Bottisham Village College Magazine - Spring 2010

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Spring Term 2010BVCWelcome to yournew magazineWelcome to the firstedition of BVCnews,which we hope you willenjoy reading.Our aim is to provide anattractive and informativeselection of news, as well astaking the opportunity tocelebrate our students’many successes. The topicscovered are wide-ranging,reflecting all aspects ofcollege life.We hope the new-stylenewsletter will also help tokeep you up to date with keydevelopments, making iteasier for you to feed backyour views and ideas. In thisedition, you will read of theexciting progress of our new-build programme, which iscurrently receiving the‘finishing touches’ inanticipation of us moving induring the Easter holidays.We are very excited at thisprospect and confident thatstudents will benefit fromthese wonderful facilities.I hope you agree that onething that comes across veryclearly is the breadth ofopportunities open to our

students outside of theclassroom, whether this betaking part in ExtendedSchools activities in sport orthe arts, visiting partnerschools on our exchangevisit to Kempen, Germany,or touring the House ofCommons. In addition, youcan read of recentfundraising activities whichhave produced spectacularresults in support of theAnusaran charity in India andrelief efforts in Haiti.Over time, our aim is toencourage more students tocontribute to the magazine

directly, so that you can heartheir perspective at first-hand; the article on StudentLeadership is one suchexample in this edition.This new newsletter is thelatest stage in ourcommitment to improveengagement with parents,following previous successessuch as:�Drop-in surgeries withmembers of the CollegeLeadership Team and Chairof Governors, PhilipHodgson� Schoolcomms, to facilitatemore rapid and cost-effective communication�Development of thewebsite, which will includeremote access for parentsand carers from September� Regular parentalinformation evenings toupdate you ondevelopments.May I take this opportunityto wish you a happy Easterand we look forward towelcoming back students onTuesday, April 20.

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Team acts as a voice forall students in College‘Welcome’ from the StudentLeadership Team.We are a group of studentswho applied for leadershiproles within school We wereinterviewed by youngerstudents and the College’sleadership team. Thosestudents who were successfulcreated the roles of headboy/girl, deputy head boy/girland school voice leaders.Together we make up theStudent Leadership Team.The role of the StudentLeadersis it to act as a voicefor the rest of the school andpass on their thoughts andideas to the head and deputyhead boys and girls. Theseissues are then discussed bythe College’s leadership teamand changes made whereverpossible.As this was a new idea for theschool, we have all been

working hard to advertisewho we are and what we do.By putting up a notice boardoutside the main hall andfilling it with our updates andnews, we are able to showother students what we havebeen doing and give them theopportunity to put any newideas forward.Last term, the eleven of usjoined with Soham VillageCollege for an anti-bullyingcampaign. Our focus wascyber-bullying and in groupswe produced many differentposters which we put uparound the school. This raisedpeople’s awareness aboutinternet safety.This term, we have also beenworking hard to maintainlinks with our partner schoolin Sri Lanka. After raising asubstantial amount of moneyfor them last year, it was

great to receive news andphotos of them and theirschool. To build on this, agroup of students have beenwriting letters to the RanaSchool in Sri Lanka to shareour interests between thetwo cultures.The Student Leadership Teamhave many other projectsplanned and will keep theupdates coming. To find outmore look at our boardoutside the dinner hall.

Head Boy and GirlMatthew Brown, AnnaWhartonDeputy Head Boys and GirlsToby Buttress, Peter Liddiard,Georgia Bristow, NatalieBoyleStudent VoiceJustin Topham, Hugh Burton,Harriet Stopher, Katie Ward,Alice Lagnado.

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Bottisham VC made the nationalnews when Year 11 student KatieWard appeared in The Guardian aspart of an article on the ExtendedSchools service.Katie, whose picture graced thefront of Education Guardian aswell as being featured inside thesupplement, talked about howextra classes after school hadhelped her both academically andsocially.She said she had taken part in arange of Extended Schoolactivities at BVC including science,sport, art and music and that theprogramme created a “bettersense of community”.“It makes you feel you’re reallypart of the school,” she told TheGuardian’s reporter.Katie described one of thehighlights of the Extended Schoolsprogramme as having anopportunity to perform with her

jazz band in a public concert atCambridge’s West Road ConcertHall.“It was a bit nerve-wracking but Ireally enjoyed it – it was a chanceto showcase everything we’dlearned. Our piece sounded reallygood and we were proud of it,”she said.Katie said she had a shorttelephone interview for the articlebut when the photographercame to getherpicture itprovedmoretime-consuming.“It tookaboutanhour in theend becauseI keptblinking,” shesaid.

When I first heardthat the Germanexchangeprogramme wasbeing revived I wasvery excited. I hadbeen hoping that wecould have a chanceto follow in thefootsteps of theSpanish studentslast year and wasquick to sign up.The journey therewas delayed by fourhours but not tooterrible – except theferry… but I’ll nottalk about that!When the coachpulled up in KempenI was shivering withnerves but soonfound my partnerand was taken towhat was to be myhome for the nextweek.I was to stay with avery nice family andpartner and the firstday we visited theirschool, it was sodifferent.The majority of thetrip was over in aflash and on the lasttwo days we sawthe GermanKarneval (in which Iwas thrown a bag ofsalad and a singleStarburst-likesweet!) and wentfor a day’s shoppingin Koln and climbedthe terrifyingheights of thestunning cathedral.I would just like tosay a huge thankyou to all the staffwho made the trippossible and wouldlike to say that itwas an experiencethat I’ll never forget.Joe McGee, Year 10

