Uppingham Community College

PARENTS & FRIENDS ASSOCIATION NEWS

SUMMER RAFFLE

A very BIG thank you from the Committee to all parents who supported the P & FA fund

raising effort by buying the raffl e tickets that were allocated 10 per family in May. Over £1000 was raised in total giving a profi t of £600!

The draw was made at school in the recent Success Assembly and the lucky winners were: 1st) Mrs Naylor, Gretton 2nd) Saywood, Geddington and 3rd) J.Farnsworth, Tilton.

CALLING ALL PARENTS!!

The AGM will be held in October 2010 (date to be confi rmed) in the UCC lounge.

We really do need new parents to join the Committee! We are a friendly bunch so please give it some thought.

100 CLUB 2009- 2010

The Lucky Prize winners in January were: 1st Place - Mrs S Scarrott and 2nd Place - Mr

& Mrs R Wilson.

Look on the P &FA page of the UCC website for more information. www.ucc.rutland.sch.uk

WHAT DO WE SPEND MONEY ON?

For many years we have funded the Year 11 prizes awarded on the GCSE presentation

evening.

Members of the committee were very keen to support projects that the pupils were interested in. Recently, we have contributed to kit for the Cricket Team and an Equestrian Team trophy.

We have agreed to support a Year 10 allotment project and also the development of an environmental area. In addition we propose to support purchase of more kit for sport teams.

STAFF VACANCY

A person is required for the position of catering assistant to include some dining room

supervision.

Hours: Monday - Friday10.00 - 2.30

For further details please visit the UCC website.

MUSIC FESTIVALOutstanding performances at the

Leamington Spa Music Festival.

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SPORTING NEWSSports Day turned out to be

sunshine and success all at once!

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COMMUNITY2010-2011 continues to bring

Free Family Activity Days.

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NATIONAL SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP

Emily Lloyd and Rebecca Williams traveled to

Buckinghamshire on 27th July, the hottest day of the year,

to represent the College in the National Schools Cross Country

Championship. They both rode two different horses over a

diffi cult course in extremely hot conditions. They both rode very

well and although we fi nished just outside the prizes, both were

a real credit to the school.

by Ms Stewart

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FEELING THE HEATYear 9 Science Gifted

and Talented Day at UCC.

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FAIR TRADE CHALLENGE“A great day, doing

something meaningful.”

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SPOT THE HIPPOKeep an eye out for the UCC

Hippo.

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CHALLENGE DAY

On Thursday 1st July Year 7 completed

their fi nal Challenge Day. This is

an opportunity for students in the year

group to work as a team, participate and

engage with a cross curricular theme and

be creative learners. The day was led by

the Humanities and Maths Departments

and was based on the eight teams left in

the quarter fi nal of the World Cup. The task

was to investigate your ‘chosen’ country and

apply some Maths skills and knowledge to

questions on probability and the importance

of wealth and development to sporting

success. Throughout the morning a penalty

shoot took place which added some extra

excitement.

Overwhelmingly, the day was a great

success with some very positive feedback

from both the students and staff. Ghana

won the penalty shoot-out under the expert

guidance of Fabio Redmond; and after

much deliberation from Mrs Turner, Charlie

Hill, Francesca Hall and Frankie Merrilees

won the overall prize of three World Cup

T-shirts for an excellent presentation on

Brazil.

by Mr Redmond & Miss Ives

GARDENING EQUIPMENT WANTED

Any unwanted

gardening equipment

is needed for projects.

The drop off point

is at the College’s

Reception.

TrowelsSpadesForks

Anything!

SPORTS DAY

The annual school sports day was held

on Thursday 17th June. All form groups

were asked to submit a team, with prizes

being awarded to the best tutor group

and best individual boy and girls in each

year group with the coveted house trophy

being awarded to the most successful

house at the end of the day.

With the fantastic support of a number of

students in the GCSE PE Year 10 group

acting as timekeepers, offi ciating in the

high, long and triple jumps and shot,

discus and javelin, the day went really

well with each house battling in their new

coloured bibs supplied by the PFA (many

thanks!). We started at 8.45am with

our guest starter Mr A Wilks (you did a

wonderful job thanks!) everything went as

planned and on time with the last event

of the day being the tug of war by our

Year 10 girls and boys. Final scores were

read out at the end of the event and are

as follows:

In success assembly each of the individuals

below were awarded a medal for their

outstanding performance on the day

and best tutor group recieved a box of

chocolates.

BEST BOYS YEAR 7 - George Hurst & David CunningtonBEST GIRL YEAR 7 - Hebe ParsonsBEST TUTOR GROUP - 7KW - BabbageBEST BOYS YEAR 8 - Alex HaynesBEST GIRL YEAR 8 - Caitlin ThompsonBEST TUTOR GROUP YEAR 8 - AP - BabbageBEST BOYS YEAR 9 - Sam BranstonBEST GIRL YEAR 9 - Lilly HivesBEST TUTOR GROUP YEAR 9 - CB - BabbageBEST BOYS YEAR10 - Selorm LazareBEST GIRL YEAR 10 - Rebecca Wymant & Grace HodgeBEST TUTOR GROUP YEAR 10 - LR -

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Dear parents and

guardians,

By the time you receive

this, your sons and

daughters will have

reached the end of a

term which has had a

huge variety of activities

on offer. As I write this

some students have

been able to attend an opera performance, drive

a racing car, attend a seminar given by a university

professor and work on an enterprise activity with a

business group – and that is all in the last 3 days!

