A Message from Chris Southall, Principal

November was another busy month at Brockington

College, the highlights of which were our gradings as a

good school with outstanding features by Ofsted and as

an outstanding school through the statutory inspection

that we receive as a Church of England School. The

Church of England Inspector was completely enthused by

the way that college life is based around our Christian

values and offers so many opportunities to the pupils. A

copy of the report has been issued to all parents with

the bulletin.

The inspection coincided with Remembrance Week at the

college when we held assemblies throughout the week

based upon this theme. The three assemblies taken by

Mr Howell,from the maths faculty, were truly inspiring

and not likely to be forgotten by pupils or staff. On

Thursday of this week, Evie Dunger from Year 9 played

‗The Last Post‘ on the cornet as all members of the

college observed two minutes silence, during which you

could have heard a pin drop.

It was good to see so many parents in attendance at the

latest Parents‘ Forum meeting where we discussed

Parents‘ Evenings, with several good suggestions being

put forward for consideration. We were also able to

feedback to parents on how parental communication has

been improved since their comments at the previous

forum event. Further details of the Parent‘ Forum events

can be viewed later in the bulletin.

Finally, I would urge you all to attend the Brockington

Christmas Fayre on Friday 3 December from 4.00 pm to

7.00 pm when you have the chance to pick up some

Christmas bargains, alongside supporting college

fundraising with profits split between our Kenyan

charities and supporting our own pupils.

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EMERGENCY CLOSURE OF COLLEGE THOROUGH SNOWFALLS OR OTHER

EMERGENCY

Only in the last resort will the College

be closed.

Where the decision to close is made it will be

communicated to parents/carers via

Brockington College website

www.brockington.leics.sch.uk

Radio Leicester 104.9 FM

and/or via our Text Messaging System

Statutory Inspection of Anglican Schools:

Brockington College is Outstanding!

Following on swiftly from the recent Ofsted

inspection, the college received a visit from

Inspector Jane Lewis on Monday 8 and Tuesday

9 November. All Church of England Schools are

inspected shortly after their Ofsted inspection

and therefore it was our turn.

The Inspection focuses on four main areas,

which are: Leadership and Management;

Provision for Pupils; Collective Worship and RE.

Following a very rigorous process, we are

absolutely delighted to announce that we were

graded as an ‗Outstanding School‘ as a result of

an outstanding grading in each of the four

different categories. This is a wonderful

achievement and you can read the report, which

has been issued to pupils, with the college

bulletin.

October 2010 Bulletin 9

Brockington College website

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November 2010 Bulletin 2

Brockington College

Website

Brockington College has recently launched its new-look, more user friendly website. If you haven’t done so already, please have a look at www.brockington.leics.sch.uk The whole re-design is focused around making it easier for visitors to find important and recently updated information. Some of the key features of the new site includes:

the latest 3 posts listed on the home page

the ability to search the website for historical

information, bulletins and letters

the ability to follow Brockington College in a variety of new ways, including RSS, Twitter and Flickr

an all new facilities web-site detailing rooms and sporting facilities available to hire at Brockington College

All of this is just a start and we aim to have even more

useful information online in the near future. If you have

any suggestions on what you would like to see on the

website please email: itsupport@brockington.leics.sch.uk

BROCKINGTON MATTERS

HOLIDAY DATES FOR 2010-2011 Autumn Term 2010 School closes: 21 December 2010

Spring Term 2011 School opens: 6 January 2011 Mid-term break: 21 to 25 February 2011

School closes: 15 April 2011 Summer Term 2011 May Day: 2 May 2011 School opens: 3 May 2011 Mid-term break: 30 May to 3 June 2011 School closes: 15 July 2011

URGENT: Dropping Off

and Collecting by Car

The college car park area is

becoming a dangerous place because of the amount of

adults that use the car park to drop off or collect

pupils. This is a particular concern at the end of the

college day when we are trying to manage the arrival of

several school buses that take pupils home. Recently,

buses have been unable to get into the car park, unable

to leave the car park and have had to reverse within

the car park because of the presence of cars waiting

to pick up pupils. This has also caused traffic jams on

Blaby Road, as cars wait to get into the college car

park. All of which makes it a very dangerous place.

