Spring 2016 Bohunt School NEWSLETTER

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Bohunt School
NEWSLETTER
Bohunt School
Spring 2016
Inside this issue:
Dear Parents and Carers,
Welcome to the Summer Term, with the long, wet winter hopefully
behind us! The Spring Term was a short but particularly busy term
with, amongst other things, our iPad band once again starring at the
BETT show in London, 200 Year 9 students being part of a Swedish
Pop Up School in London, the Geography trip to Iceland and the Year
7 visit to Spain to name but a few. We have enjoyed many sporting
successes this term with a number of our teams winning tournaments
across all sports. Our Year 9 Basketball team reached the quarter
finals of the National and we have every chance of reaching the final
four with a home quarter final next week.
We are delighted to report that construction work on our much
anticipated sixth form building has begun and is very much on
schedule for opening in September 2017.
Letter from the
Headteacher
1
Term Dates
2
Press Releases
3
Congratulations to
Students
8
Parent Reminders
31
Contact Us
32
With GCSEs fast approaching we continue to support Year 11 with
their preparations and ask parents to ensure their children attend all
sessions that are relevant to them. We wish our Year 11 students
every success in the forthcoming public examination season, and
encourage you as parents to take an interest in how their revision is
progressing and encourage, cajole and menace as required!
Yours faithfully
Neil Strowger, Headteacher
Neil Pittaway, Head of School
Enjoy. Respect. Achieve.
Bohunt School
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SCHOOL DATES
11 April
Summer Term begins
18 April
INSET day
2 May
Bank Holiday
30 May - 3 June
Half Term
15 July
End of Term, School closes at 12.45 pm
5 September
Year 7 Students only
6 September
Whole School returns
22 September
Open Evening,
School closes at 12.45 pm
23 September
INSET day
24-28 October
Half Term
16 December
End of Term, School closes at 12.45 pm
This information is subject to change. The school website
will have the most up-to-date information. Please also
see the Website Calendar for Events and Important Dates
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Bohunt Students Entertain and Educate Thousands from
around the World
In mid-January, whilst students led workshops and tours for over 450 international visitors at
Bohunt School, nine pupils performed in front of thousands as part of an iPad Band. The point of
both the visits and the band was to highlight the power of technology to enhance learning when
combined with certain teaching techniques, something that Bohunt, which was the TES ‘Overall
School of the Year 2014’, does to excellent effect.
Also during the week, 200 students from Year 9 pulled off a teacher professional development
first – a pop-up school event for 100 Swedish teachers. This event took place inside a giant
warehouse in London. The teachers spent a very busy morning planning a vision for their ideal
school, what that meant for learning and teaching, and two sample lessons. They then taught
those lessons to the students who had been bussed up from Bohunt. The learnings from the
lessons were discussed in Focus Groups that involved the Swedish teachers and various
observers: Bohunt’s Student Leadership Group, teachers from the UK and Sweden, and
students who were in the lessons. The idea was to focus on the best collaborative learning and
teaching activities, by stripping away complicating factors such as assessments and the
curriculum. The event was the first of its kind and hugely successful; the mix of cultures and the
quality of the student insight meant that so much was discovered by teachers and students alike
about learning.
The iPad Band was put together and rehearsed by staff from Bohunt School and David Kirtlan
from Elsium. They were performing at the huge BETT Show (formerly known as the British
Educational Technology and Training show) in London Excel. Using an app called Garageband
the students performed a very varied set! The band performed a number of times each day from
Wednesday to Saturday on both the Main Stage and the Apple Village Stage. Incredibly, it looks
like the quality of their performance has got them an invite to play the Leeds Arena! You can
see the exploits of the iPad Band on Twitter by searching for #ipadband or @BohuntSchool
The iPad Band grew out of Bohunt’s iPad Band Room, which allows students playing iPads to
jam live and/or record in groups with students playing live instruments. It creates challenge and
enables all students access to outstanding learning, regardless of their level of musical skill. It
also builds students’ intrinsic motivation to learn an instrument and develop their musical ideas.
In these ways the technology is allowing students to do something very different with their
musical ideas than before. This is the same across the school; for example, innovative
classroom environments focus on group work, while whiteboard walls and high-powered
computers allow for computing and programming to be taught in a challenge based way, and
iPads linked to sensors allow students to design their own science enquiries.
It was these learning environments and methods of teaching that students spent the week
showing to visitors from across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. After a talk by senior leaders
on Bohunt's vision of education, exceptional results and technology project leadership, students
took visitors on a tour of the school, including the new technology block, and the new teaching
block and sports hall that are currently under construction. After a quick refreshment break, the
headteachers, government officials and politicians then observed lessons or took part in
workshops led by the students.