I believe strongly that school is about more than

lessons and that all students should make the most

of the many opportunities offered to them. Coming

up, we still have the China Day when students will

be able to fi nd out more about Chinese culture - arts

and language - and hopefully everyone in Year 7

will be able to use chopsticks.

We are in regular contact with our partner school in

China and I was delighted to hear that their students

did extremely well in their Gaokao exams and they

were the top school in the county. This exam is very

important for the students as they take this when

they are 15 years old and they have to pass it if

they are to stay on at school.

As outlined in the letter from the chair of governors

we are still considering all the details surrounding

the possible conversion to academy status and any

decision to move to the next stage will be taken

by the governors at the start of the new academic

year.

Thank you to those parents who have responded

so positively to the expectations for the uniform

detailed in the recent letter. We all wish for a smart

and consistent appearance and the ‘variations’ on

different skirts will not be possible with everyone in

correct ‘schoolwear’. Everyone in blazers [the only

item apart from the tie that must be purchased from

the College] will also be very smart.

At this time of year we often say good bye to

staff who are moving on and this year we bid a

fond farewell to Mr Short. Mr Short fi rst joined the

College in January 1994 and since then he has

been on the staff as both a Head of Mathematics

and in recent times Curriculum and Exams Offi cer.

He has been a very valued member of staff and

many students owe him a great debt of gratitude

for his organisation of exams which are so crucial

to our students’ success. We wish him well in his

retirement.

I also wish you all the best for the summer holidays

and hope the sun shines on us all.

With all good wishes

JAN TURNER

Principal

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THE COOKIE CLUB

The fi rst Cookie Club took place on July 7th.

This term we had Dr Carys Bennett and her team

from the Geology Department at Leicester University

running a workshop on Forensic Geology.

Using rock and sand samples, microscopes and maps

of the British Geology, the students worked in pairs to

solve a murder mystery: Who killed Jaime Bartlett?

Was it Clare Scott, Mark Andrews or Jessica Richards?

Clues could be found in the colour, size, composition

and microfossil content of the sand samples, as well as

statements from the suspects and maps showing their

travels.

To be honest, from the look of the suspects they all

looked suspicious, but it was only a few students who

used all the evidence at their disposal to identify the

genuine culprit!

The chocolate smarties cookies also seemed to go down

very well!

Next Cookie Club - October - something very

different...

by Mr Anderson

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ROCKS AND ROUGH D IAMONDS

This was the title of the

workshop which some

Year 8 students took part in

recently.

The fi rst activity got everyone

licking their lips because

they modelled the rock cycle

using chocolate, in fact three

different types of chocolate.

The students weathered

the chocolate using knives

and then transported the

chocolate bits to be heated.

Some of the chocolate never

made it to the molten phase

(the chocolate around some

peoples mouths was a bit of

a give away).

The day progress from

the rock cycle, to the uses

of different types of rock

through the ages, culminating

in the students making

rock charms and writing a

certifi cate of authenticity for

there chosen rock. The day

was a great success.

This workshop was provided

by Education and Business

Partnership.

by Dr Major

MULTICULTURAL DAY

On Friday 25th June Uppingham

Community College hosted a Gifted

and Talented day for a number of its Year

8 Students as well as those from Casterton

Business and Enterprise College and Catmose

College, Oakham. This was an opportunity for

the students from CBEC, Catmose and UCC

to work with other high ability students in the

county and provided challenging and stretching

activities including the learning of Mandarin

Chinese and Japanese. The 'Multicultural Day'

also gave participating students the chance to

engage in some Japanese Drama and Asian

Art and fi nished with an inspiring Assembly to

their peers. The activities were also designed

to allow the students to be innovative, creative

and enterprising.

by Mr Duffi n

FEEL THE HEAT

Year 9 Science Gifted and

Talented Day at UCC.

This event was attended by students

from all three Rutland Secondary

Schools.

This day was designed to appeal

to creative scientists who enjoy

hands on activities and to show

them that heat can be cool!

The day started with a team event

to get them warmed up, this enabled

students from the different schools

to share and discuss their ideas,

reach a consensus and report back

after watching a number of science

demonstrations. These included the

pig that wasn’t really there and a

tuneful contribution from an alka

seltzer tablet and a vodka bottle.

With brains now simmering students

progressed through a circus of

activities on a similar theme.

