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Black HistoryMonth: Week 2It’s week two and there’s plenty to see and do! A copy of the programme of events happening in and around Tower Hamlets is on display near reception. Here’s just a taster of what’s on this week:

Thu 13 Oct. - Sun. 30 Oct.From Bronze to Gold ExhibitionRich Mix, Bethnal Green Road.

Sat 15 Oct.Jungle Animal Gift Bag MakingIdea Store, Crisp Street.

Sat 15 Oct.Arts & Crafts SessionWatney Market Library.

Sat 15 Oct.Dig Out Dem RootsTower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives.

Monday, 10 October 2011of students who joined BGTC in Year 7achieved 5+A*-C including English & Maths.

92%

The Big Draw

October is a busy month at BGTC. Not only is it Black History Month, but we will soon be doing our bit for Breast Cancer Awareness Week by wearing pink, raising money and raising awareness. It is also Diwali towards the end of the month but before all of that, let me introduce you to The Big Draw - a fantastic event hosted by our Art Department next week.

Ms. Braithwaite and Mr. Marston would like to invite all students (and staff) to take part in a three day drawing experiment. Running as an after school club from Monday to Wednesday we are calling all creative thinkers! Come and explore the microscopic shapes, colours and textures of the world around us. Take a much, much closer look.

Sign up sheets will be in registers this week and permission slips will be required to take part in the event. I will definitely be there, pencil at the ready. I hope you will be there too.

The Big Draw17-19 October | 3.30 - 4.30Art Department

If you have an article, feature, photo or event you would like to include in our weekly newsletter, please send me an email to asmith@bgtc.org.uk. It’s amazing just how many fantastic things are happening each week at BGTC. There’s never enough room on the page. Thank you. Adam Smith, Multimedia Designer.

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Last weekDid you manage to solve last week’s riddles?

Q. What is once in a minute, twice in a moment, and never in a thousand years?A. The letter m.

Q. A black dog is sleeping in the middle of a black road that has no street lights and there is no moon. A car coming down the road with its lights off steers around the dog. How did the driver know the dog was there?

A. It was during the day time.

Q. There are two clocks in your classroom, one that loses a minute a day and one that doesn’t work at all. Which one works best?

A. The one that doesn’t work! The clock that loses a minute will only be correct once every 720 hours, whereas the broken clock is correct twice a day.

Be a good sport.

This week, our P.E. Department will be hosting and taking part in not one but four borough competitions. All the best to our fantast ic s tudent ath letes representing the school.

Monday 10 October | 3.30pmTower Hamlets Girls’ (7/8)Badminton Competition

Tuesday 11 October | 3.30pmTower Hamlets Girls’ (9,10,11)Badminton Competition

Wednesday 12 October | 3.30pmTower Hamlets (7/8)Table Tennis Competition

Thursday 13 October | 3.30pmTower Hamlets Boys & GirlsCross Country Competition

Upcoming sports competitions at BGTC.

This weekThis week we are returning to number puzzles, a Number Maze. Can you find your way from start to finish by a d d i n g con secu t i ve numbers? We have done the first five for you. Can you find sums from 6 to 25?

A s a l w a y s , p o s t y o u r answers in a Voice Box or return them to M r. Pe d l e y. Prizes to be won!

Read all about it.As well as all the daily newspapers, magazines and journals made available to students and staff by the LRC, there are also a wide range of new books added each week too. New arrivals this week include two ethically themed books, The Rough Guide to Ethical Living and Is That Fair, Fair Trade? Also included amongst the eight new reads is Terry Deary’s Who’s Horrible in History, a look back at some of the most crazy criminals, rotten rebels, wicked women and ruthless rulers in the world.

New books in the LRC this week

Every Day Counts.Last week saw the triumphant return of our Attendance Olympics competition with 9G winning Heat 1 of the competition. So, who won Heat 2? This week’s winning tutor group was 9C.

For those of you who haven’t seen our Olympic themed competition before, the rules are simple and you don’t need to worry about trying to buy tickets! Tutor groups compete against one another based on their individual, daily attendance percentages. The more students present and on time each morning, the further their little runner will sprint along the track. At the end of the week it is always close but one tutor group will take the photo finish. The competition opens to all year groups after half term.

Attendance Olympics: Week 2