For the first time thecollege’s A levelstudents sat theSenior MathsChallenge, acompetition usually

entered at sixth-form – with five ofthem picking up certificates.Eric Wieser achieved a goldcertificate, Oliver Cook, a silver andClaire Hedgecott, Hugh Burton andMegan Warner, bronze.Eric went on to sit the BritishMathematical Olympiad where hewas awarded a certificate ofdistinction.“He is to be congratulated on hisincredible achievement,” saidmaths teacher Mrs Fries.Over half the youngmathematicians who took part inthe recent Intermediate MathsChallenge were awardedcertificates.“The results are really excellent aswe only entered 60 pupils – 37 of

them were awarded certificatesand 6 won through to the nextround. Congratulations toeveryone who took part,” said MrsFries.The results were: Year 11 – Gold: Eric Wieser,Oliver Cook, Charles Mahoney, MatthewBrown, Hugh Burton, Victoria Halsall, LukeSuess, Joshua Smith, Megan Warner. Silver:Justin Topham, Andrew Teevan. Bronze:Claire Hedgecott, Alex Nicholls, Chris Bodger,Alex Morley, Joseph Acklam, Paul Varty. Year10 – Gold: Alex Gilday, Daniel Gibson, JontyHaynes, AndrewWightwick. Silver: WilliamBrown, Jenny Shelley, Nickie Daillie, PennyWieser, Jessica Abineri. Bronze: Ben Millard,Katie Bellis, Molly Wells, Lucy Abbersteen,Charley Hagger. Year 9 – Gold: RamaLakshman. Silver: Gus Martin, Hannah Slater.Bronze: Matthew Horsfield, HollyKrombacher, Laura Foreman.Eric and Rama have both wonthrough to the follow-up OlympiadroundsOliver, Charles, Matthew and Alexhave qualified for the Kangarooround, a competition sat on thesame day throughout Europe andas far as Australia.

The challenges are organised byUKMT (UK Maths Challenge), acharity set up in 1996 with theaim of advancing the education ofchildren and young people inmaths.Last year, more than 600,000students from around 4,000schools took part.There are three levels – Junior foryears 7 and 8, Intermediate foryears 9, 10 and 11 and Senior forYears 12 or 13.Certificates are awarded on aproportional basis – Goldabout 6%, Silver 14% and Bronze20%.Each level has follow-on rounds,the highest of which are theMathematical Olympiad.Six top-scoring Seniors fromschools throughout the countryare eventually chosen torepresent the UK in theInternational MathematicalOlympiad.

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On four occasions so far thisyear, Bottisham Village Collegehas played host to Year 6 pupilsfrom our feeder primary schoolsin delivering a programme ofhistory and geographymasterclasses. The geographershave pretended to be farmers,made clay coastal models and,most recently, traded ascountries in the manufacture ofpaper shapes. The historianshave worked on causation andsources, with studentsproducing mini plays to explainwhy a man was stuck up a treewearing his pyjamas and why awoman was running down thestreet whooping with joy. These

events have been well attendedand we are told the pupils haveenjoyed these practicalactivities, designed to provokethought.Year 8 and Year 10 studentshave helped at these events andhave been inspirational rolemodels, representing theCollege.On Thursday, March 4, 24 Year5/6 pupils and theiraccompanying teachersattended Bottisham VillageCollege for the now famousannual, Geography WorldwiseQuiz. Along with the HistoryQuiz (held later in the year), theprimary quizzes have quickly

become the events of the year.Not only is money at stake, butalso primary school pride. Allpupils were a credit to theirschool and received certificatesto mark their participation.Joint fourth placed schools inthe geography quiz wereBottisham and Burwell,Teversham was in third placeand Kettlefields in second.Congratulations go to thewinning school, Swaffham Prior,which received a cup and £100to be spent on a humanitiesresource.Mrs Kennedy,Humanities SpecialismCo-ordinator

Bottisham VC will be hostinga primary schools careersevent in July.It is anticipated that some450 Year 5 children from theCollege’s cluster schools willattend the event.More than 25 localcompanies, individuals andorganisations have expressedan interest in beingrepresented at the event.Pupils will visit stands, getinformation about jobs andcareers and complete a smalltask such as writing acheque.Organiser Jill Buckingham,Extended Schools Co-ordinator, said: “The aim ofthe event is to inspire thechildren and to open theireyes to the many careeroptions available to them inthe future.”

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Year 9 group visits battlefield sitesIt was an early start for theYear 9 students – and staff– who went on the annualtrip to the Somme regionof France.The party had to be at theCollege by 5am to ensurethey reached Folkestone intime for their 8.20amEurotunnel crossing.During the day, students

visited the mine crater atLa Boisselle, localcemeteries and battlefieldsites.Trip leader Mr Webb saidthe study visit allowedstudents to experience atfirst hand aspects of theFirst World War they hadbeen researching as part ofthe Year 9 history course.

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Order, order– Parliamentis on agendaStudents from BottishamVillage College were shownround the House ofCommons on a recent daytrip to London.The 29 Year 10 pupils weregiven an official guided tourof Parliament.They also walked throughWhitehall during the visit onMonday, March 22, learningabout this famous area ofthe capital.Several of the biggestGovernment departments,including the Ministry ofDefence and the Treasury,are based in Whitehall,which is also home to theCenotaph and the gatedentrance to Downing Street.

