NEWSLETTER
MARCH 2015
Dear Parents and Carers,
I hope you will enjoy reading about some of our many activities in this term’s newsletter.
We seem to have, once again, packed a huge amount into a very few weeks. Activities have
continued right until the very end of term.
Last night, I saw some very talented Year 9 presentations at Weston College’s Enterprise
Business Challenge, where we won best presentation. And as I write this, I am about to
attend our annual “Battle of the Bands”. You will have to wait until next term to hear about
these in more detail.
We say “goodbye” to two members of staff this Easter; Mr Paul Edmunds is retiring after a
staggering 31 years at Broadoak and we wish him well for the future, and Ms Emily Goldie,
who has been covering for Mrs Curtis maternity leave.
We are well and truly into the exam season for Year 11 and the College has extra revision
sessions running every day throughout the Easter break. Year 10 will also be coming in for
Science revision. I am really impressed that so many students have signed up for these
sessions.
Here’s wishing everyone a lovely Easter break and I hope you all get some sunshine.
Ms S Pritchard
Headteacher
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PARENTS’ VIEWS
BY MRS DEWHIRST (ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER)
One of the many wonderful aspects of my role as Assistant Headteacher at the College is to
talk to different groups of people about teaching and learning. It is, after all, our core business
as teachers. Earlier this academic year, I was fortunate enough to speak to parents about
teaching and learning and I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank those parents
who gave up their time to meet with me at the College.
It was gratifying to hear so many positive comments about what students learn and what your
feelings were about the teaching students receive. It is clear that students feel safe and
happy at the school as well as well supported by teachers and other adults. From our
discussion it became clear that parents would like more information about what students
learn and how you can support them at home.
I have been busy putting many of the ideas we discussed into practice and have outlined
below some of the schemes and amendments that are a direct result of our discussions:
TEACHING AND LEARNING SUMMARIES
An outline of what is studied in each term by each year group in each subject is now
available in the Parent section of our website. Along with a description of the units that
students study, there is also information about the homework tasks that students should be
engaged in across the half term.
As well as this, faculty heads are creating a long term view of the Key Stage Three
curriculum along with an outline of how each module is assessed. These can be located in
the Curriculum section of the website.
YEAR 7 BOOKS HOME SCHEME
Year 7 students took their exercise books
home during March to show parents the
progress they have made since September.
We are delighted with the responses received
from parents some of which are outlined below:
“It has been great to see my daughter’s
work and her own comments on how she
believes she can improve. This has been a great opportunity to see where I can help
her more too. I can easily identify areas for improvement and can now work more
closely to close any gaps.”
“We are very pleased with her progress and will carry on supporting her with her
targets.”
“So lovely to see my daughter’s work and so proud of her. It is so nice to see her
progress and how she has settled into secondary school. Many thanks.”
“Overall, really impressed by how my son’s work has improved since September. This
is especially in relation to his English and Science.”
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EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
The student bulletin is shared with students each week during tutor time so that students are
aware of the extra-curricular activities taking place each week as well as any forthcoming
trips or events. This bulletin is now being sent to parents via Schoolcomms so that you too
can encourage students to get involved in a range of learning experiences.
HOME LEARNING
‘I Am Learning’ is an online learning platform which students can access at home or at school
to support their studies. It contains activities and games which are designed to support the
curriculum. As well as this, some subjects are also using the platform to set homework. At
present this is only being used by Year 7 students. It will be reviewed next year and if we find
that it is effective, it may be rolled out to the rest of the school.
HIGH EXPECTATIONS
The Teaching and Learning policy has been reviewed and amended so that it emphasises
the need for challenge and high expectations in all areas of learning. We already have high
expectations with regards to the challenging targets that we set for students as well as in
general presentation of work.
I hope that these changes mean that it is easier for parents to become involved and more
knowledgeable about teaching and learning at the College. I will continue to find ways to
discuss teaching and learning with all stakeholders and please do contact me at the College
should you need more information.
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“VISIT TO GENEVA”
BY ASHLI LAWRENCE (11B)
“During the February 2015
half-term, we took a trip to
Geneva, Switzerland,
primarily to
CERN,"Conseil Européen
pour la Recherche
Nucléaire" (European
Council for Nuclear Research). We set off on 17th
February with a fairly early 6am start. Once we arrived in
Geneva, the fun began! We received our Geneva public
transport travel cards and took a short train ride into the
main city. We then took a short walk to the hostel that we
would be staying at for the next two nights to drop our bags off, and proceeded to find our
way to Lake Geneva waterfront, and then found somewhere for lunch.
