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The Hampton CentreSponsored Walk Raises £60 for Animal HospitalOn one of our last mild, dry, autumn days, Base staffand students walked three laps of the school field toraise money for St Tiggywinkle’s Wildlife Hospital.Those of you who were gazing out of the windowtoward the field during lesson time on November 9 thmay have noticed Base staff setting a new fashiontrend by tucking their trousers into their socks orCharlie Brown capturing the whole event, at very closerange, on digital camera. We will not mention HarryWilliams TRYING to take a short cut. Oops, we just did.The idea to raise funds towards the rescue andrehabilitation of sick, injured and orphaned wildlife wasinspired by Taylor Griffith who wanted to be involvedin some kind of charitable work. Taylor particularlylikes hedgehogs and this event allowed everyone inthe Base to be involved (including parents) throughsponsor collection, learning about fund raising,designing posters, taking photos and the all importantteam effort, ‘taking part in the walk.’Well done to:Taylor Griffith, Abi Palmer, Harry Williams, CharlieBrown, Simon Farrell-Adams, Matthew Ash and ofcourse, Base staff.* * * * £60 will fund the care of one hedgehogfor a year * * * * *A ‘HUGE’ thank youto all those whosponsored this cause.MathematicsSave Money and SucceedFollowing the success of last year’s amazing calculator offer, we havenegotiated another excellent deal for students at Pershore High School.Your child needs his or her own scientific calculator to succeed.Calculators vary tremendously and borrowing one at the last minute canbe disastrous. Doing a calculator examination without one is like doingthe pole vault without a pole.At PHS, we recommend a good quality scientific calculator. This will cost£8 in Tesco. However, we can sell them to students for just £5.In addition, the Mathematics Department has a variety of revisionresources and equipment available for students to buy - just bring themoney in to your maths teacher or to Miss Morgan in Room 29.Scientific calculator - £5Revision Guides- £2.25 or £2.75KS3 Workbook with answers - £2.25KS4 Workbook with answers - £3.25 or £3.75Other equipment - pens, rulers, protractors– prices vary from 5p to 30pGCSE Mathematics Practice PapersWe are selling six complete GCSE examination paperswith solutions for just £2.50.Just bring the money to your Mathematics teacher andpick up the pack.Want to improve yourgrade in Maths?Did you know we subscribe towww.mymaths.co.uk?Login is 'pershore' - passwordavailable from your teacher.The website has a huge numberof interactive online resources tohelp with revision. You can raiseyour Key Stage 3 level or GCSEgrade if you use the boostermaterials. There are boosterpacks for Key Stage 3 studentsto help them achieve a level 4,or raise their level to 5/6. Thereare also booster packs forstudents wanting to improve theirGCSE grade from D to C, C to Band A to A*. There are onlineworksheets which give instantfeedback on all topics on thesyllabus as well as plenty ofuseful and fun games to helpimprove your mental arithmeticskills.If you havenot alreadystartedusing thiswebsite forrevision,start today.11