WyHigh Newsletter May/June 2013

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W y m o n d h a m H i g h M AY / J U N 2 0 1 3
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Year 7 Boys’ Football – South Norfolk Cup
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INSIDE
WINNERS
Squad (in no particular order): Fergus Hughes, Daniel Ward, Daniel Watson,
Charlie Sizer (c), Lucas Ahier, Sonny Clarke, Lewis Thurston, Christie Maidman,
Jacob Bush, Henry Metcalf, Oliver Husband, Will Felton, Jack Bates
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in short
Swimming success for Jordan
and Megan Mann
Im e n d i g n i s n o s t o e l u l l a o r i l i t a c i d u i s i t
n o s t o d o l o r e c o n s e t e t v e l u l l an
velenismod ex endit nonse min henit
i n i s c i d u i p e a f e u g i am i r i u r e m q ua t i n e r i t
i u s c i n c i n e t num v e r o s d o l o r e e l u t a t e m
Helena Curtis
Congratulations to Helena Curtis who is now a
black belt in Shotokan Karate.
She started karate in January 2008 with the
ambition to obtain her black belt when she was
13. We are very proud of Helena for her attitude,
dedication and commitment to training and are,
obviously, extremely pleased she has achieved
her target! Well Done! Mum and Dad
Tastes of Wymondham 2013
Tastes of Wymondham 2013 - free schools and
community event being held at Central Hall and
King’s Head Meadow on 8th June. With schools’
choirs’ performances, free activities for children
and free food, it is going to be a busy, fun day!
If you run a food related business, or are a local
charity or organisation and would like to be part
of this event please contact Anna Brett on 07545
502167. Free pitches are available for charities,
and there will be a small charge for those selling
product for profit.
Anna Brett, Extended Schools Co-ordinator
Wymondham Cluster. 07545 502167
www.wymondhamcluster.org
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 Daniel Burnage
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 Garmet Ltd - Successful Thetford based steel
 fabrication company Garmet recognised the
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 need to update their brand image, their website
 and promotional materials. Wymondham High
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 Academy are proud to announce they have
 partnered with Garmet with Year 13 student
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 Daniel Burnage working on the project. The
 initiative will support Daniel in his studies whilst
 meeting a real life business need for this local
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 company. www.garmet.co.uk
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 School Lectern
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 Ben Palmer designed and built a new school
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 lectern for the North Hall (pictured opposite)
 as part of an extended project to fill time after
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 coursework was finished and handed in.
 'I designed 10 different types and asked
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 Mrs Musgrave and Dr fox to pick their
 favourite, which was progressed and improved
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 into a final design.
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 It was made from a single piece of brushed
 aluminium tubing up the centre with a
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 aluminium faced acrylic sheet bent round a
 former curving up and intersecting the tubing.
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 The top and base are made from plywood
 sprayed with a matt finish black paint. The top
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 also features a built in touch screen computer
 monitor to control the projected image.
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 It took 2 weeks to construct and was made
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 entirely at school, started at the end of the
 summer term and finished during the summer
 holidays.' Ben Palmer
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We want to hear from you...
If your child has done something that you think we should know about, then do let us
know. You can write to us at [email protected], giving us details
about whatever it is your child has done. It doesn’t have to be a great academic or
sporting achievement, it can be about anything that says something positive about your
son or daughter.
Both Jordan and Megan swim for the UEA
City of Norwich Swimming Club. Jordan trains
8 times and Megan 6 times a week plus land
training, strength and conditioning.
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At the beginning of March, the County
Championships were held at Thetford, both
Megan and Jordan became BAGCAT winners
(overall champion) for their age group.
Then at the end of March, they both swam at
the Easter Meet L1 at the UEA and Jordan got
his first National this year for 100m Free in a
blistering time of 55.98. The following week
was spent training hard in Torremolinos, Spain,
at a swim camp run by the swim club.
This weekend (18th-19th May) they have just
come back from a L1 Meet in Sheffield and it
was Megan's turn to get her first National QT
for 100m Back in a time of 1:12.18. Jordan
swam his 200m Free just 0.3 of a second off
his National QT, but he'll get another chance
at the Regional Championships coming up in
a couple of weeks.
Currently, Megan is ranked in her age group:
Regionally, 3rd in 100m Fly, 4th 100m Back.
Nationally, 14th in 100m Back. Jordan is
ranked: County, 1st in 100m & 200m Free
(Open Age). Regionally in his age group, 1st
in 50m & 100 Free, 3rd in 200m Free, 2nd in
400m Free. Nationally in his age group, 5th in
50m Free & 5th in 100m Free.
Hope this gives you an idea of the time, effort
and commitment both Megan and Jordan give
to swimming, and that all their hard work is
now paying off. Vanessa Mann
From the Principal,
Russell Boulton
M AY / J U N 2 0 1 3
MAY/JUN 2013
Dear Families
It has been another tremendous term at Wymondham High Academy that has
seen a number of achievements by students and staff alike.
