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Weekly Bulletin

Monday 8th

Yr 8 A&B Netball v Honiton - Home 3.30-5.00pm

Tuesday 9th

Yr 8 Cookery Club 3.30-5.00pm Yr 10 Hockey v Exeter School - Away 3.00-6.00pm Yr 11 Netball League at Honiton - Away 3.30-5.30pm

Wednesday 10th

Yr 7 & 8 Rugby v Blundell’s & Clyst Vale - Away 3.45-6.00pm Yr 9, 10 & 11 Badminton Club 3.45-4.45pm Yr 10 & 11 Girls Basketball v Tiverton - Away 3.30-5.30pm

Thursday 11th

Yr 9 & 10 Netball v Exmouth - Home 3.30-5.00pm Yr 9 & 10 Cookery Club 3.30-5.00pm Yr 10 Hockey v Maynard School - Away 3.15-6.00pm Open Evening - 6.00-8.00pm

Friday 12th

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Saturday 13th

DofE Silver; Final Expedition (Assessed) - students to be at Wiveliscombe meeting point by 9.00am

Sunday 14th

DofE Silver; Final Expedition (Assessed) - students to be collected from Wiveliscombe meeting point on Monday 15th October at 3.30pm

Next Week’s Events

Pupil Credits

Congratulations to the following pupils;

25 Credits - Oscar Berry, Poppy Bingham, Samuel Bingham, Katelyn Busby, Ariana-Boo Carson-Monnelly, Jacob Chambers, Abigail

Churchward, Naeve Dancer, Teddy Dickson, Rory Duncan, Agnes Eckersley Hope, Joanna Eldridge, Lucy Elliott, Charles Hague, Amelie Heath, Emma Jarman, Daniel Jones, Meskerem Kempster-Weldon, Nea King, Maxwell Lilley, Matilda Rose Lord, Thomas Maher, Theo

McGoldrick, Joe McQueenie, Emily Packham, Annabel Pitts, William Reddaway, Madeleine Smith, Isabel Sullivan, Grace Trowbridge, Iona

Wilson, Sam Wood, Kitty Worrall, Kira Wotton.

Keep up the good work!

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The Information Evening for this year’s Year 11 Ski Trip will take place on Tuesday 13th November, starting at 6pm in the Venue. If your child is going on this fantastic trip this year, this is a great opportunity to get all the information you need and to ask any questions you may have.

Yr 11 Ski Trip Information Evening

Messages from the Finance Office

If you have questions for the Finance Office, please get in touch using the email address finance@uffculmeschool.net - please do not use the ParentPay messaging system as this mailbox is not monitored as frequently, so the response to your message may be delayed as a

result.

The Finance Office would like to remind parents to please check ParentPay and/or the School website on a weekly basis to make sure you are aware of all the current trips and activities, and the deadlines for signing up/payment. Payment for all trips will close at 2.30pm on

the date specified, unless the information about the trip states otherwise. Remember - If you have signed up and paid for a trip via

ParentPay, you do not need to return a permission slip as well; signing up via ParentPay will automatically provide the permission needed.

Thankyou!

Weekly Awards

Well done to Hannah Ashley, Ella Bagnell, Ellisha Berry, Kannika Burgess (2), Jemima Burton, Madelaine Butler, Sinead Corbett, Taine D'Arby,

Harriet Dodd, Imogen Elliott-Smith, Benjamin Eve, Katie French, Macie Greening, Shaunie Gutfreund, Daniel Harkness-Moore, Willow Hart, Joseph Harvey, Craig Hirst, Melany Hookway, Paige Ingledew, Dylan Kirby, Arran Leslie, Megan Newman, Erin Oliver, Max Oliver, Abigail

Palmer, Alexander Parker, Tyler Parker, Georgina Potter, Jessica Radford, Lucy Reddaway, Felicity Reed (2), Madeline Riley, Josh Rolinson, William Sampson, Jessica Searle, Oliver Skudder, Oscar Smart, Kai Smith, Isabella Sowden, Kian Sugden, Emilia Thompson, Max Thorne, Amy Tonge, Ella Tonge, Daniel Travers, Alex Venn, Hatty Wallace, Elisabeth Watts, Faith

Whittaker and Olivia Wotton (2), who have all earned themselves Weekly Awards!

Congratulations to you all; certificates will be sent home this week.

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Uffculme School would like to say a huge 'Thank You!' to everyone who has and does support the School Lotto.

The funds raised by the Lotto are used to provide financial support to enable students from all backgrounds to

participate in extra-curricular activities, music lessons, Activities Week and much more, so your contributions

really do make a difference!

REMEMBER - it’s not too late to sign up or renew your membership! The next draw will take place on Thursday 18th October (earlier than usual due to the Half Term).

You can sign up via ParentPay, visit the Finance Office to pay by cash or cheque, or set up a standing order through

your bank. Leaflets with sign up forms and more information are available from Reception.

