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Uppingham Community College FAMILY FUN Nearly 50 people took part in the latest Family Activity Day. PAGE 11 Newsletter: March 2010 EASTER HOLIDAY HARMONY CHOIR The choir sang ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and ‘California Dreaming’ to win the Heat. PAGE 9 JUNIOR SPORTS LEADERS JSLA students have been helping with officiating and planning events so far this year. PAGE 12 NEW PE KIT Due to the success of the new uniform, we are updating our PE kit. PAGE 2 ‘WICKED’ The Good Witch must have had some dealings with the Apollo Theatre Victoria. PAGE 7 GIFTED & TALENTED Steve Bowkett, a well-liked writer, gave an interesting and lively talk about his work. PAGE 3 TESCOS & SAINSBURYS VOUCHERS I t’s that time of year again. The collection boxes are in Student Reception. SCIENCE WEEK Question 1 : What is the shape of our galaxy - the milky way? A) Round Ball B) Doughnut C) Pretzel D) Flat Spiral F EED THE CHILDREN B REAKFAST 2 L IVE APPEAL 2010 T hank you to all the Governors, pupils,staff and parents who attended the Feed the Children Breakfast2live event. It was a great success and £100 was raised for the charity. We hope to hold a similar event in the future. LINCOLNSHIRE AND RUTLAND WORK BASED LEARNING C ongratulations!!!! On Thursday March 24th at The Lawns in Lincoln Mrs Wells received, on behalf of UCC, the Award for the School that has Embraced Work Related Learning Most Effectively. And it was presented to her by The Stig no less - (she has the photo to prove it too!) It was a very successful night for UCC as Phoebe Marshall (Year 11) was Highly Recommended in the Individual Finals for the Apprentice of the Year, so well done to her. This is the award that Mark Jefferson won last year and went on to win the National Young Apprentice so we have our fingers crossed for Phoebe. !!STOP PRESS!! ‘CULINARY DELIGHTSY ear 10 Students, Ethan Frisby, Tom Stokes, Jamie McEwan, display their dishes cooked during Food Enrichment. Can you have a friend you don’t like?

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Uppingham Community College

Family Fun Nearly 50 people took part in the latest Family Activity Day.

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Harmony CHoirThe choir sang ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and ‘California Dreaming’ to win the Heat.

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Junior SportS leaderSJSLA students have been helping with officiating and planning events so far this year.

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neW pe KitDue to the success of the new uniform, we are updating our PE kit.

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‘WiCKed’The Good Witch must have had some dealings with the Apollo Theatre Victoria.

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GiFted & talentedSteve Bowkett, a well-liked writer, gave an interesting and lively talk about his work.

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Tesco’s & sainsbury’s Vouchers

It’s that time of year again. The collection boxes are in

Student Reception.

science Week Question 1 : What is the shape of our galaxy - the milky way?

A) Round Ball B) Doughnut C) Pretzel D) Flat Spiral

Feed The children

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Thank you to all the Governors, pupils,staff and

parents who attended the Feed the Children Breakfast2live event. It was a great success and £100 was raised for the charity. We hope to hold a similar event in the future.

lincolnshire and ruTland Work based learning

Congratulations!!!! On Thursday March 24th at The Lawns in Lincoln Mrs Wells received, on behalf of UCC, the Award for the School that has Embraced Work

Related Learning Most Effectively. And it was presented to her by The Stig no less - (she has the photo to prove it too!) It was a very successful night for UCC as Phoebe Marshall (Year 11) was Highly Recommended in the Individual Finals for the Apprentice of the Year, so well done to her. This is the award that Mark Jefferson won last year and went on to win the National Young Apprentice so we have our fingers crossed for Phoebe.!!

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Year 10 Students, Ethan Frisby, Tom Stokes, Jamie

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Can you have a friend you don’t like?

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Dear parents and guardians, May I begin this newsletter

by thanking everyone who has supported the college in its determination to ensure that all our students, current and future, will be able to access high quality, local post 16 education. The process has not concluded – it is at the stage where representations can still be made to the council – and the college will continue to press the view that there are better and more viable options available for consideration other than the one being currently proposed. However we are working hard with our Year 11 students to make sure that each individual is able to find the right place for next year, wherever that may be.

It has also been a very successful term for the college once again. We gained the Specialist Schools and Academies Award for High Performance for our GCSE results and recognition of our commitment to providing vocational courses to the students who work hard in that area has come via our award for ‘The college in Lincolnshire and Rutland which has embraced work based learning’. Thanks go to Mrs Williams and Mrs Wells who organise all the complicated elements of this and I know all the students are very grateful to them. Thanks also go to Mr Duffin who ensured that we gained a ‘Connecting Classrooms’ project with China. This is organised through the British Council and is a very prestigious link which will see a number of cultural events and exchanges with the Chengdu province in Szechuan over the next few years, and the teaching of mandarin!