There have been successes in all year groups in sport, including our Year 7 girls
football team who represented Norfolk at Anfield, our Year 11 Boys who won the
county finals to be come the champions for 2013, Year 7 boys winning the south
Norfolk cup, the U14 Netball team and so many more.
Duke of Edinburgh have seen successful practise expeditions for Bronze and Silver
groups to the Suffolk coast and the New Forest and we are looking forward to
taking the Bronze students to RAF Woodbridge for their assessed expeditions. The
Silver students will be heading to the White Peaks in Derbyshire at the end of June,
while our Gold students will be on their expeditions to the Lake District and North
Wales. We wish them every success
This term is always one of mixed emotions, on one hand the joy and excitement of
Year 11 and 13 reaching a milestone in their education and celebrating the journeys
that they have been on and on the other hand the time to say some final goodbyes
on our leavers' days. We wish all of our students the very best of luck for their
examinations and look forward to celebrating their results with them in August.
The school site has also changed over the last term with excellent progress on
the Art and History block and also on the Science extension. These important
developments for the school will provide our learners with modern and
contemporary learning environments. Further enhancements for the school are
planned over the summer holidays including refurbishment of our Sixth Form study
area and UCAS library, enhanced Broadband and a wireless network across the
whole school site.
In response to parental feedback we will also be introducing a new tracking
program that will be accessible all year round so that parents can see how well
their son/daughter is achieving throughout the year in their subjects rather than
just when the progress reports are sent. The program will also display current
attendance information and a behaviour report too. We hope this will allow even
greater support of all learners; details to follow.
Finally I would like to welcome Mr Rockey our new Vice-Principal to the school.
Mr Rockey is an experienced Vice-Principal who joins us from Suffolk.
Best Regards
Russell
We are delighted that our bid to the Academy Capital Maintenance Fund has been
successful. We applied for £166,541 to go towards replacing many of the old crital
single glazed windows in the North teaching block. We are especially pleased
because the EFA received bids for 2158 projects totalling £1.1bn, far in excess of the
£325 million made available! Work will begin over the summer.
Sports Presentation Evening
Wednesday 3rd July
Junior Sports Day
Monday 15th July
Senior Sports Day
Tuesday 16th July
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Successful Bid
Just to confirm the dates now
finally in place for Sports Day
and Sports Presentation Evening.
These have moved due to other
events taking place.
M AY / J U N 2 0 1 3
SCIENCE Google Science Fair
Saving satellites
from the solar wind
Since the 30th of January, I have
been working on a project for the
Google Science Fair. This is an online,
international science competition in
which teenagers can enter innovative
projects.
My project tackles the problem of charged
particles in the solar wind damaging
satellites and causing loss of data. The
solar wind comprises mainly protons
with some electrons (along with some
charged matter). These particles can ionise
components of the satellites causing
damage.
My idea is to use electromagnets on
satellites to deflect these charged particles
away from satellites.
To test this idea, I used a cloud chamber
and Helmholtz coils. A cloud chamber
is essentially a tub with a vapour that
charged particles ionise to form tracks that
we can see (as these particles are too small
to see). The Helmholtz coils produce a
uniform magnetic field.
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The aim of the experiment was to try and
see if the particles could be deflected using
the magnetic field. Our results showed that
this was the case.
I did the experiment in school where I
was provided with all the equipment and
helped by Dr. Thistlewood.
In the future, this technology could be
used on satellites to increase their lifespan
as well as preventing loss of essential data.
In the past, the competition has seen
people tackling issues such as bone
conduction to improve hearing for the
deaf, cancer-resistant drugs and even
carcinogens in grilled chicken.
The deadline for entries is the 30th of
April. After this, judges will evaluate all
entries before choosing 90 semi-finalists,
which will be posted online on the 11th of
June.
By Eleanor Nichols
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Then on the 27th of June, 15 global
finalists will be chosen. These will then
be flown to Google headquarters in
America in late September where the age
category winners and final winner will be
determined.
Picture Caption: The cloud chamber allowed us to
see the alpha particle tracks.
Abbey House Summer Event
Tuesday 16th July, 6-9pm The theme this year is a Summer Cocktail Party
SEE FORM BOXES AND ABBEY WEB PAGE
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This is the main fundraising event of the year for the House and an opportunity to meet as a House family to review the year’s activities.
Planned competitions will be a Purple Cocktail Drink, Sweet Summer Biscuit Competition, Best Dressed Cocktail Outfit. We will have a
Raffle, Form Stalls, Live Music, Barbecue and Local Craft Demonstrations. Money raised will support Cancer Research UK, Wymondham
Abbey and a local charity. All who are entitled to attend should have received a letter in their form trays. If you can help with a special
Raffle Prize (last year, for example, our top prize was a glider flight) please contact Mr Fehners, Head of Abbey House.
M AY / J U N 2 0 1 3
BBC Voices Filming Day
By Jason Brown, Y10
On Monday 25th March, ten
students from Year 10 attended
a filming day at the Forum in
Norwich, run by the BBC as part
of an English project supported
by the NEAD organisation. The
aim of the day was to give us an
idea of what and how creating
and editing film was done, and
also to enhance our speaking and
listening skills to get work done
quickly and effectively as a team.