They had the opportunity to

calibrate a thermometer. Students

came up with their own methods,

marked a scale on a blank

thermometer which was then tested

for accuracy. Thermochromic

paint changes colour at a certain

temperature. Students had to fi nd

the transition temperature and then

come up with an innovative use for

the paint. There were some great

ideas ranging from fi re doors to

chocolate bar wrappers. They then

had to paint a design on a mug to

promote their idea. Thermocolour

fi lm was the basis for the fi nal

activity. These sheets change colour

depending on the temperature.

Students attached various gauges

of resistance wire to the back of

the fi lm, they made predictions as

to what they would see and then

tested them by passing a current

through the wire. Evaluating the

evidence and revisiting their

predictions enabled them to use

those higher level skills.

The students involved enjoyed

the range of activities on offer

here are a few quotes from the

evaluation forms:

“The thermochromic paint activity

allowed me to be creative”.

“I enjoy problem solving so I liked

calibrating the thermometer, I

was impressed at how accurate it

was”.

“The thermochromic fi lm really

got us thinking because what we

thought would happen didn’t”.

The fi nal session of the day was

perhaps the most challenging

where the groups of students had

to come up with a link for the three

activities and present them.

Students and staff were all worn

out by the end of the day. We had

a fantastic time so thank you to all

who were involved and a special

thank you once again to Helen

Pollard for helping make the day

the success it was.

by Dr Major

THE ART DEPARTMENT

Congratulations to all Year 11

Art students. Their work was

very well received by moderators

this year (including the chief AQA

moderator) who commented on

the impressive range of work and

excellent standard of sketchbooks.

Big thanks to all the students and

parents who supported the Show

and for all their kind words. Final

Year Show Exhibition continues

to be on display in the gallery at

The Catmose Gallery at Catmose

College. The Final Year Show Private

view opened by the Mayor was

packed and despite the sweltering

heat that night, the superb work

of students from all three Rutland

Schools was very well received. The

exhibition continues until the 21st

July.

Congratulations also to year

8 students who have produced

fantastic print works this year.

Several students were selected for

the Young Arts Competition:

George Wright

Jozseph Allison

Matt Barnes

Oakley Palmer

Lucy Ginn

Bea Wignall

Maddie Lockett

Matthew Cocking

A local working artist I met at the

Catmose Gallery commented that

the prints looked of the standard one

might expect of tertiary students and

was amazed that they were created

by year 8 students. All the UCC

students received commendations

and Oakley Palmer won 4th prize.

Keep an eye out for the UCC Hippo,

currently residing in the Castle

Grounds. This year Rutland's

streets, parks and open spaces are

due to be taken over by a herd

of fi breglass sculpture hippos. It is

part of an art project which has

been funded by the Arts Council

England and developed by Arts for

Rutland and the Oakham Festival, in

partnership with arts company Wild

in Art. Art & Design students from

Uppingham Community College

have applied their own designs to

the UCC Hippo. Their illustrations

show the bio-diversity of life forms

found in the environment where the

Hippo makes its home. The threat by

man to this environment has a direct

impact on the Hippo’s ability to

survive in adequate numbers. UCC

students have chosen to illustrate this

point and to draw attention to the

plight of the Hippo.

With such exciting and diverse

achievements in Art this year, the

hard work of the students is very

much appreciated.

by Mr Clack

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After another successful year, the Design department held

its annual exhibition. The exhibition presented a range of

student work from across all areas. This showcased some of

the outstanding students that took GCSE in years 10 and 11.

Everyone was delighted by the high quality and innovative

products that had been manufactured for their major

coursework projects. The Design department would like to thank

the students who exhibited and the professional conduct during

the event. Look out for further developments in the Design Hub

and of course next year’s Expo which promises to be bigger

than ever!

by Mr Davis

‘D IG YOUR D INNER’ COMPETITION

The Lincolnshire and Rutland Education Business Partnership

set up a ‘Dig your Dinner’ cooking competition for Primary

schools, where year 6 students had to create a 3 course meal

menu using home or locally produced ingredients. The meal

itself had to be cooked by secondary school students, and our

heat took place at UCC on Thursday 1st July. The primary

pupils had worked really hard to come up with some lovely

ideas for meals, and the fl yer they also made to explain the

menu was in some cases a work of art. After a very hectic and

hot 2 hours cooking, the diffi cult job of having to taste and

judge the meals was nobly done by a group of teachers, with

some assistance from the year 10 cooks!

The winning menu was devised by a group from Leighfi eld

School, but it was a close-run thing against some stiff

competition from Edith Weston.

The winning menu will be in a ‘cook-off’ against the winners

from the other heats at Catmose College and CBEC, and will

be held at Barnsdale Lodge Hotel on 13th July. The meal

will be cooked by a guest chef, watched by the winners and

representatives of the year 10 students who cooked the meal

here.

by Ms Stewart

RUTLAND RACING 2010THE SEASON GETS OFF TO A FLYING START

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Back in April some of our best Mathematicians in

Years 7 and 8 took part in the UKMT Junior Maths

Challenge Event which is an annual event with over 1

million participants nationwide.

