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Friday 19 September Important dates for next week House on duty Boarders’ activity Saturday 20 September Wing 10.00 – 16.30 Trip to Roman Baths, Bath 10.00 – 16.00 Rehearsal, Sherlock (A1/20 Drama Studio) House on duty Boarders’ activities Sunday 21 September Wing Duke of Edinburgh Silver Expedition for Year 11 - returns 14.00 – 16.00 Inter house quiz 19.30 – 21.00 Badminton tournament (Sports Centre) Sports fixture Monday 22 September Year 11 IGCSE Geography Coursework coastal fieldwork 14.00 – 16.30 Boys’ Rugby – U9IX v Oldmixon Primary School (A) Sports fixtures Tuesday 23 September Time TBC Boys’ Rugby – U14XV v Shapwick School (A) Time TBC Girls’ Netball – U14 VII v Shapwick School (A) Sports fixtures Wednesday 24 September 14.00 – 15.45 Author Visit - Elen Caldecott (Junior School Hall) 14.30 – 17.30 Boys’ Rugby – 1st XV, U16XV v Rendcomb College (H) 15.30 – 17.30 Boys’ Rugby – U12XV v Bristol Cathedral School (H) Sports fixture Thursday 25 September Year 9 Art trip to Walsall Inter house bake off The Foxtrot departs - leaving for overnight at Sibford school 13.00 – 17.00 Year 7 trip to see Barnum at Bristol Hippodrome 18.30 – 19.00 Meeting for Worship (Small Meeting House) 19.00 – 20.30 Films for Action weekly activity (A1/20 Drama Studio) 16.00 – 17.30 Girls’ Netball and Hockey – U13, U14 VII & U15/16 XI v Backwell School (H) Friday 26 September Duke of Edinburgh Silver/Gold Expedition for Years 12 and 13 – departs Southern Schools Quaker Pilgrimage (Foxtrot) 26 – 29 September 2014 Bath Children’s Festival of Literature – starts 08.30 – 13.00 Open Morning 09.00 – 12.00 Macmillan Coffee Morning 16.00 – 17.30 Teaching Staff Meeting (Old Library) 18.30 – 19.15 Improvisation Evening (A1/20 Drama Studio) 2 Submit articles to [email protected] www.sidcot.org.uk Friday 19 September From the Headmaster I am frequently reminded that the best ambassadors for what we do as a school at Sidcot are our students. Whether this is on the sports field, showing parents and prospective students around the school at open days, taking part in school performances or just the way they conduct themselves in the local community, they show a quiet assurance and natural ability to engage with those around them. However, one event that allowed the quality of our young people to shine through took place during the summer holidays, when our Head Girl, Gaby House and International Head Boy, Sepand Malek, took part in the Society of Heads’ Senior Prefects’ Conference at Rishworth School in West Yorkshire. Gaby and Sepand joined their opposite numbers from a number of schools belonging to the Society of Heads for a two-day intensive programme featuring team building, leadership and public speaking activities. I received feedback on their participation from the course organisers and, without wishing to embarrass Gaby and Sepand too much, was delighted to learn that they scored top marks in all the evaluated categories. Of particular note was the quality of their public speaking and the ease with which they communicated with others in the group. Clearly Gaby and Sepand represented Sidcot with great distinction on this occasion, for which I am most grateful. However, I am even more encouraged that their example is one that I know others will follow in the years to come. Iain Kilpatrick Headmaster 3 Submit articles to [email protected] www.sidcot.org.uk Friday 19 September Useful information and dates Share your opinion with the Good Schools Guide Sidcot’s entry in the Good Schools Guide is currently being rewritten. Parental opinion is an important part of this process, so if any of you have any comments you would like share with our reviewer Charlotte Obolensky, she would be delighted to talk to you - anonymously! She can be contacted by email or on her mobile: [email protected] 07712 589249 More information about the guide can be found via the Good Schools Guide website: www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk Year 9 fieldwork/investigation of the Eden Project, St. Austell, Cornwall, Monday 29 September Just a reminder of our early start 7.30am for 7.45am departure, so please don’t be late! We should be arriving back at school some time around 6pm, traffic permitting. An Information letter with further details will be issued shortly to all students on the trip, so please check that it has been brought home. Any queries, please contact me: [email protected] Aubrey Bufton Head of Geography Calling all students! There will be a Sidcot house bake off this coming Thursday (25 September) starting at 9am. Two students will represent each house by making a cake using a Victoria sponge recipe base – decorated, flavoured and shaped to the student’s choice. We are fortunate to have Nigel Horley, owner of La Patisserie Supreme in Bristol, as our