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Dear Parents/Carers,

Welcome to the summer edition of News

@ Cranbourne, which I hope gives you a

flavour of some of the interesting and

exciting events happening within the

college. We are delighted to be able to

report on some new opportunities and

projects that have taken place for the

first time along with more established

events that have been successfully

running for several years.

For example we are particularly excited

to have been part of the Basingstoke

Alliance School Centred Initial Teacher

Training (BASCITT) which has seen its first

cohort of trainees graduate this year. As

a learning community we are keen to see

young people develop but also teachers

too! The Government initiative to train all

new teachers in schools is a challenge for

the profession but we have been

delighted to be part of this change and

look forward to working with a lot more

trainees over the coming years.

It’s not just new teachers who are keen to

learn new skills though! At the college we

have a termly ‘Try Something New Week’,

which is an opportunity for everyone to

do something differently: from support

staff, to students to teachers. Hence,

during the week, lessons will often take on

a slightly different feel. We have seen

students leading lessons, new

technologies being used, the introduction

of a variety of different and new activities

and much, much more. Throughout the

year we have also run a middle leaders

course designed to develop new and

aspiring middle leaders to grow into

outstanding leaders of the future!

A new initiative for us this term was to

participate in Race for Life, a charity

event held at Fort Hill, our partner school

within the federation. On the hottest day

of the year so far, students took part in a

walk around the school fields to raise

money for charity. Events such as this

help to increase students’ awareness of

how they can make a difference and

work with others to achieve results. These

are certainly attributes we hope to

develop in all our students.

Yours faithfully,

B Elkins

MESSAGE FROM THE HEADTEACHER

Magazine designed and created by: Francine Brewin Printed by: Adline Group, Basingstoke ~ www.adlinegroup.net

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CONTENTS

Do you have a suggestion for an article in a future issue of News @ Cranbourne? Send an email with your ideas to newsletter@cranbourne.hants.sch.uk

You can also view this magazine online at

www.cranbourne.hants.sch.uk/news-cranbourne

Business Links…………………………………… 4 - 5 Music and Drama…………………………….. 14 - 15

Duke of Edinburgh……………………………. 6 World Book Day 2015………………………… 16 - 17

Manga and Graphic Novel Collection… 6 Day 10 @ Cranbourne……………………….. 18

Gifted and Talented @ CBEC………………. 7 Training Opportunities……………………….. 19

Primary School Connections………………... 8 - 9 Young Enterprise: The Final Countdown…. 20 - 21

Modern Foreign Languages………………… 10 CBEC Memo…………………………………… 22

Rotary Technology Tournament…………… 11 Cranbourne Calendar……………………….. 23

Sport @ Cranbourne………………………….. 12 - 13

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BUSINESS LINKS

Earlier this term, five Year 8 students,

- Chloe Stevens, Laura Mitchell, Erin

Quinlan, Charlotte Rand and Emily

Parry - along with students from

other local schools took up the

Female Engineering Challenge

hosted by AWE in Tadley. Each

team had to complete three tasks

using the key engineering skills:

planning, designing, construction,

testing and time keeping. During

th e ev en t , c r ea tiv i ty and

perseverance shown by our team in

their problem solving approach

were second to none. This

combined with their exemplary

team work spirit, ensured our team

to beat all other competitors and

scooped the ultimate prize. And

more importantly, while achieving

the top award, fun was had by

all. Well done, girls!

At Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College we recognise the importance of real business links in developing

students’ potential as successful employees. We would really like to develop as many business links as possible

throughout the coming year so if you are part of a business and would love to be involved with the college, please

contact Mrs Sewell to arrange a meeting at k.sewell@cranbourne.hants.sch.uk

AWE CHALLENGE

A girls’ day out!

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BUSINESS LINKS

MEGGIT SITE VISIT One of the local businesses the college is currently working with is Meggitt, a British engineering company that specialises in aerospace

equipment. Design and Technology students recently visited Meggitt. Below are some of the comments made by the students who

attended the trip:

“On Monday 23rd March I went on a trip to Meggitt for Design and Technology. When I went on the trip I found it as a unique learning

opportunity for myself. When we got there we were split into groups and my one went onto the shop floor first. I found it interesting

looking and learning about all the machines. Secondly we went to see all the offices, and it really surprised me at how many there

were. Finally, we went to look at the graphic designs and how they did them. We watched as they did 3D designs and drawings on

the computer and then sent them to the other people to make. Overall I think that it was a great trip that I am very happy to have

been able to go on.”