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Bohunt Students Entertain and Educate Thousands from
around the World
Neil Strowger, Headteacher of Bohunt School and CEO of the Bohunt Education Trust, said:
"Our outstanding examination success, TES Award and featuring in the Tatler ‘Top State
Schools’ list has come about for a number of reasons, but in large part it is due to a culture of
innovation, the provision of fantastic learning environments, and a wealth of opportunities that
develop leadership, ambition and self-esteem, as well as outstanding attainment. The level of
interest in Bohunt, locally and internationally, and the superb results are testament to the hard
work of our students and staff in making our ambitious educational vision reality."
Comments from visitors to Bohunt, teachers at the pop-up school event and the BETT Show
included:
"The passion for this [the iPad Band] oozed from students and staff. Total privilege to watch,
goosebumps moments."
"BETT 2016 highlight is the iPad Band!"
"Bohunt School rocking the BETT Arena. Insanely talented!"
“25 things to be excited about EdTech number 7: Bohunt School rocking the BETT Main Stage
with iPads” (Times Educational Supplement)
“A very BIG thank you to the marvellous students. You have taught us a lot that we take back to
Sweden” (teacher at the pop-up school event)
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Bohunt School Student triumphs at Chinese-speaking
National final
A student from Bohunt School went through to the national final of the British Council and
HSBC’s Mandarin Chinese Speaking Competition – where she hoped to win a trip to Beijing.
After impressing the judges with her language skills at one of two regional heats, held in London
in December 2015, Lila Marshman, age 13, competed in the beginner category in the grand final
at the British Museum on 9 February 2016. This is the third year in a row that a Bohunt student
has made the final.
The nationwide competition aims to encourage greater interest in Chinese language and culture
– which is vital to the UK’s future prosperity. Not only is Mandarin Chinese already spoken by
more than a billion people worldwide, but China is recognised as the world’s second largest
economy and could potentially wrest the top spot from the US by 2050. However, research
carried by YouGov out on behalf of the British Council in 2013 showed that only 1% of UK adults
can speak Mandarin Chinese with the numbers of pupils studying Mandarin at GCSE and Alevel low in comparison to more traditional languages such as French, German and Spanish. In
2015, just 3,710 took a GCSE in Mandarin Chinese compared to 157,699 who took one in
French and 90,782 who took one in Spanish.
The competition is aimed at students who are non-native speakers, and who have started
learning Mandarin Chinese recently. Over the past 13 years, it has helped to inspire hundreds of
young people to further their Mandarin studies - some going on to graduate in Mandarin
Chinese. The lucky winners from each category will visit China in 2016, where they will have the
opportunity to put their Mandarin to good use and experience Chinese culture first-hand. Marcus
Carter, an alumnus of Bohunt, gained a place on the incredible trip two years ago through the
competition.
The British Council and HSBC have joined forces to run the competition since 2003. The British
Council builds relationships for the UK through English, Education and Culture, and already links
thousands of pupils and teachers in the UK and China. Globally, HSBC invests US$50 million a
year in education projects and thousands of HSBC employees get involved through
volunteering. Together, HSBC helps young people fulfil their potential by: providing access to
education, developing life-skills and entrepreneurship, and promoting international and cultural
understanding. Since 2000, HSBC has supported over 1,000 UK schools host teachers from
China to help children learn more about the language and Chinese culture.
Neil Strowger, Headteacher of Bohunt School, said: “Lila is one of over 400 students at Bohunt
who is learning Mandarin. Furthermore, many of them are learning it through an immersion
method where a third of their timetable is delivered in Chinese. We are very proud of Lila’s
success, which is testimony to the students’ enjoyment of the subject, their hard work and the
high quality of teaching that they are receiving. Further recognition of our innovations with
regards to language teaching can be found in our ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted report, which commented
on the impact they were having across the whole school, not just in languages.”
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Bohunt School Student triumphs at Chinese-speaking
National final
Vicky Gough, Schools Adviser at the British Council, said: “If the UK is to remain competitive on
the international stage, we need far more of our young people to develop their language skills in
order to work abroad or for multinationals here in the UK. And with China being the world’s
second largest economy, it is an incredibly important language for our young people to learn. We
look forward to welcoming all of this year’s finalists to London in February – and wish them the
best of luck for the competition.”
Lorraine Thomas, Senior Manager Global Education and UK Community Investment at HSBC
said: "HSBC Global Research predicts that China will become the world’s largest economy by
2050. Learning Mandarin Chinese and understanding Chinese culture will be invaluable; helping
us build connections with China, and increase cross-border business and trade in the future. The
competition highlights the importance of cross-cultural understanding and gives young people
from the UK an opportunity to develop and improve their Chinese language skills. We are
delighted to continue supporting the competition and encouraging young people to learn about
China.”
