Red Nose day

With many fundraising events happening all over the college from selling cakes and fancy dress, there was a ‘spot the teacher’ from photos of their youth. Over £1500 has been raised so far. Sponsor money is still coming in. Well done to everyone.

CaNteeN News

A new menu will be launched on Tuesday 26th April with main courses at £1.70, hot desserts 80p and hot pots £1.50. Full details will be displayed on the plasma screen in the exhibition area. Unfortunately some prices will have to increase and they are as follows:

Viva milk - 30p

Viva flavoured milk - 40p

Cereal - 60p

Toast - 20p

Thank you for your continued support.

It’s that tIme agaIN

We are Collecting Sainsburys Active Kids Vouchers & Tesco Schools and Clubs Vouchers. Please post your vouchers through the letterbox in Student Services Reception. Thank you.

Wizard of OzAn amazing Performing Arts Department produced a sell out performance of The Wizard of Oz. Check out the full story on page 10.

yeaR 9 optIoNsby Mr Brooks

We are currently working very hard to process the options for Year 9. All the Vocational students have been interviewed and we hope to send out letters confirming the option offers in the first few weeks after Easter. Thank you for your patience.

CulINaRy delIghtsby Mrs Post

On Wednesdays as an extra curricular activity these students enjoy “Culinary Delights”. They choose their own recipe and practice their culinary skills. This term they

have already achieved many new skills they didn’t have before.

Below: William Spiegl, Tobias Williams, William Thraves and Joel Nance

Uppingham Community College

A Specialist Technology Academy

Newsletter: April 2011

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Another busy and successful Spring Term is over and it has been particularly marked by a series of new and exciting developments, as well as the celebration of some significant achievements.

Firstly our results for the English Baccalaureate put us 3rd in the league tables across 3 counties. Although this measure was applied retrospectively the college achieves this result consistently which demonstrates that we are a highly academic school, whilst still ensuring that our provision and outcomes for vocational subjects is above the national average. Secondly the college was delighted to be once again recognised as a high achieving school by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust.

The main focus for this term has been the change to academy status. This has now been achieved by a great deal of hard work from many members of staff and as you read this we are now Uppingham Community College – a Specialist Technology Academy! As you know from the letters you have received this will be a very positive step forward in our determination to provide the best all round education for each and every one of our students. We now have the opportunity to develop our provision and facilities in the way that we wish to and it is a very exciting time for us all.

We are clearly focused on our support for Year 11 to help them achieve their potential in their exams and Mr. Anderson has set up a variety of ways in which students can access that which is most appropriate to their needs. There have been targeted support groups, after school and lunchtime sessions and very useful information on the Intranet. There are also Easter holiday revision classes and there will be intensive focus groups after the holidays. I would encourage all parents and guardians to help us with this by ensuring that all information is discussed at home and an effective ‘countdown to exams’ timetable is established. Similarly Year 9 and Year 10 exams will take place in the Summer Term and I would be grateful if you could ensure that you take note of the dates so that adequate revision time is available at home.

Could I take this opportunity to remind parents and students that the college day does not finish when the bell goes at the end of last lesson? Students should leave the site using their normal mode of transport and go home, unless there are exceptional circumstances for which a parent/guardian has given permission. We expect that if a student should go home on a school bus then that is what should happen. Students should also be in full uniform as they leave.

I hope you have a pleasant holiday and all good wishes for Easter.

JAN TURNERPrincipal

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May Day Bank HolidayMusic Instrumental Lessons beginTriangular Athletics (KS4)(CBEC)Yr8 Profiles HomeJunior Maths Challenge (Yrs 7 & 8)Rutland School Athletics (KS4)(4pm)HPV Vaccinations (Catch up)Yr8 Parents’ Evening (4pm–6pm)UCC Cinema ClubGCSE English (am)GCSE French (Listening/Reading) (pm)30xYr10 students to Uppingham TheatreGCSE Music Listening (am)GCSE RE (pm)GCSE Citizenship (am)GCSE English (pm)Triangular Athletics (KS3)(Corby)Yr11 GCSE Additional/Triple Science Biology (pm)GCSE Drama (am)Yr9 French Exchange (UCC to Nantes)Rutland School Athletics (KS3)GCSE Spanish (Listening & Reading) (pm)GCSE English Literature (am)GCSE PE (pm)Yr11 GCSE Additional/Triple Science Chemistry (am)Yr7 Profiles HomeYr11 GCSE Additional/Triple Science Physics (am)Twickenham Aviva Premiership Rugby FinalSummer Break

