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Wellington School11-18 School

Spring Term NewsletterJanuary 2016

Welcome to the Spring Term 2016 Newsletter

INSIDE THIS EDITION:Welcome 2ArtNews 3Design&TechnologyNews 9EnglishNews 13GeographyNews 15ICTNews 15HistoryNews 16MathsNews 17MFLNews 18MusicNews 20PENews 22ScienceNews 24Year7,9,10,11 26PSANews 27REPNews 28CareersNews 29SixthFormNews 30SocialSciences 32

New York, New York! Science Club at work

Get Set, Cook event with Year 9

Wellington’s Art Wonderland

We hope you enjoy reading about many of the activities and events that took place at Wellington School during the Autumn Term 2015

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I’msurethatbythetimeyouhavereadabouttheactivities,eventsandsuccessesofourstudentsinthisnewsletterandpossiblyinmyweeklyblogonthewebsite,youwillonceagainbeleftinnodoubtastothewealthandbreadthofexperiencesweendeavourtoprovideforouryoungpeoplehereatWellington,andthelastAutumnTermwascertainlynoexception.CueformetopubliclysayahugethankyoutoallstaffandthewiderWellingtoncommunityofgovernorsandindeedparentsforyourconsiderableenthusiasmandsupportofourworkhere.Gratifyingly,(bywayofalittleaside)thiswasratifiedbyavisitfromtheInvestorsinPeopleassessorinNovemberandweweredelightedtobere-awardedaccreditation.

WeweresadtosayfarewelltoMrsJohnson,SecondinMusicattheendoflastterm,wholeavesustotakeupapostnearerherhomeandwewishhergreatsuccess.MrDeyhasjoinedtheMusicdepartmenttemporarilyandwearedelightedtowelcomeMrsAllenandMrsWhithamtotheMFLDepartment.WeawaitnewsfromMrsRamsumairwhohascommencedhermaternityleaveandoverthenextmonthorso,wewillbesendingMrsWillingham(Art),MrsCampbell,(MFL)andMrsStephens(AssistantHead)offontheirmaternityleaveswithourverybestwishes.

Roofing updateAfteradegreeofdisruptionsincelastJune,theroofinganddrainageprojectisdrawingtoaclose.Ihavebeenmightilyimpressedwiththetwomajorcontractors,Conlon’sandFulwoodRoofing.Iammostappreciativeoftheirprofessionalism.However,inaniceway,IwillbegladtoseethemgoaswewillthenbeabletoreclaimareasoftheSchoolsite.IthasbeenproblematicattimestohavelimitedspacebutImustcreditthestudentsfortheirpatienceandconductthroughoutthisperiod.

Certificate EveningItseemssuchalongtimeagonow,butweenjoyedafabulouseveningbackinSeptember,whenwecelebratedtheoutstandingperformancesofourstudentsintheirGCSEsandALevelsin2015.As

always,MrsMoorhouselaidonamusicaltreatandthanksmustgotoprincipalguest,GlennRees,atruefriendandpartnerofWellingtonSchool,forhiswisewords.WehadarecordturnoutfrombothourformerYear11andYear13studentsandtheatmosphereinthe6thFormCommonRoom,whereweenjoyedrefreshmentsfollowingtheformalpartoftheevening,waswonderful.Theeventwasatruevindicationofthehardworkanddedicationofstudents,staffandparents.Wewishallthosestudents,whethertheyremainwithusorhavemovedontopasturesnewandthenextstageoftheireducationallives,alltheverybestofluck.

Carol ServiceTheCarolServicehastobeoneofmypersonalhighlightsoftheWellingtonyearandMrsMoorhousehasalsoprovidedherreportintheMusicsectionofthisnewsletter.Despiteherusualboutofanxiety,MrsMoorhouseneverfailstodeliveronthemusicalfront;allthechoirsandinstrumentalensemblesweresuperbagain,butIwasparticularlyimpressedwithmycolleaguesinthestaffand6thFormchoirthisyear.AcknowledgementmustalsogotoMrsJones,whohastakenoverfromMrsStephensasHeadofREP,andwhosejobitwasthereforetoarrangethereadingsandthedeliveryofthedelightful‘jellybaby’story.AttheendofalongandtiringAutumnTerm,theCarolServicewasonceagainamarvellousboostandafabulouswaytokick-startthefestiveperiod.

PSA Events

Ihavementionedherinmyweeklybulletinrecently,butawordofthankstooutgoingChairofthePSA,NicolaGreen,forheroutstandingserviceofthelast5years.Duringthattime,Nicolahasco-ordinatedthefundraisingwhichhasprovidedsomuchforourstudents.Wewishherwellandhopeshekeepsintouch.EmmaFirthassumestheroleofChair(Emmawillhaveherhandsfullassheisalsoaparentgovernor),SimonCarterremainsasViceChairandSalimaLeVellbecomesSecretary.ThankstoCherylLavin,whostepsdownasSecretary,forherdedication

totheWellingtoncause.Cherylcontinuesasagovernor.Atthebeginningoftheyear,thePSAsetitselfatargetofraisinganadditional30%thisyear.Followingaverysuccessful(thankyouYear7parents)FamilyFunNightandequallysuccessfulChristmasFair,wearewelloncoursetoachievethatgoal.IhavetosaytheappearanceofFatherChristmas,ona1950svintagedoubledeckerbusinthecarpark,provedarealattraction.WelldoneMrsTaskerandMrsByiersforliaisingwithSanta’sagentstosecurehisservicesatatimewhen,I’msurehewasingreatdemand.

WeareincrediblygratefulfortheworkofthePSA,andthatincludesallthemembersoftheSLTwhoattendeverymeetingandalltheevents,butwereallywouldwelcomemorenewbloodandfreshideas.Remember,everypennyraisedwillbenefitourstudents.The‘RaceNight’isournexteventinMarch,andIhopeyouwillsupportinsomecapacityorother;bysponsoringarace,buyingahorseorjustcomingalongandhavinga‘flutter’onthenight.MorePSAnewslaterinthisNewsletter.

Advancednoticeofthisyear’sSponsored WalkwhichtakesplaceonFriday26thFebruary.TheSchoolCouncilthisyearvotedunanimouslyfortheTeenageCancerTrusttobeourchosencharity.Ireallydohopewecanhitthat£40,000markforthefirsttimeforsuchabrilliantcause.Ihavemetrepresentativesofthecharityandtheyareabsolutelydelightedthatthestudentshavechosentosupportthem.I’msurewewilldothemproud.Therewillbeaseriesofassembliestopromotethecharityoverthecomingmonths.Pleasegivegenerouslyandencourageotherstodosowhenthetimecomes.

Well,that’smorethanenoughfromme…enjoythenewsletterandI’msureitwillleaveyouwiththatwarmglowofcontentment.Ibelievetheycallit‘pride!’Welldonetoallouryoungpeoplewhoachievedsomuchlastterm.

S P Beeley Headteacher

HEADTEACHER News

Welcome to the latest edition of our NewsletterAsthisnewsletterarriveshome,wewillbespeedingtowardsFebruary,butIsupposeit’sstillappropriateformetowishyouallabelatedhappyandhealthyNewYear.



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ART News

The Monster MashOrshouldIsayMonsterMâché?Year7pupilstookpartinlastterm’sArtclubandmadethesefantasticpapier-mâchémonstersfromballoons,tissuepaperandofcourse,whateverysuccessfulartclubneeds….PIPECLEANERS!

ThesearenowupondisplayintheLRC.Gohavealook!Theyarefabulous(andnotscaryatall).

WelldoneYear7Artclubbers.

MrsKearney

Painting a selfie!MrsWillingham’sYear7classeshavebeenworkingreallyhardthistermontheirportraitprojects.Theyspentacoupleoflessonsmasteringtheartofmixingskintonesandpaintingtheirportraitswhichtheycompletedwithgreatsuccess.TheeffortandtimeputintothemreallypaidoffandtheyarenowturningtheirportraitsintoPopArtPieces(furtherupdateswillofcoursefollow).WelldoneYear7.

MrsWillingham

Japanese Art Techniques8.3AhavebeenexploringJapaneseculturethistermwithafocusonJapanesepatterns.

Studentsspenttimeaspartoftheschemeproducingthesebeautifulwavepatternsinwatercolour.Thestudentsfounditarealchallengecontrollingtheirwatercolourswithinsuchintricatepatternsbuttheresultswereworthit.Welldone8.3A.

MrsWillingham

Koi Carp festivalYear8havebeenresearchingtheJapanese‘KoiCarpfestival’.TheyhavestartedtodeveloptheirownKoiCarpkitedesignsinspiredbyJapanesepatterns.Keepalookoutinnextterm’snewsletterforfinalpieces.WelldoneYear8.

MrsKearney

Japanese Landscapes8.1Aand8.2AhavealsobeenlookingattraditionalJapanesearttechniques,oneofthembeinginklandscapes.StudentsweresetthechallengeofdrawingoutaJapaneselandscapeandcompletingthelandscapeinpenusingonlymark-makingtechniques,nocolouring!ThestudentsreallyexcelledatthechallengeandIamextremelypleasedwiththeresults,thesearetheirbestpiecesofworksofarthisyear.Iamexpectinggreatthingsfromtheclassesasweneartheendoftheirproject.

MrsWillingham



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ART News

Didgeridoo do Art proud!G’day!8.5AhavebeenworkinghardthistermlookingatAboriginalart.SofartheyhavecompletedbeautifulpaintingsofnativeAustraliananimalsandhavecompletedtheirownAboriginalmapsreflectingtheirlocality.Theyarevegemite-tasticandreflectrealskillinapplicationandpattern.

Nextarethecardreliefgroupsculptures,butyouwillhavetowaituntilthenextnewsletterissueforthose!Keepupthegoodwork8.5A.

MissGrey

Yorkshire Sculpture ParkMrsKearney,MrsBrownand30year9studentsvisitedYorkshireSculptureParkonThursday1stOctober.

Uponarrivingwemetalocalartistwhogaveusaguidedtourofsomeofthesculpturesondisplay.AfterspendingthemorningproducingsketchesofthesculptureshiddenintheYorkshirefog,intheafternoon,eachstudentwasgivenalumpofclayandaskedtocreatea

responsetooneofthesculptures.Theylovedworkingoutsidewiththeclayandonlymoanedafewtimes(each)abouthavingverydirtyhands!

StudentshadtheopportunitytohavealookatmanyoftheothersculpturesaroundtheparkandsomeevenmadeitthewholewaytotheothersidetoviewthebreathtakingPoppyWavesculpture,takenfromtheTowerofLondon.

YetanotherfantasticvisittotheYorkshireSculpturePark,welldonetoalltheYear9swhocamealong.IhopeyoufounditasinspirationalasIdid.

MrsKearney

Photography ClubPhotographyclubgotwellunderwaythistermwithafabulousgroupofYear9students.Studentshavebeenlearninghowtocomposeaphotographandusethecorrectsettingsonacamera.StudentshavealsohadtheopportunitytoedittheirphotographsusingAdobePhotoshop.Ican’twaittoseetheirworkondisplay.I’dliketosayamassivewelldoneandthankyoutoPhotographyClubwhohaveattendednomatterwhatthroughoutaverybusyterm.

MrsWillingham

Trafford Schools Art CompetitionCongratulationstoAmberGrundyforwinningthe‘InspiredbyFestivalsandCulture’awardatthisyear’sTraffordSchoolsArtcompetition.Shealsomissedoutonwinningthevisitorsprizebyonlyafewvotes!ThankstoeveryonewhovisitedArtwithaHeartGalleryinAltrinchamtosupportAmberandourotherYear12studentsEmilyandEboni,whiletheirworkwasupforexhibit.AmberwonahugeselectionofartmaterialswhichwillnodoubthelphergreatlywhensheattendsArtCollegenextyear.

Welldone!

MrsKearney



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Seaside Paintings9.3and9.4havehadthechancetodosomereminiscingabouttheirsummerholidaysthistermwhilststudyingtheseaside.Theyhaveproducedthesebeautifulwatercolourbeachhutpaintings.

MrsWillingham

ART News

Mono Printing9.7havehadafabuloustimethistermreminiscingabouttheirsummerholidaysandexploringallthings‘seaside’!StudentsevenhadtheopportunitytocompletesomeMonoPrintsoftheirdrawingsintheirsketchbooks.ThiswassetuplikeaMaryBerry‘technicalchallenge’forthegroup.Instructionswereminimalandthestudentswereencouragedtoworkindependentlytofindouthowtocompetethetaskthroughwatchingaseriesoftechnicalvideos.Well,Icanhonestlysaythewholeclasscertainlyrosetothetechnicalchallenge,thereweresomefabulousresultsthatIthinkwouldhaveimpressedanyjudge!

MrsWillingham

Catch of the day!9.8madethesesplendid3Dfishastheirresponsetothesealifetheme.Aftercompletinganarmaturewithpaper,thestudentscoveredandmodelledthefishwithmodroc,togiveasmoothpaintfinish.Theytooktothisnewtechniquelike…afishtowater!

Beautifulpaintworkwithlovelyreferencetopatternandfeaturesofthefish.

Definitelymycatchoftheday!

MissGrey

Seaside studiesYear9havewellandtrulycoveredallaspectsofsealifethisterm!Icouldshowyoupagesoftheirbeautifulwork,buthereisjustaflavouroftheiroceanofferings.

MissGrey

Year 9 Sealife work:Year9havefolloweda‘sealife’themelastterm–takealookatexamplesoftheirstunningworkbelow…



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ART News

The Big Draw:Onceagain,theArtDepartmenttookpartinthe‘BigDraw’,anationalcampaigntopromotedrawing.Thethemethisyearwas‘Everydrawingtellsastory’.Usingthistheme,wedecidedtocelebratethe150thanniversaryofAlice’sAdventuresinWonderlandbyLewisCarroll.Wecameupwiththeideatotransformourartcorridorinto‘Wonderland’andthateverypupilinYears7,8,9&10wouldcompleteapartofwonderland.Theworkthatwasproducedinoneweekwasoutstanding–from3ftflamingos,giantkeysmadefromModroc,3Dtoadstools,papercutclocks,largemurals,posters–younameitweprobablymadeit!

Welldonetoallthepupilswhotookpart,foryourenthusiasmandhardworkandanenormousthankyoutoMissGreyandMrsWillinghamforyourideas,aswellasthepreparationthathastakenplaceinorderforthiseventtorunsosmoothly.

Itwassoamazingtoseetheworkupfordisplayandevenbettertoseeourpupilsandvisitorstakethetimetoviewallthework.Arecordnumberoffairylightswereusedandwehaveabsolutelylovedteachingfromourwonderlandcorridor.

MrsKearney



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ART News

Year 11 Sea lifeManyYear11’shavetaken‘Sealife’asthethemefortheircoursework.Nowitwashardtoselectjustafewpiecestoshowyou,buthereisaselectionofsomeoftheworkproduced.

WelldoneYear11.

MissGrey

Year 11 SeasideYear11pupilshavejustcompletedtheir3rd(andfinal)pieceofGCSEcoursework.Obviouslythisprojectwassetatthebeginningofthesummerholidayswhenthesunwasoutandtheskywasblue;adistantmemorynow!