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Harvey’s date with top TV chefsYear 10 student Harvey Martin will beserving up his dishes to celebrity chefs inthe final of a national schools’ cookingcompetition.Well-known TV cooks including BrianTurner, Heston Blumenthal and AinsleyHarriott will be deciding on the winnerof FutureChef 2010 when Harvey will becompeting against 11 other young chefsfrom all over the UK.Harvey impressed a panel of judges inthe regional round of the competitionwith a menu of haunch of venison withrosti potato, pickled red cabbage andbutternut squash puree followed byCambridge burnt cream and vanillashortbread, cooked and served in just 90minutes and with a budget of only £8.“It was pressurised,” said the GCSEcatering student.“The judges were walking round as youcooked asking you questions about whatyou were doing and that was quite off-putting.“I was surprised to hear I’d won as it wassuch a high standard,” he said.Judges awarded Harvey top marks for

the look, taste and content of his dishesand the sourcing of his ingredients, alsohis calmness and organisation in thekitchen.In the national finals, to be hosted byWestminster Kingsway College, Harveywill have to produce a two course mealfor three people using ingredientsprovided.Harvey has been mentored for thecompetition by Jonathan Dean, headchef at the Hotel du Vin, Cambridge.He said the teenager deserved hissuccess, “He’s hard working, he’smotivated, he listens and takeseverything you tell him on board. I’mover the moon and yes, he’ll do well inthe finals. He’s cool and calm in thekitchen and he’s loving thecompetition.”FutureChef, a competition for 12 to 16year-olds, is now in its tenth year andorganised by Springboard, a registeredcharity supporting the hospitalityindustry.Last year it attracted 7,000 entrantsfrom 600 schools.

FutureChef 2010 finalist Harvey Martin with hismentor Jonathan Dean, of Hotel du Vin

Bottisham Village College will beoffering a new Diploma in Hospitalityfrom September for students wanting amore vocational qualification.And it would like to hear from parentswith connections in the hotel andcatering industries who could back thenew course and make it as relevant aspossible.This support could be helping todevelop the curriculum, acting asassessors for practical tests, giving talksand providing resources, equipment orplacements.“We have commitment from HotelFelix, the Moller Centre and MagdaleneCollege and Gonville Hotel but we couldalways do with more. If there areparents who have connections, wewould be happy to hear from them,”said Mrs Matthewson, vocational co-ordinator.The two-year Diploma is open to Year10 students who will study it along withEnglish, maths, ICT and one “associatedspecialist subject”.Last term BVC staff and cateringstudents were involved in an EmployerEngagement Event at Churchill College,Cambridge, where the Diploma was

outlined to representatives from thebusiness community.During the day, Year 11 GCSE cateringstudents Chris Daniel and Natalie Boyletold delegates why it was so importantfor them to experience cooking in aprofessional kitchen and how it hadgiven them a real insight into thebusiness.Chris said he had found out what it waslike “cooking under pressure and on a

large scale” while Natalie said she hadlearned a lot about the high standardsneeded in the preparation andpresentation of food.Mrs Taylor, BVC’s head of food andcatering, told the event that havingprofessional support was going to bethe key to success.“This is a very different way of learning;it is more practical and vocational,” shesaid.Hospitality is one of 17 Diplomas to beintroduced into schools nationally by2011. They have been developed toinclude the sorts of skills employers arelooking for, such as problem-solving,communication and working effectivelyas part of a team.The course focuses on four mainthemes: the hospitality industry, peoplein hospitality, hospitality operationsand business and finance.A Foundation level Diploma isequivalent to five GCSEs and a Higherequals seven GCSEs.Anyone wanting more informationabout the Diploma or who thinks theymay be able to help should ring MrsMatthewson at BVC extension 277 oremail [email protected]

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Bottisham Village College has been chosento pilot a student-centred smokingprevention scheme.The countywide Young People’s SmokingPrevention and Cessation Programme,supported by Cambridgeshire PSHE(Personal, Social, Health Education) Service,trading standards, the NHS and CAMQUIT(Cambridgeshire Stop Smoking SupportService) will eventually involve tensecondary schools – but Bottisham is thefirst.And 29 Year 10 students are now beingtrained as peer mentors/educators todeliver the programme which recognisesthat traditional approaches to discouragesmoking may not be working.Instead the scheme is putting young peopleat the heart of the process, advising,informing and helping their peers.The programme began with a group ofinterested Year 8 students helping to puttogether a job description and personspecification to be used in the recruitmentof mentors.

They said an ideal mentor should be a goodlistener, non-judgemental, persuasive, ableto keep a confidence, trustworthy and ableto challenge people positively.Desirable qualities included knowing aboutthe health risks of smoking, the legal aspectsof buying tobacco, understanding thereasons why people smoke and why it isoften difficult to give up.In applying for the job, students had toagree to attend a one day trainingprogramme in school, co-lead two sessionsfor Year5/6 pupils in the College’s partnerprimary schools, support Year 8 PSHE Daysand provide informal support to peers whoare either being pressurised to take upsmoking or who wish to give up smoking.Some students will be involved in testpurchasing, working alongside tradingstandards outside Bottisham’s catchmentarea, attempting to buy tobacco andalcohol – all done with full training andsupport and after permission fromparents.They are also being trained to deal withquestions from the media.“We are proud that as a school we are thefirst to take part in an activity that will be

rolled out across the county,” said BVCAssistant Principal and PSHE co-ordinator, Mrs Melling.“Staff working with our studentshave been impressed withtheir maturity and insight.The students themselveshave really enjoyed theirtraining and the fact thattheir opinions are beingsought, listened to andacted upon,” she said.The Government hasprioritised the need toreduce smoking among11 to 15 year-olds.Data from theCambridgeshire HealthRelated Behaviour Survey(2008) shows that 4.5% ofYear 8 pupils define

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Playtime withThe Dolls hadserious themeFriendship and bullying were exploredat Year 7 and 8 PSHE Days with helpfrom GCSE drama students.Five of them – Georgia Bristow, MollyDoe, Emma Smith, Charlotte Jones andMolly Takacs – performed The Dolls,adapting a coursework piece toentertain and teach younger studentsin the school.The drama told the story of a younggirl who had no-one to talk to but herdolls and how the toys came to life.“We were asked to contribute to thePSHE Days so we took the courseworkand revamped it,” said drama teacherMrs Dando.“The whole idea was to take drama outof the studio and make it a learningexperience for other students; putdrama on the map in school,” she said.“It was real theatre in education.“The atmosphere at the performanceswas wonderful and the childrenwatching were really impressed.”After a 15-minute performancemembers of the audience (includingteachers) wereinvited to take partin some of thescenes and therewas an opportunityfor discussion.Mrs Dando saidmany of theyounger studentsthought the dramawas the highlight oftheir PSHE Days andthat staff had givengood feedback.