We worked in small groups and were
each assigned a different role in the
production of the film.
Once the film had been made, we
were taken on a quick tour around
the BBC in Norwich itself, where we
saw where BBC Radio Norfolk and
BBC Look East were presented and
filmed which was interesting and a
real ‘one-time’ opportunity.
The day went really well and the
finished film looked very professional.
Everybody gained a skill from the
day, whether it be how to operate
cameras, or even just improving
teamwork skills. The students who
went on the trip would like to thank
the BBC for their work and effort
which made the day the success
it was.
Photos courtesy of Jason Brown
We made a short film about human
rights in schools, illustrating some of
the problems which students face in
schools today. The film was created in
a ‘chat show’ style, where two guests
were interviewed by two presenters
and asked to voice their opinions on
how children participate in lessons at
school and also talk about some of
the issues which they face in school,
such as peer pressure and bullying,
as well as ways which the children
can voice their opinion to members
of staff.
The people in front of the cameras
were, Brianna Croughan
and Charlotte Seiboth, the
presenters of the show; Katie
Warncken and Elisheba Bell
were the guests on the show. The
people behind the cameras were,
Emily Scorey, who was the
vision mixer; Saeran Hamah and
Hannah Jones, were operating
the two cameras; Amy Turner
was the floor manager; and Jason
Brown and Poppy Howard
were the feature editors.
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M AY / J U N 2 0 1 3
ART DEPARTMENT
As I write the Art Department’s
report for the May/June newsletter,
the final set of exams have now
taken place for all GCSE, AS and
A2 students. The last few weeks
have been a nervous, exciting and
exhilarating time, watching students
(as seen in the photographs)
produce an array of creative and
original final responses to their
externally set assignments (ESA).
Over the next few pages I hope to
draw your attention to the important
events that have happened in the Art
department since the last newsletter.
N. Moulton (Head of Art)
Rotary Club
The Art Department were once again
invited to participate and exhibit work
in the 43rd Annual Art Exhibition
organised by Wymondham Rotary Club.
The exhibition was held between the
21st - 24th March 2013 at Central Hall
and proved to be a huge success with
many members of the public and staff
commenting on how impressive our work
looked against the paintings, prints and
drawings of professional artists! Many
pieces of A Level art work captivated
the local public, but unfortunately, no
work could be sold due to examination
regulations.
Being invited to local exhibitions is
certainly a great way to publicise
the amazing work that is continually
produced in the Art Department.
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London Enrichment
On February 26th (A Level) and March
8th (GCSE) the Art department embarked
upon 2 enrichment trips to London
museums for Year 11 Fine Art students
and Year 10 Art Fast Track Photography
students (GCSE), Year 12 (Fine Art, Art
Multimedia and Art Textiles students)
and Year 13 (Fine Art, Art Multimedia
and Art Textiles students).
Department staff accompanied GCSE
students to museums such as the V &
A, Natural History Museum and Science
Museum. Due to the nature of the
exam themes, AS and A2 students also
visited the same museums to inspire and
motivate preparations for the externally
set assignment. Students have really
benefited from the trips. For some it was
their inaugural trip to London and first
time in an art gallery.
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Year 10 Exhibition
Since September, Year 10 Fine Art
and Art Textiles students have been
embarking upon their first coursework
project entitled the ‘Environment and
Natural Form.’ Since February half
term students have been working hard
on their final pieces. Over the next
few weeks the department will be
beginning to ‘show case’ final pieces
in an exhibition in and around the north
reception area. Keep your eyes peeled
for a plethora of paintings, textile
garments and photographs inspired by
Wells-next-the-Sea and Holkham beach.
All exhibiting students and parents will
be invited to a private view to celebrate
students' successes. The date will be
announced soon!
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A reminder to all students and parents... End of year
Exhibition at Wymondham Arts Centre
A note for all students’ and parents' diaries is the end of year ‘SHOWCASE #5’
exhibition and private view. This year, the Art department is pleased and delighted
to announce that once again we have acquired Wymondham Arts Centre from
Monday 8th July until Monday 15th July 2013. The exhibition in July 2012 was
another huge success and proved to be extremely popular with the general public –
just over 500 people viewed the exhibition between Tuesday 10th July and Sunday
15th July 20112. More details will follow in future newsletters.
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M AY / J U N 2 0 1 3
German Visits 2013
At the end of last term, 18
students accompanied by
Mrs Diehl, Mr Costello and
myself took part in the return
visit of our annual German
exchange with the Hittorf
Gymnasium, Recklinghausen,
Germany. Our host families
and partners were eagerly
awaiting our arrival and
the friendships made in
October in Wymondham
were quickly resumed. After
spending Sunday with the
families visiting the local
area we had a quick tour of
Recklinghausen and attended
lessons on Monday. We knew
that German students don’t
wear school uniform but
were a little surprised to see
the older students dressed
in pyjamas for their leavers’
celebrations!
