A Vibrant Christian Learning Community

Summer 2019

This has been an extremely short and busy half term including a two

day Ofsted inspection. The Ofsted report is due for release after half

term.

Our Year 11 students have commenced their GCSE examinations.

Many of them took advantage of the extra revision sessions provided

by staff both before and after school and during the Easter holidays.

We wish them every success as they enter this important stage of their

academic career.

We welcome our new Assistant Headteacher Owen Collingbourne who

has joined the senior leadership team and Alison Woodcock, our Office

manager and Headteacher’s P.A. and look forward to working with

them both.

We have many events to look forward to in the next half of term

including our Parent/Carer Forum on the 13th June. This informal

meeting aims to improve communication between school and

parents/carers and is an opportunity to meet with senior leaders to

hear about new school initiatives and the progress we are making.

Enjoy a restful half term break!

13th June 2019 - Parent / Carer Forum

1st - 5th July 2019 - Enrichment Week

5th July 2019 - Year 11 Prom

9th - 10th July 2019 - Year 10 Three Colleges Taster Days

11th July 2019 - Sports Day

11th July 2019 - KS3 Presentation Evening Art/Tech Exhibition

13th July 2019 - PFSA Fun Run and Stalls

18th July 2019 - Last day of Summer Term 2019

TERM DATES SCHOOL YEAR 2019 – 2020

AUTUMN TERM Wednesday 4th September – Friday 20th December 2019

Half Term Monday 27th October – Friday 1st November 2019

SPRING TERM Monday 6th January – Friday 3rd April 2020

Half Term Monday 17th February – Friday 21st February 2020

SUMMER TERM Monday 20th April – Friday 17th July 2020

Half Term Monday 25th May – Friday 29th May 2020

INSET Monday 2nd September

Tuesday 3rd September

One further inset day to be advised

Forthcoming Events

Student News Taekwondo

Harvey Powell has recently represented England in

the 2019 European Championships for Taekwondo in

Rimini, Italy.

Eco Ambassador

One of our students, Gregory Dunsford, has received an award from

Belmont Rural Parish Council for his hard work trying to keep the local

area litter free. He was presented the award at their Annual Parish

Meeting on the 23rd May 2019.

Charity/PSFA News The Charity / PFSA Committee have two exciting events coming up

in support of the schools chosen Charities:

The Little Princess Trust and Children with Cancer UK

and would be delighted with your support.

Saturday 22nd June – Charity Golf Day

£120 per team of four – male, female or mixed (To include round of

golf + carvery).

Saturday 13th July – Fun Run

All welcome (approximately 5K). Entry fee: £5 adults and £2.50

children

If you would like to enter either of the above events or know of

anyone who might like to sponsor a hole on the Charity Golf Day for

a donation towards the Charities then please let Jane Browne know

(Tel: 01432 347508)

Geography NEWS

GCSE GEOGRAPHY - Fieldwork time!

As part of the GCSE Geography course all year 10 students are visiting

the Lugg Meadows area. Although the meadows are so close to school

many students and staff have not had a chance to visit the area, which

is an ecological gem in Herefordshire with Lammas meadows dating

back from Saxon times! There are over 20 grass species as well as a

variety of herbaceous plants. Two special plants found here are the

snake's head fritillary and the narrow-leaved water dropwort, the area is

a protected SSSI (site of special scientific interest).

During the visits students are collecting data on vegetation species,

footpath erosion and land use in order to test the hypothesis "The Lugg

Meadows i s a broad and balanced ecosystem".

The data collected will be presented and analysed over the next few

weeks in order to make conclusions. This will be examined as part of the

paper 3 exam.

Science The Year 10 Science mock exam is on Wednesday 26th June. The 1:10

min exam will cover aspects of Physics, Chemistry & Biology from the

Year 10 units that students have studied this year. There is a range of

supporting resources that students can use to aid their preparation for

the exams. The exams will be assessed as follows:

40% AO1 Knowledge and recall

40% AO2 Application

20% AO3 Analysis & Evaluation

Resources available for students to use include:

ActiveLearn, past papers available in the student shared area and on

the website, revision trackers, revision guides and lunchtime support

sessions.

