121 - 10th February 2012
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No.121 10th February, 2012
MINIBUS DRIVER
We have a vacancy for a bus driver and I am asking if any of you know of anyone who may be interested. The suitable candidate must have a clean driving licence and CRB check and will be required to work 15 hours per week: Monday – Friday 7.00 – 8.30am and 4.00 – 5.30pm. If anyone is interested in this job, they can contact the school office for an application form on: 01935 423514 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or this can be downloaded from the school website at www.parkschool.com
KEY STAGE 1 STAR CHARTS
Congratulations to Nidal Shah who has completed his star chart this week. Well done. Keep up the good work.
BIRTHDAY CONGRATULATIONS
February seems to be a popular month for birthdays amongst the Juniors. We send our birthday wishes to Archie Mabey who was 4 on Tuesday, Zaara Rahman, 4, and Andrej Divakov, 6, both on Wednesday,
Grace Pamplin, 7 on Valentine's Day and
Megan Titchener who will be 9 on February 17th. Congratulations to you all. Enjoy your day.
MY MATHS
Over the next few weeks, children in years 5 and 6 will be issued with codes to access 'MyMaths'. This is an online mathematics site that provides structured practice at appropriate levels for each individual child. Your child will be given a letter with all the relevant information and we hope to be able to use 'MyMaths' in lessons as well as for prep. Should you have any queries, please ask your child's teacher.
SCIENCE
Year 10 Science Day for all Year 10 students on the Thursday 23rd February. Please bring calculators, pencil, ruler and a laptop if you wish to use it. Triple Science pupils will need to bring their research into recovery rates.
YEAR 11 BTEC SPORT
The Fitness, Training and Lifestyle Factors Unit 1 assignment is now closed.
The Assessing Fitness Level - Unit 1 assignment is now closed.
YEAR 11 BTEC SPORT
Students have been issued with their Development of Personal Fitness Unit 11 – hand-in dates are;
Draft 1: 28th February
Draft 2: 23rd April
Draft 3: 14th May
Assignment closes on 31st May after which no further work will be accepted.
YEAR 11 BTEC SPORT
Students have been issued with their Psychological factors that affect sports training and performance Unit 1 – hand in dates are:
Draft 1: 18th January
Draft 2: 25th January
Draft 3: 1st February
Assignment closes on 10th February after which no further work will be accepted
SPORTS REPORT
Results for this week:
Year 3&4 Netball 'v' Sherborne Prep – won 8-0
u14 Netball 'v' Chilton Cantelo – won 9-3
u15 Netball 'v' Chilton Cantelo – won 20-11
Congratulations to Philip Bridge who ran for the Somerset Schools u17 cross-country on Saturday and helped them become the 2012 South West Inter Counties Schools Champions.
Fixtures for the week after half term:
Tuesday 21st February Primary X-Country league race 4, u16 Football.
Wednesday 22nd February u11 Football, u12 Lacrosse, u13 Boys Hockey.
Thursday 23rd February u15 Football, u16 Netball. Friday 24th February11 Football. Saturday 25th February South West ISA Netball.
Team lists are on the sports notice board and will be available on the school website on Saturday under Events: Please note: Fixtures details are changing constantly, even after letters have been sent out. To keep up to date please refer to the school website under Events.
All pupils selected for representative matches must travel in a school tracksuit and wear the correct match strip:
ALL PUPILS ARE REMINDED NOT TO LEAVE ANYTHING IN THE CHANGING ROOMS AFTER PE OR GAMES LESSONS. YOUR PERSONAL BELONGINGS ARE YOUR OWN RESPONSIBILITY. ALL PUPILS ARE ALSO REMINDED THAT SHIN PADS ARE COMPULSORY FOR FOOTBALL AND HOCKEY AND MOUTH GUARDS ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED FOR HOCKEY.
Any queries regarding fixtures should be directed to Mr Tulett – PE Office 01935 414613 or by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
YEAR 10 BTEC SPORT
The Musculoskeletal Systems for Anatomy and Physiology for Sport Unit 4 assignment is now closed.
YEAR 10 BTEC SPORT
Students have been issued with their Cardio-respiratory Systems for Anatomy and Physiology for Sport Unit 4 assignment – hand in dates are:
Draft 1: 5th January
Draft 2: 17th January
Draft 3: 24th January
Assignment closes on 6th February after which no further work will be accepted.
