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wwwbedalehighschoolorguk

Hat Designs by

Ashleigh Green (jelly fish) Katelyn Watson (wild animals)

Phoebe Johnson (unicorn) Harry Hamilton (shark)

Year 9

Hat Project

(Textiles)

Hats modelled by students in the LRC

Thomas Balding Ben Chadwick

Ellis-Jane Meggitt Freya Miller

Note from the Headteacher

Dear parents and carers

This summerrsquos newsletter is a snapshot of the life of Bedale High School from UKMT Maths Challenge to our tremendous year 7 students who

participated in a triathlon in Bedale to raise money in aid of Sport Relief It demonstrates the enthusiasm of our students their desire to share their

learning and time to help others

We have had many sporting activities in the last term Rachel Mackenzie world champion Thai Kick Boxing visited us to share her skills and passion for sport She was joined by our

MP Rishi Sunak who supported the visit Our students and those who joined us from Bedale

Primary School really enjoyed the whole experience

Our staff and students had great fun at the Zumba class that Alice Cockburn Year 11 organised for the schoolrsquos contribution to Sport Relief We finished our sporting activities

with a mile run around the school field organised by Mr Sellers Students and staff were very

committed and ran many times around the field

The generosity of staff and students in giving their time freely organising activities that we

all enjoyed and also gave us the opportunity to raise money for charity typifies Bedale High School I would like to thank students and staff for all their hard work making Sport Relief a great fun time for us all Our further work for charity was led by Year 8 who planned and

realised different fund raising activities The sports hall was full of different games stalls tombola all originally designed and enthusiastically marketed We have raised pound705 for

Children in Need day pound813 for Sport Relief pound68 Marie Curie and pound241 for Teenage Cancer Trust to date On Friday 29th April we raised money for our Bedale classroom in the Nambiki

School in India through our traditional non uniform day

Year 10 are currently sitting their predictive assessment examinations and have been very impressive in their commitment and preparation to their learning and the manner in which they have conducted themselves during the examinations Year 11 start their GCSEs on

Tuesday 3rd May We wish them luck confident that they have been prepared well I would like to thank all parents for their continued support of the school and their child Students

are responding positively to our expectations I am looking forward to a warm and sunny

summer term here at Bedale High School

Best wishes Mrs S Rees Head teacher

2

Dates for your Diaries

19 May Parent Forum 630 in Culture Shack

30 May to Half Term 6 June

2 June Coast to Coast Bike Ride 24 June Y10 visit to Queen Elizabeth College Darlington

24 June Y11 Prom Depart BHS at 630pm

3

Attendance Report

Congratulations to all 286 students

who gained 100 attendance for last half term this is a significant rise on the

previous half term Overall attendance for the whole school was 936 I really

do encourage all students to work together to meet our target of 953 by the end of term

Best attendance by form was shared by EuDBE at 975 and by AmLPO also 975 so well done to these houses

Ms Haydon

House Attendance

Spring 2

Africa 921

America 948 Asia 927

Europe 946

Valentinersquos Day Doors

Following on from the success of the Christmas Door

Competition in February the tutor groups were

given the task of designing a Valentine Day Door There were many fantastic entries The winners were CWI

(1st) EBI (2nd) and VMA (3rd) Congratulations to all the students (and tutors) who put so much effort in to the

imaginative and creative designs

Ms Haydon

3rd

Room 23 VMA

Others

Room 20 NPE

Others

Room 44 AFA

2nd

Room 8 EBI

Drama Club

Our Drama Club is growing with lots of talented students We are working

towards a performance at the end of the Summer term Date to be confirmed

Tuesday 330 to 500 Thursday 330 to 430

Drama BarnmdashMrs Parker-Wakeling

1st

Room 36 CWI

Note from the Headteacher

Dear parents and carers

This summerrsquos newsletter is a snapshot of the life of Bedale High School from UKMT Maths Challenge to our tremendous year 7 students who

participated in a triathlon in Bedale to raise money in aid of Sport Relief It demonstrates the enthusiasm of our students their desire to share their

learning and time to help others

We have had many sporting activities in the last term Rachel Mackenzie world champion Thai Kick Boxing visited us to share her skills and passion for sport She was joined by our

MP Rishi Sunak who supported the visit Our students and those who joined us from Bedale

Primary School really enjoyed the whole experience

Our staff and students had great fun at the Zumba class that Alice Cockburn Year 11 organised for the schoolrsquos contribution to Sport Relief We finished our sporting activities

with a mile run around the school field organised by Mr Sellers Students and staff were very

committed and ran many times around the field

The generosity of staff and students in giving their time freely organising activities that we

all enjoyed and also gave us the opportunity to raise money for charity typifies Bedale High School I would like to thank students and staff for all their hard work making Sport Relief a great fun time for us all Our further work for charity was led by Year 8 who planned and

realised different fund raising activities The sports hall was full of different games stalls tombola all originally designed and enthusiastically marketed We have raised pound705 for

Children in Need day pound813 for Sport Relief pound68 Marie Curie and pound241 for Teenage Cancer Trust to date On Friday 29th April we raised money for our Bedale classroom in the Nambiki

School in India through our traditional non uniform day

Year 10 are currently sitting their predictive assessment examinations and have been very impressive in their commitment and preparation to their learning and the manner in which they have conducted themselves during the examinations Year 11 start their GCSEs on

Tuesday 3rd May We wish them luck confident that they have been prepared well I would like to thank all parents for their continued support of the school and their child Students

are responding positively to our expectations I am looking forward to a warm and sunny

summer term here at Bedale High School

Best wishes Mrs S Rees Head teacher

2

Dates for your Diaries

19 May Parent Forum 630 in Culture Shack

30 May to Half Term 6 June

2 June Coast to Coast Bike Ride 24 June Y10 visit to Queen Elizabeth College Darlington

24 June Y11 Prom Depart BHS at 630pm

3

Attendance Report

Congratulations to all 286 students

who gained 100 attendance for last half term this is a significant rise on the

previous half term Overall attendance for the whole school was 936 I really

do encourage all students to work together to meet our target of 953 by the end of term

Best attendance by form was shared by EuDBE at 975 and by AmLPO also 975 so well done to these houses

Ms Haydon

House Attendance

Spring 2

Africa 921

America 948 Asia 927

Europe 946

Valentinersquos Day Doors

Following on from the success of the Christmas Door

Competition in February the tutor groups were

given the task of designing a Valentine Day Door There were many fantastic entries The winners were CWI

(1st) EBI (2nd) and VMA (3rd) Congratulations to all the students (and tutors) who put so much effort in to the

imaginative and creative designs

Ms Haydon

3rd

Room 23 VMA

Others

Room 20 NPE

Others

Room 44 AFA

2nd

Room 8 EBI

Drama Club

Our Drama Club is growing with lots of talented students We are working

towards a performance at the end of the Summer term Date to be confirmed

Tuesday 330 to 500 Thursday 330 to 430

Drama BarnmdashMrs Parker-Wakeling

1st

Room 36 CWI

3

Attendance Report

Congratulations to all 286 students

who gained 100 attendance for last half term this is a significant rise on the

previous half term Overall attendance for the whole school was 936 I really

do encourage all students to work together to meet our target of 953 by the end of term

Best attendance by form was shared by EuDBE at 975 and by AmLPO also 975 so well done to these houses