We have also completed our college travel plan which has a two fold effect. Firstly it gives the college £5,000 to spend on resources for the students relating to travel to and from school and around the site. The college council have suggested more water coolers, plastic bottle recycling bins and the provision of more shaded areas to sit at lunchtime. Secondly the plan looks in detail at areas for development and this, coupled with our work with the highways department, has

once again highlighted an area of great concern. The number of parents’ cars arriving at the end of the day continues to increase and the congestion in the car park and on the Lyddington Road is quite hazardous at times. As students are also trying to walk out of college to find their pick-ups it is a clear Health & Safety issue. The highways department and the police are aware of this and we now have, through the travel plan, a set of actions which will help to alleviate some of the problems. However the problems at the end of the day could be almost completely solved if parents who are collecting by car could arrive 10 minutes after the end of school. The buses will all have gone, students walking home will have gone and the area will be clear for cars to drive round into the bus bay and students waiting for a lift will all be in one place ready. There will therefore be no need to park on the Lyddington Road and entrance to the car park will be swift and easy. The amount of time lost by the 10 minutes will be gained by not getting stuck behind buses or queuing at the junction! I would be grateful if you could follow this advice and help us with the safety of all our students.

Finally, a few congratulations! Mrs Duffy has had a baby and we wish her and all her family well. Miss Payne has joined us to take Mrs Duffy’s classes and we hope all goes well for her wedding at Easter. Congratulations to Mrs Wanliss, who has completed her MA, and Mr Knight, his NPQH.

I wish you all a happy Easter.

JAN TURNERPrincipal

Don Bosco to UCCTerm BrginsYr 10 GCSE Drama Frantic Assembly WorkshopsTriangular Athletics KS4 (CC)Yr 10 Exams

Yr 10 ExamsYr 11 GCSE French oralsYr 11 GCSE German OralsYr 11 GCSE RE (pm)Wicked Theatre TripTriangular Athletics KS3 (Corby Athletics)Yr 11 GCSE Additional Science (Biology) (am)Yr 11 GCSE PE (pm)Yr 9 French Exchange UCC to St Gildas des BoisFamily Activity Day (UCC)Yr 10 Physical Theatre PerformancesYr 11 GCSE English Lit (am)Yr 11 GCSE Additional Science (Chemistry) (am)Yr 11 GCSE DT Product Design (pm)Yr 10 Physical Theatre PerformancesYr 11 GCSE Additional Science (Physics) (am)

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Due to the success of the new uniform, we are taking the opportunity to update our PE kit. In order to make it simpler, we have moved to items suitable for both boys and girls. The red sweatshirt and Rugby top will be discontinued from September 2010 and a new sports top will be introduced. We have limited stock of the discontinued items in the School Shop and will continue to offer them to current students at a reduced price. All items of PE kit will be available from the School Shop when stocks arrive.

The NEW KIT will comprise:Polo Top - White/Navy with College logo Sports Top - Navy/light blue with College logo Shorts - NavySports Socks - Navy/light blue

Optional additional items available from school shop: Tracksuit bottoms - NavyTracksuit top - NavySkirt - Navy

If you would like further information please contact the College.

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Haydn Snow, a Magistrate from Melton Mowbray, came in to our

Citizenship lesson to talk about the work of a Magistrate. He told us the three ways the law is separated, the law, the police and punishment. Our room was transformed into a courtroom and we acted a role-play of a real incident where I was appointed Legal Advisor. I felt as if we were really in a court room. I particularly enjoyed playing my role as I got to give advice to help the students acting as Magistrates to decide if the defendant was guilty or not guilty and then to advise on what action should be taken against him. I enjoyed it very much and appreciated all the additional information Mr Snow gave us.

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The Magistrates visit was really enjoyable and nice to do something different and a drama piece based on a true story. Before the Magistrate came, I didn’t know much about Courts or what they do. It was an interesting visit and I liked the fact that we didn’t read out of a text book but actually acted out the drama. I played the role of a Magistrate and helped to decide whether the defendant was guilty or not. I learnt what a Magistrate does and I found out that they don’t get paid. I enjoyed this lesson and learned a lot.

by megan Bensen

The Magistrates in the Community will be visiting all year 8 Citizenship lessons during the spring term.

k’nex challenge 2010

This competition is held each year at Uppingham Community College and

is organised jointly by UCC and The Education Business Partnership (EBP) for approx. 160 Primary students. Students work in pairs to solve an engineering challenge. This year they had to design and build a Windmill with revolving sails, a working door and stairs. Judging was based on a strong understanding of engineering principals, functional design, aesthetics and ingenuity.