JUNIOR/ SENIOR DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
11th – 19th February – Half Term
Wednesday 22nd February - Year 9 Parents' Evening
Tuesday 28th February – Open Day
Thursday 8th March – Concert in aid of The Piers Simon Appeal in the School Hall 7pm
Tuesday 13th March – 6th Form Parents' Evening
Monday 19th March – Year 7 Parents' Evening
Tuesday 27th March – Commemoration Service 2pm in St John's Church
Tuesday 27th March – Term Ends
WORLD BOOK DAY
We are very delighted to be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 1st March. Mrs Topliss and Aaron Newbury are busy concocting a wild and exciting World Book Day assembly for all to enjoy, followed by the annual judging of our 'Come dressed as your favourite book character' competition (entry £1 for charity). Students may bring a change of clothes if their costumes are particularly adventurous. Next, the acclaimed children's author, Joffre White will be running a creative writing workshop for Years 5-8. Joffre is due to release his book 'Frog and the Sandspiders of Aridian' on the 29th March, but has agreed to release some advance (signed!) copies for The Park School. If you would like a copy please give Mrs Topliss £8.50 for a hardback or £7.50 for a paperback. Lastly, there will be £1 book token available for everyone!
TOYBOX APPEAL
The Junior department supports the work of the Toybox Charity which works with the street children in South America. Each week, during our Wednesday assemblies, the children collect small change to send to the charity. Please could you send in a few coins each Wednesday morning so we can continue to support this valuable work. Find out more on www.toybox.org.uk
BOYS UNDER 11'S HOCKEY
On Wednesday, a team comprising boys from Years 5 and 6 played a friendly match against Sherborne Prep. Victory was not to be theirs on this occasion, but valuable experience was gained by both sides. Well done all of you.
UNDER 9'S NETBALL
On Tuesday, a team of under 9's played netball against Sherborne Prep. All the hard work that has been put in by the team and Miss Procter during netball practice paid off handsomely as our team stormed to a superb 8-0 victory. A brilliant result that bodes well for the future – well done all of you.
TOBY STOCK
On Monday, Toby Stock visited the school and gave an illustrated talk to years 5, 6 and 7 about life during WWI. He was in role as a WWI soldier, showing the children many genuine artefacts belonging to a local soldier who had survived the war and explaining how these were used. Particularly poignant were the postcards and sweetheart cards that had been sent home from the front. We look forward to welcoming Toby back later in the year to talk about WWII.
JUNIOR DEPARTMENT CHESS
Fourteen children in the Junior department have been playing chess as part of the Delancey UK School's Chess Challenge 2012.
All children taking part have gained enough points to receive their badges and the following pupils have sufficient points for the following awards:
1st gold spot:Daniel Blackburn, Patrick Kampf,
Hannah Humphreys, Ivy Holliday, Tristan Hill,
Francis Wadham
2nd gold spot:Joseph Stosiek, Aditya Roshan
Mascot:Harry Lambden
3rd gold spot: Harry Lambden
We will be continuing the tournament after half term.
YOUTH SPEAKS OUT
'Busy busy busy' would be a fair description of the recent activities of our student speakers. Sixteen of them spent from Friday to Sunday night in London as delegates at the Model United Nations Conference at Lady Eleanor Holles School. Aaron Newbury, Louis Patterson, Charlotte Cartwright and Connor Young represented Italy, Natasha Dennington, Ross Mangles, Ellen Bazley and Jessica Stosiek Jamaica,
Douglas Corner, Tamsin Eddey and Olive Holliday Romania and Thomas Sankey, Adam Coppard,
Hattie Stanley, Charlotte Rock and Luke Brickley The People's Republic of China. Having nobbled the Press and suborned the Secretariat they scooped the official and unofficial awards: a report with photographs can be seen on the school website and more photographs will be added shortly.
Thomas, Tamsin and Adam were back in action two days later when they became District Champions in the Senior Youth Speaks public speaking competition run by Rotary International. Their talk, detailing the delights of owning a shed delighted the judges, who commended them on their impudence. Tom Sankey also won the much coverted Best Speaker Medal. They now progress to the final in Bath next month. A report will be posted on the school website shortly.
Thomas and Tamsin were in action again the following night in the second round of the ESU Mace Debating Competition at Blundell's School and we are pleased to announce that The Park will be hosting the Regional Final of The Mace on 15th March. And there is more! We will be sending teams to:
The Bristol University Schools Debating Competition on 18th February,
The Oxford Union Schools Debating Competition on 20th February,
The Chilton Cantelo Debates on 21st February,
The Youth Speaks (Intermediate) District Final on
29th February,
The Bath International Schools Model United Nations Conference 2nd – 4th February
The ESU Public Speaking Regional Final on 4th March,
The Youth Speaks (Senior) Regional Final on
12th March and
The Queens College Model United Nations Conference on 17th March.
In the summer we hope to hold our own Model United Nations Conference at The Park if we still have the energy!