If you do have to drop off or collect children by car,

please use Mill Lane at the rear of the college, where

you can safely park on the road or use the college car

park at the rear. This will be a little less convenient,

but a lot safer for all pupils leaving via the front of the

college. If you have no alternative and need to use the

college car park, please park in a designated space or

on the overspill car park adjacent to the new artificial

pitch. Please do not park on the double yellow lines,

which have been put down to allow the buses to get in

and out of the car park.

Should there continue to be a health and safety risk

for our pupils, we will regrettably have no alternative

but to shut the college gates to all visitors for a period

before and after the end of the college day.

Please help us to ensure the safety of all our pupils.

Arrangements for Last Day of Term:

Tuesday 21 December

We are delighted to be able to celebrate the start of

the Christmas holiday by giving all pupils the

opportunity to attend a Christmas Carol Service at

Enderby Church, followed by a premiere performance

of this year‘s college pantomime (oh yes it is!) starring

members of the college staff.

The arrangements for the last day of term will be as

follows:

Morning: Christmas Carol Services at Enderby Church

12.40pm -1.20pm: Lunch

1.20pm: Pupils go to lockers

1.30pm: Pupils register in form rooms

1.35pm -1.45pm: Pupils escorted to the main hall

for the college panto

2.15pm: Panto finishes

2.20pm: Pupils dismissed.

Please note the earlier finish to celebrate

the start of the Christmas holidays

College buses have been arranged for 2.20 pm

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Parenting Suggestions

Regarding Technology

Become Involved with your

Child’s Cyberspace

Have them share with you all their user names and

passwords. If this is creating a trust issue, perhaps a

good compromise is to have your child write down all the

user account names and passwords on a sheet of paper

and place this in a sealed envelope to only be opened by

the parent in case of an emergency.

Contact Miss Lewis if you have any concerns or

would like further advice:

sjl@brockington.leics.sch.uk

College Website Photographs

As part of the new website, we aim

to regularly display photographs of

events at Brockington College. This

will obviously include photographs

of pupils. If you do not want your child to appear in a photograph on the website or in any other medium, please let us know in writing and we will ensure that this is the case. Letters should be addressed to Mr Southall at the College.

We should also add that we use ‗flickr‘ to host the

photographs, but they are available only on the

college website and not via any other website or

social networking area.

Medical/First Aid

Facilities at the College At Brockington College we have a

team of qualified First Aiders who

are ‗on call‘ to deal with any accidents that may occur.

We also have a purpose built Medical Room where

pupils who are feeling sick or ill are assessed. If they

are unable to take further part in lessons then

parents/carers, or another named contact person will

be telephoned and asked to collect their child.

Please do not send your child to school if he/she is

obviously unwell and is unable to carry out a full day of

lessons and activities.

If your child has sustained an injury during the

previous evening or before school, that requires

treatment, he/she should be taken to the family

doctor. We are sorry but we do not have the facilities

to treat ‗old‘ injuries.

Thank you for your continuing co-operation.

Dates for Your Diary

Year 9 Options: Parental Pathway Evening at Brockington College: Wednesday 12 January 2011 Year 9 Consultation Evenings: Band 1: Monday 17 January 2011 (BROCT) Band 2: Wednesday 19 January 2011 (KINGL) Year 9 Options Evening at Lutterworth College: 25 January 2011 Year 8 Consultation Evenings: Band 1: Monday 28 March 2011 (BROCT) Band 2: Wednesday 30 March 2011 (KINGL) Year 9 Examinations Tuesday 12 April 2011 Wednesday 13 April 2011 Thursday 14 April 2011 Year 7 Consultation Evenings: Band 1: Monday 6 June 2011 (BROCT) Band 2: Wednesday 8 June 2011 (KINGL) Year 9 Commemoration Evening:

July 2011

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BROCKINGTON NEWS

Christmas Lunch School Christmas Lunch

Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 December 2010

Tickets must be purchased in advance

Please note pupils receiving

free school meals will need to collect a ticket if they would

like a Christmas Lunch.