The Music Department has a new member of staff on the Peripatetic Music Teachers

team! Genevieve Frost is joining us to teach Violin. If your child would like to start or resume Violin lessons there are currently some spaces available; if you

would like further information please get in touch with Mrs Luing-Holmes on luing-holmese@uffculmeschool.net

Thank you!

Music Department Message

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Tour du Mont Blanc - Summer 2019

We would like to invite you to join us for the Tour du Mont Blanc 2019 information evening with tour leader Mr Mike Bradford. The

evening will be held at Uffculme School (Dining Hall) on Tuesday 6th November, starting at 6.00pm

The TMB is Europe’s most popular Alpine walk and is deservedly regarded as one of the world’s great walks. Commencing from the

Chamonix Valley in France, we circumnavigate the Mont Blanc Massif trekking through three alpine countries along the way (France, Italy, and Switzerland). Covering a distance of about 170km (110 Miles) a

cumulative ascent and descent of approximately 9,000m – that’s equivalent to climbing Mount Everest. Brimming with incredible

vistas from high mountain passes, lush valleys and highway sized glaciers, alpine scenery does not get much better than this!

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TMB is an undeniably challenging walk which requires a reasonable level of fitness and suitable walking experience. This is first and

foremost a walk with no glacier walking or rock climbing. Underfoot you will experience a variety of tracks and trails. Single-track paths,

gravel forest roads, ski pistes and sections of country lanes. There are many alpine villages along the route allowing time to soak up this

unique alpine atmosphere.

Much of the trek is above the treeline, so you can get extremes of weather; even in the months of July and August you can be greeted by beautiful sunny days, you might find yourself in downpours, and sometimes you’ll even have patches of snow. The mountains are full

of surprises – making this a true adventure

Open to Year 9 (Three Moor Challenge), Year 10, Year 11, Post Uffculme School pupils, Uffculme School Staff and Parents/Guardians

of pupils past and present.

For information prior to the meeting please contact either:

Mike Bradford (TMB organiser) - bradford@eclipse.co.uk

Paul Mitchell (School contact) - mitchellp@uffculmeschool.net

Further information will also be available on the School Bulletin and social media sites.

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Student Support Services

ChatHealth 07520 631722

ChatHealth is a text service enabling young people at secondary school (aged 13-19 years) to reach out to the School Nurse team via

text message for confidential advice on a wide range of issues such as bullying, emotional health and wellbeing, sexual health, illness and

much more.

You can contact the team at any time, and they will get back to you between 9am and 5pm. You can also call this number (07520 631722)

to speak to a school nurse on the phone.

School Nurse Drop In Clinic

(Every Monday lunchtime in the Flexible Learning Centre)

This is a support service offered by our School Nurse, Sandra Williamson. The Drop In clinic is designed to provide students with an

opportunity to find out about issues that affect your well being. Sandra can offer support with issues like bullying, relationships, drugs,

healthy eating, getting healthy, staying healthy, work, families and much, much more.

You can talk privately to Sandra or you can simply come and join in as part of a group. Just come along any Monday lunchtime to the

Flexible Learning Centre (the hut next to the ‘cage’).

PTFA Messages

The PTFA is looking for a new Treasurer and Secretary. The PTFA hold one main event each year and meet roughly once a term to agree how the money raised is spent. If you would like to become more involved with the PTFA and take on one of these roles then please do email on

uffculmeptfa@gmail.com

The PTFA will once again be running a second hand book stall at this year’s Christmas Craft Fair, which will be held on Saturday 17th

November. If you have any unwanted books, they would greatly appreciate your donations! Please bring your donations to Main

Reception at school and we will pass them on to the PTFA.

Thank you!

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Student Achievements

Congratulations to Frankie Lambert (10BERTRAM) who passed his Adult Intermediate

Windsurfing Certificate during the summer - Great work Frankie, well done!

Congratulations to Sam Arrowsmith, Ben Simpson, Wilf Arrowsmith and Sam Persey,

who represented Uffculme School at the recent South West Secondary School Team Relay

Championships.

They were swimming against 22 teams from 6 counties, and finished in a very respectable 6th

place, both in medley & freestyle races.

Well done boys - you did Uffculme proud!

This Saturday (6th October) they will play their first home match against Pontypridd Panthers at Exeter

College. Entry is free and doors open at 1pm, so if you are in

the area why not go along and support them!

Well done to Taylor Lambert (Captain), Millie Meerloo-Jones (VC), Faith Whitaker, Ellie Meads, Tess Cutler, Jess Nelmes, Amy

Tonge, Ella Tonge, Eve Shadrick, Lottie Evans and Laine Roberts!

Girls basketball at Uffculme School is thriving! There are currently 11 girls from Uffculme’s Years 9 to 11 representing the Exeter Spartans

in the U16 Girls National League.

Windsurfing Success!

Girls Basketball on the Up!

Swimming Stars!