Ms Haydon

House Attendance

Spring 2

Africa 921

America 948 Asia 927

Europe 946

Valentinersquos Day Doors

Following on from the success of the Christmas Door

Competition in February the tutor groups were

given the task of designing a Valentine Day Door There were many fantastic entries The winners were CWI

(1st) EBI (2nd) and VMA (3rd) Congratulations to all the students (and tutors) who put so much effort in to the

imaginative and creative designs

Ms Haydon

3rd

Room 23 VMA

Others

Room 20 NPE

Others

Room 44 AFA

2nd

Room 8 EBI

Drama Club

Our Drama Club is growing with lots of talented students We are working

towards a performance at the end of the Summer term Date to be confirmed

Tuesday 330 to 500 Thursday 330 to 430

Drama BarnmdashMrs Parker-Wakeling

1st

Room 36 CWI

Staff Interview by Jessica Garner JST

Whatrsquos your name Charlie Smart

How old are you 36

Are you married Yes

Do you have any children Two Girls

What was your first job Cleaning buses

What is your job now Head of Geography

Who is your favourite author Jung Chang (Wild Swans)

Do you have any hobbies Photography BBQ

Which five people living or dead would you invite to a dinner party

My Gran Keith Senior Chairman Mao The Chuckle Brothers

If you could use one word to describe yourself what would it be Loyal

What three things couldnrsquot you live without Family Internet Pork pies

Do you have any secret ambitions To speak fluent Chinese

Best achievements Ranked 9th in the country for throwing the hammer

4

HMS HeroesmdashLaser Combat

On Saturday 27th February 12 members from HMS Heroes

soon to be renamed The White Rose Heroes attended Planet

Leisure in Newton Aycliffe accompanied by Ms Haydon Mrs

Hoile and Service Pupilsrsquo Champion Annabel Hall

We had a super time ldquoshooting each otherrdquo and the overall lsquowinnerrsquo

was Leo Stephenson who scored the most attacks Well done Leo

HMS Heroes meets every Wednesday in student supportmdashthey do lots

of fun activitiesmdashwhy not go along and see what theyrsquore up to

Mrs Hoile

5

Y10 Maths Mentors

The Maths Department here at Bedale High School has

gathered together a number of Year 10 students to organise

events in primary schools in the local area in order to show

them how fun maths can be with different challenges such as a

murder mystery centred around numbers and logic

The mentors are available to help anyone

every Tuesday lunchtime in Room 20

Are you puzzled by algebra or find Pythagorasrsquo Theorem confusing

If you are just turn up

Donrsquot be shy ndash we can help

Harriet Ormston DBE

Masham Primary Maths Day

In February we chose our successful Year 10 Maths

Leaders Katherine Batten Sam Cobb Holly Harrison Kathryn Hoare

Cieran Imeson Tom Imeson Natalia Kornacka and Harriet Ormston They

are currently running a homework

club with Miss Pendlington and

working with her to create some

workshops that they will run in primary schools On 8th March

Katherine Cieran Tom and Kathryn went to Masham Primary

with Miss Pendlington to help with their gifted and talented maths

day for year 5 and 6 pupils They

did a wonderful job and made the school proud helping to run a

circles and codebreaking murder mystery activity helping the

younger pupils to build a clinometer and even making them

mocktails to a ratio of their choice

It was a fantastic day and we are looking forward to organising

more Maths Leaders eventshellip stay tuned Miss Pendlington

Cieran helping with some touch ratio questions Kathryn and Tom making

mocktails

Katherine checking

the pupilsrsquo murder

mystery answers

Follow the Maths

department on twitter

BedaleHSMaths

Follow the Maths

department on twitter

BedaleHSMaths

6

Maths Inspiration Lecture

On 18th March 23 year 11 pupils

went with Miss Pendlington and Mrs Barry to a Maths Inspiration event at

the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds Maths Inspiration is a national

programme of interactive Maths lecture shows for teenagers There

were three talks the first from Jennifer Rogers a medical statistician

and research fellow at the University of Oxford She has worked on a number of television programmes on one of which

she looked into the statistical probability of spontaneous human combustion We also

heard from Paul Shepherd who has been a part of the design of some iconic buildings around the world including the Arsenal Emirates Stadium Ben Sparks

then talked about gambling the probability of losing a bet and the rates and patterns involved in a population model The event was hosted by Matt Parker the

famous ldquostand-up mathematicianrdquo who also led a QampA session where pupils could ask the experts any question It was very informative and great fun and our pupils

represented our school excellently Well done Miss Pendlington

UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge 2016 Success

Pupils at our school achieved 2 gold 8

silver and 23 bronze certificates in this yearrsquos UKMT Intermediate Maths

Challenge Over 200000 young mathematicians in years 9 to 11 from

across the UK sat the challenge and nationally the top 6 were awarded a

gold certificate the next 13 silver and the next 21 bronze Approximately

11500 pupils are invited to sit a follow-on round There was lots of success in all

three year groups including

Tommy Littler (Y11) Best in School

Gold Certificate Imogen Hey (Y11) Gold Certificate

Natasha Coates (Y10) Best in Year Silver Certificate

Emmeline Brown (Y10) Silver Certificate Elisabeth Shirt (Y9) Best in Year Silver Certificate

In addition to this Tommy and Imogen in Year 11 came in the top 00575

nationally and got through to the next round They are now awaiting the results of their Pink Kangaroo Challenge

Well done to all who took part Miss Pendlington

Tommy Littler amp Matthew Sutton (with his

silver certificate)

7

Marie Curie Fundraising

We have recently been raising funds for the

Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal in school

Students have been purchasing the daffodil

pins for pound1 and donating money thereby

helping to provide Marie Curie nurses who give

vital care and support to people living with a

terminal illness within the comfort of their own home until the end of their lives

This charity has been working for over 65 years and provides care for

anyone regardless of their diagnosis solely on the basis of their need Do

you know they cared for over 40000 people across the UK in the last year They

also take part in research in the areas of various types of cancer and new ways to

better care for the patient and their relatives Thanks to your support we were able

to raise nearly pound70 Well done everyone Harriet Ormston DBE

Film Review

ldquoWe are the mods we are modsrdquo is what is chanted violently and excitedly by the youth cult in the

streets of Brighton in the 1979 motion picture ldquoQuadropheniardquo directed by Franc Roddam and

produced by The Who The film is set London 1964 and follows the rivalry

between two youth subcultures the mods and the rockers The antagonist of the film is the sheepish

not so handsome or popular teenager Jimmy a member of the sharp suited mod gang

ldquoQuadropheniardquo is one of few films out there that

gives an in-depth look into what it was like to be part of either the mods or rockers but does appear biased towards the mods as this is the gang we spend the majority

of the time with It is more than just a film about rowdy youths of the 1960rsquos it instead explores

different themes such as cultural diversity responsibility disappointment and becoming an adult

Jimmy is in a constant battle to ldquofit inrdquo with the rest of mods and will do whatever it takes to be cool as to him being a mod is a way of life This is contrasted with the

scenes that explore Jimmyrsquos work and home life The cinematography is nothing spectacular and can appear dated to some extent

due to the films age but does have some stand out scenes such as the alley scene in Brighton and the clifftop at the end of the film The music on the other hand is

spectacular coming straight from the rock opera album the film is packed with some of the best music that The Who have ever produced