“My favourite activity that we did on our trip at Meggitt was going on the tour around the building. The purpose of this exercise I think

was to give a better insight into the many available jobs in just one industry. It also gave me ideas for work experience and I learnt

many things I didn’t know before. Although I learnt quite a lot from the other activities this one was the one I thought would help me

most in later life.”

PHOTOGRAPHY OPPORTUNITY FOR YEAR 10 STUDENTS

By Year 10 students, Rachel Gatfield and Alisha Rahman

Members of the Year 10 photography group have recently had the

opportunity to take location shots of the new Sainsbury’s depot. We received

a tour from the members of the Sainsbury’s depot and we got to look at the

cool food process line, the trucks and the ambient warehouse. We were lucky

enough to see the last phase of the depot being built and we learnt about the

production line and how many stores they supply to daily. We were also able

to capture some great shots of the new depot and our best ones will be used

in the new Sainsbury’s staff area. It was a great opportunity to take photos in a

professional environment whilst learning at the same time; we are all looking

forward to future photography trips!

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DUKE OF EDINBURGH

To achieve this award, students had to complete the following tasks:

Practice walk: approximately 10km, they went to Watership Down,

between Kingsclere and Overton. They practiced their map-reading

skills and carrying a rucksack.

Practice expedition: took place at Puttenham in Surrey. Both groups

gained many skills which would help them to gain their award,

including walking for two days, camping out overnight, cooking on a

stove, map reading skills and working together as a team.

Students also had to complete a physical activity, a skill and some

volunteering. Two of these tasks were carried out for three months

and the final activity was completed over a 6-month period. The

types of activities the students completed were; learning Spanish,

learning about the concentration camps, school council, football,

netball, volunteering in charity shops, helping the elderly and

supporting an elderly lady in her home.

The formal presentation of their Award took place at CBEC on

Wednesday 29th April and we were pleased to welcome Dame Mary

Fagan, who presented the students with their certificates. A very

enjoyable evening was had by all, with drinks and nibbles at the end!

We are pleased to announce that the following students have successfully completed their Duke of Edinburgh

Bronze Award:

Toby Blackburn

Cerys Crockwell

Monika Gurung

Aidan Jones

Grace March

Isabel Scarr

Emma Stewart

Lucy Swannell

MANGA AND GRAPHIC NOVEL COLLECTION

An exciting new graphic novels and manga collection will soon be available in

CBEC’s library! An array of stories, all in the increasingly popular comic book format,

will give students (and staff!) a taste of what is on offer in this genre of fiction.

The manga and graphic novels on offer cater to a large and varied age of readers.

If students have any suggestions for new volumes to include, they should talk to Mrs

Cooper, CBEC’s librarian, to discuss their ideas further.

Also keep an eye out in the near future for CBEC’s very own manga pages, which

were created during Enrichment Day by keen and aspiring student writers!

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GIFTED AND TALENTED @ CBEC

Ten Year 9 Gifted & Talented students recently took a three-day

archaeological trip, run by The Higher Education Field Academy (HEFA)

programme. Students were given the opportunity to plot and excavate a

piece of land and then attended talks and lectures at the University of

Cambridge to learn more about their findings.

The students who took part in the trip were:

WHAT IS GIFTED & TALENTED?

Gifted and Talented is the

scheme run within schools that

is designed to indentify students

who demonstrate above

a v e r a g e a b i l i t i e s a n d

intelligence.

Through a range of activities,

students are given the

opportunity to advance their

learning with children who

share similar abilities.

ECO SCHOOLS On the 5th June, Cranbourne’s Gifted & Talented students were given the opportunity to find out

more about university choices before being involved in an activity to make a working windmill for a

jelly babies prize. The three criteria for the task were aesthetics, aerodynamics and costings. The

designs were very different, ranging from some made out of just paper and straws and others using

stiff calico.

Comments from the students on the day:

"It was fun to learn about Eco Schools." - Lewis

"Very creative!" - Mya

"The university session made me look to the future." - Sid

"It was really fun!" - Emily

"I never knew that I could make a windmill, but now I've put my mind to it I can!" - Sam

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG

Isla Ng Alice Mountstephens George Brooks Alfie Love Jack Bond

Sasha Taylor Ryan Millward Anna Higgins Daniel Brooks Eloise Dragoon

Mrs Hinksman, CBEC’s Gifted & Talented

Coordinator, said: “The dig was really successful

and got our G&T students out and about

meeting other highly able students in the area. I

think they took to the task really well and acted

maturely when out on site, which also sometimes

involved digging in people’s gardens.”