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Sponsorship form . . .Form 7.1 organised sponsored events,with the help of their Year 11 buddies, toraise money for the victims of the Haitiearthquake. Activities included sponsoredbicycle rides and 24-hour silences.“They raised a total of £126.51 which is anoutstanding achievement,” said form tutorMr Pinks.

Fundraisers at BottishamVillage College smashedtheir target of £1,100 to helpyoung carers at a slumschool in India.A series of activities,including a non-uniform day,lunchtime rock concert, saleof muffins made bymathsteacherMrs Reckless, plusdonations, resulted in acheque for £1,846.85 for theAnusaran charity in Delhi.Most of themoney will beused to build a childcarecentre and the rest to repaira school roof.Anusaran has set up twoschools in Delhi for childrenfrom poor families, oneclose to the slums and theother on the city outskirtsserving some of the villages.They are popular, but girls asyoung as nine have to taketheir young brothers and

sisters to lessons as there isno-one else to look afterthemwhile their parentswork long hours in low-paidjobs.The school decided tosupport the charity followingan appeal in assembly fromhistory teacherMissHammond, who has workedfor the project as avolunteer.“When the centre is built,the younger siblings can bedropped off there and thepupils will be able to focuson their lessons properlyknowing that their brothersand sisters are being wellcared for,” she said.Miss Hammond said theleaders of Anusaran wereexcited to have themoneyand the chance to transformthe lives of many poorchildren in Delhi.

Dressed down for HaitiA non-uniform day on February 11 raised£1,119.24 for the relief effort in Haiti.The money will be given to the DisastersEmergency Committee which will donateit to its various member agencies foremergency supplies such as food andwater plus medical help.The event was organised by the StudentLeadership Team.

Sports challengeStaff and students donnedtheir tracksuits and trainersand ran or walked a mile aroundthe school field to raise money for theSport Relief charity.Sponsorship forms were distributedthroughout the College to ensure as manypeople as possible signed up for the event.

Ready, teddy, goPreparations are well under way for Year11’s leavers’ ball on July 2.A committee of 14 (two per form) hasorganised two cake stalls, sold candycanes, and had 176 takers for roses forValentine’s Day to raise money for theannual event.A raffle for a giant teddy bear was won byDaniel Hammond in Year 9 who has calledhis new furry friend, Wilfred.The theme of the 2010 ball is The CandyShop.

This year, a number of Year 9 studentshave been part of a pilot social enterpriseprogramme involving them forming acompany that then makes aproduct/service to sell. Money raised isused for charitable purposes, eitherenvironmental or social.The students were visited by John Bird, co-founder of The Big Issue magazine, whospoke about his background and how themagazine supported people on the streets.Inspired by this, the students formed theirown company called YES with the motto

“Small Word – Big Change”.In January, YES designed prints that wereput on to plain cotton bags kindly donatedby www.carrierbagshop.co.uk. Thestudents decided the money raised wouldgo towards Haiti earthquake appeals. At atrade fair in Cambridge’s Grafton Centre inearly February the group sold all the cottonbags and a number of paper bags, raisingan amazing £185 for charity. In addition,they took orders for more bags which willbe sold to raise money for other causes.The group worked extremely hard and

were fabulous at approaching members ofthe public to try to make a sale. Peopleinvolved with Young Enterprise wereimpressed and commented that theyshowed more initiative and effort thanmany of the sixth form colleges they weretrading against.Over the next few months we expect YESto have a number of exciting ideas andproducts that they will sell and make thispilot scheme a great success.

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�The sculpture chosen to be sited nearthe College’s new teaching block was themost popular among students.

They were invited to have their say on the fiveoptions being considered and most of themchose Option 2. Some 350 votes were cast withthe selected design a clear winner with 213.Horningsea-based sculptor Matt Sanderson’s“Bonsai Planet” was described as an “amazingsculpture, growing from the roots” and “tree ofpersonal growth”, “roots of knowledge” andrepresenting the development of youngpeople.After 20 years of making awards to individualsand groups in the area for arts projects theTrustees of the David Urwin Arts Awarddecided to wind up the fund by giving asculpture to the college.At a public meeting, Matt showed photos ofsome of his existing sculptures and gave an

insight into how he was approaching theproject and the materials he might use.This was followed by discussion with pupils,staff, governors, members of the communityand Trustees present.“There was a buzz of excitement throughoutthe discussion and comments and questionsabout the thinking behind the designs, thescale of the new sculpture and the materials tobe used including a recycling of metal discsfrom a local firm,” said Martin Gent, chair,David Urwin Arts Award.Matt Sanderson is a designer, metalsmithand sculptor. He was a key member of theteam behind the Corpus Clock featuring achronophage (time eater) seen bythousands of visitors to Cambridge eachyear and closer to Bottisham his “Cell”is sited in the college’s sensorygarden.

