Chris Jupp, Headteacher

6th July 2018

13th July - Year 5 Day / School closed20th July - Sports Day at Warwick University Track

23rd July - Inspire Week5th September - First day back to school

HEADTEACHER’S MESSAGEDear Parents and Carers,

I would like to thank you for all your support so far this academic year. As we reach the final few weeks I'd like to share some key information about the very busy re-mainder of this year, plans for September and the next academic year.

I am pleased to confirm the change in timing of the school day that will be in place for September 2018. Please see the new change's in this newsletter. Governors have also agreed dates for the Teacher Training days for the next academic year.

The first day for students will be Wednesday 5th September 2018, with year 7 stu-dents starting in The Bridge.

Barr’s Hill News

Feedback is always appreciated from parents and carers and I am always keen to meet and listen to parents views about how we can improve the school.

I wish you a pleasant weekend.

Friendly Match vs. President Kennedy SchoolBarr's Hill's year 7 boys and year 7/8 girls played a couple of friendly basketball matches versus President Kennedy School.

Our boys were victorious, scoring over 30 points more than their opposition. The girls faced a difficult challenge as they came accross an experienced year 8 team, but all students performed to the best of their ability with maximum effort!

Year 7 girls (only) have a basketball game against Coundon Court in 2 weeks so they must be at training on Mondays. For further information, please see Teacher of P.E, Mr Joseph.

Winners: Athletics ChampionshipsA huge congratulations to Jack Done (1st place in the Discus), Jerry Uyimkeshi (2nd place in Shot Putt), Bryan Lengelo (2nd in Shot Putt and 3rd in 600m), and Freddie Hardy (3rd in Shot Putt). These students took part in the Athletics Championships and were ranked in the top three places out of all of the schools in Coventry.

The students had to undergo a grueling qualifying round, in which the top 8 students from each event across the City went through to the Championships. Despite the blazing sun, all three managed a podium position in their chosen event. A fantastic achievement and a big well done!

Practice Expeditions: Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh Awards

June saw the practice expeditions for our Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh Awards taking place. This is an opportunity for students to put in place all the skills they have learnt over previous months: pitching tents, map reading, compass skills, camp cooking and so on.

Our Bronze expedition took us to Berkswell and Kenilworth. Despite an eventful first day, students successfully navigated themselves to Kenilworth and have planned for their final expedition going out this weekend in Fen End and Meriden. Good luck to our Bronze participants!

Our silver expedition... one word: HOT!!! 28 degree heat and minimal shade made it a very testing time and the invrease in remoteness, in comparison to Bronze, showed how the challenge had really increased. Students found the practice useful to really understand the increased level of fitness required and the importance of keep-ing hydrated. The final expedition goes out on the 12th-14th July in the Peak District.

Good luck to all involved!

We are pleased to confirm the change in School Day which was agreed by the school Governors to be in place for September 2018.

In summary, the day for students will start at 8.45am, finishing at 3.00pm and is detailed below. We would expect students to be in their tutor room with their equipment out and ready to learn at 8.45, so it is advisable for students to arrive by 8.40 to ensure they are not late and suffer the resulting sanction.

Can I also remind you that we will continue to run our very popular Free Breakfast Club every morning next year - free tea, coffee, juice and toast is available for all students in our canteen from 8am.

New school day:

Teacher Training Day dates for 2018/19

Monday 3rd September 2018Tuesday 4th September 2018

Friday 1st February 2019Friday 28th June 2019Friday 12th July 2019

Monday 22nd July 2019

Key dates for the remainder of this year:

Teacher Training Day - Friday 13th July 2018Sports Day for Year 7-9 - Friday 20th July 2018

Inspire Week - Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th July 2018Celebration Assembly at Coventry Cathedral - Wednesday

25th July 2018

Change in timing of the School Day

Year 10 Wish TreeYear 10 GCSE Art created a Wish Tree inspired by Yoko Ono, where students and teachers can write their wishes and place them on the branches of the tree. The tree is located by the entrance to the school, so please take a look and read some of the fantastic wishes placed by our students.

Well done to all students on creating a touching piece of art-work!

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J u l y M a r k e t i n g

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Food Hero StrawberriesGreat in salads, juices and bakes. Did you know strawberries are a great source of vitamins C & K?Strawberries have about 200 seeds on them!

Destination SpainOur latest stop our food journey is Spain. Celebrating the great culture and foods from this great countries. We will be cooking up paella, tortilla sandwiches, gazpacho and a few more delicious options.

National Salad DayWhy celebrate just one day? Summer is here so we’re celebrating salads all month! Bringing those salad bars back to life with some fresh, raw, crisp salad combos. And of course we can’t forget our superfood salad range which is always a popular choice.

Bastille DayWe’re celebrating Bastille Day with some French classics and favourites.Some of which include pastries, ratatouille, omlettes and much more.

American Independence DayAKA 4th July is a great day to celebrate. We have some popular dishes from over the pond including pancakes, our Mac n Cheese concept, apple pies, club sandwiches, corn on the cob and so much more.

National Hot Dog DayWe’ve got themed hot dogs ranging from chilli dogs to veggie hot dogs and even toco dogs! Something everyone can enjoy.