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further details contact Mrs Bridger (Catering Manager)

on 01572 824486 or 01572 823631

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eNglIsh depaRtmeNt News

by sophie Mckinnon-Wood

On the 15th Feb the English department took 50 Yr 11 pupils to the Poetry Live! event in Nottingham. This poetry recital provides an invaluable opportunity for pupils to hear the poets they are studying for GCSE read their poems aloud, learn about what inspired them to write and ask them direct questions about the meaning of their poems. Here is one student’s account of the day:

On the 15th February, the English Department treated its year 11 to a trip to Nottingham Royal Centre’s Poetry Live.

The prospect of such a long bus journey and being in our school uniform was not an exciting one! However, when we arrived most of the other schools were also in their uniform.

The poetry trip was such a valuable and informative day out. We seemed to be the only school with the foresight to bring our Anthologies; however the new ideas and meanings that the poets brought to their poems were definitely worth writing down! Simon Armitage - a strong favourite of mine, gave some really insightful information on his poem about an earring; his personal experience gave the poem so much more depth than I had previously given it credit for. On this point, I am sure that many other people found this to be the case, broadening their knowledge of specific poems. Whether this was by the poets detailing their own personal experiences or simply the reasons that they wrote the poem, it made a huge impact on everyone who listened and allowed us to really look inside the poets’ heads.

Another really inspiring poet was Gillian Clarke. She read her poems with a sincere depth and occasional humour and it was really beautiful to listen to.

Finally, John Agard really lightened the mood - he had the entire audience clapping, laughing and chanting his poetry in time and it really was the highlight of the entire day. His adventurous phrases and topical subjects made his poetry really insightful and enjoyable to listen to.

Overall, the Poetry live trip was a brilliant success and has definitely helped me to develop my knowledge on the poems I am studying. For this reason I am so pleased that I attended as I am sure it will help to boost my exam results. I also strongly believe that this trip was worthwhile and should be continued in the future.

maths depaRtmeNt Newsby Miss Ives

Back in February some of our best Mathematicians in Years 9, 10 and 11 took part in the UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge Event which is an annual event with over 1 million participants nationwide. This year we achieved 29 certificates and we would like to congratulate the following students on their achievement. A special mention for Katie Wickham (10HH), Becci Glover (9MI) and Toby Williams (9AP) who have qualified for the next round of competition, the prestigious, Kangaroo Maths Olympiad which took place on March 18th. We look forward to hearing how they get on.

best IN sChool

Katie WicKham (Yr 10)

gold CeRtIfICates

agnes cameron (Yr 11)rudi Vizma (Yr 10)Becci gloVer (Yr 9)toBY Williams (Yr 9)

sIlVeR CeRtIfICates

Frances salt (Yr 11)lee nichol (Yr 10)emilY lloYd (Yr 10)ed Wright (Yr 10)

Francesca collins (Yr 10)

bRoNze CeRtIfCates

rYan dunsmuir (Yr 11)chris coningsBY (Yr 11)

James roWe (Yr 11)cara liggins (Yr 11)

Jordan daVison (Yr 10)daniel norris (Yr 10)

ed harris (Yr 10)george nichols (Yr 10)melissa dolBY (Yr 10)Ben laWton (Yr 10)

mattheW cocKing (Yr 9)george Wright (Yr 9)

arthur cunningham (Yr 9)gemma hill (Yr 9)adam dalBY (Yr 9)alex haYnes (Yr 9)

miranda harrison (Yr 9)daVid coningsBY (Yr 9)

stoNe Coldby Kiera atton and Molly Haley

Recently, year nine have been reading ‘Stone Cold’. Stone Cold is a novel written by Robert Swindells about a young man named Link and how he survives on the streets, being homeless.

After reading the book, two students from 9JC, Molly Haley and I (Kiera Atton) decided that we were going to experience it for ourselves.

