Important dates for your diary
Start of the Autumn Term 2017:
- For staff: Monday 4th September
- For students: Wednesday 6th September
PD Days for staff - school closed to students on:
- Monday 4th September 2017
- Tuesday 5th September 2017
- Friday 2nd March 2018
- Monday 23rd July 2018
- Tuesday 24th July 2018
And some other dates:
- GCSE results day: Thursday 24th August
- Late buses start: Thursday 14th September at 4pm - see below for late buses schedule
- E-Safety Parent Information Evening: Tuesday 19th September - for parents/carers only
- Post 16 Evening: Thursday 28th September
- Year 5/6 Open Evening: Thursday 5th October
- Year 7 Parent Information Evening: Thursday 19th October
- Autumn Half Term: Monday 23rd October to Friday 27th October
- Deep Learning Day 1: Friday 3rd November
- Year 11 Parents' Evening: Thursday 23rd November
- Year 9 Parents' Evening: Thursday 30th November
Jon Lawrence - Headteacher
Thank you
I wish to extend my thanks to parents/carers for working with school staff to help support our students through the year. The relationship between home and school is probably the single most important factor determining how well children do at school. Children do better when their parents/carers engage with school and demonstrably value education and what it can do.
Leave of absence from school – exceptional circumstances
As you are aware the school cannot authorise absences for family holidays except in exceptional circumstances. All requests for absence, whatever the reason, need to be submitted on the ‘Absence Request Form’. This can be downloaded from the school’s website or a paper copy collected from reception (see below link). Completed forms need to be returned to Lesley Grills, the Attendance Officer. Please assume family holidays will be recorded as unauthorised. I ask that no family holidays are taken in term time.
Uniform and equipment
At this time of year I always like to thank parents/carers for supporting school staff in their efforts to maintain standards of dress and appearance. The majority of students come to school looking smart. I would like to remind you of the following:
- Please ensure your child(ren) wear black footwear, no coloured trim, logos etc. They do not have to wear leather shoes, just all-black.
- Very tight/clingy lycra leggings and very short skirts are not suitable for school wear.
- Brightly coloured nail varnish is not acceptable – students will be provided with nail varnish remover.
- Brightly coloured hair is not acceptable.
- Personal jumpers are not a replacement for the school jumper – students will be expected to remove them to wear the school top.
- Hoodies, whilst not banned from wearing to school, are not appropriate for wearing around school and are not a replacement for the school jumper. Students will be asked to remove them.
Please click on the link below to see a copy of the school’s uniform and dress code. I hope that parents/carers will check the acceptable/unacceptable list prior to purchasing new uniform over the summer holidays in preparation for September. Thank you in anticipation of your support in this matter.
School policies
Every year I like to remind parents/carers that policies can be found on the school’s website. In particular I would like to draw your attention to the Behaviour Policy and Substance Misuse Policy. These explain what sanctions the school will employ when dealing with a variety of behavioural issues.
Please click on the link below to see the school policies.
Staff news – leavers
This summer we say good bye to four members of staff:
- Miss Howarth, Teacher of Mathematics, is coming to the end of her one-year temporary contract. I am pleased to say she will be joining a school in Truro to continue her teaching career.
- Mrs Finch, HLTA Mathematics, has worked with staff and students for two years and is leaving us to train to be a teacher of mathematics.
- Ms Oatway, Subject Leader for Music, has helped transform music at Sir Jim’s. Since joining us over 5 years ago, student participation rates have shot up and more students have the confidence to become performers. Ms Oatway is moving to another school in East Cornwall to lead their Performing Arts Faculty.
- Mrs Keen, Subject Leader for Catering & Textiles, has decided to hang up her apron and retire after 40 years in education and 8 years with us.
I would like to pass on our thanks for all they have done for the school and extend our best wishes for the future.
Staff news – new staff joining in 2017-2018 and other changes
I am pleased to welcome several new staff joining Sir Jim’s in the new school year:
- Mr Coombs, Teacher of Mathematics, is joining us from Bodmin College.
- Mr Field, Subject Leader for Music, is joining us on a Temporary basis until either October or December 2017.
- Mr Sykes will take over from Mr Field as Subject Leader for Music, in either October 2017 or January 2018. He is joining us from St Brendan’s College in Bristol .
- Miss Dart, Subject Leader for Textiles & Food Technology.
- Mrs Collidge, HLTA Mathematics.
- Mr McGuffie is taking on additional responsibility as Assistant Head.
- Mr Dyson has already taken over as SENDCo and will step up to become Assistant Head.
