Birchwood Bulletin - Birchwood High School

June 2014
Birchwood Bulletin
Golfing Stars of Birchwood win
for a second year in a row
Birchwood retained the Hertfordshire Schools Team Championship title again this
year. The team members, Helena Holland, Tommy Yates and Nick Stapleton, are
members of Bishop’s Stortford Golf Club and will now play, representing
Hertfordshire, at the national finals at
England Headquarters, Woodhill Spa, Lincolnshire in July.
Congratulations and well done to Helena, Tommy and Nick.
Help the Heroes Walk!
On the 17 August two Birchwood
Students (Jack Staines and Curtis White)
aim to walk the entire distance of
75 miles from London to Clacton. The
intention of the trek is to promote
awareness and money for the charity
Help for Heroes. The hike will cover the
entirety of three days with an average
distance of 25 miles per day. Donations
for the walk would be greatly
appreciated; you can donate by visiting
the following website: http://
www.bmycharity.com/CurtisWhite.
Young Citizen
of the Year
Ellie Carveth-Ames has won
Sawbridgeworth Young
Citizen of the Year for her
charity work through the
guide movement and helping
in the community.
Ellie won £100 which she
gave to Mutts in Distress the
dog charity. Mutts in Distress
were so delighted they have
named a dog after her.
Dates for your diary
2014
Summer Term 2014
Tuesday 22 April Wednesday 23 July
Term Dates 2014-15
Autumn Term 2014
Monday 1 September Friday 19 December
Staff only in school
Monday 1 September Tuesday 2 September
Years 7, 12 and 13 only
Wednesday 3 September
All years
Thursday 4 September Thursday 18 December
School will be closed
Friday 19 December
Occasional Day
Half-Term
Monday 27 October Friday 31 October
Spring Term 2015
Monday 5 January Thursday 2 April
Half-Term
Monday 16 February Friday 20 February
Summer Term 2015
Monday 20 April Wednesday 22 July
Half-Term
Monday 25 May Friday 29 May
Birchwood Cycling Team
cycles 100 miles to Hunstanton
The Birchwood cycle team embarked on their first big challenge of the
summer. With the sun beating down 14 Birchwood teachers set off from
the school to cycle the 100 miles through Essex, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk
and Norfolk. A beautiful day with little wind meant that the
weather was perfect for the ride and after 10 hours the whole team
arrived on the beach to enjoy the pleasures of Hunstanton.
The Birchwood TLC LIVE Cycling team was formed from the school’s
well-being committee and has the dual purpose of helping staff keep fit as
well as being a way to raise money for the school’s chosen charities. The
ride benefited the school’s International Ambassador
Programme, supporting schools in India and South Africa
Four committed staff, George Walker (Technology) , Claire Peet (PE) ,
Thomas William-Powlett (Science) and Charles Gilbank (Deputy Head) also
took to their bikes for the return leg the very next day, racking up a total
of 200 miles in total and 14 hours in the saddle!
The next challenge is the 100 mile Wiggle Essex Explorer, using sections of
the Tour de France route. Following this the plan for 2015 is to cycle from
Birchwood to Paris. For more information about the International
Programme visit www.birchwoodonline.co.uk/bhsiap.php or for
Information on TLC LIVE online tutoring visit www.tlclive.com.
Construction
Students tour
new development
Year 9 and Year 10 BTEC Construction
students were invited to visit the Marden
Homes development of new luxury homes
and apartments, opposite Birchwood.
It was a fantastic opportunity for students to
see the theory they have been learning, in a
real life situation. Mr Puxley the Site
Manager and his deputy Mr Smith, kindly
gave a detailed tour of the whole site and
answered all the students’ questions. The
most popular question from the students
was “how much will the penthouse flat be
sold for?”
We have been invited to visit again later in
the project, which the students are all very
excited about.
Hair and Beauty students
complete their course!
On Thursday 22 May a group of Birchwood students completed their City & Guilds L1 Introduction to the
Hair & Beauty Sector course. The course has been delivered by Mrs Jo Johnson after school on Thursdays between 4.00-6.00 pm at Forest Hall School in Stansted.
Beth Staines had this to say about the course:
“I have enjoyed every moment of hair and beauty! Having Jo as our teacher just made it even better! We have
learnt so much and doing this will definitely help us in our future careers in whatever we do. It’s been a
worthwhile experience and it’s definitely something I would urge people to do.”