Overall ldquoQuadropheniardquo is a great slice of British cinema and British history with a

stand out soundtrack and performances from many of the cast and in my opinion

ldquoQuadropheniardquo is the ultimate coming-of-age movie

Dan Fowlie NPE

7

Marie Curie Fundraising

We have recently been raising funds for the

Marie Curie Great Daffodil Appeal in school

Students have been purchasing the daffodil

pins for pound1 and donating money thereby

helping to provide Marie Curie nurses who give

vital care and support to people living with a

terminal illness within the comfort of their own home until the end of their lives

This charity has been working for over 65 years and provides care for

anyone regardless of their diagnosis solely on the basis of their need Do

you know they cared for over 40000 people across the UK in the last year They

also take part in research in the areas of various types of cancer and new ways to

better care for the patient and their relatives Thanks to your support we were able

to raise nearly pound70 Well done everyone Harriet Ormston DBE

Film Review

ldquoWe are the mods we are modsrdquo is what is chanted violently and excitedly by the youth cult in the

streets of Brighton in the 1979 motion picture ldquoQuadropheniardquo directed by Franc Roddam and

produced by The Who The film is set London 1964 and follows the rivalry

between two youth subcultures the mods and the rockers The antagonist of the film is the sheepish

not so handsome or popular teenager Jimmy a member of the sharp suited mod gang

ldquoQuadropheniardquo is one of few films out there that

gives an in-depth look into what it was like to be part of either the mods or rockers but does appear biased towards the mods as this is the gang we spend the majority

of the time with It is more than just a film about rowdy youths of the 1960rsquos it instead explores

different themes such as cultural diversity responsibility disappointment and becoming an adult

Jimmy is in a constant battle to ldquofit inrdquo with the rest of mods and will do whatever it takes to be cool as to him being a mod is a way of life This is contrasted with the

scenes that explore Jimmyrsquos work and home life The cinematography is nothing spectacular and can appear dated to some extent

due to the films age but does have some stand out scenes such as the alley scene in Brighton and the clifftop at the end of the film The music on the other hand is

spectacular coming straight from the rock opera album the film is packed with some of the best music that The Who have ever produced

Overall ldquoQuadropheniardquo is a great slice of British cinema and British history with a

stand out soundtrack and performances from many of the cast and in my opinion

ldquoQuadropheniardquo is the ultimate coming-of-age movie

Dan Fowlie NPE

City amp Guilds Land Based Studies

Every Thursday Mrs Farrow takes a group of GCSEs

students up to HillTop farm in Ilton Masham The boys start with the routine feeding bedding and

checking of 350 herd of dairy and continental beef bulls Day to day calf husbandry includes training new calf

intakes to drink from automatic feeding stations vaccinations and treatments for new arrivals There is

also a breeding flock of 130 mixed breed sheep The boys get involved with foot trimming vaccinations and

dagging out Lambing is a particular highlight for all our students and everyone this year has successfully

delivered a lamb

The work doesnrsquot stop here as the lambs need vaccinating ear tagging and de-tailing before being

taken out to the fields Towards the end of the summer the boys will get involved with the sheep

shearing each fleece needs to be bagged up ready to be sold The students also get involved with

farm maintenance tasks such as renewing fencing breeze blocking and concreting

As well as all the practical written work needs to be completed on each module

This involves assignment completion on a range of farm based topics They all work

towards a level 2 qualification in Agriculture

Many of the past students whorsquove attended Hilltop have

gained successful placements and apprenticeships at Askham Bryan College So who knows our present

students could be the farmers of the future

Mrs Farrow

8

Y8 Charity Event

On Friday 4th of March it was the Y8 charity day

All of Y8 GSRE classes took part in setting up and

managing their own stall and each pupil had a

specific role It was great fun for all the years and

every one enjoyed it there were many stalls such

as bake sales run by Kelsey Lee and Mia Hobson

paper aeroplane throwing contest run by Ryan

Wilcocks George Pickard and Harry Ingram

Teachers even took part in a few like pie the teacher in

the face where you could pay to throw a paper plate

with shaving cream at their face Mr Barber got

covered in it

The most amazing and impressive stall was called cancer crushers run by Josh

Allinson Ryan McMillan Smith Joshua Lockwood and Peter Biltcliffe They had a

human body outline on a piece of card with targets and multiple types of cancer You

could throw a tennis ball at the various targets and many people thought it was very

well made and it identified what we are trying to do to cancer

Overall we raised nearly pound250 towards the Teenage Cancer Trust

Harry

Ingram

EBI

9

Kelsey amp Mia

Ryan amp Peter

Mr Barber getting

ldquopiedrdquo

Mr Smart

throwing his paper aeroplane

Jaden amp Kai amp Harry

Mr Barber - throwing his tennis ball

to crush cancer

Y8 Charity Event

On Friday 4th of March it was the Y8 charity day

All of Y8 GSRE classes took part in setting up and

managing their own stall and each pupil had a

specific role It was great fun for all the years and

every one enjoyed it there were many stalls such

as bake sales run by Kelsey Lee and Mia Hobson

paper aeroplane throwing contest run by Ryan

Wilcocks George Pickard and Harry Ingram

Teachers even took part in a few like pie the teacher in

the face where you could pay to throw a paper plate

with shaving cream at their face Mr Barber got

covered in it

The most amazing and impressive stall was called cancer crushers run by Josh

Allinson Ryan McMillan Smith Joshua Lockwood and Peter Biltcliffe They had a

human body outline on a piece of card with targets and multiple types of cancer You

could throw a tennis ball at the various targets and many people thought it was very

well made and it identified what we are trying to do to cancer

Overall we raised nearly pound250 towards the Teenage Cancer Trust

Harry

Ingram

EBI

9

Kelsey amp Mia

Ryan amp Peter

Mr Barber getting

ldquopiedrdquo

Mr Smart

throwing his paper aeroplane

Jaden amp Kai amp Harry

Mr Barber - throwing his tennis ball

to crush cancer

Cryptographers

Last term some of our KS3

students took part in the Alan

T u r n i n g C r y p t o gr a p h y Competition Now in its fifth

y e a r t he A l a n Tu r i n g Cryptography Competition is

aimed at secondary school children up to Year 11 You dont

need to be a computer whizz or a mathematical genius - you just

need to keep your wits about you and be good at solving

problems The students attended sessions to find out about different types of cipher and methods of decryption Over the course of the contest they had to solve

substitution ciphers a cryptotour (following a knights path around a chess board) find a hidden message from a flight itinerary using 3-letter airport codes

work out a Logo program from a seemingly random string of letters and numbers

and use the program to draw the message and a cipher formed from a series of emojis with different emojis being used for the most common letters The problems

increased in difficulty each week and the final one (which for us proved too tricky) required the use of modular arithmetic The students really enjoyed the

challenge of the puzzles and our two main teams finished in 236th and 237th place out of 738 competing teams nationwide Of particular mention should be Alfie

Hughes and Arthur Krech both Y7 who showed real skill and determination in solving the ciphers Well done to all involved Miss Bilby

10

Bedalersquos Got Talent

On Wednesday 16th March Bedale Primary School held a talent competition

Firstly there was a drumming exhibition and then some dancing Next up was singing and a poem More acts followed with a guitar and some more singing There were

some comedians and yet more singing We had a flute solo and finally a Rubikrsquos cube demonstration and a gymnastics display Along with refreshments we had special

appearances from some of the children Well done to the winner Joseph Wilson year 5 Thank you to the primary school for putting on this event