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On Tuesday we travelled by
train and tram to Essen, a
major city in the Ruhrgebiet,
and spent the morning at
the Zeche Zollverein, a
UNESCO World Heritage
Site, a former coal and coke
production plant and the
Ruhr Museum, where we
learnt of the conditions
endured by the miners and
coal workers. A short visit to
Essen town centre allowed
us to practise our shopping
phrases. Wednesday was
spent in Gelsenkirchen with a
tour of the Veltins Arena, the
stadium of Schalke 04, with
its removable pitch, followed
by a visit to Gelsenkirchen
zoo. It is known for its themed
zones: Africa, Asia and Alaska
but unfortunately as it was
icy cold and snowing only the
Alaskan animals braved the
elements!
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There was little improvement
in the temperatures for
our trip to Köln (Cologne)
with our German partners
but spirits rose at the
Schokoladenmuseum on the
Rhine and the 533 step ascent
to the top of the cathedral
warmed us up. The panoramic
views from the top of the
spire of what was once the
tallest building in the world
are worth the climb. Mrs Diehl
deserves a medal as she has
climbed it over ten times now.
Friday was another day in
school taking part in lessons
before an evening’s bowling
and farewell party. The week
was soon over and there were
some sad faces and tears
when we had to say goodbye
on Saturday. There were
promises to visit each other
again so it was more a case
of “Auf Wiedersehen” than
goodbye.
On a personal note, I have
organised this exchange
for over ten years and have
witnessed not only the
benefits to the students in
their linguistic competence
and confidence but also the
social and emotional impact.
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Taking part in an exchange
and living with another family
is not like staying in a hotel.
It is a character-building
experience which hopefully
leads to deeper international
understanding. Both Mrs
Diehl and I have made lasting
personal friendships through
this link which is the reason
for its continued success. The
original link goes back over
thirty years.
As I shall be retiring this
summer this was my last
exchange but it is reassuring
to know that it will continue
as Mrs Diehl takes over the
organisation. I would like to
thank her for her support
over the years and the staff
who have freely given up their
time to accompany us: Mr
Ladd, Mr Nicholson, Mr Slater
and Mr Costello as well as all
staff who have welcomed the
German students into their
lessons over the years.
Mrs Waller
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'Wir sind nach Berlin gefahren!'. We went to
Berlin at the end of February and it was definitely
an experience to remember! We flew from Luton
airport to Berlin Schoenefelds and stayed at the
Berlin City Jugendhotel. We were there for 5 days
but managed to do and see so much of the city.
We went to the Fernsehturm, a revolving cafe and
observation point 368 metres up in the air, we were
lucky to have a clear day and so could see views
of the entire city. We then went to the Berliner
Dom before visiting the DDR museum and the
Brandenburg gate.
On day 3 we travelled to the Berlin wall, it was
interesting to see all of the art work at East Side
Gallery, but it was very cold! We even got involved
in a protest, campaigning against part of the wall
being torn down to make way for luxury apartments.
We went to the Stasi museum and the Stasi prison;
it was very insightful finding out about Berlin under
the Stasi regime.
We travelled to Schloss Cecilienhof, the site of
the Potsdam conference. We went to KaDeWe, a
department store just like Harrods and found lots of
interesting things – like Duff beer! Just before the
sun set, we went to the Recihstag and got to see
some lovely views of the city. On the last day we
went to Checkpoint Charlie before returning home.
We would just like to say a big thank you to Frau
Diehl and Mrs Waller for organizing and taking us
on this wonderful trip, we all had a great time.
Banham Zoo visit
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Berlin Study Trip 2013
Banham Zoo visited the AS biology department to give a talk on ex-situ
conservation and the work of zoos in breeding projects around the world.
They also brought with them a collection of animals including snakes, stick
insects and coachroaches.
Heritage Lottery Fund success
We had a call during the last week of term from the Heritage
Lottery Fund confirming our bid for £6200 was successful. The
money will be used to extend the medieval culture event we
run at the Abbey, allowing us to offer more activities for our
Year 7 students whilst opening the event to feeder schools and
parents in the evening. We shall be partnering with Norwich
Castle Museum and their engagement team who will be
working with some of our students. More details to follow but
of course this is good news!
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Year 11 Celebration Event...
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£1,705.75 so far
Running in the London Marathon was exciting,
exhausting and rewarding! I am very proud and
very happy to have done it. I will never forget the
experience and feel so grateful that I have had
this opportunity to celebrate my return to health
in this way.
It amazes me that three years ago I was uncertain about my future, but then
Anthony Nolan found me a suitable bone marrow donor and gave me the chance
I needed to get better. It’s been a long road to recovery but I didn’t give up; just
like the marathon, a heck of long journey that needed a heck of a lot of support,
encouragement and determination to succeed. The support and encouragement I got
from everyone helped me get back to health, and similarly, helped me get through
the London Marathon. Getting better for me meant getting fit and healthy enough to
do stuff like this. Now I want to keep trying to push myself, and the Anthony Nolan
cause even further. I hope that I will never stop trying to promote, fundraise and
recruit for this lifesaving, life-affirming charity. If you are looking for a great event to
run in then you can’t get much better than the London Marathon; if you're looking for
a great charity to support, then you’ve found it in Anthony Nolan.
