Dear Parents February 2008 We are now half way ... - South Axholme

Dear Parents February 2008We are now half way through the school year but with challenges to come. For Year 11 it is a time inwhich final calls for examination coursework are being made. In my own subject (Animation) I knowthat the first Monday of the last week of term is my absolute deadline, though other subjects will havedifferent deadlines. Sometimes the difference between grades is a simple matter of a handful of marks.That extra hour or two can make a huge difference. Rushed coursework is not the best coursework.The late buses commence on Tuesday 26th February and run on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from thenon. They should be full of Year 11s at the very least. Other years have their deadlines, of course, withYear 10 needing to lay good foundations in the GCSEs and Year 9 preparing for the SATs. Not to ignoreYear 7 who should by now be well established and Year 8, often the forgotten year, needing to stretchthemselves to ensure they are in the highest set possible. In Year 9 most subjects are taught in asetted arrangement. As ever, should any parent wish to discuss problems or progress, we are only atelephone call away.Mr LumsdenParent GovernorWe are pleased to inform you that Mrs Jill Cooper has joined the Governing Body of South AxholmeCommunity School (unopposed).Mrs ScaifePayment of School MealsJust a reminder that you can now put money on lunch cards via debit/credit card. Telephone 01427297907 before 10:30 a.m. and the student‟s account will be credited that day. Calls after this time willbe credited the next day.Mrs ScaifeLate BusesLate buses will re-commence on Tuesday 26 February and will run every Tuesday and Wednesday at4:30 p.m. until Wednesday 21 May 2008. We would like to be able to offer the late bus service for alonger period of time, as they are really helpful to students wishing to stay behind for a wide variety ofactivities including extra lessons/coursework, but the cost of running them prohibits this. If any parentcould help with sponsorship of the late buses, we would be happy to discuss details.Mrs ScaifNational Year of Reading2008 is the National Year of Reading and we are encouraging all our pupils to continue their reading forpleasure. Parents play a big part in setting the pattern – parents who read, talk about reading andspend time reading with their children, have a huge influence. Let‟s get reading!World Book DayTo celebrate World Book Day, Evans Publishers sponsored a story writing competition. Eight of ourpupils were shortlisted and one of them is a winner. Congratulations to Alistair Godley – a great story.There were 3,000 entries and Alistair did exceptionally well to be one of the twelve finalists. His story isto be published in the next few weeks in a hardback book.Mrs HandyTesco Vouchers for Sports EquipmentA big thank you to everyone who helped us collect Tesco Sports Vouchers to renew/replace some of ourequipment. You helped us collect 17,000 vouchers and this has enabled us to obtain:A pair of Netball posts,Table Tennis tableCricket wicketsRounders ballsStop watchesFitness EquipmentYear 9 6-a-side Football

The above team comprised:Georgi Knibb, Rose Knibb, Louisa Severn, Lydia Shuttleworth, Charlotte Wigham and Harriet Alger.Played Winterton Comprehensive won 1 – 0 goal scorer GeorgiPlayed St Bedes won 1 – 0 goal scorer GeorgiPlayed Melior North won 3 – 0 goals scorers Georgi and Louisa.The Semi-Finals were against Sir John Nelthorpe. South Axholme won 2 – 1 goal scorer Georgi.The Final was against Melior South. The score was 10 – 0. Extra time was played but there was still nowinner, so it was agreed to share the trophy.Miss HarrisonYears 7/8 BaskbetballThe above team comprised:Isabelle Sterling, Connor Gresham, Jade Jenkinson, Kurt Best, Alistair Topping, Harry Bullas, JonathanGrayson, Melissa Godley, Emma Horrocks and Luke Shpylka.The team got to the Final of Scunthorpe Schools U13 Basketball tournament. There were some excellentperformances in the group stages, particularly against The Vale of Ancholme. We beat Melior South 6 –2 in the Semi-Final and played Sir John Nelthorpe in the Final, narrowly losing to them 4 – 2.Miss HarrisonU15 BaskbetballThe following team beat Huntcliffe 20 – 17.Chris Richards, Jonathan Brownless, Alistair Topping, James Burrell, Chris Carr, Callum Bowmer andJonathan Moore.Miss HarrisonU15 BasketballThe following team beat North Axholme 36 – 21.James Ballinger (10 points), Chris Carr (2 points), Ben Huntington (2 points), Jonathan Moore, JamesBurrell (4 points), Jonathan Brownless (6 points), Callum Bowmer (2 points), Alistair Godley (5 points)and Alistair Topping (5 points).Miss HarrisonYr 76-a-side FootballIn group stages we playedBaysgarth 1 – 1 Goal Scorer Chloe Hepworth.High Ridge 2 – 2 Goal Scorer Jade Jenkinson and Chloe Hepworth.Won Melior North 5 – 0 Goal Scorers Jade Jenkinson (3) and Chloe Hepworth (2).We won the Semi Final 2 – 1 with a golden goal in extra time. Jade Jenkinson scored both goals.We unfortunately lost the Final to High Ridge 2 – 0.There was some fantastic work from Isabelle Sterling in midfield. Hannah Barth was also strong indefence. Melissa Brasher made some excellent saves throughout the course of the tournament. Welldone girls.Miss HarrisonU15 FootballThe above team comprised of the following pupils:Georgi Knibb, Rose Knibb, Verity Cooper, Louisa Severn, Frances Hoad, Chloe Armson, Lydia North andThea Kelly.

