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July 2016
April
Leisure & Tourism trip – Experience of Working Life
The Year 10 Leisure and Tourism group visited Nuffield Health and Fitness Centre in Cottingley as
part of their coursework portfolio. They had a detailed tour of the gym and also had the opportunity
to find out about different job roles, interviewing members of staff. It was a proud moment for Mrs
Russell, taking such a keen, well-motivated and hard working group of students.
A Feast for the Eyes and Ears
A number of students wowed the audience with
a range of dance performances at St George’s
Hall School Proms. The talented dancers produced
three pieces, including KS3 Hip-Hop Mash Up, KS4
Contemporary Dance and a KS5 Urban Dance
ensemble performance. It was immediately
apparent how much time, effort and careful
consideration had gone into the dances. One
member of the audience said: “The contemporary
dance piece was exemplary- it was a mesmerising
performance.”
The School Proms is an annual concert featuring performances by 800 students from Bradford
schools. It was established to celebrate music, dance and drama by the Music and Arts Service and
to provide young people with a fantastic opportunity to showcase the many talents and variety of
the Arts that exists within schools.
Well done to all the Year 10 students involved: Summer McAllister, Rhys Yarde, Scott Blackburn,
Nyah Bramble, Kayleigh Briggs, Felicity Woodhouse and Alex Slingsby.
June
Dance Superstar Scott Impresses
Scott Blackburn wowed judges with his solo audition
piece at the Northern School of Contemporary Dance.
Each year, professional dance practitioners supply
schools with specialised workshops and from these,
deserving students are then invited to attend an Open
Day at the dance college. If successful, students are
formally offered an audition. Scott is one of just 30
students from Yorkshire selected to formally train with the
college twice a week. He will be working with a range
of established dance practitioners and choreographers,
as well as participating in a range of performances
throughout the year. The scheme is part of the Centres for Advanced Training in Dance and Scott
will experience highly intensive and physically demanding technique classes and workshops to help
him to reach his potential as a dancer. This is a truly impressive and well deserved opportunity for
Scott and we are very proud of him.
July
Erasmus+ Exchange
Twenty three, Year 10 students took part
in an exchange with partner school
Amandus-Abendroth
Gymnasium
in
Cuxhaven, Germany this year. The
exchange is part of an Erasmus+ project
and has been funded for the next three
years. The two groups worked with
Bradford University to design a computer
application to teach languages. The
students also delivered German and
French lessons to pupils from Baildon
C of E, Low Ash and Glenaire primary
schools. The exchange lasted two weeks
and when they weren’t working on the
project, students visited a climbing park, a
trampolining centre and Hamburg. When
we were playing host, students enjoyed
Lazer Tag, a trip to Flamingoland and a
meal at the Aagrah. All of the students involved were fantastic ambassadors and really engaged
with the project.
Chloe Bennett said: “It was a very different experience, life changing, I got to experience a whole
different culture and way of life.”
Yakshina Mistry said it was the best experience of her life and that she made lots of new friends.
Enter the Dragon
Some of our talented Year 10 Computing students
helped organise the social media campaign for this
year’s Lord Mayor’s Dragon Boat Festival in Saltaire.
School governor John Cole, approached Jordan
Dalby and Laurence Ejraee who relished the chance
to co-ordinate the Twitter and Facebook; getting the
festival trending and making sure attendance was
well above the organisers’ expectation. In return for
their hard work, students were offered a Dragon Boat
experience at Doe Park in Denholme. The students
were joined by eight others from their Computing
class and had an amazing time. They practiced
different styles of rowing and created a fabulous
rhythm that made the boat move ridiculously fast. I think for some of them it was a real eye opening
experience. For anyone interested in Dragon Boating please see www.bradfordbarracudas.co.uk
Salt’s Got Talent
Yet again Year 10 students played a big part in our annual
talent show. Special mention goes to Jordan Naismith
who managed the lights and sound and was in charge of
promotional work and ticket sales along with Zak Yunis and
Chris Evans. Big thanks to Sophie Dunne and Abbie Chapman
who counted votes on the night. It really couldn’t run without
you all, well done.