Students enjoyed spending time at a secondary school and getting high quality advice from professional engineers. Prizes were given to the best design from each primary school. The standard was very high and the judges commented on teamwork, behaviour and how well the students approached the task.

This year’s overall winners were James Bromwich and Alex MacDonald from Leighfield and Sam Rossel and Max Taylor from St Mary’s & St John’s

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LeighfieldSt Mary’s & St John’s

BringhurstEdith Weston

TugbyUppingham C of E

Hallaton

Steve Bowkett, a well-liked writer, gave an interesting and lively talk about his work

to all of Year 7 on Thursday 25th February. He provided answers to where his ideas are resourced

and how he developed his work which inspired the student audience. A number of students stayed behind to ask Steve further

questions and were able to purchase copies of his books. A group of Gifted and Talented students attended a workshop with Steve which explored writing techniques. Those students involved expressed a very positive response and felt well equipped to use the skills explored in their English work at UCC. Any student who is interested in further information following this event might wish to look at Steve’s website on: www.sbowkett.freeserve.co.uk.

by Jennie parkThis is the K’Nex Challenge 2010 overall winner.

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Students in years 7, 8 and 9 were challenged to construct an egg lander that would land a raw egg safely from the roof of the sports hall. Uppingham fire service arrived in style to launch the eggs and were egged on by a crowd of students.

year 7

Students worked with Helen Pollard (who is currently working for SEP - Science Enhancement Program) to provide them with opportunities to explain a number of scientific phenomenon.

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One gloomy Thursday, a venue far away.Students meet in battle on Team Maths Challenge day.

Our team, elite, the chosen few. One in purpose, wearing blue.Face up against the gathered might.Ready for the mental fight.

Things start off slow, first round goes past.The pressure builds, we can't be last!Into round two, now work in pairs.Time to show off our mathematical wares.

indiVidual maThs challenge

This term has seen students in Year 9, 10 and 11 achieve success in the annual Intermediate Maths Challenge event organised by the United Kingdom Maths Trust.

Of the 95 students entered, 29 achieved either a Bronze, Silver or Gold award with Jamie Gregory 9CB not only achieving best in school, but also qualifying for the next round, the European Kangaroo qualifiers. This is only the third time in recent history that we have had a qualifier for this stage of the competition so congratulations to Jamie on his achievements.

The Kangaroo paper is set by the UKMT and the Association Kangourou Sans Frontieres and is sat by around 5000 pupils in the UK. It consists of 25 multiple choice questions and students have one hour to complete the paper. Sounds easy? Here is one of the questions from the paper Jamie completed:

There are 50 bricks in a box, coloured white, blue or red. The number of white bricks is eleven times the number of blue bricks. There are fewer red bricks than white bricks, but more red bricks than blue bricks. How many more white bricks are there than red bricks?

A: 2 B: 11 C: 19 D: 22 E: 30

Answers on a postcard please...

by mr dolan

The UCC team: Jamie Gregory, Katie Wickham, David Coningsby, Matthew Cocking.

indiVidual maThs challenge cerTiFicaTes

Congratulations to all these students who also achieved certificates in the Intermediate Maths Challenge:

gold cerTiFicaTes

Carl Jones (Year 11)Agnes Cameron (Year 10)Jamie Gregory (Year 9)

silVer cerTiFicaTes

Ed Bishop (Year 11)Owen Evan (Year 11)Frances Salt (Year 10)James Rowe (Year 10)

Rachel Harries (Year 10)Ed Wright (Year 9)Lee Nichol (Year 9)

Bobby Griffiths (Year 9)

bronze cerTiFicaTes

Callum Harris (Year10)David Booth (Year 11)

Kate Macleod (Year 11)Sophie McKinnon Wood

(Year 10)Jacob Porter (Year 10)Beth Drysdale (Year 10)Cara Liggins (Year 10)Josh Haynes (Year 10)

Kathryn Aylward (Year 10)Cameron Dunn (Year 9)

Megan Downing (Year 9)Annee Conway (Year 9)Daniel Norris (Year 9)Joss Sibbering (Year 9)Katie Wickham (Year 9)

Benjamin Hickman (Year 9)Bonje Lanur (Year 9)

Round three looming soon, the leaders are named.A top five position we currently claim.It's head to head next, against other teams.Pressure would burst lesser heads at the seams.

Final round time, and a relay to run.Normal Maths lessons are rarely this fun.Competition is fierce as time slips on by.It's been a good day, the end now is nigh.

