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