We went to, what we soon discovered to be, the normal cafeteria type set up restaurant,
there are many different stations; you grab
whatever you want and pay for it. Sounds simple,
however, in a very busy area, where everyone else
spoke Swiss-French, this was hard to figure out!
We then took a tram ride to the United Nations
building, which at the front had a display of flags,
the most beautiful array of colours. Once inside the
building, we received a tour of the main building.
The meeting rooms were extravagant and each had
a different story behind them, most of them included
art which were gifts from various different countries.
After our tour of the UN building, we went to an ICT museum, which featured a tablet,
interactive self-tour. We learnt about how ICT has helped us make breakthroughs in
technology, from the invention of radio to sending someone into space, it was very
interesting. Much to all of our enjoyment, we headed back to the hostel, after a very long day.
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We had a few hours to chill before heading back out
that evening to enjoy a Swiss food staple, cheese
fondue (yum). The restaurant looked like the kind of
place you would expect to see a young girl with pigtails
churning butter, while her father was loudly yodelling
away, it was very cute! Now, a cheese fondue is
basically a bowl of hot cheese that you dip bread into
and eat, it was my first time trying it and I would definitely try it again, it was delicious!
The fondue was followed by sausage and chips and then the creamiest ice-cream I have
ever tried in my life, it was brilliant!
At the start of day two, we took a short walk, got on a
tram and off to CERN we went. Before our tour of the
Hadron Collider experiment, we went to an exhibition
which told us about CERN, a facility the uses the most
advanced scientific equipment to try and discover the
fundamental particles to life and the beginning of life
itself, what they had discovered there and what they
hoped to achieve, all of this in an amazing 360° view.
We then had lunch, which featured the same set up as
the previous day, where I had the most amazing
chocolate ganache tart ever, it was so shiny, I could see my face in it (no exaggeration)!
We then had a talk and then a tour of the main experiments of the
“Hadron Collider”, which included us taking a short trip into
France (which borders Switzerland). The purpose of the Hadron
Collider is to send particles around in a opposite directions in
hope that something happens and at each experiment they
analyse different data and take different tests to study what
happens to the particles, it was very
interesting. At the second
experiment, Atlas, we experienced some scientists work behind
a glass window, almost like a zoo which was strange but they
didn't even seem to notice us stood there. We also saw a very
cool lego model of the experiment.
At the hostel, we had a lovely dinner and then had some hours
to relax before bed.
On the final day, we had the option to go shopping in the
morning or to stay at the hostel before the boat trip. I decided to
go shopping, so we headed over to the old town. After that, we
joined the rest of the group at Lake Geneva for the boat tour.
The hour and fifteen minute long tour included many sites, such
as one of the largest water fountains in the world, that shoots
water out if its nozzle at a speed of 200 km/h (124mph) and
views of the surrounding mountains. After the tour, we took a
nice walk back to our hostel, which wasn't too far from the waterfront. It was time to collect
our bags and leave. It was an amazing trip, full of lots of fun activities, it was very worth it!”
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(Miss Crowley and Mr Wignell pictured with the Year 11 students in Geneva)
DRAMA GCSE PERFORMANCES
AND WORKSHOPS
On Tuesday 10th and Wednesday
11th March, Broadoak's Year 10
Drama students had the opportunity
to perform as part of their Pre-Public
Exam (to Uphill Primary School).
Both days involved the students
demonstrating their knowledge of
story-telling skills through performing
some famous Roald Dahl tales to include “The Fantastic Mr Fox”, “Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory”, “The Witches” and “Matilda”.
All the performances were professional and
engaging and we were immensely proud of
the talent of our students.
The feedback from the teachers and students
from Uphill Primary school was very
encouraging, including some of the following
quotes:
“I have really enjoyed today, can we please
come back again Miss?”
“I can't wait to start Broadoak!”
“When I start Broadoak I want to perform a
story like that, they were all really fun!”
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“NORTH SOMERSET DANCE
FESTIVAL WESTON PLAYHOUSE”
BY CHARLOTTE JAMES (11K)
“On the 23rd March, a group of Year
11 GCSE Dance students performed
at the Playhouse for the North
Somerset Dance Festival. We
performed a piece called “Carry Me”.