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PRIMARY SCHOOL CONNECTIONS: CHALK RIDGEThe CBEC English department has recently been

involved in some literacy work with one of our cluster

primary schools, Chalk Ridge. The focus of this

collaboration is Level 6 writing and Mr D. Ndlovu (CBEC)

and R. Chinappen (Chalk Ridge) have been working

tirelessly to consolidate writing skills.

The focus has been narrative writing (writing a short

story) and analysis of existing narrative pieces. Mr

Ndlovu used ideas from the Hampshire Let`s Think in

English project and a range of writing strategies used at

CBEC including SILVA , SPAG strategies and vocabulary

techniques. This assessment work has been marked and

moderated by the teachers involved to ensure that the

pupils get the level they deserve. The standard of work

has been fantastic, as can be seen in the examples on

these pages of some of the primary students’ work !

NARRATIVE WRITING EXERCISE

The Lonely Road

Dejected, Katie sat down on a school bench - alone. Tears gradually rolled down her fine, pale cheeks. Why did everyone pick on

her? She looked around at everyone who was playing with their friends, and her heart dropped. She had no friends. Ever since her

father left (to where, no one knew) her life has gone down hill. Her only friend had turned on her because Katie didn’t want to talk to

her, when her father first left. Now she was desperate for someone to talk to. However, her best friend was now the ring leader of the

bullies. Katie was alone.

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The Friend to Fear

The thunder boomed ever louder, rain splattering against the windows of number 13 Minklebury Lane. All the while, little Zak Connery

remained asleep. I knew he was , I could sense it. If he was awake, I would be able to sense his fear. It wasn’t long before my sleek

black motorcycle arrived in front of the Tudor 3-storey house. Despite the huge storm, the rain didn’t seem to hit me. This was

deliberate, of course: the rain was scared of me. I was fine with that; everything was scared of the friend to fear…

~

Trap Room

I was just curious. I just had a thirst to discover what lay in the basement. Ever since I was young, I wanted to explore down there but

Mum never let me - it was so unfair. “Curiosity killed the cat,” she would say. The only look I got of the basement before now was a

small, dusty room (with a few cobwebs here and there). Only when I was thirteen did I know why Mum never wanted me in there.

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PRIMARY SCHOOL CONNECTIONS: CHALK RIDGE UNSEEN EXTRACT ANALYSIS

Ethan Trowbridge:

In the beginning of the extract, H.G. Wells uses emotive language very often. Words such as “frantic” and “horror” set a tense and

terrifying atmosphere, as well as implying that the narrator is frightened. This could also mean that he is in a great hurry, and if he is

slow, something horrible will happen, leading to his impending doom. Wells also uses repetition through the first part. The word

“...then” is constantly used, setting a frantic mood. It portrays that he has to do a lot, also possibly meaning that he is trying a lot (for

an unknown reason), but is often failing, hence his multiple attempts. Another fantastic technique used by Wells is tension. Phrases

like “an invisible hand” or “shadows I feared” give a horrifying, ominous and tense atmosphere and mood, especially because

there is no explanation whatsoever. It depicts that there is obviously something eerie going on. This may even mean that the

narrator has something to do with these creatures. Wells is also teasing the reader, which makes the text more engaging for them,

and encourages them to read on.

Christopher Wynne:

The extract begins with an “invisible hand”. This makes the reader ponder: what is this invisible hand? Is it his imagination? You don’t

know. This implies that Wells wants to create a mysterious atmosphere. Furthermore, Wells has included, “With a cry of terror” in his first

paragraph. This gives the impression that the character is obviously terrified; Wells has created a sombre mood. The words “frantic”,

“horror” and “panting” are all included in this extract. Near the end of the first paragraph, the mood and atmosphere changes quite

quickly as “frantic” gives the mood that it is fast paced, “horror” gives the impression that the character is terrified and “panting”

changes the atmosphere to tension.

Heather Wright:

The extract Red Room by H.G. Wells begins with the strong metaphor, “an invisible hand”. This implies that something mysterious is

happening, possibly something ghostly. However, this could also mean that something is haunting him, chasing him. Wells also uses

repetition, such as “then”, which adds suspense. This made me realise that the character is feeling frantic. I think that this means

that the “invisible hand” is something he wants to get away from. Perhaps the repetition suggests that the character has a lot to

do. The author uses the elliptical technique to create a sense of mystery. Wells uses words such as “the coming darkness” and this

gives a sense of tension. Teasing the reader creates an eerie atmosphere and makes the reader want to read on. Wells probably

wants you to guess what is happening, as that excites the reader.

