It
was lovely to welcome new pupils and parents into the College family last week.
Could I thank all those involved in making a lovely evening and what looked
like a fun first day for the present Year 6 pupils. From saying goodbye to them
from the gate at the end of the day they certainly enjoyed themselves.
Things here in the College have returned to normal after the Ofsted inspection last week. I do not yet have the formal feedback from the inspection team but will of course share any news with you as soon as I get it. We were very open with the Inspectors about the recent challenges we have faced and all the actions we have already taken to address them. I am sure Ofsted will reflect this in their report and will make some more suggestions for how we can improve further. No matter what judgement the final report indicates, I am confident that with the support of staff, and parents and the continued hard work of our students, we are now well placed to take St Boniface’s College on to the next successful chapter of its history.
A
polite reminder that school will be closing at 12.30 on 19th July.
The final day will be a MUFTI day with donations towards the PTFA Motiv-8 fund and the Hugs for
Henry appeal please.
Old Year 7
Here
is my final entry for year 7 this year;
A week full of mixed emotions for us in year 7 last
week. We have been celebrating with the year 7 Celebration Assembly and all of
the fantastic achievements our boys have received, and commiserating with the
movement of the year 7 students into year 8 and my last week as their Head of
Year. It’s been a very busy year for us all, but I truly speak from the heart
when I say I am so proud of the boys for their achievements both personal and
academic this year. They are maturing into a lovely set of young men and Mr
Tucker is lucky to continue with them into year 8.
I was really touched to receive a beautiful bouquet
of flowers from the Year 7 students and a card signed by each of them saying
how much they will miss me (!) It was so thoughtful. I managed to embarrass
them suitably with a video I had made of the photos from throughout the year! I
was extremely proud to give out so many certificates during the assembly. I
think it made us all appreciate what a lovely pastoral team we have here at the
school and the successes that it can bring out in our young men of the future.
A final note to say “Thank You” to the parents for
your continued support throughout the year. This will be my final blog entry
for this year’s Year 7, as I pass the year group onto Mr Tucker. I have enjoyed
seeing the students develop throughout the year and very much look forward to
hearing about their continued success into Year 8.
Mr. Tucker has picked up this year group after
having had last year’s Year 11 group. After just 4 days he comments that he has
been impressed with them.
Recent
converts from Year 8 has seen many of the lads mature from the somewhat shy
year 7’s into more independent confident young men, many of them will not have
a clue what they want to do when they leave school yet, - university,
apprenticeship, job etc.. Today
the average worker stays at each of his or her jobs for
4.4 years, so it is possible they
will make many life changing decisions before settling into a career path that
they enjoy.
Year 9 is the time
when important choices are made, what subjects to follow for GCSE and for some
continue into AS and A levels. For some it is a time for fresh starts and new
beginnings for others building on and consolidating the good work they have
started at the college. Whatever, category they fall into, let’s all look
forward to a good year that serves as a healthy foundation for many years to
come.
Following a rigorous selection process, ten students have been selected to take part in a two day residential course at Plymouth University focussed on computer science. More to come next week!
The majority of the year 11 boys enjoyed a days paintballing at Sparkwell, near Ivybridge, as a reward for good attendance and behaviour over the previous academic year. The boys were extremely grateful to Mr Ramage, our Key stage four leader, for organising the event. Everyone had a great time even though the paintballs did sting a lot more than some of us expected them to!
Congratulations to James for being picked to represent England in the next European Cross Triathlon Championships. What an amazing achievement. Well done James, we're all proud of you.
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Year 12 - You're Hired.
Congratulations to Daniel who was the outright winner of the prestigious 'You're Hired' business competition, beating 35 other finalists from across the whole of Plymouth. The BBC's 'Apprentice' style competition is sponsored by some of the countries most notable companies such the accountancy firm KPMG, Bailey Partnership Construction and Balfour Beaty, to name just a few. The gruelling two day competition was held at Plymouth University which was also the venue where James Brent the Chairman of Plymouth Argyle and guest speaker, presented Daniel with the winners trophy which said that he was 'Plymouth's most employable 17 year old.' Sean also picked up a prestigious award from Bailey Partnership Construction, as their choice of being the most likely person to be successful in the construction industry. Well done to all the boys competing in this tough challenge. It bodes well with regards to them having a successful career.
150th
Anniversary Ties – Now Available
You
can order your son a Limited Edition 150th Anniversary tie for
£9. Simply send in payment with your son’s details to main
reception. Alternatively, you can pop in an buy one at Trutex Schoolwear,
Unit 3/4 Sugarmill Retail Park, Plymouth.