It was created by the development of
three motifs from “Overdrive” by
Richard Alson. The night was a
success and everyone performed to
the best of their ability and came off the stage with massive smiles on their faces! This was
the last time we were going to perform for Broadoak at the Playhouse so we put all of our
effort into it. Overall, it was a very good night with a successful outcome that everyone
should be proud of themselves for.”
YEAR 10 MATHEMATICS EVENT
On the 3rd March, Broadoak held its (now annual) Year 10 Mathematics event for the best
and brightest of Year 10 alongside similar students from 5 other North Somerset secondary
schools.
Ted Graham from Plymouth University, came in to talk with and teach our students about
different types of numbers, starting and ending with card tricks and counting (which should
please the Las Vegas casinos!).
We looked at rational and irrational numbers and moved on to ‘A level’ complex numbers
where we were taught that there can be a square root of a negative number! Along the way,
he brought into play both Pythagoras and “SOH CAH TOA”, and used quadratic expansion
(none of which phased our students whatsoever!). He told us “the ability to reason
mathematically will make all the difference to potential employers.”
All the students enjoyed the day-long event.
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“YEAR 9 THEATRICAL STAGE
MAKE-UP WORKSHOP”
BY HALLE MERRICK (9D)
“On Friday 27th February, 16 Year 9 Drama
students were chosen to take part in a
theatrical stage make-up workshop.
The workshop was led by Sue Skinner from
Weston College; Sue has previously worked for
the BBC and has created the stage make up
effects for characters in “Holby City” and
“Casualty”.
During the workshop, we were taught how to
apply wax, fake blood, create a variety of skin
textures and bruising. I thought the "wounds"
were actually very realistic, especially when
applied to boney areas.
Luke Middleton who took part in the workshop
said: "I
thought the
stage
make-up
workshop really informed students about how
important stage make-up is in a performance, and how
this can bring characters to life".
Overall, I thought this was a really enjoyable session
and I was glad I had the opportunity to take part.”
YEAR 7 CHARITY WEEK
The Year 7 Charity Week took place during March.
Some Year 7’s took part in a tug of war contest and a sponsored run. Others did cake sales
at break times and also a “Guess how many sweets in a jar” game.
Year 7 raised a massive £782! Year 8 (during their Charity Week) also raised an amazing
£772 back in January! Fantastic work by the students and the staff. The nominated charity
is the “British Heart Foundation” and the cheque will be presented to the British Heart
Foundation in the near future.
“Friday 13th March saw the inaugural Year 7
Charity Tug of War competition. Teams of
eight from all tutor groups in Year 7
competed in a knockout competition which
saw the final contested between 7B and 7M.
In a best of three rounds, 7M emerged
victorious and powered their way to an
emphatic victory. A special mention should
go to the large crowd which cheered on the
competitors, and all proceeds from the event
went towards the British Heart Foundation as
part of Year 7 Charity Week.” – By Mr
Perham (Tutor of 7B)
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FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE
“BARRY, THE PUNCTUATION MAN”
On Wednesday 14th January, Broadoak
were very fortunate to welcome “Barrie
the Punctuation Man” to Broadoak. Barrie
worked with Year 9 and Year 10 students
in the main hall delivering interactive
approaches to spelling, punctuation and
grammar. Barrie made the show
insightful, memorable and most
importantly he got our students talking
about spelling, punctuation and grammar.
One Year 9 student said:
“Barrie made learning about the types of
sentences fun. The songs were really
catchy too and it was nice to do something
different.”
Another Year 10 student said:
“Barrie helped reinforce what we had been
learning about in class. Barrie had lots of
enthusiasm and it was nice to see us being
taught the basics in an interactive and fun
way.”
WORLD BOOK DAY
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On Thursday 5th March, Broadoak celebrated “World Book Day”. As usual, staff threw
themselves into the spirit of World Book Day with great enthusiasm. Four successful years of
dressing up make it hard to choose an original costume, however we had a great turn out,
from Lewis Carrol and Dickens to
the more modern Louis Sachar - we
represented a wide range of
authors and literature in our fancy
dress.
We also all wore “I am reading
badges”. These were designed and
made by the LRC team. These tell
people on a badge the last book
that you read. This lead to lots of
interesting discussions with
students and teachers about the
books that they had most recently
read.
“POETRY LIVE” VISIT TO BATH
On the 30th January 2015, 40 Year 11 students
travelled to Bath to watch some of the greatest poets in
the world read their poetry in the Forum theatre. This
was an exciting day.
It was great to see the poets that we have studied over
the year and to see these poets performing their poems
on stage which really brought their work to life.
