ISSUE 77
25th October 2018
Last weekend saw Zara Monks competing in the NSEA National Showjumping Championships at Keysoe in Bedfordshire. This was an enormous event, with 500 competitors from all around the country. In Zara’s class there was strong competition from 113 other accomplished riders (mostly from private schools). The showground was one of the busiest ever attended, with lots going on and hundreds of excited riders, spectators and horses!
As always, Zara kept her cool and demonstrated the utmost resilience, despite a few nerves. A course walk with mum, and trainer, Louisa Blockley left them feeling reasonably confident. However, courses that seem ok when walking on human legs can often spring surprises when mounted, and this was one such course; only to be expected at this level. Horses hooves struggled to make clean work of the twisting, tight turns and there were many thrills and spills from the competition! Laminatdidn’t make it easy; feeling the excitement of such an event made him strong and a little too forwards! Zara, though riding with great determination and skill,didn’t make it round this challenging course clear and so no placings for her.
We shareZara’s pride in taking BBG to the championships. The long drive and long days spent at Keysoe were worth it for the experience gained, and Zara is hungry to keep working and qualify next year. With a little more experience under their belts I have no doubt there will be ribbons at this level soon! Well done you!
subject news
Year 8 modelled digestion this week, learning the names, position and function of the digestive system organs.
They mashed up food and water, to represent teeth and saliva breaking the food down in the mouth.
Tights and a ball were used to show the muscular contractions (peristalsis), that push the food down the oesophagus.
The food was poured down a funnel (the oesophagus) into a plastic bag filled with fluid (the stomach, which contains hydrochloric acid).
Students squashed the bag to demonstrate the stomach contracting and the food breaking down in the acid.
The contents of the stomach were passed into the small intestine (tights), where the digested food passes through the walls of the small intestine (small holes in the tights) and into the bloodstream (the tray) to be carried around the body.
Any large undigested food passes from the small intestine into the large intestine. Students squeezed the water out of the tights, to show how excess water is absorbed back into the body in the large intestine.
Faeces is stored in the rectum.
The tights were cut with scissors to show how it passes out of the anus when we go to the toilet.
Gross but fun!
MFL
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What a super half termwe’ve had in the MFL Department!
Students have shown brilliant progress and resilience in their work, which will serve them well in the year to come.Here’s Year 8 working on translation and revision exercises for the new tense they have learnt ‘the near future’.
French Film Club was a big success and as these snaps show, a great time was had by all. Watch this space for the next showing…
GEOGRAPHY
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Year 10 and 11 are now focussing on revision strategies that will support them in upcoming assessments.
For Year 10 they are focusing on the topic: Changing Urban Environments, and are using a Revision Clock to consolidate their learning. It is a great tool to place an entire topic into small sections, so that it is easy to learn and memorise.
Year 11 are being encouraged to become more independent learners during their lessons and their own revision. In each Geography classroom we now have Self-Serve Challenge trays. Students can come up and collect a range of revision worksheets, tasks or challenge sheets for them to use to support their revision.
Fantastic poems about the British Isles from our Year 7’s this week. Lots of hard work went into producing brilliant poems. They made an excellent read and really display what a brilliant start the students have made to their BBG journey.
Special credit to the poems by Abigail Bains (7.1), Amelia Harrison (7.2), Millie-Mae Pickles (7.2), Estelle Williams (7.2), Daisy-May Hallam (7.2), Billy Sampson (7.7), Polly Wragg (7.7), Harriet Fawthrop (7.7) and Chris Bumhira (7.7).
YEAR 7 GEOGRAPHY POEMS
APPLIED RESILIENCE
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Students avidly working in their Applied Resilience water colour class. This week’s theme is Skulls in Watercolour.
Hard work, steady hands and concentration all in evidence.
Dear Parents
On many occasions, and again this week, I have been made aware of some road safety issues regarding vehicles entering and exiting BBG Academy at school opening and closing times. Alongside this I continue to field complaints from local residents about illegal and unsafe parking by people dropping children off at school and picking up at the end of the day. So I am contacting you again in the hope you may be able to help.
Parents pulling into and out of the school traffic block traffic flows along the main road and visibility of the pedestrian crossing due to the width of the access road leading to the school. As you are aware parent traffic on- site is not permitted unless your child has a disability and you have permission to use the disabled bays marked in the car park. This includes the early Rise and Read start for Year 7 students and before and after school activities.
In order to improve road safety for all road users please could I urge that you both pay attention to the rule enforced by the Academy and also park safely and with consideration of our neighbours and other road users.
This will help to alleviate congestion, help improve visibility at the pedestrian crossing and avoid conflicting traffic flows on the footpath when pedestrian movements are at their highest.
According to the Department for Transport, Children under the age of 16 are one of the most vulnerable road users, in particular child pedestrians which account for the majority of child casualties across all road user types.
The facts are staggering My greatest fear is that an accident will inevitably happen and we must all take responsibility in ensuring we manage against that risk. Please help me to ensure this does not happen and play your part in making BBG and its surrounding roads safe for everyone.