It is most delightful that our finalist, Lila Marshman (8H), won the first prize in the beginners’
category of the Competition. Lila had been working hard practising for this competition with all
the Chinese teachers, after school, since September. The competition was fierce. All 15 finalists
did brilliantly, so everyone was on the edge of their chairs when the prizes were announced.
When the 3rd prize and then 2nd prize went to other schools, we started packing our bags and
were ready to go home. Then Lila’s name was announced as the winner of the 1 st prize!
Lila’s prize is a 10-day fully sponsored trip to Beijing during the Easter Holiday. She will visit Bei
Da Fu Zhong - the high school affiliated to the famous Beijing University - and, of course, many
tourist hot spots, e.g. The Great Wall, the Summer Palace etc. Well done, Lila!
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Bohunt School Students Showcase Research Project at
Charity Launch
Students from Bohunt School played a key part in the launch of a national charitable trust
promoting science and engineering research in schools. The Institute for Research in Schools
(IRIS) event took place at the Science Museum in London on 3 March. Bohunt School is
already working with IRIS, and pupils were on hand to demonstrate current projects and talk
about the experience of contributing to authentic cutting edge research.
In the summer of 2015 twelve students from the school spent three weeks in Greenland
researching radiation, in partnership with CERN. During the three weeks they were there they
climbed peaks to get height transects, camped on glaciers to see if the surface conditions made
a difference to readings and ran away from a polar bear den. After the expedition students
presented their expedition at a Research Symposium in London and gave a talk at the opening
of the Royal Geographical Society’s ‘Explore’ Conference entitled ‘Inspiring a generation, why
expeditions for the young and the young at heart matter.’
Neil Strowger, Headteacher of Bohunt School, said:
“The conditions on the expedition, the scientific aims and the financial commitments proved
really challenging to the students. However, their determination, their positive attitude and our
high expectations of them have meant that they had incredible experiences in the Arctic. These
expeditions have given our students a chance to develop their resilience and be inspired by high
level science. They are now confident leaders and inspired scientists who stand out and have
ambition.”
In partnership with universities and industry, IRIS aims to provide more opportunities and
support like this to schools nationwide. The Institute will nurture and develop young people’s
interest in research in order to increase the uptake of STEM (science, technology, engineering
and maths) subjects in sixth forms and at university, while also enhancing teachers’ expertise
and job satisfaction to encourage more to join and stay in the profession.
Director of IRIS, Professor Becky Parker, said: “We know that young people have so much to
offer. By engaging them with genuine research we aim to inspire the next generation of
scientists and engineers and show young people how they can contribute to the scientific world
in which they live.”
For more information about IRIS, visit www.researchinschools.org
Bohunt School
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Congratulations to..…
The following on their success in ABRSM music exams:
Grace Sato, 11T1, Grade 5 Theory - Pass
Nathan Cayley, 8C, Piano, Grade 01 - Merit
Edward Higginson, 9D, Piano, Grade 01 - Distinction
The following sporting achievements:

Lauren Barrow, 9S, who is representing Portsmouth Junior Ladies FC.
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Cameron Moore, 9E1, who has been representing Hampshire and JAC at hockey.

Mollie Jones, 9S, who has been playing county tennis.

Lauren Green, 10G, who has been part of the South England Basketball U15 squad.

Mitchel Parker, 10S1, who represents Great Britain at U16, Archery.

Jack Grover, 11C, who has been playing for the Hampshire County Football U16 team this
season.
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Georgia Bowers, 11H, who has also played in the girls’ Hampshire County Football team.
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Oliver Bowler, 11T, and Jonathan Sainsbury, 11C, who won silver in the South West
schools shooting team.

Cameron Farmer, 10W1, who has been playing rugby for Surrey this season.
Tom Green, 9D,
and Callum Hunt,
9SK, who represent
Aldershot district
schools football,
U14.
Oscar Levin, 9E1,
who is
representing the
county at football.
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News from the PE Department
Year 7 Basketball
The Year 7 basketball team have gone from strength to strength throughout this season. They
are Aldershot League Champions having won all six of their League games. The boys train three
times a week putting in a total of two and a half hours each week. In addition lots of the boys are
putting in extra time practising at break and lunchtimes to further develop their skills. Many
attend the Academy sessions from 6.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. on a Monday and Wednesday. These
sessions are coached by ex-Bohunt student Will Neighbour, now a professional basketball
player with Surrey Scorchers.
As well as their League success the Year 7 team have won the first two rounds of the Aldershot
Cup and will play in the final in their last game of the season. The boys demonstrate excellent
team qualities and have enjoyed a trip to the Surrey Sports Park to watch Will Neighbour play in
a BBL game as well as an intensive four-hour coaching session on a Saturday afternoon. The
future looks very good indeed for this team.
Mr Barry and Mr Hill (Team Coaches)
Will Neighbour in action
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News from the PE Department/cont...