Isobel Taylor-Lindop

DBE Winner

Joseph Wilson

with his

Rubikrsquos Cubes

Singing

Playing the

Flute

Playing the Drums

Josh Allinson Arthur Krech Bailey January

Freddie Jenner Kevin Plastiak Alfie Hughes

11

Year 5 Stem Day

On Tuesday 19th of April Bedale High School hosted

a stem day for the year 5s from surrounding primary schools Science - students were learning about food chains and food webs particularly focusing on the ocean

which was the theme for the day They were given envelopes containing different pictures of marine life

and arrows to make a food web They then discussed the different adaptations of sharks and sea creatures and looked at some posters about global warming and

sea animals They linked up shark attacks with global warming as the posters were there to help them make

this link Thank you to Mrs Beeton

In Food Technology students learnt how to categorised fish into groups of shellfish white fish and oily fish They then

watched a video on how to cook fish and then another to see how to tell a good piece of fish from a bad one They then worked in groups and went to the cooking stations to cook

with different flavours like French Indian Italian Thai and oriental When the fish was cooked they all tasted it and

most of them really enjoyed it Thank you to Mrs Bradley

In the ICT room students got to explore and work

with the little pi computers They

learnt about how computers hide passwords and start up menus and were shown using pi Then they had to create a folder with their names on it and

write out some code They played a game to see which colour light flashed and wrote it down Then a

special wired machine helped to detect sharks All the children really liked this lesson Thank you to

Mr Barnes

In the Maths lesson it was linked with Science so they were learning about global warming and the seas rising Firstly they watched a video about the

seas rising so living on islands is becoming harder Then they had to complete a work sheet on how

many cities would be covered in water if global warming didnrsquot stop The maths was very challenging so the year 5rsquos did very well to

understand it Thank you to Miss Pendlington

All the children really enjoyed the day Many of the children got awards for being such keen learners

We also enjoyed the day and thank you to all the

teachers who helped

Isobel Taylor-Lindop DBE and Harry Ingram EBI

Mrs Bradley FTT session

Miss Pendlington Maths session

Mr Barnes ICT session

Mrs Beeton Science session

12

The Music Shop

Hungry Henry went into the Music Shop to buy

some musical sweets which they were selling

There were three special packs on offer

1) Ten quavers and five crotchets 35p (save 5p)

2) Ten crotchets and ten minims pound1 (save 20p)

3) Thirty quavers 50p (save 10p)

What would be the full price of one quaver one crotchet and one minim

Solution to last challenge Toms Granny is 58 years old Lets see why

First child born Granny is 19

Second child born Granny is 23 (19 + 4)

Third child born Granny is 27 (23 + 4)

Fourth child born Granny is 31 (27 + 4)

Fifth child born Granny is 35 (31 + 4)

Sixth child born Granny is 39 (35 + 4)

Sixth child is 19 Granny is 58 (39 + 19)

Answers to Mr Turner in Room 17 (LUNCHTIMES ONLY)

First three correct answers will win a prize

New Headteacher

The governors of Bedale High School are delighted to announce the

appointment of only the 6th head teacher in the history of the school Siacircn Rees who has been acting head teacher for a short

while follows Mick Jolley Graham Turner John Critchlow David Impey and the late Roy Mitchinson in the principle role

Mrs Rees was born in South Wales the eldest of four children whose family were involved in the coal industry before finally settling in

Northumberland She attended the local grammar school and then read economic history at the University of Wales in Swansea She has a very good local knowledge

of the local region having completed her teacher training at the College of Ripon and York St John specialising in young people with special educational needs

Teaching really does run in the family for Mrs Rees whose husband is also a teacher

The family have two daughters one recently graduated and the younger is in her first year of sixth form

She said lsquoit is a privilege to be a teacher to help shape the next generation of learners at the high school I hope to build on our success to realise our school

motto of lsquoexcellence for all in an ever changing worldrsquo by continuing to drive standards further to work in partnership with parents students staff and other

schools to widen the opportunities for our young people and to involve our community in our school Bedale High School is an exciting place to work and learn

and I am looking forward to leading the school to further successrsquo

13

WWII Veteran

On Friday 11th March Mr Jefferies a World War II

veteran came into school to talk to some of the year nine students He talked about his experience

and all of the countries he had visited some of which include Wales England North Africa

Scotland Syria and Germany He talked about his injury which was being shot in the bottom whilst

parachuting down to attack the Germans Many of the places that Mr Jefferies was stationed at were

blown up and he had many explosives with him so he handed them in and helped the Army His story

was inspirational and educational and it

helped to imagine what World War II was really like Mr Jefferies answered our questions

and helped us understand his World War II experience Thank you to the History department for organising Mr Jefferies to come

into school to talk to us Isobel Taylor-Lindop DBE

Mr Jefferiesrsquo daughter Mr Jefferie

and Emily Savage

Ben Taylor

A huge congratulations to Ben Taylor (year 10) who was selected to represent Under 15

Yorkshire at rugby union this season Ben has started at scrum half in two fixtures against

Cheshire and has performed to an exceptionally high standard Ben captains the school under 15

team and has represented Wensleydale Rugby Club for a number of years For the last couple of

years Ben has been involved in the England

Rugby Developing Player Programme (ERDPP) and his selection for the Yorkshire squad

comes on the back of continued drive to improve the outstanding performances for his club and

school Bens next aim is to progress on the elite rugby pathway to the Yorkshire

Carnegie Junior Development Squad which is selected from the best players in the

ERDPP Bedale High School are very proud of Bens achievements and wish him the best

of fortunes with his progression in the game

Mr Burgess

14

Yorkshire Cup Semi Final

Having reached the semi finals of the

Yorkshire Cup Bedale High School Under 12 rugby team were beaten

12-26 in a close-fought game The only difference between the two sides were

two break away individual tries for

Rodillian Academy and for the vast majority of the game Bedale High School played the better rugby Rodillian Academy have been running a rugby player programme

over several years with success at various age groups in County competitions and it is reassuring that Bedale High School are able to compete at this level in county

cup competitions The vast majority of the team play their club rugby at Wensleydale Rugby Club and the PE department have been developing this link

further This season the U12 team have been coached within school in extra curricular time by PE staff and by Julian McBride from Wensleydale Rugby Club

This collaboration has proved a real success Congratulations to all squad members involved this season Mr Burgess

Sports ReliefmdashZumba

As part of Sport Relief 2016 many Bedale High students and staff took part in a lunchtime Zumba session led by Emma Blackmore a local Zumba coach The

event was a huge success with a wonderful atmosphere and lots of people having fun exercising to music Emma Gibson Jones and Alice Cockburn in year 11

organised the event and managed to raise a considerable amount of money for Sport Relief a huge thank you goes to the girls for organising such a fun event A big

thank you and well done to all that took part We look forward to another event next year Mrs Brittain

15

Sport Relief School Run

Amongst the many activities to fundraise for Sport Relief a

number of Bedale High School

students and staff took part in the school run The aim was to complete as many laps of the school field as possible

during lunchtime There were some bold efforts with one student completing laps on crutches (Thomas Balding) Mrs Rees who earlier in the year shared her New Year

Resolution to take up running with students in assembly joined students with a number of other staff including Mr Sellers Mrs Cann Ms Haydon and Mr Smith A

special mention needs to be made of Sian Ayres who raised a huge sum through sponsorship Fergus the whippet Latta who was unstoppable and Jack Fisher for

pure tenacity Photo L to R Jack Fisher Mr Smith Katrina Hullah Thomas Balding Ms Haydon and Fergus Latta in the front Thanks to Mr Sellers for organising it

