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Summer 2015
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Wildern does China...
...and Portugal...and Italy...
International Event, Budding Gardeners,
Wildern Water Week,
Summer Concert
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Date
Activity
Monday
27th July
Arts & Craft
Tuesday
28th July
Paper Craft Follow Marco Polo down the Silk Route with
Silk Painting Chinese paper craft, origami and silk painting.
Cooking with spices from The Spice Islands,
first discovered by Ferdinand Magellan.
Thursday
30th July
Arts & Craft Create special pirate story stones and a bag
Story Telling to keep them in, then use them to tell the tale
of Francis Drake - pirate!
Friday
31st July
Arts & Craft
Animation
Create a fun meeting of Pingu and Amundson
in Antarctica through storyboards, Play-Doh
figures, filming, animation.
Week beginning 3rd August - Adventure in our Exciting World.
Have an Adventure at the d.@rt with all your favourite comic strip
characters, super heroes and real life adventurers.
Date
Activity
Description
Monday
3rd August
Big Art
Big Art makes a fun return as we design and
make cover pages for a special big book.
What will the adventure be?!
Tuesday
4th August
Arts & Craft
Super Hero Day! All things SUPER and
HEROIC!!
Wednesday
5th August
Cookery
We will be putting together our own picnics
in the style of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five!
Thursday
6th August
Arts & Craft
Outdoor Art
An outdoor adventure day including den
building and basic photography to create a
photo diary of the day.
Friday
7th August
Arts & Craft
Drawing
Learn the basic principals of cartoon art and
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Date
Activity
Description
Monday
Big Art
10th August
Create a piece of nature-inspired art for our
outdoor performance area.
Tuesday
Arts & Craft
11th August Drawing
Create your own Botanist’s Diary. Learn how
to recognise, draw, and press flowers and
leaves.
Wednesday Cookery
12th August
Cooking with vegetables - use seasonal
ingredients to make delicious vegetarian
recipes.
Thursday
Arts & Craft
13th August Wire Craft
Create a beatiful wishing tree decoration
from beads and wire. What more could you
wish for?
Friday
Arts & Craft
14th August Story Telling
Go on a nature walk, and illustrate your own
Leaf Man story using natural objects and
simple printing techniques.
Description
Inspired by Around The World in 80 Days, try
Bookbinding book-making by creating and decorating a
passport and travel journal.
Wednesday Cookery
29th July
Week beginning 10th August - Explore our Natural World.
Using the magical materials that are all around us, this week will take
inspiration from all things natural to create, paint, cook and sculpt.
Week beginning 17th August - Build Your Own World.
Inspired by Minecraft, but without going near a computer, this
week’s activities encourage building, construction and combining
with different materials and ingredients every day.
Date
Activity
Description
Monday
Arts & Craft
17th August Construction
Create a mega 3D world using Lego, Connex
and other construction materials.
Tuesday
Arts & Craft
18th August
Create blocks of collage to construct a special
Minecraft themed world.
Wednesday Cookery
19th August
Devise your own recipes from a Ready Steady
Cook style bag of ingredients!
Thursday
Big Art
20th August
How big can you make it?! Work together
to make the biggest tallest and strongest
structures.
Friday
21st August
Use the structures made throughout the
week to construct a set, then devise and act
in your own short film!
Arts & Craft
Story Telling
Week beginning 24th August - Investigate our Mysterious World
Be Mini Detectives! Look for clues, decipher codes, make observational
drawings, mystery recipes. Exciting activities for boys and girls!
Date
Activity
Description
Monday
24th August
Arts & Craft
Make your own special detective’s
notepad! Then improve your observation
skills as you learn to draw what you see.
Tuesday
25th August
Arts & Craft
Outdoor Art
Follow clues on our mystery trail. Learn
about taking fingerprints and try your
hand at identikit portraits!
Wednesday
26th August
Cookery
Mystery Recipes?!
Thursday
27th August
Arts & Craft
A day of detective training, including
code-breaking, hieroglyphics, morse code
and invisble ink.
Friday
28th August
Arts & Craft
Story Telling
Solve the mystery of the Blue Room!
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Contents
Battle of the Bands
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LRC News
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News of a competition that kept the winners awake!
Librarian news, and the latest good reads reviewed
From the desk of Miss Litton
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Joseph
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Mock Election 2015
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BBC Ten Pieces Project
20
China
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Dance News
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Year Group News
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Tech News
22
PE News
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Puzzle Page
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Art News
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Headteacher’s update
Wildern students cast their votes
Wildern’s first ever trip to the Far East
Successes across the years
Rounders, football, athletics, skiing and more!
Veg Art and exhibition news
Budding Gardener of the Year
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Water for Life
12
Music fit for a Mayor
12
Summer Concert
13
Italy
14
Wildern TV in the Algarve
15
The Language of Football
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International Event
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News from the School Mud Club
Wildern takes part in a week of watery activities
The music department in the community
Stage news from the event of the summer
A cultural and historical visit to Rome and Sorrento
Oscars in the sun!
Yr 8 learn German on the football field
Solent Moments at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Preview of an event not to be missed
A fusion of dance and classical music
All the latest from the world of Wildern dance!