To be able to experience homelessness we needed to collect some warm materials. So I asked my dad and he gave us four large sheets of cardboard, some heavy duty string

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sCIentIFIC PUrsUItsand a very large sheet of tarpaulin. Molly and I built a small tent-like shelter and laid the tarpaulin over the top of the shelter, to make it waterproof. We then put it out into my back garden (not quite realistic but close enough for us!).

When we got into the shelter at about 11.30pm, it was raining very heavily. Although it was raining, the shelter was keeping us warm and dry. When we fell asleep (at about midnight) it was still raining! We woke up several times in the night because the concrete floor was really uncomfortable, and it was STILL RAINING! At 5.20am, Molly and I had had enough. The rain had seeped through the cardboard, through our sleeping bags and we were well and truly soaked! We went indoors and crashed on the sofas. We know that we are lucky that we had the choice to go indoors and when you are homeless you can’t, but we are very pleased that we lasted the night. Molly commented, “it was really fun but once it got into the early hours of the morning it got so cold that we had to go in.”

sCIeNCe depaRtmeNt News

pRofessoR alexaNdeR maRtyNoV VIsIts uppINgham

CommuNIty Collegeby Mr anderson

On February 17th we were lucky enough to be visited by Professor Alexander Martynov. He is currently the Head of the Foreign Relations Department of the Russian Space Programme in Korolev, Russia. From 1968 until 1992 he worked at Russian Mission Control and has written over 120 scientific articles and 6 books on the subject of space

flight to other planets. He spoke to 50 of our Year 10 and 11 students on the theme of a Manned Mission to Mars, explaining the importance, practicalities and obstacles facing such an endeavour. This was backed up with fascinating footage and insights into the lives of astronauts onboard the MIR and European Space Stations.

There was time at the end for students to ask questions, for example, would it ever be possible to colonize Mars? How long does it take astronauts to recover from time in space?

In the future it may be possible for our students to visit the Space School in Korolev.

egg laNdeR CompetItIoNby Dr Major

A large number of Key stage 3 students entered the annual UCC egg citing egg landing competition. Once again thanks to Leicestershire fire service for supporting this event and providing access to the sports hall roof. They even brought along their own entries although I am not sure they read the rules very carefully! Prizes were awarded to the egg lander with the best scientific design, the most creative and all landers which saw their eggs arrive safely to the ground. It was a cracking event with lots of spectators.

otheR sCIeNtIfIC puRsuItsby Dr Major

Year 7 and 8 made plastic from milk some more successfully than others! Year 7 students

got their thinking caps on with physicist Helen Pollard who set them a number of problems to solve including: What made the compass needle swing continuously from side to side? Why did the duck change colour? And the curious case of the holographic pig.

A science quiz for every Year group enabled students to test their scientific knowledge and observation skills to earn points for their house.

sCIeNCe week

On Thursday 17th March, Mike Fitzgibbons, a retired Physics teacher and assistant lecturer at Portland State University in Oregon, came to speak to Year 9 about the big question, is there life out there?

His talk was entertaining whilst being very informative about the methods used to try and detect new planets, 1263 have already been found! He also discussed what requirements a planet would need if it was going to support life and there is a possibility!

Students really enjoyed the interactive nature of the talk and should be able to explain either the ‘wobble’ method or ‘blink’ method for finding a new planet.

eCo-sChools aCtIoN teamby Mr anderson

Eco-Schools Action Team visit Anglian Water Education Centre (otherwise known as ‘the sewage works’)

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Pictured with Professor Martynov are Rachel Cawte, Kathryn Aylward, Connor Hall , and Josh Haynes.

10 lucky members of the Eco-Schools Action Team had the trip of a life-time when they visited the Corby Sewage Works during their Enrichment on 17th March. Marcia Davies from Anglian Water gave us a tour of the site, starting with the ‘raw’ arrivals (quite an eye opener), through the various stages

of the treatment process (definitely a barrage on the senses) and concluded with the clear, fully treated water flowing back into the Willow Brook.

I thought it didn’t smell as bad as I had expected, but I’m not sure all the team agreed!