When I did the sport relief run it felt pretty good I donrsquot usually do this kind of stuff so it was new for me but I enjoyed it It was good running for charity and Irsquod

definitely do this kind of thing again Yeah sure I tripped over a goal post but I still enjoyed the run over all and I recommend anyone who likes running for charity to

try it some time Jack Fisher

Mini Triatholon

Year 7 girls Chloe Harris Aimee Sygmuta

and Georgia Langley organised and completed

a mini triathlon They ran 16 miles from

McDonalds at Leeming Motel to Bedale leisure

centre swam a mile in the pool then bikied 16

miles back to McDonalds They raised a

fantastic pound72934 for Sport Relief

Sky Sports

Living for Sport Project

Visit from the World Thai Boxing

Champion

Rachael

Mackenzie

On Friday 4th March Bedale High School had a visit from the World Thai Boxing

Champion - Rachael Mackenzie as part of a Sky Sports Living for Sport project Throughout the day various groups of students were given the opportunity to work

with Rachael as well as an assembly to all year 78 and 9 girls The morning started with a group of girls who regularly attend an after school netball club each week

they did a practical workshop and a workshop on skills needed to become an elite athlete During this session the local MP Rishi Sunak joined us

Rachael then worked with year 11 games groups

Bedale primary and the

year 10 GCSE PE group doing practical Thai

Boxing sessions There was a real buzz around

school Rachael was a real inspiration to our

students at Bedale High School

Mrs Brittain

Mrs Barclay School Newsletter Editor

Rachael with her Championship belt and Y9 student Sian Ayre

Mrs Brittain working out

11

Year 5 Stem Day

On Tuesday 19th of April Bedale High School hosted

a stem day for the year 5s from surrounding primary schools Science - students were learning about food chains and food webs particularly focusing on the ocean

which was the theme for the day They were given envelopes containing different pictures of marine life

and arrows to make a food web They then discussed the different adaptations of sharks and sea creatures and looked at some posters about global warming and

sea animals They linked up shark attacks with global warming as the posters were there to help them make

this link Thank you to Mrs Beeton

In Food Technology students learnt how to categorised fish into groups of shellfish white fish and oily fish They then

watched a video on how to cook fish and then another to see how to tell a good piece of fish from a bad one They then worked in groups and went to the cooking stations to cook

with different flavours like French Indian Italian Thai and oriental When the fish was cooked they all tasted it and

most of them really enjoyed it Thank you to Mrs Bradley

In the ICT room students got to explore and work

with the little pi computers They

learnt about how computers hide passwords and start up menus and were shown using pi Then they had to create a folder with their names on it and

write out some code They played a game to see which colour light flashed and wrote it down Then a

special wired machine helped to detect sharks All the children really liked this lesson Thank you to

Mr Barnes

In the Maths lesson it was linked with Science so they were learning about global warming and the seas rising Firstly they watched a video about the

seas rising so living on islands is becoming harder Then they had to complete a work sheet on how

many cities would be covered in water if global warming didnrsquot stop The maths was very challenging so the year 5rsquos did very well to

understand it Thank you to Miss Pendlington

All the children really enjoyed the day Many of the children got awards for being such keen learners

We also enjoyed the day and thank you to all the

teachers who helped

Isobel Taylor-Lindop DBE and Harry Ingram EBI

Mrs Bradley FTT session

Miss Pendlington Maths session

Mr Barnes ICT session

Mrs Beeton Science session

12

The Music Shop

Hungry Henry went into the Music Shop to buy

some musical sweets which they were selling

There were three special packs on offer

1) Ten quavers and five crotchets 35p (save 5p)

2) Ten crotchets and ten minims pound1 (save 20p)

3) Thirty quavers 50p (save 10p)

What would be the full price of one quaver one crotchet and one minim

Solution to last challenge Toms Granny is 58 years old Lets see why

First child born Granny is 19

Second child born Granny is 23 (19 + 4)

Third child born Granny is 27 (23 + 4)

Fourth child born Granny is 31 (27 + 4)

Fifth child born Granny is 35 (31 + 4)

Sixth child born Granny is 39 (35 + 4)

Sixth child is 19 Granny is 58 (39 + 19)

Answers to Mr Turner in Room 17 (LUNCHTIMES ONLY)

First three correct answers will win a prize

New Headteacher

The governors of Bedale High School are delighted to announce the

appointment of only the 6th head teacher in the history of the school Siacircn Rees who has been acting head teacher for a short

while follows Mick Jolley Graham Turner John Critchlow David Impey and the late Roy Mitchinson in the principle role

Mrs Rees was born in South Wales the eldest of four children whose family were involved in the coal industry before finally settling in

Northumberland She attended the local grammar school and then read economic history at the University of Wales in Swansea She has a very good local knowledge

of the local region having completed her teacher training at the College of Ripon and York St John specialising in young people with special educational needs

Teaching really does run in the family for Mrs Rees whose husband is also a teacher

The family have two daughters one recently graduated and the younger is in her first year of sixth form

She said lsquoit is a privilege to be a teacher to help shape the next generation of learners at the high school I hope to build on our success to realise our school

motto of lsquoexcellence for all in an ever changing worldrsquo by continuing to drive standards further to work in partnership with parents students staff and other

schools to widen the opportunities for our young people and to involve our community in our school Bedale High School is an exciting place to work and learn

and I am looking forward to leading the school to further successrsquo

13

WWII Veteran

On Friday 11th March Mr Jefferies a World War II

veteran came into school to talk to some of the year nine students He talked about his experience

and all of the countries he had visited some of which include Wales England North Africa

Scotland Syria and Germany He talked about his injury which was being shot in the bottom whilst

parachuting down to attack the Germans Many of the places that Mr Jefferies was stationed at were

blown up and he had many explosives with him so he handed them in and helped the Army His story

was inspirational and educational and it

helped to imagine what World War II was really like Mr Jefferies answered our questions

and helped us understand his World War II experience Thank you to the History department for organising Mr Jefferies to come

into school to talk to us Isobel Taylor-Lindop DBE

Mr Jefferiesrsquo daughter Mr Jefferie

and Emily Savage

Ben Taylor

A huge congratulations to Ben Taylor (year 10) who was selected to represent Under 15

Yorkshire at rugby union this season Ben has started at scrum half in two fixtures against

Cheshire and has performed to an exceptionally high standard Ben captains the school under 15

team and has represented Wensleydale Rugby Club for a number of years For the last couple of

years Ben has been involved in the England

Rugby Developing Player Programme (ERDPP) and his selection for the Yorkshire squad

comes on the back of continued drive to improve the outstanding performances for his club and

school Bens next aim is to progress on the elite rugby pathway to the Yorkshire

Carnegie Junior Development Squad which is selected from the best players in the

ERDPP Bedale High School are very proud of Bens achievements and wish him the best

of fortunes with his progression in the game

Mr Burgess

14

Yorkshire Cup Semi Final

Having reached the semi finals of the

Yorkshire Cup Bedale High School Under 12 rugby team were beaten

12-26 in a close-fought game The only difference between the two sides were

two break away individual tries for

Rodillian Academy and for the vast majority of the game Bedale High School played the better rugby Rodillian Academy have been running a rugby player programme

over several years with success at various age groups in County competitions and it is reassuring that Bedale High School are able to compete at this level in county

cup competitions The vast majority of the team play their club rugby at Wensleydale Rugby Club and the PE department have been developing this link

further This season the U12 team have been coached within school in extra curricular time by PE staff and by Julian McBride from Wensleydale Rugby Club