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MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES LAS ALASITAS

YEAR 7 MFL PROJECT

Our Year 7 students were asked to complete a piece of work based on a Bolivian festival called “La Alasitas”. We were really pleased with

the quality of work they produced.

These are just some examples of their work, and we would like to thank all the Year 7 who participated, for all their effort and hard work!

- Miss Gricourt

WHAT IS LAS ALASITAS? The Alasitas festival is held annually for the Ekeko. It sprawls along many streets and parks in central La Paz and smaller events are

held in many neighborhoods around the city. People attend the event from all over the city and even travel from other cities inside

Bolivia to buy miniature versions of goods they would like to give to somebody else. These goods can be blessed by any one of the

men and (less frequently) women acting as shaman. It is believed that if somebody gives a miniature version, the recipient will get the

real object in the course of the following year. Examples of goods that can be bought are household items, food, computers,

construction materials, cell phones, houses, cars, university diplomas and even figures of domestic workers (whom the recipient might

hope to employ).

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ROTARY TECHNOLOGY TOURNAMENT

The competition was available to three different age groups and three of

Cranbourne’s students participated in the Foundation (11-14) category. Charlotte

Duggan, Alfie Love and Matt Jones received their foundation level task pack and

spent the day working hard to complete their task; to design and build a prototype for

a goods carrier that could be used for providing aid to people in communities in need.

The task pack was separated into several key sections, which enabled students to

show their skills and abilities in a variety of ways:

Using a bag of equipment that was provided at the beginning of the day, the students

from all across the Basingstoke region then got started...and we are very proud to

announce that the Cranbourne team won first prize, for demonstrating an exceptional

model! Impressively, at 12.30pm, during the test run of their cart, the CBEC team were

informed that some elements of their cart needed to be changed in order to comply

with the tournament’s rules. The team then had less than an hour to redesign their cart

and apply the amendments. Despite time being against them, their exceptional

teamwork and perseverance meant they easily overcame this obstacle and they then

claimed that first prize trophy!

Charlotte said: “It was a really good day. We had to change the cart at the last

minute but we managed it and my favourite part was making the cart. I learnt that

working as a team actually gets you somewhere and I had a lot of fun.”

On Thursday 12th March, CBEC students attended the Annual Rotary Technology Tournament, held at

Basingstoke College of Technology:

Planning and teamwork

Design analysis

Design development

Realisation

Project portfolio

Success at testing stage

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SPORT @ CRANBOURNE

On Monday 15th June I took 15 Year 7 and 8 girls to Mays Bounty

Cricket Club to participate in a Kwik Cricket competition.

On arrival the girls were able to warm up and were given an

introduction to the rules and the format of the day. The Year 7’s took

part in a league competition in the morning against Bishop

Challoner, Costello and Aldworth and in the afternoon competed

against the same schools in a friendly tournament. The Year 8 team

played against Bishop Challoner, Costello, Aldworth and the Vyne in

a Round Robin Tournament.

The Year 7 team began the day slowly only just being defeated by

Costello and Aldworth. However in their final game of the morning

their teamwork and determination paid off and they beat Bishop

Challoner comfortably to take 3rd spot in the league. In the

afternoon the team took their new found confidence into their game

against Aldworth. They endured a tight fought contest to come out

eventual winners 209 – 204. This meant they had earned a place in

the friendly final. They were up against Costello again who had

beaten them in the first game of the morning. This time the game

was considerably closer with the Cranbourne giving away very little

runs while fielding. An excellent batting display followed. In the end

no-one could judge who the winners were. As the final score was

announced it emerged that Costello had just pipped us by 237 to 234

runs. It was an excellent effort from the Year 7 team and showed a

clear improvement through the day.

The Year 8 team also endured a difficult start to their day. They

began with heavy defeats against Aldworth and Costello. However

after lunch a more organised and focussed Cranbourne team took

to the field. They completed a comprehensive batting display

against the Vyne, winning by a clear margin. Then in the final game

against Bishop Challoner outstanding fielding allowed Cranbourne to

take the victory. This meant they finished 3rd in the Year 8

competition.

Both teams played exceptionally well and should be commended

for their excellent behaviour during the whole day.

Well done girls!

MANOR FIELD ATHLETICS CLUB

A HUGE well done and thanks to Rubi Escandell, Megan French and

Reece Sharman-Newell for giving up their time each week this term to

support the after-school athletics club at Manor Field. They did a

fantastic job and were an absolute credit to themselves and CBEC!

Comments from the students involved: “The event was every Tuesday

for four weeks. We helped Mr Kimber after school and found the

experience fun. We thought it was a great experience for teaching

younger children and helping them develop their skills and we hope

to do it again!”

