Co-Curricular

Year 7 Science Club

Year 7 Science Club is for any Year 7 pupil who loves Science. It runs every Tuesday lunchtime this half term in G4 and everyone is welcome. There will be plenty of Science practicals to enjoy including making slime, creating bath bombs, erupting volcanoes and of course plenty of exciting explosions that will be sure to get everyone fired up.

In the first session on Tuesday 4 November, 27 pupils pretended to be witches and made potions for Halloween. They had fun mixing together different chemicals to see if there were signs of a chemical reaction and saw lots of colour changes, bubbling and temperature changes! Next week our young scientists will be making slime.

All Year 7s are welcome, from 12.15pm to 12.40pm - just come along and develop your passion for Science – it promises to be a whole lot of fun.  

 

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Celebrating Pupil Achievements Outside School

It is great to be able to share another round up of pupils' co-curricular successes outside of school.

Year 9 pupils, Charlie Wilcox, Séamus Meakins-Owens and Max Phillips-Gore have all been selected for the Worcester Warriors Developing Player Programme. The boys were scouted at a recent rugby fixture and we were delighted to hear their news. It's a great opportunity for them and it is also great news for the College team. Well done boys!

Four Princethorpe pupils, Jasper Nicholls, Thomas Zanyi, Andrea Zanyi and Erika Zanyi joined 60 musicians attending the English Symphony Orchestra's Intermediate Youth Workshop at Bromsgrove School over the half term. They took part in two days of rehearseals and finished with a performance that included Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Overture and a Harry Potter medley, arranged by Michael Story. It was a fantastic opportunity that they all very much enjoyed. 

A huge shout out for all these young people we are always impressed to hear of your endeavours.

Duke Of Edinburgh’s Award - Complete Your Award 2020-21 - Reminder

Please continue to prioritise signing off your volunteering, physical and skill sections.  Many have already completed their award in full.  Guidance can be found on a DofE Completion email sent to you and your parents, the advice documents below are also available on MySchoolPortal.

For help, please refer to this eDofE Completion Guide and the Electronic Assessor Report Guide. You may also find it useful to refer to the Temporary Changes Summary or Gold Temporary Changes Summary documents.

The Y10 Bronze eDofE lunchtime drop-in clinic continues this week on Thursday 13.05 in LG01.  The Y11 Silver clinic takes place on Tuesday 13.05 in LG02.  Please prioritise completing your award before the end of term.  The Certificate Presentation Evening is in the New Year.

Will Bower 
Head of Outdoor Education – DofE Manager 

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Duke Of Edinburgh’s Award - New Starters 2021-22

Online eDofE accounts have been created and you have been sent an email with the login details.  Please sign in as soon as possible. The DofE will then send a participant handbook directly to your home address.

Further course materials are being distributed at the DofE Start-Up Meetings. Attendance at these sessions is mandatory for pupils. The next steps will be discussed.

Gold - Wednesday 17 November – Tutor Time – the Clarkson theatre

Silver - Thursday 18 November – Tutor Time – the Clarkson theatre

Bronze took place in REAL Time this week.

Please could all new bronze, silver and gold participants complete the steps listed below by Tuesday 14 December.

1. Download the DofE app or find www.edofe.org

2. Login using the username and password sticker on your folder

3. Update your personal details

4. Set timescales (for example at bronze physical 6, volunteering 3 and skill 3 months

5. Complete programme planners for the physical, volunteering and skill sections. This includes;

  • selecting the activity  
  • inputting start dates
  • setting a goal to achive
  • recording your assessor details (please speak to your potential assessor to ask permission before you upload the details)

6. Submit your ‘programme planners’ online to your DofE Leader for approval. Once approved you can start your award.

An email will be sent to pupils and parents with further advice. Resources can also be found on here on MySchoolPortal. 

Will Bower 
Head of Outdoor Education – DofE Manager