THE BHS BULLETIN No. 42 Week B w/c Monday 22 nd January 2018 Thought for the week: We are not makers of history. We are made by history. -Martin Luther King Assemblies for the week ahead Year 7 - Monday in the Sports Hall; Year 9 - Tuesday, Sports Hall; Year 8 - Wednesday, Hall; Year 10 Thursday, Hall; Year 11 - Friday in Main Hall. Year 7-10 Assemblies are being taken by History, Year 11 by Mr Wraith Please remember to arrive no later than 8.40 in full uniform. General Notices Student Equipment Reminder: - Please ensure your child is equipped for learning with all necessary equipment for each lesson. This should obviously include all required stationery (pencils, pens, rulers etc.) and any subject specific equipment (please refer to journal for more information). Failure to come to school with required equipment will incur N points. Journals Please remember to have student journals in school at all times. Staff will ask for them to be displayed in lessons. We use the journal as a vital communication and recording tool. Replacement journals will be available from the finance office from next week (cost 5.00). Uniform reminder Please ensure the all pupils are in full correct uniform. In the winter period, students are encouraged to bring a winter coat, to be worn to and from school and at social times, or commuting outdoors around the school site (not inside school). If your child has an item of uniform missing, please email your core tutor and/or write a note inside the student journal. School Calendar Items - The week ahead. Monday 22 nd January Tuesday 23 rd January Wednesday 24 th January Borneo Presentation to Parents (6.30-7.30, S2); Governing Body (6-8pm, PLC) Thursday 25 th January Friday 26 th January Attendance leader board 1 st Y11 96.4 2 nd Y8 96.3 3 rd Y9 96.2 4 th Y7 95.5 5 th Y10 94.6 Whole school: 95.9% For daily news, follow us on our twitter feed @Bramhall_High
OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE 9th February PTA Quiz Night - Bring your own Buffet The PTA have done a tremendous job of raising money for the school in 2017. Their hard work has meant that this year alone the school will have 10,000 to support the work of departments and to fund resources for the outdoor spaces. We are starting off this year's fund raising activities with the BHS PTA quiz night. This will take place on Friday 9th February. Tickets will cost 5 (including eliminator round) and will only be available for purchase on the night. The night will be a 'bring your own buffet" and a bar will be available. Please come along and support the school and I look forward to seeing the regular contestants. Affiliative Business Partnerships & Donations Thanks to the parents and businesses who contributed so generously last term. During the term, we received donations of sports equipment, prizes for events and gained sponsorships to help improve our school facilities. If you work for a company which supports match funding for schools or own a business which you feel may be may be able to support our school in any way. Please get in touch with Mr Stonehouse (sstonehouse@bramhallhigh.stockport.sch.uk)
Year Group Messages Year 7 There is no Y7 bulletin entry this week Year 8 Year 8 exams begin next week, commencing with English and Maths on Monday. I am sure that you have all set up your revision plans and have been revising madly Please make sure that you know when and where your exams are and that you bring in all the required equipment. Please plan your revision carefully and seek the advice of your teachers. There are loads of websites which are designed to support your learning and revision techniques. (see Y11 below) Wishing you all the very best of luck Mrs Stevens HOY 8 Year 9 As I am writing this I am looking forward to Year 9 parents evening, it is always a delight to meet your parents and discuss how well you are doing both inside and outside of school. Reading Miles Apologies, due to unforeseen circumstances I was unable to do the draw yesterday (Wednesday) as promised in last weeks bulletin. This will now happen in next week s assembly. A reminder to say one of you will receive two Cineworld tickets (so you can take a friend), worth 10 each. Anyone who has completed a Reading Mile journey will be included in the draw, Good luck. Many of you should have received your Reading Miles Certificates from your Core Tutor, well done to all of you! Readers of the Month for December Maddie Penter 9SJC Alisha Qayyum 9GBU Abdullah Abbas 9ANI Hamera Hussain 9ICR Ben Heesom 9CJK Millicent Bodsworth 9TBT Eren Purvis 9STP You will each receive an early lunch pass which will entitle you to queue jump with a friend. Well done & congratulations! Bramhall Way/Student Voice Many thanks to those of you who participated in the student voice survey before Christmas, your views are being taken to the Bramhall Way meeting next week. Watch this space Attendance Attendance has improved since before Christmas where a lot of us struggled with coughs and colds, last week year 9 achieved 96.2%, fabulous news let s build on that. Have a lovely weekend. Mrs Furmston HOY 9