3D printing, the annual design show and more
Puzzles galore - and your chance to win a gift card
IMPORTANT DATES
2nd Sept
3rd Sept
17th Sept
23rd Sept
12th Oct
23rd Oct
2nd Nov
18th Dec
Term starts for Year 7 only
Term starts for all other year groups
School Photographs
Open day & evening
CPD day
Break up for half term
Back to school
Last day of term
Wildern Lane, Hedge End, Southampton SO30 4EJ
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Summer Newsletter designed by Ms East and Mr Palmer
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From the desk of Miss Litton...
Welcome to the Summer edition of Wildern News,
The end of another full and busy year where again there have been some significant
changes in education. We have new curricular for most subjects and a new assessment
model rolling through from the government, matched by our own new Wildern Steps
which began in earnest with Year 7 this year. Thank you to all the parents who attended
the training session on this and indeed to those of you who have given positive and
constructive feedback as we move forward. From September we will be launching our new
attitude grades. These have been created based on consultation with staff and students and
will apply to all year groups across the school.
As many of you will be aware, a number of our parents faced a difficult situation when their
Year 6 children were not allocated a place at Wildern for September. After some discussion
with Wildern Governors and Hampshire County Council we were able to arrive at a
solution, which will apply for the next three years. We are committed to our
community and would want to accommodate as many of our in-catchment
children as possible and have therefore been provided with some
additional accommodation to support a change to our intake.
Thank you to all those parents who completed the satisfaction survey.
The feedback, which is handled externally and uses national comparatives
was, as usual, very positive. We have already responded to some of the
written feedback. One example is the extending of the opening hours for
reception, which will now operate until 4.00pm Monday to Thursday. We had
already extended it the other way, opening earlier, but following parental comments
we have now increased the end of the day as well. We continue to explore our
communication methods, especially using email, but in order for this to be effective
we need all parents’ email addresses . Can I urge you next year to confirm that
we have these, so that we can move closer to a more formal communication
method using email.
As many of you will be aware, we have begun to focus on punctuality, to which
the majority of students are responding very well. My sincere thanks for the
positive response we have had from many parents who fully appreciate the
need for students to arrive to school on time. All schools across the county
have been given very clear guidance and expectations regarding attendance
and punctuality, so thank you again for your support.
As I write this, I am an hour away from going to the Year 11 Leavers
Assembly where, for the last time, I will address them and bid them farewell.
They have been superb throughout their time with us and they have conducted
themselves with total commitment throughout the recent exam period.
As we move towards the end of the year and prepare for September, I am
pleased to report that we are fully staffed for the new academic year, having
recruited some new colleagues, welcomed back a few
from before and trained some of our own in our
teacher training SCITT.
Thank you, as always, for your unfailing support. Our job is
most definitely one of the best in the world, made better by
the lovely people that we have the pleasure of working with,
including particularly our parents, but perhaps most importantly,
our students who are a delight.
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On Thursday 7th May, the VOX and RRR Focus Groups worked alongside Mrs
Burden and Miss Skinner to organise the school’s Mock Election.
In the run up to the event, we created a WOW of the week which focussed
on the importance of voting for policies not personalities. We also spent the
weeks leading up to the event campaigning in the piazza during break and
lunch time. All students had a CSI and PL lesson on this topic where they could
browse through and discuss the manifestos.
During the day, 1800 students and staff came to vote at our polling station.
The day was such a success, that even a member of the public tried to vote
with us!
After an hour of counting we found the exit polls to be correct…
The Conservatives had won! So to conclude, Wildern School had the same
opinion as the public of wanting another 5 years of David Cameron!
ERIN SELLARS & SAMUEL ADAMS
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CHINA
When we got to Beijing we experienced the more cultural side to China
as we went to The Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Temple of Heaven and
The Ming Tombs. On the last day we went to Beijing Zoo where we got to
see the pandas and other amazing animals before having one last Chinese
meal at a restaurant.
But no trip to China would be complete without a visit to the Great Wall!
We visited the Juyongguan section and found out exactly how steep it
really is. (The teachers were not kidding when they warned us before the
visit!)
The trip was full of amazing excursions which made for great photographs.
We all made lots of friends on the trip and memories that will stay with us
forever. It really was an experience of a lifetime.
ERIN SELLARS
On Saturday 4th April 48 Year 10 students and 6 staff travelled to Shanghai to take part in the Geography
departments first ever China trip.
This once in a lifetime visit lived up to all our expectations as we took in the amazing sites of Shanghai for 4
days then travelled by bullet train to Beijing.
Whilst we were in Shanghai we went up the Oriental Pearl Tower which has an amazing glass floor 246m up
in the sky! We had 2 great guides whose English names were Heidi and Iris and they took us on a river boat
tour of the Bund district which is lit up by thousands of neon lights at night. We found out it costs £250,000
each night to keep the entire skyline lit! We also went on the Maglev which is the fastest train in the world
and reaches a top speed of 431km per hour. It is magnetically levitated so it floats instead of having wheels.
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awesome​. Our guide for the entire trip, Charlie, was so overwhelmed by the group that we had tears at the
airport saying goodbye (and they were not just mine!), Team China - thanks for all the laughter, knowledge
and sticky rice moments!