Highlights were John Agard and Grace Nichols who
read very passionately.
“POETRY SLAM”
On Tuesday 3rd March, 50
Year 9 students were invited to
Hans Price Academy to attend
a “Poetry Slam” event.
On arrival, the large group were
divided in half. One half spent
the morning creating and
performing “Poetry Slam” whilst
the other half created different
forms of poems using
interesting images as a
stimulus.
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The “Poetry Slam” was led by Glenn Carmichael - an expert poetry performer. We were
thoroughly entertained with his performance until we realised it was our turn! He gave us the
rules and then instructed us to get into groups to start creating. “Poetry Slam” is a form of
poetry that involves movement, rhythm, rhyme, and in this case, a competition. Hans Price
versus Broadoak. We were determined to win!
The inspiring theme was "life in the future". Broadoak students did us proud! They quickly got
into groups and began brainstorming ideas around the future. As time quickly disappeared,
poems were created about space travel, the complex decision of where to buy our shoes,
what profession to choose, what subjects to select at GCSE and who we will be as an
adult. All students were encouraged to learn their pieces off by heart and had to perform
them in front of an audience.
Broadoak was victorious! We were placed runners-up and winners in both workshops. The
winning poems were really entertaining and imaginative.
The other workshop took place in the
LRC and allowed the students time to
be reflective. I was particularly
impressed with the Broadoak students'
behaviour as they willingly worked with
the Hans Price students and gave
100% effort. It was a great day out
which encouraged all of us all to see
poetry in a different light.
“WAR HORSE” – BRISTOL HIPPODROME
60 Broadoak students travelled to the Bristol
Hippodrome on Wednesday 11th February to watch
The National Theatre's sell out performance of “War
Horse.”
“War Horse” is the powerful story of a young boy
called Albert and his beloved horse, Joey, who has
been requisitioned to fight for the British in World
War I.
Caught in
enemy
crossfire,
Joey ends up serving on both sides during the war
before landing in No Man’s Land, while Albert, not old
enough to enlist, embarks on a treacherous mission
to find his horse and bring him home. A remarkable
tale of courage, loyalty and friendship, War Horse
features ground-breaking puppetry work which brings
breathing and galloping horses to life on stage.
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"It was just incredible. When I was sat watching the show
I completely forgot that the horses were puppets! The
way the actors performed and operated them made the
scenes look so realistic and believable. It was a great
opportunity for me to see what Drama is like as an
industry, and to see a professional production performed
by such a talented cast. I would definitely recommend
everyone to see this show!"
MOROCCO EXPEDITION FUNDRAISING
26 Year 9 and 10 students are currently beginning preparations for a 10-day expedition to
Morocco in October 2015. The expedition will involve an exploration of the souks of
Marrakech, a trek in the Atlas Mountains with camping under the stars and a community
project in the village of Asni. Students are expected to fundraise towards the cost of their
expedition and equipment and have held many successful cake and sweet sales this term.
Other fundraising ideas involve bag packing and sponsored cycle rides.
On Sunday 8th March 2015, Mrs Hall and 21 Year 9 and 10 students took part in a bag pack
at Asda to fundraise for the Morocco Expedition in November 2015. We managed to raise
£473.42 and would like to say a big thank you to the public who donated and helped us raise
this amount.
On 10-12th April, 26, students will be participating in their Morocco expedition training session
in the New Forest. Students will learn how to put up tents, use trangia stoves, organise their
kit bag and prepare themselves for the practicalities of the trek and charity work in Morocco
in October. The two teams will also be involved in a wide range of activities which will focus
on team work and group cooperation.
If you have any fundraising ideas or are able to support our students in their endeavours,
please contact [email protected] or [email protected].
“THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH EXPEDITIONS”
BY MILLIE DADDS (11M )
“The Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award involved 3 months of volunteering, developing
physical skills, followed by 2 weekends of trekking in the English countryside with a night’s
camping sandwiched in the middle.
Weekend 1 was on the 14th – 15th March 2015 in the Mendips. There were 28 students and
we had to get into 4 teams. Armed with huge bags, filled with the entire weekend’s
essentials, we set off at 8am to be greeted with tough climbs, windy weather and a couple of
cows! We all experienced a harsh night in the freezing weather; well, except for Mr Gray (the
Duke of Edinburgh leader) who had an entire minibus to carry his double duvet and inflatable
double mattress in!
