The week started with Year 5 students from Green Hammerton Church of England Primary School visiting BHS for a Language Day. If they find themselves in a French café over the Summer holidays, they’ll know exactly what to say! In the afternoon they worked with the English team to use film as a tool for creative writing. Thanks to visiting students and staff.
Year 12 (now 13), on the hottest week of the year, have had their exam week. The importance of their ALevels was highlighted to them on their trip to Leeds Beckett University UCAS exhibition where they got a real understanding of how to apply for a University place and what they’ll need to stand out in a crowd.
Meanwhile Lizzy, Head Girl (2018-9) finally threw herself (in tandem!) from a plane, skydiving to raise money for Pulmonary Hypertension Association UK. She did, as I advised, keep her eyes open in order to identify numerous geographical features as she fell, raising over £3000. Well done Lizzy. A great achievement. She’ll be celebrating her time at BHS with other students and staff at the Year 13 Leavers’ Dinner at The Crown in Boroughbridge on Friday evening. Happy times!
Assemblies this week have focused on standards and how to behave to be kind to each other. I shared a random act of kindness I saw at King’s Cross station last weekend when a teenager bent down to tie the laces of an elderly gentlemen. We discussed actions that students could take to be kind which included helping their younger siblings with homework, saying hello to their bus driver and letting someone go in front of them in the lunch queue. Have you noticed any random acts of kindness taking place?
Next week, we’re looking forward to welcoming Year 6 students who will be joining us in September. Following our meeting with parents on Monday, students will then come into school from Wednesday to Friday to get to know their form tutors, teachers and classes.
It’s been an excellent week for BHS scientists. Year 9 Scientists had an exciting day when they presented at the Lab Coats and Blazers Conference at the STEM Centre in York. They were joined by students from primary and secondary schools from across the county. Mr Inglis and Mrs Robertshaw commented on how confident the students had been when they’d presented. At the Awards Ceremony in the evening, at York University, Ewan in Year 11 was awarded the Ogden Trust Year 10 Physicist of the Year Award and Alex in Year 13 awarded the Year 12 Physicist of the Year Award. Well done indeed!
Meanwhile, two teams of Year 8 students went off to compete at the National Finals of the Rocket Car Challenge at RAF Wittering along with 50 other schools. They were treated to a display from the Red Arrows and a spitfire flypast. Dr Lefley reports that the competition was fierce and BHS students were similarly so with both teams securing a place as second runners up, being only 1mph below the 2nd place.
Finally, many of you will know Robin Hornby who has been our Senior Site Supervisor for 32 years. Maybe, if you were a BHS student yourself, you’ll remember him from your schooldays! He’s retiring today and I’d like to take this opportunity to thank him for all he has done to support the students and staff of the Boroughbridge High School community over the last 32 years. We wish him well for the future.
Enjoy the weekend sunshine!