This year we achieved 47 gold, silver and bronze

certifi cates so congratulations to the following students

on their achievement.

by Miss Ives

EDUCATION BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP

BARNSDALE HOTEL 2ND JULY 2010

The student’s behaviour and application to the activities of the

day were exemplary. They worked in small groups on a number

of timed tasks to create their vision of Rutland.

In four groups they worked extremely hard, put in a lot of thought

and effort and produced excellent results. They also made a

very positive impression on the organisers and the members of the

business community.

Amelia Grice, Ella Singleton-Redmond, Katie Wickham and Miriam

Brittenden in the group ‘MAKE’ and Lucinda Reid, Chloe Barrow and

Rebecca Williams in ‘Table11’,were judged to be amongst the best

6 teams, out of 25, and were invited to pitch to the audience and

judges.

MAKE went fi rst, their presentation was polished and fl uent, it quickly

became apparent that they were the best. Table11 were confi dent

and well organised. In the end, MAKE won and Table 11 were

second, with a team from Catmose College in third place.

The prize for the fi rst team is an hour’s sailing in a racing yacht on

Rutland Water with Rutland 8 Sailing.

Each of the other teams invited to pitch was awarded tickets to see

Avatar at the museum in Oakham. It was a very successful outing.

by Mrs Westcott

GOLD CERTIFICATES

SILVER CERTIFICATES

BRONZE CERTIFICATES

Gemma Hill 8MI

Maddie Bishop 8MI

Martha Rhodes 8JM

Charlie Lilley 8CD

Amy Hunting 8SLB

George Wright 8SLB

Megan Horton Bell 8JC

Chloe Lees 8JC

Adam Dalby 8CD

Ben Mayers 8CD

Jack McCall 8MI

Jacob Stott 8CD

Robbie Boulter 8CD

Tani Lanur 8JC

Beth Turiccki 8MI

Cameron Cleaver 8MI

Keira Atton 8JC

George Hibbitt 7KW

Jarom Cheek 7TLW

Archie Houghton 7GC

Angus Reid 7KW

Simon King 7AW

Jack Robson 7TLW

James Hulse 7EM

Tom Evans 7KW

Joe Bell 7KW

Shay Poran 7GC

Chris Edmondson 7AW

Lucy Wright 7KW

Stan Gilgrist 7TLW

Jack Salt 8SLB

Arthur Cunningham 8JM

Daniel Pallet 8CD

Daniel Webster 8JC

Kate Grunwald 8SLB

Matthew Wymant 8CD

Elizabeth Parker 7EM

Bea Clifford 7EM

Hollie Marriott 7EM

Matthew Cocking 8AP

(best in school)

Toby Williams 8AP

Shalev Keren 8AP

Josh Lee 8MI

Rebecca Glover 8MI

Olivia Thompson 7GC

Jonathan Grey 7AW

Megan Scott 7GC

A team of twelve Year 8 & 9 Students

have been testing their engineering

prowess by developing a 24V electric

race car for a national competition. The

students competed in the Greenpower

Formula 24 challenge under the team

name of ‘Rutland Racing’.

On Friday the 2nd July the team

travelled to Mallory Park race Circuit in

Leicestershire to race the car which has

been built and developed by staff and

students from the college as part of a

Friday afternoon club over the last 12

months.

The Rutland Racing car was able to cover

58 miles around the Mallory Park circuit

during the four hour endurance race.

The Midlands Regional Heat of the

Green Power Formula 24 Challenge is

part of a National Competition aimed at

promoting engineering as a rewarding

career to anyone aged 9-25, while also

focusing on sustainability, teamwork and

the community.

The College has just under gone a

successful redesignation process that

will allow it to continue its work as a

Technology College for the next four

years. The workshop facilities and

materials for the team were provided as

part of its specialist programme.

Mr Knight, Director of Technology at the

College said “our drivers showed real

determination and the pit crew had to

work well as a team in order to keep

the car running throughout the race”.

“We would be very pleased to have

offers of sponsorship or assistance from

people who could help the team in their

development”.

The team are hoping to travel to

Liverpool next term in order to gain

a qualifying place for the National

Finals at the Goodwood Motor Circuit in

October.

WARRIORS OF WARWICK!

On Thursday 10th June Year 7 were

unleashed on their annual visit to

Warwick Castle. The castle defenders had

warning of our approach and had stocked

the castle full of extra supplies of ice cream

and plastic swords. Would this be enough to

withstand our assault?

Having exact knowledge of the layout of

the castle our forces were divided into 3.

The Earl of Redmond and his men headed

for the moat and toured the castle probing

for weak spots in the defences driving all

(costumed medieval re-enactors) before

them. It was immediately obvious that the

castle commands the local countryside sitting

astride the River Avon and intimidating the

local Warwickshire peasantry. Any enemy

approaching could be seen from miles

away if the sentries at the top of the tower

were being alert.

