If you are interested in the opportunity to

attend a ‘Women in Science Residential’

programme designed to encourage young

women to continue studying sciences, please

see the attached flier.

On Wednesday 30th January a group of year 9, 10 and 11 pupils who are either studying Drama for GCSE or considering it as an option visited the Theatre Royal in Norwich for a Royal Shakespeare Company performance of Romeo and Juliet. Pupils found it an enriching, exciting and riveting production and we hope to continue offering these opportunities. We will keep you posted!

Mr Cunningham—Head of Drama

The final game of the competition, between Kieron Read and Harry Funnell, was an absolute storm. Advantage passed from Kieron to Harry, back to Kieron, and the match is now so evenly poised that the game will restart at 1.00 next Monday, in room 37 - could go either way!

Mr Clark

This week’s answer was 540⁰.

Well Done to everyone who tried it.

New Problem coming soon….

On Friday 1st February, Tawny Owls class had a wonderful time designing and cooking

pizzas. We tasted some vegetables including courgette, spinach and tomatoes and used lots

of other ingredients to make a colourful, delicious pizza.

Miss Riches

‘Murder on Platform Six’ is a murder mystery in the style of the classic crime fiction of the

1920’s and 1930’s. Set to a soundtrack of swing and jazz, the cast of over 50, accompanied

by a 17-piece orchestra, present a story unlike anything we have done at Litcham before.

Professor Ambrose Hamilton walks onto a railway carriage on platform 1 of St Pancras

Station, London and vanishes into thin air. Over 100 witness, including the prime minister

and police see him enter the carriage, but when, after a few seconds, a sound like a gunshot

comes from the carriage police rush on to find it empty. Investigations reveal no possible

additional exit from the carriage, and no hiding places. All windows are sealed and the only

door is the one the professor walked through.

Dead bodies, hidden motives and dark secrets all come to light, as the investigating team

grapple with the mystery of how a man can disappear seemingly into the ether. Is it the

result of an ancient Egyptian curse, or something rather more earthly?

There will be three performances of this show on Wednesday 13th, Thursday 14th and Friday 15th March in the school hall at 7.00pm. Tickets will be on sale from Monday 4th March in the school library. (Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th – cast and band priority, Wednesday 7th available to all) We look forward to seeing you there.

Accelerated Reader This week’s tutor group tally for the number of Accelerated Reader quizzes passed at 85% or above is: Year 7 7B 35 7C 46 7K 45 7S 66 7W 58 A special well done to; Seb Burrell, Hannah

Radday, Rhiannon Rahimian, Mac Bacciochi,

Kirby Chambers, Holly Fitzpatrick, Thomas

Hall, Bethany Hudson, Joshua Mummery,

Marley Tonkin, Isabelle Bird, Astrid Bucher,

Lillianna Goss, Esmé Platt, Kieran

Whittred, Tayla-Mae Beardsworth, Jas

Billmen, Billy Cross, Daniel Fife, Maddie Futter,

Ruby Gill, Sam Glister, Louise Goodridge, Lili-

May How, Jasper Hussman, Olivia Lewis,

Kieran Read, Callum Stewart, Kitty Taylor, Alex Turner, Isaac Anderson, Imogen Barratt, Shannon Brown, Franchesca Croll, Holly French, Ellie Lewis, Harriet Moxey, Sophie Nichols, Charlie-J Oulds, Sophie Sedge, Evie Spencer and Emma Waterson-Gibbs who achieved 100% in their quizzes last week. Year 8 8B 19 8C 25 8S 12 8W 33 A special well done to; Liam List, Millie Marsh, Conner Pearson, Louis Hebden, Hannah Quinn, Natalia Troupe, Maisie Hedley, Sennen Tonkin, Charlotte Elburn, Magnus Hussman and Ellen Stringer who achieved 100% in their quizzes last week. Keep up the good work!

Mrs Berry

The new ‘go to’ online health resource for families in Norfolk. JustOneNorfolk.nhs.uk has been live for 3 months and has already had over 57,000 views! At the beginning of Self Care Week, November 2018, JustOneNorfolk.nhs.uk launched into the digital the community. The new NHS resource is aimed at helping children, young people and their parents in Norfolk better understand the pertinent issues relating to younger people’s health, wellbeing and care. The platform was created by NHS Norfolk Children and Young People’s Services in partnership with the Eastern Academic Health Science Network, Best Beginnings (the Baby Buddy app creators), Norfolk County Council and families in Norfolk. The site focuses on user experience, keeping its content interesting and entertaining through the use of interactive graphics, custom made animations and a whole host of films starring families from Norfolk. Whilst being very visual the resource is also very accessible, anyone with computer or mobile device can access the site. For users with that need more flexibility, JustOneNorfolk.nhs.uk has multiple font sizes, high resolution formatting for extra magnification and also translates into 80 different languages. All the content on the site has been created, sourced and approved by qualified NHS professionals in the NHS Norfolk Children and Young People’s Service, so families know they can rely on the advice. Topics include: Childhood Illness, Staying Safe, Child Development, Additional Needs and Healthy Lifestyles.