Somecrackingfinaloutcomesgirls!

MrsKearney

Feather, Fur, FinYear10haveproducedsomeamazingworkthistermfortheirtheme‘Feather,Fur,Fin’.AftergettingintotheswingofthingswithatriptoChesterZoo,studentshavereallyengagedwiththeprojectexploringalltypesofanimals,birdsandfishwhilstusingarangeofmaterialsandtechniques.Studentshaveproducedsomeamazingstudiesandarealreadycompletingtheirfinalpiecesfortheproject.Ican’twaittoseewhattheyaregoingtoproducefortheirnewprojectsintheNewYear!

MrsWillingham

Paper cuttingYear10arejusttakingeverythingintheirstride.Hereyoucanseethedelicatepapercuttingworktheyhaveundertaken.Itisatrickytechniquewhichrequiresgreatconcentrationnotonlytoavoidanyincidentwithascalpel,butinplanningthepositiveandnegativeofshapes.

Iwasreallyproudofthemastheycompletedthework,youcouldhaveheardapindrop!

MissGrey

Year 10 Drawing sheetsHowcouldInotincludephotographsofmyYear10drawingsheets?Theyareabsolutelyfantastic!Theamountoftimespent,thedetailaddedandthecaretakenisaboveandbeyondmyexpectations.Iamreallylookingforwardtoseeingthefinaloutcomes.WelldoneYear10.

MrsKearney



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Year 13 Fine ArtOurstudentsareworkingreallyhardontheircourseworkportfoliosatthemoment.Thethemesarevariedandshowtheirgrowingskillsinavarietyofmediatocreatedifferenteffectsincludingwire,imagetransferandlayeringandstitchingpaper.

Amberiscurrentlyexploringportraiture,inspiredbytheartistsLucienFreudandFrancisBacon.Sheisundertakingatriptychinoilpaint.

Eboniisusingsewing,stitchinganddressmakingashertheme,lookingatartistsJimDineandLisaMurphytoexplorebothmarkmakingandcomposition.

Emilyhasusedhersealifethemetodevelopherstudiesusingfoundobjects,layersandcollectionslikeartistsJosephCornellandJuanGris.

AllthesestudentsappliedtoManchesterMetropolitantocompleteafoundationcourseinartanddesignandIamdelightedtosaytheywereallofferedaplace.

Welldoneladiesandkeepupthegoodwork,finaloutcomeswillbeunveiledinthenexteditionofthenewsletter.

MissGrey&MrsWillingham

ART News

Year 12 Print FeverYear12pupilshavegot‘PrintingFever’atthemoment.Theyhavebeenexperimentingwithmonoprinting,polyprinting,intaglioprintingandevenlinoprinting(wearesavingscreenprintingfornextterm).WelldoneYear12forbeingcreative,risk-takingandbeingpreparedtobemessymostlessons!

MrsKearney

Graphics (Yr 13)Year13GraphicCommunicationstudentscontinuetomakegreatprogresscreatingtheirgraphiccampaigns.JamiehasbeenexploringdesignerssuchasOrlaKielyandMiniModernstocomeupwithhisownrangeofhouseholdproductsfeaturingpatterndevelopedfromasealifetheme.

WillisusingManchester‘pastandpresent’todevelopa‘hipster’stylelogoforacafébarcalledMoseley.

BothproductshavebeendevelopedfromdrawingandexperimentationoftheirownimagesusingPhotoshoptechniquesandprocessestoproducetheoutcomes.Greatwork,keepitup!

MissGrey&MrsWillingham



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DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY News

KS3 - Food Technology - Year 7Year7studentshadathemeforthisrotationof‘AHealthyPackedLunch’,withsomechallenginghomeworkset.Oneofmyfavouritetasksinvolvedpupilschoosinganythingtheywouldliketocookoveraweekendwiththeirparents/grandparents/carers/siblingsorevenindependently.Iaskedallstudentstocooksomethingthatinvolvedthemusingeithertheovenorthegrillandevidencethiswitheitheraphotograph,aletterfromtheirparentsorasignatureintheirplanners.

Theresponseblewmeaway!Ithinktheirparentsalsoenjoyedhavingasous-chefintheirkitchen.Ourstudentshadcookedpartsofaroastdinner,forexampleYorkshirepuddingsandgravy,fruitcrumbles,browniesandmanymore.AhugethankyougoestoJosephLeeandfamilyforkindlybakingeveryoneintheclassacupcakeandeventhestaffweregivenonetoo.WhatakindgesturethiswasandIcanconfirmtheyweredelicious;verymoistandevenlyrisen.MaryBerrywouldbeproud!

MissHudson

KS3 - Food Technology - Year 8Thisrotation,ourYear8studentshadathemeof“AMediterraneanDiet’,toensureallstudentsgainawealthofknowledgeofhealthydishesthattheycanprepareandcookforatargetaudienceofeitherfamiliesorcouples.AllstudentsstartedbycarryingoutsomeresearchofwhichMediterraneancountrytheywouldliketobasetheiringredientson.TheyhadchoicesofSpanish,ItalianorGreekCuisine.

CalumMilnewritesthisreportofthefoodrotationsofar:

‘FoodTechnologyinYear8hasbeenreallyfunsofar,wehavecreatedmanymarvellousdishesrangingfrommulticolouredvegetableandgrilledhalloumiKebabstomouthwateringpizza.TocreatethesedisheswewereinspiredbytheMediterraneancuisineandthemethodstheyusetocook.

Sofar,Ihaveenjoyedcreatingthepizzabecausewecouldcreatethedoughfromscratchaswellaspractiseourchoppingmethods.Itwasreallyfuntomakeaswell.Alsoitwasmyfavouritetotasteduetothevarietyoftexturesfromthesoftvegetablestothecrunchycrusts.PlusthefactIcannowmakemyownpizzafromscratchathomeisfantastic.’

InthefollowingweekstherewillbeapastadishandaSpanishorangecakeforstudentstomake,andfinallytheywillredesignandcookoneoftheirpreviouslycookeddishesforafinalassessment.

IhopeonedaytoseeoneofmystudentsonMasterChef,keepupthegoodwork.

MissHudson

KS3 - Ready Steady CookOnMonday19thOctober,thewholeofYear9witnessedaready,steady,cookcompetitionbetweenMissTidburyandMrsRyan.TheschoolcaterershostedtheeventledbyachefcalledTimwhowasassistedbytheschoolcateringmanager,Leon.

ThegreenteamconsistedofMissTidbury,CameronStenhouseandLilyAvison-HallandontheredteamtherewasMrsRyan,LauraRundleandAffyKhan.

Beforecookingbegan,Timexplainedthemainfoodgroupsandwentthroughwhatabalanceddietshouldlooklike.TimchosethreeYear9pupilstohelpwiththis–JacobGregory,Georgia

HighamandDanielleBroadbent.

Afterthistheteamsweretoldwhattheywouldbecookingandshowntheequipmentthattheycoulduse:theredsweremakingMakhaniChickenwithRiceandthegreens,ChineseQuornStirFrywithnoodlesandcucumbersalad.

Oncetheteamshadfoundoutwhattheywerecooking,thetimer

startedandthecontestwason.Theteamshad15minutestocookandservetheirdishes.Teamredstartedbysteamingthericeandthegreensstartedbypreparingthecarrots.Astheminutestickedby,theepiccookingbattleintensifiedwiththeteamsbecomingmorestressedbytheminute.Withjustsecondstogo,theteamsstartedtoplateup,anxioustogettheirpresentationcorrect.Andthenitwasallover.Therewasnothingmoretheteamscoulddo.Judgingcommenced.

Ahostofstudentsandteachers,whowereeagerlywatching,werechosentotastethefoodandfeedbacktotheaudiencewhowouldthenvoteusingtheredandgreencards.Itturnedouttobeaprettymuchunanimousvote...withtheredteamemergingasthevictors.

Itwasathoroughlyenjoyableactivityforallwhoparticipatedandspectated.CommiserationstoMissTidbury,maybenexttime!

AdamJennings,9GBN



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KS3 - Graphics - Year 9 Food Packaging ProjectYear9studentsstudyingGraphicProductshavebeendeveloping‘takeaway’packagingforafoodsectorareaoftheirchoice.Studentshavedesignedtheirownbrandbydevelopingauniquelogorelevanttotheirfoodtheme.Thefoodpackagingsystemtheyhavecreatedhadtobesuitableforcommercialuseinarestaurantorfoodoutletandbeabletocontainadrinkandawrappedfoodproduct.

StudentspresentedtheirproposalsinaPowerPointpresentationaswellascreatingaprototypemodel.

Theresultshavebeenoutstanding.WelldoneYear9.

MrsBoothandMrTravis


KS3 - Textiles - End of Rotation EvaluationsOncemyYear7,8&9studentshadreachedtheendofthefirstDesignTechnologyrotationIaskedthemtowriteanevaluationoftheirownexperiences.Herearesomeoftheirevaluations;

OmarAbunasra8Y4startsoffwith:“ThisyearinTechnology,wehavebeensetachallengingdesignbrieftomakeabagthatissimilartoourPEbags.OurbagshadtobebasedontheHindufestivalsofHoliorDiwali;IchoseHoli.”

HarleyGeraghty8W4explains:“Wehavelearntmanynewskillsthisyear,suchashowtousethesewingmachineproperlyandusedifferentdecorativetechniques.IhaveenjoyedTextilesthisyearmorethanlastyearaswegottouseawiderrangeofequipment,aswellasputourskillsthatwelearntlastyeartothetestforamorechallengingbutrewardingproduct.Ihaveparticularlyenjoyedtryingoutsomenewtechniquesinordertodecorateourbagssuchasthedyeingtechniquesofcolourwashandtie-dye.Ihaveovercomeafewproblemsbybeingresilient,forexamplemeasuringcorrectlytocreateseams,makingsurethefabricispinnedperfectlybeforeIsewandlearningtotakemytimeonceonthesewingmachineinordertoavoidthedreadedun-picker”.

CharlotteListon9X4summarisesherrotationwith:“IhaveenjoyedthisyearrelearninghowtothreadupamachineasIcannowdoitonmyown.IcanconfidentlysayIknowhowtocompleteallthevariousstagesofmakingmydeerstalkerhat.IreallyenjoyedmakingmyChristmasthemedhataswehavelearntnewsewingmachinedecorativetechniquessuchasquiltingandmachineappliqué.Inowknowwhattodowhenmysewingmachine‘breaks’andInowfinditeasiertocutfabricusingshears.AlthoughsomepartsofTechnologyaredifficulttograspatfirstIfinditreallyrewardingandenjoyable”.

MissHudson

KS3 - Product Design - Year 7 Boat ProjectYear7studentsstudyingProductDesignhavecreatedarangeoftoyboatdesignsaimedatyoungchildren.Studentshavedevelopedarangeofpracticalprocessestocreatetheirtoyboatfromsoftwoodandenhancedtheircomputeraideddesignskillstopresenttheirboatsinareallifecontext.

GreatmarketingYear7!

MrsBooth



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KS3 - Product Design - Year 8 Clock ProjectYear8studentsstudyingProductDesignhavebeendesigningandmakingarangeof‘novelty’clockdesignsbaseduponathemeoftheirchoice.Studentshavedevelopedarangeofpracticalprocessestocreatetheir‘original’designs.

GeoginaScraceexplains;“DuringmyProductDesignrotationinD&Twedesignedandmadeclocksforatarget

audience.Myclockisabearthatusesbrightcolourstoattracttheyoungchildrenatwhommyclockisaimed.Myclockisfunandfriendly,andit’sfantasticthatitlookslikemyoriginaldesign.“

CongratulationsYear8,thequalityoftheclockshasbeenexceptional.

MrsBoothandMissCarter


KS4 - GCSE Textiles TechnologyGCSETextilesTechnologystudentshavebeenworkingextremelyhard;Theyhaveselectedtheirprojectbrieftodesignafashiongarmentinspiredbyadifferentcultureoftheworldorauniquechild’stoy.

StudentshavecompletedcomprehensiveresearchandproducedsomeoutstandingdesignsandIamlookingforwardtoseeingtheseideasdevelop.

MrsBooth



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KS5 - A Level TextilesYear12&13studentshavebeendemonstratingtheircreativityandflairbycreatingarangeofexquisiteandoriginaldesignsforanidentifiedclient;theserangefromcouturedesigners,highstreetstores,theatrecompanies,‘pop’iconsandcelebrities.

Eachstudenthascreatedtheirownbriefanddesigntheme.Wearelookingforwardtoseeinghowtheseideasdevelop.

Greatwork!

MrsBooth&MissHudson

KS4 - GCSE Textiles Year 11OurYear11studentsarenowinthethickofmanufacturingtheirowndesignsandallareworkingatapacetocompletetoatightdeadline.Theclasshasmentionedtomethattheyarereallyenjoyingthepracticalelementofthecourseandfindingthattheonehourlessonfliesby.Iaskedthreeofmystudents;EmilyHolt,ConnieBennett&EllaTaylortocomposethisreportontheirclass’experiencessofar.

‘AsaclasswearemakingallsortsoftextileproductsrangingfromcostumessuitableforBalletperformances,musicalsandtheatricalproductions,tointeractivestuffedanimalsandbuildyourownplaycubes.Weallenjoythecreativeoutletwereceivefromdoingpracticalwork,despiteitbeingtimeconsumingandrequiringalotofconcentrationtoachievethehighestmanufacturingstandards.Wearealsofeelingthepressureoftryingtogeteverythingfinishedtomeetthedeadline,howeverdespitethisthesubjectisthoroughlyenjoyable.Wehavelearntmanydifferenttechniquesinthepastfewmonthssuchasshibori,appliqué,heatsettingandfoiling,whichwehaveusedonourfinalpieces.’

Icanvouchformystudentsthatallareusingavarietyoftechniquesaswellassomecompletingmethodsofdecorationandconstructionthattheyhaveresearchedindependently.Somehaveevenvisitedtextileexhibitionsandlearntnewtechniquesthisway.

OnafinalnoteIwouldliketosayahugewelldonetoallthosestudentswhoperformedwellintheirrecentmockexams.Theywillsoonfindouttheirresultsatparentsevening,butIamthrilledforthosewhoIcantellhavebeenworkingindependently.Thesestudentshavemadeuseoftheendlessmockexamstyletheoryquestionstarteractivities,therevisionguidesIhavewrittenandthenotesfromtheorylessonstorevisetheirsocksoff.Thisisapositivesignthatallstudentsshouldbegainingresultstobeproudofcomesummer2016.

Ihavemyfingerscrossedforyouall,notthatyou’llneeditifyoukeepupthehardwork.

MissHudson

KS4 - GCSE Product DesignGCSEProductDesignstudentshavebeenworkingextremelyhardandaremakinggreatprogresswiththeirControlledAssessmentpractical.Studentsarecurrentlyintheworkshopdesigningavarietyofproductsfromstorageunits,dockingstationsandlighting.

ThedeadlinefortheirfinalpieceisfastapproachingsokeepworkinghardYear11.

