D I A RY E V E N T S All Week Year 8 Arthog Trip Monday 12 March 2018 Year 8 Coubertin Conference Year 12 Drama Year 10 County Netball Tournament (HLC) U12 Girls Hockey Championships (Thomas Telford School) Year 11 Dance U14 Boys Football versus Thomas Telford School (Thomas Telford School) Tuesday 13 March 2018 Year 13 Dance House Assemblies U14 & U16 Girls T & W District Hockey Championships (Thomas Telford School) Year 7 B/C Netball League (BBS) William Brookes School, CARNEGIE BOOK GROUP It s that time of year again, where William Brookes School dives into the Carnegie Book Award reading fest! 9 March 2018 For those of you who are asking, What is Carnegie? The Carnegie Medal is the UK's oldest and most prestigious children's book awards. Often described by authors and illustrators as 'the one they want to win' - they are the gold standard in children's literature. The very best children s books are taken from a long (very long) list and narrowed down to eight ten titles. This is what we call the Carnegie Shortlist. Here at William Brookes School, we take part in an annual book quiz against Idsall School where our very own students read the shortlist books (or one of the books) and take part to win the coveted Bashes Trophy, the symbol of the ultimate book quiz winner! This year s shortlist will be announced on: Thursday 15 March. Miss Lee would like to invite all book-loving students who would like to participate in this yearly event, please sign up in the library. If you re unsure as to what the Carnegie event entails, feel free to ask Miss Lee or any of the past Carnegie goers any questions you may have about the event. COLLEGE OPEN DAYS - REMINDER A reminder about the upcoming College Open Days and their times as well as future open days: TCAT (Telford College): Saturday 10 March 10.30 12.30 Tuesday 26 June 17.00-19.30 SCAT (Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology): Thursday 22 March 17.00 19.00 Thursday 17 May 17.00 19.00 1
D I A RY EDV IE AN RY T S E V E N T U14 Girls Hockey (WBS) S Tuesday 13 March 2018 Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh Training Event name Session (Group 1) Date weblink Wednesday 14 March 2018 Year 9 Talk the Talk Workshop U12 Basketball versus Westacre (Westarce School) Year 10 Work Experience (WEX) Assembly U15 Boys Football versus Ellesmere (WBS Grass) U14 Boys Football versus Ellesmere (WBS Grass) Swimming Gala (Wrekin College) Year 7 Rugby (Idsall) Thursday 15 March 2018 Year 13 Dance William House Brookes Assemblies School, Lucy Willis LAMDA Teaching STUDENT RECEPTION The following students are on Student Reception for the week commencing Monday 12 March Friday 16 March: Monday Samantha Borley L2 & Finnley Wiggan L9 Tuesday Lilly-Ella Breakwell L5 & Alfie Woodward L5 Wednesday Amber Britnell L1 & Josh Allen L10 Thursday Mia Cannon L10 & Nana Antwi-Nyamaah L4 Friday Anais Childe L8 & Christopher Barlow L10 YEAR 11 GCSE TEXTILES DROP IT AND READ 9 March 2018 There will be sessions running every Monday after school from 15.30-17.00 for any Year 11 textiles students who need any assistance. Please drop by if you have any questions! JUDO CLUB Please come in Monday at the times below if you wish to attend: Key Stage 3-15.30-16.15 in the Gymnasium Key Stage 4/5-16.15-17.00 in the Gymnasium MATHS CLINIC Clinics take place every Wednesday in Room 004, from 15.30 to 17.00. For anyone in school who would like some help with their maths, or to do some revision for tests or exams. Drop it and Read for Years 7-9 will be on Tuesday 13 March Period 1 & Friday 16 March Period 5. Remember to bring a book to read during lesson! You may bring a book from home or check out a book from the library if you do not have a one. 2
D I A RY E V E N T S D I A RY E V E N T S Thursday 15 March 2018 U16 Basketball (Adams Grammar) Year 8 Netball (Abraham Darby) Primary Football Event name League Date weblink Friday 16 March 2018 Unlocking Potential Mid Point Event in Manchester U18 Boys Football versus Thomas Adams (Thomas Adams Wem Town Football Club) Year 11 25 Week Challenge Assembly Saturday 17 March 2018 British Schools Biathlon Championship (Crystal Palace) Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh Training Session (Group 2) Sunday 18 March 2018 British Schools Biathlon Championship William (Crystal Brookes Palace) School, Much Wenlock Sport Relief, Whatever Moves You 9 March 2018 DUKE OF