A report from Mrs
Duggan on recent sporting excellence:
Just to let you know what a
brilliant day it was at Exeter today. The 8 boys who took part were a
credit to the school. They showed enthusiasm and good sportsmanship.
In the Orienteering:
Martin, Harry and Morgan all won bronze medals. Joe and Lewis both won silver.
Morgan won an additional Gold medal for his sportsman like conduct in the spirit of the Games.
In the Indoor rowing:
Ben won gold and Chris won silver, although John did not win a medal he gave his very best.
We will hopefully present these medals and certificates to the boys in their assemblies next week. Thank you for allowing them to go. It did their self esteem no end of good and they participated in activities that they would not ordinarily have taken part in. They also spent valuable social time together and worked collaboratively with each other which was a pleasure to witness.
I was so proud of them all!
Mrs Duggan
St. Boniface’s at a National
level:
I
qualified to represent Great Britain in the Junior Age Category by entering my
best cross triathlon experience which was a race in Ampleforth, Yorkshire on
April 6th 2013. The results can be found here: http://www.ukmtbtri.co.uk/results.html
I came
15th out of a total of 78 competitors and I was 2nd in the under 20's category.
It consisted of a 500m swim, which I completed in just under 6 minutes, then a
14Km mountain bike and a 5Km x-country run. My total finishing time was 1 hour
19 mins 26 secs.
This race time enabled me to apply for the 2013 Strobl am Wolfgangsee ETU Cross Triathlon European Championships. found here: http://www.britishtriathlon.org/ge-gb-teams/age-group/detail/2013-Strobl-am-Wolfgangsee-ETU-Cross-Triathlon-European-Championships_2463
I then found out on Monday the 20th of May that I qualified for the event on the 7th September in Austria.
This race time enabled me to apply for the 2013 Strobl am Wolfgangsee ETU Cross Triathlon European Championships. found here: http://www.britishtriathlon.org/ge-gb-teams/age-group/detail/2013-Strobl-am-Wolfgangsee-ETU-Cross-Triathlon-European-Championships_2463
I then found out on Monday the 20th of May that I qualified for the event on the 7th September in Austria.
More
information can be found at the event website: http://www.wolfgangseechallenge.at/portfolio/em-crosstriathlon
I am
competing in the Junior category for ages 16-19 which involves a 500m lake swim
followed by a 11Km mountain bike and 3Km run. I will be competing as part of
the Great Britain cross triathlon age group team for this race at European
level as it is a European championship.
MFL News:
Mr
Neethling attended a very exciting and productive meeting for languages
teachers across Devon and Cornwall – students should watch out for exciting new
developments in classrooms! In the meantime, start following @SBCCMFL on twitter
and download the following GREAT free app on your Apple of Android smart phone
or tablet
Danke
… au revoir!
Tuesday 16th July 2013 we will be
hosting a National Careers Service day. Guidance and advice will be given
to Parents who are thinking of going into further education, higher
education or wanting to learn in the work place. Information will be
available about course costs, child care costs, support with living costs,
Parent’s learning Allowance and Tax Credits. Any parents that are interested
please contact me here at the College.
Please see link below for the PE clubs for
this term:-
Monday 8th July
2013
08:10 – 08:45 Table Tennis
Breakfast Club
13:35 – 2:20 Film Club (F136)
13:35 – Geography Club (A9 or
A6)
13:35 – Quiz in the Library
13:35 – Various Clubs in the
Learning for Life Centre
13:35 – Fitness Suite
15:20 – 16:20 Extended Learning
Club – Library
15:30 – Year 10 Baseball
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Tuesday 9th July
2013
13:35 – 14:20 Film Club (F136)
13:35 – Card Games in the
Library
13:35 – Various Clubs in the
Learning for Life Centre
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Wednesday 10th July
2013
13:35 – 14:15 Careers Club in
the Library
13:35 – 14:10 Board Games Club
BWF (Art Room E123)
13:35 – Knitting Club (Miss
Gosling’s room)
13:35 – 2:20 Film Club (F136)
13:35 – Geography Club (A9 or
A6)
13:35 – Various Clubs in the
Learning for Life Centre
15:20 – 16:20 Extended Learning Club – Library
15:20 – 16:20 Gardening Club (LfLC)
15:30 – Athletics
15:30 – Cricket
15:30 – Mountain Biking
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Thursday 11th
2013
13:35 – 14:20 Film Club (F136)
13:35 – Various Clubs in the
Learning for Life Centre
13:35 – Geography Club (A9 or
A6)
15:20 – 16:20 Extended Learning
Club – Library
15:30 – 16:30 Stem Club (Mr
Smart’s room)
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Lord, show us how to learn from others ,
how to be patient,
and how to persevere.
Amen
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