Uffculme School Newsletter
OCTOBER 2015
Headteacher’s Introduction
The early school year is traditionally a time for fresh starts and new beginnings
and whilst the vast majority of our students do not need to commit to doing any
more than they already do, it’s been fantastic to see everyone’s renewed
enthusiasm to embrace education and make the most of all the opportunities
which Uffculme offers. This has been evident in the record number of young
people attending sporting clubs, showing their willingness to represent the school
on the playing fields as well as all those signing up for surfing, chess, film club,
stage and screen, DofE, the Three Moors Challenge, the outdoor adventure
programme and numerous other activities. I popped into one of the early Lion
King rehearsals last week and was blown away (and a little bit emotional) at the
quality of performances which are already emerging. If we thought Les Mis was
good, this looks like it will be truly exceptional – no pressure there anyone!
I was delighted when our stage and screen choir were invited to perform at a
prestigious conference at the beginning of the term and they were truly superb. I
received many compliments on their behalf – not just from the delegates in the
room but those who were dialling in from all over the world.
Year 11 have been exemplary in and around the school and fully meet the
expectations we have of them as the senior students and role models to the
younger years. Our Year 7 have also been very welcome additions to the Uffculme
community. Schools should be happy places and it is evident that this strong sense
of belonging and well being permeates all year groups at Uffculme.
I wanted finally to let you know what I am up to this term. I have been asked to
help out at a school in Taunton which is currently in need of some additional
leadership capacity. This means that I am only in Uffculme for a day and a half a
week at the moment. This is a temporary arrangement until Christmas but it does
mean that unfortunately I am missing out on playing a full part in the life of the
school. Mr Blackburn is in charge on the days when I am not in school and he is
keeping me fully briefed and informed of everything that is happening. I am also
of course still very happy to be contacted by any parents or carers about issues you
feel I could help with and will do all I can to continue to make time for this. I shall
be at all major school events that I am able to attend and back in school full time
in January looking forward to catching up.
The next two newsletters will therefore be introduced by Mr Blackburn
I wish everyone a productive, busy and happy term and look forward to seeing you
after Christmas.
L0rraine Heath
Headteacher
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Business Studies
Uffculme’s Business Studies department recently took three
groups of students to Petroc College to compete in the
inaugural ‘Mid Devon Interschool Enterprise Challenge’ cup.
Previously staff from Petroc College, along with a handful of
their Business Studies students called "Business Angels", came
into Uffculme to launch the challenge with all Yr10 Business
Studies students. In groups they were asked to work
together to create and design a brand new app. At the end of
the sessions all groups presented their ideas and three groups
were chosen to represent Uffculme at the finals day. At this
event students presented in front of their peers and a panel of
judges from two local businesses: Heathcoat Fabrics and
Oxygen. After much deliberation the judges chose the winning
app to be that of 'My Chef' where you can input the ingredients
in your fridge and the app will create a meal for you. The
winning team members were Alexandra Mobbs (11Moxey),
Louisa Mckenzie (11Bretherton), Ryan Moon (11Robinson),
Patrick Parish (11Radford), Matthew Disney (11Dunnett) and
Robert Dalzell (11Dunnett) – well done team!
Finally, a special mention should also go to Joe Fishwick
(11Moxey) who ended up presenting on his own in front of the
whole audience and the judges. Overall he secured second place
so great job Joe!
A big congratulations to all who took part for representing the
school with your professional approach.
Uffculme School Equestrian Team
Perfect weather ensured
perfect conditions for team
Uffculme in the Blundell's One
Day Event, which took place at
Bicton Arena last weekend.
Teams from Colyton Grammar
School, Queen’s College and
Blundell's gave a good
performance but were not quite
strong enough to beat Uffculme who were victorious with 95.7
points. Riders Henry Clist, Ellie Ridout, Georgie Conneeley and
Alex Mobbs were ecstatic with the win. Henry came first
individually in his section with a Best Dressage score of
14.2. Georgie came a very close second as an individual in her
section. Really well done all!
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Three Moors Walking
We had over 60 students from Year 9 who completed an arduous walk between
Dunster and Exford, going over Dunkery Beacon. This had well over 500metres of
total ascent within the 11 miles, a tough day out for beginner walkers on a really
warm day. Views all along were magnificent. The students were also able to
undertake some training in emergency procedures on the route and were given the
opportunity to build up and improve their basic map reading skills and compass
work along the way. All students and staff completed the walk, had a good time
and are looking forward to the next walk in early November across Bodmin Moor;
they are already praying for the same weather. Students are completing walks
across the highest points of Exmoor, Bodmin Moor and Dartmoor to gain their
bronze Three Moors badge.
Ballet
Congratulations to Madelaine Perkins, 7Harbour, who has been accepted into
the Wales and West Cecchetti Ballet Associates Training Programme at Ballet
Cymru in Newport. This programme is for gifted, young ballerinas and
commands a lot of discipline and commitment. Madelaine will have to attend
a monthly training class, in Newport, to honour her place in the programme.