£2.40 a ticket

Even though it is getting darker earlier in the evenings we still want you to use your bikes as a way of getting to and from school. So here is your chance to win some lights for your bike so you can ride safely in the dark conditions. All you need to do is design a poster on one of the following topics: (a) Tips for safe cycling

(b) Tips to keep your bike in good

condition

Hand your posters into the cabin by

Wednesday 12 January 2011

MONTHLY MATHS

CHALLENGE!!! A Monthly Maths Challenge will start in

December. It is open to ALL pupils.

They can either enter Category A or Category B.

Category A - Maths Mind Benders

Category B - Creative Maths

Pupils will be told of both challenges in their Maths

lessons on the 1st Monday/Tuesday of the month.

Completed entries must be handed in to their Maths

teacher by the 2nd Friday of the month.

Correct entries for Category A (with details of how

solution was found) and 'best' entries for Category B

score 5 points.

All other entries 2 points.

PRIZES!!!

Monthly: Name of pupils with 5 points drawn out of

'hat'.

The winner will receive a 'pass' and 5 tokens to use at

the servery at break. They will be able to select one

item each day for a week.

Quarterly: The pupil with the most points after 3

months will receive a £10.00 WH Smith Voucher.

Parents’ Forum: Wednesday 10 November The meeting started with feedback from Mr Southall on

the recent Ofsted and SIAS Inspections at Brockington

College. It was reported that the College can be very

proud of its grading and of the many positive comments

received.

Mr Southall then went on to provide feedback of action

taken since the last Parents‘ Forum meeting, which

focussed on communication with parents. The major

development has been the college website, designed by

Michael Jones the College network manager, which has a

new look and many new features that will help parents to

become further involved and aware of the work of the

college. Additionally, the college bulletin is now

released once a month rather than once every half-term

and Parents‘ Forum meetings have been planned for

every half-term. Mr Southall also explained that the

college would use text messaging to inform parents of

lateness to college and for reminders of forthcoming

events, as well as for absence from college. Finally, the

college is planning to give all parents access to their

child‘s form tutor through an e-mail address link.

The main focus of the meeting was a parental discussion

on Parents‘ Evenings, with all matters discussed ranging

from the date and timing of the evening to the format

of the discussion between staff and parents. There

were some very interesting suggestions that the college

will now consider implementing.

All parents are very welcome to attend the Parents‘

Forum meetings with the next meeting taking place on

Wednesday 3 February from 7.00 pm to 8.00 pm. The

topic for this meeting is homework.

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FUTURECHEF 2011 LOCAL FINALS Shaun Bradshaw represented Brockington College on Saturday 13

November at Loughborough College. Shaun competed against 14

other school finalists and he was joint second youngest in the

competition. Team Shaun consisted of his mum, auntie, sister and

me (Mrs Clarke). Our job was purely to set up, clear up and then

disappear. The food prepared by all the finalists was outstanding

and despite Shaun competing against Year 11 students he did not let

us down, though we did feel a tad underdressed as a lot of the

students were wearing chefs whites!

The competition was judged by 5 chefs and they were very

impressed, they complemented Shaun on his wonderful apple tart

with lavender crème fraiche and honey. Shaun did not win the local

heat but he was recommended to consider a future within

hospitality. Well Done Shaun!

Family Cooking sessions If you are in Year 8 or 9 and have a younger

brother, sister or cousin aged between 7 and 10 you could

come to our termly cooking clubs. The cooking sessions are

for families and there is no charge for these lessons.