As winners are named, what is our fate?Our best result ever, we end in place eight!With thirteen opponents we battled today.Now a year’s wait 'til next Maths Challenge Day.

Can you spot the famous number sequence in the text above?

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year 10 TriP To cambridge uniVersiTy

For science masTer classes

15 lucky year 10 students were selected to attend

this year’s Cambridge University Science Festival and take part in three different master classes. The themes of the classes were ‘Who wants to be a Mathionnaire’, ‘Modelling Climate Change’ and ‘How Cells Divide and Multiply’ and these were presented by lecturers from the University. The students were also taken on a tour of some of the Colleges to get an insight into the life of a student at Cambridge. The students had a great day, learned a lot and now know how hard they need to work to get to the University of their choice!!

by mr anderson

40 Year 8 students, accompanied by four

teachers, took part recently in the annual study visit to France. They were based in the Mayenne region at the Château Beaumont. Excursions included the market in Laval, the fishing port of Saint Malo and the magnificent Mont Saint Michel on the Brittany coast. Students also participated in activities including archery and zip-wire.

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the opportunity to take part in a Spanish Exchange, which lasted 10 days. All the students and teachers had an amazing time and we all made some very good friendships out there.

The first day we went to the school called IES Alba Longa and we all went to the town hall and the casa de la cultura. It was nice to see what was here in Granada. Everything was getting done up. We went with our hosts as well so we were practicing our Spanish while they were practicing their English. It was a nice calming day to start with.

Day Two: We went to the Sierra Nevada and it was a beautiful setting, thick, thick snow. We went sledging, ice skating and one little snow ball fight.

Day Three/ Four: The family were excellent. They were always helpful, and tried to speak as much English as possible. They would also ask us every so often if we were ok and were we enjoying our stay at the house and the school. Over dinner, we would try and speak Spanish and they would give an answer in English, we would talk about England because they were interested about our school lives and our own lives.

Day Five: We went to the

Alhambra Palace which was a bit different but very interesting. We went without our hosts but went with a History teacher and an English teacher to translate what was being said. The downside of the day was the weather!

Day Six: This had to be the longest day by far. Our first stop was at the Solar Park, where we were given a short presentation on solar panels and other solar energy saving structures. Then we went caving which was AMAZING!

Day Seven: On this day, we spent the first two lessons at the school, then we to an olive oil factory. We went around the WHOLE FACTORY which lasted about 40 minutes. At the end of our tour, we all got to try the oil. We then went shopping to the massive shopping centre called ‘Neptuno’, we spent some money there and went to the arcade in the centre.

Day Eight: We went to the Science Park with our hosts because at IES Alba Longa, it was science week. It was amazing, the animals and how they were displayed was brilliant. We came home early for our Carnival. Everyone had the best time at the party and everyone was mixing with others. (Spanish mixing with us and vice versa.)

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I will never forget this opportunity I had to go on the Spanish Exchange. I would advise anyone in Years 8 & 9 who does Spanish and if UCC gets the funding again to go on it. It was simply one of the best experiences of my life.by ryan Genner 10eH

The impressive tapestry depicting the Norman conquest of 1066 was the highlight of our time in Bayeux on the outward journey.

We also visited the 360 degree cinema and museum at Arromanches which overlooks the beaches of the 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy.

The students worked very hard on their French during the visit and were a credit to the college and themselves. Many thanks are due to the staff team who accompanied the group. (Mrs Smith, Mrs Perkins and Mrs Powell.)

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To be totally honest, those nine days were

some of the best days of my life, and I don’t care if that makes me sounds really sad. I had such an amazing time over there and hopefully we can go back again.

There are way too many good times to list, but I’ll have a go anyway. First of all, Alina and her family, especially her mum, were some of the nicest people I have ever met. They went out of their way to help me feel at home and honestly could not have been nicer or more welcoming if they’d tried.

Secondly, my work experience placement was fantastic and great fun! I know that you will disapprove of me saying that having Beth with me just tripled the enjoyment, but its true so I’m putting it in here. The only bad thing really was the staff’s complete inability to pronouce my name - being called ‘Casey’ was really quite annoying! The children were all really sweet and Beth and I made friends with Sina, Christina, Emma and Lea. I even grew fond of Laura, who had the face of a runny nosed angel, but who proved to be the naughtiest child I have encountered; she was even worse than my little sister!

The other best thing was the trips out organised by the German families.

Each day brought amazing new memories - playing Twister at every opportunity, watching German MTV, running around the archaeological park in Xantern, shopping in Oberhausern, the scary takeaway with the mental drunk guy, Sam’s belly dancing escapades... the list goes on! The whole exchange was a rollercoaster ride of excitement and adventure.