judge. If you wish to participate please see me, or see your house captains who will be organising the contestants – it would be lovely to have two representitives from each house. If you want any advice or wish to practice, please drop into the food room at any time. I intend to run an after school practice bake off session next Wednesday. Your finished cakes will be sold at the coffee morning next Friday and all proceeds will go straight to Macmillan so come on everyone, get baking! This event will be held in the Sidcot Hub until 12pm. Donna Cox, Food Technology Department Bev King, Head of West House Music trip: The Messiah – Royal Albert Hall We have only a few places left! If you would like to sing please see me. This trip will leave school on Sunday 30 November at 7am for a very full and inspiring day. We will work with a professional conductor and full orchestra and perform the oratorio during the afternoon to an audience. Parents/guardians are more than welcome. All monies raised will go to Water Aid. Bev King Director of Music 4 Submit articles to [email protected] www.sidcot.org.uk Friday 19 September Introducing new staff at Sidcot My first impression of Sidcot was its beautiful setting; I am still surprised every so often by glimpses of countryside and stunning views peeking out behind buildings or between trees. Having spent the last fifteen years living and working in a bustling town, the sense of space and peace is wonderful. Before coming to Sidcot I worked at Rugby School in Warwickshire, primarily as a teacher of Drama and English but latterly as a boarding Housemaster. Boarding is certainly in my blood and I have spent all but two of my seventeen year teaching career living in boarding houses. I have also coached a lot of sport, including Rugby, Cricket, Hockey, Soccer and Fives (look it up). It is these experiences I hope to bring to my role of Deputy Head, with a specific focus on Boarding and the Co-Curriculum. I am glad to be living in the heart of Winscombe and the ability to walk to work in the morning is wonderful – less so for my children, (Henry and Anna) who have an uphill slog to get to the Junior School every day. I have been touched by the warm welcome we have all received on arriving at Sidcot and I look forward to the future; the school is going through some exciting times and I am proud to be a part of that. Matt Williams Deputy Head – Boarding and Co-curricular Centre for Peace and Global Studies Trip to Friends House – Monday 6 October We have 12 places to offer to Sidcot students for an excursion to Friends House in London, during the start of Quaker week. It will be an early start – we join the local Sidcot Quakers on their coach which departs at 7am and will return to Sidcot for approximately 7pm. This day is an opportunity for students to visit, find out about and enjoy Friends House and learn more about the work that goes on there. Friend’s House is opposite Euston Station in London, an oasis of calm in the busy capital. There will be a chance to hear about Quaker peace and social justice work, to visit and find out about the Quaker Library (one of the biggest and best), to visit the Quaker Centre, with its bookshop and worship space, and to learn lots more about Friends House. If you would like a place please sign up in the library. 5 Submit articles to [email protected] www.sidcot.org.uk Friday 19 September Centre for Peace and Global Studies Marking International Day of Peace – 21 September We will be marking the international day of peace by looking at the issue of conflict minerals, particularly the ongoing war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. these devices has fuelled two decades of violent war in my home country, the DRC, and in so many others, but one small action by many could help end the violence.” – Bandi Mbubi, Congo Calling (July 2013) “My wish is to convince everyone to do one simple thing: to insist on fairly traded mobile phones, tablets, and games consoles, and in so doing, transform an industry and the world. The illegal trade in minerals for Supporting a charity focussed on reducing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo we have a series of activities. 1) Friday break time: Whole school art activity where we will create our statement about how the demand for mobile technology is fuelling war. We support Congo Calling in their demand for Fair Trade phones, for the ethical sourcing of minerals and the creation of an open and transparent supply chain. 