MRS BROADRIBB
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This year in 8P1 we adopted an Orang-utan.
By adopting Koyah we are helping WWF to protect the future of
orang-utans and to tackle some of the biggest environmental
challenges facing their natural world today. Whilst we adopt Koyah,
we get information leaflets every month telling us how Koyah is
doing and little facts about Orang-utans.
We first decided as a tutor group to adopt Koyah when we were learning about sustainability
as part of Digging Deeper sessions. We adopted him around May and have carried on ever
since.
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performance in the recent Sir Henry Cooper Junior
Masters. In this Prestigious National golf event held over
4 days George managed to score 70, 69, 73, 72 (par
72) finishing 4 under par overall joint 3rd for the U18s
and 1st in the U16 category in the competition. George
has now had his handicap cut to 1.1, Well done!
PE NEWS
Wildern Young Ambassadors help at the Hampshire
Schools Games
Wildern Young Ambassadors helped with the running of 3
competitions at this year’s Hampshire Schools Games in
Aldershot on 19th June – Swimming, Athletics and Tri-Golf.
Thanks to all involved, they were fantastic and helped to
make the Level 3 Event a huge success.
Inter House Rounders Competition
Well done to all those students that took part in this year’s
Inter House Rounders Competition.
It was a really fun and enjoyable event.
The results were as follows:
1st - Paxton
2nd - Driscoll / Jubilee (joint)
4th - Bedford
5th - Alba
6th - Sovereign
Year 11 Football
The year 11 Football Team successfully
defended their Southampton Cup title,
beating Testwood 2-0 in a thrilling final
at Queens Keep FC – with goals from
Matt Gabbot and Jason Moulder.
A great way to end the season! Well
done boys.
See you all again next year!
District Athletic Championships at
Southampton
Well done to all the Wildern pupils who
took part in this year’s District Athletic
Championships. Despite a very cold and
wet start to the day Wildern produced
some very pleasing performances.
Wildern School Skiing Trip to Austria
The weather conditions were perfect in Austria for this year’s school
Ski Trip.
All the students had a fantastic time – and produced skiing of a
really high standard.
Well done to all students and staff.
See Mr Mooney if you are interested in going on next year’s trip!
MR MOONEY
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Early in the spring term Solent EBP and Sainsbury’s Hedge End ran a #vegart competition called ‘Pick
it Make it Snap it’! This was a great chance for Wildern Year 8 Art Enrichment and Year 9 Photography
students to get creative and design a piece of art using fruit and veg.
Students were required to represent one of the following themes: Food Miles, Seasonal, Healthy Eating,
Fair Trade, Sustainability. A team from Solent EBP visited Wildern art department and the students had
great fun creating the displays. The Sainsbury’s shopping public were then asked to vote in store on their
favourite entry, and here at Wildern the #vegart competition was run as a Voting Voice too.
In class, we were challenged to create a photograph of fruit
and vegetables. We had to mould different colours and
different shapes to create something that would fulfil one of the
designated themes.
I decided to create a bumblebee out of peppers and onions.
After making it, I took a photograph and entered it into the
Veg Art competition. At the finals evening my photograph was
awarded 3rd place which made me feel really proud. This means
my photograph will now be used for some of Sainsbury’s fruit
and veg displays. It was a great competition and was a lot of
fun to create something with fruit and veg!
SAM ADAMS 9P2
Painting by Aaron Limonard
Wildern Art Department celebrated the outstanding achievements
of its hardworking and talented students with a final exhibition in
the D@rt. The standard was extremely high this year, following
the dedication demonstrated by all, and not forgetting a 10 hour
exam!! A handful of students were nominated by their art teacher
for the Wildern Oscar 2015. A selection by Aaron Limonard, Lucy
Mooney, Alex Blayley-Crewe, Abigail Wall and Kyra Gibson can be
seen here. The Wildern Art staff would like to wish all our
students the very best for their results day in August. MRS LYNCH & THE ART DEPARTMENT
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Budding Gardener
of the Year
Thursday the 21st of May saw the culmination of 5 months hard work, planning and growing
by the School Mud Club as they travelled to RHS Wisley to take part in the Annual Budding
Gardener of the Year Competition.
The theme for this year’s competition was “Wonderland” and it was judged by experts who
had come straight from judging at the Chelsea Flower Show!
Mud Club’s garden was a deconstruction of the Mad Hatter’s tea party in Alice
in Wonderland; not only did their design incorporate up-cycled elephants,
giant mushrooms and a caterpillar, but it also reflected some of the history
of our school site in strawberry production.
Unusual items such as a top hat & tea cup were repurposed as
planters & plant species were carefully selected to provide food for native
pollinators. Bamboo habitats were also developed to
encourage some of these to take up permanent residence!
Jake Cooper, Ben Pitter, Vicki Clarke, Lizzy Smith,
Emily Murrey, Alex Bull and Alfie Nicholls
The students took great care and pride in constructing their
garden on the day and were justly rewarded with a Gold
Certificate – very well done!
MS SEALEY
Wa t e r f o r L i f e
Over 4,000 children die each day from contaminated water. Yet just £10 can give one
person clean water for life. So we decided to try to make a difference.
