ARE YOU SMARTER THAN YOUR CHILD?

BECKET KEYS CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL VOLUME V ISSUE III 23 rd January 2015 ARE YOU SMARTER THAN YOUR CHILD? QUIZ NIGHT: Friday 27 th Feb Building on the success of the excellent Autumn Ball, the Friends of Becket Keys are preparing for the annual quiz night. This year s quiz will be written by the teachers using questions that relate to the work students are doing in class. The rounds will be presented by members of staff with the answers given by students recorded video messages on the big screen! Tickets are on sale from reception for 5. Teams can be up to 10, so please start organising! Each event that the Friends of Becket Keys organise is intended to raise funds for the school and foster more extended relationships between parents, staff and friends of the school. This quiz promises to be an excellent evening, please invite some friends and come along! Date: Friday 27 th February Time: 7pm Tickets: 5 Bring your own food & drink. VOLUME V ISSUE III 23 rd January 2015 PAGE 1

OTHER NEWS MANDARIN CHINESE Becket Keys Church of England School is preparing to celebrate the Chinese New Year and the end of our next Mandarin exams. Year 7 students are making great progress in their Mandarin studies and are looking forward to a special Chinese New Year Day on Tuesday 3 rd February. (I d like to remind Year 7 parents that we do need a voluntary contribution for this via SCOPAY). The day will include various special guests including a Lion Dancing Group from London who will perform at lunchtime. Year 7 students will enjoy four very different sessions on this special day. Students in Year 8 and 9 will be undertaking their Mandarin oral assessments next week for their AQA entrylevel exams. Next week s assessments are critical and will no doubt mean that a lot of revision and hard work is undertaken this weekend. FRIENDS OF BECKET KEYS RAMBLE Mrs Mullan writes: Just before Christmas the FoBK first ever Ramble took place on a lovely Sunday afternoon! There were 26 of us altogether and we are all keen to build up numbers for future rambling adventures! Mr Lastauskas from the site team was really helpful, he ensured everything ran smoothly in terms of use of the facilities and the car park. We set off just after 2:30pm, lots of introductions were made and then we made our way down into the fields across from the school. Students were leading, adults were chatting. Lots of mud around, but everyone was dressed for the occasion! Mrs Savage leaped across a torrential river/small ditch on route trying to throw youngest Savage across, but got caught out and one boot squelched for the rest of the ramble! Superb 'team building' exercise as we worked out how to all cross without getting wet! Some amazing wading and leaps of faith. A wholesome walk was had by all! On arrival back at the school we took off our muddy boots, tied up the doggies and had a cup of tea and cake in the Bistro. It was really lovely to see people meeting and chatting about our amazing school and getting to know one and other. VOLUME V ISSUE III 23 rd January 2015 PAGE 2

SPORTS NEWS INTER HOUSE FOOTBALL Next week, there will be inter-house 5-aside football on the astro at lunchtimes! Check to see when you can participate! Monday 26.1.15 Year 8&9 Boys Mini League Pitch 1 Y8 P-Side Boys Pitch 2 Y8 T-Side Boys Pitch 3 Y9 P-Side Boys Pitch 4 Y9 T-Side Boys Tuesday 27.1.15 Year 7 Boys & Girls Mini League Pitch 1 Y7 P-Side Boys Pitch 2 Y7 T-Side Boys Pitch 3 Y7 P-Side Girls Pitch 4 Y7 T-Side Girls Wednesday 28.1.15 Year 8&9 Girls Mini League Pitch 1 Y8 P-Side Girls Pitch 2 Y8 T-Side Girls Pitch 3 Y9 P-Side Girls Pitch 4 Y9 T-Side Girls Thursday 29.1.15 Finals Day All winners ready for 12.50 on the astro You may select as many players as you wish, however only 5 can play at one time Games will start at 12.55 on the astro. You don t have to play in PE kit but you are allowed to. You must wear trainers. OTHER FOOTBALL NEWS Year 8 Boys Football vs Hylands The Year 8 Boys football team were grateful to Hylands for making the trip to Becket Keys on Monday, despite them having problems with a power cut on the coldest day of the year so far and struggling to put together a full team. The game was an extremely satisfying one for Becket Keys, as a full-strength side were able to demonstrate how much they had learned playing a 3-5-2 system. Becket Keys controlled the game from the start, were patient in their build-up play and remained professional throughout. They also managed to score some magnificent goals! The goalscorers were Daniel Ogunleye, Reuben Torgbor, Adoniz Oluwasanya, Nicco Lovelock (2), Haydn Ince, Freddie Mattock and Tom Johnson. The team were delighted to take confidence from this win and will look to use it to their advantage in their remaining fixtures this season. VOLUME V ISSUE III 23 rd January 2015 PAGE 3