Music and Drama Our Ceilidh Band will be fulfilling it's annual engagement at Hereford

Cathedral playing for the Year 6 Leavers Service involving many

primary schools across the county. This takes place on Wednesday 5th

June in school time.

Final Concert of the Year- Thursday 11th July Key Stage 3 Presentation

Evening- including one of our most spectacular massed items yet-

Bohemian Rhapsody. Rehearsals will take place on Wednesday 10th

July and year 11s are welcome to continue to participate.

Bassoon Lessons - We welcome Hazel Martys of the Royal

Liverpool Philharmonic as our new Bassoon teacher. All year 7s have

had a demonstration in lessons, but we have capacity for more

uptake. As the instrument is classed as endangered, schemes are

available to assist beginners. If your child (from any year group) is

interested, please see the email address below.

Taster lessons- we have an extensive range of instrumental teachers. If

your child is interested we can easily arrange demonstrations or taster

lessons depending on numbers and the teacher involved.

For any enquiries about the Music department such as

i n s t r u m e n t a l l e s s o n s p l e a s e c o n t a c t m e a t

hsutton@bhbs.hereford.sch.uk

PHILOSOPHY & ETHICS Another busy term in the Ethics department. Year 7 have started to consider

the importance of happiness. They have been evaluating whether or not

happiness should be the purpose of life. Year 8 have been exploring key

religious beliefs around death. Year 9 have started to learn about Muslim

beliefs for their GCSE. Year 10 are starting to prepare for their mock exam

and Year 11 will have sat their second paper for the GCSE as you read this

article.

All students in years 9-11 should now be able to log on to Dynamic Learning.

They need their school e-mail address and the centre number which is

32954. If they continue to experience issues please do get in touch. I would

also like to recommend Seneca Learn and BBC Bitesize for revision purposes.

Thank you to all parents and carers who have followed the Ethics team on

Twitter. If you haven’t yet done this you can find us by using @EthicsBHBS

Skills for life

Year 7 have just finished exploring money matters. They have enjoyed

playing a board game that explores how likely it is that they might become

addicted to gambling. Year 8 have been exploring issues related to Mental

Health. Year 9 students are learning about Democracy. We have

welcomed in Sian from WMRSASC INTO Year 9 lessons and Year 10 lessons.

Students have explored issues around consent. A huge thank you to PCSO

Ali and PC Jo for their input into the Year 9 work. They have raised

awareness about crime and drugs. After half term students in Year 7 will start

their Sex and Relationships module. Year 8 will focus on Community Action

and Year 9 will go on to explore issues associated with alcohol.

Law Society

Starting every Monday lunchtime in Room 53 after half term.

Debating Society

We are meeting every Tuesday lunchtime in the library. Please do come

along if you would like to try it out. We’ve had some really fun debates

including:

‘This house believes setting students by ability can help progress’

It was a very heated debate with both sides argued effectively. Thank you

to all the students who continue to involve themselves in this.

PHILOSOPHY & ETHICS Anti-Bullying Ambassadors

Students have worked with the School Council to deliver an assembly

promoting ideas to help raise awareness about bullying. The group are

currently working on an assembly which they will be taking around the

Primary schools to raise awareness further.

Action for Change

The students have continued to work hard making positive changes. The

students have spent this term exploring resources used to deliver Sex and

Relationships education. Thank you for all their input. As a consequence of

feedback from the students additions have been made and activities have

been adjusted. Great work team!

Our Mock Trials Celebration

On Saturday the 9th of February 2019 our BHBS Mock Trials team competed

in the Hereford schools’ mock trials competition at the Herford’s magistrate

court.

We were so pleased to get together again as a team and celebrate with

Year 8 in an assembly. We welcomed the wise words from Mrs Leigh

Brazewell JP. Thank you to Year 8 for celebrating our achievements with us.