This collaboration has proved a real success Congratulations to all squad members involved this season Mr Burgess

Sports ReliefmdashZumba

As part of Sport Relief 2016 many Bedale High students and staff took part in a lunchtime Zumba session led by Emma Blackmore a local Zumba coach The

event was a huge success with a wonderful atmosphere and lots of people having fun exercising to music Emma Gibson Jones and Alice Cockburn in year 11

organised the event and managed to raise a considerable amount of money for Sport Relief a huge thank you goes to the girls for organising such a fun event A big

thank you and well done to all that took part We look forward to another event next year Mrs Brittain

15

Sport Relief School Run

Amongst the many activities to fundraise for Sport Relief a

number of Bedale High School

students and staff took part in the school run The aim was to complete as many laps of the school field as possible

during lunchtime There were some bold efforts with one student completing laps on crutches (Thomas Balding) Mrs Rees who earlier in the year shared her New Year

Resolution to take up running with students in assembly joined students with a number of other staff including Mr Sellers Mrs Cann Ms Haydon and Mr Smith A

special mention needs to be made of Sian Ayres who raised a huge sum through sponsorship Fergus the whippet Latta who was unstoppable and Jack Fisher for

pure tenacity Photo L to R Jack Fisher Mr Smith Katrina Hullah Thomas Balding Ms Haydon and Fergus Latta in the front Thanks to Mr Sellers for organising it

When I did the sport relief run it felt pretty good I donrsquot usually do this kind of stuff so it was new for me but I enjoyed it It was good running for charity and Irsquod

definitely do this kind of thing again Yeah sure I tripped over a goal post but I still enjoyed the run over all and I recommend anyone who likes running for charity to

try it some time Jack Fisher

Mini Triatholon

Year 7 girls Chloe Harris Aimee Sygmuta

and Georgia Langley organised and completed

a mini triathlon They ran 16 miles from

McDonalds at Leeming Motel to Bedale leisure

centre swam a mile in the pool then bikied 16

miles back to McDonalds They raised a

fantastic pound72934 for Sport Relief

Sky Sports

Living for Sport Project

Visit from the World Thai Boxing

Champion

Rachael

Mackenzie

On Friday 4th March Bedale High School had a visit from the World Thai Boxing

Champion - Rachael Mackenzie as part of a Sky Sports Living for Sport project Throughout the day various groups of students were given the opportunity to work

with Rachael as well as an assembly to all year 78 and 9 girls The morning started with a group of girls who regularly attend an after school netball club each week

they did a practical workshop and a workshop on skills needed to become an elite athlete During this session the local MP Rishi Sunak joined us

Rachael then worked with year 11 games groups

Bedale primary and the

year 10 GCSE PE group doing practical Thai

Boxing sessions There was a real buzz around

school Rachael was a real inspiration to our

students at Bedale High School

Mrs Brittain

Mrs Barclay School Newsletter Editor

Rachael with her Championship belt and Y9 student Sian Ayre

Mrs Brittain working out

12

The Music Shop

Hungry Henry went into the Music Shop to buy

some musical sweets which they were selling

There were three special packs on offer

1) Ten quavers and five crotchets 35p (save 5p)

2) Ten crotchets and ten minims pound1 (save 20p)

3) Thirty quavers 50p (save 10p)

What would be the full price of one quaver one crotchet and one minim

Solution to last challenge Toms Granny is 58 years old Lets see why

First child born Granny is 19

Second child born Granny is 23 (19 + 4)

Third child born Granny is 27 (23 + 4)

Fourth child born Granny is 31 (27 + 4)

Fifth child born Granny is 35 (31 + 4)

Sixth child born Granny is 39 (35 + 4)

Sixth child is 19 Granny is 58 (39 + 19)

Answers to Mr Turner in Room 17 (LUNCHTIMES ONLY)

First three correct answers will win a prize

New Headteacher

The governors of Bedale High School are delighted to announce the

appointment of only the 6th head teacher in the history of the school Siacircn Rees who has been acting head teacher for a short

while follows Mick Jolley Graham Turner John Critchlow David Impey and the late Roy Mitchinson in the principle role

Mrs Rees was born in South Wales the eldest of four children whose family were involved in the coal industry before finally settling in

Northumberland She attended the local grammar school and then read economic history at the University of Wales in Swansea She has a very good local knowledge

of the local region having completed her teacher training at the College of Ripon and York St John specialising in young people with special educational needs

Teaching really does run in the family for Mrs Rees whose husband is also a teacher

The family have two daughters one recently graduated and the younger is in her first year of sixth form

She said lsquoit is a privilege to be a teacher to help shape the next generation of learners at the high school I hope to build on our success to realise our school

motto of lsquoexcellence for all in an ever changing worldrsquo by continuing to drive standards further to work in partnership with parents students staff and other

schools to widen the opportunities for our young people and to involve our community in our school Bedale High School is an exciting place to work and learn

and I am looking forward to leading the school to further successrsquo

13

WWII Veteran

On Friday 11th March Mr Jefferies a World War II

veteran came into school to talk to some of the year nine students He talked about his experience

and all of the countries he had visited some of which include Wales England North Africa

Scotland Syria and Germany He talked about his injury which was being shot in the bottom whilst

parachuting down to attack the Germans Many of the places that Mr Jefferies was stationed at were

blown up and he had many explosives with him so he handed them in and helped the Army His story

was inspirational and educational and it

helped to imagine what World War II was really like Mr Jefferies answered our questions

and helped us understand his World War II experience Thank you to the History department for organising Mr Jefferies to come

into school to talk to us Isobel Taylor-Lindop DBE

Mr Jefferiesrsquo daughter Mr Jefferie

and Emily Savage

Ben Taylor

A huge congratulations to Ben Taylor (year 10) who was selected to represent Under 15

Yorkshire at rugby union this season Ben has started at scrum half in two fixtures against

Cheshire and has performed to an exceptionally high standard Ben captains the school under 15

team and has represented Wensleydale Rugby Club for a number of years For the last couple of

years Ben has been involved in the England

Rugby Developing Player Programme (ERDPP) and his selection for the Yorkshire squad

comes on the back of continued drive to improve the outstanding performances for his club and

school Bens next aim is to progress on the elite rugby pathway to the Yorkshire

Carnegie Junior Development Squad which is selected from the best players in the

ERDPP Bedale High School are very proud of Bens achievements and wish him the best

of fortunes with his progression in the game

Mr Burgess

14

Yorkshire Cup Semi Final

Having reached the semi finals of the

Yorkshire Cup Bedale High School Under 12 rugby team were beaten

12-26 in a close-fought game The only difference between the two sides were

two break away individual tries for

Rodillian Academy and for the vast majority of the game Bedale High School played the better rugby Rodillian Academy have been running a rugby player programme

over several years with success at various age groups in County competitions and it is reassuring that Bedale High School are able to compete at this level in county

cup competitions The vast majority of the team play their club rugby at Wensleydale Rugby Club and the PE department have been developing this link

further This season the U12 team have been coached within school in extra curricular time by PE staff and by Julian McBride from Wensleydale Rugby Club

This collaboration has proved a real success Congratulations to all squad members involved this season Mr Burgess

