22 September 2017 SHS Life · They train with local martial arts club ‘Young Gloves’ and will be taking their black belt gradings in November. Fellow club member Luke Stanley

Quote of the Week

“Believe you can and you're

halfway there.”

Theodore Roosevelt

Forthcoming Events:

27 September 2017

Global Learning Day at

Training Centre

25 September 2017

Year 7 CAT & Numeracy

Tests

Events Calendar

All school events are listed on

the Events Calendar on our

website. Please visit the page

for the latest information:

www.shs.worcs.sch.uk/

events/

2 October 2017

Years 7, 12 & 13

Parents/Tutors’ Evenings

from 4pm until 7pm

Word of the Week

Tranquillity

Meaning: The quality or state of

being tranquil; calm.

Typical use: “The hotel is a haven

of peace and tranquillity. ”

SHS Life It was great to see so many prospective students and parents/carers at our annual

Open Evening last night. It is always a pleasure to meet with new parents/carers and

students, I hope that everyone got a real sense of what it is like at our ‘outstanding’

school.

We believe that school life is about developing the whole person and I hope that you

were able to see this for yourselves. Throughout the year students are able to take

part in a range of experiences from the Duke of Edinburgh Award, to work in the arts,

music and sport to name a few, along with many opportunities for trips and visits

locally and to other countries.

A huge range of subjects were showcased during the evening through a wide range of activities. The Modern Foreign Languages Department created a wonderful café and our musicians played throughout the school. There was also a sports extravaganza with activities such as basketball, trampolining, cricket nets, table tennis and fitness circuits. This is only a fraction of some of the great activities that both staff and students showcased to our visitors.

I would like to congratulate our new Head Boy Billy Moule 11SM and Head Girl Jolie

Hackett 11JP for opening the evening as their first official event in their new roles. I

also wish to thank our students from all year groups who gave up their time to

showcase some of the activities that regularly happen at our school, as well as subject

helpers and Student Ambassadors who acted as guides. Well over 200 students

provided support in a wide variety of ways and were a credit to themselves and the

school. Particular praise goes to our current Year 7 Ambassadors who provided

valuable advice to Year 6 students letting them know how well they had settled in after

only three weeks with us. Notably, I would like to recognise Joseph Bullingham 7Wb

and Liam McNichol 7Bd for their wonderful enthusiasm to help raise £44 for Macmillan

Cancer Support from the sale of the freshly made pizzas.

From us all at SHS have a great weekend.

Ms Lorna Deakin

Principal

22 September 2017

25-29 September 2017

European Languages Week

in the Restaurant

Students of the Week

Liam Whitehouse 7JB

nominated by Mr J Higgins

Lillie Newbery 8St

nominated by Mrs G Baxter

Kezia De Torre 9BH

nominated by Miss L Grove

Owen Bourne 10KP

nominated by Mrs Z Weatherley

Thomas Hubble 11Pr

nominated by Mr M Delo

The Stourport High School & VIth Form College, Minster Road, Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire DY13 8AX

Principal: Ms Lorna Deakin, BA Hons PGCE NPQH Tel: 01299 872950 Email: [email protected] Fax: 01299 827972 Twitter: @stourporthigh

An Academy and National Teaching & Support School

Gabby is a Record-Breaking Karate Kid

Gabby Evans 7VR has won her 2nd Dan in Sankukai

style Karate and in doing so has become the youngest

ever person in the world. She achieved her 1st Dan

back in 2015 and has now set her sights on reaching

the 3rd Dan next year. Gabby brought her new 2nd

Dan belt into school to show classmates which reads

Gabby in Japanese and English. We wish Gabby

continued success in her sport and look forward to

seeing her hit the headlines in the future.

We have had more good

news this week as we

received the plans for the

new English, mathematics

and science blocks which will

begin in October.

The plans and drawings will

be displayed in school for

students and visitors to the

school to view in more details

during Open Evenings and

Parents’ Evenings. Building

work will start in October and

is expected to be completed

in May 2018.

This is an artists’ impression

of how the building will look.

New English & Mathematics Classrooms

Gowland Brothers in World Championships

Gregory Gowland 8ZW and Benjamin Gowland 7Cb competed in a The Unity World Games on Sunday 17 September. This is one of the biggest sport martial arts events with hundreds of competitors. The brothers took part in five events: Advanced Creative Weapons, Advanced Extreme Weapons, Advanced Weapons Battle, Team Kata and Kumite (fighting). It was their first time in the advanced category and they handled themselves well, although they were unplaced. They were able to win in the fighting category, with Gregory claiming the World Championship title and Benjamin obtained 2nd place.

They were representing the club Urbantrix Academy. The boys have also recently received sponsorship from Xplosive Weapons.

They train with local martial arts club ‘Young Gloves’ and will be taking their black belt gradings in November. Fellow club member Luke Stanley 8LC took part in a Welsh martial arts competition on the 10 September and received two bronze medals for Kata.

As part of European Languages

Week 2017 students can enjoy food

from across the world all week in

the restaurant. This always proves

popular with SHS students with

many trying this type of food for

the very first time.