Wildern Water Week was a joint initiative with Fresh2o and supported by Peter Cooper
Volkswagen Group at the start of June. A week of events, projects and fund raising
initiatives to raise awareness of the issues and importance of clean water and to do
something about the problem. The highlight of the week was the Staff House Relay
Race where teams had to compete with a partially full jerry-can of water on their
heads! Sovereign pipped Paxton to take the win by just 0.61 seconds! Sovereign then
took on a team from Fresh2o and Peter Cooper’s which included the Hampshire Cricket
Club Mascot!
We raised £1970.82 during the week through collection bottles, cake sales, events
and challenges. Peter Cooper Volkswagen Group have generously pledged to match
that amount and help us make even more of a difference.
It’s not too late for you to make a donation, you can visit
www.fresh2o.org/team and click on the Wildern School project.
Coin Collection
Results
1st Place - Sovereign
2nd Place - Jubilee
3rd Place - Alba
4th Place - Driscoll
5th Place - Paxton
6th Place - Bedford
Staff Jerry Can Race
Results
1st Place - Sovereign
2nd Place - Paxton
3rd Place - Bedford
4th Place - Alba
5th Place - Jubilee
6th Place - Driscoll
Music fit for a Mayor
For the second year in a row, Wildern was invited to
provide music for the Mayor Making, a ceremony to
elect the new Mayor of Eastleigh, at Kings Community
Church in Hedge End on Thursday 14th May. Wildern
students provided music as people entered the venue and
during the official changing of the robes and were
complemented by members of the audience for their
excellent performances.
MRS THOMAS
Photographs show
Olivia Fisher, Poppy George, Bethany Mayers, Nicole Mo and
Rory Staff at the Mayor Making ceremony.
SUMMER
Wildern’s annual Summer Concert took place on Wednesday
24th June to a sold-out audience in the Berry Theatre. The
evening got off to an explosive start with a massed samba
drumming performance led by David Trevithick involving
plenty of audience participation! There were then
performances from ensembles such as WAVE Choir,
Concert Band and Jazz Band as well as solos, smaller group
performances and numbers performed by the Staff Band and Staff Barbershop. The Wildern Creative and
Media Department are currently working towards a production of Joseph and His Amazing Technicolored
Dreamcoat and this was also represented on the night with Ellen Pit performing The Prologue followed by
Samuel Rowe and members of the chorus performing
‘Any Dream Will Do’.
CONCERT
Year 8 students involved in the Music Enrichment
project were very lucky this year to have worked on
a project coordinated by the D@rt centre called
Soundwaves. During this project the group worked
with Southampton University students to create
pieces of music inspired by the sounds that you
would experience at the seaside.
Students created initial musical ideas inspired by
their visit to Hythe Marina and then worked with
Composer Rebecca Withers on developing these
short musical responses into a professional piece of
music. At the Summer Concert we were very pleased
to have the University of Southampton's Chamber
Orchestra who performed the resulting composition.
Overall students performed outstandingly, a fitting
celebration of a year of hard work, rehearsal,
dedication and regular individual practice!
A special thank you goes to our
Year 11 performers on the night.
They have contributed so much
to the musical life of Wildern
over the years in a multitude
of musical performances
and watching their progress
has been a particular
pleasure. We wish them
every success on the
next stages of their
journeys.
MRS THOMAS
Photograph of
trombone soloist
Morgan Taylor, 9B1
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Italia!
During the May half term 40 Year 10 History students visited Italy staying in
Rome for 3 days and then travelling to Sorrento for the 2nd part of our stay.
Whilst in Rome we took in the amazing sights of the Colosseum and listened
to our guide explain how at one time the base was flooded so battles took
place on boats for the spectators! We spent a day at the Vatican experiencing
the beauty of the the Sistine Chapel as well as St Peter's Basilica. From Rome
we traveled to Sorrento which was our base to explore Pompeii, Herculaneum
and visit the beautiful island of Capri. Weather was lovely here with beautiful
views from our hotel and gorgeous gelatos! We finished up by walking to the
crater of Mt Vesuvius the dormant volcano and taking in the sites of the Bay of
Naples below.
It was an amazing trip and the students represented the school with pride.
Thanks Team Italy!
MRS BROADRIBB, MISS BATTEN, MRS BURDEN,
MR MOTH & MR MERRETT
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Wildern TV - Exchange visit to
Silves Sul in The Algarve
On 13th March 5 students and Mrs Broadribb visited Silves Sul a school in The Algarve
to take part in their first school Oscars movie ceremony. Wildern is delighted to have
established this exchange programme which was started in November 2013.
In July 2014 we welcomed 6 students and 4 teachers over to take part in our annual
Wildern TV Oscars and their school nominated 10 films for the 'Best International Film'
category as judged by Miss Litton. This time it was our turn to enter films in their
Oscars and Elizabeth Addis won 'Best International Film' for her movie called 'Dairy'.
Antonia Manley also won an Oscar for her film called 'Supergirl' scooping the 'Best
Promo' category.
The exchange programme lasted 5 days
during which we were treated to a surfing lesson,
a visit to the Zoomarine Park where we watched a
dolphin show as well as spending time at the
beautiful beach and eating Peri-Peri chicken! We
were all sad to leave on the last day as our hosts
and their families had made us feel so welcome.