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A NEW teaching block housing theEnglish and Learning Supportfaculties will be open for lessonsafter the Easter holidays.The curved wing on one side of thePrincipal’s Lawn is the major part ofa £2.3 million building project whichhas also meant a dining roomextension and an extra mathsclassroom.The building, complete with climatecontrol, has six new classrooms, acentral one-and-a-half storey“multi-use” space, two seminarrooms plus offices and toilets.Learning Support has a largelearning resources room and the

building will also be the new basefor the College’s SIU (SocialInclusion Unit).Outside, there is soft and hardlandscaping and the block is linkedto the main school buildings by acovered walkway.An area has been set aside for asculpture currently being createdby Matt Sanderson.The classrooms vacated by English,Learning Support and SIU in theschool’s main building will berefurbished and adjusted for use bythe Modern Foreign LanguagesFaculty. These should be ready afterMay half-term.

The languages block will eventuallybecome the base for both theBottisham Locality Team andchildren’s centre.“It is the first time in the school’shistory that the Principal’s Lawnwill be in full use and onceeverything’s finished we will bebidding farewell to the mobiles,”said the College’s BusinessManager, Mrs Kempster.“The new block is a fantasticadditional facility and a betterdesigned space for the needs of theschool,” she said.The College is planning an officialopening later in the year.

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�The sculpture chosen to be sited nearthe College’s new teaching block was themost popular among students.

They were invited to have their say on the fiveoptions being considered and most of themchose Option 2. Some 350 votes were cast withthe selected design a clear winner with 213.Horningsea-based sculptor Matt Sanderson’s“Bonsai Planet” was described as an “amazingsculpture, growing from the roots” and “tree ofpersonal growth”, “roots of knowledge” andrepresenting the development of youngpeople.After 20 years of making awards to individualsand groups in the area for arts projects theTrustees of the David Urwin Arts Awarddecided to wind up the fund by giving asculpture to the college.At a public meeting, Matt showed photos ofsome of his existing sculptures and gave an

insight into how he was approaching theproject and the materials he might use.This was followed by discussion with pupils,staff, governors, members of the communityand Trustees present.“There was a buzz of excitement throughoutthe discussion and comments and questionsabout the thinking behind the designs, thescale of the new sculpture and the materials tobe used including a recycling of metal discsfrom a local firm,” said Martin Gent, chair,David Urwin Arts Award.Matt Sanderson is a designer, metalsmithand sculptor. He was a key member of theteam behind the Corpus Clock featuring achronophage (time eater) seen bythousands of visitors to Cambridge eachyear and closer to Bottisham his “Cell”is sited in the college’s sensorygarden.

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A NEW teaching block housing theEnglish and Learning Supportfaculties will be open for lessonsafter the Easter holidays.The curved wing on one side of thePrincipal’s Lawn is the major part ofa £2.3 million building project whichhas also meant a dining roomextension and an extra mathsclassroom.The building, complete with climatecontrol, has six new classrooms, acentral one-and-a-half storey“multi-use” space, two seminarrooms plus offices and toilets.Learning Support has a largelearning resources room and the

building will also be the new basefor the College’s SIU (SocialInclusion Unit).Outside, there is soft and hardlandscaping and the block is linkedto the main school buildings by acovered walkway.An area has been set aside for asculpture currently being createdby Matt Sanderson.The classrooms vacated by English,Learning Support and SIU in theschool’s main building will berefurbished and adjusted for use bythe Modern Foreign LanguagesFaculty. These should be ready afterMay half-term.

The languages block will eventuallybecome the base for both theBottisham Locality Team andchildren’s centre.“It is the first time in the school’shistory that the Principal’s Lawnwill be in full use and onceeverything’s finished we will bebidding farewell to the mobiles,”said the College’s BusinessManager, Mrs Kempster.“The new block is a fantasticadditional facility and a betterdesigned space for the needs of theschool,” she said.The College is planning an officialopening later in the year.

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Finalist MeganYear 11 instru-mentalist MeganWarner has wonthrough to the finals ofthe Cambridge YoungMusician of the Year.Megan, who plays thecornet, was one ofmore than 100 youngmusicians to enter the2010 competitionorganised byCambridge YouthMusic, a charitabletrust whose patronsinclude Julian LloydWebber and EvelynGlennie.The overall winnerreceives a cash prize,trophy and anopportunity toperform with the ElySinfonia.

Museum tripA group of Year 8students took part inan art trip to theFitzwilliam Museum,Cambridge, on FridayMarch 26.They looked at thediverse collection ofart on display and alsotook part inworkshops and groupdiscussions led bymuseum staff.

It’s showtimeStaff and studentshave been encouragedto show off theirtalents for charity.Form 10.5 hasorganised aBottisham’s Got Talentevent to raise moneyfor CLIC Sargent andCancer Research UK.Following auditions,the grand final wastaking place at the endof term.“We will be judging ontalent andentertainment,” saidone of the organisers,Lydia Tabbron.For the result, see nextterm’s newsletter.

Congratulations must goto four of our year 11students who form theheavy rock band Injeraand have progressed tothe final 16 bands,selected from over 70originally entered, tocompete at this year’sCambridge BandCompetition – presentedby Strawberry Fair.Many of the bands in thisyear’s entries hadmusicians aged under 18.Of the band, consisting ofDominic Pettitt, JackAndrews, Peter Liddiard

and Henry Barraclough,the Cambridge EveningNews wrote: “This groupof four teenagersimpressed the judgingpanel with their recordeddemo so much that theywere shortlisted for theCambridge BandCompetition final with noneed for a liveperformance.”The final will be held onApril 15 at The Junctionand we wish the boysevery success.Judges have said thatstandards in this year’s

competition havebeen higher than everbefore.The prize for thecompetition’s overallwinners includescash, theopportunity toperform at thisyear’s StrawberryFair, a recordingsession and aprofessionalphoto shoot.