Thank you for your support Best wishes
Saira Luffman (Head of School)
We are delighted and excited to announce news of a unique and unusual fundraising event for BBG Academy School Fund that you and your family will love.
We have teamed up with Arts Photography, one of Yorkshire’s leading family portrait experts, who will be offering the chance to have your very own Christmas Family Portrait Session here at school on Friday 2 November.
Sessions will be running from 10am till 4pm and are very reasonably priced at just £15! (Regular price: £95).
You will have the opportunity to capture some great family images in a fun packed 20-minute mini session and be able to view and select your favorite images straight after your shoot.
You will also receive a complimentary deluxe mounted print with this offer.
They are also offering a range of digital, print and fun Christmas products at great value prices ready to take away within minutes of your session!
Places are very limited and are offered on a first come first served basis. To book, please click on this link http://arts.appointedd.com
FAMILY
PORTRAIT DAY 2018
You can also call Arts Photography directly on 0113 827 20 20 (option1) to make your booking.
Please note that a minimum of 12 families are required in order for the fundraiser to go ahead with.
So what are you waiting for?! If you want to have some real fun with the family, some great images taken and the perfect Christmas present, make your booking early to avoid disappointment.
Thank you for your support and we
hope you enjoy having your family
portrait created
subject news
Are you up for a challenge? What about NaNoWriMo?
National Novel Writing Month (often shortened to NaNoWriMo) is an annual, Internet-based creative writing project that takes place during the month of November. Participants attempt to write a 50,000 word manuscript between November 1 and November 30. Well-known authors write "pep-talks" to keep them motivated throughout the process. The website provides participants with tips for writer's block and an online community of support. NaNoWriMo focuses on the length of a work rather than the quality, encouraging writers to finish their first draft so that it can later be edited at the author's discretion. The project started in July 1999 with 21 participants. By the 2010 event, over 200,000 people took part and wrote a total of over 2.8 billion words.
Miss Rigg will be running a club throughout November to help pupils keep on target and provide a space where our budding authors can discuss ideas, help each other to improve their work and push themselves to become the best authors they can be. For more information on NaNoWriMo, visit the website at: https://nanowrimo.org/
ENGLISH
This week in our Year 8 English lessons we have been trialing the new Trust Wide Written Feedback Policy.
Students' Assessment work has been marked in green pen with an identified Strength of what skills they have demonstrated, a Target telling students how to improve their work and then the Action is for students to Respond in purple pen where they improve their responses from the feedback they have been given. As you can see from the photos, students in Mr Paddy's Year 8 English class soon got to grips with it and he has been totally impressed with the work they have produced and the detail of their responses. Mr Paddy said, 'I've been delighted with how quickly they engaged with the new marking policy and alongside this they have been focused on taking real pride in the presentation of their work. Well done Year 8, I can't wait to see your continued progress and development of your purple pen work next half-term!'
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ENGLISH
As students in 7P1 come to the end of their first half term, we have been reflecting on all that we have achieved in English. Myths and Legends was the title of the scheme that all the Year group were following, culminating in the students creating their very own fairytales. The students have been taught in form groups for the eight-week introduction to life at BBG; but will be moving to sets following October half term. Their next topic will be exploring CharlesDickens’ classic, ‘A Christmas Carol’.
What we have done:
“We have looked at Greek, and Norse and mythology as well as fairytales. We worked together as a class as well as independently writing our own descriptions and stories.It’s not all writing though, we’ve had the chance to draw, and discuss our ideas which has beengreat”.
Noah Selby
What we have enjoyed:
“The teamwork – working together and sharing ideas”. Jake Heaton
“Learning about myths, legends and fairytales. Writing stories, of course”. Jorja Ellis
“Working on our descriptive skills whilst writing about setting and characters”. Abi Baines
“I loved, loved, loved, loved, loved learning about myths and legends”. Charlie Mitchell
“The opportunity to read, and sometimes talk about our books at the start of English lessons”. Ruby Hilton
“I liked the lessons where we discussed, and wrote our ideas down together as a class – we created a class story!” Logan Parry
“We worked as tables in a competition, and the work was judged by Mrs Fitzsimons’ children!” Jack Wilson
ENGLISH – BOOK REVIEW
Sea Prayer by Khaled Hosseini, by Miss Khaliq, our English Trainee Teacher.
A captivating and sensitive story of separation and struggle, Sea Prayer had me both inspired and moved at the same time. Author Khaled Hosseini, successfully allows us as readers to become immersed in the war-stricken world of refugee families.
Hosseini was inspired to write this short love-letter from a father to his son, by the tragic separation of refugee families at sea. This small book with such powerful words and illustrations brings clarity, and a human voice to the stories that you may have heard on the news or read about online.
Sea Prayer moves from a beautiful and vibrant portrait of an inseparable and strong family to one which is burdened and desperately grasping for safety. Through his poetic words, Hosseini shares an authentic and raw viewpoint to an issue which is often embraced and forgotten. His strong words and illustrations are bound to be remembered by all readers.
It has been a long while since a book has moved me so easily and inspired me to understand the basis of the story. I would highly recommend this book to all as it brings up emotions that may surprise you.
