A number of our William Brookes pupils attended their Bronze Duke of

Edinburgh certificate presentation on Friday 25 January.

In order to earn the Bronze award, pupils had to complete four

sections of the programme. They are: Volunteering, Physical, Skills

and Expedition. Each student had to do a minimum of three months

activity for each section plus an additional three months for one of the

three sections. For the expedition part, students had to do a two day

(one night) expedition where they would plan and train for beforehand.

Please give a much deserved congratulations to the following Year 11

students:

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Monday 4 February

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• House Assembly

Beijing [13.10 – 13.30]

Tuesday 5 February

2019

• House Assembly

Sydney [13.10 – 13.30]

• Café Sci Relaunch

Event [19.00 – 21.30]

Wednesday 6

February 2019

• A Level Religious

Studies ‘Happiness’

Event at Coventry

Cathedral [8.00 –

17.00]

• House Assembly

Athens [13.10 – 13.30]

Thursday 7

February 2019

• Intermediate Maths

Challenge [All Day]

• House Assembly

London [13.10 – 13.30]

o Kiara Kearney,

o Holly Tromans, Beijing 7

o Rowan Hickey, London 4

o Hester Whittaker,

o Alexander Barrett,

o Caprice Hark, London 5

o Emily Miller, London 6

o Marcus Gilbert, Beijing 7

o Polly Wiseman, London 2

o Louix Tziortzis-Foskett,

Athens 5

o Matthew Borley, London 2

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Thursday 7

February 2019

• Year 13 Parents

Consultation

Evening [15.40 –

19.10]

Friday 8 February

2019

• NCS Year 11 Sign

Up Stand [13.10 –

14.10]

• Year Group

Assembly [13.10 –

13.30]

• Keystage 2

Swimming Gala

[13.30 - 15.40]

• GCSE Rock

Climbing at Short

Wood [15.10 –

18.00]

NATIONAL FENCING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Careers interviews next week with Mrs Lawrence will be on Monday 4

February. Interviews will take place in the room adjacent to Ms

Lacey’s office.

Period 1 8.50 - 9.309.30 – 9.50

Jack SivillAmy Harmer

Period 2 9.50 – 10.2010.25 – 10.50

Joe DyerJeannie Culley

Break 10.50 – 11.10

Period 3 11.10 – 11.40 Nona Cunningham

Period 4 12.40 – 13.10 Ryan Drake

Lunchtime & Tutor 13.10 – 14.10

Period 5 14.10 – 14.40 Wesley Hawksworth

CAREERS INTERVIEWS

Congratulations to Louix Tziortzis-Foskett, Year 11 (Athens 5) and

Moya Ralph-Jagger, Year 9 (Athens 3) who have both qualified for

the National Fencing Championships. They both came third in the West

Midlands Regional Championships last weekend which has earned them

a place in the Nationals. We wish them both good luck!

Any Year 11 who has not received an invite to the Apprenticeship Show,

in tutor trays, who is interested in attending this event, please could

you see Ms. Lovelace, available during break, lunchtime & after 15.15

in reception, to get one. Thank you.

APPRENTICESHIP SHOW – MARCH 7

Come into the library and grab yourself

a nice, cheap book to read. All books

are from the library shelves and are in

need of a new home. Bring your small

change and give them a place on

your shelf!

LIBRARY 10P BOOK SALE

The January’s Parents’ Pack for apprenticeship information is free to download. This month the pack covers what employers look for, hobbies to put on CV’s, information regarding the Army, life as an apprentice and more. Please download the free pack from the link below:

https://amazingapprenticeships.com/app/uploads/2019/01/Parent-Pack-January.pdf

NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS PACK

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STUDENT RECEPTION

The following students are on Student Reception for the week commencing Monday 4 February – Friday 8 February:

Monday – Charlotte Bullock S4 & Maison Birch S6Tuesday – Olivia Bullock S2 & Tommy Bowen S1Wednesday – Ella Durns S1 & Arron Challenger S4Thursday – Izzie Glaze S2 & Harry Clarke S6Friday - Freya Haines S3 & Liam Coldicott S4

DROP IT AND READ

Drop it & Read for Years 7 - 9 will be on Wednesday 6 February Period 5 & Friday 8 February Period 1.

