The weekly newsletter of St Bartholomew’s School.

POSITIVITREE SEAT INSTALLED Student mental health is a topic previously surrounded by stigma but recently it has become more of a priority in schools. This change is extremely positive and we should all be doing our best to support this. At St. Bart’s we raised the profile of this topic during Mental Health Awareness week in May and have some ongoing projects to contribute towards student mental health. An example of this is our Positivitree, a tree in the Nature Reserve at school, surrounded by a bench where students can come to sit when talking through concerns with staff. The bench is on the patio that was laid by students in the Sixth Form earlier this year.

Additionally, students in the Sixth Form can use this place for quiet reflection and peaceful meditation, or simply somewhere you can go to be removed from the bustle of school life. Surrounding yourself with nature is proven to be calming and to positively affect your state of mind so we feel this is the perfect spot for Sixth Form students to retreat to when they

feel overwhelmed. During the current exam season, with exams becoming more pressurised than ever, we hope the space will prove particularly useful for students who need a break from this exam stress.

Ciara Beal, 2019/20 Head Girl PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION MEETING On 19 June at 7pm the Parents’ Association

will vote on how to spend the money raised during the year. All parents are welcome to take part in this meeting in the new Wormestall Meeting Room.

This is one of most joyful meetings of the PA calendar where we choose which projects to allocate money to from the bids put forward by Houses, faculty heads, subject teachers and extra curricular organisers. We’d love to see you there. Email stbartspa@gmail.com with any queries. YEAR 7 VOCABLICS QUIZ Y7 have successfully completed their second Vocablics quiz with the majority of tutor groups increasing their scores. Like Manchester City, 7C2 retained their title as Vocablics champions and some 42 students across the year group achieved full marks, which is very impressive. The progress awards went to Jessica Wadge-Berrospi in 7P1 and Thomas McNeil Aitken in 7P3. A new set of words will be released after half-term. Turn to page 2 for a full list of students who scored full marks on the second Vocablics quiz!

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5 June 2019 www.stbarts.co.uk Issue No: 906

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Calendar

U13 District Track and Field Athletics,

Weds 5 June

Palmer Park, 11am-2pm

New York Expressive Arts Trip Parents’ Information Evening,

Weds 5 June

Wormestall Conference Centre, 5.30pm

Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Training

Weds 5 June

7-9pm

Y7 Quad Kids at Park House

Thurs 6 June

4pm

Davis Y6 Welcome Evening

Thurs 6 June

Davis Block, 6pm

School Officer Training Weekend

Fri 7 June

St Cassian’s, Kintbury – 12.15pm start

Senior County Athletics

Sat 8 June

Palmer Park, all day

Joint St Bart’s/ Newbury Symphony Orchestra Rehearsal

Sat 8 June

Hub, 2-5pm

Joint St Bart’s/ Newbury Symphony Orchestra Concert

Sat 8 June

Hub, 7pm

YEAR 7 EXAM WEEK

Mon 10 – Fri 14 June

Evers Y6 Welcome Evening,

Mon 10 June

Evers Block, 6pm

1 st XI Cricket v ONA

Weds 12 June

Falkland CC, 6pm

View all school events in our online calendar, click here to go straight there

YEAR 7 VOCABLICS QUIZ Congratulations to the following Y7s who scored full marks on the second Vocablics quiz! See front page for more details. Aiden Campbell Andrei Purice Aryan Agarwala Bramhi Gunti Daniel Newman Darcey Hunt Darcey Manson Drew Street Ellie Upton Elsa Farrow Emily Cox Erin Clark Harry Stacey Jasmine Peake Kimi Enevoldsen Kirsten Fraser Nikhil Kopparapu Sam Harrison Samuel Cooper Sreelakshmi Sreejith Thea Osbourne Aayush Joshi