There were very few bad points. that Alina’s dad looked like Sean Bean in Dead Man Walking and the fact that THEIR BATHROOM DIDN’T HAVE ANY CURTAINS!!! were minor points. Obviously the language barrier made communication difficult, but we managed just fine with me speaking in German and Alina speaking in English or slow German! The most difficult thing was speaking to the staff in the kindergarten, but a combination of very slow German and sign language meant that Beth and I got along pretty well with only one or two misundertandings!

In conclusion, I can quite happily say that if you handed me the tickets I would be back on that plane quicker that you can say ‘German Exchange’. This trip brought me nine days of complete joy and has left me with so many memories of all the fun and laughter we shared whilst in Germany.

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The Trip: On 10th March our amazing Citizenship group

took a trip to Parliament in London. It took around 3 hours to get there.

The Buildings: Some of the buildings were very beautiful and very detailed with many stained glass windows and carved monuments. Although some were not as expected and had wooden plain walls and looked very secretive! The buildings had many plaques on the floor saying who had been there. Inside the buildings, there were very detailed wood carvings and big detailed wooden doors.

The Chamber: During our visit we sat in the visitors gallery in the House of Commons and listened to Members of Parliament debating points of order. While we were there, one of the MPs was sat, slouching, with his head down and not paying

any attention and many students thought he was asleep. It did not send us the right message at all.

Activities: Our guide, Mark, took us on a tour of the Houses and explained lots of information.

The Class: We had a lesson in a classroom on how laws are made. It was very funny and easy to listen to.

Alan Duncan: Afterwards we met our local MP Alan Duncan. He told us we could ask whatever questions we liked. Philippa, who is very strong minded, challenged Mr Duncan with some difficult questions and debated MPs salary with him. We learned a lot about the actual use of the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

by megan Benson and Charlie pallett

year 10 TriP To ParliamenT

Extended Services in the

uppingham Family of Schools

- A Varied Menu of Activities

- Childcare

- Community Access

- Parenting Support

- Swift and Easy Access to Specialist Support Services

www.ucc.rutland.sch.uk/ufos_index.htm

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gcse drama - Physical TheaTre

The Year 10 GCSE Drama students are currently working on a Physical Theatre project, which is proving to be both challenging and exciting. They will be working with a practitioner from the Theatre Company ‘Frantic Assembly’ on Tuesday 20th April to inspire more ideas for their performances on the theme of Teenage Angst.

Performances will take place for an invited audience on 25th and 27th May in the Drama Studio at 7pm. It may be a valuable experience for Year 9s who are taking Drama GCSE next year to come along to get a taste of what lies ahead, so they should enquire with Mrs Perkins nearer the time if interested.

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Rehearsals have now begun for ‘The Demon Head’, this

year’s main school production. You’ll have noticed we’ve dropped the ‘Master’ as we have cast Ella Steward in the title role! The cast have shown tremendous focus and commitment so far in rehearsals (see below), which is promising for our audiences. We hope many of you will come and support the production on 24th and 25th June; it promises to be an evening of quality entertainment.

VisiTing TheaTre ProducTion - rigged

A professional theatre company, Theatre Centre,

visited UCC on Tue 23rd Feb to perform ‘Rigged’. It was a gripping drama, which got our students really thinking about how to portray everyday issues on stage in interesting ways.

mobius

We took a coach load of students over to The

Catmose Theatre on Mon 8th March to see a Dance Theatre Company perform ‘Such is Life’; a playful look at the complexities of life through dance and physical theatre. Though it wasn’t to everyone’s taste, all the students came away full of thoughts about what was being communicated to them on stage and it has provoked many ideas

for the Year 10 GCSE students (and us teachers!) for their current physical theatre project.

arTs aWard

The 22 students who registered for Bronze Arts

Award in September have now all completed the Award and provided our moderator agrees that they have met all the criteria, they will receive their certificates in 6-8 weeks. Well done to all those involved and good luck as many of them embark on their Silver Award, which is equivalent to a GCSE grade A*-C.

Natasha Whearity has already begun working towards her Silver by writing and producing ‘Suns and Stars’, which was performed on Tuesday 20th March at 6.30pm in the Drama Studio with all proceeds going towards the Year 11 prom.

Wicked

The Good Witch must have had some dealings with

the Apollo Theatre Victoria, because we have now been offered an alternative date for our trip to see ‘Wicked’. All those previously on the trip have been informed and will have first refusal on the tickets. We are now looking forward to the visit all over again on 19th May with the added bonus of Lee Mead joining the cast the week before!