We look forward to welcoming 6 Portuguese students to stay with students at Wildern this July and for
more entries from Silves Sul for our WT Oscars on Monday 13th July.
MRS BROADRIBB
Fußball auf deutsch – A Year 8 language learning project
In the second half of the Spring Term, a number of Year 8
students learning German opted to develop their language
skills through the theme of football.
During a sequence of classroom-based lessons, students
learnt how to talk about many aspects of football including:
positions / players’ qualities / Fifa player prices / football
songs / on-field commands. A particular highlight was when
students created the German commentary for a favourite
goal using a Youtube clip.
Throughout the unit of work, we were very fortunate to be assisted by George Kimber-Sweatman as part of
the Southampton University Languages Ambassador scheme. George not only studies German but is also a
qualified Level 4 football referee; perfect for the occasion. He soon became very used to the teenage cry of
‘Hey, Schiri!’ (‘Hey ref!’).
Finally, on Friday 27th March, the two rival classes doing the football unit took to the Mugga to
demonstrate their sporting and linguistic talents. On the touchline were cheerleaders with pompoms and
supporters singing German refrains. Mounted at strategic points were cameras to capture the best of the
action. Pre-match interviews were conducted in German with the players.
The referee, university student George, gathered the teams together to explain a key point: any use of
English would be yellow-carded, with a second offence resulting in a sending-off. The match was to be a
mixture of Total Fußball, total Deutsch!
The match kicked-off and turned out to be an exciting spectacle. German was heard throughout, from players,
supporters, managers and referee. Just before the end, however, one player was given a second yellow for
speaking English!
In the end, Mr Horton’s team defeated Mr Russell’s by the comfortable margin of 3-1. There had been a
number of skilful moves by the boys but it is worth highlighting that two of the best players on the pitch
were girls.
MR HORTON 15
This year the project for the International Event was entitled ‘Solent Moments’. 17 students from
Kuerfurst-Mortiz-Schule joined 13 students from Wildern to study the variety of shipping in
Southampton Water and on The Solent, recording their findings through photography and video.
Our visting students and staff were at Wildern for four days of workshops and cultural visits. Day one
saw them finding out more about the BBC Ten Pieces initiative (www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01vs08w),
and the pieces that were used in the Primary School events last year. They were then intoduced to ‘Night
Ferry’ composed by Anna Clyne, which is amongst the Ten Classical Pieces selected by the BBC for the
secondary school phase to be launched in October. The group created a visual response – art work,
followed by a physical theatre improvisation during the day time workshops, before going to Royal
Victoria Country Park to capture images of the various boats and ships on Southampton Water. A cultural
day followed at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, with a visit to the Mary Rose, Victory and Warrior before
setting off on a harbour trip where ships of all types and sizes were seen at close quarters. A trip up the
Spinnaker Tower provided wide angled views of the shipping lanes, and literally hundreds of photographs
were taken. The final workshop day was spent piecing together all the photos and footage using movie
maker and making it link to Anna Clyne’s music. The resultant film was shared with parents and has now
been sent to the BBC to feature on their Ten Pieces website!
The visit was action packed and great fun. Here are some comments from participants:
‘The International Event’ is a very unique experience. I have learnt so much in such a short space of time. It is
a great way to develop social, technical and creative skills, as well as meeting new friends and learning how to
converse in other languages. My favourite part this year was visiting the Mary Rose and learning about its’
history.
I think we all interacted well by doing the activities and helping others understand. We all spoke
together and spent time learning each others opinions, I find it was a really good time for me to
LUCY TILLER & LISA BARNES, STUDENTS FROM WILDERN
remember for a long time.
Ich war das erste mal alleine im Ausland, und der erste mal in England. Ich Habe neue Freunde kennen gelernt
und leute anders kennen gelernt alls ich kenne. Es war eine der schonsten Wochen in meinem Leben.
Ich fand die woche hier in England echt schon und ich sammele wieder viele nueue Erfahrungen. Es hat mir sehr
viel spouss gemacht Englisch zu sprechen und das Gefuhl wenn sie verstehen was du meinst ist toll. Etwas schade
fande ich dass wir dieses. Jahr nicht wirklich viel gefanzt haben.
STUDENTS FROM KUERFURST-MORITZ-SCHULE
INTERNATIONAL
EVENT
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BATTLE OF THE BANDS
Battle of the Bands is a competition that students throughout Wildern can enter and
is an opportunity for them to create a band or perform with their current band. To
prepare for this event all bands must rehearse one piece to perform on the evening
of the competition- this can be done at breaks, lunchtimes and outside of school.
This year we had 6 bands performing. I was in a band with Izzie Humphries and
we called our band Live Wireless. We both thoroughly enjoyed the evening as it
was exiting to perform in front of a live audience. We performed a piece called
“Boys in books are better” with Izzie playing ukulele and
singing with me singing as well. It was also nice to
meet and hear all the other bands. The whole
evening was very well organised, with a sound check
before the performance and the microphones all
set up and ready for us on stage.
A special thank you to the three
judgesonthepanel,MrGriffiths,
Miss Wyatt and Mr Wilson.
The winners of the competition
were a group in Year 11
who called themselves
Insomnia.