- Mrs Adams is now one of three staff trained in child protection; Mrs Rundle remains the Designated Safeguarding Lead.
Social Media updates and E-Safety Evening
Please do not dismiss this as nanny-state interference and/or over-reaction by school leaders. Schools in Cornwall are now dealing with more and more incidents of grooming. A number of these have resulted in paedophiles travelling to Cornwall to meet their victims. Parents/carers need to understand they have a role to play in keeping their children safe from online predators. The fact is that many young people are just not mature enough to deal with things when they get out of hand.
Devon & Cornwall Police are running a special e-safety evening in the main hall for parents/carers only on Tuesday 19th September starting at 7pm. The aim of the presentation is to share information with parents/carers and encourage them to support their children when they are using social media, with the emphasis on keeping safe. There will be updates on several new social media sites:
- THE BLUE WHALE CHALLENGE is an international challenge, labelled as a game, and is being heavily promoted on social media sites. The reference to ‘bluewhale’ is the first part of this challenge, which encourages children and young people to self-harm by drawing, with a blade, a blue whale on themselves. The challenges continue over 50 days and become more serious and dangerous in nature. Internationally, there have been reports of several deaths that have been attributed to the challenge. The police are warning parents/carers to be vigilant about this challenge.
- ROBLOX is a multi-player online gaming platform which has recently added a chat facility. This means strangers can message young players directly and chat to them with no age verification and no way to screen contacts or block messages.
- AMINO is an app that lets users access and contribute to communities about a range of subjects. Like many apps there are risks involved for children as there is a chat facility which could be an ideal platform for grooming to take place.
- MOVIE-PLANET is an online game which is popular with younger children. Users are able to make animated films, design art books and play online games. Recently there have been numerous reports of adults contacting children via this app for the purpose of grooming and acquiring indecent images – and some children have been supplying them!
- GALLERY GUARDIAN claims to provide the answer for parents/carers worried about their children swopping inappropriate images. It is supposed to employ sophisticated image recognition software which can detect naked skin, genitalia or breast exposure. It is not quite the magic solution yet.
The world of technology is moving fast. You will not be able to keep up to speed with what your children are using. You cannot and should not completely disconnect children from the internet. The world we live in is already dependent on technology to bring people closer together, this is only ever going to get more and more pervasive in our homes and at work. The best protection is always to educate children in the dangers as well as the benefits these apps and social media platforms provide.
A local partnership of schools
If you have visited our website you may have seen and read a paper about the proposed North Cornwall Multi-academy Trust (NCLT) or MAT. Sir Jim’s and a group of local schools have applied to the DfE to become a MAT. If successful this will usher in a number of changes to leadership and governance. We have ambitious plans to work closely to widen opportunities for pupils and raise standards in all our schools. Our plans are being scrutinised by government officials this summer and if we get the green light I will be writing to parents/carers again early in the autumn term. The setting up of the NCLT is partly in response to increasing financial constraints placed on our schools by the government’s austerity drive.
Linked to this, parents/carers may have heard I have been working in Camelford Primary School. At the end of April I took over as Executive Headteacher following the sudden resignation of Mr Bishop. In this task I have been supported by two outstanding primary heads, Mr Bacchus and Mrs Ward. This was only ever a temporary appointment and I am pleased to say Mr Bacchus will become the substantive Headteacher from September.
Attendance
Just a reminder about the procedure to follow if your child is absent:-
Parents/carers should phone the Attendance Officer, Lesley Grills, on the morning of absence on 01840 214150. There is an answer phone so please do leave a message if there is no answer. Alternatively they may email:
attendance@sirjamessmiths.cornwall.sch.uk
If your child is absent for more than one day, we would appreciate a quick call each morning informing us of this. This is for safeguarding reasons which we take seriously.
All students should aim to have 96% attendance or above. Home and school need to work together to ensure attendance is as high as possible because there is a strong link between good attendance and success in exams.
Charities
Invictus Trust
On Friday 26th May there was a non-uniform day at school to raise funds for the Invictus Trust, in memory of one of our former students Tom Davey.
The Invictus Trust is a small Cornish charity which aims to support and offer services to local teenagers who are suffering from poor mental health and associated issues. The amount raised by students on the day was £432.38
More information about the work they do can be found by clicking on the link below:
Little Princess Trust
At the end of the Spring Term Bleu Evans, Year 8, had his hair cut during assembly and he donated his hair to the Little Princess Trust.
Little Princess Trust make wigs for children suffering with hair loss as a result of cancer treatment.