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www.dofe.orgPlease contact Mrs Thomas

Duke of Endinbugh’s Award Leader for more informationTel: 01572 823631

Email: [email protected]

Bronze AwArd

Grace Hodge Rosie Pitts

Skye ThomasCharlotte Barnes

Emma BurtonCharlotte Phipps

Jack EvansDavid Booth

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an enrichment programme for students over 13 ¾, and a pre Duke of Edinburgh’s Award for those interested but who are under 13 ¾. We welcome everyone on to the Award as the participant will work at their own rate and pace it is accessable to all. There is the opportunity to progress to Silver while still at U.C.C. and then to join the Schools Open Award Unit to complete Silver and Gold.

Volunteering

1. Give your time on a voluntary basis.

2. One hour per week for a minimum of 12 weeks.

3. Choose who you would like to help.

4. Agree placement with group leader, parents,carer.

5. Make contact with your voluntary placement.

6. Begin, keep a record of dates, times etc...

expedition

1. Attend training sessions with your unit.

2. Become part of a team with between 4-7 members.

3. Learn Camp Craft Skills, First Aid, Map Skills and Expedition Skills.

4. Take part in a practice Expedition with a ‘purpose’ and a qualifying Expedition with a ‘purpose’.

5. Present your ‘purpose’ to your group leader.

Skill

1. Learn a new skill or develop an existing one further.

2. One hour per week for 12 or 24 weeks, you decide.

3. Agree with DoE leader, parents, carer and skill provider.

4. Begin and keep a record of dates and hours.

physical

1. Choose a sport or activity or develop an existing one further.

2. One hour per week for a minimum of 12 or 24 weeks, you decide.

3. Agree with your DoE leader, parents, carers, activity leader.

4. Begin, keep a record of hours and dates.

Based on requirements for Bronze

babes in The WoodA small group of our students took part in the RATS production in Oakham. Well done to all that took part.

scroogeSome of our students took part in a production at The Uppingham theatre. Well done to all that took part.

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young musician oF The year

The Rotary Club of Great Britain have once again been holding their Young Musician of the Year contests around the country and a large number of our musicians entered the Uppingham heats. Carrie Trutz was kept busy during the day as many of her singing students took part in the heats.

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The College Harmony Choir sang Bohemian Rhapsody and California Dreaming and won the Uppingham heat and went on to sing at Thrapston. Hollie Denney, singing, and Mary Thornber, harp, won their Uppingham heats and also went on to sing and play at Thrapston.

Millie Glover and Hannah Chapman (intermediate singing duet) went one step further and won at Thrapston, before being narrowly beaten in the regional finals at Melton Theatre. They were in good company, as Rachael Cawte (Senior singing solo), Rhian Owen and Rachael Cawte (Senior singing duet) and Vanessa White (Senior instrumental solo violin) were all narrowly beaten in their finals.

noTe WorThy daTes!

A date for the future is the 5th of May, when our musicians will be staging a concert here at the College in the Drama Studio. The Concert Band, Choir, Sax group and Recorder ensemble will be joined by a number of instrumentalists to show what they have been working on this year, so please keep the date free in your diaries.

Another date for the future is June the 26th, when around a dozen of our students will take part in a National Flute/Woodwind Competition in Royal Leamington Spa.

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Many musicians have just taken their instrumental exams here at the College as the Music Room was used as an exam centre on Thursday and Friday the 25th and 26th of March.

Some of the musicians got in early, however, by taking their exams at other centres and here are their results.

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girls crickeT“A ChAnCe to Shine”

As part of the ECB ‘A Chance to Shine’ Programme, 16 girls had the opportunity to be coached by England Ladies cricket team vice captain Nicky Shaw. The aim of the session was to introduce girls to cricket and to encourage them to play outside of school. The College already works in partnership with Uppingham Town Cricket Club and this link enables the girls to play both fun and competitive cricket throughout the summer. For details contact Mr Berridge or visit www.uppinghamtowncc.co.uk

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On the 13th of March, Ben Allen competed in the Oslo Spring Open in Norway. He took Gold, beating ten other competitors to the top spot.More about Ben on Page 10.

‘ruTland hockey club’

It is always a pleasure to read in the local press about the

sporting success of our students and an article recently caught my eye about Rutland Hockey Club U16 boys team reaching the semi-final of the U16 National Plate competition. They beat a Cheshire side Bowden 4-2 to reach the semi-final which will be played in Beeston on 10th and 11th April. Congratulations both to the coaching staff at the club and also to all the lads concerned, who from UCC include Marcus Parson, Owen Evans, Ben Harford, Harrison Ginn, Oliver Carrick, Johnny Ashwin, David Booth, Hamish Reid and Harry Robertson.