Year 7 student Nathan Kendrick said: ‘it really smelt!’ Year 11 student Georgie Taylor

asked intelligent questions about the microbiological treatment process and the 3 dimensional plastic housings…

Having achieved Silver Award, the Eco-Schools Action Team are continuing to work towards our Green Flag Status.

yeaR 7 sessIoN wIth VIsItINg wRIteR ‘daVe smIth’

By Will Underwood and abi Ford

On Tuesday 15th March, comic writer Dave Smith visited UCC to talk to Year 7 students about the numerous ways you can make a living out of writing. A handful of students were also selected to attend a writing workshop with him. Here are two students’ accounts of the day:

Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, thirty Year 7’s bounded through the library door. The thirty soon grew to sixty and almost every chair was full. An excited buzz floated through the air as they all filled their seats. Dave Smith cracked the ice with a few jokes about our clapping; the ice wasn’t the only thing he cracked - he cracked us up too! Down to earth Dave kept us interested, our eyes glued to his funny hand gestures and endless stories ranging from Tesco to his family!

Using the comedian within him, David explained and introduced the different magazines he had written for in his career. In addition to his magazine writing, he caught our attention by spinning tales of his comic adventures with people like: Michael Macintyre; Al Murray; Lee Evans and Jack Dee.

He taught us about ‘rule of three’ and Mrs Speers stood eagerly on the sidelines desperately hoping we’d remembered this from her previous lessons! The time flew and the giggles never stopped but eventually the hour was up and the lively band disappeared to new lessons.

Two hours later, anticipation engulfed the room as a smaller, quieter group gathered in the library, intrigued as to what lay before us. First we learnt about idiolect (initially we thought this word was an insult!) but then we realised it was to do with our individual way of speaking.

In true Bond style, we were set our first assignment: to write down the best part about where we live. The possible topics included: pubs, cafes, walks, sports’ clubs and fields. We diligently prepared our work, eager to impress the comic writer. Heads down, the only thing that could be heard was the sound of pen scratching paper.

Finally, after about five to ten minutes, Dave called us to read out our masterpieces. The work we had come up with was exquisite. As we read out our entries, we could all imagine being in that vividly described place. Before finishing the session, Dave even set us a writing task to do in our spare time about something we love at home.

A huge thank you echoed from the students as the session came to an end. Dave’s talent, ability to make us laugh and inspiring nature will stay with us in our future writing efforts so we’d like to say, thanks Dave!

a fIeld to RemembeR…By abi Ford

Twenty paces from my house is a field: a large, grassy empty field. Nothing had ever grown in the field, apart from grass and, maybe, memories. We call the field ‘the snake field’. There was once a sleek grass snake who wormed her way through the plants. Eventually, she left in search of a new place. If I was her, I would’ve stayed. On warm, sunny, dusty nights, I nestle between the grass stalks and watch the sun set. The huge, glowing, golden disc disappears

behind the old, rusty, abandoned barn while the happy birds whistle a farewell tune. Among the grassy landscape there are busy bees on their way back home to their loving bee-families. Lying in the grass of the snake field are big, bouncy, forgotten footballs and small, springing, left-over rubber balls; sometimes my friends, but, most of all, my memories and me.

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Above: Anglian Water Education Officer, Marcia Davies, explains the water treatment process to members of the Eco-Schools Action Team.

Year 8 VIsIt FranCe

Château Beaumontby Mr smith

Year 8 study Visit to the Château Beaumont, in La Mayenne, France

40 Year 8 students, accompanied by four members of staff, took part recently in the annual study visit to France. They were based in the Mayenne region at the Château Beaumont. Excursions included the market in Laval, the fishing port of Saint Mâlo and the magnificent Mont Saint Michel on the Brittany coast. Students also participated in activities including archery and zip-wire.

The impressive tapestry depicting the Norman conquest of 1066 was the highlight of our time in Bayeux on the outward journey.

We also visited the 360 degree cinema and museum at Arromanches which overlooks the beaches of the 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy.

Here is one student’s comment on the trip:

“I really enjoyed the trip. We did lots of really fun things, like have ice-cream in the middle of February because it was so hot, go on zip wires and climb up trees, have discos, shop (a lot!) speak French and of course eat lots of chocolate!!! We got to

go around Mont St Michel and shop and eat crêpes, and we also found some time to have fun on the beach. We had lots of competitions and played basketball by the Château. I had great fun on the trip and would love to go again.’ by Jemima Oakey 8BM

All the students worked very hard on their French during the visit and were a credit to the college and themselves. Many thanks are due to the staff team who accompanied the group (Mrs Edwards, Mrs Petty and Mr Moloney).