1 Watership Down Richard Adams 26 Cue for Treason Geoffrey Trease
2 The Goldfish Boy Lisa Thompson 27 The Adventure of
Huckleberry Finn
Mark Twain
3 The Island at the End of Everything
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
28 Blitzcat Robert Westall
4 The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Joan Aiken 29 The Sword in the Stone T H White
5 Peter Pan JM Barrie 30 Raptor Paul Zindel
6 The Dark is Rising Susan Cooper 31 The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins
7 Wolf Gillian Cross 32 Pig Heart Boy Malorie Blackman
8 The Seeing Stone Kevin Crossley- Holland
33 Framed Frank Cottrell Boyce
9 Boy Roald Dahl 34 The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman
10 The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank 35 The Garbage King Elizabeth Laird
11 The Weirdstone of Brisingamen Alan Garner 36 Wonder R J Palacio
12 Minders Diana Hendry 37 The Book Thief Marcus Zusak
13 A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine L’Engle 38 Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief
Rick Riordan
14 Across the Barricades Joan Lingard 39 The Bo of Delights John Masefield
15 Tug of War Catherine Forde 40 The Call of the Wild Jack London
16 War Horse Michael Morpurgo 41 Private Peaceful Michael Morpurgo
17 Stone Cold Robert Swindells 42 Holes Louis Sachar
18 Northern Lights Phillip Pullman 43 Twelve Minutes to Midnight
Christopher Edge
19 The Subtle Knife Phillip Pullman 44 A Rag, a Bone and a Hank of Hair
Nicholas Fisk
20 The Amber Spyglass Phillip Pullman 45 The Girl of Ink and Stars Kiran Millwood Hargrave 21 In the Indian in the Cupboard
Trilogy
Lynne Reid Banks 46 Eren Simon P Clark
22 Black Beauty Anna Sewell 47 The Railway Children E Nesbit
23 The Eagle of the Ninth Rosemary Sutcliffe 48 Abomination Robert Swindells
24 The Cay Theodore Taylor 49 Carrie’s War Nina Bawden
25 The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Sue Townsend 50 The Hobbit JRR Tolkien
For the next five issues of the bulletin, Miss Sutcliffe will be recommending the best fifty reads for each year group. First up, Year 7!
Following the recommended reads for Year 7, Miss Sutcliffe decided to review a book I originally read when I was at school and recently reread: Pig-Heart Boy by Malorie Blackman.
Thirteen-year-old Cam just wishes to be normal. Like any other teenage boy, he wishes to touch the bottom of the swimming pool at the deep end, to run and to play football with his friends. But, unfortunately for Cam, he can't do any of those normal things because his heart doesn't work properly.
At the age of eleven, Cam caught a serious infection which affected his heart. His heart is now weakening and Cam knew he might die. His doctor offers Cam a heart transplant, but it wasn't going to be a normal transplant - he wants to use apig’s heart.
Cam's mum is completely against the operation. Cam’s dad thinks it's the only way he will survive. And Cam?
Well,he’s sure whether he wants to go ahead or not.
To help him make a decision, Cam asks his doctor if he can meet the pig who the heart belongs to and eventually Cam meets Trudy the pig. Is it right that Trudy should be killed to make him well again?
This book instantly makes you question your own beliefs. Is it right that animals should die to keep humans alive? How come certain people get transplants and other people don't? Despite there being some sad parts in Pig Heart Boy, it is also a story about love, hope and new life.
This half term, in Year 9 English we have been studyingShakespeare’s Macbeth. To help students get a real grasp on the characters they have in exploring the last eight weeks, MrSmith’s class acted out some of the key scenes. Students took it in turns to play the role of protagonist and Jake even brought his own costume! Well done Year 9 for engaging with such a difficult text– what a great start to the year!
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ENGLISH
BRINGING SHAKESPEARE TO LIFE
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ENGLISH
8Q1 Spoken Word– students studied two spoken word poems in English entitled ‘I come from…’. They then had to create their own poems for homework and perform these to their peers. The following students were rewarded for their performances.
I come from fish and chips on my plate The scraps that I just love to taste The salt and vinegar
Dripping down my finger I come from going to the park But not when its dark
The swings, the slide, the monkey bars And when I slipped and broke my arm I come from being a playground leader All of them saying “I need her! I need her!”