Please
help me
to save
lives...
Three years ago I received a life-saving bone marrow
transplant. It worked! This year I am going to run the
Virgin London Marathon 2013 to fundraise for The
Anthony Nolan Trust – an organisation that arranges
bone marrow transplants on behalf of people like me.
Please sponsor me at:
www.virginmoneygiving.com/AndrewMcFadyen
Thank you for your support.
http://www.justgiving.com/Andrew-McFadyen1
The Friends...
Pleasurewood Hills
Trip
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We are now organising the annual Year 9/10 trip
to Pleasurewood Hills for Saturday 29th June
2013. Letters went out to students, via Form
Groups, week commencing 22nd April 2013. We
have already received a fantastic number of
replies – this year’s trip looks set to be another
memorable one! The cost of the trip is £24.
This includes entry into the park on an express
‘no queuing ticket’, free entry into the Lazer
Labyrinth (special offer for the 2013 trip only!)
and travel costs. A copy of the ticket application
form can be downloaded from the school website
(go to School Life>Friends) or copies can be
collected from the Finance Office.
Farewell to Rachel
One of the key members of the Friends, our Treasurer Rachel Bevan, will
be leaving us at the end of this term. Rachel is an invaluable member of
our group and will be very much missed. If any willing parent would like
to take on this role, please contact the Chair of the Friends, Jane Bull you can email her at [email protected]
The role of Treasurer involves preparing annual accounts, arranging
for an independent review of those accounts and presenting them to
the Annual General Meeting for acceptance. A slight knowledge of
accounting systems, or financial recording is helpful, but not essential.
There are few transactions throughout the year, and a system has been
put in place which would be easy to follow, or adjust to suit. The records
are currently held as a paper record, but could easily be transferred to a
computer system. The Treasurer submits a short report at the six other meetings
throughout the year (once every half term). Rachel has been Treasurer of
the Friends now for nearly 5 years, and says it takes up very little time. All parents of Wymondham High students are automatically members of
the Friends. We get together once every half term for a fun, informal
meeting. We are always looking for new committee members so if you
would like to come along to a meeting, please check the website for
details.
[email protected]
Aquathlon
Students from Wymondham High recently participated
in the partnership Aquathlon event held at Wymondham
leisure centre. Our students performed fantastically with
four of our students qualifying to represent South Norfolk
at the Norfolk Schools Summer Games. The event which
combined the disciplines of swimming and running was
a real success with a number of local schools competing.
Aimee Palmer and Rob Atkins finished second in their
respective races while Beth Palmer and Jordan Mann won
their events, a fantastic achievement by all four students.
Well done to all those involved.
Team: Lewis Thurston, Dan Watson, Rob Atkins, Luke Marchant, Ben
Goodson, Simon Linford, Robert Bull, Jordan Mann, Matthew Foster, Phil
Davis, Aimee Palmer, Beth Palmer, Ciara Hilton, and Emma Holland.
Year 7 Boys Football
South Norfolk Cup
Wymondham High Year 7s were victorious in the South
Norfolk cup final beating Dereham Neatherd 4-1 in the final.
Wymondham High had been excellent throughout the cup
run, beating strong Wymondham College and Attleborough
High teams en route to the final.
U14 Netball Team
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Partnership Rowing
Wymondham High had a fantastic start to the game scoring
in the opening two minutes thanks to an Oliver Husband
tap in at the far post following good work from Jacob Bush.
Oliver Husband then scored one of the goals of the season
to make it two. Dereham Neatherd then fought back,
scoring then missing a penalty which would have brought
them level just before half time.
Squad: Fergus Hughes, Daniel Ward, Daniel Watson, Charlie Sizer (c), Lucas
Ahier, Sonny Clarke, Lewis Thurston, Christie Maidman, Jacob Bush, Henry
Metcalf, Oliver Husband, Will Felton, Jack Bates.
Team: Fergus Hughes, Tom Ferguson, Bradley Francis, Emily Cocker, Frankie Field, Hayley
Chalcraft and Macie Gladwell
The PE Department are collecting Sainsbury’s
vouchers to use for extra sports equipment.
There’s a box in Reception for the vouchers.
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The second half saw Wymondham High control the game
and look dangerous throughout. Henry Metcalf won a
penalty which Lewis Thurston coolly dispatched before
an own goal from Dereham Neatherd following good work
from Oliver Husband to seal the win. This success followed
qualification to finals day after winning the league. An
excellent first season for our Year 7 Football team.
individual and team events. Each school involved had a male and female
rower for each Year group, with the Year 7s rowing for two minutes, Year 8s
for three minutes, Year 9 for four minutes and Year 10s for five minutes. The
individual winners for each Year group qualify to represent South Norfolk
at the Norfolk School Summer Games. Fergus Hughes won the Year 7 boys
event, beating stiff competition for Wymondham College, Framingham Earl,
Diss and Old Buckingham High schools. Well done!