What a fantastic donation and a very smart haircut!
Congratulations
Many congratulations to Zara Teague who left us last year – she has just been awarded 'Student of the Year' by Duchy College, Stoke Climsland.
Exams
Year 11 GCSE Exams - Results Day
GCSE Results Day will be on Thursday, 24th August. You can collect your results from school between 9.30am and 12 noon. All uncollected results will be posted to your primary home address by second class mail that afternoon. If you wish for someone else to collect your results, you must complete an authorisation form and return it to the Exams Office before 23rd August – please ask in the Exams Office or Main Reception. Without this, we cannot release your results to anyone else.
After Results Day
We expect GCSE certificates to arrive at the school by the end of November. We will contact you to let you know where and when to collect your certificates – these must be signed for on collection.
If you have any concerns or anxieties, parents/carers and students alike, please don’t hesitate to email, phone or knock on the Exams Office door. We are here to help.
Finance
Free School Meals
Did you know…just registering your child for Free School Meals means that the School gets extra money for all our students? Register now to make sure we don’t miss out.
The Government is giving money to schools to help children from lower income families do their very best. This funding is called a ‘Pupil Premium’.
Sir James Smith’s Community School receives £935 for each child registered for Free School Meals.
With this money we could arrange one to one tuition, provide a range of intervention programmes and provide a wider range of enrichment activities. If you are registered for Free School Meals you could also receive subsidised Music lessons and Post-16 Bursary funding. There may well be a range of other benefits available.
Please register to make sure your child and others in their class don’t miss out.
How does it work?
- First, check if you qualify – it is not just if you are unemployed, so please look at the list below.
- Registering is really quick and easy – if you think you qualify complete the on-line form at www.cornwall.gov.uk/education-and-learning/schools-and-colleges/school-meals/.
- If you want your child to have a free, healthy meal at lunchtime that’s great – they will get the free meal (saving you more than £400 a year), extra benefits and the School gets £935.
- If you don’t want your child to have the school meals they can continue as normal – as long as you qualify and are registered, the School still gets £935 extra.
No one will know you have registered and it will not affect any other benefits you are claiming. The Cashless Catering System will, on a daily basis, automatically allocate the appropriate accounts with the free meal amounts. Students with Free Meal Entitlements remain anonymous at all times as all account types are accessed in the exact same manner regardless as to whether paid for or not.
Do you qualify?
You can register your child for Free School Meals if you get any of these benefits:
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA-IR)
- Support under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
- The Guarantee element of State Pension Credit
- Child Tax Credit, provided they are not entitled to Working Tax Credit and have an annual income (as assessed by HM Revenue & Customs) that does not exceed £16,190
- Working tax credit ‘run-on’ – the payment someone may receive for a further four weeks after they stop qualifying for Working tax Credit.
Students can also register for Free School Meals if they get any of these benefits themselves.
Come and talk to us if you’re not sure.
How to Register
- Go to Cornwall Council website - www.cornwall.gov.uk
- Click onto Education and Learning
- Click onto Apply for Free School Meals
- Fill in Free School Meals Eligibility
- Submit form
If you do not have access to the internet at home, please contact us and we will arrange for you to use a School computer.
First Aid
Managing Medicines
Our Managing Medicines Policy states that all parents/carers wishing their child to have medication in school, e.g. Paracetamol, Ibuprofen etc, must send in a letter of authority (see below), together with a box containing the medication required. Any medication from the GP must come in the original container with the correct dosage labelled as dispensed. Could I also remind you that under no circumstances should students carry their own pain killers with them.
If changes occur to your child's health, please could you let us know in writing so that we can keep our records up to date.
Governors
Here we are at the end of the 2017 academic year and on behalf of the Governing Board I would like to thank everyone for all their considerable hard work over the past year.
As Governors we are very aware that the high level of success made by the majority of our students is due to their hard work and the support they receive from their parents, carers and extended families. Here at Sir James Smith’s, we are very proud of our student’s achievements and appreciate their polite and courteous manner. We would like to say thank you to all the students and their families for their hard work and commitment.
The last Ofsted inspection judged the school as 'Good' with outstanding features. Governors appreciate the work done by all staff across the school to enable each student to achieve their very best. We would like to thank the Senior Leadership Team, Subject Leaders and Year Directors who have worked tirelessly to improve standards across the school, with considerable results. Through the Governor Link Visit programme, we see the incredible amount of work and commitment of all the teaching staff and support staff day in and day out, which enables every student to get the support they need to achieve well and succeed.