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tHe sKI sLOPes BeCKOnsaalbaCh 2011

By Mrs Borrows

On Friday February 18th we all boarded a coach for a 24 hour trip down to Austria filled with excitement and trepidation of what the week ahead would hold!

On Saturday February 26th Feb we returned home with many tales of the week, but with no broken bones or injuries (except Billy who fell over at Calais!) and a few ‘skimances’ (ski trip romances).

During the week our non-skiers went from the fear of the top of the nursery slope to skiing

down mountains and our advanced group, having found their ski legs, were soon off down black runs and over jumps!

The singing talents of Mr Anderson, Henry Jones, Ella Singleton-Redmond and Emma Webber added to our range of Apres-ski activities as many an evening ended with a sing-along.

On our last evening the ski instructors joined us for our Awards evening giving out certificates for all as well as Miss Harris giving out some other fun awards:

wINNeR of the slalom RaCe

Henry Jones

skIeR of the week

Jonti Brogan

peRseVeRaNCe awaRd

Will Martin

VeRtIgo awaRd

Josh Coles

map ReadeR awaRd

Ben Allen

INteRNatIoNal RelatIoNs awaRd

Mrs Williams

A huge thanks must go to Miss Harris for all her hard work organising this fantastic trip.

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By Mrs thomas (Dofe Leader)

Ten students have acheived their Level Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award:

amelia grice

sam hodson

Will Yallop

roBert nerini

roBert hughes

JacoB porter

Ben harFord

mattheW rhodes

Jonti Brogan

dominic horton

To achieve this Award the students have to complete all four areas of the Award: Skill, Physical, Volunteering, and then planning for and undertaking a two day backpacking expedition unaccompanied by any adults.

Six students have acheived their Level Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award:

Francesca WilKinson

amY Barnes

charlotte phipps

marY thornBer

sKYe thomas

Katie Jones

To achieve this level of the Award the students have to be well motivated as they have to plan all areas as for bronze but for a longer duration which takes a great deal of commitment. Their expedition is longer. Seven planned hours of activity per day for three days with two nights camping overnight. This again is an unaccompanied venture.

All the students have worked very hard in gaining their Award and are a credit to the college as they have been great ambassadors for our school. Well Done!

fIRst aId CeRtIfICatesby Mrs thomas (First aid Instructor)

Well done to all of those who completed their Community First Aid

maddie Bishop

iona collins

tani lanur

stephen parKer

lauren rootham

dannY thomas

tYler JenKins

calYpso KeightleY

cullen loFtus

Ben maYers

george roBinson

natalia sanz-daWson

ollie smith

tHe DUKe OF eDInBUrGH’s aWarD

www.dofe.orgPlease contact Mrs Thomas

Duke of Endinbugh’s Award Leader for more informationTel: 01572 823631

Email: dofe@ucc.rutland.sch.uk

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CLIMBInG tO sUCCessaBigail thompson o’connor

Ben allen

Jonti Brogan

rhYs Burton

Ben coWleY

charlotte dean

melissa dolBY

Joshua hall

JeFF lamB

eVe lopez

grace millBanK

andreW redFern

Will Yallop

Kiera atton

ella Brahmachari

hollY denneY

louis george

charlie gregg

Kate grunWald

gemma hall

anYa loomes

martha rhodes

anthonY roWe

FreYJa WedderKop

sophie WilKs

ClImbINg aCheIVemeNtsby Mrs thomas (Climbing Instructor s.P.a)

These students have completed Level 1 Foundation Climber of the National Indoor Climbing Achievement Scheme NICAS

Jonti Brogan theo Brogan

JacK croucher

Fraser clephane

To achieve this Award the students must demonstrate an awareness of the safety

rules and hazards, complete 10 climbs and belays, tie a rethreaded figure of eight knot with stopper knot, wear the correct equipment and demonstrate consistent safe behaviour.

The FOUR who have completed their NICAS LEVEL 2 Top Rope Climber are:

sKYe thomas

Jonti Brogan

KYran Bartlett

george scott

To achieve this level of the Award the students had to connect themselves and

others with a retied figure of 8 and stopper knot consistently, consistently perform pre- climb checks, Belay skilfully, hold a simple top rope fall and lower a climber consistently correctly. Communicate well with a climbing partner; show an understanding of the French sport grades and selection of appropriate routes. Can show safe and effective use of a traversing wall. They must also complete 25 set climbs of any grade and log them along with 25 belays.