Photography Competition

Each half term there will be a photography competition to enter and the theme this half

term is…

FULL or EMPTY

Deadline: Wed 10-7-19

Email entries to pturner@stbarts.co.uk with your name, your tutor group and a brief

description

Aidan Moffat Daanyal Begg Daniel Gonzalez-Birchall Danni Weaver Dylan Robbins George Pearce Holly Dixon James Holland Jess Dickens Jessica Thompson Jimmy Herdman Josephine Winchester Kai Quiruga Lawrence Mullally Luke Lawrence Maddie McAnally Samuel Talent Sohaib Alam Thomas Caulfield William Spain

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EID ul-FITR AT ST BART’S Recently St Bart’s welcomed the Alhamdollilah Newbury Mosque to hold its Eid ul-Fitr at our Enborne Road playing field, marking the end of Ramadan. After prayers they had Eid Mela with cakes, snacks and activities for children and adults.

Teaching and Learning Festival

Tuesday 9 July 2019 (8.30am - 3.30pm)

Following the success of our festival two years ago, St Bart’s will welcome external delegates to its insightful Teaching and Learning Festival again.

Keynote speakers will include Alistair Burnett, Principal Trainer at Pivotal Education, Will Millard Head of Policy Advocacy at think and action-tank, LKMco and Suzanne O’Farrell former Curriculum Lead at the Association of School and College Leaders.

There will also be an opportunity to attend discussions with fellow teachers, refreshments and lunch will be served throughout the day. Prices from £33 per delegate Find out more at www.stbarts.co.uk/tlfestival/

TO REGISTER Email: khersh@stbarts.co.uk

PE Road to Wimbledon This year’s annual St Bart's tennis singles tournament, organised in conjunction with the LTA, saw a record 54 students involved, the most successful to date! All players had a minimum of 3 matches to play, all trying to qualify for the Berkshire County finals.

Due to the large number of students involved the final rounds are still to be played and will take place this week. The winners will be announced shortly. Congratulations to all involved; they played in great spirit and demonstrated the growing strength of tennis at school. Year 7 Football Season Report The St Bart’s Year 7 football team capped off a tremendous season with a resounding win in the West Berkshire Final just before half term, beating John O’Gaunt 8-0 in an excellent all round team display, including four goals for George Alsten. This win built on the success the team have had in the county cup this year, beating The Embrook School, 10-0, Desborough College, 6-0, Edgbarrow School, 2-0 and Furze Platt Senior School, 2-1 on their march to the final. The final was played in front of a large crowd at Bracknell Town FC against Reading Blue Coat School. In a game that was remarked on by the officials as the best school final they have seen in terms of excitement and quality, the boys played some superb football, but unfortunately finally succumbed to a bombardment of long throws in extra time, going down to a header in the last minute before penalties. This should take nothing away from an excellent performance, as on another day this was a game that could have easily gone the other way. We look forward to seeing the team progress and hopefully experience even more success in future years.

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Tuesday Morning Boxercise Class Continues 8am – 8.20am All years boys and girls are warmly invited to attend this inspirational Tuesday morning club in the Sportshall which is run by an external coach. Come and have a go!

BEE SWARM On the last day before half term, a swarm of bees was spotted on a small tree near the entrance to the School. The area was cordoned

off and a local bee keeper arrived to remove the bees. However by the time they were all suited up with an agreed plan of action the bees thought otherwise and swarmed off in the direction of City Playground!

HOST FAMILIES REQUIRED We are expecting 3 Sixth Formers (all boys) from our German partner school to join us for the school year 2019-

20. We are now looking for host families for each of them. There is a payment of £130 per week availabl. You would be expected to host during term time, but not over the Christmas or Easter holidays. If you would like further details and an application form to host, please contact Mrs Wood or Mrs Burnett in the MFL department. mwood@stbarts.co.uk mburnett@stbarts.co.uk

STUDENT EQUIPMENT LIST

You must have the following items with you in school at all times.

Pens: 2 x black 1 x blue

1 x green

Eraser

Pencil Case

Protractor

Reading Book

Pencils x 2 Ruler

Pair of Compasses

Calculator

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