Group Stages:Winterton Comprehensive 1 – 1 Goal scorer Georgi.Beat High Ridge 3 – 0 Goal scorers Louisa, Georgi and Verity.Semi-FinalsBeat Foxhills 3 – 1 Goal scorers Georgi (2) and Verity.FinalWinterton Comprehensive 1 – 1 Goal scorer Georgi.After full time penalties were taken and the score remained a draw at 3 – 3.Sudden death was played and the score still remained a draw at 6 – 6.It was agreed to share the trophy.Year 9/10 FootballThe following team won Melior South (A) on Tuesday 12th February 2 – 0.Frances Hoad, Chloe Armson, Lydia North, Louisa Severn, Georgi Knibb, Rose Knibb and Verity Cooper.There were excellent all-round performances from Rose Knibb and Frances Hoad was superb in defence.Verity Cooper and Louisa Severn created some good chances in midfield.Miss HarrisonBenchballSouth Axholme Community School recently hosted a Year 3/4 Benchball Festival for its seven feederprimary schools. In a very entertaining evening Westwoodside Primary School was crowned BenchballChampions after beating West Butterwick in the final. Special thanks to go Mieke Ingelbrecht and PippaRichardson who officiated all the matches. Additional recognition should also go to Megan McCulloughand Mandy Jennings (a CSA) who helped on the evening.BadmintonRichard Traviss has been passing on his Badminton expertise to a series of promising Badmintonstudents. Adam Bramhald, Harvey Thornton, Bradley Atkinson, Ben Robertson, Levi Waddingham, AlexTemperton, Matthew Kaye and George Moody have all benefited from the 5-week tuition.Cross-CountryThe North Lincolnshire Cross-Country Championships were hosted at Central Park, Scunthorpe, withSouth Axholme taking some notable performances.The Year 7 boys team found the going tough as only Cameron Farr was placed inside the top 40runners. In a line up of over the 120 runners, the rest of the boys team was made up of Will Purdy,Josh Saczek, Daniel Till, Liam McKay, Jack Ball, Daniel Wheatley and Michael Broom.In the Year 8/9 team, Richard Caine was undoubtedly the star performer, winning the race intremendous style. His truly gutsy performance and never-say-die attitude can be admired. Alsorightfully sharing the limelight was Harvey Thornton who finished the race in 5th position. DespiteMatthew Ince being in the bottom tier of the age-group category, he finished a creditable 29th and withLevi Waddingham 38th, Daniel Leggott 43rd, Jordan Prendergast 51st and Ryan Beaumont 75th. It wasthe school‟s strongest represented category.Leading the way for the Year 10/11 team (as has often been the case) was James Robertson 18th andWill Biggs 22nd. They were joined by Chris Carr, Adam Ratcliffe and Andrew Gillespie.Mr SpouncerSki TripA Ski Trip to Xscape was organised, mainly for the Year 9 boys football team. The trip was also filled upwith other keen skiers and those students wanting to learn. The night proved a great success with Mr