Thank you to everyone who contributes to our student’s welfare and achievement. May we take this opportunity to wish you all a well-deserved, restful and happy summer break.
Ruth Krolik, Chair of Governors
Greenpower
Retro Rocket
On Thursday 22nd June the GP team went to Newquay airport for the South West Regional Heat where teams from all over the UK come to race for a spot at the International Finals. Never knowing what developments or new teams may be competing, the Sir Jim’s team had rebuilt Retro Rocket’s bodywork with lighter material and a slight development to the tail section. All moving parts were cleaned and re-oiled, stickers applied and batteries charged; we would be ready to take on all.
The practice race was cut very short due to a landing aircraft so all teams had to change drivers and with only 15 minutes of track time, very little testing was done. The two practice drivers explained the track as best they could as it is the most treacherous in the series.
With Will Hooper and Rachel Hicks sharing the driving, both races were very close.
The trophy for Kit car winner started with 3rd place which was a Somerset team then 2nd for Devonport Boys School, another new team that was doing very well. The usual top cars were not on the podium. Had a new team got the top spot, had the crash dropped us off the podium??
“This years Kit Car South West Regional winner is……………car number 27 Retro Rocket Sir James Smiths School Camelford”. We had won; Oliver Fanson was jumping around laughing and smiling his head off - only a little more than his mum and sister were doing whilst watching - as he was awarded his Gold medal. Proud parents, proud team and a very proud Mr Langton. The team worked brilliantly and the new members had had a taste of success and were hungry for more.
So, Retro Rocket is in for the 2017 International Final with new teams and much faster racing at regional level. The team will be modifying, developing and testing in the coming months to prepare for the big event in October.
To read the full story, please click on the link below:
Late Buses
Schedule
Late buses leave school on the following Thursdays at 4pm:
- September 14th, 21st and 28th
- October 12th
- November 2nd, 9th and 16th
- December 7th and 14th
- January 11th, 18th and 25th
- February 8th
- March 8th, 15th and 22nd
- April 19th
- May 3rd, 17th and 24th
- June 7th, 14th and 28th
Students must sign up for the late bus on a Thursday during break.
Music
MUSIC AT SIR JIM’S IS GOLD STANDARD
The music department at SJS has been awarded the ISM GOLD CERTIFICATE for excellence in music. This is only awarded to a department when over 20% of the year group achieve A*- C grades at GCSE. For a comprehensive school with a mixed ability intake this in itself a great result, but when you consider that this award also covers all private and music specialist schools in England, (approx. 3,117 secondary schools) and that we are 1 of only 76 that were awarded GOLD it puts the music department in the top 2.5% of all schools in England. That is an amazing achievement.
Ms Oatway, Subject Leader and James Rotherham, Music Technician work hard and very closely with students, not only to achieve good exam results, but to help our young musicians to grow in ability, skill, confidence and have enough self-belief to perform for others as shown by the excellent performances at all of our live concerts. The music team are ably supported by excellent peripatetic tutors and the Cornwall Music Service Trust.
Governors at Sir Jim’s believe that music is an essential part of a broad and balanced curriculum and that the performing and creative arts in general should remain central to the education we offer our students.
Camelford Party in the Park 2017
Written by James Rotheram - Performing Arts Technician
The town of Camelford held its annual music event in the park in April and Sir Jim’s had a slot to showcase some of our best performers on the main stage! This was not without its challenges, but my goodness did our students shine!
I was charged with organising and MC’ing our showcase, but awesome as I am (my ego is) on stage, I have to admit I was well and truly upstaged by the once again outstanding quality of our music students. They acted professionally, performed brilliantly and were gracious in the adoration of the 250+ people in the crowd. Once again proving a real asset to the school and giving back a little bit of culture, music and entertainment to the local community!
Performing on the night were:
• Carenza Wiles
• Imy
• Sophie Edwards
• Amy Hearnden
• Lauren Edwards
• Caitlin Cox
• Kat May
• Ellie Thomas
• Beth Beare
• Akira Sidana
• Kate Glazzard
There was also a special guest appearance from some ex-students. Our slot was closed in sensational fashion from a band made up of Tom Wiles, Neve Bishop, Callan Jago and a great drummer (name unknown). Camelford were shown some of the stages of our students from starting their musical journey up to leaving, and where it can go post SJS!
A proud moment for all of us.