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A huge congratulations goes to the girls for making it to the Final of the County Cup!
U13 Girls Football
Norfolk County Cup Final
On 23rd April 2013 the U13s went out to face North Walsham at the
Football Development Centre in Norwich. On arrival we were sent
to our team changing room and then outside to warm up. The girls
were then called back to the changing room in preparation for the
opening ceremony. They walked through the tunnel to an incredible
cheer from all the family and friends who came to watch.
We decided to play a 4, 4, 2 formation as we knew North Walsham
had some threatening attackers. Within the first 10 minutes we
were 2-0 down with Aimee Palmer then taking a strike from outside
the box to make it 2-1. Our heads lifted as we realised we could still
bring this back. We had some great passing movements within the
first half providing opportunities to have a shot on goal. We went
into the second half 4-1 down. Our half time talk was positive with
the girls believing we can pull it back. We went out strong, passing
the ball between each other and round the North Walsham girls for
Aimee Palmer to then put another great shot in the back of the net.
Not long after however North Walsham came back at us to score
again. We worked the ball back to our attacking half with a fabulous
ball into the box by Nicole Smith to be put pasted the keeper by
Bethany Harmer. It was 5-3 but we were still fighting.
Thea Gosling, Scarlet Smith, Freya Boyd, Lily Ray, Rebecca Russell, Chloe
Moore, Aimee Plamer (C) Caitlin Turton, Nicole Smith, Rebecca Greenslade,
Hayley Chalcraft, Bethany Harmer.
Rebecca Russell then had a great shot on target, from outside the
area to make it 5-4 but unfortunately North Walsham widened the
gap again to finish 7-4.
South Norfolk U16s Cup Final
It was a quiet, warm spring
afternoon in Attleborough, where
the commoners were going about
their daily business, when suddenly
the atmosphere changed. WyHigh
had arrived. Why were they here?
You ask. They came to arrive, raise
hell, then leave. And they did that in
just 90 minutes of football.
The opponents on the day were
Framlingham Earl. To whom
Wymondham had lost to the last
time they met. This was the time for
revenge.
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As Wymondham walked onto
the field of play, they came with
arrogance and a swagger which
emitted confidence.
The game kicked off, and due to
the ruthless conditions involving
high winds and a bright sun,
Wymondham were soon on the
back foot, but Fram could create
any clear cut chances and did not
convert.
After some solid defending from
Fraser Field, Jake Morter, Sam
Lubbock and brother Daniel,
Wymondham went into the break
at 0-0, with Wymondham failing to
convert the few chances that were
created. The best chance of the half
fell to Ryan Goffin who somehow
failed to score from 2 yards, when it
seemed harder to miss.
After an inspirational and
motivational half time team talk
from Mr Ellis 'At the end of the
game, the south Norfolk cup will
be only six feet away from you, and
you’ll not be able to touch it if we
lose. And for all of you, that will be
the last chance you ever get. Don’t
you dare leave here without it.'
The WyHigh boys came out on to
the pitch pumped to win the game
and this was clear to see. They
played with a new confidence and
played the best football seen in
school football.
The dominance was clear to see.
Soon the pressure paid off, a corner
whipped in from Ross McLachlan
found the net courtesy of a Fram
defender. The capacity crowd went
wild!
Fram took the centre kick and
looked to attack from the restart,
and with some of the WyHigh boys
in celebration mode they created
a chance. But after some good
pressure from Jake Morter the
shot was put wide. This woke the
WyHigh lads up.
WyHigh continued to dominate
possession with some superb
command of the ball form Fraser
Field, the ball was set to Michael
Farmer to play a through ball,
cutting the Fram defence in half.
Ross was sent to chase this down,
the Fram keeper came out to claim
the ball but misjudged it and Ross
was left with a tap in. WyHigh were
now 2-0 up and cruising.
For the last 15 minutes of the
match, WyHigh kept the ball and
saw out the game comfortably. They
were the Champions.
The win was dedicated to Mr Ellis’
lucky spoon. This spoon was kept
in Sir’s pocket throughout the entire
cup run and WyHigh never lost. This
spoon will be forever regarded as
the Special Spoon.
MotM: Fraser Field
Squad: Sam Palmer, Fraser Field, Jake
Morter, Sam Lubbock, Daniel Foster,
Migdad Edres, Chris Greenslade,
Michael Farmer, Jacob Poyser, Ryan
Goffin, Ross McLachlan, James Dawes.
By now you should have received either
an email or a letter informing you that
we have migrated to Parentmail 2. If you
have not already done so, please register.
In the future we will be sending out
more information electronically to reduce
our paper usage and more trips will be
available to pay online.