Further details can be obtained from

Mrs Clarke or email fed@brockington.leics.sch.uk

WANTED

We always need plastic boxes and tins in the food room. Chinese tubs

are also most welcome.

Merits are given to students who bring in

containers.

Autumn term has been available to Year 9 students.

Spring term cooking club will be available for Year 8

pupils. There is no charge but students must be able to

arrange transport home.

The summer term will be available

for Year 7 pupils who have had their

cooking rotation.

Christmas competition If you make something interesting to eat

during the Christmas holidays you could

win a recipe book. You need to bring in a

photograph, recipe and an evaluation sheet

completed by your food tasters.

You can email entries to:

fed@brockington.leics.sch.uk or bring in

your entries next term. Good Luck!

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DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

PRODUCT DESIGN GCSE UPDATE

Year 9 are now half way through their GCSE Product Design

coursework. At the moment they are creating ideas for their

charity collection items. There has been some excellent work

being produced and pupils are taking full advantage of extra

lunchtime catch up sessions in order to improve their work. The

next and final deadline for the coursework is the 14 January.

Amber

Wilson

Ria Maisuria

Georgia Woods

Design and

Technology

After

School Club

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BROCKINGTON CURRICULUM

Football Results

South Leicestershire League Thomas Estley (Home) County Cup (2nd Round) Year 7 Won 2 – 1 Year 7 vs Manor Game abandoned in the Won 5—1 second half due to injury to (Aston King scored a hat trick) Thomas Estley player) Year 8 Lost 8 – 1 Welland Park Year 7 Won 3 – 2 Year 8 Won 4 - 1

Trampolining Competition at Winstanley College

Congratulations to the year 9 squad of Amber Wilson, Aimee

Loomes, Georgia Woods and Katie Platt.

Amber Wilson gained 2nd place in the advanced ―6‖ group.

Katie Platt gained 2nd place in the intermediate ―3‖ group .

Georgia Woods gained 2nd place in the intermediate ―4‖ group.

Aimee Loomes gained 1st place in the advanced ―5‖ group.

In the overall competition Brockington College were winners. Fantastic

results for the girls and a reward for their commitment and dedication.

Netball Results Bushloe

Year 7 Won 13-1

Year 8 Lost 15-2

Welland Park

Year 7 A Team Won 17—1

(Player of the Match Hannah Franks)

Year 7 B Team Lost 4—1

(Player of the Match Shannon Groocock)

Year 8 Lost 6— 5

(Player of the Match Melissa Nutt)

Year 9 Won 7—3

(Player of the Match Amy Humphreys)

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Hockey Results

Under 14 Hockey fixtures Tuesday 9

November Beat Lutterworth High School 1-0

(Player of the Match Simran Virk)

Drew against Kibworth 0-0

(Player of the Match Molly Beazley)

Lost against Leicester Grammar 0-1

(Player of the Match Caroline Peck)

Under 14 Hockey

Tuesday 16 November Beat Kibworth 2-0

(Player of the Match Simran Virk)

Drew with Leicester GS B team 0-0

(Player of the Match Georgia Woods)

Drew with Leicester GS A team 1-1

(Player of the Match Amy Humphreys)

Table Tennis

Results U13 Blaby and Harborough

Partnership Table

Tennis Competition

Brockington 3 Welland Park A 1

Brockington 4 Welland Park B 0

Brockington therefore won the U13

Competition.

Secondary Schools Cross-Country League At Lutterworth 6 November

Year 7 Boys Year 7 Girls

Jack Bonken 30th Lucy Griffith 11th

Year 8 and 9 Girls

Melissa Griffith 20th

Congratulations to Year 7 Boys Who go into the winter break unbeaten in the League and through two rounds of the County Cup. Well done to all involved. Mr Buck.

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Young Sports Leader Award Training

The Year 9 students listed have completed their Young Sports Leader Award training. They have worked hard to develop their leadership skills and are now looking forward to helping run some sporting events at the College.