Prom
On Friday 7th July the Year 11 students celebrated the end of their secondary education with their Prom at Bowood Golf Club in Camelford. Students arrived in their formal wear in a wide variety of vehicles including a stretched Hummer, a Ford Mustang, a Ford Capri, a Porsche Cayenne, a lorry, motorbikes and even 2 tractors! The theme was Cornish tartan and the venue had been decorated beautifully by the Sir Jim’s admin staff. Guests were treated to a 3-course meal along with some informal ‘Oscar’ style awards. The superb evening was rounded off with a disco.
The staff at Sir Jim’s wish our Year 11 students a most enjoyable summer and we look forward to celebrating their academic success on Thursday 24th August when the GCSE results are published.
Ready, Steady, Cook
On Monday 12th June there was an opportunity for current Year 10 GCSE catering students and Year 9 future GCSE catering students to impress two professional chefs from the Royal Navy with their culinary skills.
Petty Officer (Chef) Wayne Claridge and AB (Chef) Gina Towler set a Ready, Steady, Cook challenge for each group of 4 students (5 groups from each year). The students had an hour and 45 mins to plan, prepare, cook and present a main course and a dessert.
They were given their ingredients, which included, fresh chicken breast, a potato, 2 eggs, flour, plain chocolate, some herbs, olive oil etc. and these were the only items they could use.
Both year groups took it in their stride and produced some fantastic dishes. Inevitably there were a few disasters during the process but the students were quick to sort it out and think of something else. Team work was a huge part of the process, and both Year 9 and Year 10 students relished the opportunity to show off their team work and cooking skills.
The afternoon session was concluded by a cooking demonstration by Gina, showing the Year 10 students that you can produce a healthy home cooked meal in 30 minutes with the same cheap ingredients.
The students enjoyed it so much that they have asked if we can book them to come in again next year!
Record of Achievement
Class of 2017
The Year 11 students at Sir James Smith’s school celebrated the end of their secondary education with a Record of Achievement day. Friends and family were invited into school to watch the formal presentation of awards. Students collected a number of awards to recognise their efforts and achievements in a range of subjects and extra-curricular contributions. Students, staff, friends and family were entertained by musical performances and highlights of their time over their 5 years at SJS.
Well done to the winners who were:
- Award for Artistic Excellence – Katie Sleep.
- The Barbara Eversley Memorial Award for Drama - Koral O’Brien.
- Award for Outstanding Contribution in English - Tori Crutchley
- Award for Outstanding Contribution in English Literature - Bryony Davis
- Geographer of the Year Award - Lewis Bradley
- The Jenny Rowe Award for History - Lauren Brocklehurst
- Award for Outstanding Achievement in GCSE Computing – Sean Collier
- Award for Outstanding Achievement in Core ICT - Tom Connolly
- The Keen Cooks Award - Libby Reynolds
- Mathematics Award - Isla Symons
- Mike Williams Modern Foreign Languages Award - Akira Sidana
- Morality and Ethics Award - Jodie Desousa
- Award for Exceptional Contribution to PE - Alex Quinn
- Practical Learning Award - Jordyn Parkyn
- The Sprayson Award for Science - Evie Marshall
- The Bauhaus Award for Product Design - Faith Robinson
- The Harry Beck Graphic Design Award - Chris Orchard
- For Outstanding Achievement in Textiles - Holly Lucking
- Award for Overall Academic Achievement in Year 11 – Tori Crutchley
- Head Boy and Head Girl Award 2017 – Oli Sandercock and Isla Symons
Ski Trip 2017
Bormio, Italy
The Easter holidays saw the second SJS ski trip depart. This year’s destination was Bormio, Italy. 47 students boarded the luxury coach and headed to the sunshine and snow of the Italian Alps. Entertainment on the way consisted of the hugely popular ‘Train Game’, some magnificent sightseeing of the Italian lakes and a few DVDS to boot.
On arrival and after a fast paced ski fitting, we were welcomed to the hotel Daniela, for our first 4 course dinner of the week. The party then bedded down to charge their batteries ready for a busy first day.
With lessons scheduled for 9am, it was an early rise each morning for breakfast, the brisk walk to the gondola, up the mountain and then boots on ready to meet our instructors. We were very lucky to have a great team of instructors from the Galo Cedrone ski school.
Day 1 saw some students whizz off, while the beginners did their best impressions of Bambi on Ice as they got to grips with the basics, before moving onto the nursery slopes. As the week wore on it was great to see the students make rapid progress and to everyone’s amazement, all students ski from the highest peak, Bormio 3000 by the end of the week. This meant that they all followed the World Cup route down and were able to enjoy the wonderful scenery and buzz that skiing a world cup run allows.