Meanwhile, the Duke of Summers had led his

forces to the base of the castle’s imposing

Clarence and Bear tower in an attempt to

win the high ground. A determined ascent

drove back the defenders (other school

parties) and in no time his forces were

enjoying panoramic views from the top of

the tower whilst fl ying the UCC fl ag from

the battlements.

Viscount Gumbeer and his knights charged

the main entrance scattering American

tourists in all directions in the confi ned space

of the barbican while avoiding vats of

boiling oil being poured down from above.

They emerged in the Kingmaker exhibition

and inspected the weapons, armour and

equipment whilst interrogating the Earl of

Warwick’s retainers about his preparations

for the forthcoming Battle of Barnet (there

were plenty of hairdressers around).

The grand fi nale of lunch by the lake and

the trebuchet being fi red rounded off a

highly enjoyable day. Just time for the ice

creams and plastic swords before home to

our own castles.

by Mr Gumbeer

YEAR 9 FRENCH EXCHANGE MAY 2010

I will always remember the week I

did the French Exhange at UCC in

Year 9. I would recommend the french

exhange to absolutely anyone, it was

so fun and it was such a memorable

experience, I will always remember

it.

Thank you very much to the staff for

putting in so much effort organising

the trip, which was great. Also thank

you for creating a real friendship

between us and our French

penfriends.

by Jessica Anne Curtis

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FAIR-TRADE COMPETITION

We took part in a fair-trade competition at

Lincoln University on the 11th June. The girls

came 3rd and won a digital camera each.

The students researched the impact that the fair-

trade movement has had on the banana industry.

They looked at how co-operatives had been formed,

which brought new development and sustainability

to communities that had been struggling previously.

To fi nd out the public’s perception of fair-trade

they conducted a survey in Oakham dressed as

a banana. They discovered that over half of the

people survey agreed in principle with buying fair-

trade products, but forgot about it when shopping.

They then produced a video and a catchy song to promote fair-trade. They hoped that this

would have a positive impact in the shops. “A great day, doing something meaningful.”

by Mr Beckett

Left to right: Ella Singleton-Redmond,

Amelia Grice, Alice Buzzard & Katie

Wickham.

THE FAIR TRADE SONG

It’s hard to understand how other people live,

Donate here and spend a pound; so many ways to give.

If you don’t have the time or the money to spare,

We know a simple way to show how much you really care.

Taking things for granted isn’t how to live your life,

It’s easy to forget about other people’s strife.

So see beyond the price tag and give something to the farmers,

Lighten someone’s load and buy Fairtrade bananas.

Just a few pence more isn’t asking a lot,

The growers and suppliers, they just shouldn’t be forgot.

Some say they’re no different; they all taste just the same,

But the difference you can taste is the justice that somebody gains.

Taking things for granted isn’t how to live your life,

It’s easy to forget about other people’s strife.

So see beyond the price tag and give something to the farmers,

Lighten someone’s load and buy Fairtrade bananas.

So see beyond the price tag and give something to the farmers,

Lighten someone’s load and buy Fairtrade bananas.

Lighten someone’s load and buy Fairtrade bananas.

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STAMFORD SHAKESPEARE COMPANY

Tom Johnson 10RG is currently appearing as the Herald in

Shakespeare's Orthello. He is also on the Stage Management Team. This is Tom's second season for Stamford Shakespeare Company, and he has been approached by the directors to audition for two plays next year.

THE DEMON HEAD

On the 24th and 25th of June, our production Of ‘The Demon Head’

was performed, transporting audiences to ‘Styx School’ where whoever can keep order can rule the world and the prefects are the voice of the Headmistress - they must be obeyed!

Both nights were excellently attended

and the audiences were generous with

their laughter and praise. The team

effort of the 40 performers aged from

Year 7 to Year 10 is to be applauded

as they put on a really entertaining

evening after months of commitment.

Becky Porritt, Simon Webster and

Henry Jones, who played the lead roles,

deserve a special mention as they were

nearly always on stage, pushing the

complex storyline forwards with stunning

characterisation. Congratulations are

also due to our stage crew, who worked

very professionally in the week of the

show to organise props, entrances and

cues whilst also keeping a lid on the

excitable chorus waiting backstage!

Different aspects of the production

were really well supported by parents,

students and staff so well done and a big

thank you to everyone who was involved.

UCC - SCHOOL MUSICAL?!

Due to the increasing success of the Performing Arts at UCC, we are

hoping to stage a musical production here next academic year. It will be 15 years since the last musical was staged, so I hope you’ll agree it will be an exciting step forward for The College - watch this space!!

SSYT - TALKEASE

Following the success of last year’s visit

from Stamford Senior Youth Theatre,

they toured their current production,

Talkease, to UCC on Monday 5th July.

They performed for the whole of Year

9 a story of a boy who, after suffering

a signifi cant trauma aged 12, becomes

a reclusive mute but fi nds his voice

through Facebook! The combination of

important morals such as ‘don’t believe

who you meet on line really is who they

say they are’; the high quality acting

performances; and the professional

touring set-up made this a valuable

experience. We hope it was a nice way

to reward the current Year 9 for all their

successes in the Drama Department.

