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YEAR 11 PROM
Our Year 11 pupils turned out in all their splendour for their
prom on 29th
June 2012. The excitement before and during
the evening was very special. Nearly every pupil attended
and there to share in their celebration were over 40 of the
staff who had worked with and for them over the years.
MUSIC ACHIEVEMENTSCongratulations to the following pupils for their fantastic
achievements in their ABRSM music exams:
Fergus Bradford: Piano Grade 2 (Merit)
Amy Charters: Piano Grade 7 (Pass)
Isobel Fraser: Piano Grade 1 (Distinction)
Louise Mason: Piano Grade 2 (Distinction)
Michael Savery: Piano Grade 3 (Distinction)
SPORTS RESULTS
Congratulations to the senior boys cricket team who
won both their league matches last week beating Redland
Green by 1 run and Cotham by 9 wickets. Well done to all
who participated.
OLYMPIC FRIDAY
As you know St. Bedes has twin subject specialisms of
Science and Sport and on Friday 22nd
June St Bedes
welcomed 250 primary school children to participate in a
more local Olympics - a full day event for year 6 pupils from
link schools experiencing lectures, workshops and sporting
activities.
Each activity focused on the Science of Elite Sport and
pupils had the opportunity to compare their own
physiology and performance with that of Olympic
Champions.
We received several letters from pupils after the event,
here are Year 6 from Corpus Christis thoughts on the day:
I really liked trying to throw the Javelin but mine wouldnt
go very far! and My day at St Bedes was packed with
interesting facts!
If we can bring Science alive and make it relevant and
interesting the more likely it is that children will engage and
achieve a better understanding of this subject.
DESCARTES HOUSE VIRTUAL EVEREST CHALLENGE
On Wednesday the 27th June 2012, Descartes House took
part in a Virtual Everest Challenge to raise money for the
Jesse May trust. 91 pupils took part in climbing a staircase
in half hour blocks to try and reach the height of Everest.
Pupils worked very hard and managed to climb the height
of Everest a fantastic 5 times during the course of the day
and have raised a total of 924.68 so far!
Very well done and a massive thank you to all who took
part and contributed.
Dates for your diary
8th
July Art and MFL trip to Barcelona departs
8th
July Music residential trip to Exeter departs
8th
11th
July Biology Field Course 1
12th
15th
July Biology Field Course 2
16th
19th
July Biology Field Course 3
9th
and 19th
July Inservice days
9th
July 13th
July Year 7 Activity trip to France
13th July Exeter Music residential concert at Colston Hall7.00pm
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BELL BURNELL TYRE PULL
Nearly one hundred pupils from Bell Burnell House raised a
staggering 1300 pulling tyres around the 3G football pitch.
They completed 114 miles - two particular pupils stood out
Natasha Soodeen 7BVR, who completed 2.4 miles and
Keanan Mitchard 10BLS, who completed 2.8 miles in the
half hour. Mr Johnson is very proud of all those who
participated and raised this vast amount of money for Help
For Heroes. Outstanding sponsorship amounts came from
Katrina Shaughnessy, Callum Grundy-White and Isabel Kingwho between them raised 215.50.
BRISTOL BORDEAUX EXCHANGE
Watch out for information about the 2013 Exchange which
is a wonderful experience, not only a chance to improve
your French but also to deepen your understanding of
another culture. The closing date for the scheme is October
2012 and although this might seem far away, it would be a
good idea to consider the benefits of the exchange and
whether you might like to be a part of it, well in advance. If
you are interested, please see your language teacher in the
first instance or talk to Ms Sanders.
PARIS TRIP
A letter has been sent out to all year 7's for the Paris trip
next March. Dates of travel are 14th-17th March 2013.
Deadline for reply with 40 deposit is Tuesday 17th July.
There are 40 places available. The total cost of the trip is
320 and payment will be spread over the three terms
leading up to the trip. The cheque and reply slip need to be
handed in to Mrs Gates in the Finance Office.
SUMMER HOLIDAY SPORTS CAMPS
The St Bede's Community Sports team will be running 5
weeks of sports camps during the school summer holidays.
The camps will run from Monday to Friday, 9am-3pm, and
will start on Monday 30th July and run through until Friday
31st August alternating between football and multi-sports.
All activities are open to boys and girls aged 7-14. The cost
is 40 for a full week or 10 per day. For more information
and details on how to book please contact Rob Allan, Sports
Development Officer, on 07825 767582 or email
SCHOOL MEALS
We are pleased to confirm that this coming year there will
not be any increase in the cost of school meals. They will
remain at the current cost of 2.35.
YEAR 10 COPE GROUP GO KARTING
Today we visited Team Sport Raceway in Avonmouth.
Prior to the trip we planned the route, costing, timing
and risk assessment. Before we raced we listened to
safety rules and we had a chance to see what the go
karts are like. We had 15 minutes to go as fast as we
wanted around the track. Josh Barrys top speed was
47mph! (He also won fastest person on the track and
was placed in the top 96% of drivers!) Jordan Bebbington
proved himself the best drifter showing excellent
control. Bartosz Przerwa gained the second fastest
award even though it was his first time on the track. We
are hoping to go there in the near future since we had a
brilliant time.
By Josh Barry and Bartosz Przerwa.
UNIFORM SHOP OPENING TIMES
In order to help parents who may need to purchase
uniform during the summer holidays the uniform shop will
be open:
Monday 23rd
July 9am 3pm
Tuesday 24th
July 9am 3pm
Thursday 30th August 9am 3pm
Friday 31st August 9am 3pm
BRAINTEASER
An army general wanted ten soldiers to cross a river.
There was no bridge and the soldiers could not swim.
The general saw a row boat in which were two children.
The boat could only hold two children or one soldier at
once.
How did the soldiers cross the river in the boat?
SAFETY TIP:
Employers are more frequently searching online for
information about job applicants now to check their
internet footprint and social networking sites to find out if
the candidate is really someone they want to employ.
Something your child posts online now, for fun, could one
day come back to haunt them.
WISE WORDS!
A good laugh is sunshine in a house.
William Makepeace Thackery (1811-1863) Writer
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