MrsBoothandMissCarter



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ENGLISH News

10.5 Poetry10.5havebeenworkingonan‘IntroductiontoPoetry’week,learningandthenperformingtheDylanThomaspoem,‘Donotgogentle….’Pupilshadtolearnhowtousetheirvoiceforperformancebyintonating,usingvoicecontrolandemphasisingemotions.TheclassworkedfabulouslyonthisactivityandperformedtheirfinishedversionintheValeHall.Onfillinginaquestionnaire,pupilsinformedmethattheyhadreallyenjoyedtheweekandthatithadhelpedthemtofurtherappreciatethepowerofpoetry!

MrsMcDonnell

10.4 English Embracing Poetry10.4havebeenbusycreatingsomeimpressivepiecesonwhetherornottheyfeelteenagershaveaneasylife;thisformspartofaunitcalled‘OurVoice’whichintroducesstudentstothetrialsofthewritingpaperforGCSEEnglishLanguage.Pupilsdesignedplayingcardswiththeirintroductionandconclusionson–thatwaytheyhavemadesurethesearesemanticallylinkedandyoushouldeasilybeabletoplayagameofSnapwiththem!We’vealsomadeadisplayoftheirexcellentwork.

TheclassalsohadabriefintroductiontoUnseenPoetry.WecompletedsomeP4Cworkwherewedebatedwhether‘HarryPotter’couldhavebeenwrittenasapoem;whetherpoetryshouldrhyme(welldonetoPanSakellariouforbeingsoadamantitshouldthathewroteapoemtoproveit!)andwhetherweshouldhaveaNationalAnthemoraNationalPoem.IlovedtheresponseofJoeMcGuinnessandBenRoylewhentheyexclaimed,‘Wow,nowIdon’tknowwhattothink!’whenwediscussedWilliamBlake’s‘Jerusalem’whichthepupilsrecognisedasasongbutdidn’trealiseitwasapoem!Evenbetterwhenthesongfeaturedonanadvertinthemiddleoftherugbythateveningwhichlotsofthepupilssaw.

Totopoffagreatfewdaysofpoetry,theclassmadetheirownvideopoemtoexploretheimagery,symbolismandthemesinSimonArmitage’s‘Mother,anyDistance…’Thepupilswereincrediblycreative,evencapturingaerialshotsfromtheLyntonBuilding!Thanksalsotothesitestaffforloaningtheclasssometapemeasures–acentralmetaphorinthepoem.

MissHitchens

Reward trip to the BBC studiosEverwonderedwhokeptyourschooldisplayslookingsofabulous?WehavethreeverycreativeYear8studentswhohelpmaintainallofthedisplaysaroundtheschool–fromupdatingthesportsnewstorippingdownolddisplaysandputtingupnew.ElayneAtherton,StephanieEatonandElizabethBrouardhaveworkeddiligentlyoverthepastyear.AsarewardfortheirhardworkIdecidedthatatouraroundtheBBCstudioswouldbeawell-deservedtreat.Settingoffonthetramtheymadetheirwaytothestudios…IthinkIwasthemostexcited!WegottoseelotsofpropsusedinsomeofthemostpopularTVshowsincludingtheTardisandDaleks,thefamousCountdownclockand‘Thechair’fromTheVoiceplusoneofthelargestChristmastreesanybodyhadeverseen!WemadeourwayaroundavarietyofstudioswhichincludedtheCBBCpresenterstudio,MatchoftheDay(plusGaryLineker’sdressingroom!)wherewelearntaboutauto-cues,augmentedrealitytechnology,lightingtechniquesandmuchmore.TheteamhadplentyofquestionsandourlovelyguidesBobbyandPaulwerenothingbuthelpful.ThefinalsectionwasavisittotheNewsround,QuestionofSportandtheweatherpresentersets,whereStephanieeventriedherhandatpresentingtheNews,veryprofessionalandmostcertainlyanatural.Whilstallthreehadagoatpresentingtheweatherandexperimentingwiththe‘invisibilitycloak’againstthegreenscreenwatchingtheirfloatingheadsandarmsonscreenasaresult.TheyendedtheirtourwithastrollaroundtheBluePetergardensbeforehoppingbackonthetram.Agreatmorninghadbyallandawell-deservedtreatforthestudentswhoworksohardtokeeptheschooldisplayslookinggreat.

MissHicks

National Poetry Day 2015: LightNationalPoetryDaywason8thOctoberandthisyear’sthemewas‘Light’.DuringEnglishlessons,Year7,8,9and10pupilscreatedtheirownpoemsonthistheme,withsomebrilliantresults!CongratulationstothefollowingpupilswhowerethewinnersoftheNationalPoetryDaycompetitionandhadtheirworkdisplayedintheEnglishcorridor:

Y7:SophieHurlstone Y9:CameronStenhouse

Y8:SamWebster Y10:LilyHopkins-MurphyMrsCollinge



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ENGLISH News

‘I Love English’!ThisyeartheEnglishandMediadepartmenteachhavean‘ILoveEnglish’boardintheirclassroomwherepupilshaveto

earnahard-wonplaceoneachboardwiththeirwork.Onlyworkwithexceptionaleffort,progressandoriginalitygettofeature,so

thecompetitionistough!

Everypupilwhoearnstheirplaceontheboardgetsacertificateandofcourse,moreimportantly,arealsenseofachievement.

Welldonetoallofthesuccessfulpupilssofar!

MissHitchens

Year 10 get to grips with ‘The Scottish Play’: it’s a rap!MrsYoungand10.0havebeenstudiouslyexploringShakespeare’s‘Macbeth’duringtheAutumnTerm.Gettingtogripswiththegoryevents,gettingtoknowthearrayofcharacters,examiningthecentralthemesandnotleastbecomingexpertinanalysingthebard’slanguageuse,pupilshaveputtheirknowledgeandcreativitytothetestandturned‘rapstars’.Manyalaughwassharedinplanning,drafting,rehearsing,performingandevenrecordingtheirown‘Macbethraps’forposterityand,ofcourse,forfuturerevisionsinceunderthenewspecificationforGCSEEnglishLiterature,studentsarerequiredtolearnquotationsbyheartfortheirterminalexamination.Theresultsareextremelyentertaining,nottomentioneducational!Muchfunwashadbyall.

SPaG SupportAlongwiththeYear7tutorteam,wehaveissuedpupilswithaSPaGbooklettosupportthembothinandoutofschoolwiththeirliteracyandlanguageforlearningacrossalllessons.

Thiswasdesignedbystaffsothecontentismeaningfulandusefultopupils’studies.Whenpupilsarecompletinghomeworktheyshouldutilisethesetohelpthemchecktheaccuracyandfluencyoftheirwritinganddofeelfreetotestpupilsonsomeofthekeywords!Similarly,underthe‘Learners’tabonthewebsiteyouwillfindasuiteofliteracyresourceswhichpupilscancompleteasextraliteracysupportoutsideofschoolaswellasreadinglistsandkeyspellings.AnyextraworkpupilsproducewillbemarkedgladlybytheirEnglishteachersandanyfurtherreadingrecommendationsyoumaywishforwillalsobehappilyprovided.AsDumbledoreoncesaid,‘Wordsareourmostinexhaustiblesourceofmagic.’

MissHitchens

Y8 Inkheart TripBookscantakeustoadifferentworld.Thiscertainlyprovedtobetruewhen46Year8pupils,accompaniedbyMrsHartley,MissTedfordandMrsMildensteinattendedaproductionofInkheartat‘HomeTheatreManchester.

TheplayisanadaptationofCorneliaFunke’sbest-sellingfantasyadventurenovelforchildren.Visuallytheproductionwasstunningandmadeforarealcelebrationofbothreadingandtheatreandprovidedafittingendtoahardterm’sworkintheEnglishDepartment.

MrsHartley

A Doll’s House:

Year 12 English LiteratureYear12EnglishLiteraturecreatedsomeexcellentdolls’houseslasttermtoexplorethestaging,keythemesandcharacterisationofIbsen’s‘ADoll’sHouse’.Thepupilsworkedcollaborativelyandrecappedtheirknowledgeofthetext,creatingkeyquotesliststohelpthemforthenewlinearexams.

MissHitchens

Charlie Higson Author VisitMissHitchens,MrsWareandMrsMildensteintook40Year8and9studentstoAltrinchamBoysGrammartolistentothefamousauthorCharlieHigsonspeakabouthisfinalbookfrom‘TheEnemy’series‘TheEnd’.Iwaschuffedtobitstomeetmyidolfrom‘TheFastShow’withevenabriefmentionofsomeoftheshow’scatchphrases;meanwhile,thestudentswereinspiredbyhowcreativelytheycanuselanguageintheirowndescriptivewriting.

ThepupilsmanagedtogetcopiesofHigson’sbookssignedtoo,arewardfortheirphenomenalbehaviour.Finally,welldonetoHamishGonzalez-Sweeneyforaskingaquestioninfrontofthewholeaudience!

MissHitchens



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GEOGRAPHY News

Geography praise postcards for this Autumn half termEachhalftermwesendoutcongratulationpostcardsasadepartmenttoKeyStage3studentswhohaveshownrealeffortandprogressinGeography.Thefollowingstudentshavebeenchosen.

Mrs Kenny7.1A MiaLiddellandEthanGriffin7.2APoojaMehtaandLucyKilvert7.3A MillicentWhitefieldandChloe

Horrocks8.1B MiaBarlowandThomas

Harrison8.2A EllieSwainandDanielRoberts8.4B HollieAdamsonandLeon

Mottram-Clough9.3 DanielleBroadbentandEllie

Frost

Mr Whitaker7.5B Mollie-JoRotherforthandSinead

Sibbald8.5A LukeSouthernandAbbieLong8.2B KathrynDaviesandMollyShort9.6 FaithBristowandKateAbbott9.1 MollieSealandSebastian

Whitehead9.9 MauroPereiraandMorgan

Larkin

Miss Barsoum7.1B EmilySpeedandCallum

Marsland7.3B AimeeCleallandJamesColledge9.8 LewisSquireandCaitlin

Halfpenny9.5 JakubKesselandAishaShad9.2 LaurenTidburyandDanFlisk8.3B JakeBentandKatiePhillpott7.4A GeorginaOakesandCharlie

Neild8.1A TillyBalderstoneandBenDavies

Miss English9.7 TheoKonstantinouandImogen

O’Mahoney9.4 CharlotteListonandMaddy

Daniels9.0 RebeccaRileyandTheaAldridge7.5A GraceCottrillandJessica

Gethins7.4B FraserHolgateandAmberKelly7.2B AbbieChanandJosieWatson

Ahugecongratulationstoeverybodyfortheirhardworkandexcellenteffortthisterm.Keepitup!!

MrsKenny

Geographer of the MonthWelldonetoallofourgeographersofthemonththisterm.Youreffortsarerecognisedandrewarded!Keepupthegoodworkinto2016.September2015-HarveyLees:forafantasticeffortinhis‘Journalofmyjourneytoschool’.NominatedbyMrsKenny

October2015-ThomasPavey:forgoingaboveandbeyondeveryGeographylessonbycompletinghisownextraresearchtoaveryhighlevel.NominatedbyMissBarsoum.

November2015-AngelaWisten:forherfabulouscommitmenttohercontrolledassessment.NominatedbyMissEnglish

December2015-Commitmentandlevelofunderstandingontherecentcoastalprocessestopic.NominatedbyMrWhitaker

Welldonetoall!

MrsKenny

Geography Rewards!Worthmorethantheirweightingold,theGeographerbadgesandrubbershavebecomethesoughtafteraccessoryofthewinterseason.Inavarietyofcolours,thebadgeshavebeenawardedforexcellentcommitmentinandoutsideofclassforsuchactsasdevelopingindependentinvestigationthroughaskingquestions,homeworkeffortsanddemonstratingGeographicalskillsaswellasgeneralimpeccableeffort.

MrWhitaker

Code ClubThisyearintheever-popularcodeclub,wehavehadtwogroupsofstudents.LessexperiencedcodershavehadanintroductiontothePythonandScratchprogramminglanguages.TheyalsotookpartintheHourofCode–aglobalmovementtointroducestudentstoComputerScience.Checkoutthetutorialsyourselfatuk.code.org/learn!

SomegroupswithmoreexperienceincodinghavebeenexperimentingwiththemorephysicalaspectsofcomputingbycreatingcircuitsincludingLEDstobeattachedtoRaspberryPicomputers.PicturedisSamSparkswhocodedaquizwhichmadedifferentlightsflashdependingontheanswertheusergivestoquestions.Nexttermwewillattempttobuildandprogramaremote-controlledcar.NewrecruitsarealwayswelcometoCodeClubwhichtakesplaceonFridaylunchtimes.

Key Stage 3 AssessmentsInYears7to9wehaveintroducedamorerigoroustestingprogrammetoassessstudents.Attheendofeachunitofworkpupilsundertakeachallengingtestdesignedtoreallystretchtheirability.Studentswhoperformedbestweredelightedtoreceivecertificatestorecognisetheirachievementsforworkinthedatamodellingunit.PicturedfromYear8areJackJudge,LouisJohnson,EwanClarkeandLouisGoodwinwholookpleased,ifalittlesurprised,tobeinthetopoftheiryeargroup!Specialmentionmustgotootherstudentswhoperformedtoaveryhighlevel.ElizabethHayseldenandCameronSandisonbothscoredanincredible97%inYear7.InYear8RachaelEckersleyandConnorErskineweretooshytobepicturedbutperformedverywellandYear9sawtopscoresfromThomasPalmer,SamSparksandNatashaCartmell.

MrLittle

ICT News

Year 9 CoastsSomeYear9GeographystudentshavebeenrecentlystudyingcoastalprocessesandlandformformationandarenowequippedwiththeknowledgeandskillstoembarkontheirSwanageBayproject.

Torecapthefeaturesandtheirknowledgestudentshavebeenrecreatinglandformsthroughusingplaydough–ohhowtheyenjoyedcreatingthesefeaturesandsmellingthedough!Theyalsocreatedinnovativecoastaldefencestructuresusingthedough.

MrWhitaker



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HISTORY News

Year 9 WWI Battlefields TourIntheweekbeforehalf-term39wearylookingpupilsand4membersofstaffdepartedWellingtonat5:30amforwhatwasatrulymemorableandinspiringtouroftheBattlefieldsoftheWesternFront.Thepupilshadapackedscheduleandwereabletolearnfirst-handthelessonsoftheFirstWorldWar,visitingsitessuchastheThiepvalmemorial,TyneCotcemeteryandtheMeninGateinYprestonamebutafew.

Despiteanunscheduledlongjourneyonthefirstday(viatheM25carpark)thepupilswereraringtogobrightandearlyonthesecondday.ThetourwasledbytheencyclopaedicMikeScottandthecharismaticformersoldierMajorBobDarby.BothtourguidesdidanoutstandingjobofengagingthestudentsandtheyreallybroughthomethepersonalsacrificesmadebysoldiersduringWWI.Asaformerhistoryteacher,Mikewasfantasticinencouragingstudentstoquestiontheirsurroundings,empathisewiththosewhogavetheirlives,aswellasexploredebatesaboutthenatureofthefighting.Therewasarealemphasisonthelivesoftheindividualswhofoughtinthewarandthisreallystruckachordwiththepupils.Mikewasalsoabletolocatethefinalrestingplacesofrelativesofthosepupilswhohadgivendetailsoftheirrelativestohimpriortothetrip,suchasAliciaCole(pictured).MissTidburyandMrsRoe-BennettwerealsodelightedwhenMikehadbeenabletolocatethememorialswhichborethenamesoftheirrelatives.