Lots of Sporting Fun for the Primaries
Since Christmas the Bohunt Primary Sports Partnership has hosted eight festivals ranging from
dodgeball to girls football. The six Primaries involved in the Sports Partnership have sent
students from year 1 up to year 6; sometimes they have competed against each other in football
tournaments and at other times they have worked together to learn new skills such as tag rugby.
We have be able to send winning primary schools like Grayshott to the next round of
competitions to represent the Partnership, in level 3 competitions in basketball and girls football.
Next week we will find who will go through to represent the Partnership in netball.
All of the festivals wouldn’t run without the help of the year 10 sport leaders who have turned up
week in, week out, to help run and support the festivals and make lots of little friends along the
way. The primary school students love working with the sport leaders and they are a great role
model for the younger students. A big thank you to all the sport leaders for your help this term.
After Easter the festivals will involve summer sports with lots of rounders and athletics fun to be
had, and the first ever swimming gala will be hosted at Highfield School. The summer term will
also pose the biggest challenge for the sport leaders yet as they set up and run a rounders
festival all by themselves. Good luck!
Ms. Pestell
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News from the Drama Department
Year 7 Drama Club
This Year 7 Club continues to go from strength to strength and it is wonderful that this club has
been run by Rosie Lunskey ably assisted by Philippa Murray - both of whom are in year 10. The
energy and enthusiasm that these two have created within the club is superb and all the year 7’s
attending are really enthusiastic and keen. The club will culminate with a performance of the
plays these year 7’s have devised, at lunchtime, which the whole school will be welcome to
attend.
Bohunt Players
The Bohunt Players have been working very hard to create pieces exploring teenage
worries. These pieces were researched and devised by the students themselves and performed
in house meetings to try to help students that may have suffered some of the problems
identified. The pieces were positive, and explored ways of dealing with issues such as friendship
breakdowns, exam stress and self-harm. The pieces were very well received and comments
such as ‘It was a good message shown in a really funny way’ were made by the students
watching. The students are now working on pieces to be performed in our Expressive Arts
Showcase during lunchtimes and they promise to be fabulous.
Year 10 GCSE Drama groups
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night
Time’
As part of their GCSE course all Drama
students have to write an evaluation of a live
theatre performance. On Thursday 14 April
all the year 10 Drama students will be going
to the Gielgud Theatre in London to see this
astonishing production! This will give them all
an invaluable opportunity to see exciting live
theatre and act as a stimulus for their own
work.
Year 11 Drama
On the 15 and 17 March both year 11 Drama groups will be showcasing their work in the Drama
Studio. This will be an opportunity for them to not only show their considerable talents but also
give them a chance to perfect their work before their final GCSE exam. We wish them all the
best!
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News from the Dance Department
‘Fusion’ as well as ‘Boys Club’ took part in a performance at The Old Thorns on the 11 February.
This was for the Sports Awards Ceremony – all participants performed extremely well and
thoroughly enjoyed the event.
Regular yoga club members have been doing extremely well on a Tuesday morning – they have
been committed to improving their flexibility and wellbeing.
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News from the Music Department
Expressive Arts Recital Series
At the end of last half term, pianists from years 7 to 11 took to the stage for the first concert in the
Expressive Arts recital series. The concert began at 13:05, and all staff and pupils were invited to
bring their lunch along, to eat and relax whilst listening to the vast array of talent on show. Such
was the enthusiasm from the pianists in school, another recital has already been pencilled into
the diary for later in the year.
The string players continued the series on 24 February and 9 March, again bringing in pupils
from every year group in the school. The series will not only showcase the music department but
in weeks to come the drama, dance and art departments are all planning their own lunchtime
events. The concerts have been in the MPH until now but when the weather improves we hope
to move the concerts to the covered area outside H block and the playing fields, to create that
quintessential British summer picnic. Recitals to come include showcases from the vocal, wind
and brass departments which will be interspersed with the dance, drama and art departments.
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News from the Media Department
Year 10 Media Studies students spent a day at Sky Studios in London on Wednesday 1 March.
They took part in a Sky Academy workshop with Bryan Henderson, Head of Cricket at Sky TV, as
their guest speaker. They were given a guided tour of the studios and were able to watch a live
recording of Sky Sports News.
BBC broadcast journalist, Katherine Ferrand, came into Bohunt to lead a workshop on compiling
a news report in the style of the BBC, for Year 10 Media students taking part in the BBC's
Schools News Report. Schools from across the country take part in this annual event aiming to
encourage children and teenagers to take an interest in the news stories that matter them.
Watch out for the students' report on the School website.