Year 10 A warm welcome back to all of our students in year 10, thank you all so much for your kind words of support and interest over my absence for paternity leave. This week we have been visited by Amy from Camps International who has been promoting their self-funded trips abroad to Borneo. It seems to be a fantastic opportunity with loads of options for adventure and charitable giving in a beautiful but fragile part of the world. If any student is interested in attending please return to school on the evening of Wednesday 23 th Jan for a parents information seminar. It s great to be back! Mr Flynn HOY 10 Theatre Production of Jekyll & Hyde - Year 10 This week all of year 10 have been invited to a performance of Jekyll & Hyde. As they are studying the novella for their GCSE, this would be an invaluable addition to their understanding of the text. The performance will be held in school at 2pm on Wednesday 7th February in the main hall. A voluntary contribution of 4 has been requested from each student attending. Although this is not compulsory, if we do not raise enough funds the performance will not go ahead. Payments can be made either by cheque/cash to the main office or via SCOPAY. Students entitled to Pupil Premium will be able to watch the performance free of charge. If you are unsure whether you qualify, please do not hesitate to contact aharris@bramhallhigh.stockport.sch.uk. Please ensure all reply slips are returned no later than Monday 22nd January. Many thanks A. Harris (English Department) BHS continues to impress at The Clothes Show! Katy Griffiths (Year 10) has got to the final of the clothes show. This year she entered it as part of an optional homework task. We are very proud of her and wish her the best of luck in the national finals. Below is Bramhall's success at the clothes show. 2012: Finalists: Samantha Mulliner, Emily Johnson. 2012: Winner: Samantha Mulliner 2013: Finalist: Bethany Jones 2014: Finalists: Olivia Jakes, Maddie Smith. 2014: Winner: Eilee Ezatapour 2015: Finalist: Izzie Martin. 2016: Finalists: Chloe Clayton, Molly Pavely and Heather Sprowson. 2016: Commendation: Heather Sprowson
Year 11 We had a fantastic extra assembly this week, when Amy from Camps International came in to explain about a really exciting prospect that you can sign up for a four week expedition to Borneo in Summer 2019! During which participants will partake in a variety of activities, in addition to completing a PADI Open Water Scuba Diving Course. This would be an amazing and potentially life changing experience, and one that I think you should all give some serious consideration to! I don t mind admitting that I was really jealous that school staff weren t being invited Getting involved in extra-curricular activities like this will not only give you fantastic life experience, confidence and such like, it will also look seriously good on college, university and job applications and in that way would be something that would benefit you long after the experience has finished. Please don t let the fact that you will have left school for a year by the time it rolls around. School and camps international will support you just as much with the fund raising aspect and information etc whilst you are at college (or wherever you are). You have all been given a letter to take home about the BORNEO SCUBA EXPEDITION PARENTS PRESENTATION, ON WEDNESDAY 24 TH JANUARY AT 18.30 IN THE MAIN HALL. So if you think you might be interested in signing up, or just want to find out a bit more about it before you sign up, make sure you speak to your parents/carers and get them to come along! Honestly, it looks AMAZING! Revision techniques Advice for Parents. There are many ways in which you can help your child plan their exam revision: Get a printed copy of your child s exam timetable. As simple as it may sound, some children will go through their exams without a printed copy of their timetable and solely rely on their friends to tell them when their next test. Having a physical copy is more practical and is easier to visualise and plan from. Help them plan out a revision schedule. However, remember that you are merely supporting them and that it is up to your child to outline their schedule. This will also give them the opportunity to take responsibility and learn to prioritise their work. Plan realistically. There are limits to how much work can effectively be done in a day, in order to be able to balance leisure and revision and be as productive as possible. Timing revision sessions. We recommend that pupils aim to revise a particular subject for around 2 hours in order for them to remain focused yet get enough time to go into a certain level of depth. Ideally, you would want your child to focus on a maximum of 2 subjects on a school night and 4 to 6 subjects during weekend days.