Well done to you all and Good luck in April. We wish you well.

by mrs Cartwright

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“I play rugby for Simmons Angels,

a team based at Aylestone St. James’ in Scraptoft. I train every Tuesday 7pm-9pm. I have been playing for them since the end of September -beginning of October. I have played quite a few matches for them, and I also play for Leicestershire in county games.

My preferred position is tight-head prop, but I can also play loose- head prop, hooker and in the second row.

I have recently been picked to go to regional trials and let some of the top coaches in the region have a look at how I play, so they can decide whether I am good enough to go on further.”by Caitlin thompson

are told that we must remember that we are representing the club both on and off the pitch. They have also given us dietary advice so now I try and eat a pasta meal an hour or so before playing, and remember to drink plenty of water.by tom drysdale

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“I train twice a week with Rothwell

Football Academy, our team plays matches all over the country. I have already played at places like Bristol, Worcester, Birmingham and Milton Keynes. When you might be in bed on a Saturday morning I’m up playing football for Rothwell. The worst thing is probably getting up at some ridiculous time just to play a football game against another team that are somewhere up north or down in the south. My mum says the worst thing is the amount of washing she has to do!

Before I got picked for the team I had to go through a series of trials with six other goalkeepers. After 2 months they asked two keepers to play for Rothwell First Team, me and this other goalkeeper. Recently a few of our players have been signed to play for Northampton, Derby Stoke and Peterborough.

They are quite strict and we have to turn up to matches in our Rothwell polo shirt, jacket and black trousers. Food is provided after each game and we

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“I have been running for Corby Athletics

Club for 5 years. I have just become 16 which means that I am top in

the year for Under 17s. Recently I have started to concentrate more on middle distance races, mainly 800m and 400m. At the start of this year I ran at the NIA in Birmingham, it was the first time I have ever run indoors and it was an amazing experience. I also managed to get season’s best of 2:29. My greatest achievement in the 800m was getting my P.B. of 2:26 and in 400m 63:37. However, I have also two other achievements.Firstly, I qualified for the English Schools XC and came in the top 100. I also ran a new P.B. for 3000, which was 10:50, this led to me being ranked in the top 20 in the UK for 3000m.

My target for the next track season is qualifying for the English Schools Track and Field. I hope to bring my P.B. to under 2:20. I also hope to keep progressing at training and always run to the best of my ability.”by Charlotte Cotter

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Ana Webber, a Year 7 student, does tennis

training for 10½ hours each week. In addition she assists with coaching the mini players for 4 hours each week and plays in tournaments at weekends. Ana trains 3 times a week at the International High Performance Centre at Loughborough University. She is currently ranked no.2 in her age group for the county (Leicestershire) and no.158 nationally. Recently she reached the final of a Grade 4 tournament which attracted the top county players from various counties around the UK.

Ben Allen, At the age of nine years old

Ben Allen joined Vale Judo Club in Oakham and now trains three times a week there with another session of fitness training.

In the summer of 2009 Ben went to the B.J.A NATIONAL and the B.J.A Heart of England judo competitions - two of the biggest competitions held in Britain. After finishing in the top five in both competitions he was invited by the British Judo Association to join the England Cadet squad in the training sessions at the National Institute of Sport in Sheffield once a month.In his most recent

Hands up who watches Strictly?!

Does anyone know any of the dancer’s names?

Well it seems we have our own... in the form of Year 7 Caitlin Steward. She goes to Brown’s Dance Centre in Peterborough and has been doing so for the last 4 years, practicing every Friday night. Already she has gained awards for Ballroom dancing - Bronze, Double Bronze, Silver and Gold. For Latin dancing - Bronze, Double Bronze, and

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Lilly Hives competes in Tetrathlons for

the Cottesmore Hunt Pony Club. This includes running 1500m, swimming for 3 minutes, shooting targets at 7 metres and horse riding over a x-country course. This year Lilly is trying to qualify for the Intermediate regional championships. Also Lilly is a regular Hockey player for Rutland Ladies and trains 2-3 times a week, with matches on Saturdays. Rutland Ladies are now 3rd in their league.

Jamie Gregory and Harrison Ginn

currently play for Rutland under 14’s. Harrison also plays for the under 16’s and men’s 3rds team. “We train twice a week for 4 hours a week. We attend DFV Hockey School which is run by Dave Vincent and Dave Richardson, also Dan Sharpe and Sylvia Bailey attend to help coach. They all do it voluntarily and coach all the other Rutland teams and the juniors. We would like to say thanks to them for their time and effort for the hockey club. We both hope to excel our expectations in hockey in the future.”