Throughoutthetourthepupilsconductedthemselveswiththeupmostrespectfortheirsurroundingsandwerearealcredittotheschool–evenaftersomeincrediblytediouscoachjourneys!AparticularhighlightwastheopportunityforReeceGaultonandAllyBrooke(pictured)tolayawreathattheMeninGateonbehalfofWellingtonSchoolinmemoryofthosewholosttheirlivesinWWI.Overallitwasatrulybeneficialtriptoallofthoseinvolvedandleftalastingimpactforbothstaffandstudents;inspiringlessonslearnedfromthetourtobebroughtintoclassroomteaching.Thetripwasafantasticopportunitytodeepenthepupils’understandingoftheimportanceofWWIintherunuptoRemembranceDay,somuchsothatMrAshworthiscurrentlyfinalisingthebookingfornextyear!

MrScott

History CLUB‘MysteriesofHistory’clubhasreturnedandismorepopularthanever!OurinvestigationstakeplaceinRoom47everyThursdaylunchtimeandwehavehadsomeexcellentdiscussionsaboutanumberofunsolvedmysteries!TheclubprovidesagreatopportunitytothinkobjectivelyaboutsomeofHistory’sgreatpuzzlesandtovoiceyouropinions.Here’swhatPatrickGibsonof7HCRhadtosayaboutlastterm’sdiscussions:

‘InMysteriesfromHistoryclub,welookatincidentsinHistorywehavenologicalexplanationfor.Whetherit’sJacktheRipperortheIlluminati,spookyorsupernatural,wecoveritandseesomeofspookiestimageswe’lleversee!Thisclubispossiblythemostinterestingclubinthewholeschool!Maybeit’snotthemostpracticalclub,butitgivesusexpandedimaginationandthatreallymatters’.

Iagreewithhimcompletely(butdidnotpayorforcehimtosaysuchcomplimentarythings!).Ifyouthinkthatthissoundsliketheclubforyou,comealongeveryThursdaytoRoom47at1.05pm!

MrGerschler



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Number Cruncherz80Year7studentsvisitedtheAJBellStadiumaspartoftheSaleSharksCommunityProgramme.Theyweregivenatourofthestadiumandtookpartinaseriesoffinancialeducationactivitiesthroughouttheday.Scenariosincludedworkingoutticketpricing,budgetingforbuyingplayersandcurrencyconversions.TherugbycoachesthenvisitedWellingtonlaterintheweektorunatouchrugbysessionwiththestudents.Thestudentslearntalotoverthetwosessionsanditwasgreatforthemtoexperiencemathsoutsidetheclassroom.

MissLatham

MATHS News

Head to head!10.0and10.1competedinmixedteamsinaheavilycontestedmathschallengecompetitioninNovember.Thecompetitioninvolved3rounds;TrueorFalse,GuesstheSequenceandaRelay.Welldonetoteam10AKYforwinning.

Year9studentsfrom9.0and9.1alsotookpartinarevisionchallengethisterm.Theystartedwithateamrace,duringwhichstudentsworkedingroupstosolveavarietyofproblemsinasfastatimeaspossible,beforea“quickfire”roundinwhichtheywereworkingonquestionsagainsttheclock.Itishopedtorepeattheactivitywithotherclasses,andotheryeargroups,inthenewterm.

MissLatham

UK Senior Mathematics ChallengeInNovember,SixthFormstudentsJemmaCrosby,EleanorColeandEuanMacdonaldcompetedagainstotherNorthWestschoolsintheregionalfinalsoftheUKMathematicsChallengeattheUniversityofManchester.Theirdeterminedteamefforts,problemsolvingskillsandcompetitivespiritinalltheroundswereexemplary.

MissLatham

Year 12 Mathematics Problem Solving ConferenceThreeASLevelMathematicsstudentsJoelJames,MichaelDillonandBenWilliamsonattendedManchesterUniversitytoputtheirbrainstothetestwithacarouselofmathsproblemsrangingfromamathematical‘treasurehunt’toaproofofPythagoras’Theorem.TheyenjoyedatalkfromlocalcelebrityMathematicianKatieSteckles,whointroducedthemtosomeofthe6millenniumprizeproblems–eachoftheseunsolvedproblemscarryanawardofonemilliondollarstoanyoneabletosolvethem.Wellingtonmayevenhavesomefuturechallengersforoneofthose$1,000,000prizes!

MissCradick

Year 7 Mathematical Modelling EveningAroundthirtyparentsandstudentsfromYear7attendedaMathematicseveningintheValeHallinNovember.TheywereintroducedtosomeofthechangesbeingmadetoKeyStageThreeMathematicsbeforeembarkingonaseriesof“mini”classroomactivities.Theytookpartinworkaboutnegativenumbers,areaandratioplusparentsgottoseefirst-handhowtheirchildrenlearnaboutnewtopicsandwereabletoasktheteamofMathematicsteachersonhandaboutanythingtodowiththesubject.

Feedbackwasoverwhelminglypositive,including:“Marvellousinputandtimespentwithstudents”;“IfounditreallyhelpfulastheteachingmethodsaresodifferentfromwhenIwasatschool”;“Veryengagingteachers”.ThanksareduetoalltheMathematicsstaffwhohelpedinthepreparation,organisationanddelivery-particularthankstoMrsGolden,whoplanneditandpulleditalltogether.

MissLatham



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MFL News

Susana GarcíaYear12SpanishpupilshavebeenincrediblyluckythistermasSusanaGarcía,aSpanishnative,haskindlyvolunteeredhertimetoworkwithpupilsasaForeignLanguageAssistant.ShetravelstoWellingtonfromPrestwichonaweeklybasisandworkswithpupilsinsmallgroupstohelpthemwiththeirconversationalskills.SusanahasbeenpreparinganddeliveringengaginglessonsrelatedtotheASschemeofworkandincorporatesauthenticresourcesintoherteaching.AhugethankyoufrombothstaffandpupilsforgivingupyourfreetimeSusana!

MissWeeks

Meeting the Mayor of TraffordOnTuesday29thSeptember15GermanstudentsfromFellbachnearStuttgarthadthepleasureofmeetingtheMayorofTrafford.WellingtonSchoolandAGSBrunanannualGermanexchange,wherebystudentsareofferedtheopportunitytospendaweekimmersedinsomeoneelse’slife;learningabouttheother’sculture,language,educationanddailyroutine.Theexchangehasbeenrunningforsome15years,andstudentsfromboththeGermanschool–FriedrichSchillerGymnasium–andthetwoEnglishschoolsbenefitgreatlyfromtheexperience.

Thisyear,aslightadjustmentwasmadetothefamiliaritinerarywiththeadditionofavisittoTraffordTownHallforanaudiencewiththeMayorofTrafford,CouncillorJohnHolden.Thegroupdulyarrivedat11o’clock

andweregreetedbytheMayor’sAttendant,wholedthemthroughtobewelcomedbyCllrHoldenandhiswife,ChristineHolden.Averypleasantandunexpectedsurpriseawaitedthem,astheMayorproceededtoaddressthegroupinnear-perfectGerman,makingthemfeelimmediatelyrelaxedandsomewhathonoured.

ThegroupweretakentotheCouncilChamber,wheretheyenjoyedanexplanationofCouncilproceedings,beforebeingencouragedtotestouttheimpressivetechnologyintheChamber.Gradually,asthestudentsbecamebraver,theypressedtheirredbuttonstoposequestionstotheMayor,andweredelightedwhentheirfacesappearedontheTVscreenabovethemandtheirmicrophonessprangintoactionsothattheirquestioncouldbeheardbyeveryonepresent.TheMayorpatientlyandattentivelylistenedtotheirquestionsandrepliedwithinteresting,anecdotalresponses.OneboyaskedCllrHolden“Arethereanythingsthatyoudon’tlikeinyourjob?”TheMayorrepliedbysaying“Somemornings,youdon’tknowwhatdayit

is!”butwentontosay“IhavenotdoneanengagementyetthatIhaven’tenjoyed.Andthatincludestoday.You’realotlesstroublethanthecouncillors!”

AfterrefreshmentsintheMayor’sParlour,itwasoffoutintothesunshineforphotographsinthecentrecourtyardofTraffordTownHall’simpressivegrounds.Theteachers,theMayorandMayoressallagreedthatthishadbeenaninsightfulmorningfortheGermanstudents,andthestartofanewtraditionfortheschoolsinvolved.

MrsRamsumair

Peer MentoringOurstudentshavebeendoingafantasticjobthistermcarryingoutapeermentoringprogramme.GalaxyHenryinYear13hasbeensupportingMrsWilliams’superstarsin11Hintheirspeakingtestpreparation,givingadviceandpractice.Year12,11and10studentshavebeenmeetingonaweeklybasiswithkeystagethreestudentsinordertoprovidealittleextrasupportinSpanishandGerman.Inaddition,twoofouryear12FrenchstudentshavebeenintoMrsWilliams’year9duallinguistgrouptoactasteachingassistants.Thecommitmentanddedicationofourstudentsneverceasestoamazeandisverymuchappreciated.Averybigthankyoutoallourmentors!

Year 7 French Spelling BeeAllYear7pupilsarecurrentlytakingpartinthefirststageoftheRoutesintoLanguagesSpellingBee.Frenchclasseshavebeenworkinghardtolearnalistof50Frenchwords,whichtheyhavehadtospelloutloudundertimedconditionsusingtheFrenchalphabet.Twowinnersfromeachclasswillbeselectedandwillthenprogresstothenextroundofcompetitions,settobeheldinFebruary.Thewinnersfromroundtwowillthengoontolearnafurther50Frenchwords,andhopefullywillmakeittotheRegionalFinalsinManchesterinMarch.Weareincrediblyimpressedwithpupils’effortssofar!WelldoneYear7!Bravo!

MissWeeks



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MFL News

El toro se llama JuanCongratulationstoJackHindmarch8ZSECongratulationstoJackHindmarch8ZSEwhowonaselectionboxinDecemberbycorrectlyguessingthenameofthebullonourInstagrampage;@wellington_mfl.Thereweresomesuperbsuggestionsfrompupilsandstaff!Eltorosellama‘Juan’.

MissWeeks

Year 12 Trip to MadridHavingleftbehindatypical,rainyMondaymorninginManchesterfortheblueskiesofMadrid,ourgroup,madeupofsevenASSpanishstudents,accompaniedbyMissWeeksandMrsWilson,setoffontheundergroundforourfirsttasteoftraditionalSpanishculture.AfterattendinganinsightfullessonatalocalSpanishschool,wesetoutonthehuntforthebesttapasintown.WithfullstomachsandourSpanishskillsalreadyimproving,westillfoundroomforworld-famouschurros.Daytwoconsistedofanopentopbustour(ofcoursewithSpanishaudio!)whereweexploredtheChristmassycapitalcityofSpainaswellasmeetingupwithBeatrice,MissWeeks’Spanishfriend.WhilstweenjoyedourMenúDelDía,MissWeeksmadeusspeaktoBeatriceinSpanishandweaskedherlotsofquestionsthatarecoveredonourcourse.WethenexploredtheRetiroPark,completinglanguage-learningactivitiesinthestyleofatreasurehunt.WethenexperiencedtheCorteInglésChristmasShowandwatchedthenewJamesBondfilmatalocalcinema,with

Spanishsubtitlesofcourse!Afterbrowsingtheshopsonthelastday,Christmaspresentswrappedupsafelyinoursuitcases,wecommencedourjourneyhometoManchester.AhugethankyougoestoMissWeeksandMrsWilsonfortakingusonsuchawonderfultripandprovidinguswiththeconfidencetopractiseandimproveourSpanishskills.Itwasatrulyunforgettable,yeteducationalcitybreak.

¡HastalapróximaMadrid!

RachaelSmith12JCK

European Day of LanguagesOnFriday25thSeptember,WellingtoncelebratedEuropeanDayofLanguages,organisedbyMissWeeks.52pupilsacrossallyeargroupssigneduptogivepupilsfromYears7and8aninsightintoanewforeignlanguage.Thiswasn’tthetypicalFrench,GermanorSpanishthatwelearninusualMFLlessonsatWellington,butinsteadtherewasavarietyofexcitinglanguagestocatchaglimpseofsuchasXhosa,AlbanianandPolishtonameafew.Duringthecarouseloflanguagestherewasavarietyofdifferentactivities.Forexample,youcouldlearnhowtowrite‘mynameis’inCantoneseorevenhowtosignyournameinSignLanguage.Therewereastaggering17differentlanguagesthatpupilscouldlearnfromtheirpeers!Notonlythisbutsomelinguistsalsobroughtinitemsoftraditionaldress,typicalfoods,culturalpicturesandtrinketswiththemtoo.Thiswasafantasticwaytoseehowotherculturesliveandgavethepupilsabetterunderstandingofotherlanguagesthattheycouldbelearning.

I’msurethatoneofthethingsthatweareallinterestedinwhenlearningaboutanewcultureistheirfood,soMrsWilliams,withthehelpofYear10girls,setupabeautifularrangementofdifferentsnacksfromallovertheworldforpupilstotryatthe‘Internationalcafé’.ItwasparticularlyentertainingtoseesomeoftheYear8boystryingsomemorecommonlyavailablefoodslikebrieforthefirsttime!

Inadditiontothisevent,allpupilsdidalanguagerelatedquizduringtutortime,Year7pupilscompletedacelebritylinguistbadgequizandtherewasDutchClubandaYear8internationalfootballquizatlunchtime.

ThefactthatEuropeanDayofLanguageshasbeencelebratedforeightyearsatWellingtonnow,provesjusthowmuchofasuccessitisandhowbeneficialitisforthepupils.Thepupilsbehavedimpeccablyforyetanotheryearandseemedtoreallyenjoylearningaboutanewlanguagefromsomeoftheirpeers.Theeventransmoothlythroughoutperiods1-4andallpupilsbehavedinaprofessionalmannerwhenapproachinganewlanguage,whichwasgreattosee.

Ahugethankyou(ineverylanguage)mustbegiventoallofthestaffandpupilswhohelpedoutthroughoutthedayandcontributedtowardsitssuccess!

HollyRundle12AWS



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Chetham’s School of Music VisitFormerpupil,KatyAllan,successfullyauditionedforandwonaplaceatChetham’sSchoolofMusictofurtherdevelophervocalandinstrumentalstudiesaswellascompletingherA-Levels.Despitebeingverysadtoloseoneofourmostcommittedandtalentedstudents,wewereallveryproudofherachievement.Toshowoursupport,agroupofYear11MusicstudentswenttoChetham’stohearKaty’sfirstlunchtimerecital.Katywastheonlyvocalistperformingduringtherecitalandwewerealsogiventheopportunitytohear2cellistsandaclarinetplayer.Asyouwouldexpectthequalityoftheperformanceswerefirstclass,anditwasanabsoluteexperiencetovisitandwatchaperformanceinthishistoricschool.WelldoneKaty.

