Prayer Theme for the week

Rejoice in the Lord always;

again I will say, rejoice

Issue 36

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On Tuesday and Wednesday 11th and

12th July, 86 students were involved in

our annual KS3 production of ‘Who Killed

F redd ie ? ” . The show was a

whodunit, looking back at the show

business career of Freddie and how a

number of people came to want him

dead. It included

excerpts from Macbeth,

James Bond, Big Brother

and Cinderella. The

students performed with

passion, enthusiasm and

humour and the months

of hard rehearsals definitely paid off. The

show was received very positively on both

nights by the audience and I was

extremely proud of their commitment and

professionalism on the night.

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A Fantastic Performance

3 students from SBSJ were privileged to be

selected to perform in a production of

Julius Caesar at The Swan Theatre,

Stratford-upon-Avon, as part of the Royal

Shakespeare Company’s Next Generation

programme. They were Farhaan Akbar

Y7, Lil ian Bingham Y7 and

Alex Docherty Y9.

The students worked

with Mrs Buffham-

Wheeler, Miss Babar

and directors from the

RSC throughout the

rehearsal periods,

exploring the text,

u n d e r s t a n d i n g

Shakespeare’s language and converting the

spoken word into a performance.

We had a gloriously exhausting and

exhilarating 2 days soaking up the

Shakespeare experience and living

the dream. .

Report by Mrs Buffham-Wheeler

Who Killed Freddie?

Out Door Adventure

We set off to Kettlewell on a fine sunny day to undertake a 3 day outdoor adventure

experience with some year 7 students, stopping at Kettlewell Youth Hotel.

Day 2- Tuesday 4th July

After a hearty breakfast, the group set off to Nethergill Farm. Despite the rain soaked

surroundings, it was such an interesting and eventful day. First up bird spotting! The

students learned about the different types of birds and the importance of creating

habitats for different wildlife. After lunch it was pond dipping indoors, looking at

various bacteria, insects, fungus and dissecting regurgitated owl food—not for the faint

hearted! The final activity involved finding out about sheep wool and rolling up the

sheared wool to be distributed to wool factories in Bradford. We bid the farm a fond

farewell and drove onto Grassington village for a fish and chips supper.

Day 3- Wednesday 5th July

A late morning start after another full breakfast prepared us well for our long walk from

Kettlewell to Starbotton. Our aim was to get to Buckden , however due to the slow pace

of the group Starbotton was our half way destination. The weather was kind to us and

made for a fantastic walk, passing sheep, cows and lovely local people, whilst admiring

our picturesque countryside. Back at Kettlewell and after a well deserved ice cream,

many students didn't want the trip to end. A tiring and thoroughly enjoyable trip had

come to an end, filled with many memories that students will cherish for years to

come.

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Lifeguard Qualification

Last week saw 6 boys from Y11

complete the National Pool Lifeguard

Qualification here at school as well as

Andrew Parker renewing his

qualification. The qualification is a 36

hour course with an external

assessment at the end, which all the

boys completed and passed with

100% to their names.

With this qualification, the boys can

now seek part time employment

whilst continuing their studies. More

importantly they have learnt some

very important life skills. Well done

to them all; Andrew Parker, Patrick

McGrath, Sam Wainman, Cameron

Fairbairn, Esa Naseem, Francis

Harrsion, Daniel Emsley.

20 students from Y11 travelled to Cambridge

University to be inspired and motivated at

one of the best universities in the world. The

talks by the lecturers were extremely

interesting and it became very apparent the

high expectations required to by the university

for students to be eligible for entry. Students

took part in various seminars ranging from

Medicine to Architecture. We attended lunch in

the cafeteria, which was delicious, and the

day ended with a tour around the campus. For

many there was lots to think about now for

their journey into Sixth Form and beyond.

Y12 End of Year Trip

The annual Y12 end of year trip to the

coast didn't start with too much sun

but that didn't dampen the

spirits of our students who enjoyed

the thrills of Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

Issue 31, July 2017

The competition comprised of 3 schools with Turton

hosting along with Canon-Slade, who are another

Bolton based school and St Bede’s and St Joseph’s

Catholic College. All 3 schools entered a team in the

U13 age group (year 7 and 8) and a team in the under 16 age group (year 9 – 11). Each team in their

respective age groups played everyone twice and the team with the most points wins.