Plan for breaks. Also remember that your child needs regular breaks or else could become worn out, which would affect their productivity. Ideally, plan a short 5-10 minutes break every one and half to two hours, longer ones for meal times. When setting a revision timetable, remember to also reward them with break days or cheat days. Boundaries. You need to respect your child s boundaries when helping them revise, if you push or interfere too much, they might not come to you for help as easily. Establishing specific location to revise. Having a number of study place is important as having specific locations where your child can sit down and focus solely on their revision is essential to their concentration and thus productivity. o Somewhere quiet. Whether it is a local library, a quiet room or some other study room, your child needs a space to study. We recommend having various study spaces to choose from as one could not be available one day requiring to have another option at hand. o Avoid the bedroom. Although very tempting, revising in their bedroom is often not the most productive alternative, due to the many distractions surrounding them. o Take breaks outside of study spaces. Similarly, ensure that your child takes breaks away from their study space. A study place should ideally only be for studying. Further advice (Websites) https://www.goconqr.com/en/examtime/guide/gcse-revision-tips/ www.justincraig.ac.uk/a-levels-gcse-revision-tips Please note, there will be a session on revision in next week s assembly. Mr Gravell Head of Year 11 KS4- Y9-11 Borneo Yrs 9, 10, 11 As you may know, we have partnered with Camps International to offer students in Years 9, 10, and 11 the opportunity to go on a life-changing 4-week expedition to Borneo during the summer of 2019. This expedition will allow students to live alongside rural communities and work on projects such as building community centres, combating deforestation and protecting wildlife. Students will also undertake a PADI Open Water Scuba Diving course. (Those unable to dive due to health concerns, will participate in another activity.) Students will gain a huge number of skills and experiences through their trip and through their fundraising activities to pay for it! Camps International will support students in their fund-raising activities and with regular advice/updates and planning for the trip. You are invited to attend a presentation evening to hear more and ask any questions you may have. This takes place on Wednesday 24th January at 18:30 in the Music department. Please arrive in school via the Recreation Centre and turn right towards Music. If you d like to see examples of previous summers expeditions to Borneo, you can see photos at the Camps Twitter feed
www.twitter.com/campborneo Janet Kennedy Designated Safeguarding Lead & Senior Head of Year ALL PUPILS Princes Trust Request For our work with the Princes Trust, we would welcome donations of the following: 30 plastic empty 2 litre pop bottles any colour Plastic bottle tops any colour size Plastic milk bottles 30-40 Any plastic stick on eyes Any plastic cotton bobbins/reels Spare craft bits of ribbon / pipe cleaners jam jars with lids (washed first please) buttons We have plenty of advent calender inserts and don t need any more now. All Items to Mrs Pilkington, Art. Bramhall Way Winners Year 7 - Issie Turner (7ATR) - 395 Net Points Year 8 - Nathan Derbyshire (8MEL) - 380 Net Points Year 9 - Millicent Bodsworth (9TBT) - 375 Net Points Year 10 - Samuel Robertson (10SGR) - 295 Net Points Year 11 - James Taylor (11CMA) - 220 Net Points
PE Netball Well done to the year 9,10 &11 students who took part in the moderation session on Tuesday with Werneth and Stockport School. They really did work hard and the grades achieved will be discussed in your lessons next week with you class teachers. Next match next WEDNESDAY against Priestnall (yrs7-10) at HOME. Thanks Mrs Timmins, Mrs Dodd and Mrs Lees Additional Learning Y11 Triple Science further support Wednesday Lunch - Biology support in room S026 Thursday Lunch - Chemistry in S27 Friday lunch - Physics in S030. Y10/11 Mathematics further support Please see above for changes of times and days MFL Monday A & B Lunch, S115 Spanish and German drop in for KS4.
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Extra-Curricular: PE Practices Day Before School Lunch 1 Year 7 and 8 Lunch 2 Year 9, 10 and 11 After School Monday Indoor Rowing PCC (TLP) GCSE Badminton Week A (STB) Indoor Rowing PCC (TLP) Tuesday PE Meeting Sports Hall Badminton and Table Tennis (STB ALL) Netball Year 7 and 8 (Sports Hall) (LJT KED) Wednesday Table Tennis (STB) Sports Hall Badminton and Table Tennis (KED) GCSE Table Tennis Yr 11 (STB) Rugby Year 7 Football Year 8 Cheerleading Rugby Year 8 Hockey Year 9/10 Indoor Rowing (TLP) Thursday Dodgeball Year 7/8 (ALL) Girls Football Friday Sports Hall Netball (LJT) Multi Gym (ALL) GCSE Theory drop in (S117) GCSE Table Tennis Yr 10 (STB) Basketball Football Year 10 Fixtures this week Sport Years Venue Start / Leave Finish / Return Monday 22 nd January Hockey v Tytherington 7/8 Away 3.10pm 5.30pm Tuesday 23 rd January Badminton Greater Manchester Finals GCSE Tennis Assessment 10/11 9/10/11 Amaechi Centre Bramhall Lane TC 9.30am 3.15pm 4.15pm 4.30pm Wednesday 24 th January Thursday 25 th January Cross Country Netball v Priestnall Rugby v Whitby Cheshire Shield Final 7-11 7-10 10/11 Marple Hall BHS Burnage RFC 3.15pm 3.15pm 11.30am 5pm 5.15pm 3.15pm GCSE Skiing Moderation 11 Chill Factore 5pm 8pm Friday 26 th January Hockey v Tytherington 7/8 Away 3.15pm 5.30pm Saturday 27 th January Rugby v Brine Leas 7/8/9 Brien Leas 8am 1pm
Refectory Menu Breakfast Club open daily at 8.15am. Upcoming Events Thursday 1 st February - Year 10 Parents Evening (4-8pm) Thursday 8 th February Year 8 Options Evening (6-8pm) Friday 9 th February PTA Quiz Night (7-10pm) Friday 16 th February School Closes for Half Term This Week s Question What is the name of the longest river in France? Last week s Answer What is the largest planet in our solar system? Jupiter