Sixth Forms will be conducting Year 11 interviews in school on the following dates.

Fakenham Sixth Form - Wednesday 6 th February

Dereham Sixth Form - Wednesday 13 th February

Students will be contacted directly with interview times.

Please find attached a draft copy of the GCSE timetable. There are a couple of things to bring to your attention:

Several afternoon examinations will start early, either at 13.00 or 13.15. This is to allow time for the examinations to run to completion (including any extra time) before students have to catch buses at 15.30.

Secondly, there is now a requirement that candidates are available to take exams up to and including Wednesday 26th June in case the exam boards decide to invoke their contingency plans due to either National or Local disruption to examinations. Candidates MUST remain available even if they have finished their own timetabled examinations.

Mr Bisgood

February 2019

Friday 8th Valentine Disco 5.00 – 6.30pm in

Primary Phase Hall

Friday 15th School closes at 3.30pm for

half term

Monday 25th Return to school after half

term break

Guest Assembly – Rev Andrew

King

March 2019

Monday 4th Year 6 Crucial Crew trip

Tuesday 5th Parents evening, 3.40—6.00pm

Thursday 7th World Book Day

Parents evening, 5.30—7.30pm

Tuesday 12th KS2 watching Secondary Phase

performance—AM

Thursday 14th Red Robins trip to Houghton Hall

Thursday 21st KS2 (group of 12) boys football @

Goals Soccer, Norwich tbc

Movie Night, 4.45—6.30pm (new

date)

Tuesday 28th Height & Weight and Hearing &

Vision NHS check for Red Robins

April 2019

Monday 1st Guest Assembly –Rev Andrew

King

Wednesday 3rd Easter Service—tbc

Friday 5th Easter Hat Parade at 9.00am (no

celebration assembly today)

School closes at 3.30pm for

Easter Holidays

Tuesday 23rd Start of Sumer term

May 2019

Tuesday 2nd Group/Class photos – AM

Monday 6th School Closed – Bank Holiday

Monday 13th KS2 SATS week

Wednesday 22nd New Reception Parent’s evening,

5.00 – 6.00pm

Friday 24th School closes at 3.30pm for

half term

June 2019

Monday 3rd Return to school after half term

Monday 17th Year 5 and 6 residential week

Wednesday 26th Summer disco – tbc

Thursday 27th School Closed

Friday 28th School Closed

July 2019

Wednesday 10th Year 6 leavers evening – tbc

Sports day - tbc

Friday 12th Year 6 leaver’s assembly

Monday 15th Transition day

Wednesday24th School closes at 3.30pm for

Summer holiday

February 2019

Friday 15th School closes at 3.30pm for

Half Term

Monday 25th School re-opens (Week B)

Thursday 28th Year 7 Parent’s Evening

March 2019

Thursday 7th IMPACT Day

Wednesday 13th School Production

Year 8/9 HPV Vaccinations

Thursday 14th School Production

Governor’s Meeting

Friday 15th School Production

Tuesday 26th Peter Samian speaking with Y8

Wednesday 27th Lower School Disco 6.30—8.30

April 2019

Tuesday 2nd Year 11 Photographs

Friday 5th Year 7 Chocolate Day

School closes at 3.30pm for

Easter

Tuesday 23rd School re-opens (Week B)

May 2019

Friday 3rd Y9 Trip to NUA—Taster Day

Monday 6th School Closed—Bank Holiday

Thursday 9th Governor’s Meeting

Thursday 16th Year 9 Meningitis Vaccinations

Friday 24th School closes at 3.30pm for Half Term

June 2019

Monday 3rd School re-opens (Week A)

Tuesday 4th Year 7 Induction Evening

Wednesday 5th Year 7 Family Interviews

Thursday 6th Year 7 Family Interviews

Friday 7th Year 7 Family Interviews

Friday 21st Dr Anna Keay speaking with Y8

Thursday 27th School closed

Friday 28th School closed

July 2019

Wednesday 3rd IMPACT Day

Thursday 4th Summer Concert

Governor’s Meeting

Friday 5th Y10 Walsingham Visit

Y11 Prom

Monday 8th Y10 Work Experience begins

Wednesday 10th Sports Day

Monday 15th School Rollover

Wednesday 17th Lower School Disco 6.30—8.30pm

Friday 19th Y10 Work Experience ends

Wednesday24th School closes at 3.30pm

for Summer