We achieved an award for the” Best prosecution team”. The experience

has really made me appreciate the amazing people who work in court and

in the system of justice.

I can’t wait for next year as know we know our “WWW’s and can’t wait to

work on our “EBI’s”. We will welcome all the new members at the Law

society club which meet every Monday in room 53 after half term. I would

highly recommend trying mock trials as it is fun and is something different. I

have also met so many smart and kind students and made so many new

friends.

By Haripriya Rao CLT

PHILOSOPHY & ETHICS Anti-Bullying Conference

OUR STUDENTS ARE TRAINED UP TO TACKLE BULLYING.

On 10TH April 2019, 12 students took part in a one-day anti-bullying training

session run by The Diana Award. We welcomed students from schools across

the county. Young people, aged 11-15, worked together and acquired vital

skills to enable them to change the attitudes and behaviours of bullying in

their school by building their skills and confidence to address different

situations, both online and off.

The Diana Award’s free Anti-Bullying Ambassador Programme which is

available to schools across the UK, sees trainers working with students and

other young people to change the attitude surrounding bullying. The

programme has a strong peer-to-peer focus, with trainers giving young

people the skills and confidence to become Anti-Bullying Ambassadors to

tackle bullying in their schools long after the training has finished. The Diana

Award’s anti-bullying work is recognised as world-class thanks to this

sustainable approach.

The training looked at bullying in different situations including face-to-face

and online. At the end of the day, pupils made an action plan of how to

approach bullying issues that may arise in their schools and committed to

their roles as Anti-Bullying Ambassadors.

Thank you to our wonderful students for making students from across

Hereford feel so welcome. Thank you for all the hard work you have done so

far in changing attitudes and raising awareness. Keep up the good work.

TECHNOLOGY NEWS Technology, Design and Innovation

Challenge - Design & Technology

Department

The MTA’s Technology, Design and

Innovation Challenge exists to help teachers promote the great work of their

students by celebrating the creativity and innovation taking place inside the

curriculum. Students simply submit a summary of their existing NEA (Non

Examined Assessment) and there are amazing opportunities for those that

qualify.

Students within the faculty were notified of the competition and their eligibility

to partake, Katie-Mai Chamberlain’s entry has already received a lot of

attention from the judging panel.

Katie’s NEA has been created around the topic – ‘Addressing the needs of

people with disabilities’. Her research and investigation into Alzheimer's was a

very personal journey and with a particular interest in tackling problems related

to dementia. Katie’s final product was a memory photo board, that allows

interaction with the person suffering from dementia, by aiding their memory

with photos of family and friends. What makes it different from photo frames is

the ability to name these photos and change them as often as you like/need,

making this unique and helpful to the person with dementia, by relieving the

stress of recognising people at their door.

As part of Katie’s NEA analysis she has been in touch with Hereford Alzheimer's

Society, they are keen to see her idea and have invited her to be able to join in

on one of their Memory Café (they meet once a month.) to pitch her idea to

families.

Katie will find out by the 7th June if

she has been selected as one of the

Top 20, if successful she will go to

Yamazaki Mazak’s European

Technology Centre in Worcester

where she will present her work to a

panel of Judges. Exciting times

ahead for Katie and everyone in

Design & Technology is very proud

of her achievements.

TECHNOLOGY NEWS Bronze Green Tree Schools Award – Design & Technology Department

The Woodland Trust works with schools across the UK,

encouraging outdoor learning and helping teachers

inspire their pupils about woods, trees and wildlife. We

as a school have registered with the award scheme to

develop more sustainable wood based projects in

Technology.

As a school, we needed to complete various activities

and through these activities we can progress through

the awards scheme. We delighted to say that BHBS

have just passed the Bronze Award.

