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DARTON COLLEGE

3rd July 2015

Issue 11

Unlocking potential .Changing lives Principals News

And so our new school year

begins - a lmost any way!

Learners have all started their

new t imetables th i s week

which have included some

group, form and teacher

changes. There will of course

be some small changes in

S e p t e m b e r a s n e w l y

appointed staff join us. So far

everything seems to have

gone to plan. Huge thanks to

Mr Guy , our new Vice Principal

Mr Woodcock and our Data

Manager Mrs Luty who have

worked incredibly hard to pull

the timetable together.

This has been a huge task this

year because of changes we

have made to the curriculum

and class groupings.

On Wednesday we welcomed

visitors from Cape Town, South

Africa to school. The teachers

were visiting as part of an

exchange t r ip. They were

exceptionally impressed with

the College and our learners

and it was fascinating and

humbling for me to hear

about the issues they face

back a t h o me , t he i r I CT

provision is significantly less

than ours, class sizes are 45+

and knife crime and drugs

are a significant issue. We hope

to stay connected to them and

their schools.

A very hot Wednesday ended

with me bursting with pride as I

watched the Year 10 Extreme

Overdrive dance performance!

Despite the incredible heat

everyone involved gave 110% -

the energy and talent on show

was breath taking! I was a very

proud Principal! Huge thanks to

Mi ss Marsha l l , Mrs Powel l ,

Mrs Cohen and Miss Wilkinson

for he lp ing to make i t a l l

happen!

So heres to next week and

welcoming our new Year 7s!

Have a good weekend!

Ms Davies, Principal

In this issue

Page 1: Principals News

Page 2: Year 10 BTEC Dance Performance

Page 2: Results of the Bake Off

Check out our website: www.dartoncollege.co.uk

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Important Dates

Monday 6th July - Year 7

Transition commences

8th July - Performance Achieve-

ment Awards Evening 6:00pm

Tickets 2 or 4 with Pie & Pea

Supper.

School Blogs This week the spotlight is on the Darton Voice Blog

http://wp.me/p4JOnm-1sZ

Bruce Nkomo, Hannah McMullan,

Hayley Hirst, Sarah Walley and Jana

Saveljeva. And the winner is

Anna Stones whos cake is pictured

below - well done Anna!

Follow us on twitter: @darton_college

Nurture

Year 10 BTEC Performance - Overdrive Extreme

This week our Nurture group completed a Science field trip to Sheffield

Manor Lodge. The trip completed their habitats and adaptions Science

project which helped consolidate learning about the environment and

bees. The group donned beekeeping outfits and had the opportunity to

enter the hive. The day was finished off by making wax candles.

Year 10 BTEC Dance learners created, choreographed and

produced a superb performance which involved learners over 4

year groups. The evening was a huge success for all who were in-

volved and a spectacular showcase of the exceptional talent of

our learners. Well done everyone!

Bake Off in Food Technology

Over the las t two weeks the

technology department have

been holding a Bake - Off com-

petition.

There have been so many brilliant

entries showing superb talent - well

done to everyone who took part.

From the entries several learners

were awarded the title of Star

Bakers - Robyn Warris, Chloe

Walker, Ella-Narisse Appleyard, Kyle

M e t e e r , L u c a T u r n e r , L e a h

Wainwright, Charlie Priest, Leah

H o d s on , E l l a Wi l s o n , L au re n

Cooper, Chanell Nayor, Ellie Sacre,