THEWEEK@SAINTBENEDICT

Dear Parents and Carers I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend, whether you were celebrating St.George’s day, working or spending time with the family. The weeks are flying by and we are already three weeks into a seven week half term. Exams are starting to take place and it is only four weeks now until the exams start in earnest. They tend to be over quite an intense period of a few weeks once they start. All students now have their exam timetables and should be in full swing with their revision programmes. They should be doing at least ten hours per week so we would be very grateful if you could keep providing them with encouragement. They also need to eat well, drink plenty of water and get plenty of rest as it is a stressful time. Our Year 9 students did themselves proud with a poster symposium last week. They produced wonderful displays based on their favourite authors which younger students were able to come and enjoy. Reading is such a vital skill so it's great to provide students with inspiration whenever possible to get them reading. Thanks to all of our English teachers who helped to put the event together. We have a published author coming to visit us soon. Sufiya Ahmed was born in India and arrived in the UK as a baby. She lived in Bolton, Lancashire, before moving to London where she still lives. Sufiya has worked in advertising and in the House of Commons, but is now a full-time author. In 2010 Sufiya set up the BIBI Foundation, a non-profit organisa-tion, to arrange visits to the Houses of Parliament for school children. She will be meeting students and talking about her experiences as a writer and signing books for them.

Our Duke of Edinburgh students have been busy over the last few weeks with several groups having gone on, or preparing for their expeditions. We are proud of the fact that we have around 150 students following courses in either the Bronze, Silver or Gold award with our first group of Gold award winners off to Buckingham Palace to have their awards presented to them by Prince Edward. As I mentioned last week, I started the term speaking to all students, recapping our expectations of them around the school. It has been very encouraging to see how courteous and respectful students are towards one another and to-wards staff. Several staff and visitors have commented on how excellent their behaviour is moving around a busy site. I would be very grateful if you could help us in ensuring our uniform code is strictly adhered to by checking your children's shoes, shirts (tucked in) and ties before they leave. My message to students is that the way they behave towards one another should model Christ’s message on treating others the way you would wish to be treated and that school is a place of business so we dress smartly. We have lots coming up this term – Year 10 Parents Consultation evening, Year 6 taster day, Athletics Day, and Year 11 reports are due out during the course of the week. Thanks as always for your support and have a good week

Kevin Gritton Headteacher

ISSUE NO 10 25 APRIL 2016

After four months of writing we are now ready to send for the

draft copy of this year’s ‘We Are Writers’ book. With a

fantastic front cover (also designed by one of our students!)

the book is filled with stories, poetry and interesting insights

into the life of a teenager. We are really pleased to be able to

offer students and their families the opportunity to purchase

their very own copy of the book and we will writing to you in

the next few weeks with all the details.

A draft version of the book will be available for students to

view in the library from the 16 May 2016. This will coincide

with the Scholastic Book Fair which will also be running that

week (16-20 May). With only one print run, please make sure

you don’t miss out, and at same time help to raise funds for

the school library.

Dr Burrell

We are looking for interested Year 8 and 9 students to join our Carnegie Shadowing Group, giving you the opportunity to contribute to reading, discussing and reviewing the books short-listed for the 2016 award. The Carnegie award is the UK's oldest and most prestigious children's book awards, described by authors and illustrators as 'the one they want to win'. Reviews written by students will be uploaded to the Carnegie website and written on leaves and added to our ‘Carnegie tree’, located in the Library lobby. If you would like to join our group then we meet every

Thursday lunchtime in the library.

Dr Burrell and Mrs Peden

Events for the Week Monday 25 April to Friday 29 April 2016

Monday 25 April 2016

Tutor time Year 11 English Intervention-Mrs Howell (23a) Mrs Kureczko/Miss Kelly (77) Miss Slater (Lib.Anx) Year 11 Maths Intervention-Miss Laing (30), Mrs Goggin (29), Mr Buxton (64) Mr Lewis (L2) Lunchtime Year 7 Table Tennis in Gym (Mr Hughes) Year 10 & 11 PE GCSE Catch-up/Support (PE Staff) - Room 29 Year 11 Geography revision in Room 10 (Miss Black) Munch Bunch in ERB with Mrs Buxton Nurture Lunch in PSR Year 7/8 Flute Group (Mrs Rowlands) Music Block & String Group (Miss O’Keefe) Music Block 3 strikes detentions in L4 1.30—1.55 pm 10R2 Philosophy revision session in Room 16—Miss Austin 4.15 pm U13 Boys Basketball County Cup Final at Anthony Gell School (Mr Robinson)