Playing didge ball and kick ball
And being out by Lily who is ever so tall I come from competitive swimming since I was 8
And never being late 4am starts
And never being able to go on a go-cart I come from Spaghetti Bolognese Which is my fav
Society screaming in my head
Discussing subjects that should be dead Jessica
I come from smoke
Eating away at father’s lungs I come from video games Numbing my mind the time I play I come from warmth
The heat my family gives me I come from sugar
Rotting my teeth, but tasting so good I come from drama
An ambition I hope to achieve I come from diabetes
Terrorising my Grandma with the food that torments
I come from man’s best friend
Licking my face, freeing me from bad days I come from love
Thomas Lunn
I come from video games Making the time fly It is the prime of my life But a wakeup call I come from music Healing my ears
It is the essence of my soul I come from money wasted online
I come from my fears building me stronger
I come from nursery rhymes Washing spiders away I come from vegetables Saving animals
I come from my parents They made me who I am I come from failure Teaching me
I come from experience
Rian H o u sec ro ft
History is all about the past, but how far in the past must we go to call it history? This is something that Year 8 have been looking at as we study 'History in context' in Year 8. Students study a range of topic areas under the umbrella of the theme of 'Conflict' that are relevant to today such as, why is there a war in Syria? What is Terrorism? Why are people afraid of North Korea? Why has Brexit led to conflict and Why is Donald Trump like Marmite? Mrs Sullivan explains; 'By studying these topic areas and their history, we hope to give students an insight into why the the stories that make news headlines are happening. We think it is a fantastic opportunity for students to investigate these ongoing issues and put them in historical context, as well as showing students the ongoing relevance of history. Students have certainly been enthusiastic about the topic areas and have produced some fantastic work. Mr Booth adds 'the very best thing about these topic areas is we can constantly change our focus, to keep it relevant to current news headlines and the events happening in the world today.'
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Commis chef
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Alex Glennie, Class of 2017, is currently studying Sport and Exercise Science at Leeds City College.
When selecting her 6thform college Alex was set on attending Leeds City College to study Sport and Exercise Science. Alex selected Leeds City College because of the quality of the course and their sporting opportunities.
During Alex’s time at Leeds City College she has found it difficult to balance her workload with regards to ensuring that she meets multiple assignment deadlines all within a short window. Alex has achieved meeting all her deadlines by being very organised and ensuring that she remains on top of her workload and not getting behind.
While at college Alex has learnt the importance of good work life balance and to help manage stress she had taken up the opportunity of being part of Leeds City College’s football academy and since leaving BBG has become a keen, successful rugby player. Alex plays for Old Brodelians which is based at Hipperhome. She is very much an all round player but does like to play on the wing because she is quick and agile. Alex is very committed to her club as well as her personal development both training and competing weekly.
Alex is still currently considering her options following the completion of her A-Levels and is currently looking at Leeds Beckett to study either sports therapy or sports physio.
Leeds Beckett stands out because they have good courses as well as excellent facilities. Alex has heard nothing but good reviews regarding this university. One thing that is drawing Alex to Leeds Beckett is the vast array of sporting opportunities both recreational and competitively.
As a result ofAlex’s high involvement within sport she is very interested in a career within Sports Therapy as she has seen first hand how beneficial the therapists are in supporting performers recover quick minimising the time out of competition.
We wish Alex every success both within her rugby and her journey through university.
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WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
Our Remembrance Performance is coming together well, and music, drama and dance students are working really hard to create an evening to remember called We Will Remember Them.
In times of war it is not just those fighting who suffer. Year 10 Drama students have adapted a BBC play called Archie’s War into a class performance. It tells the story of a 10 year old boy from the beginning of World War 1 in 1914 until the armistice in 1918, when young people found themselves growing up far too quickly as they learnt about the horrors of war.
In more modern times, Niall and Ellie will perform the story of a young Navy communications expert who continued to struggle with life and relationships long after his time in conflict was over. Ellie and Olivia are choreographing a dance piece to reflect the terrors of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and Year 11 Drama students will perform a piece that they have created themselves called The Homecoming.
The evening will also include some outstanding music performances, including a performance called Songs That Won The Wars, and a performance of Highland Cathedral featuring Tom on bagpipes and students and staff accompanying. We will also be joined in an act of remembrance by members of the Band of the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service.
We hopeyou’ll be able to join us on Wednesday 7thNovember at Morley Town Hall. Tickets will be available from school very shortly.
Not long now until our students and staff embark on their Battlefields Trip. The party leaves at 4am on Friday travelling by coach to Calais. Students will visit Flanders Field Museum and Passchendale 1917 Memorial Museum where they will be able to visit the reconstructions of both British and German trenches.
Students will lay wreaths at Menin gate on the 100thyear anniversary of the end of WW1 in the deeply moving Last Post Ceremony and even find time to visit the incredible Belgium Chocolate Shops.
The long weekend will be concluded with visits and guided tours to Ypres Northern Salient, Essex Farm Cemetery, Langemark German War Cemetery, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Lonhnagar Crater and Thiepval Memorial.
A very thought provoking and humbling trip we are all very much looking forward to.
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RESILIENCE
One of the topics that Year 7 Resilience students study is Inspirational People and this half term it has been Dr Kate Granger who opened BBG Academy on 27 September 2013. Dr Granger was a senior doctor at Pinderfields Hospital when she was diagnosed with terminal cancer at the age of 29. Dr Granger commenced a campaign
“Hello my name is...” to encourage people to introduce themselves before delivering care. In her mind, just introducing yourself was more than a common courtesy but instead was about making connections between people. Many celebrities supported Kate with her campaign.