Jessica Noake (9N)

Molly Beazley (9L)

Georgia Woods (9N)

Amy Humphreys (9N)

Georgia Brant (9G)

Caroline Peck (9L)

Amber Wilson (9N)

Simran Virk (9L)

Joe Newman (9N)

Alex Gregory (9L)

Michael Reeder (9T)

Josh Cope (9T)

Holly Jones (9O)

Leigh-Anne Wright (9O)

James Lyon (9N)

Harry Swindells match report (Year 7 Versus Welland Park) - 3 November 2010 Welland Park were our opponents. We had a bad start and conceded a goal within the first minute. However, we didn’t let our heads drop and after some good playing we were awarded a corner. Aston King scored directly from the corner, bringing us level at 1-1. Just before half time we were caught out by a long ball over the top and Welland Park re-gained the lead with a good finish. It was 1-2 at half time. We closed their players down quicker in the second half and it paid off as we slowly started to get more confident and get on top. Another goal by Aston King brought us level. We started to play as we know we can. After some good first time passing, Aston ran on to a through ball to complete a wonderful hat trick. Welland Park were a well disciplined side, who played as a team and were one of our toughest opponents so far. We know we still have much to improve on as a team but we have a good spirit and we work hard.

Final score: Brockington 3 Welland Park 2

Jai Pandit and James Hibbert match report (Year 8 versus Welland Park) - 3 November 2010 At the start of the match, Brockington got an early counter attack and a through ball set up Campbell Dibb as he took the keeper on and slipped the ball past him, carefully placing it in the centre of the goal. Welland responded with a quick counter on the wing. The winger pulled it back to their captain and hit it in the bottom corner for a goal. Brockington then took possession with a good move from Sam Wood which led us to the 18 yard box and a square ball to Campbell Dibb, the ball was shot into the bottom left hand corner. Welland’s captain had a good game, winning everything in the air but it wasn’t enough. Sam Wood had a lovely ball played to him and he didn’t disappoint, taking it round the keeper and slipping it in. After that, the game was sealed for Brockington and we topped it off with a tap in for Campbell Dibb who claimed his hat-trick.

Final Score: Brockington 4 Welland Park 1

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Bench Ball Festival

The following pupils helped run a Bench Ball Festival for our feeder primary schools on Thursday 18 November

They were involved in a number of roles such as;

Umpiring Team manager

Pitch manager Time Keeper

Scorer Photographer

They were absolutely fantastic and I was incredibly proud

of their efforts and commitment. Without their support,

such events are not possible. So, a huge thank you to

the Year 9 Sports Leaders. J Wyeth

Jessica Noake (9N) Lucy Prior (9C)

Molly Beazley (9L) Bryony Middleton (9C)

Georgia Woods (9N) Sheraden Wilken (9C)

Amy Humphreys (9N) Katie Platt (9T)

Georgia Brant (9G) Bailie Leveridge (9O)

Caroline Peck (9L) Anna Wilkes (9C)

Amber Wilson (9N) Isabelle Drinkwater (9T)

James Lyon (9N) Aimee Loomes (9T)

Joe Newman (9N) Naomi Cope (9C)

Alex Gregory (9L) Jagminder Kaur (9T)

Michael Reeder (9T) Melissa Griffith (9B)

Josh Cope (9T) Vijal Kotecha (9T)

Holly Jones (9O) Ria Maisuria (9T)

Leigh-Anne Wright (9O) Seb Florio (9N )

James Lyon (9N)