Bohunt School
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News from the English Department
World Book Day, Thursday 3 March, was celebrated with a festival of events, organised by Miss
Baldwin and Mrs Curry of the English Department. The first event to be judged was the Year 7
‘decorate your door’ competition in which Year 7 tutor groups were invited to decorate the door
leading into their tutor base in the theme or style of a chosen book. Entries were amazing: we
had everything from Harry Potter to Narnia, Percy Jackson to Alice in Wonderland - what an
achievement!
FIRST PRIZE…. 7A
Alice in Wonderland
“I loved this door, not just
because of the colours, but of
the detail put into every
aspect! My favourite part is
how 7A managed to give even
the tree a character with his
face! Well done!”
~Miss Baldwin~
Third place went
to 7G with their
Skyscape
Second place went to 7D with their
theme of Angelina Ballerina.
“This door was one of the happiest,
most colourful and clever doors we
saw! We loved the extra props with
the tutu, and the additions of ballet
shoe recommended reads was
superb!” ~Miss Baldwin~
“This door was
an original entryno other doors
were like this
one. The level of
effort and craft it
must have taken
to create all
those buildings
was
extraordinary!
Well done 7G!”
~Miss Baldwin~
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News from the English Department/cont...
Great Bohunt Book Bake Off!
Students were invited to bake a sweet or savoury treat with a distinct book or reading theme:
well, what treats we got!
We had cakes in the shape of books, front covers, swords, castles, cupcakes, bookshelves, The
Hungry Caterpillar, and many, many more!
The quality of the cakes was overwhelming and we had a very difficult time judging. Well done,
and thank you to all who entered.
Prize for Outstanding Effort - Eve Sully, 7D1 Prize for Most Original Idea - Elsie
Swanborough, 7W
Elsie’s cake certainly caught the eye of every
one who saw it!
There was a lovely array of beautifully
decorated cupcakes, fairy lights, candles,
Teddy bears, real fruit and even a dragon!
Eve’s cake was Harry Potter themed, and one
of our heaviest and largest entries!
It was agreed that the level of effort put into the
careful construction of this wonderful cake
deserved a special award of its own.
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Third Place - Hebe Maynard, 7W
Second Place - Aidan Phillipson, 9D
Rather than handing in a cake-shaped-cake,
Aidan had spent the time carefully crafting the
shape of a sword.. And not just any sword, but
Percy Jackson’s sword! The time and effort this
must have taken is so impressive and is very
much deserving of second prize.
A Harry Potter themed sponge cake, Hebe’s
design included a very delicately hand
painted crest of Hogwarts, a Hogwarts
inscribed banner as well as chocolate wand
and even a snitch! This was a truly original
and beautiful looking cake.
First Place - Annabelle Penny, 7D
Annabelle’s cake was
one of the prettiest,
most delicate and skilled
cakes that we had ever
seen!
If you look closely, you
can see that the white
icing has been carefully
shaped to resemble
book pages as well as
there being beautiful
neat quotations from
real books painted on.
As well as that,
Annabelle’s choice of
characters really
reminded us of our
childhood and the books
we loved to read. A very
deserving winner..
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World Book Day Fancy Dress
Perhaps this is what World Book Day is all about! Staff and students were invited to dress up as
one of their favourite literary characters. £1 donations were collected and will go towards the
Book Aid charity.
A fabulous effort from
the English
Department
Some of the entrants to
the Fancy Dress Competition with our very own
Gangsta Granny! The
winner was Oscar Smith
from 8T, with Ollie Tedd
from 8O and Naomi
Braithwaite from 7C 2nd
and 3rd. Oscar’s costume
was very well thought out
and he had put a lot of
effort in, including making
his own arrows out of
sticks and feathers! Ollie
looked very serious as a
grey-bearded Dumbledore
and Naomi clearly enjoyed
her role of Katniss from
The Hunger Games,
getting to make use of her
hobby by carrying her own
genuine bow.
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World Book Day Book Swap
Staff and students were invited to donate any books that they no longer needed. Entry to the
Book Swap was £1 where staff and students could come and collect new books to read. All
proceeds from the entry fees will be donated to Book Aid: a charity which packs up and ships
books to areas of poverty and need in the world, so all children get the opportunity to read and
escape into their favourite stories.
Finally, the ‘Design a National
Book Token’ competition was
entered by hundreds of
students. These entries will be
sent off to the World Book Day
organisers where they will be
judged nationally with the
potential of winning over £250
of prizes for first place! To make
it even more exciting, a Bohunt
‘in house’ winner was also
announced, with Beth Orriss’
star- themed entry.
Congratulations!
The English Department would like to thank Bohunt staff, students, parents and carers for their
incredible support and encouragement for our very first World Book Week. It was a magical few
days and really goes to prove just how diverse, creative and special literature is in our lives - we
can’t wait until World Book Week 2017!
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Shakespeare versus Cervantes Day: Who was the most
influential?
