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French Immersion Trip

December 5, 2024

For the first time since the pandemic, we are delighted to say that the MFL department had a very successful trip to France with 33 students at the end of last week. The trip was jammed packed with activities for four full days starting at 5am on Friday 29 November.

The group stayed in Boulogne-Sur-Mer and did cultural trips to Calais, Le Touquet and Lille; visiting a boulangerie, a chocolaterie, Le Musée des Beaux-Arts and they saw the Christmas markets in Lille. The highlight for the staff was to see our students conversing in French with their French pen pals at different events throughout the four-day trip.

The French students come from the Jean Jaurés school in Étaples, Le Touquet, and it was great to start to build links again with a partner school. Our students took part in speed-dating, a scavenger hunt and a disco at the weekend and then had a full day in school with their French pen pals on the Monday before returning to St Bart’s late on Monday night.

Our students were an absolute credit to us and were complimented wherever we went for their ability to understand and converse in French and for their excellent standards in behaviour. Despite the extremely early start (!), all in all, it was a total pleasure to take our students away. A huge thank you to Miss Wright (and Mrs Sheikh) for organising the trip and to Mr Force-Jones who also accompanied the students.

Here is what one of our Year 11 students, Josephine Wheeler, had to say about the trip:

“All together I found the trip to France highly enjoyable. Being able to be immersed in the French culture, interact with people I would not have otherwise met and test out my language skills in a unique and refreshing way, was really special. The days were jam packed with fun and new activities, and I was never bored! My personal favourite was going to the French market and then using the things we bought to make our Saturday lunch and also going to the Christmas market in Lille. Meeting our pen pals was another great experience; I found everything we did not only a wonderful way to incorporate my French speaking skills, but also enjoyable just to be there. This experience will stay with me as an unforgettable memory.”

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‘Spectroscopy in a Suitcase’

December 3, 2024

Year 13 Chemists were treated to a problem solving workshop run by Chemists from Southampton University. Our students had the opportunity to have a go at using an infra-red spectrometer that cost over £16,000. Alongside the results from this, students also completed a series of problem solving exercises to identify eight unknown chemicals. A real highlight of the afternoon was using the spectrometer to analyse a sample of aspirin that the Sixth Formers had made earlier in the term. Comparison with a sample of pure aspirin showed that the student sample was of high purity too.

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CCF Autumn Updates

December 2, 2024

Adventurous Training Weekends Autumn 2024

Year 10–13 CCF Cadets have had the opportunity to take part in one of two weekends hiking/camping this term.

In September, 11 cadets completed two days on Dartmoor. Leaving Friday lunchtime, we travelled to the campsite and then enjoyed a fish and chip dinner after setting up the tents.

On Saturday, we had a 18km hike across the challenging South Moor, with great opportunities to learn how to navigate and choose better routes through tricky terrain. Both groups used these skills to successfully locate the well-hidden (in the middle of nowhere!) Ducks Pool letterbox (Dartmoor’s version of a geocache) and returned to camp in good time. There were also encounters with the Dartmoor wildlife, including the rare siting of an adder and many wild fungi. Mr Talbot was the expert in spotting these! The Year 10 cadets then had their first experience of army ration pack meals.

Sunday’s activities included a shorter walk, with more bog and some woods. The weather was kind, and the rain didn’t set in until the last half an hour of our walking.

In November, 25 cadets travelled to the Isle of Wight for a different walking experience and army beds instead of tents. The weather was ideal for walking with no wind or rain (the weekend before Storm Bert!) and we were able to enjoy the views across the channel and back to the mainland as we walked along the cliff tops. One group also managed to find “bramble alley”, to add some discomfort and extra challenge to their walk on Sunday. There were also several encounters with the local farm animals – pigs, cows, sheep, horses, and also the odd (model) dinosaur.

Both trips were a great success and we look forward now to the upcoming Ten Tors training (see Mrs Scourfield ASAP if you are in Year 10 or 12 and interested in getting involved with this) and to a full week trip at the start of the Easter holidays – if you are in CCF, keep an eye on the notices for more information about this soon.

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Psychology Trip – Marwell Zoo

November 18, 2024

On Tuesday 22 October, A Level Psychology students visited Marwell Zoo. The day included a lecture on animal behaviour, which gave students insight into how psychologists generate theories, through studying animals, which are then applied to humans. Students were given the chance to conduct two observational studies, one on penguins, and another on two animals of their choice. After analysing and presenting results, students then got the opportunity to spend some time exploring the zoo, which was enjoyed by all.