Overall it was
an extremely fun
and enjoyable evening
and I hope to enter
again next year.
Thank you to
all the members of
staff that helped make
Battle of the Bands
happen.
MARY MOSS
Photograph - members of
Insomnia, the winning band in
Battle of the Bands 2015
Meet Our Librarian Prefect
Hello, my name is Megan and I am the new Librarian Prefect here at
Wildern. Ever since I applied to become a student librarian in Year 7, I
had always looked to achieve the role as Librarian Prefect. Now in Year
10, I am both surprised and proud to have succeeded in securing this
responsibility. It is also a way in which I am able to give something back
to the LRC in my final year at Wildern, as a way of saying thank you for
their support since joining the library in Year 7.
As Librarian Prefect, I help the teachers within the library and volunteer
to carry out duties in the LRC, as well as provide more ideas on how to
improve the library.
I have recently helped to select our new student librarians and will be helping to train them on their duties.
So far, my experience as a student librarian has been both rewarding and enjoyable, and I am looking
forward to the year ahead!
Hampshire Book Award 2015
All across Hampshire, secondary school students have read their way through
6 paperback fiction books ready to choose one to be the winner of the
Hampshire Book Award 2015. Wildern’s top team of 10 Year 8 students read their
way through the books and met up with other students from our area. After a
group discussion, they cast their vote for the book they thought was a really good
book to read but also offered the reader something extra! We’ll let you know which
author was chosen as the winner in the Autumn newsletter, so be sure to look
out for it! We have copies of all the books in the LRC so why don’t you read some
yourself and see which one is your winner…..
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Book Review – The Lying Game by Sara Shephard
If you’re a fan of Sara Shephard’s ‘Pretty Little Liars’ books or TV series, you’ll love her
book ‘The Lying Game’. It is told from the point of view of Sutton Mercer, a victim of
a murder that nobody knows about. When her long-lost twin sister, Emma Paxton, a
foster child, hopes to meet her, she ends up getting dragged into Sutton’s life herself.
But she can’t back out, as Sutton’s killer is watching her every move.
Sutton watches Emma to see if she can uncover anything about who killed her and
why they did it, whilst Emma needs to learn more about Sutton’s family, friends,
enemies and her life.
Throughout the book, more secrets about Sutton’s life get unravelled and the hole
just gets darker the further Emma manages to get.
This book is definitely for anyone who is interested in books that are full of mysteries
and secrets.
MAELLE DESMOULINS, YEAR 8
Joseph Delaney releases new book….
Joseph Delaney has just released ‘Agent 13’, his first book in an exciting new fantasy sequence. 15 year old Leif leaves home to become a warrior fighting in the
notorious Arena 13 so he can avenge the death of his parents at the hand of the
evil creature Hob.
Fans of Joseph’s series, ‘The Spook’s Apprentice’ will be familiar with his engaging
style and vivid imagination.
Come and borrow it from the LRC and let us know what you think.
Farewell to our Year 11 Librarians
It was with a fond farewell that we said
goodbye to our fab Year 11 librarians at our
LRC party held for them just before they took
their GCSE’s.
All the librarians attended and we were able
to thank Kate Heinrich-Jones, Jack Packman
and Mark Vowden for all their hard work and
support in the LRC over their time at Wildern.
We’ll miss them but know they’ll be successful as they move on!
Come and visit us in the LRC during the
opening times of 8am - 5pm
Computers also available for homework
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THE DREAM SHOW IS COMING...
Way, way back, many centuries ago, not long after Mr
Duncombe was born…. Oh no! Not he! Yes, he! The
creative genius behind the musical of the year,
conveniently being ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat’.
Ladies and gentleman, it’s time to close your eyes, draw
back the curtain and Go, Go, Go to the D@rt Centre to
get your tickets.
Last year our Wildern production of ‘Oliver!’ sold out long
before opening night, so don’t get yourself in a jam that
would’ve baffled Abraham by missing out!
Join this year’s larger than life cast for a musical spectacular of colour (29 colours to be exact), laughter
and even the occasional Ishmaelite and sheaf of corn.
It’s not just the usual Wildern showbiz, you know. With rehearsals taking place for approximately eight
hours and twenty minutes a week, we’re pulling out all the stops for the biggest, brightest show that
Wildern has ever done.
The cast and I, we are still waiting, but not hesitating, not just any show will do…
21st-23rd October 2015
ALEX HARRISON
Book early to avoid disappointment!
Tickets available from the d.@rt centre 01489-779471
In October 2014 the BBC launched the primary phase of the BBC Ten Pieces project, focussing on
classical music and creativity. The d.@rt centre applied to be a Ten Pieces Champion and set about
encouraging primary schools to get involved. Shamblehurst School brought their pupils over to the Wave
to a screening of a specially commissioned film featuring the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, which inspired
the children into creating three different responses through art, music and dance. Botley Junior School
were introduced to ‘Night on Bare Mountain’ by Modest Mussorgsky, one of the Ten Pieces, and the
Senior Choreographic Team, students from the Wildern Year 10 GCSE Dance group, developed a dance
from their own motifs. Pupils at Freegrounds and Berrywood Schools used the Ten Pieces as part of their
involvement in the Sound Waves project.