Sports ReliefmdashZumba

As part of Sport Relief 2016 many Bedale High students and staff took part in a lunchtime Zumba session led by Emma Blackmore a local Zumba coach The

event was a huge success with a wonderful atmosphere and lots of people having fun exercising to music Emma Gibson Jones and Alice Cockburn in year 11

organised the event and managed to raise a considerable amount of money for Sport Relief a huge thank you goes to the girls for organising such a fun event A big

thank you and well done to all that took part We look forward to another event next year Mrs Brittain

15

Sport Relief School Run

Amongst the many activities to fundraise for Sport Relief a

number of Bedale High School

students and staff took part in the school run The aim was to complete as many laps of the school field as possible

during lunchtime There were some bold efforts with one student completing laps on crutches (Thomas Balding) Mrs Rees who earlier in the year shared her New Year

Resolution to take up running with students in assembly joined students with a number of other staff including Mr Sellers Mrs Cann Ms Haydon and Mr Smith A

special mention needs to be made of Sian Ayres who raised a huge sum through sponsorship Fergus the whippet Latta who was unstoppable and Jack Fisher for

pure tenacity Photo L to R Jack Fisher Mr Smith Katrina Hullah Thomas Balding Ms Haydon and Fergus Latta in the front Thanks to Mr Sellers for organising it

When I did the sport relief run it felt pretty good I donrsquot usually do this kind of stuff so it was new for me but I enjoyed it It was good running for charity and Irsquod

definitely do this kind of thing again Yeah sure I tripped over a goal post but I still enjoyed the run over all and I recommend anyone who likes running for charity to

try it some time Jack Fisher

Mini Triatholon

Year 7 girls Chloe Harris Aimee Sygmuta

and Georgia Langley organised and completed

a mini triathlon They ran 16 miles from

McDonalds at Leeming Motel to Bedale leisure

centre swam a mile in the pool then bikied 16

miles back to McDonalds They raised a

fantastic pound72934 for Sport Relief

Sky Sports

Living for Sport Project

Visit from the World Thai Boxing

Champion

Rachael

Mackenzie

On Friday 4th March Bedale High School had a visit from the World Thai Boxing

Champion - Rachael Mackenzie as part of a Sky Sports Living for Sport project Throughout the day various groups of students were given the opportunity to work

with Rachael as well as an assembly to all year 78 and 9 girls The morning started with a group of girls who regularly attend an after school netball club each week

they did a practical workshop and a workshop on skills needed to become an elite athlete During this session the local MP Rishi Sunak joined us

Rachael then worked with year 11 games groups

Bedale primary and the

year 10 GCSE PE group doing practical Thai

Boxing sessions There was a real buzz around

school Rachael was a real inspiration to our

students at Bedale High School

Mrs Brittain

Mrs Barclay School Newsletter Editor

Rachael with her Championship belt and Y9 student Sian Ayre

Mrs Brittain working out

13

WWII Veteran

On Friday 11th March Mr Jefferies a World War II

veteran came into school to talk to some of the year nine students He talked about his experience

and all of the countries he had visited some of which include Wales England North Africa

Scotland Syria and Germany He talked about his injury which was being shot in the bottom whilst

parachuting down to attack the Germans Many of the places that Mr Jefferies was stationed at were

blown up and he had many explosives with him so he handed them in and helped the Army His story

was inspirational and educational and it

helped to imagine what World War II was really like Mr Jefferies answered our questions

and helped us understand his World War II experience Thank you to the History department for organising Mr Jefferies to come

into school to talk to us Isobel Taylor-Lindop DBE

Mr Jefferiesrsquo daughter Mr Jefferie

and Emily Savage

Ben Taylor

A huge congratulations to Ben Taylor (year 10) who was selected to represent Under 15

Yorkshire at rugby union this season Ben has started at scrum half in two fixtures against

Cheshire and has performed to an exceptionally high standard Ben captains the school under 15

team and has represented Wensleydale Rugby Club for a number of years For the last couple of

years Ben has been involved in the England

Rugby Developing Player Programme (ERDPP) and his selection for the Yorkshire squad

comes on the back of continued drive to improve the outstanding performances for his club and

school Bens next aim is to progress on the elite rugby pathway to the Yorkshire

Carnegie Junior Development Squad which is selected from the best players in the

ERDPP Bedale High School are very proud of Bens achievements and wish him the best

of fortunes with his progression in the game

Mr Burgess

14

Yorkshire Cup Semi Final

Having reached the semi finals of the

Yorkshire Cup Bedale High School Under 12 rugby team were beaten

12-26 in a close-fought game The only difference between the two sides were

two break away individual tries for

Rodillian Academy and for the vast majority of the game Bedale High School played the better rugby Rodillian Academy have been running a rugby player programme

over several years with success at various age groups in County competitions and it is reassuring that Bedale High School are able to compete at this level in county

cup competitions The vast majority of the team play their club rugby at Wensleydale Rugby Club and the PE department have been developing this link

further This season the U12 team have been coached within school in extra curricular time by PE staff and by Julian McBride from Wensleydale Rugby Club

This collaboration has proved a real success Congratulations to all squad members involved this season Mr Burgess

Sports ReliefmdashZumba

As part of Sport Relief 2016 many Bedale High students and staff took part in a lunchtime Zumba session led by Emma Blackmore a local Zumba coach The

event was a huge success with a wonderful atmosphere and lots of people having fun exercising to music Emma Gibson Jones and Alice Cockburn in year 11

organised the event and managed to raise a considerable amount of money for Sport Relief a huge thank you goes to the girls for organising such a fun event A big

thank you and well done to all that took part We look forward to another event next year Mrs Brittain

15

Sport Relief School Run

Amongst the many activities to fundraise for Sport Relief a

number of Bedale High School

students and staff took part in the school run The aim was to complete as many laps of the school field as possible

during lunchtime There were some bold efforts with one student completing laps on crutches (Thomas Balding) Mrs Rees who earlier in the year shared her New Year

Resolution to take up running with students in assembly joined students with a number of other staff including Mr Sellers Mrs Cann Ms Haydon and Mr Smith A

special mention needs to be made of Sian Ayres who raised a huge sum through sponsorship Fergus the whippet Latta who was unstoppable and Jack Fisher for

pure tenacity Photo L to R Jack Fisher Mr Smith Katrina Hullah Thomas Balding Ms Haydon and Fergus Latta in the front Thanks to Mr Sellers for organising it

When I did the sport relief run it felt pretty good I donrsquot usually do this kind of stuff so it was new for me but I enjoyed it It was good running for charity and Irsquod

definitely do this kind of thing again Yeah sure I tripped over a goal post but I still enjoyed the run over all and I recommend anyone who likes running for charity to

try it some time Jack Fisher

Mini Triatholon

Year 7 girls Chloe Harris Aimee Sygmuta

and Georgia Langley organised and completed

a mini triathlon They ran 16 miles from

McDonalds at Leeming Motel to Bedale leisure

centre swam a mile in the pool then bikied 16

miles back to McDonalds They raised a

fantastic pound72934 for Sport Relief

Sky Sports

Living for Sport Project

Visit from the World Thai Boxing

Champion

Rachael

Mackenzie

On Friday 4th March Bedale High School had a visit from the World Thai Boxing

Champion - Rachael Mackenzie as part of a Sky Sports Living for Sport project Throughout the day various groups of students were given the opportunity to work

with Rachael as well as an assembly to all year 78 and 9 girls The morning started with a group of girls who regularly attend an after school netball club each week

they did a practical workshop and a workshop on skills needed to become an elite athlete During this session the local MP Rishi Sunak joined us