MrsMoorhouse

Instrumental LessonsAremindertostudentsthatinstrumentallessonswillcarryonfromtermtoterm.Also,youmustensurethatyouareinvolvedinatleast1musicalextracurricularactivitythishalfterm.Likewise,pleasecomeandgrabaletterifyou’dliketotakeadvantageofourverycompetitivelypricedMusicService.

MrsMoorhouse

MUSIC News

Christmas FairThankstoourYear10musicianswhoentertainedvisitorsattheChristmasFairwiththeirmedleyofcarolsandsongstoreallysetthefestivesceneintheDiningHall.

MrsMoorhouse

Certificate EveningThefirstmusicaleventof2015wasthecontributionmadebyoureldermusicianstoCertificateEveninginSeptember.Thestudentsdemonstratedtheircommitmentbygivingupalltheirlunchtimestoensurethattheperformanceswereofthehighestquality.Aspecialthankyoutothreeofourmemberswhotookonleadrolesintheperformances:GeorgiaBrennan10AKY,RachelQuirk11MBHandJosephCardoza11MGNwhoaswellastakingleadrolesinbothSingperformances,sang‘BringHimHome’from‘LesMiserables’.ItwasaperformancewhichearnedJosephawell-deservedstandingovation.

MrsMoorhouse

Extra-curricular activitiesWe’dlovetoseemoreofyougettinginvolvedintheMusicmakinghereatWellingtonSchool.ThechoirswillbeworkingtowardstheBowdonYouthFestivalinFebruarythroughoutthishalfterm.Newmembersarealwayswelcome.TheMusicBulletinhasdetailsofallextracurricularactivitiesrunbytheMusicDepartment.Thistermseesthebeginningoftwonewensembles.MrDeywillberunningUkuleleSevensonMondaylunchtimesforYear7studentswhowouldliketobecomemoreconfidentwhenplayingtheukulelewhilstIwillberunningaguitarandukuleleensembleformoreconfidentandolderstudents.RehearsalsforthiswilltakeplaceonaWednesdaylunchtime.MissCarterwillbeleadingWellingtonSchoolBandrehearsalsfortheremainderofthisterm.ThebulletinispublishedweeklyandondisplayintutorroomsandalsoontheThisWeeksectionofthewebsite.

MrsMoorhouse

Carol ServiceThankstoRev.BridgmanandallatChristChurchwhowelcomeustotheirchurch.AllensemblesensuredthattheymaintainedthehighqualitythatthelocalcommunityhascometoexpectfromWellingtonperformancesanditwaslovelytoseesomanypaststudentsinthecongregation.ThereadingswerealsoofanextremelyhighstandardandIreallyenjoyedthePeaceBabiespresentation.Whoknewthataboutjellybabies?

Asifthestudentsparticipatinghadnotworkedhardenoughinthebuild-upanddeliveryoftheCarolServicethisyear,wedecidedtogiveYears7,8&9atasteofwhattheymissedandalsoanopportunitytoparticipateintheCarolService.Onceagainthestudentsworkedextremelyhardfor3solidhourstoproduceperformancesthatmatched,ifnotexceededthequalitydisplayedatChristChurch.Wellworththerewardofpizzasdeliveredatlunchtime!

MrsMoorhouse

Graded ExamsMakesureyouletMrsMoorhouseknowofallyourachievementsifyoucompleteanymusicexamsoutsideofschool.

CongratulationstoAlexBugg7HCRforpassinghisGrade2guitarexaminationwith74%andCallumBrown7VLEforpassinghisgrade2trumpetwithmerit.

AndfinallycongratulationstoRachelin11MBHonsuccessfullyauditioningforthe2ndyearrunningtotakepartintheRNCMyouththeatreintheirproductionofCabaret.We’llkeepyoupostedonherprogressandwhenwecangoandwatchherattheRoyalNorthern.

MrsMoorhouse

Year 7 BBC Ten Pieces Cinema ScreeningWetookthewholeofYear7toVueCinemainAltrinchaminOctobertowatchaspecialscreeningoftheBBCsTenPiecesConcert.TheTenPiecesprojectaimstoopenuptheworldofclassicalmusictoyoungpeople,inspiringthemtolistentoanddeveloptheirowncreativeresponsestothemusic.ThesepieceswillbeusedasabasisforanumberofprojectsthroughouttheKS3musiccurriculum.

IfanyparentswouldliketolistentotheTenPiecestherearevariousperformancesontheBBCcatch-upserviceiPlayerandthereareanumberoffreeappsandresourcesforparentsontheBBCTenPieceswebsite.

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PE News

Year 9 RugbyTheyear9rugbyteamhaveproducedsomegreatrugbyinthefirstterm,finishingwith4winsand2losses.ThefirstgamesawtheboyslosetoaphysicalAshtononMerseyteamathome.TheysoonbouncedbackwithabigwinawayatCongleton65-5.FollowingtheCongletonwin,theteamcame2ndintheRugbyWorldCupEmergingSchoolCompetition.Thistournamentsawmanynewplayersmaketheirdebutsfortheteam.Withatotalof8schoolsinthetournament,2ndplacewasagreatachievement.AnotherimpressivewinawayatSaleGrammar47-20sawtheteam’sgoodformcontinuing.Unfortunately,ahandfulofcancelledfixturesmeanttheboyshadtowaitafewweeksuntiltheirnextfixture.StAmbroseawaywasthefinalfixturebeforeChristmas.Thisgamewasalwaysgoingtobetoughbutwithunavailabilitythroughinjuryandschoolstripstokeyplayers,theboysstruggledandfelltotheir2ndloss.IntherunuptoChristmastheboysgottheopportunitytobecoachedbyavarietyofAvivaPremiershipsideSaleSharksplayersandbackroomstaff.Thiswasagreatexperienceforallplayersinvolved,andhopefullytheywillbeabletotakewhattheylearntfromthedayintotheirupandcomingfixtures.

MrHigginson

Year 7 RugbySinceIbegantopromoterugbyhereatWellingtoninmyfirstyearasHeadin2012,Septemberhasbroughtasenseofeageranticipation.It’sbeenabitlikea‘luckydip’–youneverquiteknowwhatyou’regoingtoget.WhenIlookeddowndetailspriortoourfirsttrainingsession,myexcitementgrew,asnumberswerehighandtherewasafairamountofplayingexperience;morethantheaveragesmatteringofboyswhohadplayedatAltrinchamKersal,SaleandBowdon.Thepotentialwasevidentfromtheoutsetandwewereconfidentforourfirst(veryearly)encounterwithStretfordGrammar,nowestablishedasourannualseasonopener.Wewerebyfarthesuperiorteamandplayedsomefantasticrugbybutunfortunatelytheyhadthe‘biglad’whoscoredahat-trickandthegame,frustratingly,finished3trieseach.CameronDavenport,inhisfirstgameofrugby,wasparticularlyimpressive.

VictoriesfollowedagainstAshtononMersey,CongletonandSaleGrammarandtheboys’skilllevelandgameawarenessdeveloped.TheadditionofEthan,‘theColossus’Stewardtothesquadwasalsoarealbonus.DefeatsagainstLymmHigh(twice)andStAmbrosewerenodisgraceandwecompetedwellinmostaspectsofthegamebutshowedadegreeofnaivety,unsurprisingly,attimes.Weshouldacknowledgethatthesearebothverywellestablishedrugbyschoolswithboyswith,generally,fargreaterrugbyexperience.Withcommitmenttotraining,thereisnoreasonwhywecannotclosethegapintime.

Unfortunately,wehavehadanumberofcancellationsduetotheweatherand,therefore,lostabitofmomentum.Theboyshavebeentrainingwell,however,andshouldbeconfidentoffurthersuccessintheSpringTerm.

Imustsayahugewelldonetoalltheboys,astheirattitudehasbeencommendableonthewhole,particularlythosenewtothegame.Aswemoveforward,Iamlookingforthemoreexperiencedboystoshowrealleadershipandmaturitytohelpusimprovemoreswiftly.IfwearegoingtocompeteinSouthAfricain2017,wearegoingtohavetoworkincrediblyhard!

SPBeeley

Year 9 NetballTheYear9Netballteamhavehadanotherexcellentterm.Thegirlshavewonalloftheirgames,includinganexcellentvictoryagainsttheirstrongestrivalsSaleGrammar,beatingthem18-7.ThegirlshaveprogressedthroughtotheTraffordsemifinals,havingwontheirgroupandfaceStretfordGrammaraway.Thistermseesusplayinthefinalsandtheendofseasontournament,whereweshouldfacesometoughercompetition.

MissHodges

Year 10 NetballTheYear10NetballersfinishedtheseasononahighwithawinagainstBTH.Thegirlshaveplayedwellallterm,buthavehadsomereallytoughgamesagainststrongopposition.IntheirfinalgameoftheseasontheymanagedtopipBTHbyonegoal!Whatawaytoendtheterm!

MissHodges

Indoor AthleticsTheYear7and8teamscompetedintheTraffordIndoorAthleticsChampionshipinLostock.

WithonlylimitedtrainingtheboysweregoingupagainstthebestathletesinTrafford.Bothteams(pictured)performedfantasticallywellwiththeYear7teamcomingsecondoverallandtheYear8teamwinningitforthesecondconsecutiveyear.Iwasextremelyproudoftheteamwhonevergaveup,evenwhenfacedwiththeadversityofslippinginsomeraces.TheAllantwinswerethemenofthedayhelpingtheteamtowinthe4x1laprelay,2lapraceand4x2laprelay.TherewereplentyofothernotableachievementstoosuchasCarlSmithwinningthe6laprace,EthanStewardwinningtheshotputtaswellasHarveyLees,BenLawson,DerelClarkeandOllieAndersonwinningthe4x2laprelaytonameafew.Iwasextremelyimpressedwiththeboys’attitudeandencouragementofeachother,especiallyacrossyeargroupstoo.They

reallyralliedtogetherforWellington.Itwasapleasuretoseethemparticipate.TheYear8teamqualifiedforthesecondyearrunningtorepresentTraffordintheGreaterManchesterIndoorAthleticsChampionshipwhichwilltakeplacelaterthisyear.Iknowyou,asI,willwishthemthebestofluckandtrytoimproveontheir4thpositionlastyear.

MrGubbins

Cross Country – Year 7, 8, 9, 10.WellingtoncompetedintheTraffordSchoolsCrossCountrycompetitioninDecember.

Wefieldedbothboysandgirlsteamsforalleventsandcompetedverywellagainsttoughcompetition.Congratulationstoallpupilsthatwereinvolvedwhoallworkedincrediblyhardineachoftheirraces.Resultsasfollows;Year7Girls–8th,Year7Boys–5th,Year8/9Girls–6th,Year8/9Boys–9th,Year10/11Girls–3rd,Year10/11Boys–3rd.

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PE News

Year 9 Girls Hockey TheYear9teamhavetrainedrelentlesslysinceYear7andarenowgettingusedtoplayingfullpitch11a-sidegamesonamoreregularbasis.

WebeganagainstSaleGrammarandfoundtheyhaveafewstarplayerswhoplayedupayear.Thismadethegameamuchgreaterchallengethusthescorelinedidnotgoinourfavour.JessGrundywasvotedgirlofthegame.WehavesinceplayedtheYear10GCSEgirlswherewesuccessfullybeatthemandEllaRichardswasgivengirlofthegame.

MissRichards

Duke of EdinburghThisyearmarkedthefirstyearoftheDukeofEdinburghpresentationevening.

Therewereover100peopleinattendanceandthewholeeveningwasahugesuccess.Itwasatimetoreflect,praiseandrewardthepupilsforalltheirhardworkandsacrificeoverthelast12months.Thefeedbackfromstaff,pupilsandparentswasfantastic.Theylikedtheinformalstructuretothenightandthefacttheycouldmixandtalktootherparents,pupilsandstaffaftertheceremonyitself.

TheDukeofEdinburghawardisgrowinginpopularityamongWellingtonstudentseachyearandconsequently,wehavedecidedtoruntheSilverawardthisyear,andhopefullywewilltakeonaround20ofthededicatedandenthusiasticpupilspicturedbelow.

MrGubbins

Boys Hockey vs Sale Grammar TheKeyStage3and4boysteamsplayedtheirfirstgamethisterm.Atoughoppositionmadeithardworkfortheladsbuttheyfoughtonnonetheless.TheKS3gamewasaclosecallandgoalswereimminentyetbothdefensivelinesmadeitagreatmatch.Thefinalscorewasa2-1defeatwithBrandonLanereceivingmanofthematch.Ouryear10boysplayedagainstSaleGrammar’sYear11teamsoitwasdestinedtobetough.Withonlyafewofourladsplayingregularlywehadagreatmatchbutsadlylost.OliBrockett(captain)saidhewaspleasedwiththeteam’sperformancebutguttedtohavelost.MissRichards

Year 7 and 8 Girls HockeyAverydarkThursdayheldagreatchallengefortheyounghockeyteams.BothYears7and8playedSaleGrammaronourhomepitchanddespitesomegreattacklesandfantasticteamwork,bothteamsweredefeated.AllthegirlsthoroughlyenjoyedthechancetodemonstratetheskillstheyhavebeenlearningfromtheTimperleyHockeyClubcoachesCarolineandDuncan,plustheweeklyhelpofEmilyRossfromYear12.

AbigwelldonetoJessicaWardlewhowasawardedthegirlofthegamefortheYear7gameandtoAnnaBuggwhoreceivedtheawardfortheYear8team.

MissRichards

Year 7 NetballThankstotheeffortsoflastyear’sGCSEsportsleaderswealreadyhadanideaofthetalentsettoarriveinSeptember.

WewereoverwhelmedwiththenumberofgirlsattendingnetballsessionsandweregratefultohaveextrahelpfromMrsThomsonandEmily

RossfromYear12.WebeganwithagameagainstAOMwhichwenarrowlywonfortheAteamandthenatournamentfortheBandCteams.Whatasuperbstarttotheyear.WefollowedthiswithwinsagainstallotherTraffordSouthschools,butweknewBTHwouldbeourtoughestmatch.ItfelljustbeforeChristmasonadarkanddrizzlynight.BothourselvesandBTHhadwonalltheirgamessofarsothiswasthedecider.Wewerewell

preparedbutitwasachallenginggame.Thefinalscorehadjustonegoalbetweenusbutitwasintheirfavour.WenowplayUrmstonGrammarinthesemi-finaltoseewhogetsintotheTraffordSchoolsfinal.Welldonetoallthosewhohaveplayedthisyear,butaspecialmentiontoIsabelaBandiera-Leighwhohasscoredmostofthegoalsandreceivedgirlofthegamemostoften!MissRichards

Year 7 BasketballTheYear7’srecordedanunbeatenseasonintheirfirstyearatWellingtonfinishingwith5winsfrom5games.