YEAR 7 STREET DANCE

Year 7’s all took part in Street Dance

workshops as part of their Physical

Theatre education within Drama this term.

It is clear there is some real talent out there

so please look out for new opportunities

to get involved in dance which are

developing within the County next year.

YEAR 8 - ‘ERNIE’S INCREDIBLE ILLUCINATIONS’

Each class in Year 8 have taken on a

scene from this hilarious Ayckbourn

comedy and on Mon 18th July, they will

be attempting to stage the whole play

involving the whole year group. House

points are going to be up for grabs for

Oscar style categories to be judged by

no less than Mrs Turner - good luck!

Mrs Perkins

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We at Uppingham Community College offer The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award as part of 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.

Please contact Mrs Thomas, Duke of Endinbugh’s Award Leader for more information on Tel: 01572 823631 or Email: dofe@ucc.rutland.sch.uk

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

ACHIEVE SOMETHING WORTHWHILE!

THIS SCHEME IS WIDELY RECOGNISED BY COLLEGES, EMPLOYERS AND UNIVERSITIES AS BEING A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION IN LIFE SKILLS AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SHOWS THE AWARD HOLDER TO HAVE THE ESSENTIAL QUALITIES THAT ARE ATTRIBUTED TO SUCCESS AND ACHIEVEMENT.

BRONZE,SILVER & GOLD

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LEAMINGTON SPA MUSIC FESTIVAL

In the Leamington Spa Music Festival,

held on June 26th, you would have

thought that it was an Uppingham

competition if you just looked at the

winners. Against national competition,

we achieved the following level of

success.

11-18 YEAR OLD FLUTE SOLO CLASS

Winner

Mary Thornber, Year 10

Runner up

Emily Copperthwaite, Year 11

GRADE 3-4 FLUTE SOLO CLASS

Winner

Rebecca Salt, Year 7

GRADE 5-6 FLUTE SOLO CLASS

Winner

Gemma Hall, Year 8

Runners up

Maddie Bishop, Year 8

Rhian Owen, Year 10

FRENCH COMPOSERS CLASS - ALL AGES (FLUTE)

Winner

Ella Steward, Year 10

Runner up

Mary Thornber, Year 10

BACH CLASS - ALL AGES (FLUTE)

Winner

Emily Copperthwaite, Year 11

Runner up

Maddie Bishop, Year 8

UNDER 15 CLARINET SOLO

Runner up

Vanessa White

GRADE 7-8 CLARINET SOLO

Winner

Vanessa White

Well done to all of those who took part,

but especially to the following who

received cups for outstanding work.

MOST PROMISING FLAUTIST

Rebecca Salt

BEST FLAUTIST

Mary Thornber

YEAR 7-8 SOLO WINNER

Vanessa White

BEST CLARINETIST

Vanessa White

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Congratulations also need to go to the students listed below, who I know have taken instrumental

exams this year. There may well be many more!

NAME

Agnes CameronIrene Cameron Catherine CrookKatie RossGemma HallCalypso KeightlyHollie DenneyAdam HebditchCharlotte CopperthwaiteEsme KirbyJames AgarMiranda HarrisonKarl BennettMillie ClarkeMegan ScottLouisa NewellWill YallopGeorgina HindGeorge RobinsonKatie JonesAnya WicikowskiAbigail AleixoJessica TurrickiFiona GinnLucy GinnAnna VivianJames Hulse

GRADE

876554332543333221175444433

INSTRUMENT

ViolinCelloMus. TheatreMus. TheatreFluteMus. TheatreMus. TheatreRecorderSingingSingingSingingSingingClarinetFlutePianoClarinetJazz saxSingingSingingPianoFluteFluteFluteClarinetClarinetFluteViolin

LEVEL

DistinctionDistinctionDistinctionDistinction (91%)DistinctionDistinction (91%)DistinctionDistinctionDistinctionMeritMeritMeritMeritMeritMeritMeritMeritMeritPassPassPassPassPassPassPassPassPass

NAME

Mary ThornberElla StewardRachael Cawte Charlotte GregoryHarrison GinnVanessa WhiteRebecca SaltRebecca PorrittMariana DicksonHannah ChapmanSarah WalkerAbigail Thompson OConnorDaniel WebsterMiriam BrittendenGemma HillOlivia BoltonFrancesca HallMegan ScottLori HodsonAime Hornby

GRADE

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INSTRUMENT

TheoryTheorySingingOboeClarinetSingingFlutesFluteSingingSingingFluteFluteSingingSingingAlto saxClarinetFluteClarinetClarinetFlute

AWAITING RESULTS

SCHOLARSHIPS

In the last newsletter, I told you that Vanessa

White, from year nine, had won a music

scholarship to Oakham School. I overlooked the

fact that Emily Copperthwaite in year eleven has

also won a scholarship to go to Stamford School.

Well done to you both.