Day 2 arrived. It took another student 10 attempts of relighting her trangia to cook anything,
it was never desitined to end well! All four teams managed to get lost, with one group
managing an impressive 4 hours off track! Despite this, the perseverance of everyone was
incredible and the sense of achievement at the end made the whole thing worth it. We were
even mad enough to repeat it all the following weekend! Cont/…
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Weekend 2 was on 21st – 22nd March 2015 in the Quantocks. There were 24 students and
we got into 4 teams. 4 students were unable to join us due to various injuries. This time, we
had hot weather and lovely sea views on our walk. A quick dip in the stream from a rope
swing left a few members with damp feet but the rest of us in stitches!
A mass game of manhunt around the campsite cheered all our mood and warmed us up but
not quite enough to last us through the night. Another cold night with incredible star gazing
opportunities left us eager to get up and get moving for Day 2.
No groups got lost this time and we made it all back together and at the reasonable time of
4pm, much to the relief of the teachers!
The expeditions both made us push ourselves out of our comfort zones and to the absolute
best of our abilities. The experience has left us all with our own memories but I think we
could all agree that it was an incredible thing to be a part of and will never forget it.”
“SCIENCE BLOODHOUND TRIP
TO UWE, BRISTOL”
BY ANJU ANIL (9B)
“The “Bloodhound” trip to the University of the
West of England was an amazing experience. We
had the opportunity to extend our knowledge on
engineering and find out how extraordinary the
Bloodhound is.
The day consisted of three sessions which each
concentrated on different engineering tasks. The
first was an overview of the car; what it’s made
from and why this material is best, the reasons for different structures and the aerodynamics
of the car.
During session 2, we had to design a car which
would compete against the other groups to travel
the furthest.
Finally, in session 3 we looked at distance-time and
speed-time graphs which the engineers use to
analyse the performance of the Bloodhound car.
All of the sessions were excellent and
revealed the problems engineers have to
face and how they overcome them, which
as we learned is a key aspect of being an
engineer. ”
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"BODYGUARD" AUTHOR, CHRIS
BRADFORD
VISITS BROADOAK
On Friday 6th March, bestselling childrens’
author Chris Bradford visited Broadoak to
speak to all Year 7 and Year 8 students as
part of his international book tour.
Chris Bradford is the top ten best-selling
author of "Young Samurai" & "Bodyguard" series. Chris has trained in karate, kickboxing and
Samurai swordsmanship, having earned his black belt in Zen Kyo Shin Taijutsu, the secret
fighting art of the ninja. He also qualified as a professional bodyguard as part of his research
for his "Bodyguard" series.
He is also the recipient of 28 book awards and
nominations, and his books are published in over
twenty languages. "Young Samurai: The Way of
the Warrior" was deemed one of Puffin's 70 Best
Ever Books, alongside classics such as Treasure
Island and Robin Hood.
He
delivered
an action
packed,
interactive presentation which involved learning
some of the key skills needed to be a professional
bodyguard. All the students enjoyed this event, in
particular the part where Chris demonstrated the two
inch push!
Many of the students took advantage of the opportunity to purchase copies of Chris' books
and to get them signed.
“This was an amazing event, the students loved it. Chris Bradford delivered an exceptional
presentation which has inspired many of our students to read one of his books” said Mr
Morse, Broadoak’s LRC Manager.
For more information on Chris visit www.chrisbradford.co.uk
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“THE UKMT MATHS CHALLENGE
AT ST KATHERINE’S SCHOOL, PILL, BRISTOL”
BY JUANNA GEORGE 8B
“On Friday 20th March, four students went to St Katherine’s school for the UKMT junior challenge.
When we got there, we were given some starter questions to warm up our brains! The first round was
answering questions as a team. We had a different teacher with us.
In the second round, we were split into partners and we had to do a crossword without speaking to
the other group.
We had to get into pairs for the third round and had to answer some questions.
The last round was a
relay round, where one of
our pairs sat somewhere
else away from us and
we ran to the front to get
the question, answer it,
then go back to the front
to get it checked, get the
next question and run
and give it to the other
pair.
Although the Maths
Challenge was hard, it
was great experience for
my Maths intelligence.”
BROADOAK STUDENT IS BRISTOL CITY MASCOT
Many
congratulations to
Mitchell Ogston (8S)
who had the
wonderful
opportunity of being
a mascot for a
recent Bristol City
football match at
Ashton Gate, Bristol.
He was able to meet
all the team
members and West
Ham players, meet
Andy Carroll, and
have his photograph taken with the referee and officials. He did a great a job and
thoroughly enjoyed his exciting day – well done Mitch!