 “My favourite part was seeing all the different species of monkeys”

Izzy (13D3) 

  “The trip did not disappoint; it was exciting to go to the zoo and observe the animals while learning very interesting facts about them”

Aidan (13E2) 

 “The lecture taught me a lot about animal behaviour and I loved seeing all the zebras and rhinos running around”

Chloe (12E2) 

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Flight Experience – RAF Benson

November 14, 2024

Eight CCF RAF Cadets recently attended a flight experience day at RAF Benson. Competition for flying slots is extremely tough with 1,745 cadets bidding for just 320 slots this term, so we were very fortunate to be allocated some slots.

After arrival and passing through RAF security, the cadets were shown a safety video and were taken through the emergency evacuation procedures, including how to wear and deploy a parachute in the very unlikely event of needing to abandon their aircraft. A few of them were feeling a bit anxious at this point!

The pilots introduced themselves and the cadets were kitted out in flight suits, gloves, helmets and some rather funky airman sunglasses and then awaited their turn to be taken up into the air in a Grob G115E trainer aircraft.

All the cadets had the opportunity to take the controls during their 20-minute flight whilst the ones awaiting their turn could follow their comrade’s progress on FlightRadar. Most asked their pilots to perform some aerobatics, including barrel rolls and loop the loops. The sick bags weren’t needed too often, thankfully!!

The cadets all returned safely to earth with huge grins on their faces in what could be a once in a lifetime opportunity to fly a light aircraft.

William (11P3) said, “Thank you for the amazing RAF trip on Friday. I really enjoyed it, it was a really great experience. “

We have put in a bid for more slots for next term, so fingers crossed we can take some more cadets flying very soon!!

APO J C Talbot,

CCF RAF Section Commander

 

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BTEC Sport Bath University Trip

November 7, 2024

On Wednesday 16 October, the PE Department took 29 Year 12 A Level PE and BTEC Sport students to Bath University. The students got to see a top sporting university and experience a lecture on nutrition delivered by a Sport and Exercise scientist, a strength and conditioning session, a lab session where two lucky students in each group got to do the VO2 max test and the Wingate test. This was followed by lunch and a tour of the university. A huge well done to Charlie and Jacob who did the dreaded VO2 max test and absolutely smashed it with scores of 54 and 66 respectively. To put that into context, elite athletes such as long-distance runners score between 65-80 and professional footballers are around 57. Jez and Adam did brilliantly doing the Wingate test too. The trip was a great experience for all students and we look forward to going again next year!

 

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Textiles Inspirational Trip

November 7, 2024

On Wednesday 23 October, Year 10 Textiles students spent the day visiting the Oceanarium and the coastline of Bournemouth. Students observed and took photographs of marine animals and plants to use as inspiration for pattern, colour, shape and texture within their GCSE coursework. Here is what students had to say about the trip:

“My favourite part of the trip was seeing the turtle and the pufferfish. This will inspire my project, as I will use different textures and colours seen at the aquarium to imitate the patterns of the sea life”

Phoebe (10D2)

 “This is my favourite picture that I took from the textiles aquarium trip because I like the pattern on the fish. It’s clear and not too busy. I also like how you can tell what the textures would feel like on the fins, and this can be inspiration for shape and structure later on in the project. Finally, I like how the background is slightly blurred because it brings focus onto the fish”

Amelie (10D1)

“My favourite part of the trip was definitely walking on the beach and observing all of the beautiful different types of shells”

Chloe (10E2)

 

 

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2024 Battlefields Trip

October 24, 2024

Year 9 students have recently returned from visiting the World War One Battlefields.  Across three days, nearly 200 students benefited from the knowledge and experience of the tour guides to help them understand the events of 1914-1918.  This trip has become something of a staple; this year’s students were able to link back to what they learnt in History last year and make connections to their study of World War One poetry in year 9 English lessons.

Over the three days, students visited the three crucial cemeteries – the largest British Military Cemetery in the world – Tyne Cot, the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, and the German Cemetery – Langemark.  Students also spent the afternoon of the first day in Ypres, saw recreations of the trenches, along with other exhibits, in the Passchendaele Museum, visited Lochnagar Crater, the site of the 1914 Christmas Truce, and Newfoundland Memorial Park.  Students appreciated the importance of the trip, especially the added significance of paying our respects to some of the young men killed in the war who were St Bart’s students – George Ashwin Curnock is commemorated on the Menin Gate; Bertram Saxelbye Evers is named on the Thiepval Memorial; Robert Athur Patterson is buried at Point-du-Jour Military Cemetery; and Percy Harold Quarterman is buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Ypres.  Their citations can be found here, along with that of Alexander Herbert Davies, who is buried in Newtown Road Cemetery.