To obtain this award we needed to improve student

awareness and participation in making our

environment better. Within our Programs of Study in

Design Technology, we teach about the environment

and we have had to prove how we are trying to

recycle and reduce Co2 emissions. We have recycling

bins within the classrooms and these are used to help

other projects throughout the year, no wood within the department goes to waste. Year

8’s box project has been using scrap plywood given to us from a local supplier aiding in

their environment and reducing the carbon footprint. We are constantly striving to enable

our students to be aware of the role they play in reducing waste and the demand on finite

resources. Our students are fully behind the idea. Last year students in an afterschool

activity created some bug hotels using only waste material, they have continued this year

to come along and instead are looking to create a bird house and tables, all using

recycled or upcycled wood from our stores.

In gaining the award we have been picked by the trust to win a ‘copse’ package, this is 30

indigenous tree saplings which consist of Silver

Birch, Rowan and Wild Cherry. This will get

planted in the nature garden which as a

school will also serve to help the teaching of

other subjects, such as Science and

Geography and enable our students to have a

better environment around in which to study.

We are very proud to have managed to gain

this award and we are now striving for the Silver

Award!

Physical Education The following students attended the Hereford District Athletic trials on

Wednesday 15th May and were very successful in being selected to

represent Herefordshire at the County Athletics Championships @ Worcester,

Nunnery Wood on Saturday 8th June 10am to 5pm.

Inter Boys / Girls

100m Mandraspay Kyeremeh / Sydney Green

200m Darcy Jones

300m Sydney Green / Chloe Flight

400m Tom Evans

800m Tom Evans / Samuel Dominguez-Middle

1500m Rhiannon Barry

3000m Joe Harwood / Monty Scott / Sam Rigby

Shot Putt Archie Lewis / Sydney Green

Discus Archie Lewis / Amy Maund

Javelin Beth Board

Long Jump Mandraspay Kyeremeh / Amelia Sandford

Junior Boys / Girls

100m Luke Bayliss / Olivia Hagan

100m Hurdles Leah Ellis

300m Caitlin Church

800m Freddie Turner / Ellie Newton

This is a fantastic achievement and reward for all their exceptional hard

work in training and practicing.

Physical Education After the U15 girls cricket team won the Lady Taverners indoor competition

they qualified for the regional finals on the 3rd May. The girls had an early

start as they travelled to Edgbaston playing competition from a really

difficult pool they finished 6th. A fantastic day, topped off by meeting

English international cricketer Moeen Ali. Well done to Amy Maund,

Georgina Williams, Sydney Green, Libby Jones, Olivia Hagen, Malisa Sithara,

Gemma Ince, Meg Price and Katie Hawkins.

Rounders training and fixtures have started. Year 9 and 10 training is on

Mondays after school and year 7 and 8 is on a Wednesday after school.

Keep checking the notice board for team list and details of upcoming

fixtures.

We had some great successes in the recent athletics track and field

championships. Olivia Hagan, Caitlin church, Ellie Newton, Leah Ellis, Sydney

Green, Darcie Jones, Chloe Flight, Rhiannon Barry, Amelia Sandford, and

Amy Maund will progress through to the district team for the County

Championships to be held at Nunnery Wood, Worcester on Saturday 8th

June. Good luck girls!

MATHS &

COMPUTING NEWS Maths Challenge 2019

Following on from success in the Intermediate Maths Challenge 7 of our

students took part in a follow on round, Angus Martin in year 11 gained a

certificate of merit.

We also took a team of year 8 and 9 students to the UK Maths Challenge at

Earl Mortimer College in Leominster. Simoni Shah, Jude Spencer, Richard

Holden and Lucian Judge were chosen to represent our school and came

7th overall.

Mathematicians in year 7 and 8 took part in the UK Maths Junior Challenge

at the end of May and are eagerly awaiting their results. This is a national

competition for able mathematicians where the best are awarded

certificates. All students achieving a Gold Certificate will be awarded a

Maths Flash.

Maths Feast 2019

Mr Brandreth and Miss Wilkins took 2 teams of our year 10 Further Maths

students to the Maths Feast competition held at Lucton School at the end of

May. The Year 10 Maths Feast is an enjoyable and challenging team

competition testing mathematical, team-working and communication skills.