KWIK CRICKET COMPETITION By Mrs Absalom

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SPORT @ CRANBOURNE CBEC SUPERSTARS 2015

Last Thursday, twelve of our Gifted and Talented students from Years 7-9 represented CBEC at the

annual Superstars event. There they were tested on their fitness and a variety of skills including

swimming, as they aimed to be the best team or individual in their year group and overall against

all of the Basingstoke secondary schools.

Owing to their endeavour and clear sporting talent, only Bishop Challoner finished above CBEC, as

we secured our best ever result as runner-up in the whole competition! This was an amazing feat

and could only be achieved with all of the team doing their ‘bit’. Libby Stratton (Year 8) and

Reece Sharman-Newell (Year 7) gave exceptional performances by being crowned champions of

their year events.

Huge congratulations to Libby, Reece and the whole team: Kody Sewell, Paige Rogers, Jessica

Barclay, Reece Kynaston, Jake Watts, Libby Stratton, Megan French, Jack Bond, Alfie Love, Megan

Wareham and Rubi Escandell.

The Superstars event was a fun sporting activity I thankfully got elected for. Hosted by QMC, the event was for schools all around Basingstoke

to compete to see who the best all round athlete is.

The events ranged from running to curling & cycling to rowing. Some of the events were more endurance races such as rowing and cycling

for a minute to see how far you could get and also 40m swimming races. The other events, such as running, skill shot (in which tested your

throwing and kicking accuracy) and fitness testing, were less intense and had breaks.

I definitely enjoyed my time at the Superstars event and hope to do it again next year as it was a great opportunity to try new things at a

higher level. I placed first overall and was extremely happy. I hope I can be given the opportunity to do it again!

By Reece Sharman-Newell

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MUSIC AND DRAMASPRING CONCERT 2015

By Mr Charlton

Parents and friends enjoyed a varied evening of music when the Music Prefects presented the Spring Concert. The first half concentrated on

Years 10 and 11, with the senior GCSE students opening with their individual and solo final GCSE performances which ranged from the sublime

playing of Molly Brown to the raucous rendition of Blondie’s One Way or Another by Sam Jackson, accompanied by her band of Year 10

students. Next came Year 10’s Electronica compositions. The students have been studying the works of Moby, Ultravox and other great

exponents of this genre with one group performing in true moody Kraftwerk fashion and using only iPhones.

Year 9 are studying a foundation GCSE course and they opened the second half of the concert. This focussed on acoustic music and what

was more fitting than some folk songs and sea shanties! The students had taken old lyrics and text and rewritten the music to create new

unique versions. Some were love stories that were gentle and moving and in contrast, others were bawdy bar songs that required audience

participation.

The concert was brought to a close by students from all years performing solo and individual works including a bass clarinet solo from

Rebecca Hamer of Year 7! Again, the concert had to be held in the Sports Hall due to the size of the ever increasing audience. The students

were in very high spirits and performed admirably. This term offers even more musical entertainment at the Summer Spectacular on July 16th.

The Head of Music and Prefect Team are already being deluged with requests and ideas from hungry musicians and performers!

YEAR 9 DRAMA PERFORMANCE EVENING The Performance Evening on 12th March was a celebration of some of the work achieved in Year 9 by students in Drama and was a

presentation evening of extracts from two of the units we have completed. Students showed commitment, hard work and creativity,

focusing on Blood Brothers and Romeo and Juliet, and each group created their individual interpretation of the stories.

Quotes from the students about the performance evening:

Before:

“Scary, nervous, nearly fainted, singing outside. I sang my lines, and everyone was scared before.”

After:

“Liked it, excited, went to sleep really early because I was so tired and relieved!”

“It was really exciting to try something different and show my talent. It was good to work as a team and to express what we are doing in

Drama. Family and friends were never bored watching and they were really proud of what I achieved.”

Well done to everyone involved. You should be really proud of your work - your supporters were and so was I!

By Mrs Affleck-Cruise

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MUSIC AND DRAMA BLOOD BROTHERS

The English and Drama departments maintained their tradition this year of

organising trips to the theatre. On The 30th March Mr Ndlovu and Mrs Affleck-

Cruise took 38 students to Hatfield Halls, Croydon, London to watch Blood

Brothers.