Thursday 10 March saw 25 Spanish exchange students meet up with 25 specially selected year
8 Bohunt students to enjoy a day of balloon sticking, treasure-hunting, debating and Crème-egg
eating to answer that age old question: Shakespeare or Cervantes: Who was the most influential
author?
The day began with a number of team building activities:
introductions about our lives and hobbies, getting ourselves
into alphabetical order in the quickest time possible and the
infamous balloon sticking game: students had 5 minutes, a
pack of balloons and a roll of sellotape to attach as many
balloons as they could to a member of their group!
Later in the morning, the day’s task of the debate was
introduced to the group: Who is the most influential author:
Shakespeare or Cervantes? Bohunt and Spanish students
were put into mixed groups and assigned either Shakespeare
or Cervantes as their author and spent a lesson on a treasure
hunt around the school, using iPads and QR codes, to collect
as much information as they could about their chosen author.
Once back in our interactive I Block classroom, groups continued their research using iPads and
iPods with a specific focus about their author including: their legacy; their life; their family;
influences; social and historical context. In-depth notes were collated on our floor-to-ceiling
whiteboard walls ready for the next round: the debate. All students debated their point of view
wonderfully, from the fact that whilst Shakespeare coined hundreds and thousands of words, the
Spanish language is often referred to as the ‘language of Cervantes’; and,whilst Cervantes only
had one really successful novel, Shakespeare wrote over 37 plays and 147 sonnets. Even Mr.
Fleischner and Miss Baldwin got into the debating spirit, with Mr. Fleishner’s supreme knowledge
of Cervantes leaving Miss Baldwin, AKA the ‘queen of Shakespeare’, speechless!
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Shakespeare versus Cervantes Day: Who was the most
influential?
After hearing information about both authors, students were then asked to choose who they
believed was the most influential author. Much to Miss Baldwin’s delight and Mr. Fleischner’s
misery, both the Spanish and Bohunt students overwhelmingly voted that… Shakespeare was
the most influential author! What was so impressive was how the Spanish and Bohunt Students
worked so well together. During the treasure hunt, clues as to where the information was hidden
were written in Spanish, but the information and questions were in English, so students had to
work together in order to find the relevant information.
The day was a complete success, one that shows how diverse Bohunt School’s extra-curricular
activities are. During the day, Bohunt students socialised with and met the Spanish students,
learned each other’s language, improved their trust and team building skills, as well as a number
of key skills they will be expected to use in their future education: research, note taking, debating,
speaking and listening, and teamwork, not to mention the additional information they now know
about both authors. What a wonderful experience for all involved. Some students had the
following to say about the day:
Alma (Spanish student): I think Shakespeare is the most influential - he wrote so many books!
The best bit about today was learning so much.
Rhys (Bohunt Student): The best bit about today was the treasure hunt with the QR codes and
iPads - it was so much fun!
Oscar (Bohunt student): My favourite part of the day was the treasure hunt because I learned
some Spanish and made friends with the Spanish students.
Maria (Spanish Student): Cervantes is definitely the best author! The best bit of today was the
challenge of the balloons. I laughed so much!
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Food Technology
Year 11s are just finishing their final dishes for their Controlled Assessment task. Here are some
examples of dishes they have developed from a starting point to their own idea:
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Visit to QinetiQ
On 15 December, a select
group of our science students
took part in QinetiQ’s launch
party to celebrate the launch
of Principia - Tim Peake’s sixmonth mission to the ISS.
Students watched the launch
live with rocket scientists onhand to answer any
questions, learnt about the
mission and the challenges of
space, as well as potential
careers in the industry.
Students had a
tour of
QinetiQ’s space
test facilities.
They also had the opportunity to build and
launch their own rockets with QinetiQ STEM
ambassadors mentoring the students along
the way. Bohunt School triumphed again as
our rocket travelled the highest!
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Bohunt School
Visit to The Eden Project
On Friday 22 January, 20 members of Year 8 and 9 ventured to the Eden Project to investigate
the different characteristics of the biomes of our world. This very keen group of young
Geographers were accompanied by Miss Thomson, Mr Hall, Mr Hansraj and Mr Maidment.
Arriving at the Eden Project on Friday evening, the environmental immersion began with the
team devouring a delicious dinner of mostly local produce. The group then checked into their
accommodation for the night – a recycled shipping container, which had been turned into a
sustainable youth hostel.
Saturday was spent focussing on both the adaptations of the Biomes and the sustainability of the
Eden Project. First up was a look into the Mediterranean Biome, to explore the characteristics of
the world’s Mediterranean regions, including a chance for the Geographers to show off their field
sketching skills when studying the different plants that inhabit the region. This was followed by a
journey through the Rainforest Biome to see how the plants have adapted to this different
climate. The group then explored sustainability in different aspects of the Eden Project,
developing some scavenger hunt questions before finally trying to create an immersive
soundscape for a certain location around the Eden Project, featuring photographs, sounds,
smells, touch - a way to truly try to experience the Eden Project with every sense!