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Music News

Pupils performing in shows outside of school We have many pupils who currently attend performing arts groups out of school and through this they have been successful in being given parts to play in the following two shows: ‗Cinderella‘ – 2 to 5 December 2010 at The Y Theatre, East Street, Leicester ‗Our House‘ – 25 to 29 January 2011 at The Little Theatre, Dover Street, Leicester If you‘d like to go along and support them please contact the relevant theatre regarding how to get tickets. Good Luck everyone! We can‘t wait to come and see the show! Instrumental Examinations Good luck to all pupils who have their instrumental examinations coming up in December. Keep working hard, the practice will pay off in the end! And when you receive your results, please let Mrs Shaw know. Musical Instrument Lessons We offer lessons on a wide variety of musical instruments at Brockington College. If your child would like to start playing a musical instrument, then please telephone the Leicester Arts in Education service on 0116 2700 850. Ask to speak to a lady called Gemma White who will take your details and send you the relevant information and forms to sign. If you‘d like to order guitar lessons, then please call Mr Dave Jobson directly on 0116 292 0622 or 07948 402728. Performance dates ‗Christmas Show‘ – Wednesday 8 December – 7.00 pm-9.00 pm in the main hall. Tickets will be on sale from Monday 29 November at the school, £4.00 adults, £2.00 children and concessions. ‗Brockington‘s Got Talent‘ – Thursday 16 December – 6.30 pm-8.30 pm in the main hall. Tickets will be on sale from Monday 13 December at the school, £4.00 adults, £2.00 children and concessions. Music Clubs this term

Primary School Japanese Musical Theatre Workshops Well done to all pupils at Greystokes Primary School and Pastures Primary School who have taken part in the ‗Japanese Musical Theatre‘ workshops with Mrs Shaw. Your performances were fantastic! You all showed great control, good listening skills and demonstrated excellent team work to produce your final pieces. Well done! It‘s been a pleasure to work with you all!

Time/Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1.00-1.30 Singing Group Theory Class Rock Groups Keyboard Club

Rock Groups

3.30-4.30 Rock Groups Rock Groups Rock Groups

Orchestra

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Fishing Club Since February this year, boys have had the opportunity to learn about Fly Fishing.

Two boys persevered and, through a College link, became members of Leicester Fly Fishing

Association. Entering their Junior Championships held. They entered the Junior Championships which

were held on a really cold and windy day at Thornton Trout Fishery. The boys fished from a boat with

an experienced angler with them (Mr John Gunby a former England International!).

Alex Waddington caught 3 fish. Luke Bromley caught 1, both boys were fishing against more experienced juniors.

Alex ran out as the overall winner. Mr Gunby was delighted with the attitude and manner of the boys, saying it was

a joy to be out with them and they were a credit to the school.

We also entered 5 boys into a competition at Mill on the Soar Lake on 13 November. 4 Boys took the first 4

places!

Congratulations to Lewis Curnock, Jack Crowfoot, Alex Waddington, Jake Armston and Luke Bromley.

Hopefully the boys will continue to learn about all aspects of the sport of fishing and enjoy

improved catches along the way. Fishing Club meets Thursday lunchtime. Mr Buck.

Celebrating

Achievements Congratulations to: Emma Richardson (8B) Taryn Power (8B) Melissa Nutt (8K) Ellie Cowe (7T) Who have been selected to

take part in the matinee performance of

“Cinderella” at the Y Theatre in Leicester on

Wednesday 1 December 2010

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BROCKINGTON COMMUNITY

November 2010 Bulletin 12

Brockington College is proud to support the Leicester Animal Aid (LAA). This is a registered local Charity that rescues and rehomes abandoned and unwanted cats and dogs and it continues to have a number of animals in need of a new home. If you would like to express an interest in

rehoming any of the dogs shown here, please visit www.leicesteranimalaid.org.uk, telephone them on 01455 888257, or visit the centre at Elmwood Farm, Forest Road, Huncote, Leicestershire LE19 3LE.

For more information please visit www.leicesteranimalaid.org.uk

BROCKINGTON COMMUNITY

Bubba

Bud

Marley

A Place to Grow

Morrisons Vouchers THANK YOU SO MUCH for your kind donations of Morrison Vouchers, we have been overwhelmed by your

response to our request of contributing your vouchers to the school. Our target was to reach 2,000 and due to the effort of parents and staff, we have a achieved a grand total of 2,444.