When Kate was ill, she wrote a blog about her treatment and two books about her experience - The Other Side and Bright Side. When Kate realised her illness was terminal she wrote a bucket list of things she wanted to achieve. Her husband Chris Pointon was at her side throughout and helped her raise over £250,000 for the Yorkshire Cancer Centre. In 2015 she was presented with an MBE from the Prince of Wales. Kate died on the 23 July 2016 at St.Gemma’s Hospice in Leeds at the age of 35 years old.
Year 7 were amazed at the strength Dr Granger displayed throughout her illness. Her husband Chris has continuedKate’s campaign and our Year 7 students were fortunate to meet him on Transition Day. Their ID badges contain the message “Hello my name is...” and BBG Academy encourages people to comply with Kate’s wishes of forming human connections with one another.
During form time, Key Stage 3 students in Years 7, 8 and 9 study and discuss ‘Thought for the Week’. This is a motivational idea which is used to reinforce theAcademy’s Growth Mindset philosophy. Students are being encouraged to work as hard as they can, and are advised that with effort, huge progress can be made. Aside from the thought, students learn about key events that have happened during that week. In addition, students choose from three or four mottos that they are going to try and adhere to during that week.
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS THIS WEEK’S THOUGHT
DISCUSSION POINTS
What does the above saying mean?
Sometimes in lessons, teachers ask you to pair and share, what does this mean? How do you like working with others? Sometimes, working in pairs and groups we can get good ideas and learn from one another. How can this be beneficial?
21-28 October
One World Week – This week is an opportunity for people from different diverse backgrounds to come together to learn about global justice.
21 October
Trafalgar Day - This commemorates the British Naval Victory at Trafalgar in 1805. It is marked by a parade through Trafalgar square in London.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAuSXpD-EvE
23 October
Apple releases the iPod in 2001.
24 October
The worst Stock Exchange crash occurred in Wall Street in 1929 which triggered the great depression https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-kdxn134gY
WE LEARN SO MUCH FROM ONE
ANOTHER
MAKE EACH DAY YOUR
MASTERPIECE CHOOSE YOUR
FRIENDS
Attendance
M TTERS
Articles produced by Miss Binns (HoY) If you have any Year 7 news you would like to share email [email protected] Form Group Attendance
7.1 99.2%
7.2 99.3%
7.3 98.3%
7.4 98.2%
7.5 98.9%
7.6 97.9%
7.7 99.3%
Year 7 attendance is currently the best in the school flying high at 98.7%. Well done to 7.2 (Mr Walsh) and 7.7 (Miss Sanderson) who have 99.3%
PD Form Leader Board
7.1
1. Noah Selby – 435 stamps 2. Jack Wilson – 418 stamps 3. Libby Metcalf - 416 stamps 3. Thomas Keating – 416 stamps
7.2
1. Daniel Hirst – 448 stamps 2. Jobe Cook – 440 stamps 3. Estelle Williams – 435 stamps
7.3
1. Harriet clark – 452 stamps 2. Qabid Alade – 423 stamps 3. Joshua Rhodes – 367 stamps
7.4
1. Zaid Patel – 401 stamps 2. Melissa Ng – 385 stamps 3. Emma Lee – 382 stamps
7.5
1. Jake Kennedy – 559 stamp 2. Niall Sykes – 549 stamps 3. Elissa Aveyard – 537 stamps
7.6
1. Lauren Dalton – 510 stamps 2. Archie Pierpoint -496 stamps 3. Emily English – 453 stamps 7.7
1. Phebe Firth – 614 stamps 2. Christopher Bumhira – 555 stamps 3. Olivia Tyson – 530 stamps
This week sees the end of a very long but successful half term for Year 7.
Rather than celebrating a Star Student from each form, below are all the students that were nominated by subject areas to receive additional praise during our celebration assembly. Well done to all.
Harriet Clark Evie Foulds Pheobe Firth Abigail Baines Kian Brown Jorja Ellis
Emma Rathmell Alex Walker Polly Wragg Evie Sykes Joshua Stone Hana Ibnouzaki
Clark Brockley Charlie Patrick Georgina Baldwin Cason Haynes Isla Boocock Jake Heaton Jack Wilson Finlay Hubbard Emma Lee Evie Coulson Harrison Bingham Emel Riley
Freya Nolan Emily Englis Ava Tempest Adam Ajmal Logan Parry Ruby Hilton Mark Anthony Osgathorpe Finlay Powles Dylan Rider Poppy Rylands
Tiana McCue Thomas Keating Dylan Grimshaw Cameron Moss Mia Bostock Charlie Mitchell Tom Holland
Robyn Wood Brown
Amelia Parker
Daniel Walker
Today the students received their end of term rewards assembly. Among some of the certificates handed out were
Certificate Student Reason
English Abigail Johnstone and Emelia Fellows
Outstanding Effort in English
Maths Lucy Ratnik and Robson Lee For being enthusiastic and always contributing to class discussions.
Science Spike Middleton Kiera Priest
For always getting stuck in in Mythbusters For effort in Science
Creative Arts Olivia Hill For outstanding work in Design and Technology
Sport Zain Ajmal, Alifie Ward and Alex Chapman
Playing up a year today for the Y9 and standing out. Cracking attitude.