Mr Minchin, ArtsDevelopmentOfficer

Instrumental students fromBottisham VC helped at a primaryorchestral day.Some 20 children took part in theevent that was held at BurwellVillage College, with an informalconcert to an enthusiasticaudience to conclude the day.Young musicians reached a highstandard of playing by the end ofthe day, with a good mix ofinstruments and performed fouritems (and an encore) consisting

of La Morisque, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, Minuet from Handel’sFireworks Suite and YellowSubmarine.Thanks must go to ourinstrumental staff, AndreaDunton (woodwind) and RebeccaBetambeau (strings) along withAlice Braggins from Soham VillageCollege who was our supportmember of staff for the day.I would also like to thank BurwellVillage College and especially Mr

Kaye (site officer) who could nothave been more helpful.Finally, thanks to Jill Buckingham(Extended Schools Co-ordinator)who obtained the funding as partof the Awards For All bid lastyear.Evaluations have been sent toparents and I very much hope torepeat the event in the future.

Mr MinchinArts Development Officer

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I went to the TateModern with theschool. Some of the art I saw reallymademe think and some scared me.These are some pictures of the art I liked.I also drew some things that I liked.One of the things that scared me was theMiroslaw Balka exhibit. It’s like a bigcontainer and you walk in it and it’s reallydark and you can’t see anything and itseems like you can keep walking and itwill never end. When I was in it and Ireached the end, I turned round and I

wasso happy to see theopening.The art that mademe think was the NoGhost just a shell with the Japanesemanga character, Annlee that wasbrought to life. This was very good andclever. I thought bits of it were a bitspooky.Olivia Gaze 10.3

In school wehad a lifedrawing daywhere an artistfrom outside ofschool visitedour lesson toteach us how todo life drawing. Ifound it reallyhard when wehad to do quitedetailed drawingsvery quickly as weonly got givenabout a minute foreach drawing.A really interestingexercise we had to do was lie on our sideand feel where our body pressed againstthe ground and then draw a picturebased on that feeling with the darkerareas being where our bodies feltheaviest.During the day we did lots of exercises toimprove our drawing. To start off the daywe had to do an exercise that involvedusing the charcoal in lots of differentways. We had to draw “ants” andsometimes press really hard with the

charcoal andsometimes press solightly it was hardlyvisible.We also had tomake it look like alight was burstingfrom the page or ashadow had fallenacross certainareas of the page.This really helpedme when I wastrying to drawvery small and indetail as it

helped to get the light and dark areason the body shaded well.We also had to stand in some of thepositions that the model stood in so wecould feel what it was like and then draw,based on the muscles that we could feelworking.I really liked doing the huge drawingsbecause it was fun to work on a largescale that I hadn’t worked on before.Also I found it easier to draw with bigflowing armmovements instead of smallmore restricted armmovements.Myfanwy Davies 10.3

In September we weredelighted to hear that we hadbeen awarded £4,000 for ajoint singing project which willinvolve all 16 primary schoolsthat feed into both Sohamand Bottisham villagecolleges.We were encouraged to applyfor this award after thesuccess of our first Circle LinkArts Partnership event held atWest Road Concert Hall inMarch 2009. This Sing-Upproject, which involvestraining young singing leadersfrom the secondary schoolsand workshops in individualprimary schools, willculminate in a concert to beheld at Ely Cathedral onTuesday May 25. Alsofeatured at this event will beitems from two recentlyformed community choirs andvocalists from both Bottishamand Soham village colleges.

From September, weappointed new instrumentalteachers at the school andmade available the option forour partner primary schools tobuy into this service. We aredelighted that several schoolshave taken advantage of this,including Teversham PrimarySchool.

Each year more than 300 Year3 children from Circle PrimarySchools come to the VillageCollege for an ‘arts’ basedmulticultural day.Recently we have focused theevent on China and SouthAmerica, with the theme for2010 being South Africa dueto the World Cup.

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On Friday January 29, 60Year 11 studentsembarked on a poetry festin the shape of PoetryLiveat the Corn Exchange inCambridge. This was anopportunity for thestudents to see and hearlive performances from agreat selection of thepoets they are studying fortheir exams in thesummer. The line-upincluded three of the ‘keypoets’, Simon Armitage,Gillian Clarke and CarolAnn Duffy, plus GraceNichols, Imtiaz Dharkerand the incomparableJohn Agard. Also therewere two short examinersessions with PeterBuckroyd, the best andmost experiencedexaminer available. Onentry, everyone received awell-produced andinformative magazine witharticles, interviews,examiner-based exercises,additional poems andadvice on writing poetry.These were handed out byfour BVC students whomanaged to earnthemselves a cool £5 eachfor 15 minutes work – anadded bonus to any schooltrip! I have accompaniedthis trip a couple of timesand am always left feelingproud to be a part of BVC.The mature behaviour,attentiveness and attitudetowards the whole eventmeant it was enjoyableand relaxed for studentsand teachers alike. Thanksguys! I look forward toattending the trip nextyear with the current Year10s.Miss Boss

Year 10 GCSE drama studentstook part in a festival at theTheatre Royal, Bury StEdmunds.A group of 20 teenagerspresented Flight 93 in the SpringCelebration of Student Drama,giving their interpretation ofwhat happened on the USdomestic flight hijacked during