EDINBURGH MEETINGS A reminder of Duke of Edinburgh Expedition training in the next few weeks: The next meeting for Group 1 is on Tuesday 13 March, 15.45 to 16.45 The next meeting for Group 2 is on Saturday 17 March, 10.00 to 14.00 Participants who miss training meetings run the risk of not being allowed to take part in the expedition for safety reasons. Participants need to bring their information booklets to the meetings. YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE ASSEMBLY A WEX (Work Experience) assembly will be in Studio 1 for all Year 10 students on Wednesday 14 March during Tutor Period. The presentation will outline what students should expect and how to go about inquiring about a work placement. Please ask Mr Connolly if you have any questions about the WEX assembly. LUNCH NO HEATING UP MEALS Please could students in Years 7 to 11 be aware that only packed lunches are allowed in school. If students want hot food it should be purchased from the catering facilities and, for health and safety reasons, needs to be eaten in the location it was purchased: either 1850 or Café Sport. Students are not allowed to bring in food that needs heating either in a microwave or by the addition of hot or boiling water (i.e. pot noodle type foods). Thank you. THIS GIRL CAN PHOTO SHOOT On Monday 12 March there is a photo shoot taking place in PE for a select few top performing females and will be used for the big This Girl Can campaign. The following students have been selected: Jess Nock, Laura Robinson, Elle Humphries, Vikki Heath, Eloise Mitchell, Rosie Brown, Meg Birt, Logan Bagnall, Emily Mansfield, Charlotte Burrows, Maddie Bould, Ella Durns, Lottie Russell- Anslow and Izzy Price. 3
9 March 2018 YEAR 10 MATHS FEAST CONGRATS! A massive congratulations to all three teams who took part in the Year 10 Maths Feast (Team Maths Challenge). We were awarded with two certificates for top overall high score and also top score in an individual round! Thank you to the following pupils who showed us their very best: Alex Barrett, Matthew Borley, Joe Hodnett, Jeanie Culley, Amalie Grey, Poppy Kaiser, Kalam Welsby, Ryan Thompson-Hamilton, Faye James, Elle Humphries, Ellie Warner and Rowan Hickey Also a big thank you to Mr Thomas and Eleanor Bennett (Year 12) who helped Ms Martin with the running of the event. CAREERS INTERVIEWS Sarah Spilsbury, Shropshire Schools Adviser, will be coming in to do a talk on Monday 12 March from 14.10-14.30 about Employability Support. This presentation will be in the CLT for any students who are interested. Careers interviews next week with Mrs Lawrence will be on Tuesday 13 March. All interviews will take place in the room adjacent to Ms Lacey s office. Period 1 8.50 9.50 Brad Wilkes Period 2 9.50 10.50 Megan Jones Break 10.50 11.10 Period 3 11.10 12.10 James Lloyd Period 4 12.10 12.30 12.30 13.10 Jake Molyneux Lyndsey Thornton Lunchtime & Tutor 13.10 14.10 Period 5 (for those with Tutor Period at 14.10) 14.10 15.00 Luke Pinches William Brookes School, 4
9 March 2018 INTERHOUSE HOCKEY & RUGBY Interhouse Hockey and Rugby will begin the week commencing Monday 19 March. Please record all relevant information in your planner. Forgetting your kit is not acceptable. The schedule for Interhouse is as follows: Monday 19 March: Period 1 & 2 - Year 8 - Girls Hockey and Boys Rugby Period 3 & 4 - Year 9 All Years playing mixed Hockey Thursday 22 March: Period 4 & 5 - Year 7 - Girls Hockey and Boys Rugby All students will play in the competitions. Shin pads are required by all students for Hockey. Year 10's will play during their PE lessons. Sports Captains meetings: There will be no Sports Captains Meetings until the summer term. SWIMMING - CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to all Year 7 & 8 swimmers who competed during the evening of Wednesday 7 March against Holy Trinity School from the West Midlands. They gave our swimmers some great competition. The girls teams placed 3rd & 4th behind the Holy Trinity swimmers. The boys A-Team were 1st and the B-Team placed 3rd. Next week our swimmers compete in the Telford Schools Championships on Wednesday 14 March. A big THANK YOU to our swimming officials who helped Mrs Humphreys so ably Wednesday evening. We cannot run these competitions without your support and we are very grateful for your help! William Brookes School, 5
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