the fight against malaria. During the day we participated in a series of activities designed to expand our knowledge of the disease and inspire us to take on the vicious killer- needless to say it was a great success!

We started the day by being greeted with refreshments by the enthusiastic staff at the McLaren centre, who persuaded a few of us to be interviewed by the cameramen, about what we already knew about malaria and what we hoped to achieve from the day. Shortly afterwards, once 9 other schools had arrived we were divided up into 5 groups, named after 5 regions wherein malaria is a prominent issue (Mozambique, Tanzania, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Greater Mekong Region). Within our groups we had to find a potential solution to try and end the devastation caused by malaria in our separate countries, taking into account factors such as Infection Control, Data logistics, Innovation and others. It was interesting to see how ideas varied between region to region, which enabled us to see the range of problems malaria is causing worldwide and how there is no one solution to ending the crisis. Each of the small workshops were very informative and provided us in depth understanding of the disease.

Next we were brought back into the main room and were excited by a beautiful array of food for lunch which we were all looking forward to, and whilst eating, we took pictures to post to snapchat using the #fightmalaria filter which they had made for us. This was to spread awareness for the issue. After lunch we were then brought into a room filled with technology. There were multiple pieces of technology to encourage us to participle in the group debate which was taking place. We presented questions to a panel of well known figures, who are in some way related to malaria, and they presented questions back to us which we answered using the technology. This was an excellent chance to hear expert responses to many burning questions which we had been gathering all day. Overall the day was thoroughly enjoyed by all the participants, helping us to understand more about the current methods of prevention of malaria and also what future implications there may be.

By Daisy Sassoon and Sharika Sundar (Year 12)

‘Hairspray’ - School Production

• 98 students in the cast – one of the biggest casts we have ever had in a school production!

• Wednesday rehearsals are going well, stduents have learnt all the big ensemble songs in a three part harmony

• Dance choreography will begin in rehearsals after Christmas

• The first rehearsal is on Wednesday 4th

January 2017 from 3:30-5:00pm• Rehearsal schedules are on Copia - Wider

Learning – ‘Hairspray schedule’

National Theatre Connections Project ‘Status Update’

• Our play is ‘Status Update’ by Tim Etchells• It’s a contemporary, engaging and thought-provoking play

about the current state of society • Rehearsals have started every Thursday and are going very

well, we are looking forward to continuing in January • Cast of 16 students in Yr 10 - 13• Over 350 schools and theatre groups involved nationwide • Performing at the Lyric in Hammersmith between 4-6th May

2017• Winning schools perform at the National Theatre (London)

in June 2017• Rehearsal on Thursday 5th January from 3:45-5:00pm

Performing Arts Update from Term 1

Extra – Curricular

Remember, the points are awarded as follows:- Attendance to a club – 1 point (Music, Sport, Other)- Representing the school in a sports fixture, music performance or for any

other event – 5 points (Music, Sport, Other)

In QA4 we will be producing a Wider Learning report for students which give the details of which clubs and activities students have attended in the year.

Extra-Curricular Participation points per house for Term 1Well done to Wells who have achieved the highest amount of extra-curricular participation points overall in Term 1.

Truro Wells York Fountains Ripon Durham Canterbury

7 526 497 546 402 641 406 596

8 467 488 368 519 402 553 484

9 333 304 322 237 252 206 343

10 303 258 273 406 276 339 250

11 121 170 210 217 140 207 121

12 / 13 200 425 265 214 404 246 286

Total 1647 2142 1984 1995 2115 1957 2080

Spring Extra-Curricular Timetables are now on Copia for KS3, KS4 and KS5.

Some Music and Drama clubs will be running in the first week back but the majority of clubs will start running from Monday 9th January 2017

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

BEFORE SCHOOL (between 7:45 – 9:00am, individual times in Italics)

Wind Quintets

8:15-9:00am

(Invitation), Mr

Goodman, B01/A10

Music Scholars - 7:45-

8:30am, Mr Orringe,

Mrs McGonigal,

A10/B01

Sax Quintet - 8:15-

9:00am (Invitation)

Mr McKillup, PR2

Cello Ensemble - 8:15-

9:00am (Grade 4+), Mr

Manoras, PR2

Flute Choir

8:15-9:00am (Grade

2+) Ms Willis, B01

Voluntary

Communion 8:30-

9:00am Elms

Basement

LUNCH (1:30 – 2:00pm)

Chamber Choir, Mr

Orringe, A10

Clarinet Choir (Grade

3+), Mr Goodman, B01

Table Tennis Club, PE

Department

Student Led Worship

TFG, Elms Basement

Muslim prayers

History Scholars

(Year 9), Miss Easton,

B21

Triple S Club, Science

department, A22

Guitar & Ukulele

band, Mr Kellie,

Chapel

Sax ensemble (Grade

3+) Mr McKillup, B01

Trampolining,

Year 10 Netball,

Sports Hall

Muslim prayers

Chess and Draughts

(after half-term)

Mr Palfreyman, A33

Science Documentary

club, Miss Simpson,

A24

Chamber Choir, Mr

Orringe, A10

Senior TFG (Yrs

10 – 13) The Elms

Basement

Girls Basketball,

(Yrs 7 – 11) PE

department

Muslim prayers

Cross - County,

(Yr 7 – 11) PE

Girls Health Club

(Yr 7–11)

TFG Question Time

Elms Basement, Pastor

Daniel

Muslim prayers

Chess and Draughts

(after half-term) Mr

Palfreyman, A33

Triple S Club, Science

department, A22

Badminton Club,

Sports Hall

Brass Collective (up to

grade 4) Mr Woodcroft,

B01

String Quartets,

Mr Manoras, PR2

Boys Basketball

(Yr 7 – 11). PE

Alpha Groups, Elms

basement (on rotation),

Pastor Daniel

Muslim prayers

Beginners Arabic,

Mr Eastham, D04

AFTER SCHOOL (general clubs from 3:30-4:30pm, Sports clubs 3:45-5:15pm unless otherwise stated)

Twyford Training

Orchestra, Mrs

McGonigal, PC

String Orchestra (Grade

4+) Mrs Cooper-Hall

Twyford Philharmonia

Mrs McGonigal, PC

Fencing (Yr 7 -11)

Girls Rugby (Yr 7 -11)

Study Club, Mrs

Lynskey, LRC

Yoga (Yr 9 -13), Mr

Atkins, Comm room

Gospel Choir, Rev.

Crossfield, Chapel

Ealing Youth Jazz

orchestra (Grade 4+)

Mr McKillup, PC, 4pm

Dance Club,

(Yr 9 – 11) PE

Squad Basketball

(Yr 7 – 11)

Study Club, Mrs

Lynskey, LRC

Pop Group sessions,

Mr Ahira, CM1

School Production

rehearsals, Miss

Adams/Mr Orringe, PC

Taekwondo (Yr 7 – 13)

Girls Football (Yr 7 -13)

Boys Rugby (Yr 9 – 11)

TFG Creative worship

(Yr7 – 9) Elms

Study Club, Mrs Fruzza,

LRC

Girls A Capella groups

and Barbershop Boys

(Invitation) Music

College

National Theatre

Connections Drama 1,

Miss Adams

Year 9 – 13 Netball,

Sports Hall

Boys Football,

(Yr 11 - 13)

Study Club, Mrs

Fruzza, LRC

Concert Band, (Grade

3+) Mrs Bland, PC

Inter- house Sports

PE department