Intheir5gamesWellingtonmanagedtoscoreover150pointsproducingsomeoutstandingbasketball.TheseasonstartedwithatoughawaywinatNorthCestrian.Withthisbeingthefirstgameandsomeplayersnewtobasketball,theteamlookedabitrustyfirsthalfbutsoonstartedtoshowtheirpotential.ThefollowinggamesawWellingtonhostBroadoak.Thiswasoneoftheperformancesoftheseasonwithallplayerscontributingtoabigwin,notchingover60points.SaleHighwerethenextteamtotraveltoWellington.Wellingtonagainproducedsomeimpressivebasketballtorecordtheir3rdwin.BTHwerenextupandalthoughtheboysstruggledattimes,theymanagedtosecuretheir4thwinandsetupabigfinalgameagainstStAmbrose.ThisprovedtobeWellington’stoughestfixturewithStAmbrosereallyputtingWellingtonunderpressureforbigpartsofthegame.Despitethis,Wellingtonproducedsomeoutstandingbasketballoftheirownandsecuredtheirfinalwintogounbeaten.BothMrTomlinsonandIhavebeenreallyimpressedwiththeattitudeandeffortofallplayersthisterm.

#GLOBETROTTERS

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Year 8 stunt group ‘Krypton’ThegirlsfromtheYear8stuntgrouphaverehearsedmanytimesoverthelastfewmonthsanddidathree-hourrehearsalthenightbeforetheperformance!MeganMonkfrom8NTNchoreographedtheentireroutinewhichisafantasticachievementfromsomeonesoyoung.AbuddingsuperstarI’msureyou’llagree!WelldonetoAmyMollard,MeganMonk,FayeOldbury,AimeeLinney,KatieDavies,DarcyPopplewell,LaurenMcKendry,MiaBarlowandHollyKirkwood.

MissRichards

Year 9 FootballHavinghadadisappointingseasonlasttimeoutwewantedtostartbrightlyandimposeourselvesuponeveryteamweplay

Trialswerefulloftalentanditwasdifficulttochoosebetweeneveryone.ThesquadwaspickedandwepackedourbagstoSaleHighwhereweshowedourtruecapabilitiesanddominatedfromstarttofinishwinningthegame11-0withJordanRuchatasmanofthematchandmanyplayersindifferentpositions.“TheMessiah,themessiah”Ihearyoucry!!!!astheteammarchedontotwogamesintwodaysandwhatwasperceivedtobeourtoughestopponentsinBTHandSaleGrammar.WeplayedwellagainstBTHandwon4-2withthunderboltsfromJaydenBradyandJamesBuckley.WethenplayedSaleGrammaranddominatedthegamewinning5-1–thiswasourbestperformanceoftheseasonsofar.TheteamworkedtirelesslyforeachotherandwescoredoneofthebestteamgoalsIhaveseenatschoolboylevelwithonetouchpassingandOliSenescallfinishingit.GeorgeStelfoxandTomCarrbothpickedupmanofthematchawardsandbotharedevelopingwell.WefinishedagainstACAathomeandwon5-0withJaydonBradydominatingthegame.WithBroadoaknothavingateamwefinishedtheseasonasSouthTraffordleaguechampionsawaitingtheresultsfromthenorthTraffordleaguetoseewhoweplayintheplay-offs.Theteamhavebeenapleasuretoworkwithandtheprogressofallplayersisimpressive.

Year 11 footballItwasaslowstartfortheYear11teamaswehadtwogamescancelledearlyonbutwestartedonthe9thOctoberawayatnewcomersNorthCestrian.

Thepitchwashugeandweplayedwellwithtwoplayersondebutandtryinganewformation.Itdidn’tworkandwewere1-1athalftime,wechangedbacktoournormalformationandendedupwinningthegame5-1withagreatgoalfromRickyPereira.Wethenplayedournemesis,BTH,andafterdrawinglastyearwewerekeentoputthingsright.ItwasatightgamewhichwasgreattowatchandwesnatcheditlateonthroughTobyMcAughtrie1-0.ThefollowingweekweplayedBroadoakawayagainonastroturfandagaina1-0marginthankstoJoshWilkinson,althoughitshouldhavebeenmore.SowehavegamesagainstSaleHigh,SaleGrammarandACAstilltoplay.

MrTomlinson

This Girl Can…Dance…LancashireCountyCricketClubarepromotingthe‘ThisGirlCan’schemeandhavebeencomingintoWellingtonsinceNovembertocreateadancelinkedmixedwithmartialarts.

Year8girlshadsessionswheretheylearnedadoublepunchandkicksequencewhichtheythenusedtocreateadance.Natasha,theco-coordinatorisaWorldChampioninkickboxingandhastaughtthegirlssomemoveswhichinvolvedpadsandgloves,yettheactualdancewillbeanon-contactpiecewithJustinBieberastheirchoiceofmusic.TheperformanceofthiseventwillbeinlateJanuaryandwewillgettoseethethreeotherschoolsNatashahasbeenhelpinginashowcaseofdance.PleasewishLaurenMcKendry,EllaPercy,CaitlinMaguire,FreyaMulvey,HollyEvans,AmeliaKarabedian,RebeccaCourt,YasminEnnis,MichelleChen,NiamhMcLoughlin,AmeliaAtack,NatashaEllamsandDaisyJoynsonluckintheirforthcomingperformance!

MissRichards

Year 13 PE tripYear13A2PEstudentswentonatriptotheNationalFootballMuseumthisterm.

ThestudentstravelledwithMissHodgesbytramtothemuseuminthecentreofManchester.Afterspendingtimelookingattheexhibitsandhavingagoatsometheinteractiveexhibitionsthestudentswereabletolistentoalecturefromasporthistorian.Theinformationtheygatheredlinksinwellwiththecontemporarysyllabustheyarecovering,andtheyhavelotsofextraexamplestouseintheiressays.Ihavenodoubtthiswillaidtheiressaywritingandleadtostrongerexamanswersinthesummer.

MissHodges

Cheer-tasticOnWednesday2ndDecemberYear7and8cheerleaderswenttoGeorgeCarnellLeisureCentreinUrmstonwithmanyotherschools.

Weshowedourdancesand theyperformedforus.Theywereallbrilliant,withpompomsandchanting-itwasgreatfun!Beforeeachdanceeveryonechanted,‘Let’sgoXX,let’sgo’witheachteamnameincludedandaftereachdancewechanted,‘Weareproudofyou,sayweareproudofyou,oooohlet’sgo’.

TheYear7sperformancewasonfourthandlateritwastheYear8’sturntodotheirfantasticdance.SoonafteritwastheYear8stuntgroupwhodidsomeamazingandunbelievablygoodstuntswheretheythrewAimee,LaurenandAmyintheairandheldthemupreallyhigh.Afterwardswewereallowedtohaveamassivedancewithalltheotherperformerstosomeseasonalsongs.

Wehadagreattimeandhavealreadystartedournextroutine,usingsomenewmovesandanewsongtoo!

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Physics students in LondonInNovember,17A-levelSciencestudentsventuredtothecapitalcitytoexperienceauniqueScientificopportunity.BeforethemaineventitselfthestudentsgottoexploreLondon’sScienceandNaturalHistorymuseum.ThewalkaroundHydePark’s“WinterWonderland”madeusfeelalittlemoreChristmassytoo!WewerealsoabletoexplorethesightsatWembleystadiumwhichwasneartothehotelwherewewerestaying.SomestudentsthinkthattheyevengotaglimpseoftheX-FactorjudgeswhohadbeenfilmingontheSundaynightatWembley!StudentswerereadytojumpintothewaterfountainoutsidetheStadiumforaphotoopportunity,butthisledtomuchamusementwhensomeofthemweresubjectedtoanimpromptushower!

ThenextdaywehadashortstopinLeicesterSquareandChinaTownbeforeweheadedofftoPiccadillyTheatretolistento3seminarsgivenbySimonWatt,AndreasSellaandBrianCox.EachgaveafascinatinginsightintotheirchosenScienceandwelearnthowsomethingassimpleasiceiswellandtrulyuniqueandhowthegeneticsofcomicbooksuperheroescanbefoundineverydaypeople.In1hour,ProfessorCoxalso(somehow)managedtodiscusstheoriesbehindtheminute(thefundamentalparticlesthatmakeupeverything)tothemassive(thestartingoftheUniverse).ThestudentsseemedtoreallyenjoythemselvesandtheeventevenchallengedtheirownperceptionsofthedifferentSciences.OverallitwasatrulyinspiringtripoutandhopefullythishasencouragedourScientiststolookbeyondwhatwelearninthecurriculum.AsignedpictureofBrianCoxsitsproudlyinthefoldersofsomeoftheA-levelPhysicsstudentsandhopefullythatwillinspirethemtodowellintheirexams!

MissLee

KS3 Praise PostcardsThishalftermSciencestaffwereaskedtonominate2pupilsfromeachoftheirKS3classeswhomtheyfelthadperformedtoahighstandardallhalfterm.Eachpupilnominatedreceivedapraisepostcardandaspecial‘WellingtonSuperScientist’pencil.Thepupilsrewardedarelistedbelow.CongratulationsSuperScientists!MrsBrown

Year 7 Year 8 Year 9OliverHancock LillieHarrie GahLanJolley

CallumBrown OliverPhilpotts SamPegg

JessicaWardle OliverMann RebeccaWilliams

RoryJones AdamNiles CallumEveritt

BeckyHoneyman IsabelleLeslie EmilyBanwell

KiyaLau EmilyHewitt AnnaParums

KyeKendrick-McFarland AimeeLinney GhazalMotazedian

NatalieSparks ReeceGlassbrook AilsaRobertson

HannahEl-Qedeh JacobSamuels KevinCarson

EmilyBucksey RebekahCourt RebeccaRiley

FarahElKatouri JackHindmarch AimeeSutton

HarveyLees EricaMorris FlorenceDavies-Collins

GloryBristow DylanJones LucyWadeson

EmilyAtkinson CouteneyDisley JamesBuckley

EvangeliaBoukouri OmarAbunasra EveSelwood-Metcalfe

AlexCheng SineadLeech SamuelSparks

MelissaGee ZackNoble RebeccaHenry

AbbieLeBoutillier RhiannonMcmahon HannahKayes

SallyThorley FrancescaRenwick BradleyMalakouti

WilliamThreader RoryJohnson CameronMinchington-Edwards

DeepshikaSrikanth DaisyJoynson

LiamBeech

EvanJohnson

TeejayMills

JakeMunday

MadelineRogerson

SCIENCE News

Chemistry Week 2015TheSciencedepartmentcelebratedChemistryweekbetweenthe16thand20thofNovember.Thethemewas‘ChemistryEverywhere’.AllKS3groupstookpartinthreespeciallessonslookingatChemistryineverydaysituations.

Inthefirstlessontheyinvestigatedhowfruitcouldbeusedtomakeabatteryandfoundthatdifferentsizesofcitrusfruitsproduceddifferentresults,andalsorealisedthatyouneededtwodifferentmetalsaselectrodestogetthegreatestvoltage.

Inthesecondlessonthepupilslookedatthechemicalsfoundinfoodandinvestigatedwhichhouseholdsubstancescouldbeusedtomixoilandwaterandactasemulsifiers.Forexample,theyfoundthatmustardwasgoodatmixingtheoilandwater,butthatsugarhadnoeffect.

Inthefinallessonthepupilshadagoatmakingbathbombswhichleftawonderfularomainthedepartment!

Agoodweekforallinvolved.

MrsBrown

ScienceClubInScienceclublastterm,pupilsgrewmouldstructures,performedaneyeballdissection,andmadepersonalisedChristmascrackersfortheChristmasholidays.Pupilswerechallengedtoperformtheseactivitiesusingtheirscientificskills,demonstratingwhatittakestobeatruescientist.

MissTan



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STEM club STEMclubhasbeenaroaringsuccesswithYear7.Westartedtolookathowwecoulddesignahome-madewindturbinetobeabletoliftacupfullofpenniesoffthefloor.Somegreatideaswereoffered,andsomeofthedesignswereexcellent.Pupilsconsideredwhatmakesagoodwindturbine,fromthesizeofthebladestothetypeofmaterialused.

Thiscompetitionranforaround7weeksandculminatedinafinalcompetitiontoseewhoseturbinecouldlifttheheaviestcup!

Thewinningteam(FelixHoxley,ErenSayan,ThomasPavey&JackRyan)managedtolift100gofmassesofthefloor!

Therangeofwindturbineswereexcellent,andpupilshadconsideredthesize,shapeandorientationoftheblades,whichmaterialswerebesttouse,

howtocreateholesandstructuretheirturbine.

Overall,therewasarangeofhighlyaestheticallypleasingwindturbines,rangingfromthoseusingwindscreenwipersasblades,totheresourcefuluseofgluegunsforattachingthepiecestogether.

Wewereincrediblyimpressedwiththedevelopingengineeringskillsshownbyallpupilsinvolved–Welldone!LookoutforournextSTEMendeavourswhichwillinvolvebuildingamock‘Bloodhound’forKS4pupils,andaLegoRobotchallengeforKS3.

TheStemettes,

MissTyrer,MissCarter&MissLatham.

SCIENCE News

Biology WeekThisyear,BiologyWeekcelebratedWorldFungiDaybyperformingmushroomdissections,growingthemostimpressivemouldstructuresandbakinghundredsofBiology-relatedcakesaspartoftheGreatBiologyBakeOff.MrsHoogenbergandMrsBoothhadawonderfultimejudgingthebakes!WewereoverwhelmedbytheBakeOffresponsetoNationalBiologyWeekandhowsomeofthecakeswereusedtoraisemoneyfortheYear10bakesaleinaidoftheTeenageCancerTrust.Thankyoutoallthepupils(andparents)fortheirdeliciousefforts!

Politics Society Order,order!

It’sbeenabusytermforWellington’sfledgingPoliticsSociety.EstablishedaftertheGeneralElectioninMay,thesocietyisreallystartingtogrow,withnewmembersjoiningtheregularpoliticalenthusiastseachweek.

Anumberoftopicshavebeendiscussed,includingwhethertheUKshouldseektoleavetheEuropeanUnion,iftheUKshouldinterveneinSyriaandwhetheronlyEnglishMPsshouldvoteonmattersthataffectEngland.Onediscussionthatprovokedthemostpassionatedebatewaswhetherculturalappropriationwasappropriate–atopicsuggestedfordiscussionbymembersofthesociety.

Thestandardofdebatehasbeenveryhigh–andattimesheated!–andthestudentshaveconductedtheirdiscussionswithamaturityandarespectforopinionsthatdiffertotheirown.Wearealwaysencouragingnewmemberstojoin,soifyouhaveaninterestinpoliticsandonwhatisgoingonintheUKandaroundtheworld,orhaveatopicorissueyouwouldliketodiscuss,comeandseeusonWednesdaylunchtimesinWellington’sveryownDebatingChamber(otherwiseknownasroom8)!

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Year 7 Mentoring Year7haveteamedupwithYear10forawholeyeargrouppeermentoringprogrammeonaFridaywhichmeansthateverystudentinYear7ispairedwithastudentinYear10.Theprogrammefollowsasetdiscussionfromabookletthatthestudentsfillinandthefeedbackfromstaffandstudentshasbeenverypositive.Ihaveparticularlyenjoyedwalkingaroundandseeingtheconversationsthestudentswerehaving.IhavetocommendtheYear10studentsfortheirmaturitywiththeprogrammeandYear7fortheirhonestyintheirresponses.Thereisarealbuzzaboutclassroomsasstudentsarediscussinghowtheylearnbestanddevelopingactionplansonhowtomoveforwardeachweek.Itwasgreattoseegooddiscussionsaboutschoollifeinarespectfulenvironment.