Performing Arts
James Mitchell,
Max McCarthy and Charlotte Irwin
Outstanding effort in Performing Arts
Most improved Student
Kaydon Housecroft Reduction in comments
Most Stamps Saahil Chhibda 449 Stamps
Best attendance
Hakima Alade 100% Attendance (picked at random)
Most improved attendance
Ashley Bastow 100% Attendance in year 8
Beyond the Curriculum
Zara Monks For the fantastic efforts in agricultural and equestrian competitions.
Year 9 attendance:
Well done 9.3, you are the Year 9 attendance champions this week!
Subject Success!
This week, Hannah Wood and Mehael Sullivan have both gained outstanding results in their Business Studies Unit test and have also both demonstrated a fabulous attitude to learning – Mrs Luffman.
Well done to the both of you. High praise indeed from the Head. Keep up the great work, the Year 9 team are really proud of your efforts!
Resilience Star of the week
Chester Griffiths has shown great resilience this week. Chester is asking some really intelligent questions in French and working out how he can adapt the language to suit his needs. Very impressive!
Student Superstars
Alexandra Stocks – Alexandra has been mentioned by a number of staff for always giving 100% effort into classwork and homework. This is great to hear.
James Jarratt – James has shown to be very able in the French speaking game with his classroom partner recently. Additionally, he has increased his effort and enthusiasm within his work and
behaviour this week in English.
Congratulations to both students, well done!
There are a number of nominations this week as we have recently had our praise assembly. Over 140 nominations were given by staff to recognise the effort and achievements in Year 10. Further to this is the amount of Stamps Year 10 have accumulated this term which reflects their hard work and enthusiasm in lessons.
Students with the Most Stamps in each Year 10 form. Well done to Troy Lister who has the most stamps
Name Form Stamp
Korban Poppleton 10.1 388 Winnie Peacock 10.1 362
Samuel Frost 10.2 382
Eliza Bould 10.2 376
Chloe Campbell 10.3 341 Charlotte Watson 10.3 328 Justin Nowoczek 10.4 341 Molly Yeomans 10.4 340
Troy Lister 10.5 414
Daniel Jubb 10.5 364 Niamh Spencer-
Brooke
10.6 339
Holly Taylor 10.6 292
Star Student
Troy Lister
Here are some of the nominations issued by staff in recognition of the hard work and effort of Year 10 Students .
Maths
Rhys Inwood, Phil Wiliby, Eliza Bould, Aimee Parker, Bobbi Hallas, Sam Frost, Lewis Gomersall, Aaron Rennard, Sophia Kenney, Annabel Cook, Ryan Haughin, James Kettlewell, Korban Poppleton and Alex Collington.English
Aaron Rennard, Sam Frost, Emily Hilton, Hannah Archer, Katy Levene, Mia Mortimer, Holly Taylor, Robyn Widdop, Will Hamilton, Jacob Mavin, Jerry Ochola, Troy Lister Ella, Louise Hall, Pippa Rooks and Lewis ThompsonScience
Sophie Roberts, Sophie Aston, AlexanderCholmondeley, Jasmine Dunne, Lewis Eltringham, Esme Gray, Ethan Hendry, Hannah Archer, Jacob Jackson, Scarlett Parnell, Samuel Smith, Anaia Edwards, Archie Sykes, Niamh Tattersfield, Vianna Toward, Charlotte Watson, Poppy Middleton, James Kettlewell, Sally Holmes, Vinny Cusworth Jacob Stuart and Eliza Bould
Languages
Benjamin Phillips Millie Reid Harry Hainsworth Josh Wright Ben Knowles, Emily Hilton Sam Frost Callum Cox Rhys Inwood Mia Mortimer Archie Sykes, Philip Wilby Harry GrayOption Subjects
Jacob Marvin, Harry Hainsworth, Philip Wilby, Poppy Middleton, Ben Phillips, Harry Gray, Tom Wilde, Ryan Haughin, Sam Frost, Tom Wilde, Harry Hainsworth,Nikita Sanctis, Aaron Rennard, Kyle Patel Niamh Tattersfield, Daniel Housecroft, Lewis Gomersall, Phoebe Ingham, Gabby Flanagan, Elliot Haigh, Myles Firth, Emily Hilton, Daniel Jubb, Millie Reid, James Kettlewell, Cadeyrn Pollard, Archie Sykes, Bobbi Hallas, Eliza Bould, Ethan Ingham, Thomas Jarrett, Isabella England, Troy Lister, Pippa Rooks, Bailey Arnold, Olivia Butterfield, Gabby Flanagan, Alex France, Winnie Peacock, Evie Mai Burbank, Josh Stones, Poppy Middleton, Pheobe Ingham, Darcy Webb, Alfie Anderson, Annabel Cooke, Beth Hartley, Daisy Powell, Callum Cox, Isabel Reid, Chelsie Selby and Balnish Kaur.A special Mention to
Ethan Ingham
who has been nominated by Mrs Wilkinson for being a role model for the current Year 7Well done to the 96 Year 10 students who have achieved 100% attendance. All names were entered for a £20 amazon prize draw. Congratulations to Sally Holmes who won this. Also well done to 10.4 who have
consistently maintained a fantastic 99% class attendance.