2) Peace poppies will go on sale Friday and Monday – proceeds go to Congo Calling ( Enamel poppies £2 / Crepe paper poppies £1) 3) Lunctime talk from Congo Calling – 1pm in Old Library 4) Fireside Talk (more details below) Monday break times – peace café Joining the international Peace One Day campaign we ask: “Who will you make Peace with.” There will be a cake sale where students can buy a fairy cake and decorate with their own logo or message – maybe giving it away to someone as a peace gesture. Again, proceeds will go to Congo calling. Fireside Talk We were delighted when one of our international students came back to Sidcot asking to share her experiences of war with her peers. In response we have arranged the first of our Fireside Talks, taking place in the Old library on Sunday 21 September. Ella Shklarek will share with the audience her experiences of living in Israel throughout the summer of 2014. From her home near Gaza she has personally experienced the turmoil of war. Ella will share her insights and her opinions on the conflict situation, exploring with guests the issues on both sides of the conflict. She asks: “Do you get up each morning with war in your heart or peace in your heart?” The talk will be chaired by Professor Tim Niblock from the University of Exeter. Professor Niblock’s research interests cover a wide range of areas related to the politics, economics and international relations of the Arab and Islamic worlds. Of central concern has been the political economy of the states of the Arab world, the international relations of the Middle Eastern region, the relations between Gulf countries and East/ South Asian countries, Islam and the state, and issues relating to civil society and democratisation in Arab and Islamic states. Come along and listen to the points of view of those with experience and expertise in the ongoing unrest in the Middle East. Sign up in the Trevelyan Library. Jackie Bagnall Director, Centre for Peace and Global Studies 6 Submit articles to [email protected] www.sidcot.org.uk Friday 19 September Sixth Form Over the last few weeks our Lower Sixth students have been taking part in activities to help settle in and get to know each other. There are 30 Lower Sixth students who are new to the school this year and we have twelve different nationalities represented in this year group alone. On the first day of term, there were team-building games for the tutor groups at the end of the school day. On Thursday last week, we had the annual Brean Down walk: the pictures show us making our way up the steps at the start at the start of the walk – and Scott and Sascha beyond the fort at the end of the promontory! Together with the fish and chips at the Brean Down Inn, for all 99 of us on the walk, it was a perfect way to spend the evening. Simon Allen Head of Sixth Form Duke of Edinburgh DofE Bronze Award This week, Year 10 students were given an introductory talk about the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme, to give an idea of what it is about. Two letters were issued: Enrolment on the scheme and Training Day 1. Both letters have information to be completed and returned. Copies are available on the Duke for Edinburgh Firefly page. The dates for training days are: Day 1 – Sunday 12 October; Day 2 – Saturday 8 November. Please email Graham Hartley or Jim Scott if you have any questions about how the scheme operates at Sidcot. Graham Hartley DofE Bronze Leader Sidcot Equestrian Centre Show jump training Weekly show jump training will take place on a Thursday and Friday (time tbc) – email [email protected] to sign up. Jane Keep Equestrian Centre Manager Submit articles to [email protected] NSEA membership All students who wish to represent the school in any equestrian event need to register ASAP with the NSEA (National Schools Equestrian Association). Come to the Equestrian Centre or email with your full name and date of birth. A £15 fee is also required. 7 www.sidcot.org.uk Friday 19 September CAS CAS Introduction day CAS is an integral part of the International Baccalaureate programme followed by some of the Sixth Formers at Sidcot. CAS stands for: Creativity, Action, Service and students spend a few hours each week following a programme of activities divided between these three areas. The idea is to provide an enjoyable break from study while giving students the opportunity for personal development and the encouragement needed to try something new. On Saturday 13 September the new Lower Sixth IB students enjoyed a day of activities which introduced them to the CAS programme. We started with team building activities in the school and students were able to gain ideas for their CAS programme from the diaries of past students. We then moved to local woodland where groups created their own sculptures from natural materials before enjoying lunch, marshmallows and dough sticks around a campfire. We then added action by climbing to the summit of Crook Peak where some of the students found their own way back to Sidcot. Jim Scott and Celine Potts CAS Co-ordinators Mathematics Department Maths Café Drop in help is available four times a week with members of the Maths Department, from Year 7 to Year 13. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday lunchtimes and Wednesday after school. Details available in every Maths classroom. We would be very happy to help. Graham Hartley Mathematics Faculty Music Department I was delighted to see the newly formed ‘String Chamber Group’ in full flow on Monday with their new teacher, Miss Laura Heathcote. Please ensure full attendance in the weeks ahead! Concert Band also started this week with Mrs Naomi McDonald (flute teacher) and will be every other week swapping with Jazz Band, which is run by Mr Andy Hague (trumpet teacher). Please be reminded to look at your music and practice in between rehearsals. Bev King Director of Music 8 Submit articles to [email protected] www.sidcot.org.uk Friday 19 September English Department Philip Pullman to Judge Connell Essay prize The award winning novelist Philip Pullman, author of the Northern Lights Trilogy, is the judge of this year’s prestigious Connell Essay prize. Essays of any type are being accepted, ranging from literary comparisons to short stories. The competition is now open, with submissions being accepted from 15 September to 15 January next year. As if that wasn’t incentive enough, £500 will be awarded to the best entry with full sets of Connell guides for the runners up. To find out more visit www.connellguides.com A Streetcar Named Desire and To Kill A Mockingbird The English Department is delighted to announce two trips this half of term to see hugely influential American work on the stage and screen. GCSE groups who have To Kill A Mockingbird as their set text will be travelling to the Malvern Theatre on Wednesday 1 October to see this enthralling, poignant and important retelling of Harper Lee’s masterpiece. The Sixth Form, including our IB contingent, will have the pleasure of watching the much lauded production of A Streetcar Named Desire. It seems that the tremendous success of the National Theatre’s screenings is catching and the same technology has been employed by The Young Vic to great effect. Gillian Anderson’s performance of Blanche Dubois has been described as “the performance of her career” – Daily Telegraph. The screening will be shown at the Odeon in Taunton on Monday 6 October. Ed Pemberton English Faculty 9 Submit articles to [email protected] www.sidcot.org.uk Friday 19 September Textiles Department Year 9 Textiles Last Friday, in collaboration with the Geography department, Year 9 were set the challenge of researching and decorating a white baseball boot. The brief was to convey a given ecosystem based on topics they are currently studying in Geography. The group were divided into table teams and given one iPad, one tray of trimmings and one of four mood boards: Marine, Desert/Savannah, Tropical rainforest and Tundra/polar. With just one double lesson the teams had to decide how best to represent their ecosystem for judging by Miss Prankherd, before the lunch bell rang. All teams allocated roles for research, decoration and promotional material. Team Tropical Rainforest won with a beautifully executed design and fantastic promotional posters and material on the plight of their ecosystem. I welcome you to view the wonderful shoes on display in the Textiles room. The class will reinforce their project with the upcoming trip to the Eden Project and go on to design their own individual up-cycled shoe based on an endangered species or habitat. Donna Ralph Textiles Department Who needs London Fashion Week? This week has seen the biannual London Fashion Week with fashion shows and trade stands popping up all over the capital. Not to be outdone here at Sidcot, the Textile room was transformed into a design studio by Year 10 Textile students Aleksandra Levina, Maddy Hann, Bella Hurley-Simmons, Kitty Leung, Sophie Spurrell, Marie Alandrova, Nina Lin and Charlotte Boddy. They created their own designs by draping uncut lengths of fabric on the mannequins using pins to dart, tuck, gather and pleat the fabric to suppress the fullness in order to achieve the shape and design they envisaged. The students were investigating how different fabrics react to being shaped and draped to equip them with the knowledge they will require for their first design and make project. I was very impressed with what was achieved in an hour. Watch out for these young designers! 