Hi
everyone,
Six
weeks into the new academic year and time is really flying. One of the
highpoints of the last week was undoubtedly the fantastic time we spent
together as a community preparing to have our whole College photo taken on
Thursday. We were blessed with a glorious morn and a fine bunch of young men
and women to photograph. The students were excellent, as you can imagine
getting the whole College in one place for the photograph was no easy task but
good humour and friendly banter prevailed. As soon as the photograph is ready I
will let you know so you can obtain a copy if you so wish.
The
second highpoint or watershed really, was Bishop Christopher’s Leaving Mass on
Wednesday afternoon in the Cathedral. An absolutely lovely occasion, our thanks
to all involved as well as Alastair and Will for representing the student body
of St. Boniface’s – and helping out with the service. Bishop Christopher will
be missed greatly when he does eventually get to retire.
Please
remember that the College will be closed to all students on Thursday October 17th
due to industrial strike action by two of the teachers unions. Health and safety
requirements dictate that I need to take this action I am afraid. I have tried
to take this decision as early as possible to allow parents to make plans for
the day. I hope that you have received written communication by now from the
Chair of Governors explaining this. I also hope that you have received my
letter commenting upon some of the changes that have taken place in the College
since September. We are all working very hard to ensure success for the
students and hope that you are noticing changes at home.
I
trust that you have now all had an opportunity to register with the parent
texting service ParentMail. Other schools tell us that this is a valuable method
of communicating with parents.
There
are now only 17 school days left until the Y11 GCSE mock exams. The first of
two year 11 parent/teacher evenings is on Tuesday 10th December and
this has been linked specifically with feedback of mock results. Please remind
your year 11 son of the importance of these mock examinations ion preparation
for the real thing!
The
College website continues to be developed, (apologies for some inaccuracies on
the teaching list – they are being remedied), under “curriculum” , “subject
content” you can now find for all years more detailed information regarding
work being done this term in school with suitable texts, websites. Please do
not forget to use the pupil planners and please check for homework completion
and sign.
HMS
Heroes have all had a very busy week and thanks to Mr McKenna for his
organisation of this.
I
do hope that you all have a lovely week,
A.
Davies
PTFA
There
will be a Mufti day next Friday to raise funds to support our PTFA's Project
Motiv-8 with the aim of refurbishing our fitness suite. This facility,
even its current condition, is used by over 150 pupils per week outside of
lesson time and even more in lessons! This is such a worthwhile
cause and will benefit every student at the College. We have now raised
over £2000 for this project and we have our Disco, tonight, Friday 11th
October, our staff running the Plymouth 10k run and our Christmas Quiz on
Friday 6th December (more details will follow).
If
possible students bring in £2 on the mufti day and hand this in to their form
tutor to support this excellent project.
Year 7
Six weeks into our
first term and the Year 7 have settled well and are really starting to feel
part of the St Boniface’s community. A special mention and well done to Sean
and George in 7L this week. They have produced some fantastic work in their RE
lesson and Miss Sandford was so impressed with you, as am I. Well done boys.
This week’s assembly
was presented by Mrs Printy. The assembly was based upon the Holy Rosary.
Students were given an explanation of the Holy Rosary and the Catholic Faith
and ended with a reflective prayer to praise Our Lady in Heaven. Well done to
all of the boys from 7G who were involved. We are very much looking forward to
the next tutor’s assembly with 7E and Miss Heduvan.
On
Thursday 10th October we had the whole school photograph to
celebrate the 150th Anniversary. The year 7 students were exemplary
with their behaviour and perfect uniform! Well done boys, I was incredibly
proud of you and can’t wait to see the pictures!
We
also had our very first KS3 disco on Friday night. The students had a fantastic
time and it was great to see some of them letting their hair down after a very busy
term! It was a shame they couldn’t keep up with my radical dance moves in the
dance off! We have raised a great amount for the “Project Motiv8” This a
project that is being organised by our fantastic PTFA to refurbish our Multi
Gym in school. We are still trying to raise as much money as possible so please
feel free to support us and donate anything you can. Project Motiv8 is a
project that will benefit all of our students, whether it is in PE
lessons during the school day, or the use of the gym during free leisure time.