Tuesday 26 April 2016 Tutor time Romero Assembly (South Block Hall) & Kolbe Assembly (Robert Ludlam Theatre) Year 11 English Intervention-Mrs Howell (23a) Mrs Kureczko/Miss Kelly (77) Miss Slater (Lib.Anx) Year 11 Maths Intervention-Miss Laing (30), Mrs Goggin (29), Mr Buxton (64) Mr Lewis (L2) P1—5 Mr Barker & Mr Fox taking 10 x Year 13 A Level Business students to a workshop in Birmingham Lunchtime Guitar Club (Mr Lammond) Music Block & Lower School Choir (Miss O’Keefe) Music Block Munch Bunch in ERB with Mrs Buxton Nurture Lunch in PSR Year 7/8 Coding Ninja Club with Mr Rimmer, Miss Hagan & Mr Redmond in Room 71 Maths Higher revision—Room M—Miss Laing GCSE Textiles for Years 10 & 11—Room 46—Mrs Cartwright & Mrs Sharpe Year 11 Geography revision in Room 10 with Miss Black Detentions in Room 41—Mrs Wake 3 strikes detentions in L4 P5 Mr Robinson with PE pupils for catch-up controlled assessments—Library Annexe 3—4 pm ICT/Computing coursework catch up in Room 70 with Miss Hagan BTEC Year 11 Business Studies catch up in Room 64 (Business staff) French revision in L1—Mrs Galletly & Mr Hurley History revision—Room 7—Mr Tomlinson 3—4.30 pm Exams Skills session for Year 10 & Year 11 in Room 26 (Mrs Pass) 3.05—4 pm Maths Revision—Set 2 Higher (Miss Laing & Mr Lewis) - Room 41 3.05—4.45 pm Homework Club in Library Annexe— Mrs Tingle 3.10—4.20 pm Boys Rugby (all years) with Mr Reddington—meet at Gym changing rooms 3.10—4 pm Year 12 Philosophy and Ethics revision session in Room 16—Miss Austin 3—4.45 pm Silver D of E (Mr Robinson) L6—Year 11 3.15—3.30 pm GCSE Fitness—Hockey Changing Rooms 3.15—4.15 pm English Quiet Study Hour for Year 11—Room 28 4.00—5.30 pm AS Webinar for Year 12 & 13 MFL students (Languages Block)

YEAR 11 AND YEAR 13 YEAR GROUP PHOTOGRAPHS

The school’s most recent large group photography which was taken on Thursday 14 April 2016 is now

online to view on the Tempest Groups website. Please note this service is for viewing images only;

ordering takes place via the order forms given to the school. Order forms have now arrived so

students in Year 11 and 13 will be informed to collect them from the School Office or Elmwood.

Instructions to find and view the school photographs are below :

Go to - www.tempest-groups.co.uk

Type the school name into the search box - St Benedict Catholic Voluntary Academy -

and select the event required.

DEADLINE FOR ALL ORDERS WILL BE FRIDAY 20 MAY 2016

Events for the Week Monday 25 to Friday 29 April 2016

Wednesday 27 April 2016 Tutor time Teresa Assembly (Robert Ludlam Theatre) & McAuley Assembly (South Block Hall) Year 11 English Intervention-Mrs Howell (23a) Mrs Kureczko/Miss Kelly (77) Miss Slater (Lib.Anx) Year 11 Maths Intervention-Miss Laing (30), Mrs Goggin (29), Mr Buxton (64) Mr Lewis (L2) Tutortime/P1 & 2 Young Enterprise Tenner Challenge wrap up session—Year 12 students (Mr Fox & Miss Hagan) South Block Hall P1-5 & pm Year 13 Performing Arts exam P4 Year 10 GCSE Food Tech Assessment Practical 4—Room 5 9R6 Class Mass (Mrs Groom) in Chapel—Father Slavic Lunchtime Year 9 Table Tennis—Gym (Mr Hughes) Year 11 Geography Controlled Assessment in Room 10 (Miss Black) Year 11 Foundation Maths—Room 41—Mrs Goggin Academy Choir (Mrs Rowlands) & Music Tech Compulsory Support (Miss O’Keefe) Music Block Animé & Japanese Club in L1—open to all (Languages staff) Detentions in Room 41— Mrs Schiavone 3 strikes detentions in L4 Mr Robinson with PE pupils for catch-up controlled assessments—Library Annexe Year 11 Girls PE Stress & Relaxation Workshop 3—4 pm Further Maths GCSE with Mr Griffiths in Room 55 Sociology Intervention with Miss O’Hanlon in Room 6 Spanish Revision with Mrs Spencer in L3 and Mrs Hernandez Orza in L1 French revision with Mrs Galletly & Mr Hurley in L1 3—4.30 pm Sociology Clinic—revision & intervention—Room 1—Miss Belmore 3.05—4 pm Maths Revision—Set 1 Higher (Mr Buxton) Room 42 3.05—4.45 pm Homework Club for Year 11 in Library Annexe (Mrs Tingle) 3.10—4.10 pm Bronze D of E (Mr Robinson) L6—Year 9 Years 9—11 Basketball (Mr Josephs) History catch-up session in Room 2 (Mr Bounds) Year 11 PE GCSE Revision—Room 29 3.10—4.30 pm GCSE Music Support/Revision in Music Block RE Revision for invited pupils in Rooms 14 & 15 (RE Staff) 3.10—4.45 pm GCSE Product Design Compulsory after school session—selected students—Room 50 (Mr Miles & Mr Ludlow)