The U16 team won all 4 matches played,

scoring 19 goals and only conceding 1! The

most pleasing thing was how dominant we

were even though we went with a far younger

team. Although we were technically and

tactically superior to Turton and Canon-Slade

who perhaps aren’t as experienced to the level of Water Polo as ourselves, the team had to overcome the

size, speed and power of the older opposition players. It is fair to say that are our players were roughed

up at times, especially when the referee wasn’t looking and I was really proud how all the players

responded, which was in the correct sporting manner. This different type of experience will only help the

team to grow and improve for next year which is a big one for this particular group of players.

The U13 team won their first 3 matches and narrowly lost their final match to Canon-Slade bringing both

ourselves and Canon-Slade level on points but due to our superior goal difference we finished top of the

table. The standard of Water Polo was much better from the opposing schools in their younger age

groups however, our tactical organisation and skill level was too much for both schools. We went with a

team dominated with our ‘2017 U13 Girls

English Schools Finalists’ as well as the

‘powerhouse’ Jastin Barrientos who scored 11 of

our 20 goals and three debutants at this age

group in Tamara Markey, Dane Simora and

Miguel Arevalo. With this mix of experience and

three players hungry to impress it set us up well

for the whole tournament.

U16 Results

SBSJ 5 – 0 Canon-Slade – Player of the Match – Jake Larvin SBSJ 4 – 0 Turton – Player of the Match – Sam Chewins SBSJ 6 – 0 Canon-Slade – Player of the Match – Yenukua Anarwat SBSJ 4 – 1 Turton – Player of the Match – Adam Zdolyny Referee’s Player of Tournament – Darwin King

Darwin King 9B

Sam Chewins 9B

Harvey Weston-Beyer 9F

Adam Zdolyny 9D

Tom Doyle 9B

Jake Larvin 9A

Harriet Walker 11B

Ikenna Obasi 9B

Yenukua Anarwat 9B

Jastin Barrientos 8I

Sara Steinberg 8D

Niamh Dolan-Baines 8E

Ella Stabler 8C

Amelia Fullerton 8C

Lydia King 8H

Tamara Markey 8J

Emily Taylor 8B

Dane Simora 7J

Miguel Arevalo 7J

U13 Results

SBSJ 6 – 1 Turton – Player of the Match – Niamh Dolan-Baines SBSJ 4 – 0 Canon-Slade – Player of the Match – Tom Doyle SBSJ 8 – 1 Turton – Player of the Match – Amelia Fullerton SBSJ 2 – 3 Canon-Slade – Player of the Match – Lydia King Referee’s Player of Tournament – Jastin Barrientos

The 5th July saw our U12, U13, U14 and

U15 girls play in the finals of the Bradford

Schools Rounder’s League at BGGS. This is

the first year that ALL teams have got through to the finals. It was a glorious

evening and the girls were excited and giddy but nervous. After a team talk and

encouragement from the staff the girls went in to play.

They all had 2 matches to play with teams from the other Leagues. After a rocky start

the girls settled down quickly, focussed on their game and played some

excellent rounder’s. The opposition teams were Ilkley, South Craven and Immanuel.

Ilkley were very strong and our girls found the fast bowling difficult to deal with.

However, all the girls showed teamwork and empathy for each other as well as excellent

batting and fielding skill’s.

All teams won one match and lost one match. All the games were difficult as the

standard was so high. However, teamwork, commitment and resilience gave them the

encouragement to work harder as a team. This meant we were runners up in each

league. All teams were

rewarded with medals.

It has been a pleasure to be

with the teams who all

represented the school

brilliantly. They have been

fantastic and now have a

strong basis and good

experience for next year.

The girls have been a credit

to themselves and to the

school. They should be proud

of their achievements.

Well done girls from

A French, S Backshall and

T Hodgson.