Talent wise Year 10 put on a great show – Summer McAllister
did an amazing self choreographed dance piece which
thrilled the audience and won her a place in the final four;
Claudia Davison sang a beautiful rendition of Missed by Ella
Henderson; and Alex Sligsby and Charlotte Papaicovou
wowed with a joint dance routine.
We were also thrilled with the Year 10 students who turned
up to support their friends on the night.
PD Day
Year 10 students worked with
a range of employers on their
Personal Development Day in July.
The day focused on helping our
students get a competitive edge
and looked at:
- interview skills;
- how to write a quality CV;
- emotional intelligence; and
- a career planning workshop.
A busy but very worthwhile day!
Form Member of the Year
Athletics Success
The Under 15 Girls Athletics team did
an amazing job at the Bradford School
Athletics Championship at Bradford
Grammar.
The Team consisted of Year 9 and Year 10
girls and our team won the competition,
beating Woodhouse Grove, Bradford Girls
Grammar, Ilkley Grammar and Beckfoot in
the final.
Well done to Millie Kelly, Charlotte Ingram,
Clare Free, Rhea Southcott and Eve
Southcott who secured a personal best of
8.25m in the shot put.
In a bid to recognise students who provide a
positive impact on the rest of their Form, all
Form Tutors were asked to choose a member
of the Form as their ‘Form Member of the
Year’. The tutors found this a really difficult task
as there are so many students who just ‘get it
right’ on a daily basis.
Well done to:
10 MON – Jannat Asif, 10 FLE – Charlotte
Ingram, 10BEN – Jack Morrow, 10GEN – Chris
Evans, 10SEG/DEW – Isobel Lawrence, 10YTS –
Hayden Bryan, 10JKK – Anisah Begum, 10WIN – Alex Slingsby, 10YNG – Zak Yunis
Bear Grylls visits Josh
You may remember in our last newsletter we told
you about Josh Capper who volunteered to help
those who were affected by the severe Christmas
flooding…. Well, Chief Scout Bear Grylls stopped by
to see Josh and present a special commendation
award after the Scout Association heard about the
help he gave.
Bear said: “He gave up almost all of his holiday to
help out and I feel he should be commended for his
enthusiasm, hard work and great community spirit.”
Josh said: “I saw the effect the floods were having on
the community and just wanted to help out. It was a real surprise when Bear Grylls stopped by and
was absolutely fantastic to meet him and receive the award.”
Form Tutor Focus - Mrs Moon
Hobbies: Reading, going out, liberating animals from captivity, the usual
things really ;)
Favourite song: It’s too hard to choose just one but I’ve been listening to
Love is a Laserquest by the Artic Monkeys and Warrior by Kimbra recently.
Favourite TV programme: Game of Thrones and Peaky Blinders at the
moment.
Favourite place to visit: I like going to places I used to live to catch up with
old friends, so maybe Sheffield and London.
If I wasn’t a teacher I’d be: I wouldn’t want to do anything else!
If I could have a superpower: Teleportation so I could go get some peace
every now and again.
Childhood hero: My parents and some of my teachers too, I might not have said that at the time though!
Favourite film: Jesus Christ Superstar of course.
And finally……
It is difficult to sum up in a few words just how proud we are and what a privilege
it is to be on this journey with such an exceptional group of young people.
Message to students: Have a rest – you’ve earned it. You’ve worked really hard this
year and risen to every challenge. You’re well prepared for whatever next year
brings. Believe in yourselves. Stay safe and we look forward to seeing you as Year
11 students on Tuesday 6 September 2016.
Message to parents/carers: Thank you for your support over the last four years. We
very much look forward to working with you and your child as they near the end of
their KS3 and KS4 journey. As always, please do contact us anytime regarding your
child’s progress.
Have a fabulous summer – see you fully refreshed and raring to go in September.
Mr Russell
Year Leader
Miss O’Neill
Assistant Year Leader