Thursday 28 April 2016

Tutor time Bakhita Assembly (Robert Ludlam Theatre) John Paul Assembly (South Block Hall) Year 11 English Intervention-Mrs Howell (23a) Mrs Kureczko/Miss Kelly (77) Miss Slater (Lib.Anx) Year 11 Maths Intervention-Miss Laing (30), Mrs Goggin (29), Mr Buxton (64) Mr Lewis (L2) Form & P1 & 2 Junior Maths Challenge in Savannah (Mr Buxton) Lunchtime Year 10 Table Tennis—Gym (Mr Hughes) Nurture Lunch in PSR Year 9/10/11 GCSE Textiles for Years 10 & 11 in Room 46 (Mrs Cartwright & Mrs Sharpe) Keyboard Club (Mrs Odari) Music Block Coding Ninja Club with Mr Rimmer, Miss Hagan & Mr Redmond in Room 71 Revision session for Year 12 Psychology students in Room 2 Maths exam conditions practice—Higher & Foundation - Mr Gray—Room M Year 13 Geography exam skills in Room 10 with Miss Black Detentions in Room 41— Mr Fenn Griffin 3 strikes detentions in L4 National Citizen Service pop-up stall in South Block Hall for Year 11s to sign up (Mr Round) 3—4 pm Further Maths GCSE with Mr Buxton in Room 42 ICT/Computing coursework catch up in Room 71 with Mr Rimmer 3—4 pm Physics revision session with Mr Snow in Room 18—all welcome History revision—Room 7—Mr Tomlinson Year 13 Geography exam skills in Room 10 with Miss Black 3—4.30 pm Sociology Intervention with Miss O’Hanlon in Room 6 Sociology Clinic—revision & intervention—Room 1—Miss Belmore 3—4.15 pm Netball (all years) (Miss Mills) 3—4.45 pm Gold Duke of Edinburgh (Mr Robinson) 3.05—4 pm Maths Revision—Higher Sets 2,3,4 (Mrs Goggin) - Room M Homework Club Year 7 in Room 71 (Mrs Alton & Miss Wickens) 3.10—4.10 pm History catch-up session in Room 2 (Mr Bounds) BTEC Engineering Clinic (Mr Ludlow) Room 51 3.10—4.30 pm RE Revision in Room 10 for any students who wish to join 3.15—4 pm Revision session for Year 13 Psychology students in Room 6 3.15—4.45 pm Homework Club in Library Annexe (Mrs Goss) 3 pm onwards DofE Bronze Walk in Shirley

Events for the Week Monday 25 to Friday 29 April 2016

Friday 29 April 2016 Tutor time Year 11 Maths Intervention-Miss Laing (30), Mrs Goggin (L2), Mr Buxton (64) Mr Lewis (L2) Year 11 English Intervention-Mrs Howell (23a)Mrs Kureczko/Miss Kelly(77)Miss Slater(Lib.Anx) Head’s Assembly—Year 10—South Block Hall Mr Robinson, Miss Smith & Mr Williamson with Gold & Silver D of E students (returns Sunday) Lunchtime Year 11 Table Tennis—Gym (Mr Hughes) Nurture Lunch in PSR Year 9/10/11 Pop Mash-Up Group (Mrs Rowlands) Music Block Year 11 Geography Controlled Assessment in Room 10 (Miss Black) 3 strikes detentions in L4 3—4 pm Fitness training for PE students (Miss Mills) - Hockey Changing Rooms Physics revision session with Mr Chodzynski in Room 17 3—4.30 pm Sociology Clinic—revision & intervention—Room 1—Miss Belmore 3.05—4.05pm Senior Staff Detentions in Dining Hall ( Mrs Muldoon & Mr Round) 3.10—4.10 pm History catch-up session in Room 2 (Mr Bounds) 3.10—4.15 pm Big Band practice (Mr Jarvis) Music Block 3.15—3.45 pm Mr Gritton at a transport meeting with parents of County students at St Elizabeth’s, Belper 3.15—3.30 pm GCSE Fitness—Hockey Changing Rooms 3.30—4.45 pm Hockey (Years 7—11) Astro turf

Sunday 1 May 2016 Duke of Edinburgh Silver & Gold expeditions return

FORTHCOMING DATES

26 May Speaker for “Your Choice” - Years 9 & 10 8 June Year 10 Parents Consultation Evening &SEN 17 June Year 11 final leaving date 22/23 June London Theatre Trip—Year 9 24 June 2016 Year 13 Leavers Ball—Horsley Lodge 27/28 June Year 6 Parents Evenings 1 July Year 11 Leavers Ball—Littleover Lodge 5 July Year 6 Taster Day & Academy Summer Concert at 7 pm 7 July Year 12 Induction Day 8 July Saint Benedict Day Mass 9 July Saint Benedict Summer Fair 12 July Academy Annual Poster Symposium 14 July INSET Day—school closed to students— Year 5 Open Day/evening 26 July Last day of Summer term

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