MADAME BUTTERFLY

A small number of students were recently

invited to attend the dress rehearsal of

Madame Butterfl y at Neville Holt Hall. Whilst

waiting to go into the theatre, we were all

impressed by a Collossus style statue of a horse’s

head, which had been installed that morning. As

we were taking photos, the Red Arrows fl ew

overhead and we all thought, what a welcome!

The show was excellent and many students have

already expressed an interest in going again

next year. Let’s hope we are invited again!

by Mr Moffat

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F a m i l y A c t i v i t y D a y2010 - 2011

Saturday 2nd October

Fencing / Archery

Cooking Extravaganza

Art / Science

Saturday 4th December

‘Christmas Theme’

Lino Printing

Textiles

Cooking Extravaganza

Saturday 5th February

‘Chinese New Year’

All things China!!

Saturday 2nd April

‘Techno’ Day

Saturday 9th July

‘Welcome to Summer’

African Drumming

Street Dancing

BBQ

Art / Science

Groups will have the opportunity to complete hands-on technology projects together and take home

anything they have produced. All adults must be accompanied by a young person!

Limited Places, book in advance.

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Joanne WadeTelephone:

01572 823631Email:

marketing@ucc.rutland.sch.uk

FAMILY ACTIVITY DAY

The latest Family Activity Day was held in glorious sunshine on Saturday 10th July. Over 40 adults and children enjoyed taking part in fun activities from 10 in the morning.

The Rocket experience involved building and fl ying

rockets with fi ve different means of propulsion. The

biggest and most exciting according to Oliver was the

‘parachute rockets in the afternoon.’ The rocket fl ying

the furthest disappeared over the hedge on its way to

Bisbrooke!

Artist Tessa Angell led a group experimenting with dry

ice, Carbon dioxide that does amazing things as it turns

from a solid into a gas. During the afternoon this group

used fantastic plastic to make some amazing bugs!

New this time was pottery. Jenny Brogan started the group

with something nice and simple but their enthusiasm meant

that the kiln was overfl owing on Monday morning!

The group working the hardest was defi nitely cookery.

Having learnt some new techniques with BBQ rubs and

sauces we were treated to hand made burgers, wings

and ribs for lunch. During the afternoon session they

made some fabulous rock cakes to take home!

Thank you to all those who have attended these days

- they have been great fun. Dates and details for next

year can be found below. Book early to ensure your

place!

YEAR 7 GIRLS UCC RELAY TEAM

Year 7 girls U p p i n g h a m

Community College Relay team represented Rutland at the recent County Championships in Leicester and achieved 3rd place overall place.

Above: Megan Scott, Hollie Marriott, Lian Ellis & Henriette Durden.

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CEILA CUNNINGHAM

I take part in diving lessons at Corby

swimming pool.

I have not been doing this long, only 8 months and really enjoy doing this sport each week.

I go training every Thursday and sometimes on a Saturday. In my group there are 6 other diver, who I have made friends with and they are great at diving. I have managed to get my stage eight nine and ten awards, which is at the lower level and now moved onto levels and gained level 1 recently. I have learnt to do moves such as tuck, pike, back and rolls. We do dives off the poolside as well as on 1m, 3m and 5 m boards, which is really exciting. I really like diving and hope to continue to improve in the time ahead.

ATHLETICS

HENRIETTE DURDEN

I have been running at Corby Athletic Club

for only seven weeks.

I go every Thursday from 6.30-8.30. I have run for Rutland at Saffron Lane for the past three years. This year I competed at the County Athletic

Competition at Saffron Lane for Rutland and won my event the 200m and am now county champion. Our relay team, which are all students at the college, came third in the year 7 relay.

ELISE WHEARITY

Elise won a silver medal at the

recent Leicestershire and Rutland County Championships in the Junior Girls shot.

ETAMIR SAPIR

Etamir Sapir won a gold medal at the

recent Leicestershire and Rutland County Championships in the Junior Boys High Jump.

REBECCA WYMANT At the recent County School Athletics Competition at Saffron lane I recently became County Champion in the intermediate Girls 300m.

My main sporting interest is athletics and I have been competing in athletics for 7 years. I am a member of Corby athletics club I train 3-4 times a week

RUGBY

MUNRO DAVIES

Munro was successful in a recent trial

for the Leicestershire School of Rugby. This is a county-level squad of players and the fi rst step in the Leicester Tigers Elite Player Development system. It was tough and highly competitive trial and so he was very pleased.

G IRLS CRICKET

LYDIA GRICE

I play cricket for Uppingham Town and

Leicster County Girls. I have spent the winter training at Loughborough for district and was so pleased to be chosen for U13/U15’s county squad. I love playing with my team members becaues they give me loads of support. I play a match at least once a week. I am very passionate about this sport and would love the chance to play for England one day!

BOYS CRICKET

JOE BELL

I am a fast bowler. I

have been playing

cricket since I was 7

years old. I play for

Medborne Cricket Club

where last season I

was part of the U13’s

County Cup winning

team. I also play for

the Leicestershire under

12’s County Team.