9/11 when passengers tried totake on their captors.Their performance developedfrom the phrase “Deeds notWords”, taken from theSuffragette movement, whichwas offered to schools asinspiration for an original pieceof theatre.Representatives from the

Theatre Royal visited theCollege and ran a workshop toexplore performance ideas.The students had just six weeksto prepare for the dramafestival, which featured fivecolleges and schools from thearea and was the first of its kindto be held at the theatre.They organised all aspects of the15-minute production from thescript to costumes, music andsound effects.BVC’s head of drama, MrWoodman, said: “The studentsworked hard and withcommitment.“They gave an excellentperformance at the studentdrama festival which was verywarmly received by the audienceand organisers.”Students involved were: AmyVince, Libby Fletcher, ChloeMayes, Patrick Matthewson,Jazzmyn Tanner, Lizzie Mann,Amy Warwick, Carlie Foster, KianDerakhshan, Yas Webb, LukeFoody, Millie Breen, TommyStevens, Theo Clarke, OliviaFagg, Rachel Smith, JessicaFoster, John Skead, KateBashford and Abbie Jeacock.

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Students who don’t usuallytake part in a lot ofcompetitive inter-schoolsports were invited toparticipate in a gamesevening arranged withChesterton CommunityCollege.The Year 11 boys playeddodgeball (currently a verypopular sport in theschool) and the Years 8and 9 students played in ateam badmintoncompetition.Everyone enjoyedthemselves and allstudents had a very activeevening.The students who tookpart were:Dodgeball – MichaelLynam, Josh Cheevers,Lewis Taylor, Man HolKwan, Ali Lawrance, KieranMoore, AddamMorley,Ollie Cook, Hayden Fuller,George Day, Jack Andrews,Alex Logan, Adrian Fitch,Louis Bloomfield, MattSlater, Rob Durr and DanielFleming.Badminton – ChelseaOliver, Man Seung Kwan,Shelley Blackwell, JamesCrosby, Will Moore,Shannan Duce, Jess MarchandWill Bowley.

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The Year 11 dodgeball team who took part in the games evening

Sports centrefits the billfor growingband of usersBottisham Sports Centre andSwimming Pool is going fromstrength to strength since becomingthe responsibility of the collegesome 18months ago.Manager Mr Rayner said the centrewas attracting more users than everbefore as it expanded its range ofactivities.“Numbers have gone up; familiesare coming to multiple activities. Theholiday multisports used to attractjust five or six children – lastsummer the average was about 30,”he said.Swimming has been one of the mainfocuses and changes have includedthe introduction of the nationally-recognised ASA (Amateur SwimmingAssociation) scheme for lessons.Other improvements have been theinstallation of a new hoist withfunding from East Cambs and SouthCambs District Councils plus the ASAto improve access for people withdisabilities.And the pool is involved in a numberof initiatives including freeswimming sessions for under 16sand over 60s and six free swimminglessons for the over 11s – sixstudents are taking advantage of thisscheme at present.Students are being encouraged touse the centre’s updated fitnesssuite with around 40 having alreadysigned up. The facility is also gettingmore referrals from GP surgeries.The centre’s growing programmenow includes three martial arts,workout classes featuring spinning,boxercise and circuit training andfuture plans include aerobics, tai chiand yoga. There are plenty ofactivities for children withcheerleading, monster island in thepool and bouncy castle sessions plusa range of themed parties.Looking aheadMr Rayner said hewanted to improve thecardiovascular section of the fitnesssuite, make the Ros Suttle Roommore functional and redevelop thecentre’s changing rooms.

Students get active

The badminton players from Years 8 and 9

�We are pleased to be able to offer extra swimminglessons for invited students. These have beenpopular and we are waiting for the end of the

sessions to see how much improvement has been made.This is something we hope to continue with, and has beenset up with the kind assistance of Mr Rayner and his staff atBottisham Sports Centre.


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The school has beenparticipating in an indoorrowing competition. Every sixweeks the results are enteredelectronically, so that the

students can see how they aregetting on compared to otherstudents in the school and inthe district.We recently took part in the

district competition atParkside Community College.Bottisham had the largestnumber of rowers and theyproduced some great results.

Sport

Following the success of theBottisham team winningthe district cross countrycompetition last term atRoyston, a number ofrunners were selected forthe district team to takepart in the countycompetition and then thecounty team to run in theEast AnglianChampionships.Congratulations to all thefollowing runners whogained representativehonours this term: ByronKing (yr 7), Poppy Tabbron(yr 7), Rose Lagnado (yr 8)and Sarah O’Rourke (yr 10)represented the Cambridgeand district schools, andHarriet Walker (yr 7), LucyLoughlan (yr 7), OliviaAbbott (yr 8), Ben Snaith (yr9) and Jack Kiff (yr 11)gained their county vest.Special congratulations goto Ben Snaith (yr 9) who hasbeen selected to representCambridgeshire in theNational Cross CountryChampionships inManchester. Good luckBen!

The school football squadsare in the middle of theircompetitive season.Years 7 and 8 both havefour teams, while the olderstudents have ‘A’ and ‘B’squads. The quality of playhas been really pleasing,with nearly all teamsplaying some attractivepass and move football.The cup competitions andtournaments shouldprovide a stern challengefor the players.