If you top up your child’s cashless catering
account through parentmail you will be
entered into the monthly draw. Each
month one randomly selected winner
will receive £5 on their account to spend
in the school canteen. The March 2013
winner was Oliver Thompson A5.
GCSEPod
To date, over 100 Year 11 students have
signed up and are actively using GCSEPod
to enhance their revision and boost their
grades. During the month of April there
was a competition offering an Apple iPod
Shuffle to the student who streamed and /
or downloaded the most podcasts for that
month. Sophie Bradshaw was the proud
winner of this who comments:
“GCSEPod has really helped my revision,
particularly in languages. My listening
skills have improved a lot.”
Wymondham
Rugby Club
success
For their efforts they have won a trip
to Twickenham for a Champions Parade
in front of an 80,000 crowd at the
Premiership final.
The coaches are looking forward to
building on the success as they move
into Youth rugby next season, and
would welcome any newcomers from
Wymondham High Academy when the
season commences in September.
Saturday 22nd June - 10am Market
Square Wymondham. Combined Jazz
Bands of Wymondham High and
Gymnasium Waldstrasse Hattingen open
the Wymondham Festival. Free event.
Monday 24th June - Choir members
perform in Britten’s St Nicholas at St
Nicholas’ Church Great Yarmouth. This is a
county celebration for Britten’s centenary
year.
Wednesday 26th June - Combined Jazz
Bands play at the Royal Norfolk Show
and; Sixth Form musicians composition
performed in Wymondham Abbey as part
of the Britten Sinfonia’s project with local
Junior Schools featuring work inspired
by Britten’s Serenade for Tenor, Horn and
Strings.
www.parentmail2.co.uk
We are delighted to say 5 of our Y7
students; Connor Jermyn (Capt), Fergus
Hughes, Alfie Garside, Izaak Pearson and
Joe Stace, played in the Wymondham
Rugby Club team that won the prestigious
Land Rover Cup at Oakham on the 28th
April. In doing so they have become the
first club to win at both U11s and U12s in
the history of Leicester Tigers Rugby Club.
Music events
this term
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ParentMail2
Thursday 27th June - Jazz Band travel
to Germany to play in the Hattingen
Altstadtfest and the Gymnasium
Waldstrasse Summer concert.
Other student comments:
“GCSEPod has proved to be a very useful
resource, which has provided me with
extra information that I didn’t have access
to in class or in revision guides, as well as
summarising the key points. Consequently,
it’s expanded my knowledge, enabling me
to have a wider base of understanding. It
is easy to use and download, and being
able to listen to them on my phone is
excellent, allowing me to do revision very
easily, even when I’m doing my paper
round.” Keziah Watson
“It’s good because I find it much easier to
listen rather than read. I also find it useful
to revise on car journeys by downloading
the podcasts in advance.” Jamie Whiting
Well done
Mr Cook
Mr Cook ran in the 2013 Brighton
Marathon on Sunday 14th April 2013. He
was running to raise money for Macmillan
Cancer Support, the charity which
Macmillan House support.
Started: 09:03 Finished: 12:59
Chip time: 03:56:19, Gun time: 03:59:36
Position (overall): 2407 out of 9157
Position (men): 2065 out of 5952
Pace: 09:00 min/mile
Money raised so far is £893
So, if you haven’t registered yet,
why not?
SIMON PEGG IAN COOK HANK AZARIA
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COMMITMENT, RESPONSIBILITY, WYMONDHAM HIGH...
MR COOK IS RUNNING THE BRIGHTON MARATHON IN AID OF MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT
SUPPORT HIM AND WIN AN EASTER EGG
RAFFLE TICKETS 10P EACH
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the new Art and History building work so far...
General progress
General progress has been good over the past couple of
weeks with the brick and block work progressing well
and under floor heating and screed laid to ground floor.
The week ahead will include the brick and block work
continuing to all elevations, mechanical and electrical first
fixing (pipework, containment and cables being installed)
and the scaffold removed.
Science Block
There have been some big changes over the past couple
of weeks with almost all rooms now plastered, windows
installed and roof coverings almost complete. Mechanical
and electrical first fixings are also due to be complete by
the end of this week.
We remain on schedule for a July completion for Science
and October for Art/History.
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Army
Officer
Sixth Form
scholarship
By Lydia Brownlow A3
I have recently been fortunate
enough to receive an Army
Officer Sixth Form scholarship.
It’s a long process and I’m very
proud to finally be able to say
I’ve got there – after all it maps
out my life for the next 10
years at least! I’ve been asked
to share my experiences and
how I got there so this is what
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In order to get my scholarship, my first step
was to go to the Army careers office back
in October, when I turned 16. I was told
straight away that before anything else I
would have to do an Army fitness test – 2.5k
run in under 13minutes (for females) and
a 40kg jerry can lift for 100 meters. I was
booked on and completed this successfully.
My next stage was paperwork – lots of it!
At the time I never wanted to see another
form but it was all worth it! I then had a
preliminary interview with Major Robinson
to assess my suitability for a scholarship.
After being given yet more forms I was
then invited back for a formal interview.