In addition to the visits outlined above, individual coaches took in some additional locations so students could visit family members who lost their lives in that war.

Students are very fortunate to have opportunities like this; to connect what they learn about in school to the real places those events took place.  The comments they have made reflect this…

 “I enjoyed looking at all the cemeteries, especially the German one with the huge grave holding over 24,000 soldiers. I really enjoyed the Passchendaele museum and being able to walk through trenches and look around the Somme. I learnt that the symbol of Ypres is a cat, because they used to throw cats off the tower of the cloth hall to reduce the population. “

Matilda Healy (9D2)

“On the battlefield trip to France and Belgium I most enjoyed the museum that was interactive and had accurate trenches and bunkers. I also learnt about how shells and bombs that didn’t actually go off were disposed of and much about World War One. Initially, I also learnt about the Christmas truce, when British and German soldiers met at Christmas and exchanged gifts.”

Elodie Wright (9D3)

 “I really, really enjoyed the wise words of the tour guide who was very intelligent and helpful with all the questions and queries. “

Freddie Thorne (9C1)

“I most enjoyed visiting all the small cemeteries. It gave an interesting view into just how many lost their lives in the Great War. My favourite memorial was the Canadian memorial on the Somme. It was granted in perpetuity to Canada, which means we also technically visited an exclave (area of land owned by another country inside another country) of Canada. The central piece in the memorial was beautifully decorated, and you could see all the trenches on the battlefield. There were still barbed wire posts and metal trench supports all over the area. It was harrowing to learn about how, when they excavated an area in an archaeological dig, no Newfoundland soldiers managed to get past a tree, when the Germans were several hundred meters away, being mown down by machine gun fire. The massive mine crater we visited was almost a quarter of a mile across! When we visited the museum, I really liked walking through the trench recreations, and was amazed by the sheer range of artillery shells used (almost two walls were stacked with shells).”

Dylan Griffiths (9C2)

“I really enjoyed this trip and thought that it was a good experience. My favourite part of the trip was the museum as we were able to walk in actual trenches and could view how soldiers would have lived between 1914 and 1918.”

Saanvi Nirania (9C1)

“I most enjoyed learning about the trenches and what life was like in WW1. My favourite part of the trip was the Paschendale museum.”

Ed Gooday (9D2)

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Harvest Appeal 2024

October 24, 2024

Thank you so much to all those who sent/brought in donations as part of our annual Harvest Appeal 2024. The appeal was in support of two fantastic local charities, Loose Ends and Fair Close Centre, and the students from the House that collected the most donations were promised a Non-school Uniform Day. All the Houses collected a really generous selection of canned food, biscuits, chocolate, teabags, jam and cereals, but there could only be one winner and this year it is Evers. Well done Evers and we are pleased to say that your Non-school Uniform Day will be on Friday 8 November – more reminders to follow!

On Wednesday 16 October, Co-Head of Sixth Form, Mr James Wilder, and St Bart’s School Officers, Eve, Will and Milo accompanied by Year 8 students, Joseph, Mille and Jude, visited both charities to deliver the boxes of food and learn more about the important work they do. So much had been collected that it was necessary to make two trips in the van! The students had a wonderful time making deliveries, meeting the volunteers at both charities and chatting to those local residents enjoying the facilities and company at Fair Close Centre.

Millie, Year 8, said: “We learned all about the services the charities provide and helped hand out some of the food. It was really nice to meet everyone at the Fair Close Centre. I was asked lots of questions about what it was like to study at St Bart’s and what I wanted to do with my studies. Some of those I spoke to had also been to St Bart’s and so it was fun to compare school experiences – I think a lot has changed!”

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British Library Trip

October 22, 2024

Our English Language A Level trip headed to the prestigious British Library in London with a group of 30 students, some already studying the subject in Year 12 and 13, others being given a preview of it in Year 11. Although the drive was long, it was worth it for the interesting lesson in the rich variety of dialects, local terminology and accents across the UK. We discovered, in particular, than Newbury is a traditional crossroads for different ways of pronouncing the “bath vowel”, though there evidently weren’t many old farmers in our party. After the library, the excursion continued to the former house and now museum of Dr Samuel Johnson, 18th century England’s “most distinguished man of letter”, for a special guided tour about his legacy in the study and standardisation of language through his famous dictionary. The museum was full of surprises, not least the vision of Mr Horn in the trappings of Georgian maid. He thought it suited him very well. Each to their own!

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