On
Friday 18th October we have a mufti day for the students in school,
again for funding towards the Project Motiv8. Please support this very worthy
cause.
To
ensure the extremely high standards that Year 7 continue to demonstrate, please
can I ask parents to make a note of the following;
·
Students
should adhere to the hair and uniform requirements at all times. Please ensure
that the correct outer wear garments are being used as the weather starts to
turn towards winter. Students should only be wearing black or navy blue coats,
thank you.
·
Mobile
phones should not be on during the school day. They should be switched off and
in bags so that learning is not disturbed.
·
Home
learning should be completed for all subjects in a timely manner. Please can
parents insist on checking planners and guiding the students with organisation.
·
Please
can parents ensure their son has a reading book in his bag every day to support
our reading scheme. This is to further help and
improve literacy standards whereby all students will undertake 30 minutes of
silent reading each day.
I am still awaiting
some students to bring in their email parental contact email address. This is
by far the most convenient and quick way for me to keep in touch with parents.
Please can I ask that if your son has given you a slip that you either complete
and return as soon as possible or alternatively, send me an email directly to
confirm your address at kbeales@stbonifaces.com
. I will be sending out regular emails with updates on year 7 information.
Finally, I know I
repeat this weekly, but I really am very proud of my extremely skilled transition
tutor team here at St Boniface’s. The tutors are specialised in dealing with a
range of Year 7 pastoral issues. Please do not hesitate in contacting either
your son’s tutor via email, or me directly, should you have concerns or
questions. Our email addresses are available on the school website www.stbonifaces.com or in the parent
diary.
I wish you all a
lovely, relaxing weekend with your families – Miss Beales, Head of Year 7
Barrett
are ahead at the end of the second week of the Inter House Football challenge
for Year 7. Well done Vaughan and Barrett on a fantastic game last
Tuesday.
F.Edwards
Mr.
Tucker
Year 8
The
rugby team suffered a little setback on Thursday evening when they travelled
out to Tavistock. Having won their opening fixtures last week they narrowly
lost 15:5 to a strong Tavi outfit. Mr Weaver, though, remains very positive and
was very complimentary about the boys’ attitude and performance.
Mr
Ramage presented our assembly last week on the theme of Planning Learning in
Advance. He based it on the Isle of Man TT motorcycle race and I’ve just about
recovered from seeing the speed at which the bikes travel! Does your son recall
the meaning behind the assembly? A first-class assembly that the boys enjoyed
very much. Thanks Mr Ramage!
Well
done to the boys who received certificates during our assembly today. Their
names can be found in last week’s blog. More on this week’s assembly in next
week’s blog (!)
Finally,
well done to Denver who completed a two day Youth Training Programme at the
Lower Guildhall and, who was, by all accounts, was a star!
Mr.
Tucker
Year 9
Wow another busy week
there doesn’t appear to be any let up. This week we had a whole school
photograph to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the college, what a
fantastic sight it was to see the whole school suitably attired with immaculate
uniforms – even if it did mean many having to lengthen their ties!!, We hope to
have the photograph available for purchase in the near future.
We have had students
attending a Youth Training programme, in the Lower Guild Hall,
for all the schools in the Plymouth area, who belong to HMS Heroes, this was
particularly aimed at the children of forces personnel. Mr McKenna who also
attended the event on behalf of the college has said how proud he was of our
students and how they shone, after the event one of our students Abe, was taken
to one side and was showered with compliments from the staff, for his
maturity, leadership, and speaking skills.
The year group
was also represented at Plymouth City
Museum this week for a collaborative project with Professor Iain Stewart and
his Geology Masters students. This was a very exciting opportunity for the
students who were selected and taken to the museum to investigate a fieldwork
trip in our very own city centre.