This, may I add, is 1,000 more than last year’s total and for a school that does not have a Morrisons store nearby, it is a brilliant result. This year we will be able to obtain seeds, tools and equipment for our groups to continue with their endless hard work on our plots in ‘A Place To Grow’. Once again we Thank You.

One Stop Shop

The Community Computer Centre is located in the One

Stop Shop on Gilmorton Road in Lutterworth. The

building is the home of the voluntary and community

organisations in Lutterworth including CAB,

Lutterworth Museum, Volunteer Centre Lutterworth

and Crossroads Caring For Carers, amongst others.

The Computer Centre offers courses and groups in

every level of computing from complete beginners who

have never used a computer, to photo editing and data

bases. They are open every week day afternoon from

1.30 pm to 4.30 pm when anyone can drop in to use the

computers or get help with any computing query.

Our excellent volunteer team assist our staff and have

expertise in every area of technology. Come along for a

guaranteed warm welcome, never be afraid to ask any

computing question, you won‘t be the first!

Contact Jane or Dee at www.onestopshop.org.uk

email janeb.c3@onestopshop.org.uk or

dee@onestopshop.org.uk or telephone 01455 555577

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Charity, Fundraising and Global Community

Charity Vote The results are in and counted for the charities that we will be supporting as a school for this academic year. It

was a very close vote between the local/national charities of ‗Help for Hero‘s‘, ‗The Teenage Cancer Trust‘, ‗The

Cystic Fibrosis Trust‘ and ‗Rainbows‘. The charity with the most votes in the end was Rainbows. We look forward

to raising money over the coming months to help support such a worthy cause.

The international Charity was given overwhelming support. As a school we voted to continue supporting our own

Kash4Kenya Charity which supports two schools in Mtwapa, Kenya. In addition to this, we will also be supporting

the Philippines project in conjunction with Enderby Church and Danemill Primary school. We look forward to

coming up with lots of fun activities for fundraising over the coming months.

MacMillan Coffee Morning We held our annual Macmillan Coffee morning, where Mrs Wilde cooked an array of delicious

cakes, snacks and savouries. The staff room was bursting at the seams with eager teachers

trying to get their hands on a slice of homemade cake. £141.00 was raised on the day to

donate to the very worthy cause of ‗The Macmillan Nurses‘. Thank you also to Mrs Wilde

who spent hours of her time preparing and making the cakes, as she does every year.

Enderby Church – Philippines Project After the huge success of the ‗Teachers in the Stocks‘ which started our fundraising towards this project, we

followed up with a whole school non-uniform day. We were really pleased with the response to our fundraising

for the project and we are hopeful that when our contribution is combined with the fundraising from the

Enderby Church and Danemill school we will have easily reached our £2,000.00 target. Well done and thank you

to everybody who contributed to the £1,066.80 that we have raised so far. We hope to continue supporting this

project in the future.

Children in Need We raised £122.66 on Friday 19 November for ‗Children in Need‘ through our collection buckets

and ‗Spotty Tombola‘. Once again, the generosity of our students was overwhelming.

Meal Aid As outlined in our last Bulletin our ‗Meal Aid‘ fund started officially on Monday 22 November. However, we had

already raised 94p before the start date. The idea behind the fund is to raise enough money to start and

maintain a lunch programme at Sagail Primary school (one of the schools we are linked to) in Kenya. 38p will pay

for a cook to make one meal, £28.50 will feed 15 children for a whole week. Each time you go through the

canteen or Cindy‘s Pantry you will be given the option to ‗Meal Aid‘ 2p towards the fund. You may donate more if

you wish, or not at all. It really is a worthy cause as these children start school at 7.30 am and finish at 3.30 pm

and will not have anything to eat in all that time. Also once the programme is up and running, it may be the only

meal they have to eat in a day.