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Practice & Qualifying exPedition dates

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wIzaRd of ozby Mrs Perkins

Thanks to everyone who supported our production of Wizard of Oz. It was excellently received by sell out audiences and it wouldn’t have been possible to make it such a success without the students involved and the support of their parents as well as all the many staff who offered valuable skills and time to support the Performing Arts Department throughout the process.

theatRe VIsIts by Mrs Perkins

We are currently in the process of trying to organise another evening theatre trip for Year 10 GCSE students in the summer term so keep an ear out for news of that. We also have two other theatre visits planned:

Thursday 7th July - Cast and Crew of Wizard of Oz to see ‘Billy Elliot’

Tuesday 12th July - Year 9 GCSE Drama students to visit Stamford Arts Centre for an in house day of performance and workshops with SSYT.

fRaNtIC assembly by Mrs Perkins

For over 15 years now, UCC Drama students have had the opportunity to work with Frantic Assembly, an

internationally acclaimed Physical Theatre company with roots in Corby.

This year was no exception and on Thursday 24th March, Steve Kirkham, one of their well established choreographers came to work with the Year 10 GCSE students. It was an energetic, fun packed day which has kick started ideas for their current controlled assessment on Physical Theatre. The end product of this will be performed on the evenings of the 14th and 16th June.

We also have fantastic news that Simon Webster, 11JD, was accepted into Frantic Assembly’s young men’s apprenticeship group ‘IGNITION’. The competition for places was fierce so we wish Simon huge congratulations on this achievement and we hope it opens many doors for him in the future. We went to see him in IGNITION’s thrilling production at The Core, Corby over February half term.

musICal taleNt

aChIeVemeNtsby Mr Moffat

Well done to our flautists who took their practical exams earlier this term and achieved very creditable results.

yeaR 11Ella Steward - Grade 8 - Merit

Mary Thornber - Grade 7 - Distinction

yeaR 10Jess Turiccki - Grade 5 - Merit

yeaR 9Maddie Bishop - Grade 6 - Merit Gemma Hall - Grade 6 - Merit Caity Pigott - Grade 3 - Pass

Freyja Wedderkop - Grade 5 - Pass Megan Horton-Bell - Grade 5 - Distinction

yeaR 8Rebecca Salt - Grade 5 - Merit

Rebecca Wootton - Grade 6 - Merit

Other instrumentalists took their exams on the 23rd of March and are now awaiting their results.

Students have once again been giving up their Saturdays to take part in the Rotary Club Young Musician of the Year Contest.

Daniel Webster, Thomas Johnson, Rachael Cawte, Mary Thornber, Alice Hinton, Ella Steward, Katie Ross and Jonathan Grey won their heats in Uppingham and went through to the semi-finals in Thrapston.

Jonathan Grey then went on to win through to the regional finals of the contest, along with Katie, Tom and Rachael. The finals took place on the 3rd of April in Melton Mowbray. Congratulations to all who took part and well done.

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CRoss CouNtRy tRIoby Mrs Cartwright

Kieran Bland, Sam Furey and Harry Freeman have been competing in the Leicestershire and Rutland Schools’ Cross Country competitions since September. There have been numerous competitions throughout the county with parents travelling to Groby, Melton, Lutterworth, Market Harborough and Leicester during the season ensuring that the boys were able to compete for the college. Sam (Yr11) finished in the top 20 for his age group of intermediate boys. Kieran (yr8) who has had a hard season competing in the Junior boys competition with boys a year older then himself has finished in the top 50, while Harry (Yr7) finished 4th. Many thanks to all three boys for their commitment to attending all the competitions over the year. Also a really big thank you to their parents and all parents who help us with fixtures and escorting their children to various venues this year and in the past. Your support is very much appreciated.