Here is what some of the students said about the trip:

“I think the actors were great in portraying the story.” - Adrian

“It left us on the edge of our seats, and was amazing from start to finish.” -

Sasha

“I felt like I was really there – it was that amazing.” - Anna

“It was a really epic experience and I really got into the play. I would go and

see it again.” - Chloe

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a brilliant

adaptation by the National Theatre of the Mark Haddon novel, which

transferred to the West End a few years ago and has been playing

there since. Most of the Year 10 GCSE Drama class met at Basingstoke

train station and we travelled up to the Gielgud Theatre on Shaftesbury

Avenue to see it, walking through Trafalgar Square (stopping to see the

lions) and skirting China Town on the way. We grabbed a quick take-

away and then up to our seats in the Dress Circle, which gave us a

wonderful view of the stage. The performances were inspirational, the

actors working together as a connected group, supporting the main

character of Christopher and playing roles that ranged from signs on a

railway station platform to the words Christopher wrote in his book and

the people in his life. The staging was amazing; escalators coming out

of walls, patterns created by the lights on the floor and all around the

stage, projected images - apparently simple, but mesmerising and

creative ideas. The production gave the students a valuable insight into

the play and was a reminder to me of just how much I love Drama and

the theatre, particularly when the students were so bowled over by it!

By Mrs Affleck-Cruise

THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME

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WORLD BOOK DAY 2015Years 7, 8 and 9 took part in a variety of activities on Friday 6th March in celebration of

World Book Day. Below is a report on the day by Mrs Murphy-Barnes, the head of

English:

Writer Lil Chase came into school and gave a talk to each year group, ran a gifted and talented English student

workshop and signed copies of her books at lunchtime. Students clearly enjoyed meeting an author and many felt

inspired by her talk.

Student comments about meeting Lil Chase:

“It was great to learn new things about story writing. It was brilliant

because everyone was getting involved.”

“It was a lot of fun meeting someone who inspires me.”

“Fabulous! I thought it was the best part of the day.”

“It was great to help Lil Chase to create a character.”

“Awesome. The first author I ever met.”

“We learned what it was like to be an author and I really enjoyed it.”

“I think she was really inspiring.”

Other activities throughout the day included online author talks

by writers such as Michael Morpurgo, testing book knowledge

through an orienteering task, a book fair in the library, and finally,

creating the costume for your favourite character (Year 7) or

creating a fantasy world (Years 8 and 9).

Students seemed to really enjoy the range of activities

throughout the day. Their behaviour during the day was

excellent and their feedback forms showed a lot of positivity.

Some comments from their feedback forms about these other

activities were:

It was really fun to have freedom to be able to write our own things.

It was really exciting to see everybody’s views.

It was fun and I also found it a little exhausting running around.

This was my favourite.

It was nice to see what books were available.

I really liked this. It gave me a chance to use my imagination!

I discovered what everyone reads.

Really interesting. It caused a debate in the tutor group.

I thought the fantasy world book writing was amazing.

It was educational and the videos were helpful.

Fun, I liked to find out about the illustrators and authors.

World Book Day was a great day at CBEC!

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WORLD BOOK DAY 2015 Before visiting Cranbourne, what did you hope to achieve from the

visit? And did the visit meet your expectations?

I was really looking forward to meeting the students at Cranbourne

and using World Book Day as a platform to talk about books and how

they can mean so much to so many people. I wanted to get the

pupils excited about stories. Sometimes reading can feel like a chore

– but if that’s the case, you’re reading the wrong book! I wanted to

show that there are books out there for everyone and every taste.

With all the ideas we got going, I definitely think we achieved that.

What was your favourite part of the day?

I sat with a small group of pupils and we talked about story writing in

more depth. Stories need a main character who wants something,

but someone/something stops the character getting what they want.

We used that idea to write blurbs (the information at the back of a

book). Some of those blurbs were exceptional! If I read them in a

bookshop I’d definitely be buying.

How important do you feel events like World Book Day are for school

children?

They are essential! Everyone is different, so we can’t expect everyone

to have reading as their favourite hobby. But World Book Day is a

chance for the school to come together and focus in on books – the

whole range of them. Perhaps it reminded a few people how much

fun it is to read. Perhaps it inspired a few to become writers

themselves.

What was your favourite book when you were in school?

My favourite books growing up was a series called Sweet Valley High

about twin sisters Elizabeth and Jessica – one was a nerdy good-girl,

the other a cheerleader and a wild child. They weren’t classics, or

award winning literature, but who cares?! They meant a lot to me

and that’s what’s important.

What three pieces of advice would you give to any young writers out

there?

1. Read a lot. That way you can see what kind of books you want to

write. And – almost as important – what kind of books you don’t

want to write.

2. Write a lot. It doesn’t matter if you’re writing poems, short stories, a

grand novel or doodling in a journal. Writing is a discipline, like

exercise: you get better at it the more you do.