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PE NEWS
YEAR 8 BOYS UNDEFEATED FOR TWO YEARS
A group of Year 8 boys have managed to go a whole two seasons undefeated. Better yet,
they have won every single game they have played!
The group of students, pictured below, have each had a huge impact on the team’s success.
The success comes after the North Somerset Tournament in which the boys won the plate
tournament outlasting several other North Somerset schools.
The boys are very much looking forward to a different challenge next year as they will enter a
cup competition which will pit them against schools such as Backwell, Clevedon and Nailsea.
Top Row, left from right: Andrew Turner, Lewis Paterson, Ronnie Wilcox, Bailey Bettle, Kyron
Pearce, Jordan Toogood, Spencer Surrey, Dom Marshall.
Middle Row: Bayley Frise, Liam Horsnell, Paul Skudder, Sam Hughes, Josh Chmiewliski, Tim
Morris, Wilf Oakwood
Front Row: Ethan Tuck, Dan Meadon, George Steele, Alex Duque, Rhys Harford, Robin
Crundwell, George Morton-Bool.
U15 CRICKET
A team consisting of Years 8, 9 and 10 girls beat Worle and Kings of Wessex to progress into
the next round of the Ladies Taverners Competition. More news to follow after the next
matches at Gordano School.
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YEAR 11 NETBALL TEAM
After a tough start to the
year training, it has been
a rare luxury for these
studious Year 11
students, as they have
been dedicated to passing
their pre-public exams
with flying colours.
However, despite this,
through hard work and
determination, they
managed to produce a 7-6
win against Sidcot.
Team members (from left
to right) are Emma Caney,
Jenny Cao, Brooke
Edwards, Nhi Nguyan,
Georgia Chambers, Evie
Sulley and Millie Dadds.
GIRLS’ FOOTBALL
Following recent trials, Ryla Cooper, Katie Sharkey, Eilidh Paterson, Hannah Capes, Lauren
Filer and Jodie Filer were all selected for the North Somerset Schools Football Squads.
They are being coached by an ex-Broadoak student, Dan Liddiard.
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GIRLS’ HOCKEY FIXTURES
Year 7 Hockey
v Churchill drew 1-1
v Worle won 2-0
v Sidcot lost 0-2
v Hans Price drew 0-0
Year 8 Hockey
v Churchill drew 1-1
v Worle won 3-0
v Sidcot won 1-0
Year 9 Hockey
v Churchill lost 0-2
v Worle drew 0-0
v Sidcot won 2-1
Year 10 Netball
v Churchill won 8-6
v Worle lost 14-32
v Sidcot lost 4-17
Year 11 Netball
v Churchill lost 15-20
v Sidcot won 7-6
REMINDERS TO PARENTS
Can we ask that when you are dropping your child off to Broadoak, please be extra careful when
coming out of Broadoak and pulling out onto the pavement to turn onto the road. Pedestrians have
made complaints that cars do come out of Broadoak very quickly and on one occasion, an elderly
lady was knocked by a car but fortunately, not injured. Many thanks for your co-operation.
DEODORANT - This is a polite reminder to ask you kindly not to provide your children with aerosol
deodorants and to only bring in roll-on deodorants. Aerosols are a health hazard to other students
and staff that suffer from Asthma. Many thanks for your co-operation.
KEEP INFORMED WITH BROADOAK NEWS
Keeping in touch with all our students and their families is really important to us here at
Broadoak. Our college website http://www.broadoak.n-somerset.sch.uk is full of useful
information. The "Quick Links" section gives students and parents access from home for the
VLE, “Schoolcomms” and “ParentPay.”
We would also like to draw your attention to our Facebook and Twitter links. Postings are put
onto these sites on a regular basis and are a great way to be kept up-to-date.
Please follow the link from our “Home” page and “Like” our Facebook page and follow us on
Twitter. There are also some great albums on our “Flickr” feed, again accessible through
“Quick Links.”If there is anything that you would like to see on any of these sites please
contact [email protected]
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TERM & HOLIDAY DATES
2014/15 ACADEMIC YEAR
TERM 5
Start
Bank Holiday
End
Monday
Monday
Friday
13
4
22
Start
End
Monday
Friday
1
17
Inset Day (college closed to students)
Inset Day (college closed to students)
Monday
Monday
20
21
April 2015
May 2015
May 2015
TERM 6
June 2015
July 2015
(12.25pm finish)
July 2015
July 2015
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