During the season I

am either playing or

training at least four

times a week.

and compete most

weekends in the UKA

Young Athletes League,

Northamptonshire AAA

and Schools events. I

prefer running 100,

200, 300m. I am

currently ranked fi rst

in the East Midlands

over 300m, in the

UKA Athletics Power

of 10. I also came fi rst

in 300m at the recent

Leicestershire County

Schools Championships

held at Saffron Lane

in Leicester. I have got

a lot of aims for the

future, and next year

I hoping to go to the

English Schools.

EQUESTRIAN

EMILY LLOYD

From August 4th to

6th this year I am

hoping to compete in the

Trailblazers Dressage

Championships at

Stoneleigh on my lovely

horse Billy. Riders of all

ages come from all over

the country to compete,

having qualifi ed at local

events and then making

it through a second

round of knockout

competitions. Billy is

15.2hh and black with

three white socks so he

looks like a professional

dressage horse when

he is performing well.

I have owned Billy for

two years now, having

brought him at 4 yrs

old from Ireland and I

have lots of lessons in

dressage to train him

and me together. As

dressage can be very

intense and boring,

Billy and I like to

jump sometimes, both

show jumping and

cross country. We are

representing the school

at Gawcott in the cross

country with Rebecca

Williams and I hope we

will go clear, fi ngers-

crossed.

Do you have

something to

celebrate?

fairclough_r@ucc.

rutland.sch.uk

Let us know!

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SPORTING TALENT BOY

Etsmir Sapir

SPORTING TALENT GIRL

Amelia Grice

BEST TEAM

Year 9 Dance Group

YOUNG SPORTING PERSONALITY

OF THE YEAR

Lilly Hives

SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT GIRL OR BOY

Abbie Waites

CONTRIBUTION TO SCHOOL SPORT THROUGH SPORTS LEADERSHIP (KS4 AWARD)

YEAR 10/11Tom Roberts

RUTLAND SCHOOL SPORTS AWARD

Over the last few years the Rutland ‘Schools

Sports Partnership Programme’ has held their

annual sports presentation evening at Greethan

valley Golf Club. This is an evening celebrating

achievement in both primary and secondary schools

for Rutland over the last academic year.

There are 6 categories of award for Primary and

Secondary Schools and this year an additional

award to recognise the Leadership programme in

the primary schools.

Each school will nominate one leader either boy or

girl and they will receive an award contribution to

physical activity through primary leadership - boy

and girl.

Each school is giving the opportunity to nominate

students from their own school in each category.

by Mrs Cartwright

F INAL RESULTS

1st

2nd

3rd

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UCC

CBEC

CC

719

592

520

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-

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RESULTS

1st

2nd

3rd

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-

UCC

CBEC

CC

475

424

395

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TRIANGULAR ATHLETICS

The Triangular athletics was once again a fantastic

opportunity for students from the three colleges

to battle against each other in the athletic arena.

Key Stage 4 students had their event earlier in the

term, which was held at Uppingham. There were

some fantastic performance from all our students who

ensured that every event had a competitor and our

thanks go to them for their overall achievements. At the

end of the session the scores were as follows:

Key stage three followed four weeks later and for the

fi rst year ever we held this at Corby Athletic Stadium.

The stadium provided us with an excellent venue with

glorious sunshine, with all our students once again

competing with an excellent team spirit. At the end of

the session results were called out with us winning Year

7, Year 8 and Year 9 age groups. This total was added

to the Key Stage 4 and overall fi nal scores were:

Well done to ALL competitors.

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YOUTH GAMES

More than 1,300 young

athletes took part in the Youth

Games over two glorious days at

Loughborough University from over

200 schools across Leicestershire,

Leicester and Rutland. The Inclusive

Youth Games took place on Friday

25th June, with the mainstream games

following on Sunday 27th June.

We had a number of athletes involved

in the Rutland team that attended the

games and below are a few of those

who attended. Special mention goes

to the Year 7 & 8 boys Hockey team

who won overall with Joshua Lee,

Jules Bramachari, Jack DeWet and

Tom Evans playing in this team. While

the Netball A team came 2nd and B

team 5th with Ella Bramachari, Kate

Grunwald, Martha Rhodes, Charlotte

Gregg, Elise Whearity, Emily Rissi,

Megan Scott, Lydia Grice, Natalia

Sanz-Dawson and Evie Carpenter

and Athletic team also achieving

2nd place with Henry Hives adding

his talents to this event.

Well done to everyone!

RUTLAND SCHOOL SPORTS AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT

Congratulations to Tom Roberts, who

came away from the Rutland School

Sports Award with the ‘Contribution to

school sport through Sports Leadership’

trophy!

Well Done!

ON THE BALL

“Harry Clarke enjoyed a tennis

master-class with former

Wimbledon champion Pat Cash

as the race to net the national

honour of becoming a ‘Barclays

Ball Kid’ reached the fi nal stage.

“It was great to watch Pat Cash

play and see all the tricks he did

and it was just a really good day.”

by Harry Clarke