10 Donna Cox, Textiles Department Submit articles to [email protected] www.sidcot.org.uk Friday 19 September Art Department I am really excited by the prospect of abundant and abundantly creative photography in the year ahead. Already, in the first two weeks of school, there has been lots of photography happening as we have many keen students embarking on GCSE and A Level courses. Last week Apple launched a new iteration of their iPhone, the original smart phone and a device that has, in my humble opinion, totally revolutionised photography. With smartphones – Android, Apple or Microsoft – most of us now carry a sophisticated camera with us most of the time, and what is more, this camera is attached to a very powerful computer, and the possibility of all sorts of pixel bending algorithms. Most of the photographs here were taken on iPhones, and manipulated in a range of apps. My favourites are Snapseed, Photoshop Touch, and Blender, but there are so many. The photo of last week’s boundary walk has been snazified with an app called Rays, and the painted face similarly artified an extraordinary app called Tangled FX. We have new set of Apple laptops in the department, with Adobe Photoshop installed, along with Adobe Premier for film making, and Final Cut pro for the real pro film editors. We also have a set of iPads, with the same power as the iPhone in terms of the amazing verity of apps available, and later in the term we shall be doing a collaborative project with the Oxford University Museums Education department, piloting the use of iPads in the Ashmolean, Pitt River’s and University museums. There is also the darkroom photography activity after school on Wednesday, for those who want to learn what photography was like before the advent of the smart phone, and for those who would like to experiment with the opposite end of the technological photo – creative device, a beer can with a pin hole in it. Simon Allen, Head of Sixth Form, announced a photo competition this week, open to all, on the theme of wildlife, similar to the BBC’s wildlife photographer of the year competition. This will be judged by me at the end of September, with prizes for winning entries! Ross Wallis Head of Creative Arts 11 Submit articles to [email protected] www.sidcot.org.uk Friday 19 September Trevelyan Library Sidcot is sponsoring an event at the Bath Festival of Children’s Literature. We are pleased to be associated with Cornelia Funke in discussion with David Almond on Saturday 4 October in the Guildhall, Bath. To mark the event we have commissioned book sculptures for two of their famous works: The Book Thief and Skellig. Wendy Worley Librarian Sidcot Arts Centre Improvisation Evening This autumn the drama department and members of Hurly Burly, (Sidcot’s own theatre company) will be presenting two evenings of improvisation. The first of these will be on Friday 26 September starting at 6.30pm. Friday 19 September 11.00 – 18.00 It’s All 2 Much exhibition – free entry Saturday 20 September 10.00 – 16.00 It’s All 2 Much exhibition – free entry Thursday 25 September 11.00 – 18.00 It’s All 2 Much exhibition – free entry Friday 26 September 11.00 – 18.00 It’s All 2 Much exhibition – free entry 18.30 Sidcot Drama Department and Hurly Burly Theatre Company: Improvisation Evening Parents, friends, and family are invited to join teams of talented Sidcot students as they compete in a range of hilarious improvisation games and challenges for your entertainment. Favourite games include ‘party quirks,’ ‘styles and genres’ and ‘blind date’. Saturday 27 September Exhibition is closed on this day (last day) Tickets are available from the main school reception and will be offered on a first come first served basis. Emma Davis, Community Events Manager Georgina Micklethwaite, Exhibition Development Officer Tel: 01934 845299 | Email: [email protected] Twitter and Facebook: SidcotArts 10 Submit articles to [email protected] www.sidcot.org.uk Friday 19 September Sports Faculty Silver for Sidcot at British Swimming Championships The summer break saw Year 9 student Immy Moroney travel North to take on the best of the UK’s swimmers at the National Open Water Swimming Championships. This year’s tougher than ever qualifying times for the 13 year age group meant only 16 swimmers managed to qualify for the final which was held in Sheffield in August. All 16 girls start from a pontoon together and with no lanes open water swimming tends to be a fairly bruising event with swimmers all going for the same line. For the first 800 metres the lead group bunched together with around six girls all jostling for key position. The referee sounded several warning blasts asking the girls to spread out and, eventually, Immy and the UKs top distance swimmer from London pulled clear of the pack. In a fairly tightly fought exchange, the London swimmer pulled through to take the gold medal in a shade under 20 minutes with Immy just 10 seconds behind picking up the silver medal. Very well done indeed. Girls’ U12 Netball v St. Katherine’s, Wednesday 17 September: Sidcot 8 – 4 St. Kath’s The U12 girls enjoyed a well-deserved victory in this their first ever taste of senior school netball. From the outset they moved the ball confidently and surprised their opposition with terrific speed in their passing. Unfortunately this initially