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EVENTSNewsletter for Mon 20 - Fri 24 Jan

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“Your Pathway to future

success”

Date:

Thursday, 23 JanuarySchool Fund Meeting

Thursday, 30 January Y13 PCE

Wednesday, 12 February

Y11 Parental Seminar

Please be aware that if you are in PE kit during the school day and not in a lesson, you can only wear the school fleece or your usual school jumper over the top of this. Hoodies are not allowed unless they are the GCSE dance hoodies. You can wear plain blue/black tracksuit trousers, but not ones with patterns large logos

SCIENCE REVISION GUIDES GCSE

If you ordered science revision guides BEFORE XMAS and have not yet collected them, please go to the Sydney workbase at break on Tuesday or Thursday.We have no intention of chasing students who keep failing to collect them. It is your responsibility.

If you ordered revision guides since then please be patient, we will notify you when the orders have been processed.

The school menu will be MENU 3.

SCHOOL MEALS MENU

In response to a letter sent to the Catering Manager, can all students please be reminded that William Brookes are proud to support sustainability and have now been using a waste recovery service that is 100% recycled and zero landfill.

RECYCLING

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WOW – WORD OF THE WEEK

Word of the

Week Source

Word Type Noun.

Definition A place, person or thing from which something originates.

In a Sentence The source of the River Severn is in a bog in the Cambrian Mountains.

Synonyms Origin, root, beginning.

Subject Links English, Geography, History

Make sure to check out the video on the Word of the Week. These

videos go into greater detail on the word and how to use it effectively!

The link for the WOW is:

https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/d2fd7a2f-8394-42d5-

8b78-fba6f928b5c6

Tuesday 21 January PERIOD 5

Wednesday 22 January PERIOD 1

DROP IT AND READ YRS 7 - 9

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OPEN EVENINGS

CAREERS PRESENTATIONS

These sessions run most Mondays between 1.40 to 2.10pm and you

will need to sign up the week before, for those you are interested in.

Your Careers Adviser at School is Mel LawrenceAll year 11s and parents/carers have been e-mailed a Year 11 What Next booklet. Any queries regarding this please e-mail Mel Lawrence [email protected] Mel is in William Brookes on Mondays in the counselling room on the 2nd floor.


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HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY 2020

This year the RS department are again commemorating Holocaust Memorial day. Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2020 marks 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The theme of this years memorial is "Stand Together".Don’t be content in your life just to do no wrong, be prepared every day to try and do some good.- Sir Nicholas Winton, who rescued 669 children from Nazi-occupied Europe

On Friday 24th January - there will be a live webcast with Susan Pollack MBE, a Holocaust survivor of Auschwitz-Birkenau.Year 9 students have the opportunity to watch the webcast alongside thousands of other students across the world.Work around the theme "stand together" will also be done in RS lessons.

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There will become a time a first hand story live in such a way will not be possible so we hope students find this a valuable experience. If you would like further information about Susan Pollack MBE story please visit https://www.hmd.org.uk/resource/susan-pollack/Thank you, Mrs Mincher (Assistant Head teacher)

https://www.hmd.org.uk/resource/susan-pollack/




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NEWS NEWS NEWS

Message for Year 9

There will be a year group assembly about doing your DofE on Friday 14th February 2020 @1.10 pm. The assembly is for all year 9 students and will explain what doing a DofE Award is all about.

Message for Year 10 Bronze participants

There will be a meeting on Friday 31st January 2020 during tutor time for those participants who are ready to join the school run expedition. If you are intending on joining the school expedition you have until then to upload your evidence to eDofE and have as much approved as possible. Remember that the assessor report is the essential piece of evidence required to finish a section (photos and other evidence is nice but not essential). There are some links below to help you.Forgotten your password? Go to:https://help.edofe.org/hc/en-gb/articles/115000590645-I-ve-forgotten-my-username-passwordNeed help uploading evidence? Watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Whx7fyRGDo

Message for Year 11

If you have turned 16, you can register to start your Gold Award. If you plan on using NCS for your residential section of your Gold Award you need to have registered for Gold before doing the residential, otherwise it won’t count. Please see Miss McCombie for more information.

Miss McCombieDofE Manager

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https://help.edofe.org/hc/en-gb/articles/115000590645-I-ve-forgotten-my-username-password

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Whx7fyRGDo




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SPORTS NEWS

Congratulations to the WBS Badminton Teams who did so well in the county finals tournaments this week.The U14 girls came 3rd ( with 2 x Yr7s playing against yr9s).The U16 girls came 2nd only losing 1 match against eventual winners Burton Borough.The U16 boys went 1 better coming out as County Champions winning all their matches.The U16 boys team now go forward to represent Shropshire in the Regional tournament on 16th March in BirminghamWell done to all the players.

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SPORTS NEWS

Tuesday 21st January- MUGA and Sportshall will not be available to students during morning break as a primary schools Inclusion Festival will be taking place in both areas at that time. Thank you for your cooperation.

Leaders for Inclusion festival on Tuesday 21st January— reminder to come to school in PE kit and put school uniform in your locker.Meet Mrs Smith in Sports hall to set up your station before primary schools arrive at 9.15.Those working on the netball courts make sure you have a waterproof .Immaculate school PE kit please.Any problems see Miss Jones ASAP.

Monday 27th January- Primary Sports hall Athletics competition will be taking place from 13.00 until 15.30 and therefore the Sports hall and upstairs PE areas will not be available to WBS students during lunchtime.Please be aware there will be primary children and their staff moving between the Sports hall and the gym during lunchtime - please be mindful of this and be polite and helpful , especially if they look a little lost.Thank you for your cooperation.



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SUBJECT SUPPORT SESSIONS AUTUMN 2019


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TUESDAY

Art Room 111/113 GCSE & A level 15.20-16.30

Biology (with Mrs Bennett) Room 215 GCSE & A level 15.30-16.45

Chemistry (with Mrs Willetts) Room 212 GCSE & A level 15.15-16.30

Dance B/O GCSE & A level 15.15-16.30

English (drop in) Room 103 KS3, 4 & 5 15.10-16.10

French (with Mrs Francis/Miss Sterckz) Room 225/226 GCSE 15.30-16.30

Geography (with Dr Williams) Room 207 GCSE 15.10-16.00

Maths (with Mr Chadwick) Room 001 GCSE & A level 15.30-16.30

RS Room 104 GCSE & A level 15.15-16.45

WEDNESDAY

Art Room 111/113 GCSE & A level 15.20-16.30

iMedia (with Mrs Churm) Room 222 GCSE 15.15-16.30

Biology (with Miss Warburton) Room 215 + B/O GCSE & A level 15.15-16.00

Chemistry (with Miss Ahmed) Room 213 KS3, 4 & 5 15.20-16.30

Geography (with Mrs Oliver) Room 206 GCSE 15.20-16.00

Maths (with Mrs Caldwell) Room 007 GCSE & A level 15.30-16.30

THURSDAY

French (with Mrs Crowther) Room 228 GCSE 15.30-16.30

Geography (with Mrs Oliver/Dr Williams) Room 205/206 GCSE 15.10-16.00

iMedia (with Mr Beard) Room 222 GCSE 15.15-16.30

Physics (with Mr Thomas & Miss McCombie) Room 216 GCSE & A level 15.15-16.30


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