Well done Madelaine, please keep us posted with your progress.
Jumble / Tea/ Coffee/ Cake
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Saturday 10 Oct 2-4pm
Sampford Peverell Village Hall
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Mont Blanc Summer Expedition 2016
Information Evening - December 1st 2015
6.30pm, Uffculme School Dining Hall
The Tour Du Mont Blanc is one of the classic mountain walks of the
world. This trek circumnavigates the highest mountain in Western
Europe.
Starting and finishing in the Chamonix Valley and taking in some of
the most spectacular alpine scenery through France, Italy and
Switzerland, this 170km wilderness walk is set to make the heart soar
and the adrenaline rush. Views en-route are spectacular, trails are
well defined and easy to follow. The satisfaction of completing one of
the world’s great walks provides the finishing touch to a wonderful
holiday.
All levels are welcome but experience of walking in mountain
countryside should be considered, if not, at least a good level of
walking fitness is required.
Planning and preparation is done for you so you can just enjoy your
holiday.
Tour Leader: Mike Bradford
www.mikebradford.eclipse.co.uk
[email protected]
An Evening with Michael Morpurgo
Charlie Berry, 8McGuire, was delighted to meet the author of War
Horse, Michael Morpurgo, at the Beehive, Honiton, recently. Michael
was there as Patron to support Villages in Action and gave an exciting
and interesting evening’s entertainment to all, young and old. An
abundance of stories, amusing, touching, surprising, informative,
personal and educational, were told of the people and places Michael
has known in almost 40 years of living in Devon. He also answered
questions from the audience and gave credit to his wife who
encouraged him to write after telling him ‘You’re a good liar, you
can surely write a good story!’ Charlie was honoured to have a
chat with Michael, who happily signed some books and posed for
a photo with him. Sounds like a great evening was had by all.
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100 Club
The Uffculme School 100 Club
Raising money for the Uffculme School Trust!
Entry by subscription of £1 a draw, paid annually in advance.
For each draw the prizes will be:
1st Prize £30
2 further prizes of £10
You can join today - £1 a draw!
Please complete the application form overleaf and return to the
school Finance Office clearly marked
Uffculme School 100 Club.
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RULES

The object of the Uffculme School 100 Club is to raise money for The
Uffculme School Trust (see back page for information about the Trust).
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Entry will be by subscription of £1 a draw paid annually in advance. There
will be 10 monthly draws. There will not be draws in August or December.
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The price of the number for the year is £10. There is no limit to how many
numbers you can buy.
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Numbers will be allocated by the Uffculme School 100 Club administrator on
receipt of a completed application form and payment.
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The draw will take place on the last Thursday of each calendar month. If this
is a holiday/inset day then the draw will take place the following Thursday.
Numbers will be drawn randomly, overseen by the school’s Business
Manager and cheques will be issued shortly after the draw has taken place.
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For each draw the prizes will be:
1st Prize £30
2 further prizes of £10
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Players must be aged 18 or over. The 100 Club is open to all parents, friends
and staff of Uffculme School as well as the wider community.
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The winning number will be displayed on the school website and in the
school newsletter after each draw.
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You can buy a number at any time during the year at £1 each for the
remaining months.
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The Club will not run if insufficient tickets are sold. Any numbers already
purchased will be refunded if the draw is cancelled for any reason.
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UFFCULME TRUST 100 CLUB
Part 1 – Return to the school Finance Office
I hereby agree to participate in the Uffculme Trust 100 Club and elect to pay by:
a) Standing Order
b) Annual Cheque herewith enclosed payable to Uffculme Trust (100 Club)
c) Cash
Please see page overleaf for a table of costs.
Full Name (in capitals)
….............................................................................................................
Address
….............................................................................................................
….............................................................................................................
Postcode
….............................................................................................................
Email address:
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Signature
…................................................ Date….................................................
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Part 2 – Send to your Bank
STANDING ORDER MANDATE
To (Name of your Bank) ….............................................................................................................
Address of Bank
….............................................................................................................
….............................................................................................................
Bank
Please Pay
For the credit
of
The sum of
Branch
Sort Code
LLOYDS
TIVERTON
TSB
Beneficiary’s Name
UFFCULME WOOD TRUST 100
CLUB
Regular amount in figures
£1
Date and amount of first payment
30-98-61
Commencing
£1.00
Account Number
00402022
Regular amount in words
One pound
And
thereafter 1 MONTH
every
Until you receive further notice from me/us in writing. And debit my/out account accordingly.
This instruction cancels any previous order in favour of the beneficiary named above.
Member’s Account Name
Signature(s)
Member’s Account
Number
Member’s Sort
Code
…........................................................................ Date ………………………………...
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If you join in:
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
The cost will be:
£10
£10
£9
£8
£8
£7
£6
£5
£4
£3
£2
£1
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Draw Date:
Oct 30th
Oct 30th
Nov 27th
Jan 29th
Jan 29th
Feb 26th
March 26th
April 30th
May 28th
June 25th
July 30th
Sept 24th
The principle purpose of the Uffculme School Trust is to advance the education of and for the
benefit of the pupils of Uffculme School. To this end it will provide support for activities or
equipment or building works that cannot be obtained through public funds.