So... lots of classical music was being played and used as the stimulus for creative responses around
the schools and the d.@rt Centre brought this all together for one afternoon only, when a performance
and exhibition of the work created was shared to parents and friends in the school hall.
MRS NEASOM
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VOLUNTEER DANCE WORK
As a previous Wildern student who
enjoyed dance very much, I was really
excited to have the opportunity to help out in the
Wildern Dance Department. I help Miss Jones by
supporting students in her lessons and working on
choreographic and performance skills. I have
also been working with Year 7 and 8 Dance
Club to help produce a performance of ‘I just
can’t wait to be King’ for the Dance Showcase.
The Dance Department at Wildern is excellent
and I am very pleased and proud to have been
able to be a part of it.
CHARLOTTE RUSSELL
DANCE
NEWS
SHREK THE MUSICAL
Year 7 -10 visited the Mayflower Theatre to see
'Shrek the Musical'. Based on the award-winning film,
it was a fantastic performance enjoyed by all. Shrek
and his loyal steed Donkey embark on a quest to rescue
the beautiful (if slightly tempermental) Princess Fiona from
a fire breathing, love-sick dragon. Lord Farquaad, a gang of
fairy-tale misfits, and a biscuit with attitude, all helped to
make this a hilarious musical comedy!
YR 8 DANCE WORKSHOP
Students opting for GCSE Dance were given the
opportunity to participate in an all day workshop with
Lila Dance Company. 2 groups of 25 worked in
parallel workshops to create a performance piece
for the Dance Showcase. The students worked
on technical and performance skills to build
on those they have worked on in lessons and
prepare for their GCSE. Students were
challenged by the style of dance and
movement they learned and worked really
hard to make sure they had a performance
piece ready for the Dance Showcase 2 days
later! Congratulations to all involved!
SENIOR CHOREOGRAPHIC TEAM
BBC 10 PIECES PERFORMANCE
Amber Ripper, Abigail Norman and Jade Ripper
have been working with Botley Primary School
every Monday for 6 months to create a dance
performance to 'Mars' by Holst. The pupils
from Botley Primary School came to Wildern on
Friday 22nd May to perform their dance alongside
Shamblehurst Primary School. Both performances
were fantastic. Congratulations to the Senior
Choreographic Team!
MISS JONES
Photograph from the Wildern entry in Rock Challenge 2015
This year the Wildern Technology Department were lucky enough to have
been selected for a DofE funded trial. Its aim was to explore how 3D printers
can be used to inspire the next generation of young adults opting for careers
in specialist areas of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths).
We were given a 3D printer and have developed multiple exciting and cutting
edge projects and extra curricular activities which have been pushing the
students beyond what they would normally experience in a school workshop
environment.
This piece of equipment really is on the cutting edge of Design and
Technology and by teaching our students how to use it early we are
preparing them to thrive in a rapidly changing and developing field.
Our Year 9 students have made a fantastic start to their GCSE courses. Projects have included a Light in
Product Design by Hannah Stone and a Clock which was made by Lauren Daly in Resistant Materials.
There is a big influence of Computer Aided Manufacture with both projects,
the 3D printer was used to make the light (shown above) where Hannah
used our new 3D modelling software.
The clock was manufactured using a laser cutter and both students have
shown an amazing amount of skill.
In April we hosted our annual Design Show exhibition, every year we
display the current Year 11 controlled assessment work. Our students
work incredibly hard and this event is a chance to show off the amazing
work produced.
As usual there was a wide range of products out on display, including
photographs of the delicious dishes that have been made in Food
Technology. An exciting new course started this year at Wildern. A group of Year 10
students are completing a BTEC in Engineering alongside their GCSEs. With
the UK needing at least 87,000 new Engineers each year, this opportunity
will hopefully set these students up for a future career in the industry. The new course has given students a variety of exciting opportunities,
including visits to CEMAST engineering college, RAL space, Pirtek, and a
potential trip to the Southampton Boat Show.
PUZZLE PAGE
NUMERACY QUIZ
Mathematical Anagrams
An anagram is a word or phrase made up of the letters of another word.
These are all made up from maths words. Can you work them out?
ANGEL
RENUMB
TRAIN LEG
SITE TEAM
LIB LION
A CROFT
DOD
SITE TEAM
MOLER KITE
BART
SUCTION
CAR
UMS
CAPTION COMPETITION
Can you come up with a witty caption to accompany this
photograph from Wildern Water Week? The best entry,
as judged by Miss Litton, will receive a £15 gift card.
Entries must be received by 1st September 2015.
Miss Litton’s decision is final. Please send your entries,
from your school e-mail account only, to:
[email protected]
LITERACY QUIZ
A - Which of these is correct?
1. Alot of my friends are on Facebook.
2. A lot of my friends are on facebook.
3. A lot of my friends are on Facebook.
4. A lot of my freinds are on Facebook.
B - Which of these is correct?
1. Supersticious 3. Superstitious
2. Superstisious 4. Superstishous
ANSWERS FROM SPRING NEWSLETTER
Acronym Crossword
Across
2 - TG (Target Grade)
3 - WIN (Wildern Interactive Network)
4 - LRC (Learning Resource Centre)
5 - DOPA (Director of Progress and Achievement)
7 - CHUMS (Caring, Helpful, Understanding Mentors)
8 - MFL (Modern Foreign Languages)
9 - PS (Performance Studies)
C - Which is the correct definition of
homophones?