Rachael then worked with year 11 games groups

Bedale primary and the

year 10 GCSE PE group doing practical Thai

Boxing sessions There was a real buzz around

school Rachael was a real inspiration to our

students at Bedale High School

Mrs Brittain

Mrs Barclay School Newsletter Editor

Rachael with her Championship belt and Y9 student Sian Ayre

Mrs Brittain working out

14

Yorkshire Cup Semi Final

Having reached the semi finals of the

Yorkshire Cup Bedale High School Under 12 rugby team were beaten

12-26 in a close-fought game The only difference between the two sides were

two break away individual tries for

Rodillian Academy and for the vast majority of the game Bedale High School played the better rugby Rodillian Academy have been running a rugby player programme

over several years with success at various age groups in County competitions and it is reassuring that Bedale High School are able to compete at this level in county

cup competitions The vast majority of the team play their club rugby at Wensleydale Rugby Club and the PE department have been developing this link

further This season the U12 team have been coached within school in extra curricular time by PE staff and by Julian McBride from Wensleydale Rugby Club

This collaboration has proved a real success Congratulations to all squad members involved this season Mr Burgess

Sports ReliefmdashZumba

As part of Sport Relief 2016 many Bedale High students and staff took part in a lunchtime Zumba session led by Emma Blackmore a local Zumba coach The

event was a huge success with a wonderful atmosphere and lots of people having fun exercising to music Emma Gibson Jones and Alice Cockburn in year 11

organised the event and managed to raise a considerable amount of money for Sport Relief a huge thank you goes to the girls for organising such a fun event A big

thank you and well done to all that took part We look forward to another event next year Mrs Brittain

15

Sport Relief School Run

Amongst the many activities to fundraise for Sport Relief a

number of Bedale High School

students and staff took part in the school run The aim was to complete as many laps of the school field as possible

during lunchtime There were some bold efforts with one student completing laps on crutches (Thomas Balding) Mrs Rees who earlier in the year shared her New Year

Resolution to take up running with students in assembly joined students with a number of other staff including Mr Sellers Mrs Cann Ms Haydon and Mr Smith A

special mention needs to be made of Sian Ayres who raised a huge sum through sponsorship Fergus the whippet Latta who was unstoppable and Jack Fisher for

pure tenacity Photo L to R Jack Fisher Mr Smith Katrina Hullah Thomas Balding Ms Haydon and Fergus Latta in the front Thanks to Mr Sellers for organising it

When I did the sport relief run it felt pretty good I donrsquot usually do this kind of stuff so it was new for me but I enjoyed it It was good running for charity and Irsquod

definitely do this kind of thing again Yeah sure I tripped over a goal post but I still enjoyed the run over all and I recommend anyone who likes running for charity to

try it some time Jack Fisher

Mini Triatholon

Year 7 girls Chloe Harris Aimee Sygmuta

and Georgia Langley organised and completed

a mini triathlon They ran 16 miles from

McDonalds at Leeming Motel to Bedale leisure

centre swam a mile in the pool then bikied 16

miles back to McDonalds They raised a

fantastic pound72934 for Sport Relief

Sky Sports

Living for Sport Project

Visit from the World Thai Boxing

Champion

Rachael

Mackenzie

On Friday 4th March Bedale High School had a visit from the World Thai Boxing

Champion - Rachael Mackenzie as part of a Sky Sports Living for Sport project Throughout the day various groups of students were given the opportunity to work

with Rachael as well as an assembly to all year 78 and 9 girls The morning started with a group of girls who regularly attend an after school netball club each week

they did a practical workshop and a workshop on skills needed to become an elite athlete During this session the local MP Rishi Sunak joined us

Rachael then worked with year 11 games groups

Bedale primary and the

year 10 GCSE PE group doing practical Thai

Boxing sessions There was a real buzz around

school Rachael was a real inspiration to our

students at Bedale High School

Mrs Brittain

Mrs Barclay School Newsletter Editor

Rachael with her Championship belt and Y9 student Sian Ayre

Mrs Brittain working out

15

Sport Relief School Run

Amongst the many activities to fundraise for Sport Relief a

number of Bedale High School

students and staff took part in the school run The aim was to complete as many laps of the school field as possible

during lunchtime There were some bold efforts with one student completing laps on crutches (Thomas Balding) Mrs Rees who earlier in the year shared her New Year

Resolution to take up running with students in assembly joined students with a number of other staff including Mr Sellers Mrs Cann Ms Haydon and Mr Smith A

special mention needs to be made of Sian Ayres who raised a huge sum through sponsorship Fergus the whippet Latta who was unstoppable and Jack Fisher for

pure tenacity Photo L to R Jack Fisher Mr Smith Katrina Hullah Thomas Balding Ms Haydon and Fergus Latta in the front Thanks to Mr Sellers for organising it

When I did the sport relief run it felt pretty good I donrsquot usually do this kind of stuff so it was new for me but I enjoyed it It was good running for charity and Irsquod

definitely do this kind of thing again Yeah sure I tripped over a goal post but I still enjoyed the run over all and I recommend anyone who likes running for charity to

try it some time Jack Fisher

Mini Triatholon

Year 7 girls Chloe Harris Aimee Sygmuta

and Georgia Langley organised and completed

a mini triathlon They ran 16 miles from

McDonalds at Leeming Motel to Bedale leisure

centre swam a mile in the pool then bikied 16

miles back to McDonalds They raised a

fantastic pound72934 for Sport Relief

Sky Sports

Living for Sport Project

Visit from the World Thai Boxing

Champion

Rachael

Mackenzie

On Friday 4th March Bedale High School had a visit from the World Thai Boxing

Champion - Rachael Mackenzie as part of a Sky Sports Living for Sport project Throughout the day various groups of students were given the opportunity to work

with Rachael as well as an assembly to all year 78 and 9 girls The morning started with a group of girls who regularly attend an after school netball club each week

they did a practical workshop and a workshop on skills needed to become an elite athlete During this session the local MP Rishi Sunak joined us

Rachael then worked with year 11 games groups

Bedale primary and the

year 10 GCSE PE group doing practical Thai

Boxing sessions There was a real buzz around

school Rachael was a real inspiration to our

students at Bedale High School

Mrs Brittain

Mrs Barclay School Newsletter Editor

Rachael with her Championship belt and Y9 student Sian Ayre

Mrs Brittain working out

Sky Sports

Living for Sport Project

Visit from the World Thai Boxing

Champion

Rachael

Mackenzie

On Friday 4th March Bedale High School had a visit from the World Thai Boxing

Champion - Rachael Mackenzie as part of a Sky Sports Living for Sport project Throughout the day various groups of students were given the opportunity to work

with Rachael as well as an assembly to all year 78 and 9 girls The morning started with a group of girls who regularly attend an after school netball club each week

they did a practical workshop and a workshop on skills needed to become an elite athlete During this session the local MP Rishi Sunak joined us

Rachael then worked with year 11 games groups

Bedale primary and the

year 10 GCSE PE group doing practical Thai

Boxing sessions There was a real buzz around

school Rachael was a real inspiration to our

students at Bedale High School

Mrs Brittain

Mrs Barclay School Newsletter Editor

Rachael with her Championship belt and Y9 student Sian Ayre

Mrs Brittain working out