The Uffculme School Trust has been able to offer so much thanks to the generous donations
made by many members from within and close to our school community.
The Trust is keen to maintain and develop its work in the future to benefit as many pupils as
possible.
In recent years the Uffculme School Trust has financed:
Accessible drinking fountains around the school and support to enable pupils from all
backgrounds to participate in enrichment activities such as music lessons, extra-curricular
activities and Activities Week.
The 100 Club is promoted by the
Uffculme School Trust
Contact: Tony Aspden, Charity Secretary
Uffculme School Trust
Uffculme School, Chapel Hill, Uffculme, EX15 3AG
[email protected]
01884 841808
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A Half Term Treat
featuring several Uffculme students
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Fundraising Karate Kid
After receiving some sad news about a close member of her
family, Emma Bennison, 8Sercombe, really wanted to do
something positive to raise awareness of cancer. To this end,
she was all set to shave her hair off, as many do, in support, but
fortunately (her Mum’s words) an opportunity came up at her
martial arts class to ‘Kick Cancer’s Butt’. The club devised a
special ‘Pink’ belt grading and Emma tackled it with great
enthusiasm. After 3 strenuous hours Emma passed the grading
and in doing so has raised £171 for Cancer Research. Her
friends and family are all very proud of her as is the school. Well
done Emma.
Cricket - Not Out!!
Just before the Summer break Uffculme Under 15’s Cricket
team won the East Devon School’s cricket final, played locally
at Tiverton Heathcoat Cricket Club. En-route to the final they
beat both Kings School and Exmouth Community College
meaning they would face tough opposition from Sidmouth
College in the final.
Uffculme started off the winning streak by winning the toss and
opted to put Sidmouth into bat first. Very tight bowling from
Arthur Burns-Cox, Ned Travers and Ben Sapiecha kept
Sidmouth’s total to 110 runs after 20 overs. Now it was
Uffculme’s turn to put ball to willow with Rory Tatterton and
Ben Sapiecha leading the way. In glorious early evening sun
light they both retired on an excellent 42 not out leaving Kieran
Budgell to hit the final runs for a victory by 8 wickets.
It was a fantastic achievement by all of the team, especially as a
lot of the younger boys contributed to the victory. Well done
all!
Team: Josh Farley (Yr 7), Rob Burridge (Yr ), Arthur Burns- Cox, Ben Sapiecha, Corey Bale (Yr9),
Kieran Budgell, Rory Tatterton, Aaron Marks, Ned
Travers, Will Tobin & Joe Hurley (Yr10)
(year groups as July 2015)
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Devon Youth Games - Badminton
Josh Coppin, 10Ledger, and Eve Rimmer, 9Stone,
were part of the medal winning Mid Devon
Badminton squad who took part in the recent Devon
Youth Games. The boys won an unbelievable 39 out
of 40 games to take Gold medals and the girls
finished 3rd to take Bronze. Mid Devon competed
against 8 other regions of Devon to finish 4th
overall. Congratulations team!
Bend it like Beckham!
After very successful trials, Lizzie Lane, 9Rhodes, has been selected to play in
the Devon FA Girls Under 14 football squad this season. Keep us posted please
Lizzie and good luck!
Drop off and Collection
Both ourselves and our neighbours are becoming increasingly concerned over
the risk to our pupils from inconsiderate parking by parents bringing their
children to school or collecting by car.
If you bring your child to school or collect them at the end of the day, please can
we ask that you observe these few guidelines.
Mornings
school
via the top entrance, turn right and drop their children off before leaving via the
lower entrance. Do not drive across the bus park.
entrance and pull up behind the buses in the bus park to drop off their children.
They should then leave via the lower entrance.
Evenings
school
have left. Please try to arrive at school after 3:45pm in order to give the buses
time to get in and out
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School Canteen Promotions
We are introducing 2 new promotions in the
school canteen. Please pick up loyalty cards by the
tills.
1.
Fruit promotion - Buy 6 pieces of fruit and get
the 7th FREE.
2.
Pasta King - We are running this promotion
again until the end of term. Buy 6 get the 7th
free, then get entered into a draw. We had 2
winners from this school when we ran this
promotion last term. Mini I-pads up for grabs!!
Every time you shop in Tony Pryce
Sports please consider adding the
points to our School card.
Thank you!
Can we please remind you that Smoking,
of any kind, including E-Cigarettes, is
not permitted on any of the Uffculme
School sites.
100 Club - September 2015
Congratulations to the following winners
£30 - Mr Ledger (62)
£10 - Rob Lamyman (2)
£10 - Salliann Martin (4)
You can join the Uffculme School
100 Club throughout the year.
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For more information please contact Mr Tony Aspden on
[email protected], see the 100Club area on the school website or
collect an application form from Reception.