Soccer squadsare on the ball

Runnerstake thehonours

Rowers pull their weightStudents keep their feet dry in the indoor rowing competition

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Rory Williams 685 810 84.6

Theo French 1066 1125 94.8

Molly Wells 1155 1275 90.6

Penny Wieser 1122 1275 88

Jake Jupp 483 510 94.7

Lewis Stecklemacher 1357 1430 94.9

Chris Darling 1327 1430 92.8

Will Brown 1322 1430 92.4

Edward Good 1266 1430 88.5

Alice Lagnado 1326 1430 92.7

Jack Kiff 1670 1720 97.1

Michael Sutton 1600 1720 93

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Stef Boughey of Burwell andthree ex-Bottisham VillageCollege friends successfullydefended their position asoverall winners of the women’squad category at the CambridgeRowing Association’s WinterLeague Competition.The girls from Isle of Ely RowingClub won the event last year but

there was significantly morecompetition in 2010. After thesecond leg of the event inFebruary, just two secondsseparated the club’s two juniorcrews who led the overall field.In the next round the women’sjunior 17 crew were determinedto seize victory from their olderand younger rivals and put in an

aggressive performance towiden the gap to 21 seconds,winning the women’s quadcategory overall.Coxed by Ellen Bridges, the crewcomprising Anna Towriss(stroke), Emma Pencheon, StefBoughey and Jenny Kingsmill(bow) covered the course in acompetition beating 12 mins

and 13 seconds.The CRAWinter League is a timecompetition run over threemonths. Entries come from bothlocal and regional clubs, so thegirls’ win is all the moresignificant. February’s event wasby far the most gruelling withsnow showers and a hailstormaffecting the racing.

All students are encouraged to lead an active and healthylifestyle and there are many opportunities for students of allabilities and ages to take part as individuals, in teams, incompetitive and not so competitive environments. Informationabout these activities is available from the PE staff and noticeboards so there is no excuse for not being active –Mr Alvey

Oar-some victory for rowing crew

Former BVCstudentsStefBoughey,AnnaTowriss,EmmaPencheonand JennyKingsmillrowing tovictory

Sport

More than 40 students saw afantastic netball internationalbetween England and Australia infront of a loud and enthusiasticcrowd at the O2 arena in London.England led for almost 95% of thegame, except for the mostimportant part... the last fiveminutes!The final score was 46-43 toAustralia.The speed, agility and teamwork

of the players was excellent andseeing such a high standard ofplay has been beneficial to a lot ofplayers.The turnout at netball teamtraining has been high and a lot ofgirls are playing for the schoolteam.All girls in the school get theopportunity to play competitivelyat their own level during inter-form netball.

Net reward for O2 visitors

Five BVC students – DanielMelling, Isaac Smith, TomRowland, Jack Wade andGeorge Darling, pictured –have been presented with aRoy Burrell Award for theirhigh standard ofachievement and positive

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Bottisham Village College Community Education

In addition to our ongoing courses, we have spaces available on the following courses for the

Summer Term 2010 Courses start week commencing 26th April

Introduction to Counselling (new 10 week course) - Tuesday evenings – £120 (£90)

Job Search (new 5 week course commencing Tuesday 8th June - evening) - £40 (£30) Everything you need to know to get the job you want, from CV writing to

answering difficult questions at interview

Dressmaking (5 weeks) – Mon/Wed mornings, Thursday evenings - £40 (£30) Japanese Cookery (new 5 week course) – Thursday evenings - £40 (£30)

Sculpture – Thursday evenings - £80 (£60) Creative Painting and Drawing – Thursday mornings - £80 (£60)

IT for Beginners – Thursday mornings - £90 (£68) Yoga – Monday evenings (from 19th April) - £45 (£34)

Weekend Workshops Saturday 15th May

CV Workshop – step by step practical guide on how to produce a CV - £20 Dressmaking – £35

Photoshop – an introduction to the Photoshop program and its tools - £35

Thai Seafood Cookery - £35

Playing with Print – create your own fabric design - £35

Saturday 12th June Sculpture Day – £35

Please see our website for further details www.bottishamvc.org/commed , or contact the Community Office on 01223 811372, email: [email protected].

The autumn term was extremely busy withboth the Christmas Market and our verypopular quiz night. The two were verysuccessful fundraisers – the ChristmasMarket raising £3,500 and a very wellsupported quiz, £750.In February, the Friends held their firstComedy Night – a packed hall, greatatmosphere and lots of laughter made for avery entertaining evening. It’s an event wehave been asked to hold again. Manythanks to everyone who supported theevening, donated raffle prizes and werevery good sports.This popular event raised the amazing sumof £825.

Thank you to all for supporting these eventsby attending, organising and helping on theday.

Saturday July 3 – Summer BallPlans are under way for this fabulousevening complete with marquee on thenewly-landscaped Principal’s Lawn, aChampagne reception and an opportunity

to dance the night away, enjoy asumptuous four-course meal andentertainment.Book your tickets now to avoiddisappointment!They are on sale at £45 per person.We are seeking sponsors for the evening. Ifyou are interested and would like moreinformation, [email protected] or contactClaudine Bateman at the College.New members and extra help at events arealways welcome.The Friends’ annual meeting will be onMonday, July 12, 7pm in the CollegeLecture Room.

Friends look forward to having a ball

Swimmers at Bottisham Pool willbe making a splash for charitylater this month completinglengths to raise money for MarieCurie Cancer Care and theSwimathon Foundation.Organisers are hoping people ofall ages will get involved inSwimathon 2010, “the world’sbiggest swim”.

Bottisham Pool is one of 500taking part nationwide. Lastyear’s event raised £1.5 million.“It’s going to be fantastic to seeeverybody in our communitytaking part and fundraising forMarie Curie Cancer Care toenable terminally ill patients tohave the best possible end of lifecare,” said Bottisham SportsCentre manager Mr Rayner.Swimathon is on Saturday, April17 from 3-6pm and on SundayApril 18, 4-7pm. Further detailsat www.bottishamvc.org/sportscentre or telephone 01223811121.

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Bottisham Village College Magazine - Spring 2010