After all the compromises our children have had to endure during Covid, it is great that our extra-curricular provision and learning outside the classroom is back to where it was.
Launch events for our Rugby, Netball and Football Tour of South Africa, the next trip to the Azores and the Drama department’s production of Romeo and Juliet have taken place recently. Year 9 have been on their Geography fieldwork this week and Y8 are on fieldwork next week. All Year 7 children had a great team-building day at Hillier’s Gardens. PE recently had the welcome problem of over 90 children joining their after school trampoline sessions!
Thank you to all my colleagues who offer these opportunities and to parents for supporting this really important part of learning and each child’s development. Colleges and employers are looking not just for great exam grades but also the wider attributes encapsulated in our 3DCurriculum: Tolerance, Curiosity, Excitement, Independence, Leadership, Communication, Problem-solving, Creativity, Compassion, Resilience, Co-operation and Thoughtfulness
Click here to see what's on next week:
Monday 10 October
Nothing advised
Tuesday 11 October
Geography Department - Year 8 Tadburn Meadows Fieldwork: 8XR/8XZ Periods 1-3
Geography Department - Year 8 Tadburn Meadows Fieldwork: 8YA/8YZ Periods 3-6
Wednesday 12 October
Geography Department - Year 8 Tadburn Meadows Fieldwork: 8YO/8YB Periods 1-3
Geography Department - Year 8 Tadburn Meadows Fieldwork: 8XA/8XB Periods 3-6
Thursday 13 October
Year 7 Meet the Tutor Evening in the Olympic Hall, 3.30pm - 6.00pm
English Department - Year 8 Charles Dickens Museum Trip, 6.15am - approx. 6.00pm/6.30pm
Friday 14 October
Geography Department - Year 8 Tadburn Meadows Fieldwork: 8YR/8XO Periods 1-3
Tag Rugby Fesitval at Mountbatten 4.00pm
INSET Days for 2022/23
Friday 25 November 2022
Monday 20 February 2023
Monday 19 June 2023
Friday 21 July 2023
Every effort is made to ensure these dates are accurate. There are occasions when circumstances beyond our control may result in changes
Road Safety
School drop off and pick up is a busy time on the roads around school. Please can we ask that all cars drive slowly in the area and be extra vigilant. Thank you for your support in helping keep everyone safe.
Matthew H 7RAD, Rebecca M 7MJS, Emily N 7DCR, and Alice C 7IBR for gaining the Bronze Award (7books read and reviewed)
Lucy W, Becca N both7RAD, and Elodie P 7AWS for gaining the Silver Award (14 books read and reviewed)
Geography Department
Geography Stars
Tad C 7CBN
Jacob H 7CBN
Alice C 7IBR
Stanley G 7IBR
James M 8JFR
English Department
English Stars
Elodie P 7AWS
Jesse L 7ERL
Oliver N 8CWN
Ella C 8JBY
Bradley C 9HCO/CFT
George R 9AOR
Mason D 9HCO/CFT
Taya H 9BHT/NKY
Ross H 9HCO/CFT
Imogen L 9SHL/EGE
Abigail C 9BHT/NKY
Emma G 10RLR/SOE
Evan K 10TLS
Alison R 10RLR/SOE
Click the drop-down menus below to find out more about different careers opportunities coming up for our students.
Industry Insight
15+ and interested in Business and Accounting? On Wednesday 12 October from 5.00pm - 7.00pm, CIMA will be hosting an online insight event and will be bringing with them a number of senior finance professionals from global technology giants IBM, world-leading infrastructure and engineering firm Amey and Network Rail, who are the owner and manager of the vast majority of Britain’s railway network. If you would like to register for this exclusive online event and hear from senior financial figures at world-leading companies, please click on the registration link below.
Please remember to book for any open events online via the college website. Events tend to book out fast.
8 October: Sparsholt College
10 October: Bishop Wordworth’s Grammar School
11 October: City College Southampton
11 October: Totton College
12 October: Eastleigh College
13 October: Itchen College
Top Tip - Sustainable cities and communities
Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
By 2030, two thirds of the world population is expected to live in urban areas (cities and towns). That is approximately 5 billion people! Goal 11 is all about making cities safe and sustainable by ensuring access to safe and affordable housing, investment in public transport, creating green spaces, improving urban planning and putting communities at the heart of the decision-making.
What can we do to achieve this goal?
World Habitat Day took place on Monday 3 October 2022 and the motto this year is "Mind the gap - leave no one and no place behind." The United Nations is encouraging us to look after our cities and towns and make sure they are safe and inclusive areas. We can do all our bit by celebrating diversity and being kind to each other.
Rocket Balloon
If you’ve ever wanted to boldly go to infinity and beyond, or to a galaxy far, far away, you can start by sending balloons across your living room in this week’s 'Do Try This at Home'.
Children read more when the subtitles are turned on!
Research shows that turning on the subtitles when watching video, provides struggling readers with additional language exposure and improves reading skills.
Subtitles help students to learn - whether they are confident readers learning new vocabulary, developing readers or students with English as an additional language.
To turn subtitles on, just look for the ‘CC’ button in the bottom right-hand corner of the video. Click below to view a short video of Stephen Fry explaining more:
This episode features students from every year group and Miss Roodt (Humanities Coordinator) discussing sustainability and how we can all do our bit as a school community to be a bit more sustainable. How can we all be imperfectly sustainable? Listen in for some great top tips from our students and...
Road Safety
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Bella B 7ERL
Matthew H 7RAD, Rebecca M 7MJS, Emily N 7DCR, and Alice C 7IBR for gaining the Bronze Award (7books read and reviewed)
Tad C 7CBN
Elodie P 7AWS
15+ and interested in Business and Accounting? On Wednesday 12 October from 5.00pm - 7.00pm, CIMA will be hosting an online insight event and will be bringing with them a number of senior finance professionals from global technology giants IBM, world-leading infrastructure and engineering firm Amey and Network Rail, who are the owner and manager of the vast majority of Britain’s railway network. If you would like to register for this exclusive online event and hear from senior financial figures at world-leading companies, please click on the registration link below.
What can we do to achieve this goal?