This week saw the first Celebration Assembly for Year 11. Subject tutors had been asked to nominate two students who had made outstanding progress and two students who had made exceptional effort.
Laura was a chosen student for Geography, Psychology, PE and Business Studies. This is a great reflection of Laura’s efforts and progress this year.
Well done, Laura.
MONDAY
Main course Minced beef pastry roll
Vegetarian Roasted Mediterranean vegetable parcel Accompaniments Mashed potatoes and roasted root vegetables Pudding Eve’s Pudding
TUESDAY
Main course Chinese chicken
Vegetarian Sweet potato and chickpea curry Accompaniments Wholegrain rice, broccoli and carrots Pudding Chocolate banana cake
WEDNESDAY
Main course Roast chicken
Vegetarian Autumn vegetable lasagne
Accompaniments Roast potatoes and braised red cabbage Pudding Orange and cinnamon rice pudding
THURSDAY
Main course Cottage pie Vegetarian Vegetarian chilli
Accompaniments Herb infused couscous and green beans Pudding Pear and date crumble crunch
FRIDAY
Main course Battered fish
Vegetarian Mixed bean and vegetable tortilla bake Accompaniments Chips, baked beans or mushy peas Pudding Sticky toffee pudding
Attendance in one school year
Number of lessons missed per year
Number of weeks missed per year
Number of years missed over 5 years
100% 0 0 0
95% 50 lessons 2 weeks ¼ Year
90% 100 lessons 4 weeks ½ Year
85% 150 lessons 6 weeks ¾ Year
80% 200 lessons 8 weeks 1 Year
70% 300 lessons 12 weeks 1½ Years
60% 400 lessons 16 weeks 2 Years
50% 500 lessons 20 weeks 2½ Years
Attend & Achieve
Research suggests that missing 17 school days a year results in 1 GCSE grade drop.
This weeks attendance leaders.
96.9%
Year Form Attendance
7 7.2 99.3%
8 8.7 99.2%
9 9.3 97.8%
10 10.4 99.1%
11 11.6 98.8%
@BBGAcademy
Attendance Fact: Schools are expected to have an overall attendance of 95% or above. It is the legal responsibility of the parent/carers of children of a legal school age to make sure they receive a full-time education. They must ensure their child attends school regularly and stays there all day. Law Section 444 of the Education Act 1996 is the law under which a parent/carer can be prosecuted as a consequence of non- attendance. The maximum penalty is a fine of up to £2,500 per parent per child (for you and your partner) and/or up to 3 month’s imprisonment.
Attendance
M TTERS
Uniform Recycling
We now have a uniform Swap Shop from 8.00-8.45 every morning.
Parents can bring an item of uniform that is too small and swap for a preloved larger size.
A full list of items and sizes are available on request.
Please do continue to donate old items if you are able to.
Attendance
M TTERS
parent news
U15 Netball Spen Valley Tournament
In windy conditions our U15 team travelled to Mirfield Free Grammar on Tuesday to take part in the Spen Valley annual tournament. There were six teams in total from across the Kirklees district and we played a round robin tournament.
The team showed tremendous determination, sportsmanship and passion throughout their games. A number of students demonstrated their versatility on the court, adapting to different positions on court. This didn’t hold the team back and if anything made them more focussed on winning. Many of the other teams were taller than us but we retained our composure and adapted our play accordingly. Our attacking and defensive play during all five games was fantastic to watch. The team’s movement in and around the circle made it hard for our components to keep up with us and allowed us to take full advantage in the circle. The team worked hard to maintain possession and bring the ball up the court. Our defenders responded when needed, intercepting play and pouncing on any loose balls.
Overall, an outstanding team performance and a great start to the season. Well done!
Team
Emily Hilton (Captain) Evie Burbank, Annabel Cooke, Esme Gray, Jasmine Dunne, Isobel Reid, Millie Reid, Eliza Bould, Crystal Knpaton.
Results
BBG vs MFG– 2-1 (win)
BBG vs Whitcliffe Mount - 4-2 (win) BBG vs Castle Hall 1– 6-1 (win) BBG vs Manor Croft– 9-1 (win) BBG vs Castle Hall 2– 8-0 (win)
Netball
Emma Maleham
Rugby
Ryece Mahmood
Some great news from the East Bierley Cricket presentation this week. Dan Hirst from form 7.2 and Niall Sykes from 7.5 both were recognised with awards. Dan, awarded ‘Most Improved Player’ for his season as wicket keeper, and Niall, in just his second season awarded with‘Best Fielder’. We are looking forward to getting Year 7 cricket started and giving you the chance to represent TeamBBG!
Year 9 v Harrogate Grammar
BBG travelled to Harrogate Grammar on the back of some impressive results in the previous weeks. In the glorious Harrogate sunshine, BBG started poorly and found themselves two tries down within the first 5 minutes.