Spouncer being encouraged by a „pro skier‟ Mr Driver, taking his first steps unaided on „The Big Slope‟,much to the amusement of onlookers! Thanks also go to Mrs Caine, who is also making significantprogress on her skiing technique, in preparation for Mr Barlow‟s ski trip.Mr SpouncerFootball Foundation GrantThe school has gained a Football Foundation Grant for £400 in January. This grant has now purchased abrand new Nike football kit for the girls‟ football team.Fotheringham BrothersMany thanks to Fotheringham Brothers who have again sponsored the school. They have managed topurchase 16 new football shirts for the Year 10 and 11 football team.Mr BarlowAchievementsCould any pupils who would like to appear on our achievements board in the school foyer (for successeswhich we may not be aware of), please see a member of staff in Resources.Mrs ColverExpressive and Performing ArtsOn Monday 14th January we went to Hull University on an Aim Higher event called MoCap with 30pupils. Fifteen did sports and fifteen did Dance and we looked at digitally capturing their movementswith the latest technology. It was a very interesting and informative day.On Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th January I took a Lower School Theatre trip to London where wevisited the Dungeons, Rain Forest Café, a Stage Combat workshop, Covent Garden and saw two WestEnd performances of „The Lord of the Rings‟ and „Dirty Dancing‟. We had a wonderful time and everyoneseemed to enjoy themselves!On Friday 15th January we had a performance of Mice and Men in the School Hall for pupils in Years 10and 11 who are studying this for their BTec exam. A workshop followed the performance.On Monday 21st January we went to see “Stomp” at the Sheffield Lyceum and had a “Stomp” workshopin school on the following day. “Stomp” is described as „The wildest and most imaginative rhythms andmovements ever seen‟. They take everyday noises and turn them into the most enthralling, throbbingand energetic musical extravaganza in years. The pupils enjoyed participating in the workshop.On Thursday 24th January a Dance workshop was held in school for the Year 11 Expressive Arts Dancestudents.Crag Rats performed in school on 5th February during their Options Tour called „Widen Your World” to allour Year 9 pupils. The project is designed to inform young people of all the options that are available tothem and to promote the benefits of Higher Education. Digital photos of the performance can be seenon the Crag Rats website gallery at www.cragratsgetalife.com.Miss Norris has organised a trip to the Leeds Grand Theatre to see a performance of Cats on Wednesday12th March. It is important that all pupils have the opportunity to view professional theatrical works tohelp broaden their knowledge and understanding of the Arts.John Leggott College are to be hosting a performance by Pretty Good Girl Dance Theatre Company onThursday 13th March in the Drama Studio Theatre at John Leggott College. The performance isprogrammed to start at 5:00 p.m. with a cost of £3 per ticket. The company will be performing its latestwork „Dyin 2 b Drunk‟, an issue-based performance exploring a dark and dangerous dancing tale ofunderage drinking. Please contactJulia Plastow on 01724 407019 for tickets and they will be posted to you on receipt of payment.Mrs Temperton

Dropping Off and Picking Up PupilsWould you please ensure that you do not drop off or pick up your child form school between 8:30 – 9:00a.m. and 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. as access needs to be maintained for the school buses. Thankyou.Mr FrostSchool Closure due to Severe Weather/EmergenciesIf the school has to be closed at short notice, we will broadcast the information on Lincs FM102.2. Mrs ScaifeLunchtime SupervisorsIf you are interested in working as a Lunchtime Supervisor here at South Axholme, then please get intouch with Mrs Scaife on 01427 872121. Rate of pay is £5.94 per hour, 1 hr 15 minutes per day andlunch is provided.Mrs ScaifeSchool LinkIf books are purchased from School Link (www.schoollink.co.uk) and the following number is quoted0005232765 our school will receive 10% of the value of books ordered. Check out the website as bookscan be discounted by up to 75%.After half term the company are running a competition to vote for School Dinner Lady of the Year. Prizesinclude, £1000 worth of books for school, the chance of Nora from Jamie Oliver‟s School Dinnersprogramme to come into school and a prize for the winning pupil nomination. They will also allow the £1World Book Day vouchers to be redeemed against their books. Catalogues will be available in the Libraryat the end of February.Mrs ColverSAM Learning – online revisionAs we approach the exams season, SAT‟s and GCSE‟s, a quick reminder to pupils and parents that SAMLearning is available in school and at home for pupils to logon to and do some valuable revision. A widerange of subjects are covered and past experience has shown that this site is a valuable tool inpreparing for an exam.Recently the Year 9 pupils were shown how to use the site and there is a link on the school website tohelp you logon at home. However, if Year 10 or 11 pupils have forgotten how to use the site or you haveother difficulties please see Mr Robson.Mr RobsonSpring ConcertWe are holding our Spring Concert on Thursday 3rd April at 7.00 p.m. in the School Hall. Tickets arepriced at £5 Adults and £3 Concessions and can be purchased from Mr Jackson at school or on the door.We have a varied programme of popular pieces and we hope you can join us on what is a lovely eveningof music.Mr JacksonMr LumsdenDeputy Headteacher