Please note that in a recent letter home from Mrs. Venn a comment regarding the movement of the Inclusion department for September was made. At the time of writting this was the proposal however, as with much in education, plans have changed and I can confirm that the Inclusion department will now NOT be moving for September. Apologies to all for the confusion.
Mr. Davies
Dear Parents and Students,
Welcome to the penultimate Blog
for the 2012-13 academic year. The warm weather has certainly helped bring a
Summer feel at last to this term. The promotion of the timetables appears to
have worked well with a smooth transition reported by Heads of Year.
Could you please note that the
College will be closing at 12.30 on Friday 19th of July with a Mufti
day in aid of St. Boniface’s PTFA Motiv -8 project to provide improved gym
facilities for all students and the “Hugs for Henry” campaign. £1.00 donations
would be gratefully received from all in Mufti, but £2.00 would be even better
if possible please. Thank you.
College opens again for pupils in
years 7, 10 and 12 at 8.50 on Wednesday September 4th with all years
back the following day, 5th September.
For those who enjoy bike riding
please log on to
to learn about Sky Ride Plymouth.
I am unsure if the recent Ofsted
inspection will now be published before the end of this term. My understanding
is that Ofsted do not publish reports during holiday periods so we may not get
the report before we return in September. Please be assured that as soon as I
have any news regarding Ofsted I will inform you straight away.
It was lovely to be part of the
new parents evening last Wednesday looking into the work new year 7 students
will be doing in English, Maths, Science and RE. I am constantly amazed at much
education has changed since I was a student.
A big thank you to all the
present parental team who made themselves available to give an insight into
what to expect and useful tips. I can see that the website is going to be busy!
Year 7
With the promotion of the new
timetable there are no Year 7 pupils at the College.
Year 8
Mr, Tucker has been head of year
for only a few weeks and is in the process of getting to know his year group.
Yr
8 cricket team now completed their cricket fixtures and remain unbeaten after a
win last evening (10th) at Tor Bridge.
Year 9
After a long wait we are finally
enjoying a experiencing a warm summer term and our thoughts start to think
about the summer holidays ahead, however, there is still work to be done before
we can enjoy the break as the boys continue to settle into their new
timetables, and for many new academic groups. The changes have been positive
with many of the boys telling me how they are enjoying their new challenges and
how they have moved groups within English and Maths and are finding the work
more aspirational.
This week a selection of boys
attended Plymouth University for a Boys
into Books Event, they went on to campus
and were involved with workshops in which there is currently a gender
imbalance.
The boys were offered the chance
to attend hands on workshops with two professional male writers, Dr Edson
Burton; a Radio 4 playwright and poet and Steve Duncan, a Bristol based spoken
word artist. The workshops offered the boys an introduction to Edson and Steve
and the opportunities that a career in writing can offer before they get hands
on with script writing and creative writing exercises. All those who attended
came back full of enthusiasm.
On the sporting front, the
cricket season is well under way with a number of our lads playing for local
cricket clubs both in Devon and Cornwall, Rhys tells me his side Plymouth
Cricket Club beat Cornwood this week, as I write this Year 9 are playing
against Ivybridge so I hope I can report a win next week, Good luck lads.
Mrs McLoughlin
Year 10
Our
first singing assembly was a particular highlight this week with Ben in 9B
showing he can ‘bust a move’ with his dancing, and Ben (also in 9B) singing
loud for all to hear. Mr Ousey led the 140 strong choir through the
finale song from the film Pitch Perfect. Dr Summers, Miss Seward, Mrs
McLoughlin and Miss McFarland joined the assembly to sing along too. Next
week we will be singing Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out” and Cliff Richards’
“Summer Holiday” – to end a great year!
Thirteen
GCSE Computer Science students took part in a residential at Plymouth
University which saw them creating interactive web pages; experience different
hardware platforms for running web servers; learn about the design of web
pages; explore the principles and practice of creating code - and how this
links to the core discipline of computer science. They even went bowling
together and stayed in student accommodation for the night.
In
addition, two Year 10 students explore IT in society with a visit to Drake
Circus – including a visit to the Apple Store to look at iPhone point-of-sale
devices and Starbucks to look at contactless payments and wi-fi structures.
I
wish you all a wonderful holiday and encourage a rest before the GCSE courses
resume in September.
Year 11
Group photographs have been taken of each tutor group along with their respective tutors this week. Mr Matson's tutor group 10V, led the assembly this week on Nelson Mandela. The timely assembly informed the boys of Mr Mandela's colourful history and his outstanding achievements in defeating apartheid in South Africa and how consequently, he has become a global icon and inspiration to others struggling against oppression.
Post 16
We
say goodbye to Cameron who has been offered a pre apprentice course with Skills
Group. Cameron will be a great asset to any business. Cameron was Trainee of
the Year last year in Plymouth. We wish him all the success and will miss
him being around.
Peter
is improving greatly at Frenchay in Bristol. Are prayers and thoughts are with
him and his family.
Phil
has secured a place at Cardiff University following a long tradition in his
family - a fantastic achievement. We wish him every success.
Nathan
has secured a place with World Challenge Expedition and is going to Uganda for
a month.
The
time of the year is upon is when UCAS has started. All personal statements
should be written in draft - all 5 University choices need to be considered.
Applications open September 1st.
If any parent/student need guidance or have
any questions then please email stew@stbonifaces.com. A UCAS application
evening will be arranged in September.
Please
note: Due to changes in examination set ups there are no longer any
examinations in January.
Mr.
Tew
Please see
link below for the PE clubs for this term:-
Monday 15 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 – Flag Football
|
Tuesday 16 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
|
Wednesday 17 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 – Flag Football
15:30 – Cricket
15:30 – Mountain Biking
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Thursday 18 July
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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Friday 19 July
2013
School closes 12:30 for Summer
Holidays
Mufti Day
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Take time to claim your
strength;
they are gifts of God.
Take time to have fun;
it's God's way of
teaching you your strengths.
Take time to grow
yourself;
only you can grow you.
Take time to trust
yourself;
God trusts you.
Take time to be
self-reliant;
it is better than being
dependent.
Take time to share with
others;
they will bless you, and
you will bless them.
Take time to have hope,
you are a child of God.
Amen
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