If you have forgotten your book, come to the library to take one out!

SCHOOL MEAL MENU

The week commencing Monday 4 February –Friday 8 February, the school menu will be MENU 2.

GYMNASTICS CLUB - FINISHED

Gymnastics club is now finished for this year. Well done to all students that have attended regularly and competed in the competitions. - Mrs McGill

FACT OF

THE WEEK

The blobfish is actually a

normal looking fish, it just

decompresses when you take

it out of extreme depths.

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F O R M R E T U R N

Students interested in

participating in this year’s

NCS scheme to return their

forms to the NCS team at

lunchtime on Friday, 8

February.

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STUDY SUPPORT SESSIONS

CHEMISTRY:

There is chemistry help on offer every Tuesday - Friday except for Thursdays when there is a parents evening. This is available to any student, any key stage. There is also lunch time help available by prior arrangement with individual teachers.

RELIGIOUS STUDIES:

Every Tuesday after school in Room 104, for both GCSE and A-Level students, there will be a support and revision session. You can be supported with completing homework, or we can help with revision.

BIOLOGY:

There will be a biology support group after school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for KS4 & KS5 students needing help with homework, revision or any other information regarding the subject.

Mrs Bennett - Tuesday 15.30 - 16.30Mr Brett - Wednesday 15.30 - 16.30

FRENCH:

GSCE French support sessions will be after school on a Tuesday and at lunch on a Thursday. Any KS4 students wanting any extra help with their language learning please drop in.

GCSE TEXTILES:

There will be Textiles GCSE help available on Monday from 15.10 – 16.45 and Wednesday 15.10 –16.45. These will take place every week until Monday 8 April.

CITIZENSHIP & PSYCHOLOGY:

GCSE Citizenship and A-Level Psychology revision and catch up will take place every Tuesday from 15.10 - 16.30 in Room 203 / 204.

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WILLIAM BROOKES SCHOOL – PRIMARY SWIMMING GALA

Please note our William Brookes School Primary Swimming Gala is on Friday 8 February.

Six schools are taking part and will be arriving between 13.00 and 13.10 at the Leisure Centre entrance. The only school that won’t be using the Leisure Centre entrance is Much Wenlock Primary, who will be walking and come through back gate.

The Primary Swimming Gala will finish at 15.30 and parents have been asked to collect children at 15.45. Thank you!

BADMINTION NEWS

Congratulations to the U14s Girls Badminton team who represented East Shropshire in the county finals and came 2nd only losing 3 - 2 to the winners Newport Girls High who had won all their other matches 5 - 0.

They played the best they have ever played and it was a fantastic result against the county squad players from Newport. Well done to captain Katie Martin, Year 9 (Beijing 8) and her team mates Emily Green, Year 7 ( ), Izzy Birt, Year 8 (Beijing 6), Hannah Insley, Year 9 ( ) and Charlotte Tench, Year 8 (London 1).

Also, a massive well done to the U16 Boys Badminton team who came 2nd in the County Badminton tournament, losing to Adams Grammar in the final. Another fantastic result winning all their other matches 5-0! A big congrats to Kalam Welsby, Year 11 (Athens 3), Will Ross, Year 10 (Beijing 4), Ethan Perkins, Year 11 (Athens 2) and Adam Thomas, Year 10 ( ).

SHROPSHIRE NETBALL SQUAD

Congratulations to Freya Howes, Year 7 (London 8) who has been selected for U12 Shropshire Netball Squad.

Another well done to Flori Outram, Year 7 (Athens 5) who is first reserve for the squad and to Holly Plant, Year 7 (Beijing 5) who got through to the final trials and just missed out on selection. We are proud of all of you!

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