Our teams came in 4th and 5th place.

ENGLISH NEWS The English Department are excited to announce that we have a theatre

trip organised for September 2019. Students in Year Ten will be travelling to

Cardiff Theatre to see a production of 'Blood Brothers', a play that they'll

also be studying. Seeing the production go 'from page to stage' will be an

excellent opportunity to immerse themselves in the plot of the play, and

develop a deeper understanding of the characters.

We have also had several entries for our latest Big Blog Theory competition,

which will see several pieces of students' writing featured on a display in

Herefordshire Cathedral.

MFL NEWS Qu’ils mangent de la brioche! (ou des beignets)!

This term has been an incredibly busy one for our department. The exam

season began just before the Easter break with 40+ German GCSE speaking

examinations and, when we returned to school, it was the French and

Spanish students’ turn to sit in the hot seat! We were really impressed with

how well students had prepared for these exams. It was wonderful to see so

many Y11 French students giving up a full morning of their holiday to attend

a revision session on 18th April – and they didn’t even know there would be

doughnuts when they signed up!

Equally impressive numbers attended a ‘last-minute’ breakfast warm up

session last week at 7:45 a.m. on the morning of their recent writing exam.

Now, that is real commitment! Well done to the students (and their parents/

c a r e r s ) f o r m a k i n g i t i n t o s c h o o l s o e a r l y !

Morgenstund hat Gold im Mund!

Year 11 German students are invited to attend a similar session with Mrs

Metcalfe on the morning of their writing exam on Monday 17th June. Emails

have been sent out ind iv idual ly . P lease rep ly to

rmetcalfe@bhbs.hereford.sch.uk if you would like your son/daughter to

attend.

Auf Wiedersehen, Au revoir, Adiós…

At Easter we said goodbye to a long-serving and much-loved member of

our department, Mrs Rushton. Her contagious love of languages, her

inimitable classroom presence and her strong support for the team will be

sadly missed, but we wish her well in her new ventures and will continue to

fly the flag for multi-lingualism at Bishops.

MFL NEWS Mi casa es tu casa!

Looking ahead to the next half term, we are very much looking forward to

welcoming the next generation of linguists, as we play host to over 100 local

Year 5 students and their teachers at our MFL taster day. Every year this

event is a great success. It is all about having fun with language and

reminds us all that ‘’even a little bit of a language goes a long way’’. We

are delighted to say that, on the Year 5 day this year, our visitors will be

welcomed and supported by our newly appointed Y9 Language

Ambassadors, who will also be helping to plan some other MFL-related

events for next year. Watch this space!

There are three ‘well-known saying/quotations’ in this article – one French,

one German and one Spanish. We will give a prize to the first 5 students who

can tell us what the equivalent for each one is in English – and why we have

used them as a heading for each paragraph!

Stop press>>> Mrs Vicary will be running a warm-up listening session for Y11

German students on Wednesday 12th June 2019 at 11.15 am in Room 19.

This session will run just ahead of the actual listening/reading exam which

takes place at 1pm on the same day. Students who wish to attend will need

to bring a packed lunch with them. The session will finish at around 12

midday which gives time to eat before reporting for their exam at 12.45pm.

Emails are going out to parents as I type – please reply to

hvicary@bhbs.hereford.sch.uk if you would like your son/daughter to

attend.

Should your son or daughter require a lift key for

medical reasons, we require a letter confirming the

reason why and a £10 deposit which will be

refunded when the key is returned.

It is our school policy that in order to prevent the spread

of sickness bugs, children should remain at home until

they have been clear of ALL symptoms for 48 hours.

Please help us to stop the spread of this infection by not

sending students back too soon.

Thank you

Sickness Virus

We have been asked by local

residents to ensure parents/

carers do not park across

driveways when dropping off or

collecting students.

SCHOOL SHOP

The school shop will be open Tuesday and Thursday

lunchtime (1.15pm-2.00pm) and after school on

Thursday 3.20pm-4.00pm