MrTomlinson

Year 11TheAutumntermwasincrediblybusyforYear11.Afteralongandrestfulsummerholiday,allpupilswerefacedwithmeetingswithmentors,discussionsaboutgradespredictedfromYear10,resultsfromtheScienceandPEexamsandsettingtheirown‘outstanding’targetsfortheendofYear11toaddthatextrabitofchallenge.

AllsubjectdepartmentshaverequiredpupilstoputalotofeffortintotheircontrolledassessmentsandensuretheyweremostlycompletedbytheChristmasholidays.IhavebeentoldbyseveralHeadsofDepartmentthatthishasbeenextremelysuccessfulandtheoutcomeshavebeenmostlypositive.ThefinalchallengeYear11facedwasthefirstsetofmockexamsinDecember.Pupilscompletedtheseinthespaceoftwoweeks,somefoundtheexperienceashocktothesystemandultimatelyatimely‘wake-up’callheadingtowardsthesummer.

Ihavetosaythatmostoftheyeargrouphavemadeexceptionalprogress,whichbodeswellforthesummer.IhopethatthesamelevelofcommitmentandeffortisshownbyeverysinglepupilinYear11intheSpringterm.WearenowapproachingthefinishinglineandIamoptimisticthatYear11canbreakallpreviousrecordsforGCSE.

MrRWilliams

YEAR 7, 9, 10, 11 News

Year 9 Year9studentshavebeenbusylookingatpossiblesubjectoptionsforthestartofYear10andtheirGCSEs.

Theyhavecompletedarangeofactivitiesduringtutortimetoencouragethemtothinkabouttheirindividualstrengths,aswellastheirlongtermplansincludingcareers,collegesanduniversitytohelpthemmakeinformedchoices.StudentshavealsohadtalksfromtheConnexionsadviserandanassemblydeliveredbytheUniversityofManchestertoincreaseawarenessoffurthereducation.15luckyYear9studentsalsohadtheopportunitytoattendtheUniversityofManchesterinNovembertofurtherenhancetheirunderstandingofhighereducation.Studentshadatouroftheuniversityandanopportunitytospeaktostudentsaspartofaquestionandanswersession.AsimilartriptoChesterUniversityhasbeenorganisedforthestartoftheSpringTerm,whichwillfeature80Year9students.

InadditiontoalltheworkonGCSEoptions,Year9studentshaveagainhadtheopportunitytoshineviatheYearGrouprewardssystem.Eachtutorgroupnominatesa‘TuteeoftheFortnight’.Nominationscanbebaseduponarangeofcriteriaandsuccesses,fromacademictonon-academicandsustainedprogresstoimprovement.Eachstudentisthenplacedintoafortnightlyprizedrawwiththeopportunitytowinanythingfromvoucherstoacanofbakedbeans!Allnomineesreceiveapraisepostcardhome.Amassivewelldonetoallthenominees,andinparticulartoAlishaBhudia,RebeccaRileyandJackGriffiths.ThesestudentswonTraffordCentrevouchersof£25(Alisha),£50(Rebecca),and£75(Jack)inaprizedrawduringtheendoftermrewardcelebrations.Thetop50performingstudentswereincludedinthedrawfortheirconsistenteffortandhardworkthroughouttheAutumnTerm,andtheluckyaforementionednamesweredrawnatrandom.AlovelyearlyChristmaspresent!Finallyamassivewelldonetoallthestudentswhoachieved100%attendanceandpunctualityforthisterm,youwillbeenteredintoaprizedrawonthefirstweekback,andto9KJSwhowonthetutorcompetitionandwillreceivearewardbreakfastaftertheChristmasbreak.

MissTidburyandMrManifould

Year 7LasttermwasaverybusyoneforthenewYear7s.Notonlydidtheyhavetocontendwithanewschool,newteachersandanewcomplicatedtimetable,theyalsohadtofacesomeoftheirfearsattheirBondingDaybackinSeptemberat‘ChallengeforChange’inTraffordPark.BondingDayisWellingtonSchool’sannualtriptoallowYear7stomakenewfriendsoutoftheclassroom.Pupilsparticipatedinvariousfun,physicalandmentalactivitiestoencourageteambuildingskillswhichinturninspiredtheirconfidencetofaceanewstartatWellingtonSchool.

Movingonfromthere,theirnextfunactivitywastheannualHalloweenDisco!Theeveningwasbrilliantandthepupilsdidnotletusdown,showingtheirfantasticarrayofcostumesincludingzombies,ghosts,batsandskeletonswithstaffalsojoininginwiththeirownscarycollectionofoutfits!6thFormersassistedinrunningthediscoandorganisingsidestallsincluding‘apple-bobbing’,‘namethedog’and‘pinthenoseonthewitch’!Prizesweregivenouttothebestdressed,sowelldonetoStanleyCameroninhisheadlesscreationandMilaanDaviesasabloodcurdlingZombie!ThenightwasfinishedbyawonderfulshowbytheYear7stotheirparentsofthe‘Thriller’dancechoreographedbyMissRichards.Ascarysightforsure!

MrsHaley



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YEAR 7, 9, 10, 11 News

Year 10 Peer EducatorsAteamofYear10studentshavetakenpartinthePeerEducatorProgrammethisterm.StudentscompletedtheirtrainingoverOctoberHalftermandnumerousafterschoolsessions.Inthesesessionstheylearnthowtoplanlessons,engagelearners,differentiateandmanagebehaviour.

Theythenplanned2lessonsthattheyhavebeenintoYear8formstodeliver!Allofthegroupsplannedexcellentlessons,andI’vehadlotsofpositivefeedbackfromYear8tutors!Welldonegirls!

MissHodges

Year 10 Christmas PartyYear10endedtheChristmastermonahighwiththeirChristmasparty.Lotsofprizesincludingvouchers,sweetsandchocolateweregivenouttorewardstudentsforexcellentbehaviourandattendance.

WealsocelebratedformvictorieswithJSHwinningtheattendanceleague,JEHwinningthepunctualityleague,GHNwinningthebehaviourleagueandJLMwinningthe‘BehaviourWatch’league!Anexcellentwaytoendafantasticfirstterm.

MissHodges

Parent Staff AssociationWestartedthefundraisingthisyearinOctoberwithafamilyFunNightofbingoandquizzeswithover100parentsandassorted-sizedchildrenjoiningus,itwascertainlyafunsocialeventtostarttheyear.

RapidlyheadingtoChristmas,planningfortheChristmasFairandrecruitingstallholdersbeganmoreorlessstraightafterthis.AvisitfromFatherChristmasinhisvintagebuswastheicingonthecakeforourmostsuccessfulChristmasFairyetandthecoffersfromthesetwoeventsalonestandatjustover£4,000.Amassivethankstoallhelpers,parentsandfamilieswhocamealongtosupportusandespeciallytheYear10performerswhoentertainedeveryoneintheDiningHall.

ThePSAraisemoneytobuyitems,not

coveredbytheSchoolofficialbudgetthatwillbenefitourpupils.Hopefully,someofyouwillhaveseenthewonderfulbenchseatingaroundthesiteforyourselves,orheardaboutitfromyourchildren–boughtwithsomeoftheproceedsfrompreviousfundraisingyears.Ourtargetthisacademicyearistoraise£6,500andwelooktobewellonourway.Wouldn’titbefabuloustohavesomecanopiesovertheseatingtomakeitmoreweather-friendly?

Please,docomealongtoourinformalmeetings,we’reafriendlybunchanddatesofthemeetingsareonthewebsiteunderthe‘Parents’tab.NextmeetingisMonday7thMarch,7pmintheLRCwherewewillbeplanningforthenextevent–RaceNighton24thMarchandwearealwaysonthelookoutforfundraisingideasorextrapairsofhandstohelpatparents’eveningswithrefreshments!

Hopetoseeyouthen!

PSA News

Fundraising for MacmillanWellingtonstaffgenerouslydonatedahuge£314duringtheMacmillanCoffeeMorningheldinSeptember-ourhighestfigureyet!Afterfouryears,thecompetitionhasbecomefiercewithstaffvotingtheMusicdepartmentthe‘MostCreativeCake’andtheICTdepartment,‘BestBake’.WelldonetoMrsJohnsonandMrsCookwhowererewardedwithsomesweettreatsfortheirhardwork!AspecialthankyoushouldgotoMrPoole’swifeforbakingherfamouscoffeecakeandMrsWare’sdaughterforhergorgeouslybakedcontribution.

ThiseventishugelyimportantinraisingmuchneededfundsforMacmillansothankyoutoallwhotookpart,donatedandatecake.

MrsMcDonnell



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REP News

ItrialledmyfirstP4ClessonswithmylovelyYear9groups.

Linkingintoourlessonontheconceptofsuffering(Dukka)welistedanumberofglobalexamplesofsufferinginthe21stcentury.Oncewehadourlist,thestudentswerethenaskedtoformulatethesetopicsintodebate-stylequestions.Studentsthenvotedonthetopicsthattheywishedtodiscuss.

Iwasoverwhelmedatthedepthofthoughtandconsiderationthatthestudentstooktoformulatethetopics,indeedwewerespoiltforchoiceanditwashardtopick.

Oncetopicswerepicked(3inonelesson)weallputourpensdownandsatinacircle.Wethenhadsomeveryintenseandfascinatingdebatesonsomeverytoughissues.Thematurity

andrespectshownbythestudentsmadeitanabsolutepleasuretoobserve-andobserveIdid,thestudentsjustranawaywithit!

Topicswedebatedincluded:

• “Terrorists - believers or murderers?”

• “Charity begins at home - should Britain help poor people abroad when Britain has poverty?”

• “War is a necessary evil?”

Fortheirhomework,studentswereaskedtofeedbackonhowtheyfoundthelesson.Commentswereoverwhelminglypositiveandincluded;“Ilikedthechancetojustchatinagrownupway”;“ithelpedmeworkoutmyownviews”;“itmademerealisetherearetwosidestothings.”

MrsCooper

Exploring World Religions DuringREPlessonsintheirfirsttermatWellingtonSchool,Year7pupilshavechosentocompleteeitheraprojectorpresentationaboutoneofthesixmainworldreligions.

Theyhaveresearchedanumberofareasconnectedtoeachreligionincludinginformationabouttheirplacesofworship,festivals,foodanddresslawsandfamouscelebritiesthatfolloweachfaith.

Therehasbeensomefabulousworkproducedwithineachteachingsetandpupilshaveclearlytakenagreatdealoftimeandeffortwiththecontentandpresentationoftheirwork.

AspecialmentionmustbegiventoEvaQuested-LeechandHannahEl-QedehwhoproducedsomeofthemostwonderfulworkIhaveeverreceivedfromYear7.BothpupilsclearlyspenthourspresentingtheirworkandincludedlotsofdetailedinformationaboutbothHinduismandIslambutallexplainedintheirownwords.EvaalsodecoratedherworkwithHindutraditionalmaterialsandartwork.Atrulyfabulousproject.WelldoneEvaandHannah,youarebothREPsuperstars.

MrsStephens

Wedding ceremonyThistermseveralYear10pupilsweredeclaredhusbandandwifewhenpartakinginatraditionalChristianweddingceremony;allpupilswereallocatedrolesandorganisedtheceremonythemselves.MrsJonesprovidedthecostumeswhichincludedbridesmaidandweddingdresses.Aftertheweddingceremonypupilsheldaweddingreceptionandenjoyedlisteningtotheentertainingspeechesmadebythegroomsmenaswellasthefatherofthebride.Theeventwaslavishlycateredwithallpupilscontributingsomethingtotheweddingbreakfast.Severalpupilsbroughtinfantastichomemadeweddingcakeswhichlookedandtasteddelicious.SpecialmentionsmustgotoShaneO’Connor,TomEaton,CharlottePilcher,EeshahAbdulrabandLauraMcLaughlinfortheirexceptionalcakes.

MrsJones

Raksha Bandhan Year8pupilshavebeenenjoyingexperientiallessonsthistermbyparticipatingintheRakshaBandhanceremony.

Thisceremonyaskspupilstoconsiderthebondsbetweenbrotherandsister.Pupilswereaskedtogettoknowtheirpartnersbetterandtofindoutabouttheirbestqualitiesaswellasthetrialstheyhavefacedinlife.Pupilsthendressedintraditionalclothes,anointedeachotherwithcumcumpowderandfedtheirpartnerasweet.MollyWilbrahaminYear8declaredthatthiswas‘thebestlessonever’.Allpupilstookawayabraceletthathadbeenmadeforthembytheirpartner.Ihopethatthisisalessonpupilswillrememberandtreasureforalongtime.

MrsJones

Trafford Youth for Christ DuringthishalftermKS3studentsparticipatedinlessonsrunbyTraffordYouthforChrist.Thelessonsfocussedaroundtheideasoffact,faithandbelief,friendshipandsuffering.Thelessonshavebeenaneye-openerforallstudentsinvolvedandhaveenabledthemtothinkdeeplyabouttheimportanceofrespectingbeliefs,valuingfriendshipanddiscussingtheoriginofsufferingaroundtheworldandhowwecancombatit.TheclassesthatwereinvolvedwerebrilliantandourvisitorsfromTYFCcommentedonmorethanoneoccasionhoweloquentandenthusiasticourstudentsare.Welldonetoallofthoseinvolved.

MrHarrison

P4C (Philosophy for Children) with Year 9 OnjoiningWellingtoninSeptember,IwasunfamiliarwiththeconceptofP4C,butfromtheabundantenthusiasmfrommynewREPcolleaguesIcouldseethiswasgoingtobeagreatinitiative.



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CAREERS News

Year 11 Finance event Wednesday 14th October 2015Ohwhatcanwesay,theatmosphereinWellingtonwasabsolutelybuzzingontheday!DespiteYear11embarkinguponadifficultyear,theywholeheartedlyembracedtheFinancechallengesetforthembythisevent.

Thedaycommencedwiththestudentsbeingbombardedwithfinanciallingointhehall,aneye-openerforall,tosaytheleast.Theythenworkedintutorgroupstacklingabudgetingscenario(theseincludedsingleparent,unemployed,universitystudent,youngprofessionalandyoungfamily)whichculminatedwiththegroupspresentingtheirbudgetingideastotheyeargroupandapanelofemployers.

FinancialeducationisattheforefrontofmanynewgovernmentinitiativesandweprideourselvesatWellingtononprovidingourpupilswiththebest.FinalGCSEexaminationsarefastapproaching,sorememberYear11-betterqualificationsequalsbetterjobopportunitiesequalsaneasierfinancialsituationinthefuture!AhugethankyoutotheYear11tutorteamwhosupportedandencouragedtheirtuteesthroughouttheday.

MrsMackay

Key 103 Apprenticeship Media Bus FollowingonfromourverysuccessfulCareersDayinOctober,wewereextremelyfortunatetowelcometheKey103ApprenticeshipMediabusintoschoolonceagainforthedayonThursday5thNovemberforourYear11and6thFormstudents.PaulaClifffromPositivesteps,EmmaJones,TrafficandTravelPresenterfromKey103andSamRostron,Key103StreetTeamweretheretorunthedayforus.