The write up of this interview is then sent
to a paper sift where some 1500 applicants
get narrowed down to just 100 whom they
wish to see at main board, Westburry. In
the meantime, whilst waiting to hear if I
would be going to Main Board, the Army
gave me the opportunity to attend POIC
(potential officer insight course) near
Nottingham which was a fun, action packed
week including fitness, interviews, a short
overnight expedition, formal dinner and
much more.
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Top left and middle, CAN'T COOK BUT WANT TO COOK event with the Sixth Form; bottom left,
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Main board was probably the scariest thing
I’ve ever done whilst at the same time being
some of the hardest, most exciting and fun
3 days of my life. I met so many like-minded
young people and made some great friends.
It’s quite an intensive 2 days of selection –
you have to have a full medical; bleep test;
written essay test; mental aptitude tests;
abstract and verbal reasoning tests; maths
test; 2 interviews; create a plan for an
expedition and be interviewed on your plan
as an individual and a team; team obstacle
tasks; command tasks and give your best
effort on the individual obstacle course – all
within 24 hours! Although demanding –
both mentally and physically, I can only say
it has inspired me even more and made me
yet more determined to join the Army!
Fortunately, last week my parents received
a letter congratulating me for being offered
an Army Officer Sixth Form scholarship
(dependant on achieving particular grades
at GCSE and A-level). This means that I
still study Sixth Form wherever I choose
to study but I will get monetary support,
adventurous training with the Army during
my Summer holidays and most importantly
have a Sandhurst place secured for when I
leave university. It’s then my aim to become
a veterinary officer in the Army and I can’t
wait!
Year 10 Geography coursework. Above,
Sunny Malone and James Schutte
doing their traffic survey. Left, Rosie
Rackham, Callum Bonfield, Elise Barrett,
Beth Martin.
M AY / J U N 2 0 1 3
Weds May 22nd 7.30pm Best Director, music and
cinematography Oscar-winning movie 'Life of Pi'
based on the hugely successful novel this is a must-see
movie!
Weds 26th June 7.30pm. Directed by
Dustin Hoffman, starring Maggie Smith and
Billy Connolly the fantastic 'Quartet'.
Weds 17th July 7.30pm
Anthony Hopkins and Helen
Mirren star in 'Hitchcock' the
biopic of the great director
himself as he created 'Psycho'.
WYHIGH PAGE 19
The Studio Theatre/cinema is at the South (Norwich Road/Leisure
Centre) entrance to the school. It is a 110 capacity venue with
comfortable tiered seating. Tickets for all screenings are available
from 'The Book Fountain' Whartons Court, Wymondham and on the
door from 7pm prior to screenings.
Poem for E1 Leavers
By Elisheba Bell
So another year has passed and it’s time to say goodbye,
To reflect on all the memories that you’ve made at Wymondham High.
We frantically ran and bopped around, picking up all the paper,
But we still hadn’t collected it all some 20 minutes later.
You’ve all come such a long way since your first day in year seven,
Now we’re here celebrating your last day of Year Eleven.
But when we finally came back inside, after sheer determination,
We were horrified to see a whirlwind of rubbish floating around
reception!
I’ve enjoyed seeing you guys every morning for the past four years,
As a form we’ve had so many laughs and even a couple of tears.
You’ve had so many achievements and many goals have been scored,
Including Henry’s amazing Princess Diana award.
Although, when I come and collect your credits you all say ‘Oh I don’t
care just say I have a few’
But deep down I actually know that you have lots and in fact you really
do.
We will miss your witty humour, Konur, every Monday morning
It’s safe to say with you in the room – our form is never boring!
Eden, we work hard every morning to keep the form in check,
And we’ve shared many memories – some I’ll never forget.
Then the main doors were opened, and then we daren’t look,
As the rubbish blew straight into the Macmillan assembly – Sorry
Mr Cook!
Now I come to Henry – we’ll all miss seeing your face,
But we look forward to seeing you in the Tour de France, cycling in first
place!
Jack – you’re definitely the quietest member but your smile never dies,
Plus you’ve put up with Konur’s bad jokes all year and that deserves
a prize!
And not forgetting Jake and Charlie: two jesters – to understate!
But we’ve loved having you in the form – even when you’re late!
When talking about memories, though, I can’t help but remember,
One particularly frosty Friday in the middle of December.
So we all hope you have lots of fun and a really fantastic day,
And I know you’re all itching to get on the inflatables but there’s one
more thing I should say:
We did our annual recycling run, as we had done many times before,
I would carry the broken bin and you would hold the door.
Although you won’t be here when we return in September,
You been a massive part of E1 that we will always remember,
As that morning was so very cold, we were very keen,
But when we tipped up the bin there was no rubbish to be seen!
So I’m sure I speak on behalf of every one, and all the staff too,
When I wish the very best of luck in everything that you do.
I looked at you, you looked at me and then we both turned around,
To face the trail of rubbish that was now flying off the ground!
But please come back and visit us, even when your exams are done,
As you will always be members of our form, E1.