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competition in Midlands Area Ben narrowly lost his first fight and had to win the next 6 fights to achieve a bronze medal, with two other cadets taking the gold and silver.

Silver. For Rock ‘n’ Roll dancing - Bronze, Silver and Gold. Who knows? She may soon be quite literally ‘Dancing with the Stars’!

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Joanne Wade Telephone:

01572 823631 Email:

[email protected]

Family acTiViTy day

parties, cocktail parties, family food, vegetarian and the good old Sunday roast! While Paul has demonstrated his skills there have been plenty of opportunities to practice newly learnt skills followed by plenty of eating!

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During the last term there have been some exciting developments at the college

Fitness classes on Wednesday evenings continue to be popular. From 6pm Nicola takes us through our paces in a stretch and tone class to music, followed at 7.00pm with circuit training with Rob. Both classes are £3 or 6 for £15. This term we have introduced an area within the sports hall to allow slightly younger children to play badminton whilst parents exercise. This has proved to be a very popular development with families.

Thursdays have been extremely busy. Holiday Spanish has put adults and children through their paces with an opportunity to share the wider Spanish experience during the last session with tapas and sangria! Whilst in the kitchen professional chef - Paul Bennett has shared his expertise. The class has looked at dinner

Su Johnson has now taken over the Thursday dance classes and is hoping to develop this further - please see below for

more information.

Nearly 50 people took part in the latest Family Activity Day on Saturday 20th March. Some of the fun things

we did included: making cushions and bags using sewing machines and textiles, experimenting with dry ice - making a comet, using magic plastic, rocket challenges and launching rockets into space (well nearly!) and cooking with Tresham lecturer John. The day is completely free, open to everyone and you take home what you make!

The next opportunity to join the fun is Saturday 22nd May when a similar range of activities will be on offer. Places are booking fast so do not delay - Book today by contacting Joanne Wade at college.

Su Johnson

School of DanceIn the Drama Studio

Every Thursday

latin and Ballroom Classes6-7pm Adult Beginners

£4.00 per person

7-8pm Beginners Family night£3.00 per person

8-9pm private lessons(by appointment only)

30 minutes lesson £15.001 hour lesson £25.00

Contact Su Johnson07508312194

[email protected]

More Spanish and cooking will be on offer during the summer term. Classes will start on Thursday 10th June.

The six week Spanish course will cost £20 and run from 6.30pm till 8.00pm each Thursday evening. The cooking classes will offer the opportunity to dip in and out depending on your commitments. Individual classes will be £4 or book all 6 for £20.

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JSLA students have been helping with officiating and planning events so far this year. Very well done and

a massive thank you to all those who have taken part in either the Sportshall Athletics or Primary School Football Leagues. It takes a lot of commitment to keep doing this, which is greatly appreciated by staff. In addition to this, these Sports Leaders have also been praised by members of staff from other schools for their maturity, organisation and skill in what they do. Well Done!

by mr logan

Winning Team PhoTograPh

Congratulations to all runners.

Triangular cross counTry

Once again it is that time of year for

the ‘Triangular Cross Country’ competition to take place. This year our hosts Catmose College hired Oakham Rugby Clubs sports fields to run each age groups events. We were able to field a good team and were delighted with the final position with Uppingham regaining the trophy, with a total of 310 points with CBEC 2nd with 486 and CC 3rd with 656.Boys results

Kieran Bland

Sam Williams

Robbie McCall

Ethan Haywood

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Henry Hives

Max Collins

Josh Lee

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year 8

2nd

3rd

4th

Harrison Ginn Matthew Rhodes

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year 9

5th

6th

Ben Collins

Sam Furey

Patrick Wilson

Owen Evans

Liam Samson

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year 10&11

2nd

4th

5th

7th

10th

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Hebe Parsons

Emma Armitage

Lydia Grice

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6th

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Natalia Sanz-

Dawson

Lucy Ginn

Molly King

Fiona Ginn

Sabrina Lucas

Molly Tomblin

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Emma Rata

Lilly Hives

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Amelia Grice

Emily Lloyd

Kitty Kirton

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Carrie

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Gabby Pegg

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This year is the third year that this competition has run. Last

year after winning we felt quietly confident about winning again. Unfortunately despite messages in registers and assembly we were not able to field a fulll team, so went to the competition with some events having no UCC competitor, which was a real shame. Despite this the swimmers we took swam extremely well and I thank them for their full support and efforts.

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Amelia GriceMatthew RhodesMelissa DolbyEmma Price-Olsen

Triangular sWimming comPeTiTion

Captains ‘Ben Collins’ and ‘Charlotte Cotter’ collect the trophy on behalf of the Uppingham Team.