1. Words that have more than five letters.
2. Words that sound the same but are
spelt differently and have different
meanings.
3. Words that are abbreviated.
4. Words that have the same meaning.
Down
1 - ICT (Information and Communications Technology)
3 - WAD (Wildern Assessment Data)
4 - LS (Learning Support)
5 - DMS (Digital Media Suite)
6 - RM (Resistant Materials)
7 - CLP (Current Level of Performance)
Quick Quiz
A - Excel in London
Square Puzzle
A - 55
Caption Competition
Winner - Ryan Thomas, 7A1
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Summer
Holidays
At Wildern
Leisure Centre
Over the holiday period Wildern
Leisure Centre will be running
their popular Children’s Multi
Sport Activities. Featuring a range
of sporting activities for energetic
children. Children will need to
bring a swimming costume and
towel, packed lunch and refillable
water bottle every day.
During the first four weeks of the
Summer holidays a Swimming
Crash Course is available for
children. Half hour lessons
every day for five days allows the
children to constantly practice the
skills they learn and not forget
anything. Ideal for children at
primary school with a summer
holiday booked.
Dolphin Crash Course lessons
will also be running as well for
children who’ll be starting primary
Week 1: Mon 27th - Fri 31st July
Week 2: Mon 3rd - Fri 7th August
Week 3: Mon 10th - Fri 14th August
Week 4: Mon 17th - Fri 21st August
Week 5: Mon 24th - Fri 28th August
school in September. These will
have a smaller class size giving the
children more time with the swim
teacher.
Wildern Leisure Centre will have a
special Pay and Play scheme for
any Juniors (under 16 yrs) looking
to use our Badminton, Tennis or
Muga facilities during the holidays.
Turn up during off peak hours, week
days (9am - 3pm) and play Tennis
or Badminton for just £1 per person
or Football on the Muga for just £2
per person (subject to availability
and numbers).
The leisure centre will also have a
modified time table for the holiday
period, with a few extra day time
pool sessions and different closing
times. Please check our website for
a full timetable.
PAY & PLAY
£1 £2
Tennis or Badminton
Muga
23rd July
28th August
WEEKDAYS ONLY
9am - 3pm
Under 16 yrs
Price per person
55 minute bookings
9am
10:15am
11:30am
12:30pm
1pm
2:15pm
3:30pm
4:30pm
To book visit www.eastleigh.gov.uk/
summerofsport
Thursday
Fitness
Swimming
Football
Lunch
Handball
Touch rugby
Dodgeball
Collection
Friday
Basketball
Dodgeball
Rounders
Lunch
Athletics
Badminton
Swimming
Collection
Weeks 1 - 4 of the holidays
Half an hour every day
Lessons at 9am, 9:30am 10am
£28.75 for the 5 day course
Primary School age +
All abilities
Dolphin Crash Courses
Lessons at 10:30am
£31.25 for the 5 day course
Children who are starting Primary School in September.
IDEA
COL L FOR
STUD LEGE
ENTS
National Pool
Lifeguard Qualification
training course
10th, 17th, 24th August
Tues: 7 - 8pm
11th, 18th, 25th August
Aqua Fit
Thurs: 7 - 7:45pm
Mon 24th - Fri 28th August
8:30am - 5:30pm
£230 per person
Bootcamp
Sun: 9:30 - 10:30am
includes all registration & exam fees.
Yoga
Wed: 3 - 4pm
Wednesday
Kwik cricket
Handball
Uni Hoc
Lunch
Dodgeball
Football
Swimming
Collection
For children 8 - 14yrs.
Book individual days at £18 or whole weeks (Mon - Fri) at £75
Adult Summer Tasters Mon: 8 - 9pm
Wildern Leisure Centre, in partnership with Sport
Works and Eastleigh Borough Council, are offering
subsidised taster sessions for adults (aged 16+) to
give something new a try. All sessions will be just £2!
This summer is the perfect opportunity to get up, get
active and have fun. Starting from the 27th of July
and running till the 30th August, this summer could
be the start of your new favourite hobby. Sessions do
need to be booked in advance.
Tuesday
Basketball
Rounders
Swimming
Lunch
Badminton
Dodgeball
Tennis
Collection
Weeks 1 - 5 of the holidays
Archery
Try something new this summer:
Monday
Uni Hoc
Football
Athletics
Lunch
Fitness
Kwik cricket
Swimming
Collection
£280 per person
includes all registration, exam fees and AED
training.
If you enjoy the taster sessions over
the summer then Wildern Leisure
Exam on Sun 30th at 12:30pm
Centre with Sport Works and
For more information contact the
Eastleigh Borough Council will give
you the opportunity to carry on with
Leisure Centre
these activities in September with
subsidised 7 week courses.
See Wildern Leisure Centre reception for details
TEL:01489 787128
EMAIL: [email protected]
WWW.WILDERNLEISURECENTRE.CO.UK
WILDERN LEISURE CENTRE
WILDERN LANE
HEDGE END SO30 4EJ