resulted in many handling errors, but Sidcot were quicker to react to the loose ball and so maintained longer periods of possession. Eventually Sidcot began to slow the game down, gaining better control, as well as passing the ball more intelligently to the player in space. There was some good interplay within the attacking third between Maisy Hann, Frankie Harrill and Freya King, enabling Frankie to score freely near to the post. At the opposite end of the court the Sidcot defence worked hard to deny the St Kath’s girls from scoring and as the game progressed it was evident that Sidcot were just that little more experienced in moving the ball effectively through the court. This was a very pleasing result and one in which hopefully they can build upon when they meet Broadoak in their next game. Player of the match: Frankie Harrill Rosie Bellinger, Head of Physical Education Sue Taylor, Physical Education Faculty Girls’ U14 Netball v St. Katherine’s, Wednesday 17 September: Sidcot 10 – 8 St. Kath’s After a rather slow start where Sidcot allowed their opposition to dominate, they eventually started to demonstrate better handling and positioning throughout the court. Losing heavily after the first two quarters the girls began to play with greater fluency and determination, moving the ball at speed and utilising the width of the court to their advantage. As they grew in confidence so did the opportunities to score and with their opponents tiring Sidcot pulled away to win a closely contested game. Hopefully they can get off to a quicker and more dynamic start when they face Broadoak in their next encounter. Player of the match: Millie Ashdown / Savina Mu Sue Taylor, Physical Education Faculty 11 Submit articles to [email protected] www.sidcot.org.uk Friday 19 September Sports Faculty Senior Girls Hockey v Kings of Wessex, Wednesday 17 September: Sidcot 0 – 2 K.O.W A combined team from Years 10 to 12 travelled away for their first fixture of the season. The girls gelled together well from the start even though they were not used to playing with each other. The attack was even from both sides for most of the match with both teams missing opportunities to score. There was some excellent passing particularly in the midfield area, the girls just lacked a little determination within the ‘D’. Kings had a lucky break in both halves and scored two goals from deflections behind the goal keeper. Sidcot were unlucky not to equalise with two great strikes across goal near the end of the game which could not quite be reached to be tapped into the goal. It was an encouraging start from which the girls can work and improve on in future games. Player of the match: Emma Patch Mary Dowds Physical Education Faculty U14 Rugby v Clifton College, Saturday 13 September: Sidcot 24 – 19 Clifton In perfect rugby conditions Sidcot were very slow to start, conceding a try in the first five minutes with Clifton stamping their authority in the contact area. However, captain Harry Wayne rallied his troops leading from the front and they fought their way back into the match, with Jonny Alvis scoring an excellent individual try midway through the first half; Oscar Browne gave Sidcot the advantage just before the break. In a very even second half, Jacob Mcgurl and Oscar Browne scored again to hold off a very spirited opposition. Finn Thornton converted twice to cap off an all-round good performance. U16 XV v Clifton College, Saturday 13 September: Sidcot 33 – 15 Clifton On a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon the Under 16XV, fresh from an excellent season opener against St Kath’s, took on the altogether sterner test of Clifton College. A rousing team talk seemed to do the trick as the boys exploded out of the blocks in quite splendid style. Using our undoubted bulk up front and in the centres, we spent the first 20 minutes battering the home team and it wasn’t long before their spirited defence started to show some gaps. Messrs Taylor and Sergeev outflanked their wingers to score fine tries and these were complemented by a bullocking run and score from Elkins. The second half was a tighter affair as Clifton started to attack the fringes more successfully and retain possession more efficiently. This yielded three tries for them but the game was put out of sight by excellent tries from Ricol and Smith. Macarthur contributed four successful conversions to leave the final score some 33 points to 15, a fair result. This was a great performance and leaves the boys in good order as we move towards tough fixtures against QEH, Rendcomb and Millfield. Man of the match was Eren Raja Sansi whose work on the flank was tireless in defence and attack. Simon Cattermole Physical Education Faculty Man of the match: Jonny Alvis Alex Smith Physical Education Faculty Submit articles to [email protected] www.sidcot.org.uk