3. Never give up. I wrote loads of different things before I finally was

signed by an agent and had my novel published. I started writing

my first book – Boys For Beginners – when I was in Year 6… but it

wasn’t published until 20 years later! I didn’t give up, and my

dream of becoming an author came true in the end.

What inspires you to write?

Reading good stories inspires me to write. Or watching good stories

on film or TV. It makes me want to write something just as good. But

actually, reading bad stories makes me want to write too. I read

them and think, ‘I can do better than that!’

What does the rest of 2015 have in store for you?

The third book my series – The Boys’ School Girls – came out in June

and there was a big launch party to celebrate. The Boys’ School Girls

is about a boys’ school that has just taken on girls. There are only ten

girls in the whole school. Each book focuses on one of those girls. I’ve

written about three of them so far – Tara, Abby and Obi – but I have

plans for all of the girls. So I’ve got seven more to go!

INTERVIEW WITH LIL CHASE BY MISS BREWIN

To find out more about Lil Chase, including how she got

into writing and what books she has published so far,

visit her website at lilchase.com

or find her on Facebook and Twitter!

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DAY 10 @ CRANBOURNE

ELECTIONS SESSIONS To coincide with the general election on May 7th, students took part in their own elections on Day 10. After

being divided into groups, Year 7 and 8 students were then assigned different political parties and after

researching their party’s policies, then presented to the other groups. The day was rounded off when

students voted for parties based on which policies they agreed with the most.

Comments from the headteacher, Mrs Elkins: “Thanks to everybody for the elections sessions, in terms of the

activities that were going on. When I spoke to students they were very positive about the day and felt they

got a lot out of it. Thank you for the participation and to those who helped organize it. The day was very

successful, well done!”

This Day 10 was pretty hectic as there were four other schools taking part in

the Taster Day at Basingstoke College of Technology so there was

considerable organisation needed! Students were asked to complete a

choices form for the lecture and sessions they wanted to attend in the two

time slots. Fortunately, due to students retuning forms quickly and Mrs

Penman-Fea’s excellent organisation, we were the first school to send all

the forms back to BCOT! This meant that most students got the choices

they selected.

All the students were very enthusiastic about the experience. Forensics

seemed to be very informative and of course the animal management

session was also very popular, especially when students had the chance to

handle snakes and hamsters! Some students were anxious about being

with students from other schools but it was great preparation for college and

university life, where they will need to mix with and meet new people. The

day went really quickly and we received really positive feedback. The

students conducted themselves very well throughout the day!

YEAR 7 GEOGRAPHY DAY By Mrs Koster, Progress Manager for Year 10

On Friday 15th. May Year 7 spent the day doing activities to help them decide where they would spend a hypothetical £30,000 to

improve the school site.

Students spent some of the day collecting data around site and they made judgements about the environment; for example

whether it was noisy, smelly or natural looking. They also drew sketches of the environment and labelled them as well as taking

photographs. In one session they learnt all about questionnaires and how to create good ones. They then created their own

questionnaires which they answered for each other in another session.

The rest of the day was spent writing up the findings to create a geography project. This project was finished over the next half term in their geography

lessons.

Students commented that they really liked the day because they spent a lot of time learning outside and the activities that they did were very

varied. Students have now started to develop their skills for future out-of-classroom geography learning sessions. This term was busy for the department as

Year 9 and Year 10 were also out and about!

BCOT TASTER DAY By Mrs Koster, Progress Manager for Year 10

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TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES By Miss Conlon

A BASCITT OF SUCCESS! A year ago Cranbourne was eagerly awaiting the arrival of the first cohort of trainee teachers

through the Basingstoke SCITT...now we wish them all good luck as they start jobs as newly qualified

teachers in September! Congratulations to Mrs Francis, Mrs Sinclair, Mr Kent and Miss Turnbull as

they all take up post in schools across the Basingstoke Alliance.

As one cohort leaves Cranbourne gets ready to welcome eight new trainees who will be joining us in September. They will be training in

Science, Maths, English, History, MFL, PE and Computer Science. It is brilliant to have so many new trainee at Cranbourne and we look forward

to providing a great support system again to ensure the same success next year.

For more information about School Centred Initial Teacher Training in the local area, please visit

www.basingstokealliancescitt.com

CLASS WATCH In the final few weeks of this term and the start of next term teachers will be trialling a piece of hardware called

Class Watch. It enables different situations to be captured with its multi camera and microphone function.

