N e w s l e t t e r

Newsletter
Issue 08 Friday 24 October 2014
Dear Parents/Carers,
We had a really successful open evening this week indicated by the
number of parents and pupils that attended and the positive feedback
we have received.
I would like to recognise and congratulate all of the pupils on their exemplary behaviour , communication skills and enthusiasm. This was
reflected in the comments from parents and other visitors.
Personally I’d like to thank the four pupils that spoke to the whole audience twice that evening . The pupils read speeches that they had prepared themselves and spoke about the school beautifully. It’s a great
challenge to be able to speak so eloquently in front of such a large and
important audience. So well done and thanks to Matthew Barrett, Bella
Kennedy, Will Moody and Rosie Mills in Year 5 .
All Saints Day—1 November
Feast of All Saints is a solemnity celebrated to
honour all saints, known and unknown who has
attained the beatific vision of heaven.
All Souls Day 2 November
This feast is celebrated by the Catholic
Church to commemorate all the faithful
departed and during the month of November we will remember all the faithful departed, may they rest in peace.
We had a team from the National Grid doing a team building exercise in
school on Wednesday.
They did a great job at opening up the “Dingle” which is a large bowl
shaped wooded area at the front right of the school as you look at it.
They worked very hard to clear away a path so the pupils can access a
Den. I think in the spring and summer this area will be a great space for
the pupils and staff to use. It’s also great that we not only help the community but the local business community helps us.
ST VINCENT DE
PAUL GROUP
Year 8 Mass was wonderful today up at Church, the pupils were beautifully behaved and the choir added a real depth and quality to the worship. It was great to see children of all faiths participating in the service.
Thank you.
We take bullying very seriously in school and we have continued our
commitment to deal with it and challenge it. So the year 7s have been
involved in an interactive Anti bulling workshop a class at a time today.
I saw the Advertiser photographer so look out for that in the local
THE RE-VAMPED
press.
DINGLE
It’s now the end of a very long term , unusual to have nearly 8 weeks
before a break.
So I know many of the students and staff are ready for their half term
holiday next week.
I hope that all the pupils and staff return refreshed and healthy on
Monday the 3rd of November.
Have a restful break
CONGRATULATIONS to Marek Marston who won £20.00
cash by picking litter around school !!!
PARENTS PLEASE NOTE: If you think that your children are
being bullied, please e-mail stopit@st-bedes.worcs.sch.uk
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ATTENDANCE - 01/09/2014-23/10/2014
Whole School
Year 5 - 98.01%
Year 7 - 96.16%
Year 6 - 96.89%
Year 8 - 96.57%
03 November
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School Opens
11 November
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Non-uniform Day
08 December
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KS3Mass 9.30am/KS2 Mass 2pm
12 December
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Advent Reconciliation Services
17 December
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Christmas Lunch—whole school
19 December
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School closes for Christmas
Charlotte Bangham for being friendly, helpful, polite and
patient; Leon Underwood for good effort in Science lessons
and for doing so well in his test; Harry Williams for always
working so hard in English lessons by contributing his wonderful ideas and trying his best; Luc Maissa-Brown for having a good week last week and for getting more green notes
as well as achievement points and Jack Turner for being so
sensible and kind.
Callum Kennedy—a positive first half term and getting involved in lessons and school life. Katherine Crompton a super register monitor. Jacob McDonagh superb skills in Geography and working hard in lessons. Aliya Mahmood making a positive contribution. Eliza Kanka an excellent member
of 5KB and trying hard in all lessons. Diana Stanly—making
a positive contribution in all areas. Charli Murdock a kind
and considerate member of the Form. Erin woods—working
hard and for being a super helper. Thomas Churchill for
consistent hard work and good effort in lessons, especially
English.
Year 7 football: District competition - last Tuesday was the year 7 boys
district tournament, our three groups games saw us overcome Churchill 2
-0, we then drew with Walkwood 0 -0, and finally in a tense final group
game we drew with Woodfiled 2-2. This meant we were on 5 points which
was the same, unfortunately, as both Woodfield and Walkwood. However
on goal difference we did not go though to the semi finals as we had one
less goal than Woodfield. A very disheartening result as the boys were
undefeated and played very well.
Extended football - due to exceptional numbers of boys at year 7 football
practice Mr Bailey was able to take three teams to the extended football
on Friday afternoon. This was a chance for the boys to play in some competitive games against other schools. The three teams were captained by
Harrison Mayne, Daniel Bough and Ali Mahmood. All three led their teams
well and all the boys enjoyed a good afternoon of football in the sun.
Girls Football Year 6 played in their District Tournament on Tuesday
against opposition from Ridgeway, Ipsley, Woodfield and Walkwood. They
managed to win two of their matches against Ridgeway 1 and Ipsley; both
matches resulting in a 1 - 0 win thanks to goals from Casey Penlington and
Alice Seabourne. They drew 0-0 against Ridgeway 2, and Walkwood and
lost 3-0 against a very good Woodfield side. St. Bede's finished in third
place overall which is a fantastic achievement as they finished bottom of
the table last year. Special mention also goes to Ailish Wigginton in goal
who made some great saves throughout the matches. Well done to the
team; Alice Seabourne, Casey Penlington, Ailish Wigginton, Lauren Bough,
Amilie Knight, Niamh Roberts, Lilia Williams and Gracie Wegrzyn.
Year 8 played their District 7 a side tournament on Wednesday. They got
off to a flying start in their first match against Birchensale with goals from
Alice Rogers (2) Katie Notley and Aoife Woodcock. The second game
against Woodfield proved to be closer but a fantastic goal from Alice won
the match for St. Bede's 1-0. In the game against Ipsley St. Bede's had
numerous chances which only just missed or hit the posts but didn't quite
go in. Aoife, Katie and Alice did manage to put 4 goals past the Ipsley
keeper. A match against Woodrush followed where Woodrush took an
early lead with a great goal. However, a determined St. Bede's came back
and a goal from Aoife meant that it was 1-1 at half time. During the second half, strong defending from Jessica Notley and Olivia Cole at the back,
and great keeping from Tara Gregory meant that Woodrush were unable
to score again. Katie and Alice, however, went on to score 2 more for St.
Bedes. The girls faced their toughest competition in the match against
Ridgeway, who score 2 goals in quick succession - one from an half time
PARENTS PLEASE NOTE
A PLEA FROM MISS ALLEN
VIOLIN TUITION - Mrs Nixon needs to attend a
meeting on Tuesday 4 November 2014. This lesson
will be replaced with a lesson on Tuesday 16 Decem-
If parents have any unwanted
Lego at home, would you consider
donating it to the school?
ber.
Thank you in anticipation.
Dyslexia Awareness
Week 2014
Dyslexia Awareness Week runs from November 3 to November 9 2014 and is an
annual event. For more information, why
not visit their website:
www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/get-involvedoutstanding header. By half time they were leading by 3-0. St.
Bede's came out in the second half playing with more confidence
and despite great defending they were unable to score. Finally the
team played Walkwood where Holly Preston made her scoring debut! Overall, St. Bede's came second in the district a great achievement for the whole team; Olivia Cole, Jessica Notley, Tara Gregory,
Hollie Coleman, Holly Preston, Aoife Woodcock, Isabelle Rooke,
Katie Notley and Alice Rogers.
Congratulations to Hollie Coleman and Olivia Cole who have been
selected to train and play for Worcestershire County side. This is
fantastic achievement for the girls and we wish them luck in their
match next week!
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