Congratulations this week to Matthew our budding Picasso who has
just won 1st prize in an art competition held by a local company.
There were a lot of other deserving stories of achievements this week
which I will endeavor to list in a roll of honour next week.
Year 10
A
good week for Year 10 – lots of positives and lots of merits for
students! 10G are racing ahead with over 90 merits this term so far.
The
Computer Science class have been exploring networks and produced two brilliant
displays about the various topologies. Well done to Noah B. and Jordan G.
for coordinating the teams.
Well
done to the students in all year groups for their excellent conduct during the
whole school photograph on Thursday. The boys were a credit to the
school!
Mr.
Scott
Year 11
Mr.
Redfern
It
is around time when year 11s need to be thinking about their future, and
whether they wish
do A levels , or BTEC type qualifications or vocational or a mixture of both .
Any
questions that they may have regarding these initial thoughts can be sent to stew@stbonifaces.com
or rblackshaw@stbonifaces.com
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Monday 14
October 2013
History Learning Review
13:35 – 14:20 - Geography Clinic - (Miss Beales)
13:35 – 14:20 – Film Club with Mr Redfern (Room
136)
13:35 – 14:20 – Christian Union – (Chapel)
13:35 – 14:20 – Quiz in the Library – Years 7, 8
and 9
13:35 – 14:20 – Card Club – (Back room in LfLC)
15:00 – Maths Drop in Session Room A37 – (Mr. Allerton)
15:00 - Year 11 Higher GCSE Homework , Catch up
and Revision - (A29)
15:00 - STEM -
(Mr Smart)
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Tuesday 15
October 2013
13:35 – 14:20 – Film Club with Mr Redfern (Room
136)
13:35 – 14:20 – Card Club –
(Back Room in LfLC)
13:35 – 14:20 - Drama Club –
(Mr Trimmer)
13:35 – 14:20 - Workshop Sessions Catch up – (Mr
Griffin)
13:35 – 14:20 - Geography Clinic – (Miss Beales)
13:35 – 14:20 – Year 7 Inter-house Football Match
Kieley v Vaughan –
(Year 7
Yard)
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Wednesday
16 October 2013
13:35 – 14:20 – Film Club with Mr Redfern (Room
136)
13:35 – 14:20 – Card Club – (Back Room in LfLC)
13:35 – 14:20 – Panda Knitting Club – (Miss
Gosling’s Room)
13:35 – 14:20 - Board Games (Mrs Williamson-Firth
– Miss Gosling’s Room)
13:35 – 14:20 – Geography Clinic – (Miss Beales)
13:35 – 14:20 – Workshop Sessions Catch-Up – (Mr
Griffin)
15:00 - School Play ‘Lord of the Flies’ – (Mr
Trimmer)
15:30 – 15:45 - Time for Prayer for Staff and
Students – (Chapel)
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Thursday
17 October 2013
13:35 – 14:20 – Year 7 Inter-house Football –
(Year 7 Yard)
13:35 – 14:20 – Film Club with Mr Redfern (Room
136)
13:35 – 14:20 – Card Club – (Back room in LfLC)
13:35 – 14:20- Geography Clinic – (Miss Beales)
15:20 – 16:30 - Miss Gosling’s Art Club - (Week A
only)
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Friday 18
October 2013
Mufti
Day to raise funds for Project Motiv8
13:35 – 14:20 – Film Club with Mr Redfern (Room
136)
13:35 – 14:20 – Years 9 – 11 Android Club - (Mr
Neethling)
13:35 – 14:20 - Geography Clinic – (Miss Beales)
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Extra-curricular Clubs Timetable
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Almighty God,
shepherd of souls,
we pray for Francis chosen to be Pope:
Guide him by your Spirit,
give him grace to lead people in prayer and zeal
and to follow in the footsteps
of Jesus Christ your Son our Lord.
Amen.
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