After a team talk from Captain Kenzie Fraser, BBG came out fighting and spent the remainder of the half playing some impressive rugby. The introduction of Y8 students, Alex Chapman, Alfie Ward and Zain Ajmal provided some impetus into the team. Kenzie Fraser crossed just before half time to reduce the score to 17-5 and after a conversion from Year 8 Zain Ajmal, BBG were back in the contest. After the break Harrogate crossed for another two tries in 5 minutes and BBG found themselves 29-7 down with 15 minutes to play. Joeby Crowther- Hulme-Hill came off the bench and made an immediate impact with turning over the ball. This resulted in Kenzie Fraser crossing for his second try. A third was to follow soon after, again from Kenzie and after another conversion from Zain Ajmal BBG were only 8 points behind the hosts with 5 minutes left to play. Unfortunately it was to end 29-21. A special mention for a number of players. Kenzie Fraser for his hattrick and captaincy.
Callum Snowden and Igor Rup, in only their second game of rugby and you would never have known. Joeby Crowther-Hulme-Hill, who has developed into a very good player having never played before. The three Year 8 students whodidn’t look out of place at that level and in fact at times showed their class.
Year 7 v Harrogate Grammar
BBG went ahead within the first two minutes of the game after some good handling, resulting in Evan Popple going over in the corner. Harrogate Grammar hit back with some tight forward play and would take the lead with a breakaway try to lead 10-5 after 15 minutes. BBG responded in style with Jakub Mordak storming through the middle of the Harrogate defence to leave the scores at 10-10 at the break. With some solid defence and an improved breakdown, BBG started to dominate the game. BBG scored the next three quick tries through Ryan Dorree, Chris Bumhira and Adam Ajmal. Harrogate responded well to score in the corner. With 5 minutes to go Jakub scored his second try of the game after some impressive teamwork from the BBG side. Final score BBG 30 Harrogate Grammar 15.
The U14 Netball tournament at Whitcliffe Mount today saw another series of wins by our Year 9 pupils.
They made their way to the final of the tournament beating Whitcliffe Mount 5-0, Mirfield Free Grammar 6-0 and drawing with Manor Croft 2-2.
The final game was a challenging one versus Heckmondwike Grammar which resulted in a gripping 2-2 draw.
Heckmondwike were awarded the tournament win on goal difference. A lesson to our girls to keep playing hard even if they are winning easily.
Defeat was accepted gracefully with a determination to win outright next time. Well done everyone.
Under 13’s vs St John Fishers
The first game of the year saw the Under 13 team travel to St John Fishers in what was a very competitive match. Both teams started very quickly with lots of chances being created. The first half was end to end, BBG had the better of the chances with Dan Fretwell and Chris Bumhira narrowly missing. BBG seemed to be getting the majority of their chances from the wings whilst St John Fishers were playing more direct football.
The first half ended scoreless as neither team could capitalise on opportunities.
In the second half Thomas Swain replaced Oran Blakeley on the left wing and Cameron Burston moved to left back. The second half started as the first ended, feisty, end to end and fast paced. Again, Dan Fretwell and Chris Bumhira were causing problems for the Fishers defence and finally broke through. Billy Wragg played a pin point through pall down the wing to put Chris Bumhira in at goal, his defender was quite tight however Chris managed to out-muscle his marker and calmly slot the ball in the bottom left corner. This seemed to give BBG a second wind. Following the goal BBG fashioned attack after attack, keeping the ball well around the box and waiting to get a shot off. A St John Fisher foul just outside the box on Oran Blakeley gave BBG another good opportunity to pull further ahead. Hudson Rowan stepped up to take the free kick and did so perfectly. A curling free kick that made it up and over the wall saw the keeper catch the ball inside of his own goal. The score was now BBG 2 St John Fishers 0. With approximately 10 minutes left of the first half Fishers did answer back with a goal of their own, a dubious free kick was given against Cameron Burston on the edge of the box that saw the Fishers centre half dispatch the chance into the top right hand corner of the goal. The next few moments were close and the game could have gone either way at this point until Dan Fretwell jumped on a mistake from a Fishers centre half and scored 1 on 1 against the keeper. This put the game to bed and left no time for Fishers to respond.
A very well contested game with two very talented sides. Full Time score: St John Fishers 1– 3 BBG Academy A special mention to Year 7 students Hudson Rowan, Chris Bumhira and Cameron Burston who played key parts within the game.
E X T R A C U R R I C U L A R
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 2.30pm Mr Baxter, Mr Walsh, Mr Benton
and Mr Cattley
Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 7.20am Strength and Conditioning
Mr Gostling
Year 8 Year 9 7.30am Strength and Conditioning
Mr Benton
Year 7 Year 10
2.30pm Mr Baxter, Mr Gostling and Mr
Walsh
Year 7 Year 8 2.30pm Miss Gale and
Miss Skelton
Year 10 Mr Gostling
Boys Football Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 2.30pm Mr Benton
Girls Football Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 2.30pm Miss Williams
Year 9 2.30pm Miss Skelton
Year 10 Year 11 2.30pm Miss Binns and
Miss Skelton