RutlaNd tRIaNgulaR CRoss CouNtRy CompetItIoN

by Mrs Cartwright

This years Triangular Cross Country

Competition was held at Casterton Business and Enterprise College. Every one of the colleges share out this honour with UCC hosting this in 2012. All students went fully prepared to do battle with our local rivals and certainly lived up to expectations. Below are some of the photos of the teams we took to the competition. All teams did brilliantly and worked together to ensure we were able to achieve the best scores on the day. Many thanks. A great WIN!!

sCotlaNd CeRebRal palsy football squad

by Mrs Cartwright

Congratulations to Thomas Brown for being selected for the Scottish CP football squad.Thomas has been playing football since he was really young and was absolutely delighted to receive a letter from the Scottish Football Association inviting him to train and play with the squad. It has meant that he has had to travel up to ‘Sportscotland National training Centre’, Inverclyde in Largs, to train with his fellow squad members during the weekend and then travel back down to get back into school during the week. He recently took part in the St Particks Cup in Dublin and will be playing later in the season in Turkey.

Good luck in Turkey and Well done Tom!

musubI dayby Mr. Logan

As part of the ‘Get Set’ for London 2012 Olympics programme, 15 year 8 students had the opportunity to visit Loughborough University for a day to take part in a ‘Musubi day.’ This was based around Japanese culture and Japanese sports and all students attending were given the chance to experience a range of activities from speaking Japanese, learning about Japanese culture, to taking part in a Taiko

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drumming session and even experiencing some Sumo Wrestling! Well done to all those who took part and gave their best efforts on the day!

blueChIp NatIoNal wINteR ChampIoNshIps

Aimee Jones qualified at the weekend for the Bluechip National Winter Championships - to be held on April 8th, 9th &10th - at Hartbury College. She jumped at 1.10 metres, clear, coming 4th overall! Well done Aimee.

NatIoNal sChools Judo ChampIoNshIps

By rutland school sport Partnership

Thirteen talented judo players from Rutland and Grantham were among 450 competitors at the British Schools Judo Championships 2011. Many have been training with the Rutland Schools Judo Academy since January and the extra practice showed in the confident and competent performances.

Representing Uppingham Community College:

Many thanks to the Headteachers of the participating secondary and primary schools for supporting their students and all competitors appreciated the support shown by parents and younger school squad members who attended the event.

spoRtINg pRofIlesby Mr Morton

Name: Katie Jonestutor Group: 11ZFdate of bIRth: 20/04/1995

spoRtINg INteRests

I really enjoy playing all sports, especially Netball. I play for Grasshoppers Netball Club during the season and it is lots of fun. I also enjoy Athletics, though not the track events; in particular Javelin, which I have competed in for the school.

INVolVemeNt IN sChool spoRt

I am in the school Netball team and we won the school league this year, which was very pleasing. I have been part of the Rounders, Hockey, Athletics, Football and Basketball

teams. I have participated in Spotlight on Dance for four years and taken part in Don Bosco for three years.

gReatest spoRtINg aChIeVemeNt

Our Netball team getting to the semi-finals of the County schools. Unfortunately, we were defeated by Oakham School who went on to win it overall. However, we were still proud of our efforts.

spoRtINg ambItIoN

To participate in the 2020 Olympics!

Name: Rachel HarriestutoR gRoup: 11DDdate of bIRth: 04/01/1995

spoRtINg INteRests

I have lots of sporting interests, both in a participating and spectating sense. I enjoy dancing and playing Netball in particular, but also like playing Basketball and Rounders. I enjoy watching Rugby and Cricket, but unfortunately there are no girls teams in these sports.

INVolVemeNt IN sChool spoRt

I am one of the 3 School Sports Ambassadors, a Sports Leader and a Dance Leader. I have taken part in the Don Bosco Exchange and Spotlight on Dance since Year 8. I’m a member of the School Netball, Rounders and Athletics teams at school.

gReatest spoRtINg aChIeVemeNt

I got 92% in one of my dance exams. I have been nominated for county Netball trials which was a big surprise. Our school Netball team also played in a county Netball tournament, where we got to the semi-finals, being the last state school left in the competition.

spoRtINg ambItIoN

I wish to carry on my sporting career; however I am unsure about a job in sport, more as a hobby.

sPOrtInG neWs

Toby WilliamsYr 7 - Won 3 out of 5 bouts

Daniel BennettSilver in Yr 6/7 U55kg

Brad MowatFinished 7th in Yr10/11 U55kg

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