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Performing Arts Performing Arts is always an area within college that experiences massive success every year and this year was no different. Mr Rushbury said that “This year has been really important for performing arts and has given the school a really good reputation with everyone who has seen the numerous performances throughout the year. Not only does performing arts give students goals to strive for but it also helps them to develop skills and then demonstrate these skills”. There are still a number of shows to be performed throughout the coming year including the tour of the Rhine, Germany in late June. Little Shop of Horrors Little Shop of Horrors is an upbeat musical set on the downtown area of Skid Row. Mushnik’s Florist is struggling and close to bankrupt until Seymour Krelborn discovers a plant currently unknown on this planet. The plant thrives, as does Mushniks bank balance, but at a cost. Seymour learns that the plant does not eat usual plant food, but instead, feeds off human blood, a tricky substance for Seymour to come by. Meanwhile, Audrey, the florist’s assistant, begins to fall in love with Seymour, without having any knowledge of the dark secret he is hiding. As the plant continues to grow and Seymour’s business flourishes, what will On 4th November, the music department presented their latest concert with the theme of ‘Motown’. Various ensembles performed in the concert including favourite regulars: Senior Band, the CTC Choir, College Band, The BTEC Allstars and ‘The Saxophonics’. Other ensembles included the Girls Vocal Ensemble, Boys Vocal Ensemble and Year 10 GCSE Music students. The music department was pleased to have so many new students and acts taking part in the concert, including members of 7 Morris who gave a fantastic performance (with choreography!) of ‘ABC’ by the Jackson 5 and the newly formed maths band who are all teachers from the maths department aptly named, ‘Pythagoras and the Theorems’. Songs included ‘My Guy’, ‘Stop, in the Name of Love’, ‘Sir Duke’, ‘You Can’t Hurry Love’ and ‘Reach Out’. The evening concluded with a finale performance of the song ‘Aint No Mountain High Enough’ performed by all musical ensembles who had performed throughout the evening. 4 InsideOut December 2009 happen to the residents of Skid Row and who will be the plants next victim? According to teacher Miss Phillips, “The production went superbly well, the students excelled themselves and the general consensus from all who attended was that it was the best college production for years. We are extraordinarily proud of the students’ achievement and hope that they will all audition for future performances.” Students involved: Sam O’Gorman (yr10), Thomas Hubble (yr10) Matt Beale (yr10), Ashleigh Woodall (yr9), Shelley Poole (yr9) and Chelsey Steward (yr8) Music Department presents ‘Motown Magic!’
CTC Student voice CEI Conference ’09! On Thursday 12th November, ten science students from year 11 set out to a 5* hotel for a National Health and Safety at Work conference. They spent the day in luxury grounds, visiting workshops and speednetworking events to use their knowledge on Health and Safety with some of the best delegates from the country! They enjoyed refreshments and a three course meal after taking part in a “buzzquiz”! This involved a CTC girl’s team, a CTC boy’s team and a “Delegate” team, consisting of With Technology being one of our specialisms at the college, the Design and Technology Department works hard to forge links with industry to enhance the education of our students. Here we look at some exciting work being undertaken under the guidance of Mr Bickle. WHS Tools CTC Design Technology Year 12 student Ben Mason highlights his group’s visit to WHS tools In September we went on an industrial visit to WHS Tools in Water Orton, where we had a tour of the factory and the production line facilities during which we saw how lots of various parts were assembled and made. the top national Health and Safety experts, playing against time to answer a question with the quickest “buzz”! This proved a real shock to the delegates after the CTC won them 14-1!! The science department would like to thank the CTC students for a successful and entertaining day. Natasha Jones from 11 Lucas said, “It was a great day and I really enjoyed it! I am really pleased with winning HMV vouchers for the quiz and I’d definitely go again!” Ayse Sanal 11 Lucas We came across an injection moulding machine (shown in the picture), as you can see the machine is big enough to fit a person inside, this machine has a force of 1000 tons when being used. An injection moulding machine is used to produce high volume production of plastic mouldings, all that is needed is the mould (which can be very expensive to produce) to form the shape of the required part and then the plastic is heated up and forced into the mould, when it cools down you have the perfect moulding. WHS Tools produce lots of parts for car Industry, when we visited is was mainly gear knobs for Toyota cars that were being produced; they were also producing parts for Triton showers. We found the visit very informative and interesting and it will be of great benefit in helping us with our BTEC Eng Assignments. According to DT teacher Garry Bickle, “Industrial visits to companies like WHS Tools are a vitally important part of the BTEC Engineering National Diploma VLE Update! Do you want to know what’s going on in YOUR College? Do you want to be a click away from the latest updates? Do YOU want a say in how your College is run? Well, now you have the perfect chance. A few student voice members have set up a website through the VLE learning programme which can be found from the CTC website to keep you informed of what is happening throughout your College. There’s a chance for you to join secure discussions and read our weekly blogs. With a simple click, you can find out the latest updates in the Student Voice group and give your suggestions on ideas that have been put forward by the council. If you course. These visits give students valuable experience of Industrial Manufacturing processes, which is not possible to deliver through the classroom environment.” BTEC National Diploma in Engineering Year 12 BTEC Engineering students have been working on Unit 21; Finishing and Secondary Processes, part of the BTEC National Diploma course. The Unit focuses on traditional and non-traditional engineering machining techniques and processes, such as turning, have a concern, or need advice, you can ask through the VLE. You can even become familiar of who is part of Student Voice and find online resources to help you through college... all with a simple click. How to find us! 1. 2. Log in to your VLE learning platform. You should have been given your log in and password, if not, you can visit the IC for a log in. There are 5 main tabs. You should see a “learning spaces”. Click this, and a scroll bar will appear for student voice. Please appreciate what an opportunity this is for students to have a say in their college and we look forward to you being involved in your college. So, get browsing! Ayse Sanal 11 Lucas milling and grinding. Our budding engineers need to have a good practical understanding of these techniques, so in the first half term the students have been concentrating on developing their lathe turning skills. The students have been creating candle stick holders out of aluminium. They have responded in a positive and creative manner, which will stand them in good stead for developing their own individual machining skills over the forthcoming months. InsideOut December 2009 5
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