As always there were plenty of funny moments on the slopes, with the occasional crash and fall. The skiing performance by all was brilliant and as the late winter conditions made it tricky, particularly in the afternoon, the SJS skiers showed real skill in performing their turns and stops to exacting standards.
We were very well looked after on the mountain, enjoying fine food every lunchtime from Cedrone restaurant and the end of the week saw students awarded their grading medals. All students achieved the Italy Ski Bronze award, with some going one better and getting a silver and six students being awarded the gold award.
The fun was not just saved for the mountain; evening entertainment saw a guided tour of Bormio and its historic churches, Ice skating, a quiz night, ice cream evenings and a hunt for the elusive Bormio cougar!!
The hospitality and professionalism from the tour operator, coach provider, ski school and hotel was second to none. The students were absolutely brilliant and represented themselves and Cornwall in an impeccable fashion. The trip was brilliant fun, with plenty of smiles and laughs and the opportunity to enjoy sport in a truly amazing setting.
Arriving home 8 days later all had enjoyed a great trip and were thoroughly looking forward to sleeping in their own bed with plenty of wonderful memories to reflect on.
Snapchat
Snapchat is a picture sharing app that is hugely popular with young people. As of May 2017, the app was attracting 166m users a day.
It is often referred to as 'the sexting app' - even though there’s no research showing that to be true, and plenty of anecdotal evidence suggesting that isn't the reason most teens use it.
The app focuses on capturing ‘moments’ quickly with users taking images and videos and sending them instantly.
The unique feature of Snapchat is that images disappear within seconds. Snapchat users can specify how many seconds they would like their images to be seen by the recipient(s). This can range from 1 to 10 seconds.
Snapchat’s latest update, as of June 2017, is a location-sharing feature called Snap Map.
This feature has prompted some concern from parents and professionals working with children over privacy, and who can find out the exact location of their kids as you don't need to be friends with a user for them to see where you are.
To combat this, users can specify who they share their whereabouts with - all their friends or just a select few. They can even set it to ‘ghost mode’, where they can see where others are without sharing their own location.
Thinkuknow - the education programme of The National Crime Agency’s child protection command CEOP - has created a guide for parents and carers to help them understand the functions and features of Snapchat and ways to help young people stay safe while using it.
Click on the link below to read CEOP's comprehensive guide to Snapchat.
MARINES VISIT SJS
This term the SJS PE department welcomed the Royal Marines to the school, to carry out some work with our Year 9 and Year 10 students. Students were shown how to make a rope stretcher, working as a team. They were then split into two teams and challenged to race each other in building the stretcher and then carrying team members up and down a course.
This was a great opportunity for our students to engage with the Royal Marines and have a taste of what a military career involves. The day also challenged students to work on their attributes of teamwork, resilience and leadership.
PE CURRICULUM NEWS
The PE curriculum continues to evolve and adapt to suit the needs of the SJS learner. One of the compulsory elements of the KS3 curriculum is Outdoor Adventurous Activities (OAA).
This year a new module was introduced for the Year 9 students – Survival skills. Students were given a six week crash course in the survivals of the wild, from making shelter to lighting fire.
This has been a really good addition to the curriculum and the students responded really well to the challenges set and the teamwork they had to deploy to be successful.
Rounders
During the Summer Term a group of 9 Year 8 girls attended a rounders tournament at Bude School. Jodie Hocking, Girls PE Teacher said "I am pleased to say that they performed exceptionally well as a team and came 3rd out of the 6 attending schools.
The team has come a long way since this time last year and it was as if a completely different set of students stepped out onto the pitch. They might not have been the strongest team in terms of speed and power; however their tactical play along with some amazing backhand hits from Ruby led them to victory in 2 games against Holsworthy and Launceston, along with a draw against Bude B team'
All girls deserve to be congratulated as they have worked really hard in lessons and after school to achieve this result.
The team was as follows:
- Izzy Ward
- Ruby Musgrave
- Roxy Hewitt
- Keira Hillson
- Tamara Merson
- Ella Parr
- Phoebe Crowhurst
- Tegan Reed
- Grace Connolly
Sports Day
This year saw the annual sports day take place in July.
Students represented their houses in a series of track events. With points being awarded for all finishers, the competition was tight. In the end it was Tredeme who prevailed by just 2 points from Landeme.
Again, this was a fantastic event and wonderful to see the whole school taking part and enjoying the athletics on show and representing their houses.
Term Dates
2017 to 2018
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