Four,onehoursessionstookplacethroughoutthedayandparticipationwasexcellentwithallstudentscontributingtogroupworkexploringApprenticeshipsaswellasindividualcontributions.

StudentswereadvisedabouthowApprenticeshipswork,whatisinvolved,whatqualificationsareavailable,aswellasprogressionroutesleadingonfromApprenticeships.

Theactivitiesincluded‘mythbusting’,apprenticeshipkeyfacts,scripting,recordingandeditingwhichculminatedinthestudentsdemonstratingwhattheyhadlearntbycreatinganadvert.EachgroupcontributedtoanaudioclipaboutwhatanApprenticeshipmeanttothem,beforecomingupwitha“tag-line”.ThiswasthenrecordedbySamfromKey103toformanadvertforApprenticeships.

Thestudentswereverypositiveabouttheactivitiesandconsidereditareallyusefulandworthwhileevent.

Paula,EmmaandSamwereextremelycomplimentaryaboutallofourstudents,soyetagaintheywereacredittous.

MrsMackay

Year 11 Careers Fair and WorkshopsOnThursday15thOctober,Year11studentsparticipatedinacarouselofeventswhichincludedacareersfair,employabilityworkshop,apprenticeshipworkshopanda‘pathwaystofutureeducationworkshop.’

Theatmospherewasbuzzingwithstudentsdiscussingthevariouscareerroutesonthehorizon.Studentswereprovidedwithinvaluableadviceregardingtheirfutureoptionsandhadampletimeintheworkshopstoaskanyquestionsasandwhentheyarose.TheworkshopswerepresentedbystafffromNewEconomy,ManchesterCollege,UniversityofChester,UniversityofManchester,StockportCollegeandWellingtonSixthForm.Theyalsohadtheopportunitytochatmoreinformallytopeoplefromindustryandhighereducationregardingtheiraspirations.ExhibitorsincludedtheUniversityofManchester,TraffordCollege,ManchesterCollege,UniversityofChester,ReaseheathCollege,NHS,ArmedForces,AccesstoMusic,StockportCollege,FETAandalegalprofessionaltonamebutafew.

AllstudentswerealsoguidedthroughthedevelopmentandproductionofaCVwhichtheywilluseforlife.

Ahuge“ThankYou“toallwhotookpartforprovidingafantasticopportunityforourYear11students.

Andimportantly,thevisitorscouldn’tpraiseourstudentsenough(althoughthiscomesasnosurprise).Itwassoencouragingtoseethestudentschattingtogetherduringtheirfreetime,discussingwhattheirnextplansare.

MrsMackay



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Wellington Sixth Form News, Views and ReviewsTheyearstartedwitharesidentialvisittoLancasterUniversity,anopportunityforalloftheSixthFormtohaveatasteofuniversitylife.DuringthevisittherewasadviceforYear13onUCASapplications,personalstatementsandtimetobereflectiveonASresultsandgradesachievedwiththeviewtobuildingonthese.Year12hadtalksonrisingtothechallengesofALevelsandapproachestotakeintheirstudies.Duringalovelyeveningmeal,wehadchancetosing‘happybirthday’totheMinshulltwinsandlaterenjoyadiscowherethereweresome‘interesting’moves(mentioningnonamesMrsMoorhouse!)andabitofkaraoke,withastarturnfromourveryownChrisBennett!Quiteanight!Thewholeexperienceallowsstudentstogetausefulinsightintouniversitylife,understandskillsandexpectationsanduseittoapproachthestartoftheircourseswithpurposeandalooktothefuture.

Wearealwaysamazedbythegenerosityandempathyofour6thFormstudents.Althoughwewishwehadn’tneededto,thesupportfromourstudentsofafellowstudenthasbeenamazingtosee.LauraMcDonaghinYear13hasbeendiagnosedwithNonHodgkin’sLymphomaandourstudentshelpedrunacakesalesheorganisedinaidoftheTeenageCancerTrust.ThebakedgoodsmaderivalledanythingseenontheGreatBritishBake-off!Laurahasbeenincrediblypositive,braveandkeentosupportthecharitiesthatsupportotherpeoplewhoarefacingsimilardiagnoses.Year13alsohadacollectiontoensurethatahamperofgoodieswaswingingitswaytosupport,entertainandhelpLauraduringhertreatment.Laurahasbeenintoschool

anumberoftimestoupdateusonherprogressandcatchup.I’mpleasedtoreportthatsheisdoingincrediblywellandcan’twaittogetbacktoschoolandcontinueherstudiesandwecan’twaittohaveherbackwithus.

Fromearlyintheterm,manystudentshavebeenworkingasmentorswithlowerschoolstudents.TheirroleshaveincludedpairedreadingwithYear7,supportingstudentsinYear10withtherigoursofstartingGCSEcoursesandadvisingthemonhowtoapproachit.

Towardstheendofterm,interviewstookplaceandappointmentsweremadeforLRCMentors.Wewereencouragedbythenumberofapplicationsreceivedfortheseimportantpostsandreallydelightedthatsomanyofour6thFormerswanttosupportandruntheafterschoolsessionsandhomeworkclubintheLRCfrom3.05–4.05pm.Specialmentionmustgotoour‘retiring’LRCMentorteaminYear13whostepdowninordertofocusontheirALevelstudies.TheyreallyhavebeenthedreamteamandMrsWarecan’tthankthemenoughfortheircommitment,hardworkandreliability.They’llbeahardacttofollowbutwehavehighhopesforournewrecruitswhotakeuptheirdutiesinJanuary.

Allofourstudentshavesupportedthe‘ApprenticeChallenge’heldinSchoolattheendoflasttermforlocalprimaryschoolpupils,ensuringtheycompletethetasksandsupervisingtheirvisitto‘big’school.Year12and13arealsoprefectswhichisanotherpointofcallforyoungerstudentsatlunchtime.Allstaffandtheschoolappreciatethissupportasanothersetofeyesandears.ThankyousomuchforallthisadditionalhelpYear12and13,andweknowmanyofyoudoothersubjectbasedworktoo,helpingevenmorestudentsonadaytodaybasis.

AtthestartofNovember,MrBeeleywascontactedbythemotherofaYear8pupil,EmilyPeers(8SPR),aboutacharityworkingtohelphomelesspeopleinManchesterandrequestingsupportfromschoolwiththeircurrentproject.

SIXTH FORM News

Lancaster mealResidential

Here’s a report from Holly Rundle about another enhancement Mr Cropper has organised for the Sixth Form:

“AllYear12studentslookforwardtolearningtodriveandpassingtheirdrivingtest,butitiseasyforustoforgetaboutthetruedangersofbeingontheroad.‘SafeDriveStayAlive’isacampaignrunbytheemergencyserviceswhichworkstowardsreducingthenumberofyoungdrivercasualties.Thecampaignaimstodothisbyinformingthefuturedriversofthedangersthatwecouldallbefacedwith.AllYear12studentswereinvitedtowatch(attheMiddletonArena)aseriesofreal-lifefilmclipsfrompeoplewhoseliveshadbeenchangeddramaticallyduetoroadtrafficaccidentsandtolistentodifferentmembersoftheemergencyservices,whospokeaboutoneoftheirmoststrikingexperiencesasaparamedic,policeofficer,firefighterornurse.Thiswasfollowedbyamothergivingherownaccountofhowhersondiedinacarcrash.Itwasacompletelycaptivatingexperience,whichevenledtosomestudentsbecomingemotionalatthetraumathatcanbecausedbyjustonetinydecisionthatyoumakewhilstdriving.Whetheritbeansweringatextmessageorarguingwithsomeoneinthepassengerseat,itwashighlightedtoallstudentsthatanythingcanwait;especiallywhenitisyourownlifeatrisk.Afterbeingshownavarietyofreal-lifevideos,allstudentswereencouragedtospreadthewordonsocialmediaabout‘SafeDriveStayAlive’becausetheseriousnessofroadtrafficaccidentswithyoungdriversissomethingthatwearesoquicktoforgetduringtheexcitementoffinallybeingabletodrive.Overall,thestoriesthatstudentsgottolistentowerecompletelyunforgettableandwilldefinitelycausethemtothinktwiceabouttheirdecisionsasanewdriver.ThankyoutotheorganisersforfundingthewholetripandtotheSixthFormtutors,aswellasMrCropperandMrsWilson,forencouragingallstudentstoattend.”



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TheSixthForm,alongwithYear11andYear10tutorgroups,workedtogethertoraiseawarenessamongstourupperschoolpupilsandtotrytohelpwiththecharity’sChristmasShoeboxAppeal.Wetailoredthecontentsofourboxestobedistributedtovulnerable,youngpeoplelivinghomelessoverwinterinGreaterManchester.Pupilswereincrediblygenerousandwemanagedtofill30shoeboxesandcollectedextrasuppliestoo.Contentsrangedfromtoiletries,hairbrushesanddentalkitstokeyrings,torches,socksandwarm,woollyhats.BernadetteBakerfromthecharitycametocollectourshoeboxesonthe4thDecember–afterbeingoutuntil3a.mthenightbefore,distributingshoeboxgiftstohomelesspeopleinthecitycentre.WeknowfromMrsPeersthatsheworkstirelesslyforthecharityandwewereverygratefultoherforcomingintoschooltopickupourdonationsinperson.Shewasequallydelightedwiththeeffortsandgenerosityofourpupils.

Continuingourprogrammeoflookingafterthewellbeingofstudentswehavehadvisitsfromexternalspeakersraisingalcoholawareness.Respectingalcoholanditsconsumptionandbeingawareoftheconsequencesofalcoholabusewasexplained.Havingthefactsandinformation,ourSixthFormerscanmakeinformedchoicesandalsoknowhowtocontactagenciesshouldtheyneedfurthersupport.

ManyofourYear12studentstookadvantageofaseriesof‘DiscoverDays’attheUniversityofManchesterthroughoutNovemberandDecember.ThesedaysofferSixthFormerstheopportunitytogainrealinsightintodegreeprogrammestheymaywishtostudyatuniversity.Theyalsoprovideparticipantswithfirst-handexperiencetohelpthemmakeinformeddecisionsabouttheiruniversitychoicesbeforethestartoftheUCASapplicationprocess.Theformatofeachofthedaystypicallycombinesasubjectoverviewtalkwithcareersguidance,aminilecture,adepartmentaltourandaworkshop,withtimeforstudentstoputanyquestionsandqueriestheymayhavetoacademicstaffandcurrentundergraduates.OurYear12senrolledforDiscoverDaysinarangeofsubjectsincludingCriminology,Audiology,Engineering,LifeSciencesandSociology.Feedbackfromallthedayswasextremelypositive–interesting,enjoyableandgavethemseriousfoodforthoughtintermsoftheirpost-ALevelchoices.AnywhomissedoutthistermwillhavethechancetoregisterfortheUniversity’snextseriesofDiscoverDaysinSpring.

OthergreatnewsfromourUniversityofManchesterlinkscomesintheformofthesuccessof3ofourYear13studentswhowereacceptedontotheManchesterAccessProgrammeinYear12andpassedwithflyingcoloursinOctober2015.We’reveryproudoftheirhardwork,commitmentanddetermination.TheywerebrilliantambassadorsforWellington’sSixthForminthemannerinwhichtheyconductedthemselvesandthepositiverelationshipstheyforgedwithUniversitystaff.Asidefromtheirownpersonalachievements,thesatisfactorycompletionofallunitsandassignmentsinthescheme(inadditiontotheirstudiesinschool)meansthattheyeachbenefitfromareducedofferinordertosecureaplaceononeofthehighlycompetitivedegreecourses.Thiscanbeasmuchas3gradesloweri.e3‘B’sinsteadof3‘A’s.Awonderfuloutcome–ahuge‘welldone’tothemall!

Afterwrestlingwithpersonalstatementsandformcompletion,selectingcoursesanduniversitiesthelengthandbreadthoftheUnitedKingdom,offersarestartingtoflyinforourYear13studentswhohaveappliedforuniversity.AhugethankyoutoMrWilliams,MrAshworth,MrGershlerandMrWhitakerwhocollatedandwrotereferencesforeveryone,andofcoursetoMrCropperwhotirelesslychecksandhelpsstudentswithUCASglitches,requestsandapplications.IknowYear13appreciateallthishelpandsupportthatstaffgivethem.Tofurtheraidthetransitioninapplyingforuniversity,wealsohadavisitorinexplainingstudentfinanceforstudentsandanothersessiontohelpparentsunderstandtheprocesstoo.

The6thForm“didtheirbitinaChristmasknit”attheendoftermandraisedmoneyforMacmillan,SavetheChildrenandMakeaWish.Theylookedfestive,funandsparklyand,betweenthem,donated£220.83!!

I’msureyouwillagreethatifthereisawordtosumupthistermforourSixthFormit’s‘GENEROUS’.WelldoneeveryoneandIhopethegenerositycontinuesintimegiventostudiesaswegointonexttermandtheapproachofexams.Keepupthegoodworkeveryone!

MrCropper,MissGreyandMrsWilson

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SIXTH FORM News

LRC mentors

Shoebox Appeal

Christmas Jumpers

Disco

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Dates for your Diary for the Spring TermThursday 28th January Year 10 Parents Evening

Wednesday 3rd February Year 9 Parents Evening

Thursday 11th February Year 8 Parents Evening

Friday 12th February School closes for half term

Monday 22nd February (Week B) School opens

Thursday 25th February Year 7 Parents Evening

Friday 26th February Sponsored Walk Day

Thursday 24th March PSA Race Night

Friday 25th March Good Friday – School closed

Monday 28th March Easter Monday – School closed

Wednesday 30th March GCSE Preparation Evening

Friday 1st April School closes

Monday 18th April (Week B) School Opens

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New York, New York!Sowithapackeditineraryandapocketfullofdollars,25Year12,11and10studentsaccompaniedbyMissGrey&MrManifouldwereofffortheSocialSciencetriptoNewYork!

AfteralongflightwearrivedandweresoexcitedastheNewYorkskylinecameintoview.Oncesettled,itwasstraightofftotheEmpireStateBuilding.86floorsup,theview(&poppingears!)areworthit!NewYorkpositivelysparkles!

Day2andwewenttoColumbiaUniversity,wehadlecturesfromNYPDoninterrogationtechniquesandprocessesandafirst-handaccountfromanNYPDofficeronthe911attack,actionandrecovery.Itwasverymovingandplacedincontexttheeventforstudents(whowerebornaftertheattack).Therewasaspotofshoppingafterthis,andWellingtondiditsbesttohelpkeeptheNewYorkeconomygoing!AmericadoesChristmaslikenooneelse,thelights,decorationsandtreesarelikenothingeverseenbefore!WOW!

AnotherdayandweheadedtoLibertyandEllisIsland.Amuchseenimage,butthestatueofLibertyisquiteasighttobeholdinreallife!Wefollowedthiswithavisittothe911memorialmuseum,itisanamazingtributetothepeopleofNewYorkwholosttheirlivesandthededicationofotherstosaveandsalvage.

Thefinaldaybroughtapictureperfecttrip,ice-skatinginCentralPark,awonderfulexperience.Thenitwasthelongandsleepyflighthome!Awonderfulvisitandexperienceforthestudentswhothoroughlyenjoyed theirtasteoftheBigApple!

MissGrey

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