NETBALL NEWS YEAR 9 V CHELMER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL The Year 9 netball team played fantastically well against Chelmer Valley High School this week. The girls were ahead from the start and had already gained a 10-0 lead by the end of the first quarter! They dominated the game and produced some slick passes and movements to keep Chelmer Valley running around. The final score was 24-2 to Becket Keys well done girls! YEAR 7B V CHELMER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL The Year 7 team played a friendly fixture against Chelmer Valley High School which was a very close game. This was a great experience for both teams and it was a chance for the girls to put into practise the skills that had been developing in training. It was a low scoring tense game and it ended in a 2-2 draw. YEAR 7A V GREENSWARD ACADEMY The Year 7 girls had done well enough to qualify to the next round of the Essex Cup or so we thought until a late result came in from Greensward that put both schools on level points. The only way to settle who would go through to the next round was to play a further game this week so a match was arranged for Thursday. The girls worked very hard, but Greensward dominated the game. Our best performance was during the third quarter, where Emily Barrett defended excellently against their goal shooter, and the girls created more space. Unfortunately, we lost the game and won t be going through to the next round of the cup! However, it was a great experience and the girls know they need to develop their dodges at centre passes and the timing of their movements. VOLUME V ISSUE III 23 rd January 2015 PAGE 4

Oliver! HELP REQUIRED FOR OUR MUSICAL PRODUCTION. Volunteers Needed This is a great opportunity to get involved, show off/ improve your D&T making skills. Open to all! If you are interested, please speak to Miss Gill Set Designers We need volunteers to help transform our stage into a Victorian London Street. Props We need volunteers to help design, make and paint props for the musical. Details are as follows: When: Every Monday Time: 3:30pm-4:30pm Venue: W02 (Miss Gill s D&T room) VOLUME V ISSUE III 23 rd January 2015 PAGE 5

NOTICES PLEASE TOP UP SCOPAY Parents are reminded to top up their child s SCOPAY accounts on a regular basis. We do not have an overdraft facility and students can only be provided with a basic lunch if they come without money in their account, the cost of which will need to be reimbursed. TRIPS Final payments for the Bushcraft, Bude and Madrid trips are due by Friday 30 th January. VACANCIES WE ARE NOW RECRUITING Teachers: English, Mathematics, Science, RE, Art, PE Support Staff: Medical Assistant part time Cover Supervisor full time Please check our website for more details. www.becketkeys.org/vacancies.php YEAR 8 PARENTS EVENING It is the Year 8 parents evening on Thursday 29 th January. We look forward to seeing you there. Friends of Becket Keys will be selling good as new uniform. If you have any items please pass them to the school office to be sold on the night. Dates for your Diary CONTACT DETAILS Becket Keys CofE School Sawyers Hall Lane Brentwood Essex CM15 9DA 01277 286600 25 th Jan Education Sunday 29 th Jan Y8 Parents Evening 31 st Jan Beautiful Forevers Theatre Trip 25 th Feb Parents Bistro Taster Day! 26th Feb Year 9 Vaccinations You can keep up to date with a daily tweet from Becket Keys by following us on Twitter @BecketKeys office@becketkeys.org www.becketkeys.org VOLUME V ISSUE III 23 rd January 2015 PAGE 6