There is a display in the courtyard with the pictures of the 15 students involved, please go along and have a look

at the students whose lives will be directly affected by this fund.

Kenya We will shortly be starting the selection process to decide on the students who will be

taking part in the Kenya visit 2012. Once the final group are selected, it will be a long 16

months of fundraising ahead to enable them to cover the costs of their travel and also to

provide essential work and aid to the schools when we arrive in Easter 2012. We are

hoping to have selected the next group by Christmas from the current Year 8 and Year 9 groups. There has been

enormous interest shown so far, make sure you listen out to the bulletin for details about the next steps to being

involved.

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* Weekends only, conditions apply Limited period only for bookings before

17 December 2010

Contact the college for details on 0116 286 3722 lettings@brockington.leics.sch.uk

November 2010 Bulletin 15

Brockington College’s Artificial Grass Pitch

Our full size 3G pitch can be used for football and training for a range of sports and is fully floodlit and covered

by CCTV. The rubber crumb pitch is available to hire any evening of the week, (where spaces in the timetable

permit) for casual pay and play use, as well as weekly team training. The pitch can be hired by the third or in its

entirety, (our thirds are approximately three times the size of some operators‘ small sided pitches). We also hire

out the facility on Saturday and Sunday too if you need a surface that won‘t get muddy in winter! Whether you

want a pitch for a one off football game or need a pitch to train on a weekly basis, we offer competitive prices

and a state of the art playing surface to suit your sporting needs.

For more information, please contact Steve Buck (lettings@brockington.leics.sch.uk) or 0116 286 3722 for

availability and prices.

Artificial Grass Pitch Sponsors are:-

Narborough & Littlethorpe Action Group Parents and Friends of Brockington College

Adult Learning at

Brockington

Sign up now for an

Adult Learning Class in the New Year.

We offer a variety of daytime and evening classes for

adults in the following curriculum areas - Arts, Care &

Vocational, Sports, Languages, Skills for Life and IT.

If you are interested in joining a course or would like some

more information or advice on courses throughout the

county, please do not hesitate to contact the Central

Enrolment Team:

Freephone 0800 988 0308

Have a look at the Leicestershire Adult Learning Website:

www.leics.gov.uk/golearn

Up to 100% discount for those in receipt of benefits –

please ring for further information.

HOLIDAY DATES FOR 2011-2012

Autumn Term 2011 School opens: 1 September 2011 Mid-term break: 17 to 21 October 2011 School closes: 22 December 2011

Spring Term 2012 School opens: 9 January 2012 Mid-term break: 13 to 17 February 2012 School closes: 30 March 2012

Summer Term 2012 School opens: 16 April 2012 May Day: 7 May 2012 Mid-term break: 28 May to 1 June 2012 School closes: 13 July 2012

November 2010 Bulletin 16

Brockington Family of Schools Extended Services

What’s it about? This course has been designed to support parents of teenagers - it’s a series of three informal, friendly and supportive evening workshops run by RELATE where you’ll meet other people with similar experiences.

Venue: All workshops will be held at Brockington Community College, Enderby

Date and time: Wednesday 19 January, 26 January and 2 February 2011 from

7.00 pm–9.00 pm

Purpose: This course encourages parents to build on their existing skills, and to learn to

adapt behaviour. Each week different areas will be covered:

Week 1: To think of, and practice, ways to be assertive. Week 2: To look at effective communication, and how to deal with conflict. Week 3: To explore how to survive stress and healthy ways of understanding and handling anger.

Who’s it for?

Any parent/carer is welcome – it is best suited to parents of children aged 11 years upwards!

How much? FREE! This work is funded through the Extended Services Budget

How to reserve your place: Contact Angela Skelton by email askelton@greystoke.leics.sch.uk or phone 0754 914 5613 or complete this form and post to: Greystoke Primary School, Thornton Drive, Narborough, Leicester LE19 2GX

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