Many staff have volunteered to trial it in a variety of situations including lessons, tutorials, performances and

meetings. This will give staff and students the opportunity to capture the important moments such as Day of

Sport but also offer detailed feedback to reflect on learning and presentation skills. Keep an eye out in your

classroom!

SOLENT SCITT VISIT TO CRANBOURNE Eleven trainee teachers from The Solent SCITT based in Portsmouth visited Cranbourne for the day to find out about English as an

Additional Language (EAL) provision. Currently at Cranbourne over 12% of the student population speak a different home language,

ranging from Arabic to Zulu.

During the visit the trainees had the opportunity to meet EAL students, listen to a presentation from Cranbourne’s Young Interpreter Team

in Year 7 and 8 and reflect on classroom practice with an in depth and insightful presentation by Mr Ndlovu and Ms Morris.

It was fantastic to invite so many visitors into our college community and the feedback received showed it to be a very successful day.

Quotes from trainee teachers:

“Brilliant! Students were well prepared and the activities really relevant.”

“Students were fantastic at presenting and very informative.”

“Fun activities and great way of focusing the thinking of culture and what EAL is.”

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YOUNG ENTERPRISE: THE FINAL COUNTDOWNThe CBEC Young Enterprise company, Quirk and Co, was formed

in November 2014… How time flies, especially when you are late

comers to the project!

“I joined Young Enterprise because I wanted to get a real life job experience. Before I joined the YE, I wasn’t that confident but it has helped

me develop my communication skills. It has been one of the most interesting experiences for me so far because I have learned that starting

a business is not the easiest thing to do. One of the things that made me realise was when our company went to an Easter trade fair in

town. Just standing there outside and waiting eagerly for people to buy our merchandise made me realise that if we don’t make a profit

out of this then all our hard work would be useless. The trade fair wasn’t going that well in the beginning when we started and I was really

panicking at that moment but when we started selling

stuff I was really glad. Joining this company has also had

its down side; before we had to go to any trade fairs we

had to think of what we were going to sell and organise

everything which was putting a lot of pressure on me and

everyone else. We had to think as real business people

and think of what people would want to buy or have. We

had to make commitments to our appointments which

was not the easiest thing to do because people had

different schedules and couldn’t make it. Being a part of

this business has really helped all the members to learn to

work as a team and trust each other which is what a real

business should be like” – Tina, company member

Here we are in May winding up our Quirky company. Considering

we started just before our first trade fair in December we have

really learnt how to organise ourselves and be flexible, and now

understand the components of team work.

SO WHAT HAS THE COMPANY LEARNT AND ENJOYED?

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WHAT IS YOUNG ENTERPRISE? Young Enterprise is a business and enterprise education charity - the largest in the United Kingdom. The charity’s aim is to teach school

children about the importance of business and work in a hands-on and fun way. CBEC’s Young Enterprise students have had the

opportunity to find out first hand just what running a business entails and they, like thousands of other children across the country, can use

these skills in the future, when considering further education and job prospects.

Visit www.young-enterprise.org.uk for more information.

YOUNG ENTERPRISE: THE FINAL COUNTDOWN “From the beginning we realised how important team work is. In fact it’s the most important skill of all. I have run advertising assembly,

building confidence. We have run trade events, improving public communication skills. We developed products, further increasing our

creative and marketing skills. Overall I recommend the Young Enterprise program to any student regardless of business or communication

as both are developed along the way” – Scott Williams, Finance manger

“As a late comer, I have learnt how helpful team work can be and how company members can support you. This opportunity has given

me more confidence around team work and the importance of organisation and time management” - Tom Berrecloth, IT assistant

We as a company would deeply recommend the Young Enterprise programme for future students. It’s a unique experience unlike any

other.

We would like to thank Martin Baker and Alison Collington for being great business advisers. We would also like to thank Mrs Koster for

helping us throughout the program. Finally we are grateful for all the help from the staff at CBEC who have helped us!

Maria Miller MP sporting one of Quirk & Co’s unique products!

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CBEC MEMO

What’s in the next issue of News @ Cranbourne?

Open Evening 2015

GCSE Exam Results

Day of Sport Results

News @ Cranbourne is also

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Wednesday 23rd September

From 6.00pm to 8.30pm with address by the Headteacher at 6.10 pm and

7.10 pm.

Come and see for yourself why you should

choose CBEC as the school in Basingstoke to

send your child to in September 2016.

Tours of the college are taking place during

the week commencing 28th September 2015.

To book a tour please contact Mrs Sayers

on 01256 868605 or by email at

s.sayers@cranbourne.hants.sch.uk

OPEN EVENING 2015

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