But you don’t just have to take my word for it:
“The Eden Project was a fantastic trip as it turned a simple school trip to a “museum” into an
immersive dynamic experience. The hostel was interesting by itself and the Project offered a lot
of interesting exhibits. The only problem was the length of the drive!” – Ben Sellers, 8D
“The Eden Project was a great experience as I got to learn about the rainforest biome. I had a lot
of fun and I would definitely go again!” – Grace Woods, 8E
“It was really interesting to learn about the different biomes and the different plants they have. My
favourite was the Rainforest Biome, even though it was hot. It was nice to go around as it had a
big artificial waterfall and a great viewing platform to see the whole biome from.” – Sean
McKnight, 8D
Overall, it was a fantastic trip with a wonderful bunch of students who demonstrated some
excellent Geography skills! We hope to roll this trip out to Year 8 next year… watch this space.
Mr. Hall
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Debate rages at Model United Nations!
Bohunt’s Model United Nations (MUN) has gone from strength to strength since its formation in
September. The premise is that each pupil represents a different country, and they debate from
that country’s point of view. Each week, one country writes a resolution on a topic of their choice,
and presents it to MUN. The assembly then discusses the ideas proposed, and suggests
amendments (improvements) to the resolution. Voting then takes place on each amendment, and
finally the resolution as a whole. Getting a resolution passed is therefore quite an achievement!
Pupils have been eager to take advantage of the opportunity to represent different countries, and
have quickly grown in experience and confidence. We’ve had heated debates on nuclear
weapons, hunger, internet privacy, deforestation, the Zika virus, terrorism, and Communism. A
wide range of nations have made an appearance: from heavyweights such as the USA, Britain,
China and France, to the less well-known former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Impassioned
speeches have been made by North Korea, Brazil, Italy and Germany, amongst others.
Occasional ‘emergency’ debates have also been very popular, giving delegates the opportunity
to respond to an emergency situation. In one case, the Argentinians decided to suddenly take
back the Falkland Islands, and in one gripping emergency designed by Max Jones (Year 10), a
volcanic eruption triggered a giant tsunami that destroyed most of America’s Atlantic coast, and
Cornwall. Looking ahead, there is bound to be interest in the EU referendum, and Donald Trump
is sure to be mentioned more than once in the coming months!
Students have developed an excellent grounding in the rules of debate and parliamentary
procedure, and now chair all the meetings themselves. We are always keen to welcome new
members, so please do bring your lunch to B5 on a Monday and join in. All year groups are
welcome, and anyone interested in politics or public speaking should definitely come along. Don’t
worry if you feel totally unprepared and uncertain – that’s quite normal! You’ll be issued with a
guide to MUN to help you make sense of it, and you’ll be amazed at how quickly you understand
the rules and order of debate. Nobody has to speak if they don’t want to, so it’s fine to observe
for the first few weeks. MUN is an incredibly friendly and welcoming environment, so please
come and get involved!
Ms Hammal
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Champions of Change
Bohunt School
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Kendal Mountain Film Festival
Kendal Mountain Film Festival
at Bohunt
Friday 6 May, 7-10pm
For the past two years Bohunt has very successfully
hosted the touring ‘Best of Kendal Film
Festival’ (www.kmfworldtour.com).
Mountain biking, climbing, sky diving, slack lining, ice
climbing, skiing, incredible travel and much more …
All tickets £5 and available from reception or from
www.ticketsource.co.uk/kmfbohunt
Bohunt School
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Big Expedition Fundraising
Zoe’s Crafty Creations
Need a birthday card or a last minute gift?
I am fundraising for Kyrgyzstan by selling handmade cards, jewellery and clocks. Please email me
on [email protected] or see me
in 9R if you are interested.
Bohunt School
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Big Expedition Fundraising
Crafty Creations
Ceramic Planters
My name is Lottie Tellyn and I’m currently fundraising for the Big Expedition to Mongolia in 2017
For part of my fundraising, I am selling ceramic planters.
The planters are a donation from a professional potter friend and are available in gloss white or
earthy terracotta, each decorated with a small, attractive animal head.
They make great presents and look fantastic in the kitchen or conservatory planted with herbs or
bulbs.
Jake's Designs
To raise money for my Big Expedition to Greenland I am producing a range of t-shirts, hoodies
and sweatshirts in a variety of colours. These can be personalised with your name anywhere on
the back (I prefer my name on the bottom but some like it across their shoulders)
I have produced designs for DofE and the Big Expedition, approved by Mr Avery and Mr
Hansraj. These are cut out of polyurethane heat transfer films (PVC free!) using a computerised
cutting machine and then applied with a heat press to produce a high-quality, longlasting souvenir. The DofE design will have a shiny, metallic finish, currently available in bronze
and silver, and hopefully gold in the future (depending on which you're doing). The Big
Expedition logos have a black velvety finish and all have the outline of the country with a symbol
of cultural significance.
For more information or to place an
order please contact me at
[email protected]
k.
I need the following information for all
orders: Name, Design, Garment, Size,
Colour, Name on back?, Position of
name (if applicable)
If you go to have a club which doesn't
have any uniform, I would be happy to
arrange something to change that.
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Parent Reminders
MEDICAL ROOM
Please be aware that Bohunt
runs a very small first aid
room, dealing with incidents
that occur in school only.
Any injuries that happen
outside of school are the
responsibility of the parents/
carers and will not be dealt
with by the first aiders.
Parents are asked that they do
not collect their son/daughter
without being contacted by a
member of staff. There have
been incidences of students
calling home, asking to be
collected and leaving school
premises without permission
or knowledge of a member of
staff.
E-MAIL CONTACTS FOR
PARENTS
If you need to contact the
school with questions for any
member of staff, you can do
so by e-mailing to
[email protected]
k. The query will be forwarded
to the most appropriate
member of staff.
TELEPHONING ABSENCES
Please be aware that if you
telephone Bohunt regarding a
student absence you use
option 2 to leave a message,
and not option 4.
ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL
May I remind parents of
school policy with regard to
the authorisation of absences
from school. We value the
high levels of attendance we
see at Bohunt and encourage
parents to consider the
adverse effect of avoidable
absence on the academic
progress of their children.
Accordingly such requests
will be considered on their
individual merit and will
rarely be granted in years 10
and 11 (the GCSE
examination years) and at
times in other year groups
during, or in the lead up to,
examinations. However I
recognise that exceptional
circumstances may prevail
and I would ask that parents
contact their child’s tutor or
Achievement Coordinator to
discuss the need for
absence in such cases.
ILLNESS
If a student arrives late for
school, and after tutor time in
the morning, they must sign
in at reception
If taken ill during the school
day students must go to Miss
Gabriel, Welfare Officer,
before telephoning home.
If a student has an
appointment outside school
e.g. dentist, they should
bring in a note from their
parent for their tutor’s
attention the day before the
appointment is due
It is very important that these
procedures are followed as
we need to know at all times
who is on site.
reaction to coming into
contact with nuts and nut
products can be very
serious indeed. Thank you
for your thoughtfulness.
PUNCTUALITY
Please remember that
morning school begins at
8.40 am. Pupils need to
make sure that they arrive in
sufficient time to be in
registration by this time.
CAR PARK
When collecting or dropping
off your son/daughter,
please be sure not to cause
congestion by stopping in
the road in the car park.
Please stop either in marked
bays or on the courts at the
top of the car park.
Parents are asked not to
park in either Victoria Way
or The Firs to collect/drop
their children from school.
Parking in these roads is
causing congestion for local
residents.
Students are not to walk
through the car park keep to the paths, please!
NUT ALLERGIES
I would ask that parents
exercise care and
consideration towards the
small number of pupils in the
school with a nut allergy
when planning the contents
of lunch boxes. Their
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Bohunt School
Bohunt School
Longmoor Road
Liphook
Hants
GU30 7NY
Bohunt School is a vibrant learning community whose ethos
is encapsulated by three short verbs: enjoy, respect and
achieve.
Phone: 01428 724324
Fax: 01428 725120
[email protected]
Our success is based on an approach which combines the
highest expectations with a sensitivity to learners’ individual
needs. It concentrates on maintaining the very best
standards of learning and teaching, and takes every
opportunity to recognise and reward achievement.
We are proud to be a designated Language College and
International School and we offer considerable richness and
diversity of cultural and linguistic experience to our learners
across the curriculum.
If you know of any student achievements not
mentioned in this newsletter, please email
[email protected]
www.bohunt.hants.sch.uk
@bohuntschool
Advice and guidance for parents on our website
Links are designed to provide you with practical advice on areas of concern that sometimes
cause parents anxiety or stress when supporting their teenager. The four areas are:
Eating disorders
Self-Harm
Anxiety
Online Safety.
Our intention is to provide an area of the website where parents might find information, advice
and guidance that supports them in understanding areas of teenage life that might feel alien to
them. Some of the links are to websites that provide their own advice and guidance; other links
are to articles that may be of interest that are linked to the subject matter.
In some areas we share some of our own teaching resources which provides an insight into
how Bohunt is adapting its curriculum to support students. The range of links is by no means
exhaustive. We would welcome feedback and recommendations of additional information that
parents have, themselves found useful and supportive. Should you wish to provide any
feedback please go to [email protected] And title your email Health Web page.
Thank you, Mr Pittaway

Spring 2016 Bohunt School NEWSLETTER

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